People are on the Ark, assisting Oma Zi-O

"Impossible! How could the future that was destined to be like this? How could that child... become like that? What the hell were I and that old lynx doing? What went wrong?"

The sound of flipping pages filled the entire Galatron cockpit. Looking at Ark's appearance, Frost Star didn't dare to go up and say hello.

But when the white rabbit's shoes stepped on the floor, the sound of the thick soles colliding with the metal floor made Fang Zhou realize that someone had come here.

"Who? Froststar?"

"...You seem very busy. Did you not sleep last night?"

Since she had been discovered, Shuangxing didn't think about anything else. She took two steps forward, but after glancing at the book in Fang Zhou's hand, she retreated back to the door.

Fang Ark didn't seem to want others to see the contents of the book.

Noticing that Frost Star wanted to move forward but stopped, Fang Zhou closed the "Demon Advent Calendar", dispelled his inner restlessness, and sorted out his mood.

"There were some minor incidents, but no major problems for now. We just need to sort out the context of the matter and find the cause."

Fang Zhou couldn't figure out why Amiya still became the most vicious and evil demon king at the end of history. The key point was that he couldn't find much useful information from the "Demon Advent Calendar".

It seems that due to the confidentiality and protection of history, although Fang Zhou can clearly see the content about other people in the "Demon Advent Calendar", once those things involve too much of himself, then what he sees is like being in a fog. What he can see clearly is not even a rough idea, and he can only make a reluctant guess based on the context. At least from the beginning to the middle part, Amiya seems to have no problems.

It's just that the pressure that's been accumulating day by day has made the little rabbit feel a very serious sense of urgency, which has been alleviated by himself in the book and the guidance of Kal'tsit and others. After reading it, no reason has been found that could make Amiya become like that.

And the most important thing is, why would Amiya kill all the Sarkaz? No matter how hard Ark thought about it, he couldn't find the reason why Amiya would do such a thing.

It seems that I can only read this book in detail later. What kind of problems will arise in this predetermined future?

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Chapter 23: 'Emperor's' Internal Guard

"It's only four in the morning. Didn't you sleep last night?"

Glancing at the clock on the Galatron, Ark noticed that it was only a little after four in the morning.

"I slept for a while. I still have a hunting mission today, and I need the morning breeze to clear my head a little."

As Froststar said this, Fangzhou walked outside, and Froststar followed him and left Galatron.

"The supplies I brought yesterday should be enough to last for a long time. Do we still need to go out hunting?"

"Just like Petrova said yesterday, we can't keep using the supplies you brought. Even though they're plentiful and delicious, once you get used to the feeling of getting something for nothing, when the supplies run out and you have to go hunting again, you might not even be able to find enough prey. When you're starving, some people in the team will complain and become dissatisfied. This is a poison to the integration movement, which has just grown in size and whose people are not united. Of course, I don't blame you."

"I see. So you and your team are here today?"

"And Old Stubborn and the others will go. Tallulah will stay at the camp. She's the leader, and generally speaking, she can't leave the camp. Hunting missions will be led by Old Stubborn and me, or by the Sakas mercenaries."

It seemed that because Fang Zhou gave him the Burning Lock Seed last night, which could relieve his cold symptoms, Frost Star's attitude towards Ark became much gentler. Although he always had the same expression when speaking as before, that was just Frost Star's own habit, and he was the same to everyone.

Although she has a pretty face, White Rabbit doesn't smile often. Fang Zhou's memory of Frost Star's smiling face still remains in her last scene in the game.

His eyes swept across Frost Star's waist, where he was still wearing the Battle Driver and the Burning Lock. The other party felt Fang Ark's gaze, and Frost Star also looked at the driver on his waist.

“This is very useful, thank you.”

"You already thanked me yesterday. Do you need my help with the hunting mission?"

Frost Star shook her head and stopped looking at Ark. This man's sudden arrival and sudden helping hand to the Reunion Movement, even though he had clearly stated that he was acting with a purpose, his help to the Reunion Movement as a whole and to himself came after his attempts had clearly failed, so his kindness could no longer be defined as having ulterior motives.

Frost Star was somewhat unaccustomed to such kindness. In the tundra environment, she could not face the sudden kindness with gratitude. Her conflicted heart made her look away towards the distant woods.

