"Once we fall out, once I discover she has deceived the Infected, or is plotting a scheme against the Infected behind my back..."
FrostNova's voice grew cold, "I will fight her. She must know the price of betrayal."
"Countless battles with Ursus have cleansed my thoughts and honed my abilities."
"Even if I cannot defeat her, I can let death take both of us from this land."
At this point,
Mochi finally understood the lengthy prologue, which was less of a story and more of a full reveal of FrostNova's background.
Through the dialogue between the Doctor and FrostNova, several key pieces of information that would span the entire game could be gleaned.
She organized her thoughts and began to speak.
"Guys, let me summarize what this major plot reveal has shown us. Purely my personal opinion.
First, FrostNova and the Reunion.
FrostNova, with her tragic past, met the warmest big brother, Patriot, in her despair, and thus gained a group of companions who shared hardships, the Snow Crabs.
Soon after, FrostNova and Patriot encountered Talulah, who was alone. At that time, Talulah, like Amiya, had a noble ideal of fighting for the rights of the Infected with all her heart.
They were infected by Talulah's passion, and the Reunion began to take shape."
Mochi took a sip of water and continued, "Secondly, the individual ideologies of FrostNova, Patriot, and Talulah. FrostNova, in my opinion, roars for the suffering and fights against the oppressors.
In her eyes, Infected can be oppressors or victims, just like ordinary people. There are good and bad ones. She helps the good ones and kills the bad ones.
In Patriot's eyes, all Infected are his kin, a force to unite. Regardless of their character, they must not kill each other. This is also why Mephisto was able to live so long under FrostNova's watch.
As for Talulah, when she first met FrostNova, she might have been like Amiya, aiming to eradicate the soil of discrimination on this land. Later, after going through who knows what, her personality changed drastically, to a point of near madness, wanting to destroy everything.
However, they have a common enemy – the Ursus Empire, a nation that has caused irreparable damage to the Infected, and is forever unforgivable."
"Finally..."
Mochi smiled mysteriously, "It's the foreshadowing for the later plot, the groundwork for FrostNova and Patriot to land on the island. I think the final boss should be Talulah. Her chances of landing on the island are very slim.
And the change in her personality is a big deal. If nothing unexpected happens, we might find out in the next main story update."
"The most core point, and the most difficult idea to express, is discrimination and prejudice, the discrimination against Infected across the entire continent of Terra, and the prejudice of the upper class towards the lower class. However, this is a bit too broad, and I find it difficult to articulate."
Mochi stuck out her tongue. If she went any deeper, her stream might get flagged.
'Brilliant, this level of interpretation is interesting.'
'Never mind anything else, I just want to ask when we can see FrostNova on the island. I'll definitely spend money to draw her!'
'FrostNova's character design is too well-developed, with more screen time than most Rhodes Island operators. Could she be the Doctor's official partner? (A little anticipation)'
'Is there a possibility of tragedy? After all, he's Old Vicious...'
'What are you talking about? Have you ever seen a game that spends so much time developing such a likable villain only to kill them off?'
'Exactly! If you want tragedy, go to the console section. I've never seen tragedy in mobile games. Do designers not want to make money?'
...
The viewers' discussion was intense. FrostNova's extensive plot had truly satisfied them.
Now they wished the designer would immediately set up a gacha pool to forcibly recruit FrostNova.
As for the comments that vaguely suspected tragedy, they were quickly drowned out by comments from those shipping the characters.
Truth is often held by the minority.
Mochi, however, was not part of that minority. At this moment, like most of the viewers who were shipping characters, she was looking forward to the future of the new six-star operator – FrostNova.
After all, characters with such extensive plot development easily create the illusion for players that 'this character is very important, the card is rare, and when released, it will be very lucrative.'
As for the operation of adding tragedy to popular characters, no mobile game has yet pioneered such a suicidal approach.
"Alright, let's continue watching."
Mochi blinked her eyes and clicked continue with a smile, "They should be digging her out soon."
In the game,
FrostNova commented further on the stubborn old man. He was strong against enemies, loyal to friends, and believed in others his entire life, never considering the consequences of betrayal.
She didn't understand why Patriot always blindly defended the unity of the Reunion.
On this point, Mochi felt that Patriot was a mature leader.
In a world where Infected are oppressed, a fragmented Infected organization... If even the strongest organization disintegrates...
Will the Infected be completely plunged into despair?
She believed so.
However, such a decision could only maintain temporary stability.
The result was that Patriot forced himself to swallow the bitter fruit, while the Reunion was rapidly disintegrating internally. Their leaders were inactive, even tacitly allowing these things to happen.
No, to be precise, it was the will of these leaders that determined they would eventually lead their loyal subordinates down different paths.
And FrostNova herself decided that after the Lungmen events concluded, she would definitely return to Chernobog to settle things with Talulah.
Because her time was running out.
She wanted to find a home for her comrades before she fell, a promise she had made to them.
Hearing FrostNova say her time was running out, Mochi's heart skipped a beat, as if missing half a beat. Was this sentence hinting at something?
When faced with bad things, Mochi always chose to subconsciously avoid them. She didn't dwell on this point.
In her understanding, with Father Rhodes Island existing, as long as FrostNova landed on the island, none of this would be a problem.
"Why are you telling me all this?"
"Because your eyes tell me you are not a butcher," FrostNova replied quickly. Clearly, she had a very good impression of the Doctor after spending time with her.
"I'm not sure if I am."
"Doubting yourself is good. Only then will you not act stubbornly because you are convinced of something."
FrostNova's rabbit ears twitched slightly, as if catching a subtle sound. "...Did you hear the noise outside?"
Upon hearing this, Mochi rolled her eyes. She didn't have cute rabbit ears like them, so she couldn't hear that far.
"They are excavating the ruins above, and my body is already... Alright, my fingers can move now." FrostNova's thumb trembled slightly. She looked at the Doctor softly and whispered, "Thank you."
"What did I do?"
"Thank you for helping me pass the time."
"Dr. Mochi, I want to make a bet with you."
"..." FrostNova said softly, "If your team digs through here first – I will kill all of you in an instant."
"If my brothers and sisters dig through first, your life ends here."
Mochi: (︶︿︶)＝╭n╮ *middle finger*
Can't play fair, huh?
Meanwhile, the viewers were enjoying the show and fanning the flames.
'Hehe, looks like there's a show.'
'Domestic violence scene.'
'Doctor, I want to play a game with you.'
'However, your teammates and my teammates are cooperating together doge'
'Because in FrostNova's mind, if Rhodes Island digs through here first, then all her comrades are dead.'
'This explanation seems more plausible.'
...