bestfiction Chapter 156 The Heart of Winter
Chapter 156 The Heart of Winter
Inside the Conqueror, Xu Si looked at the strange thing that had fallen into his hand, his eyes gleaming. This was a good thing!
The strange object that fell from my palm was about the size of a walnut. It was a deep, dark blue color, and its surface was not smooth, but rather like a flowing, not fully solidified gel.
Under the soft light of the emergency lights, one could vaguely see a denser liquid slowly swirling inside, as if it were a miniature, ever-shaping ocean.
[Strange drop detected: Not a Newtonian rain body]
[Item Properties: Liquid Rheology, Pressure Resistance, Energy Absorption]
[Upgrade Option 1: Enhance the Artifact - Ice Heart]
[Description: As the core of pure energy crystals, it is naturally unafraid of absorption and transformation!]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1700]
[Upgrade Option 1: Enhanced Artifact - Conqueror]
[Description: Highly likely to integrate 'liquid rheology' and 'pressure resistance' properties, further improving the vehicle's passability, impact resistance, and energy buffering efficiency in harsh environments; very low probability of adding energy absorption properties.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1300]
Two upgrade options came to mind, and from the descriptions, upgrading the Conqueror seemed to be more cost-effective.
However, this [Non-Newtonian Rain Body] is the only strange drop that Xu Si has encountered during this period that can upgrade Ice Heart.
Strengthen [Ice Heart]?
Moreover, [Ice Heart] demonstrated tremendous potential in dealing with Rain Demon, which is especially valuable.
On the other hand, there must be a reason why expensive things are expensive.
"Yi-yi, what do you think?" Xu Si asked silently in his heart.
The little elf, who had just been chatting enthusiastically with Xiao Luo while lying on [Bingxin], made two drowsy "ee-ee" sounds and rubbed its little head against the crystal surface, seemingly preparing to change to a more comfortable position to continue sleeping.
Xu Si smiled and reached out to take out Bing Xin.
"all"
The little sprite instantly perked up, flying out from Xu Si's forehead and grabbing Bing Xin in a hug.
They started criticizing one by one.
"System, select Option 1, use [Non-Newtonian Rain Body] to enhance the artifact - Ice Heart."
[Purification Points -1700, Remaining Purification Points: 8770]
Estimated time: 40 minutes
The moment the command was given, the dark blue [Non-Newtonian Rain Entity] seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, slowly drifting towards [Bingxin] who was being held in someone's arms.
"Yi Yi"
Yi Yi was clearly startled. She yelled and threw Bing Xin onto the passenger seat, then plunged her head directly into Xu Si's forehead.
Then a small head popped out, wanting to see what was wrong with her car.
The moment the droplet-shaped non-Newtonian rain body touched the surface of the ice core, it was not repelled, but rather, like a drop of water falling into a sponge, it silently seeped in.
The non-Newtonian rain body did not disintegrate; it seems to have become the core of Bing Xin's work.
Dark blue streaks of light spread and intertwined within the crystal like blood vessels, merging and reconstructing the original ice-crystal-colored veins.
The shape of the crystal did not change much, but its color became deeper and more restrained, as if it had sealed a miniature ocean planet.
"Yi Yi!"
Yi Yi seemed to sense something, flew around Bing Xin once, her little face full of surprise, and then happily snuggled up to her again, she could feel that the bed was more comfortable.
Xu Si waited patiently.
Outside the car window, the rain continued to fall steadily, and the sounds of laughter and conversation could be faintly heard from the campsite.
Forty minutes passed quickly.
[Item enhancement complete!]
Xu Si immediately immersed his consciousness into Bingxin.
[Current Oddity: Heart of Winter]
[Ranking of Oddities: 999]
[Enhanced Trait: Extreme Cold Domain - Extreme Cold Storm]
Description: Winter has arrived, and all things are still. It is not only the source of the cold, but also the epicenter of the storm; at the epicenter, you will be the craziest creature.
[Integrated Characteristics: Ice Protection/Stress Resistance/Liquid Rheology - Ice Guardian]
Description: The Ice Guardian will be the most reliable protection. Don't worry about the safety of the ice crystals. If one layer isn't enough, add ten; if ten layers aren't enough, add them indefinitely. (Note: You are absolutely safe until the ice crystals shatter.)
New Feature: Energy Siphon
Description: It can actively absorb free energy (including but not limited to free energy, disordered psionic energy, etc.) within a certain range, converting it into extreme cold energy reserves while providing a continuous energy replenishment for the holder.
[The price: A pure heart remains unperturbed even when the sky falls.]
[Review: Winter is coming. (Note: Do not attempt to use it to cool an overheated brain.)]
The rankings have even broken through the 1,000 mark!
Each of the three properties is quite practical. He had never used the previous Ice Protection before, so its protective effect was not worth mentioning. This Ice Protection sounds extraordinary.
Moreover, "energy siphon" has solved one of Xu Si's biggest pain points.
In the future, when using [Heart of Winter], there will be no need to mobilize his extraordinary energy; directly using the extreme cold energy will be more direct and efficient.
Moreover, this thing can even feed itself back extraordinary energy; it's practically a perpetual motion machine!
The difference between the two is significant.
Xu Si suddenly thought of a question: if this were upgraded to vehicles, would there be no more range anxiety?
This rain demon is such a treasure!
"This is good stuff."
Xu Si held it in his hand and played with it repeatedly.
However, he didn't bind it immediately. He was thinking of taking the enhancement potion again later, so he didn't want to bother with it anymore.
"Brother Dao, dinner's ready!"
Xiao Luo's voice immediately echoed in Xu Si's mind; the feature of sharing spiritual perception was indeed convenient.
"Understood," Xu Si replied telepathically.
He then left the [Heart of Winter] in the passenger seat and enthusiastically began to experience his new bed.
He pushed open the car door, and the cold raindrops immediately hit his face.
Its pupils glowed faintly, and a layer of almost invisible starlight swirled across its surface, keeping the rain out.
He strode toward the cave, his boots making a soft slurping sound as they sank into the mud.
Inside the cave, the candlelight cast a warm yellow glow on the rock walls.
"If you don't have enough wax, I have some more that I haven't used yet!" The Conqueror had been keeping a constant temperature, and his wax hadn't been of much use along the way.
The broth in the large pot set up on the mountain was much lighter, and you could see some dried fish and moss in it, but not much of it.
The convoy had already begun controlling the supplies as soon as it left the mine.
Although they managed to trade some food with other caravans at the mine, the total consumption of the entire caravan was enormous.
"No need, no need, Old Fu just gave me several dozen kilograms! That should last me a while!"
Tashan now fully understands the value of Xu Si; it's a potion!
How come he never noticed before!
If I had known, I would have given up that precious item he was so fond of and replaced it with an awakening potion instead.
Tashan has already made up his mind.
With this extraordinary item, his defenses were further enhanced.
Next time, he must do more weird things and earn more weird drops.