"It's okay. You've already helped us a lot. We can handle this simple hunting mission on our own. Besides, it's more important for you and Tallulah to stay in the camp and protect the incapable people, rather than go hunting with us."

As the sun gradually rises, Frost Star can only ease the inner conflict by asking the other party to reduce his efforts.

The two watched the logistics personnel going back and forth to prepare breakfast and other supplies for people, and stepped forward to help from time to time. Fang Zhou and Shuang Xing chatted with each other, and the topic gradually expanded from the present to the past.

"When the old stubborn man rescued me from the mine, I had already awakened my current Originium skills, and my whole body was emitting a terrifyingly low temperature. I was already exhausted at the time, thinking he was my deceased parent and tightly grasped his arm. But he didn't let me go. He held me like that until I regained consciousness. Even when his arm was frostbitten by my body heat, he didn't let me go. After I woke up, he adopted me as his daughter. Speaking of which, you seem to know the old stubborn man. He never told me about his past, you know?"

Frost Star looked at Fang Ark, but the latter did not speak for a long time. When the White Rabbit looked up, she saw Fang Ark looking behind them. There, Tallulah and Alina squinted their eyes and looked at her and Fang Ark with a smile.

"What are you looking at?"

Frost Star raised an eyebrow and looked at her two friends, not understanding what they were laughing at.

"Nothing, I was just surprised that our Snow Monster Princess could establish a good relationship with someone so quickly. This is something that never happened before."

There was a hint of teasing in Tallulah's tone, which made Frost Star frown in dissatisfaction.

"Fuss."

"What's that on your waist? Huh? It looks like what Fang Zhou gave me yesterday."

"It's a gift."

“Ah~~~~”

Looking at the horizon, the sun has risen completely. The golden sunlight drives away the early morning chill and makes the tundra feel a little warmer.

"But gifts should be reciprocated, Frost Star. Do you have any gifts for Mr. Ark?"

Looking at the morning sun, Tallulah suddenly remembered something and approached Froststar with a malicious smile.

"Return gift?"

Hearing this, the white rabbit's ears twitched and he glanced at the driver at his waist.

If I want to give a gift in return for such a valuable gift, what kind of gift should I give?

It feels like everything would be too light compared to it.

"No, that's not popular in my area. Besides, the value of a gift is more important than the gift itself. If it's a return gift from Miss Frost Star, even a piece of bread would be a very precious gift in my eyes."

"Alas--"

As soon as Fang Ark finished speaking, Tallulah hugged her arms and screamed, then walked from Frost Star to Fang Ark's side and looked at him with an uncomfortable expression.

"Hey, you, it's only been a day, are you falling for Frost Star?"

Tallulah lowered her voice, but the two long ears on the white rabbit's head were not just for show, and looking at Alina's half-smile, did you think Tallulah lowered her voice?

"Cough cough."

Fang Zhou shuddered all over as if stimulated by something, and the heavy book in his hand reappeared. Then he held the book in one hand and raised the other hand to his chest like an Eastern monk, and performed a proper Buddhist salute.

"Don't speak nonsense, benefactor. I am devoted to assisting the Demon King and have no worldly desires."

"You guy."

Tallulah quickly took two steps back and looked at Fang Zhou speechlessly.

Frost Star next to her let out a breath of cold air.

She rummaged through her pocket with her little hand and handed a candy wrapped in a simple candy wrapper to Fang Zhou.

"Give."

"This one……"

Frost Star’s candy, Ark naturally knew what this thing was.

A scan revealed that the candy contained 63% alcohol, 14% capsaicin, 10% mustard, 9% water and 4% industrial saccharin.

An ordinary person would get drunk after eating one of this.

"candy."

Frost Star looked at Fang Zhou with a smile.

Talulah, who also knew what Frost Star's candy was, immediately covered her mouth with her hands to hold back her laughter, but her shoulders were shaking, and it was unclear whether it should be understood as watching the fun or giving a signal to Ark.

"Candy is great. Sweetness can effectively make people feel happy and joyful, so candy is also a snack that can bring happiness. It's a very good return gift. But don't eat too much candy, it will cause tooth decay."

As a result, Fang Ark did not eat the candy immediately, but put it in his pocket. After all, who would go back to eat the candy if they knew it was not to their taste? Besides, this was the candy given by Frost Star, and its collection value was greater than its edible value.

