On the Ark.

Looking at the pale-faced Froststar, Lin Ye took a deep breath and said, "She's already taken her clothes off, what do we do now?"

“Very good,” Warfarin said. “Now let’s see how big her breasts are.”

Lin Ye almost bit his tongue; his tension vanished in an instant.

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Lin Ye was furious.

"I told you to look at how big her breasts are!" Warfarin snapped. "Can't you even do something this simple?! The Originium particles in her body have definitely reached her heart. The only way to save her is to inject the medicine directly into her chest to clear the Originium particles around her heart! If her breasts are too big, the medicine simply won't go in!"

Lin Ye was speechless. He could only carefully observe Shuangxing's chest before honestly replying, "It's quite big."

"Tsk." Warfarin made a sound of displeasure. "Another big-breasted girl. This is really troublesome. What's the point of growing so big? Besides being an eyesore and a nuisance, what other use is she?"

Lin Ye dared not refute Warfarin and could only ask, "Then what should we do?"

"We'll do it under her armpit, what else can we do? Although it's not as effective as the chest injection, if she can pull through, it won't be much worse."

Lin Ye had just retrieved the reagents when Warfarin's words startled him. He remained silent for a moment before asking, "Tell me honestly, have you already put the drug into human trials?"

"Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking that?"

“Because I think,” Lin Ye said softly, looking at the potion in his hand, “if it were you, you would definitely do the same.”

“Tsk, you guessed right,” Warfarin said. “But don’t worry, I’m not some heartless witch. The people I target are those who are beyond cure, just like your current lover. I use the reagent at the last minute, with their consent.”

"We'll talk about that when we get back." Lin Ye took a deep breath and asked slowly, "What about the success rate?"

“0,” Warfarin said calmly. “A total of 13 cases, all of them experienced rejection, and none of them survived. Moreover, they were using the modified version that I used, not the original model you have.”

Lin Ye's body froze instantly.

"What, you want to give up?" Warfarin said. "If you do, I won't blame you. Just leave now. After all, if you didn't do it, she would have died from the explosion of her own Originium particles, but if you did, she would have died because of you..."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter anymore." Lin Ye tossed the phone aside, then picked up the reagent and said softly, "What I'm left with now is a fill-in-the-blank question, not a multiple-choice one."

After saying that, he removed Frostnova's last clothes and then injected all of the "L-type" reagent into her body.

……

……

Author's note: One hundred chapters still owed.

I've been having stomach problems these past couple of days. I had diarrhea the day before yesterday and constipation today. I ate too much tonight, and I feel nauseous sitting in front of the computer for three or four hours straight. I have absolutely no energy to write, it's unbearable.

Chapter 500 It's Better to Hold Her Hand Tightly (First Update)

In truth, when injecting the drug into Frostnova's body, Lin Ye was far from as calm as he appeared; in fact, he was quite apprehensive. Although for Frostnova at this moment, there was no other choice but to inject the drug, was the "L-type," which still had a zero success rate, really the answer they needed?

Lin Ye was also unaware of the situation, so after injecting all the medicine into Shuangxing's body, he felt as if his body had been completely drained in an instant, and he slumped to the side, staring blankly at the unconscious Shuangxing, his feelings complicated.

"What?" Warfarin's voice came through the receiver again. "You've already changed your mind?"

"I've already made it in," Lin Ye said irritably. "Is there any chance of backing out?"

“That’s right, there’s nothing to regret. You were trying to save her, not harm her,” Warfarin said. “Even if she only has a 0.1% chance of surviving, it’s still better than zero, don’t you think?”

"While I appreciate your timely dose of platitudes," Lin Ye said, "I think it would be better if you just told me what to do next, and how long it will take for this medicine to take effect."

Warfarin said calmly, "It took effect the moment it entered her body."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Ye noticed that Shuangxing's expression suddenly changed, as if she was in great pain, and her whole body trembled slightly.

"Warfarin!" Lin Ye shouted, "It's reacting!"

"Why are you yelling so loudly? Didn't I just say that the drug started taking effect the moment it entered her body?" Warfarin said. "Why are you so surprised?"

Lin Ye asked, "You mean, 'Type L-1' has already started to take effect?"

