Ark Simulator, don't I have no physical form?

Alina nodded as if she understood, seemingly shocked.

Talulah wanted to say something, but she couldn't use electronic devices to make a sound like Suri did, so she could only watch.

However, Suri didn't take up too much time and quickly returned the body to Talulah.

Alina, seeing Talulah's demeanor shift from casual and inexplicably attractive to oppressive, realized something and cautiously asked, "Miss Talulah?"

“Hmm.” Talulah glanced at Alina, nodded, and then said:

"This is a secret between Suri and me."

"I won't tell anyone." Alina nodded sensibly, while Suri didn't seem to care: "Even if others suspect, they have no evidence."

“I know, it’s just for insurance.” Talulah nodded with a smile, and she didn’t want anyone to know that she had Suri.

Su Rui has already said that he has a previous host. What if the previous host reappears?

After dinner, Talulah watched Alina clearing the dishes, thought for a moment, and then said:

"It will take us about five or six days to travel back and forth. We'll come pick you up then, is that alright?"

As she spoke, Suri showed Talulah the scanned view and map.

The snowfield guerrillas are heading in this direction, and considering Talulah's travel speed while using Originium Arts, they should be able to find them in less than two days.

After all, Talulah was traveling light, with everything stored in Suri's system space, so it's normal that she was faster.

However, Talulah noticed something: Suri seemed to have stopped talking for a while.

What's wrong? Suri is usually very lively, except when they first met, when she seemed to be in a bad mood.

Talulah thought to herself, silently asking Suri, 'What's wrong with you?'

"Of course not. I was just thinking that Alina should have a tail too, but this little tail seems to be hidden inside her clothes."

As Suri spoke, she pointed to a picture of Alina's back that she had just taken in Talulah's field of vision, and then drew a red circle around the tail.

'...Her tail isn't as pretty as mine; you can touch mine.'

Talulah was a little unhappy, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction, but Suri didn't notice and simply replied casually:

"I'd like to, but I can't."

'You can control my body when you're eating, so why can't you just casually touch my tail?'

Talulah was a little confused. Although Suri said it was just a sense of taste, judging from her behavior, Suri had completely taken over her body. Why couldn't she touch her tail?

"Because of that old man Deng from the higher-ups!"

Suri's tone was somewhat resentful: "She said that the taste system is just the taste system, and she won't let me do anything other than eating. If a module wants to take over the body, the host needs to purchase the corresponding module, otherwise she will cancel the module directly."

Talulah paused for a moment, then contacted the higher-level system and, sure enough, saw the list provided by the higher-level system.

Body surrogacy module: 100% value system physicalization progress.

...Talulah looked at the numbers before her, then at her own system materialization progress, which was still stuck at -10%, and silently asked, 'Can I buy on credit?'

The purchase function will only be enabled after the system is physically implemented.

It seems that Suri's dissatisfaction with the superior system has a reason, Talulah nodded silently.

Volume 2, Chapter 81: Alina: Come back soon!

The next morning: "Wuhu~"

With a cheer that only Talulah could hear, she had to open the door and face the cold world outside.

"Miss Talulah, have a safe journey, and Suri, please be careful too!"

Alina stood at the door and greeted Talulah, who had already walked out.

"Ah."

Talulah nodded expressionlessly. A day together was enough for her to see that Alina was a gentle girl.

But that's a bit too familiar. She's Miss Talulah, why is there no suffix when she's called Suri? You and Suri aren't that close.

However, Talulah didn't say it aloud, only marveling that Suri had already started to charm others even though she didn't have a physical form.

Meanwhile, Suri was urging Talulah on in her ear:

"Hurry up, hurry up! I've found a great ski area. Run up to the top and ski down; you'll run into those snowfield guerrilla groups!"

"Don't we still have at least two days' journey before we meet?"

Talulah had some doubts, but she still started traveling according to the route given by Suri and proceeded forward at the standard speed provided by Suri.

"It will take you about a morning to climb to the top of the mountain, and then you can spend an afternoon plus an hour or two of night marching to reach the guerrillas."

As Suri spoke, he directly marked out the routes he had arranged for Talulah and the guerrillas' routes, showing them to Talulah:

"Once you reach the summit, you can use the remaining time to ski downhill, so you'll be faster than you would normally be. Also, at night, I can use my scanning vision to provide you with the correct and safe route."

As Suri spoke, Talulah felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and then she saw what Suri had shown her in the night vision.

In the pitch-black night, white lines mark all the routes ahead, and all you have to do is follow them.

This method is not only efficient, but also safer.

Talulah couldn't help but find it interesting and nodded. Mainly, the perspective provided by Suri gave her a cool feeling that was hard to describe.

"In short, this kind of nighttime operation is incredibly high-tech, but once you meet the guerrillas, you'll probably have to stay up all night negotiating with them."

Suri explained apologetically, but Talulah didn't seem to care: "It's okay, it's just staying up late, it's nothing."

Then, Talulah headed towards the summit, while Suri wasn't in a hurry.

"You don't need to run that fast. As long as you exceed the minimum speed I marked, you can catch up with the guerrillas. If you run too fast, you might have to wait for the guerrillas."

"It's okay, arriving a little earlier won't cause any problems."

As Talulah spoke, following the method Suri had taught her, she used the flames as propulsion to increase her speed once again, and reached the top of the mountain in just a few hours.

Have you ever heard of a palm strike that falls from the sky?

"What? Is it the martial arts of Yan Kingdom?"

“I think you can do it. After all, you reached the top of the mountain so quickly. If you didn’t see the few steps you took on the ground, it would be like you were flying close to the ground.”