"Don't you want to taste it?"

Frost Star turned his head to look at Fang Zhou with amusement. The latter pondered for a moment and looked for a reason not to eat candy.

However, while he was thinking, Frost Star's playful gaze remained on his face, and soon Ark compromised.

Okay, okay, that’s how you play it, right? You want to see me make a fool of myself, right?

呲——

White steam spewed out from the exhaust holes on both sides of the helmet.

"Actually, I wanted to keep it, but since Miss Frost Star suggested so, it's inevitable that I might as well give it a taste."

"I don't know what's so good about collecting a candy, but since you want it, I'll give you another one later."

The sinister White Rabbit is now looking forward to Fang Ark's reaction when he holds the candy in his mouth, while Alina, who noticed something was wrong and wanted to kindly remind him, is pulled back by Talula.

hiss--

Tallulah made a gesture of silence for a moment and then returned to normal, leaving Alina speechless.

At this time, Fang Zhou had already made preparations. He took out the candy and carefully peeled off the fragile candy wrapper to prevent it from sticking to the candy, giving the final candy a woody fragrance of pulp.

The orange-red candy still had a fiery color when it first rose. Just by looking at it, Tallulah and the others seemed to feel the heat.

This thing is really not something that ordinary people can afford. At this time, a small hole has opened on Fang Zhou's mask, revealing the lower half of his face.

Just when Tallulah was about to persuade Fang Ark, she saw him throw the candy into his mouth without any hesitation.

"Wow!"

This time, Tallulah couldn't help but marvel.

Logically, the strong smell of alcohol and chili should let the eater know something was wrong if they brought it close to their nose. But Fang Ark, I don't know what to say. Was it because he threw it that he didn't notice the smell at all? Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have eaten it.

If Fang Ark had simply not noticed anything wrong with the candy and had the courage to eat the whole candy, Tallulah would have been surprised, after all, there was an unexpected factor. But then, Tallulah was shocked.

Frost Star also raised his eyebrows and looked at Fang Zhou in surprise.

After eating the candy, he actually swallowed it without changing his expression, and did not make any obvious sound of discomfort. On the contrary, we could hear the crunching sound of him stirring the candy with his tongue in his mouth. Could it be that he really didn't notice anything strange about the candy?

"What's wrong? You guys look weird."

Fang Zhou's surprised voice woke the two people who were thinking, and Shuangxing asked with a strange look on his face.

"Fang Zhou, don't you think there's something wrong with the candy?"

This is the first time someone ate his own candy without changing his expression or making a sound.

"No, it's quite sweet, with a fresh scent that's a mixture of tangerine and orange."

"???"

Three question marks appeared in Tallulah's mind, and these three question marks also appeared on Frost Star's head.

No, shouldn't it?

Even if I didn't taste the spicy flavor or the alcohol, shouldn't I taste sweet? The only thing in those things that could be called sweet was that little bit of saccharin, and that thing wasn't really sweet.

Did I bring the wrong candy?

But I don't usually have any other candy around. Could it be from yesterday's party?

Frost Star took out another candy from his pocket while thinking.

She unwrapped the candy with a frown and ate the candy under Fang Zhou's triumphant look, which she couldn't see at all.

"..."

"..."

Froststar was silent.

Tallulah stared at Froststar blankly.

The Snow Monster Princess' originally fair neck turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the red quickly spread to her cheeks.

"ha------!"

The pink little tongue stuck out of her mouth and came into contact with the cold breath to relieve the hot pain. The orange-red candy was directly spit out by Frost Star and fell into the snow, leaving only a deep little hole outside.

Crystal clear tears rolled in her eyes, and a hot feeling rushed into her nose. Frost Star had never felt her nose so unobstructed before.

Frost Star hadn't cried for a long time. She hadn't cried since her parents and grandmother passed away, but now she shed tears because of a piece of candy.

I stared at the deep hole in the snow in disbelief. Was this the candy I usually used to entertain myself? Why, why, why...

“Why is it so spicy?”

Fang Zhou's words made Shuangxing look back at the guy who had encouraged her to eat the candy. As a result, the former was laughing and making the sound of stirring the candy in his mouth.

"Why...you're okay."