My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

【While wandering the lonely starry sky, it's not bad to occasionally feel the winter wind blowing from the northern polar region~~~】

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[Dear family, although this chapter was posted in the early morning, it is actually considered an update from the 15th. Please refer to the update rules of the Hedgehog Cat website as being 6 hours behind.]

[Then, I'm the kind of person who types very slowly. It takes me about seven or eight hours to write 10,000 words. The other day, writing 20,000 words almost killed me.]

Sometimes late updates aren't because I'm lazy, but because I've been writing all day and haven't finished yet. Please forgive me, everyone.

This is the third leave request this month.

Family, I'm so sorry, I'm feeling really bad.

It wasn't that I was sleepy or tired, but I felt inexplicably exhausted. I sat in front of the computer for four or five hours in a daze and only managed to write a few words.

I can only take one day off.

This is the third leave request this month.

Because it's a new account, I can only have a maximum of 3 leave requests, and this is the last leave request for this month.

The request was for the 16th; it will be updated normally on the 17th.

Chapter 108: The North Wind!! [8K words]

—On the starry platform, all was silent.

Weiss stood alone at the edge of this ice crystal transit station suspended among the stars, holding a huge fan woven from pure white clouds in his palm.

He was feeling incredibly good about himself at that moment, as if his elevated image had jumped from one of the three starter characters at the start of the game to a character that had been shut down, with his character art and modeling quality increasing at least tenfold.

The North Wind, existing only in myths and legends...

It's worth noting that the North Wind costs a whopping 999 Ice Coins in the Snow White Shop.

It's five times more expensive than the complete Snow White Miracle Mystery!!!

Without a doubt, Snow White never intended to sell it. Hanging the North Wind sign in Snow White's shop was purely to tempt people. The promise she made almost made him faint.

Based on the guards' basic annual salary of 3 Frost Coins, it's simply impossible for anyone to afford it.

That's equivalent to getting 999 Frost Coins for free!

No, it's not just that.

Because if Weiss had saved up 999 Ice Coins, he would definitely exchange them for the North Wind as soon as possible.

He'd trade even 1999 Ice Coins, let alone 999.

The real dedicated weapon has arrived!!!

This is the dream weapon of all wind addicts, no... of all extraordinary beings of the natural system!!!

Just then, as the detailed information about the North Wind was automatically collected and scanned by the World Book, the golden bar representing the progress of the royal city began to jump wildly at an unprecedented speed.

After a sudden surge, the exploration progress finally stabilized at 22%.

Several lines of detailed information about the north wind also popped up.

[Forbidden Item No. 17: North Wind (Not Contained)]

Containment conditions: Unknown

[Ability Details: When the north wind blows, the world will turn upside down]

As a consequence of not being contained, anyone who uses it without authorization will have one of their emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, or fear—randomly and permanently erased.

Weiss looked thoughtfully at the North Wind's information.

To be fair, based on the numbering system of the North Wind and mythological legends, this level of side effects is perfectly acceptable.

At least the first three attempts to induce a swing will not have a significant impact.

But he wasn't sure what would happen after the fourth swing.

Once all emotions are stripped away, won't it leave a completely empty shell? At that point, will he still think and act according to the same logic as he does now?

However, even if the worst happens, being alive is better than being dead.

He would only activate the North Wind when he was at his wit's end and there was nothing he could do.

That's at least equivalent to four resurrection coins!!!

He held the North Wind in his palm, playing with it for a while with great affection, and then tentatively put it into the Book of Worlds.

"brush--"

As the giant white cloud fan turned into a wisp of smoke in the air.

The white smoke that had filled the entire starry sky platform, resembling clouds and mist, had completely dissipated.

"I am invincible!!"

Weiss was very satisfied with what he had gained from the Snow Palace Trial; in fact, it far exceeded his expectations.

Although they did not reach Bai Xue's palace or meet Bai Xue herself, they never expected that Bai Xue would be so generous.

Snow White, loyal!!!

In comparison, the official rewards for ranking first in the Snow Palace Trial seem rather unremarkable...

After putting away the North Wind, Weiss did not rush back the way he came.

He planned to stay up there for a few more hours, so he could make up some stories about what he had seen and heard after he went down.

This isn't because he wants to play Jiahao, but simply because he doesn't want to overturn the myth of heroes.

That would be too offensive.

In that case, it's likely that the heroes' followers will be the ones coming to cause trouble in place of the Sun Princess next time...

Besides, he only stayed up there for a few minutes. Let alone bathing with Bai Xue... with his up-and-down speed, people would probably think that Bai Xue kicked him out.

Then, Weiss turned his attention to the other two forbidden items in the freezer.

A ring, a pen.

Since he no longer has any reward credits, he can't determine what those two things are, and can only observe them with the naked eye.

The ring inlaid with ice crystals was extremely gorgeous. The patterns on the ring face looked like they were formed from a nebula compressed to the extreme, and there was a liquid shimmering light slowly flowing inside the dark blue main stone.

