【Take One Candy】
【Take Two Candies】
Mo Zhi had intended to take two candies directly, but a strange impulse led her to click the first option.
"Afraid the candy is poisoned?"
"Perhaps you don't like candy, but you can try it. This kind of candy can't be found in Lungmen. This is a unique candy from Ursus. Eat one, and there'll be one less."
"Consider it a return gift for taking the candy for me. Just try it."
Under FrostNova's enthusiastic invitation, Mo Zhi clicked to take two candies again.
"Not bad."
A hint of cunning flashed in FrostNova's eyes. "A word of caution, this candy is completely different from any candy you've eaten before."
"But life is short, shouldn't you try new things, right?"
【What then?】
"Please put the candy into my mouth. Be careful not to touch my skin."
*Slurp.*
Mo Zhi's drool fell to the ground. She was personally feeding FrostNova candy!
Personally feeding her!
【Is this okay?】
The prompt appeared at an inopportune moment. Mo Zhi impatiently clicked it.
"It's ruining the mood. You should let me feed her to my heart's content."
"From my fingertips to my neck, my entire body is numb. Now, only my head can move."
Hiss!
FrostNova was telling the Doctor this secret? She trusted the Doctor too much. However, FrostNova's next words calmed Mo Zhi down.
"But if I move my tongue even slightly, I can still freeze you to death instantly."
"So, don't worry about anything else. If you truly offend me, you will die very soon."
Many viewers who were having lascivious thoughts in front of their screens instantly shrank their necks,
fearing that their unspoken desires would be discovered by FrostNova and that she would freeze them through the internet cables.
【Give FrostNova Candy】
"Thank you."
【Eat Candy Yourself】
【Eat Candy Yourself】
【Eat Candy Yourself】
?
Saying something important three times?
Are there no other options besides eating candy?
【You feel it's spicy.】 After clicking, the prompt appeared again, 【You feel it's very spicy】, 【You feel it's terribly spicy】!
Good heavens, is this candy or what?
No sweetness, only spiciness!
【......】
"Your expression... hehe..." FrostNova's lips curved into a rare smile. This was the first time anyone had seen FrostNova exhibit an expression other than indifference.
Not to mention, FrostNova looked quite good when she smiled, giving off a neighborly feeling.
"When you come to the island, I'll poke you three times a day in the base."
Mo Zhi thought silently.
"Sorry, I couldn't help but want to tease you." After smiling, FrostNova explained with a hint of apology, "I've played this joke on people around me too many times, and no one falls for it anymore."
"Now that I finally... found an opportunity, I'm sorry, I really... couldn't help myself."
Seeing FrostNova's playful side, everyone couldn't help but let out aunt-like laughter.
This FrostNova was real, intimate, and gave the illusion of a friend.
'Abbo's expression right now is like an old man on the subway looking at his phone plus... Hahaha!!'
'Why am I laughing like a pig just watching a short dialogue?'
'FrostNova is still a very cute girl, with emotions and memories, she jokes around. She's the same age as Amiya, yet she's been burdened by war.'
......
【Why eat this kind of candy?】
In response to the Doctor's question, FrostNova was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Because I am very cold."
"I warned you to be careful earlier because even a slight touch of my skin would cause severe frostbite."
"If you had touched me before, I would have known from your reaction. You didn't. You didn't harbor any killing intent towards me."
This... perhaps this was why FrostNova was willing to slowly let down her guard around the Doctor, Mo Zhi thought dazedly.
Then, she felt a sudden, inexplicable heartache. She had been enduring this cold since the day she became an Infected.
No one dared to get close, no one dared to touch her.
She had never even experienced a hug since she had memories.
How much love must this child need in her heart?
As she thought, Mo Zhi's nose felt a sting.
She forced herself to put on a smile and explained to everyone, "This also corresponds to the detail in FrostNova's memory where she kept saying she was cold after being saved by Patriot. She needs to use these spicy candies to bring some warmth to her ice cellar-like body."
"Alas, how to put it, I hope I have a chance to give her a hug. I believe Doctor Kal'tsit will surely be able to help FrostNova with her physical condition."
【This phenomenon is beyond the scope of existing academic records.】
The next moment, the prompt proved her wrong.
FrostNova seemed to know this outcome and calmly stated, "My coldness surpasses winter itself."
"External heat cannot penetrate my body, which is already permeated with extreme cold. I like hot drinks because when the warmth flows down my esophagus into my stomach, I can feel the temperature of the beverage..."
"Tragically, my internal organs are scalded by hot drinks."/
"My only pleasure is this mixture of alcohol, stimulants, and a little sugar, which can barely be considered candy."
She contentedly felt the spicy taste in her mouth slowly slide into her stomach, a look of satisfaction on her face.
This sensation of warmth, even if only temporary, could bring her happiness.
Even for a moment, this was her only chance to be "sweet."
FrostNova, who yearned for warmth, never truly felt human warmth.
Mo Zhi felt a pang of emotion, her mood becoming heavy.
"Sorry, I teased you just now."
【So, when you said you were cold earlier, it was because...】
"The Originium infection created this terrible body for me. However, at that time, Patriot held me tightly, this cold body that knew no warmth."
"He didn't care that his two bare arms were almost completely ruined by my frostbite."
"I don't know if it was because his emotions infected me... I stayed conscious and eventually survived."
Hearing this, Mo Zhi's delicate body trembled.
"Thank you, Big Dad."
At this child's most vulnerable moment, he gave her the most precious warmth.
Mo Zhi's perception of Patriot changed considerably. Although they had never met, based on his care for FrostNova, he couldn't be a bad person.
The Reunion cannot be completely dismissed just because of the existence of people like Talulah and Mephisto.
Among them were also people like FrostNova and Patriot who genuinely did something for the Infected.
FrostNova had regarded Patriot as her closest relative, largely due to her unclear memories of her biological father, and subconscious feelings that were hard to articulate.
Undeniably, Patriot was FrostNova's only family in this world, or rather, there were also her subordinates in the Snow Crag squad.
That kind of affection was genuine.
FrostNova's evaluation of this old father was quite accurate: beneath a beast-like appearance hid a sentimental heart, and in some aspects, he was stubborn. He was a war hero of Ursus, and in his old age, he retreated to a certain city-state.
【As a soldier of Ursus, yet fighting for the Infected?】
......
(I will try my best to polish the 'blades' quickly and brightly these few days. Although fewer people are watching, as an author, I must uphold my contractual spirit!)