On the Ark.

Do you think so?

"Isn't that so?"

“Is that so?” Skadi released Lin Ye and said softly, “If this makes you feel better, then I have achieved my goal.”

"Hmm." Lin Ye nodded. He was about to say that he felt much better, but looking at Skadi in front of him, he suddenly felt an impulse and changed the words that were about to come out to, "Much better, but still a little bit."

Skadi frowned slightly: "Almost?"

“Yes.” Lin Ye smiled and reached out his hand, this time taking the initiative to embrace Skadi. “Just a little bit more.”

In truth, when he reached out, Lin Ye was far from as calm as he appeared; in fact, he was extremely nervous. In the year or so he'd known Skadi, she had always been the one initiating everything, seemingly in control of everything. Even during that deep-sea expedition, Lin Ye had assumed he was there to rescue Skadi, but in reality, he wasn't needed at all. Skadi could have handled everything on her own, it just took her a little longer.

So today, it was probably the first time Lin Ye had taken the initiative to reach out to Skadi, and it was such an intimate gesture as an embrace. He was afraid that he would appear unnatural due to nervousness, and he was also afraid that Skadi would reject him, which would be awkward.

Fortunately, none of this happened. He smoothly embraced Skadi, and Skadi didn't resist at all. However, Lin Ye still keenly sensed that Skadi's body stiffened for a moment, which made him chuckle. He wondered if this was another side of Skadi's strong mind and body? Did Skadi feel that brief moment of helplessness when she hugged him?

Lin Ye had many questions in his mind, but those questions were not worth worrying about at the moment.

He had already embraced Skadi, his hands sinking into her soft, wavy white hair.

Then, there was no sound in the room except for the beating of two hearts pressed tightly together.

Lin Ye also wanted to quietly enjoy this rare moment of warmth, but the moment he hugged Skadi, it was as if the floodgates of his heart had been opened, and he suddenly had so much to say to Skadi. So he slowly lowered his head, put his mouth to Skadi's ear, and then whispered, "I don't know if I did something wrong."

"What is it?"

“It’s that girl, the girl named Yilan, and her whole family,” Lin Ye said. “She’s a very lovely and kind girl, with no bad intentions. Her parents are the same; they often invite me to their home for meals during holidays. It makes me feel like I’m not alone in this world… or rather, this city.”

"and then?"

"And then, they were gone." Lin Ye's voice was a little hoarse. "You probably already know, it was the dean who told me. And they shouldn't have ended up like this, I had a chance to save her."

"You don't."

“No, I did, I really did,” Lin Ye said. “That night, Yilan disappeared. My brother and I went to look for her and found her at the hospital. She was with a bunch of infected people. I tried to take her away, but the infected people stopped me. Then I pulled out my gun. At that time, I only had one gun, and there were only three bullets in it. I was facing more than a dozen thugs, all of whom wanted me dead. But I still managed to get Yilan out, even though I almost died there myself.”

Skadi didn't speak this time, just listened quietly. She could sense that Lin Ye's thoughts were somewhat chaotic, so his words weren't very illogical. But logic wasn't necessary at this moment; she believed Lin Ye just needed to say what he wanted to say. Just like Skadi, who came from the deep sea, she never comforted people with words, only with actions. If someone needed a shoulder to lean on, she would offer a shoulder; if someone needed a hug, she would offer a hug. Now Lin Ye needed someone to listen to his story, so she would be that quiet listener.

"I was actually very happy after joining Rhodes Island. Although I often encountered trouble, it was much more interesting than in Chernobog. So I almost forgot how I lived in Chernobog until today, until I came back here and heard the Dean talk about the past two years. Only then did I slowly remember." Lin Ye said softly. "Skadi, although it may sound a bit sentimental, this is really how I feel. I am a person without a past here, and I don't know where the future is. I think as long as I live happily and fulfillingly every day, that's enough. I really don't care what happens to other people or what happens to the world. Just like when I experienced that night of riots, I left Chernobog and came to Rhodes Island. I had a completely different life from those who stayed. If it weren't for today, I wouldn't care at all what happened to those who stayed."

As he spoke, Lin Ye slowly released Skadi and then took two steps back.

“But Yilan’s death suddenly left me feeling very lost,” Lin Ye said. “I don’t know why I’m alive, and I don’t know what I should do. Should I live carefree like before, enjoying each day until I die, or…”

Skadi gazed at Lin Ye and slowly asked, "Or what?"

Lin Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's do something more meaningful."

"for example?"

Lin Ye took a deep breath and said, "I am a doctor."

"Ah."