To be honest, if Wei Xiao's appearance is like something that costs 9.9 yuan with free shipping, then this ring is a treasure that can be placed in the center of a luxury jewelry store, priced at least 188,000 yuan.

Wei Xiao: ......

As for the pen, he couldn't see anything special about it at the moment.

Weiss casually examined the counter for a while before losing interest.

He looked up again and suddenly noticed—

Not far from the counter, almost at the very edge of the platform's outline, there is a suspended pool of icy spring water.

The pool contained some crystal-clear, ice-blue liquid, whose extremely abundant extraordinary energy was almost overflowing.

This looks like the Fountain of Life that you find next to the portal to the next level in a roguelike game after you've completed a major level, specifically for players to fully restore their health and mana for free.

Without hesitation, Weiss walked to the edge of the pool, bent down, scooped up a small mouthful of spring water with both hands, tilted his head back, and drank it down directly.

"Splash—"

The moment the icy liquid entered his throat, Weiss's entire facial expression froze.

An extremely violent, icy, extraordinary power surged and expanded wildly through his limbs and bones, making his blood and bones feel as if they were burning from the cold.

This explosive energy, carrying both bone-chilling cold and molten lava, was simultaneously crushing his nerve endings.

It was as if in a few more seconds, his body would be forcibly stretched into a giant.

Weston immediately looked pained.

He had actually heard about this feeling before.

Those extraordinary individuals who drank an excessive amount of seventh-tier potion without mastering the secrets experienced this feeling of disintegrating inch by inch under the purgatory of ice and fire in the seconds before they were about to explode and die.

To be honest, if you're dead, you're dead.

But Weiss had just obtained the North Wind weapon, perfectly completed his exclusive weapon upgrade, and hadn't even used it once. It's too frustrating and a bit inexplicable for him to die like this!

He covered his throat, his face ashen, and coughed desperately a few times, but to no avail.

Seeing that the extraordinary power within his body was about to burst, Weiss did not hesitate and activated all the third and fourth rounds of fate options in the Royal City of the World Book at once.

Several lines of golden text unfolded before his eyes.

Before Weiss could even finish reading all the rewards, he subconsciously locked onto the addict's ten years of insights.

As a pure natural will was poured into his body, the wind field concentration visibly increased dramatically.

However, this newly injected wind field only collided with the icy power flowing within the body once before being mercilessly annihilated by the latter, without even a splash. It was about to be completely exhausted again.

Without a doubt, the energy intensity of that icy spring water was on a completely different level from his existing extraordinary reserves. Ten years of natural enlightenment couldn't even slow down its expansion.

While the two forces within him were still tearing each other apart, allowing him to barely maintain his senses for a few seconds, Weiss quickly glanced at the fourth round of royal city options that followed.

The rewards for insights gained by addicts have increased to fourteen years in this round, but he estimates it's still a drop in the bucket.

The insights he had gained over the past ten years, combined with all his remaining extraordinary energy, couldn't even offset one-fifth of this freezing power. What good would another fourteen years do? So he had no choice but to temporarily change his strategy and look for another option.

Repair a damaged forbidden item and add a new hidden function to it.

The instant the repair window pops up.

Without hesitation, Weiss designated the retrograde man whose brilliance had already faded.

As a dazzling light burst forth, the cracks in the pocket watch began to slowly heal, and the scorch marks receded layer by layer like the tide.

The person who went against the flow has been repaired.

Weiss didn't even have time to study the new function. He directly activated the power of the Reverse One to the maximum, freezing all the extraordinary power flowing within his body.

"Om-"

Immediately afterwards, he activated the Paradise and unhesitatingly unleashed the Rain Mystery, instantly transforming his entire body into an elemental form.

Suddenly, the icy liquid that had been tormenting him to the brink of death burst forth from his body like a showerhead, splashing out streaks of water like shattered ice on the starry platform.

"Cough cough cough cough, what the hell is this thing?"

Having recovered from the sudden brush with death, Weiss looked at the still chilling water stains on the ground with lingering fear.

He only took a tiny sip, such a small amount, and it almost killed him...

The intensity of the extraordinary energy in this spring water is just too abnormal!

However, after this series of farcical events, Weiss discovered that his previously depleted wind field and physical strength had been completely restored.

Even the scars on his body from the severe burns he sustained when clashing with the Sun Princess disappeared completely after being washed away by this explosive force, leaving his skin smooth and flawless once more.

[Wei Xiao: ...... (This isn't something you can drink directly.)]

"Ok?"

"Do you know what this is?"

The faint emotional signals emanating from Wei Xiao.

Weiss vaguely and barely understood its meaning, so he immediately asked for more details.

Wei Xiao: ...... (......)

Well, it seems that Wei Xiao's meaning was a bit complicated. After gesturing for a long time, all that was left was an extremely vague emotional wavelength.

Even though Weiss could sense some of the emotions, he couldn't understand such complexities at all.

"Da da da, da da..."

Just as Weiss was deep in thought.

Suddenly, a series of light footsteps came from the direction of the palace corridor.

Weiss turned his head in disbelief and saw Bingfei walking unsteadily out of the corridor exit.