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

Talulah, however, was still pondering Suri's words, and couldn't help but wonder to herself, "Suri, what did you mean by what you just said?"

"That promise? Wasn't it agreed that we'd take out the supplies?"

"That's not what I meant, of course. I meant that comment you made about Bozokas replacing the coach!"

Talulah blushed slightly. She was very concerned about what Suri had said. Did he have some feelings for Bozokasti? Besides, Bozokasti's face was only worthy of the word "horror," wasn't it?

And what's more! Suri's tone at the time suggested he genuinely liked it; he genuinely thought Bozokasti's face was handsome! He was even a little shy! He's never been shy with me!

"You mean this?"

Suri wasn't too nervous and patiently explained to Talulah:

"It's actually very simple. I just think his face is very imposing. For us boys, finding someone handsome isn't necessarily the same as liking someone of a different gender. I also find tall robots handsome. It's more of a hobby or interest-based liking."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, I don't like men. What are you thinking?"

Talulah breathed a sigh of relief. That was good. Mainly, she felt that after Suri materialized, she would likely come into contact with quite a few women.

Suri's attention could indeed be diverted.

Alina is one thing, she's very gentle. Frostnova in front of me is alright too, a cold beauty, but she can get along with Suri.

Even the maids in the house are about the same, after all, Suri is a normal boy.

But Bozokasti is absolutely unacceptable! That would be an insult to Talulah's charm.

No matter how she thought about it, Talulah couldn't accept that her beauty had been outshone by a man, especially one with such a terrifying face.

"Okay, you're overthinking it. I just think Bozokasti looks very imposing and cool."

Seeing that Talulah seemed to be lost in thought again, Suri couldn't help but call her back to her senses.

Then, Suri couldn't help but think of honeysuckle and her daughter, lily of the valley; this was true love.

Now that the matter was settled and the conversation with Borocaster and Frostnova was over, Talulah didn't intend to stay any longer. She said goodbye to them and prepared to leave.

Even though Suri said she was only interested in it as a hobby, Talulah still felt that Suri shouldn't stay there any longer.

However, Talulah still told Bodracasti and Frostnova:

“Suri’s voice can be transmitted to an infinite distance via electronic signals, and she can keep in touch with you at any time. Please make sure you have at least one working device. I think Froststar’s walkie-talkie is very suitable.”

Talulah looked at Frostnova, the cold beauty.

"I see."

Frostnova nodded, and in front of Talulah, she took out her walkie-talkie and turned it on.

"Well then, I have other things to do. See you later."

After Talulah finished speaking, she turned around, activated the high-speed holographic camouflage, and left the guerrilla camp.

This is good; it's better for Suri to communicate with Frostnova than with Bozokasti.

After Talulah left, Frostnova glanced at the guerrillas still carrying supplies, then looked at Bodrakastie with some displeasure. She remembered the tone of Bodrakastie's voice when he spoke to Suri:

What do you think of that Suri?

"One, a good child."

Bozokast stammered as he expressed his thoughts: "He doesn't intend, really, to make any demands."

"Of course I can tell that's not what I was asking... Never mind, I'll go arrange my work."

Froststar didn't get the question she wanted to ask, so she rolled her eyes at her adoptive father and turned to leave.

Bozokast looked at his adopted daughter's back with some confusion, but his attention was quite focused on his own mask.

Bozokasti's mask is actually an electronic device, but it lacks maintenance and has some functional defects.

However, Suri could solve those problems by using the mask's self-test function to at least allow Bozokasti's mask to work properly.

Then, the subtitles for Su Rui appeared before Bozhuo Kasti's eyes:

[Alright, pilot. These are some rest stops and campsites I've found that can be used as targets. When to depart is up to you!]

Bozocaster's size and armor really make it look like a cool machine, which is why Su Rui thinks it's cool.

Unfortunately, he couldn't drive the Bozocasti.

P.S. Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous and successful new year!

Volume 2, Chapter 85: Come in with me

On the way away from the snowfield guerrillas, after Talulah had traveled some distance, Suri deactivated her high-speed holographic camouflage, and then Talulah's slightly teasing laughter could be heard:

"So, all those supplies were just to be used to exchange for such a simple condition? Look at the face of the Patriots?"

In Talulah's opinion, such a request was a bit too naive. So much so that, looking back now, she has several points she wants to complain about, and she doesn't even know where to begin.

However, Suri didn't care about Talulah's teasing, and he had his reasons.

Suri retorted to Talulah in an annoyed tone:

"What do you know? While there is certainly a personal interest involved, this can also lower their guard against me. Is it better to cooperate with a super terrifying AI that can control almost everything, or a reliable AI that occasionally makes mistakes?"

"What you say makes sense, but you are not AI."

Talulah strolled across the snowfield with a smile, the warmth emanating from her body dispelling the surrounding chill. For her, even in such a cold environment, it was only slightly refreshing.

"After all, I'm in logistics. Logistics is like this: those guerrillas just want to enjoy fighting according to the intelligence I provide, but I have to consider a lot more. I need to gain their trust, provide supplies in a timely manner, and ensure that the information I provide to the guerrillas is accurate."

Suri paused for a moment: "I also need to ensure that a bunch of things on your side are running smoothly. To be honest, I'm handling all the government affairs in the duchy now. You should learn how to do it."

"Of course I know how to handle those government affairs, it's just temporary. I'm here with you, aren't I?"

Talulah silently looked away. Although Suri didn't have a physical object to meet her gaze, a feeling of guilt still made her afraid to look directly ahead.

"I hope that's really the case, after all, I really can't always handle government affairs for you."