"Actually, I'm quite proud, because I've not only saved so many animals, but also some people, so I sometimes feel a little smug and think of myself as a savior or something," Lin Ye said softly. "Until today, I realized that I couldn't even save the little girl who had been with me for two years. She always thought I was a very good doctor, but all I thought about every day was how to live my own life well."

Skadi sensed that Lin Ye's next words were important, so she remained silent, not pressuring him to speak, but waiting quietly. Lin Ye, meanwhile, was watching Skadi, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace within him.

"Although it was just a thought that popped into my head just now, I think I've found what I want to do." Lin Ye said, emphasizing each word. "I'm a doctor, and now I want to save all the poor people in this world like Yilan. I want to change their fate. And I also feel that this is the reason why God gave me a second chance at life."

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The author's note: I recommend a book called "I Released the Demon in the Bottle," you can check it out if you're interested.

Synopsis: I've transmigrated, opened a bottle, and accidentally released a demon from it. What should I do next?

"Since I was trapped in this bottle for four hundred years, I've sworn that whoever saves me, I'll beat them to a pulp!" "Awoo~ So fierce!"

In order to survive the clutches of the devil, Lu Ye had no choice but to...

"Go inside!"

Chapter 487 The Savior (Third Update)

Lin Ye simply wanted to be honest with Skadi, but without thinking, he blurted out, "I think this is why God gave me a second chance at life." He realized his mistake immediately after saying it and glanced at Skadi somewhat guiltily. Fortunately, Skadi didn't seem to notice anything or ask any questions. It was unclear whether she hadn't heard him or simply didn't care; after all, Lin Ye had told her that he came to Chernobog after suffering amnesia and had no idea where he was from before. From that perspective, the idea of ​​being given a second chance at life didn't seem so wrong.

However, this also made Lin Ye feel a little regretful. He originally planned to tell Skadi everything, but the matter of time travel was the only thing he could keep to himself. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have to keep it to himself for the rest of his life.

"Do you want to save all the infected people in the world?" Skadi also had her own concerns, and she understood what Lin Ye meant.

"Yes," Lin Ye smiled and said, "Isn't it a rather unrealistic wish?"

Since time travel is something that can't be explained, there's no point in hiding the "L cell." Lin Ye was planning to tell Skadi this secret when she asked, "What do you want to do?" But Skadi didn't ask that at all. She just nodded and said, "If it were you, I believe it's possible."

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly wider.

“It seems you’ve figured it out.” Skadi walked past Lin Ye. “Then I should go back and rest too.”

"Huh?" Lin Ye didn't expect Skadi to leave so soon. He wanted to chat with her a little longer. However, he had already said everything he needed to say, and there was really no good excuse to make Skadi stay. So, after scratching his head for a long time, he could only watch Skadi walk to the door. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "Goodnight."

Skadi stopped at the door, turned back to look at Lin Ye, and said softly, "Don't think too much. Once you decide to stand in front of that little girl, the outcome is no longer important. Goodnight, Lin Ye."

After saying that, Skadi left the room. Lin Ye was left standing alone by the window, stunned for a long time, before chuckling softly, "Skadi, you really know how to comfort people."

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"You brat, how can you be so clumsy! You're asking for it!"

The bottle exploded on Aesop's head; his small body couldn't withstand such a powerful impact and he fell straight to the ground.

"Tsk, still so weak." The drunkard who was beating Aesop with a bottle couldn't help but shake his head, then let out a burp. "What a downer, boss, couldn't you hire a better waiter?! What can this brat do?"

The boss immediately scurried over with a beaming smile: "Sorry, sorry, sir. Well, this kid is clumsy, but he's cheap. These days, it's really rare to find someone cheap, willing to work, and not infected. Please be lenient. I'm willing to compensate you for disturbing your business... I'll deduct it from this kid's wages."

The drunkard couldn't help but chuckle, pointing the bottle at the boss: "I have to say, you're a really shameless guy, but I like it."

"Hehehe, as long as the customer likes it." The boss said, kicking Aesop, who was lying on the ground, with his foot. "You brat, get the hell home and stop getting in the way."

Aesop slowly got up from the ground, wiped the blood from his nose, and whispered to the boss, "Boss, um, today's wages..."

"Hey, you brat, you ruined the customers' meal and you still dare to ask me for wages?!" The boss glared at Aesop. "I'm being lenient by not holding you accountable. Get out of here right now!"

Aesop opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the furious glare of the shopkeeper and the menacing-looking customer, he dared not utter a word and could only turn and run. As he ran, he could still hear the conversation between the shopkeeper and the customer behind him.