Suri briefly recounted how Talulah used the flames to ascend to the mountaintop:

“If your Originium Arts improve further, I think you should be able to fly directly. Then we can try out that palm technique that descends from the sky.”

Talulah smiled and nodded. Although you thought it was outrageous, you didn't refute Suri's words.

Given her current status, even if someone dared to defy her dignity as the Undying Black Serpent, there wouldn't really be an opponent strong enough to require her to use such a move, right?

"Alright, do you want to leave now? It's a pity, if you leave now, you won't need to glide at night."

Suri was disappointed that he couldn't see the futuristic perspective of nighttime gliding, but Talulah had a way to distract him:

"The sooner we resolve this issue, the sooner we can go back and eat, right? Besides, you have a plan that requires Alina's cooperation, don't you?"

“That’s true. Shall we hurry up? I have a faster route, though it’s a bit more challenging, but I can still guarantee your safety.”

As Suri spoke, she showed Talulah another, even steeper slide.

"...No, this one is better."

Talulah glanced at the almost vertical slide that stretched for several hundred meters, and her lips twitched involuntarily. She felt that Suri had overestimated her a bit.

"Okay, let's go now... Would you like to grab something to eat first?"

"No need, I ate something when I left."

After Talulah finished speaking, she jumped directly off the mountaintop. She wasn't wearing any skiing equipment, since Talulah's Originium Arts were better at helping her control her direction than those kinds of equipment.

Moreover, with Su Rui's scanning vision providing assistance, there is absolutely no danger.

"Wow, that was awesome! It's kind of like a real-life version of Ski Safari! It's just a shame there wasn't an avalanche behind us!"

As Su Rui watched the scene rushing past her, she couldn't help but cheer, then felt a pang of regret:

"Why don't you try cheering? Maybe it'll trigger an avalanche?"

"That's too dangerous. If you like games, you can go back and play them."

Talulah was somewhat helpless, but fortunately Suri was still providing movement assistance, allowing her to maintain the correct route at all times.

In this way, Talulah actually reached the guerrilla route earlier than Suri had anticipated, and when she arrived at the point the route would take, the sun had only just dipped below the horizon, an hour earlier than Suri had expected.

"That's normal, after all, I was predicting the minimum speed."

Suri didn't pay attention to these small details: "However, the guerrillas are a large force after all, and they are carrying supplies. Although they are practically out of ammunition and food, you will still have to wait for an hour."

"I remember you said before that the guerrillas' situation has never been very good?"

"Otherwise what? Without logistical support, relying solely on plundering Ursus outposts and black mines, without sustainable income, they are simply running out of ammunition and food in a sustainable manner."

Suri's strange description made Talulah want to laugh, but she also felt it was very apt.

"Alright, I'll remind you when they arrive. However, they'll have an advance team, led by the Yeti Squad. You'll probably see them soon."

Volume 2, Chapter 82: Frostnova? Let me touch your ears.

Suri was right. A short while later, Talulah heard Suri's reminder:

"The Yeti team members who came to scout ahead have noticed you. Don't dodge the first attack; it won't hit you. This is just a warning."

As soon as Suri finished speaking, Talulah saw the figure marked by Suri hiding in the snow, and the crossbow bolt aimed at her.

A crossbow bolt landed heavily at Talulah's feet, kicking up some snowflakes, some of which even landed at her feet.

Is she planning to scare people away this way? It might work well for other passing travelers, but Talulah came here specifically to wait for the Yeti team.

"How about we show them our strength? Give them a taste of their own medicine?"

Suri displayed a visual effect in Talulah's field of vision. Talulah used Originium Arts to sweep the snow in front of her with flames, which only melted the snow and exposed the Yeti squad wearing white coats.

"No, I came with good intentions."

Talulah shook her head, then looked at the snowfield in front of her and said to Suri, "Shall we go directly to the leader of the Snowfield Guerrilla?"

"You mean..."

"Let me appear directly in front of him."

"You previously said you wanted to meet in a normal way. To be honest, disappearing in front of me is a bit too arrogant."

Despite her dissatisfaction, Suri activated the high-speed camouflage as Talulah had requested.

Talulah vanished instantly, leaving only a trail of footprints, which the Yeti team members searched in astonishment.

One of them even tried to stand up, but his companion slapped him back down in the snow.

"Won't our footprints be discovered if we do this?"

Talulah quickly moved out of the sight of the Yeti squad that was observing them, while looking back with some concern from a slightly safer spot.

Then, to her surprise, she discovered that she hadn't left any footprints at all; the snow was still a flat, gentle surface.

"How is this going?"

"Actually, this is just a projection, used to cover up your footprints. Be quick, these projections will lose their effect. They will disappear in as little as two hours if they are not around you."

Suri urged her impatiently, but Talulah relaxed instead; two hours was plenty of time for her to get things done.

But at that time, Suri didn't think that way at all:

"Hurry up! You're like the protagonist in the game I play, running at a leisurely pace. It's made me spend half an hour finding my way before I've even finished the game."

Suri was a little anxious: "Two hours will pass very quickly."

Is it possible that your gaming skills are just too bad?

Talulah couldn't help but smile as she avoided the line of sight along the way by using Suri's scanning vision and headed towards the guerrillas.

She had seen the game where Suri played the assassin, which she had recreated based on her own memory.

From a gameplay perspective, the simplest mode that Suri played was actually quite forgiving, but Suri kept running around like a headless fly, which is why it took her so long.

Talulah even witnessed Suri, enraged, unleash a single, deadly shot that killed everyone in the entire scene.

Although it was spectacular, Talulah couldn't help but laugh at the thought of what kind of expression Suri would have while playing games behind her.