Suri yawned and urged, "Alright, let's hurry back to find Alina. Although there shouldn't be any problems, I hate it when things that were supposed to be settled are forced to change because of some unexpected event."

However, Talulah's attention had been diverted by Suri's words, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you planning to leave? Why did you say you... can't keep helping me?"

Handling government affairs isn't the main point; Talulah can handle that herself. The key issue is that not being able to help with government affairs means Suri might leave.

Talulah tensed up immediately, standing still and anxiously awaiting Suri's reply.

"Because my stay is limited. Although I don't know the specific duration arranged by the higher-level system, it is indeed time-limited. I also don't know when I will leave. Therefore, you need to learn to handle government affairs on your own."

Suri didn't hide it; it was something she had to tell Talulah sooner or later.

"...Okay, I understand."

Talulah paused for a moment, nodded, and then continued walking along the route Suri had given her, heading towards Alina's village.

Then, she mentally inquired of the higher-level system: 'How long can Su Rui stay here?'

Regardless of whether Suri was lying or not, he wouldn't tell Talulah when he would leave. At this point, the only one who might know the answer and tell her was the higher-level system.

Talulah stared intently at the scene before her, awaiting a response from the higher-level system.

After what seemed like some thought, the subtitles from the higher-level system appeared before Talulah:

The time Suri stays by your side is fixed, consisting of the time before he becomes physical and the time after he becomes physical. The sum of the two is a fixed number. If you can make Suri physical as soon as possible, you can spend more time with him when he has a physical form.

'How can I accelerate Su Rui's materialization process?'

Talulah glanced at the materialization progress in front of her; it had reached one percent, finally reaching a positive number after spending this time together.

But why does it seem that after the negative progress is eliminated, the positive materialization progress is progressing so slowly?

Talulah was puzzled and wanted an answer, but the higher-level system only displayed this string of subtitles this time:

【…】

This clearly means he doesn't intend to tell her, right?

Shaking her head somewhat angrily, Talulah snapped out of her reverie and continued her conversation with Suri:

"Suri, what are our plans for the future?"

"Continue to manage the duchy, and secretly support the development of the guerrillas. I'm going to give them a name, let's call them the Reunion Movement."

As Suri spoke, she also showed Talulah a Reunion symbol, a simple variant of the X shape, which puzzled Talulah.

"This symbol is a bit too simple."

"You need to consider what kind of people the members of the Reunion Movement are!"

Suri retorted irritably:

"You have to understand, the vast majority of them are just ordinary people from Ursus. I don't deny that there may be some intellectuals among them, but are the vast majority of Ursus people highly educated?"

“…” Talulah was uncharacteristically silent for a moment. Given the current state of the Ursus Empire, although it had a complete teaching system, many students were not serious about their studies.

In other words, she really couldn't refute the point Su Rui made.

Su Rui snorted and continued, "So, for simplicity and easy recognition, this is the best choice. Otherwise, do you expect them to draw a bunch of complicated patterns?"

Even if a down-on-his-luck painter does occasionally become infected, it would be far too much for a painter to prepare an armband for every member, given that the infected organization has no support (at least not on the surface).

Suri couldn't just print out the armbands and send them to them.

If they were sending weapons or supplies, that would be one thing; they could disguise it as captured goods. But if they're sending armbands, which clearly indicate a bias, isn't that openly telling everyone that the Reunion Movement has someone backing it up?

Talulah nodded and stopped arguing with Suri.

After a long journey, Talulah finally returned to Alina's camp before sunrise and gently knocked on Alina's door.

"Talulah? You're back? Come in and rest for a bit."

Alina was initially wary when she was woken up in the evening. She paused for a moment when she saw Talulah, and then quickly pulled Talulah into her house.

I don't eat this in Volume 2, Chapter 86.

Although Talulah didn't find Alina's place until almost dawn and got a few hours of rest.

But when Alina got up, she woke up as well and tried to get out of bed.

“You didn’t get much sleep last night, so get some rest. We’re not in a rush. I was just worried that Alina might be in danger while we were away.”

Suri said this in Talulah's mind, trying to persuade Talulah to rest a little longer.

But Talulah simply smiled and shook her head, then dressed and sat up.

"Once we return to my territory, I can rest properly."

Alina, who was busy nearby, was a little surprised when she heard Talulah's words, but the girl only blinked for a moment and did not ask any questions, and continued to make breakfast.

Talulah, seeing Alina busy at work, wanted to help but was refused, so she started chatting with Suri instead:

"So, I rushed back overnight to ensure Alina's safety, which you value so much. Shouldn't I be rewarded?"

"What reward? I'm ensuring Alina's safety for your own good, okay?"

Although Suri said that, Talulah saw that the materialization progress had increased by one percentage point, reaching two percent.

Why is the progress of materialization increasing so slowly now? It was negative, but it increased by about 30% without us even noticing.

However, Talulah has figured out a few tricks: as long as Suri is happy, the materialization progress will increase.

Although Suri's tone just now suggested he didn't want to give a reward, Talulah could still hear the joy in his voice.

Suri just doesn't want to admit it.

With this thought in mind, Talulah couldn't help but smile. If she wanted to make Suri happy, there were plenty of plans. Why not just do it according to Suri's preferences?

With these thoughts in mind, Talulah began to daydream, until she heard Alina's soft call:

"Talulah, breakfast is ready, Talulah?"

Talulah heard it, but still lost in her own fantasy, she didn't snap out of it until she heard Suri speak on her phone:

"Time for dinner, Talulah~"

"Huh? Oh, okay~"

Talulah paused for a moment, then quickly sat down opposite Alina, picked up the spoon, and was about to put it in her mouth when she realized something.

'Does Suri not need my body to eat?'