"Is this little brat an orphan?"

"Not really. I have relatives, but they are infected and escaped from Chernobog."

"Tsk, no wonder she's so obedient. I wish she were a girl."

"There's nothing I can do. It suddenly got cold tonight, and I just want to find something to warm myself up."

Aesop didn't hear anything after that, because he ran out of the bar, onto the street, slowed down, and walked alone with his head down.

He was starving. He hadn't eaten much all day, which was why he collapsed. He couldn't remember having a proper meal in ages. Ever since they fled from Chernobog to this small town called "Sap" a year ago, the idea of ​​having enough to eat had become a thing of the past for him.

Moreover, it wasn't just that. If it were just a matter of not being able to get enough to eat, that wouldn't be so bad; at least they would be alive. But this family of four had suffered a devastating loss. The father was beaten to death by Chernobog police the very night they fled. The mother brought him and his sister here, but she fell ill shortly after starting work.

As for his older sister, Ilan, her infection had worsened due to the lack of medication, and she was now bedridden and unable to do anything. Therefore, the only one in the entire family capable of working was him, the ten-year-old "man." Thinking of this, Aesop wanted to cry, and he did cry, his tears mingling with blood. He cried all the way back to their temporary, dilapidated house, oblivious to the fact that the surrounding temperature had dropped considerably, and even the walls were covered in frost.

He stood at the door and wiped away his tears.

Can't cry.

Lin, the boy next door, once told him that boys can cry, and it's okay to cry when they feel wronged, but they should never cry in front of women. He remembered this well, so he wiped away his tears little by little before opening the door and going inside.

"Mom, I'm back..."

Before he could finish speaking, Aesop's eyes widened in shock when he saw the scene before him after entering the house.

"Who...who are you?!"

There were already three or four more people in the small room, surrounding the mother and sister on the bed. The one leading them was a woman with long white hair. After hearing the sound, she turned her head and stared at Aesop with her gray eyes.

“We came over after we noticed the commotion,” the woman said in a cold voice. “Is this girl your sister? She was almost at her limit just now.”

Aesop panicked and rushed towards the woman, shouting, "What have you done?!"

"Don't rush."

The woman raised her hand, and Aesop's legs were frozen by the sudden rise of frost.

"I'm here to save you," Froststar said calmly.

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Author's note: 62 chapters still owed. I'm going to my grandma's for dinner tomorrow, but I'll try my best to update.

Chapter 488 Happy New Year! (4K)

"I'm here to save you."

These were Frostnova's words to Aesop. Two years ago, Aesop might have believed her, but now it was impossible. He struggled to pull his legs out of the solid ice, but how could a child like him, still not an adult, possibly contend with Frostnova's strength? No matter how much he struggled, the ice binding him remained as hard as steel.

"Let me go!" Aesop yelled at Frostnova. "Get away from my mother and my sister."

"Hey, you brat," Afu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Can't you understand human language? Big sister is here to save you."

"Who would believe you! Get away from them right now! Otherwise, otherwise I'll..."

Frostnova naturally didn't care about Aesop's threat; what she cared about was Aesop's resistance. So she frowned slightly and asked, "Why won't you believe me?"

Why should I believe you?

“I have no reason to harm you,” Frostnova said. “Besides, I am infected too, we are all infected.”

"Infected?" Aesop gritted his teeth. "I hate the Infected the most, you bastards, you beasts..."

Froststar's eyes narrowed slightly. The temperature in the room dropped further, and the ice that had only bound Aesop's legs began to climb up his body like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Within seconds, Aesop's body from the neck down was frozen solid. He felt an unprecedented chill and fear, as if he would drown in the ice at any moment.

"You brat!" Afu said, "We were just trying to help you, and you treat us like this?"

Even though he felt the Grim Reaper's scythe against his neck, Aesop had nothing to fear now. He thought of the injustices he'd suffered over the past two years, of his father being beaten to death by the Ursus military police that night, and of how it all stemmed from his sister contracting Oripathy, and the reason for that infection…

"You bastards!" Aesop roared hoarsely, tears streaming down his face. "You're the ones who ruined my family! Father is dead, Mother is sick, Sister is dying, and I'm all alone now. Fine, kill me then! Kill me! You damned infected!"

"Oh dear, look at my temper!" Afu also lost his temper, glaring at Aesop, "You brat, you don't know what's good for you, do you? Today I'm going to teach you a lesson."

As he spoke, he walked toward Aesop, intending to teach this rude brat a lesson, but Frostnova stopped him.