“Yes,” Warfarin said. “To be honest, the ‘L cells’ in your body are much more ferocious than you appear. They’re like the natural enemy of the Originium Virus. Once they detect the virus, they pounce on it like mad dogs, tearing, devouring, and ultimately completely decomposing it. And your old flame is already in the very late stage of the disease. Since he’s almost at the point of self-destruction, the amount of Originium particles in his body is naturally beyond question. The ‘L’ cells naturally take effect immediately upon entering his body.”

"Is that so?"

"That's how it is, but that's also its drawback."

"shortcoming?"

“Yes, your body is the home ground of the ‘L’ cells, so they can perform their functions perfectly, and you don’t need to worry about your body being too damaged,” Warfarin said slowly. “But it’s different in other people’s bodies. This is what I’ve been emphasizing before: rejection. They move around unchecked in other people’s bodies and can cause even more damage to the body than the Originium virus itself in a very short time.”

Lin Ye felt his throat was a little dry: "Did your previous thirteen test subjects also die for this reason?"

“Not entirely, but it is indeed the main reason,” Warfarin said calmly. “'L-type' can indeed kill viruses. After using it, the density of Originium crystals in the bodies of those thirteen patients decreased significantly. In other words, their symptoms did improve significantly after using 'L-type,' something that no other drug or technology on the market can do.”

"But they still died."

“Yes, didn’t I just say that the thirteen cases didn’t ultimately die from Oripathy, but from the damage that ‘L-type’ caused to their bodies,” Warfarin said. “That damage was irreparable, so they died.”

"...So what should I do now?" Lin Ye asked.

"Don't rush, do as I say. Did you bring a thermometer?"

"No."

"Tsk, you're not bringing anything? Are you even a doctor?" Warfarin said irritably. "Then use your hands. Try taking her temperature by hand on her forehead, armpits, and anus."

Forehead, armpits, and anus...

Lin Ye looked at his hand, completely unsure how to test the last one.

“Hey, you’re not still hesitating at a time like this, are you?” Warfarin said. “I need to make sure she has a fever.”

“She does have a fever,” Lin Ye said. “Her temperature is probably over forty degrees Celsius.”

Warfarin was somewhat surprised: "Didn't you say you didn't bring a thermometer?"

"I've been a veterinarian for so many years, after all," Lin Ye asked. "Is this normal?"

"normal."

Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'm relieved..."

"Those thirteen patients also had fevers of over forty degrees Celsius before they died."

Lin Ye swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"You want to ask me what to do, and I'd love to know too," Warfarin sighed softly. "Do you think those thirteen people would still be dead if I knew what to do? I'm not some heartless monster who takes lives lightly. I learn from every failure and try again next time. But all the methods we've tried so far have failed, and I'm really frustrated. So, do you think that's why I wanted you to stay on Rhodes Island? Because things are really not going well."

Lin Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "If..."

"If your old flame survives, you'll listen to me from now on, right?" Warfarin laughed. "Never mind, the probability is pitifully low..."

“I didn’t say that,” Lin Ye said. “Regardless of whether she survives or not, I will listen to you from now on until the ‘L reagent’ is completely perfected.”

Warfarin was somewhat surprised: "Oh? How come you suddenly changed your personality? Are you no longer free-spirited and unrestrained?"

Lin Ye looked at Shuangxing, whose expression was pained, and said softly, "Because I have something else I want to do now."

"Is this what they mean by 'a boy always grows into a man in a split second'?" Warfarin laughed. "If it can make you this determined, then the girl's death isn't so bad after all..."

“She’s not dead yet,” Lin Ye interrupted Warfarin, saying, “I don’t want to give up either. So, if there’s anything else I can do, please tell me.”

Warfarin was silent for a moment, then smiled.

"In my opinion, there's not much you can do anymore, since you don't even have a thermometer with you. But you're obviously unwilling to give up now. In that case, why not believe in something else, something outside of medicine?"

Lin Ye was somewhat puzzled: "Something outside of medicine?"

“Two years ago, I diagnosed a girl named Liz and thought she was beyond saving; it would be good enough if she could just stay alive,” Warfarin said. “But you obviously know better than I do what happened afterward. If there’s nothing more medicine can do, why not try something else? Like holding her hand tightly? Perhaps what she needs most right now, more than any medical intervention, is a hand to hold. What do you think?”

Chapter 501 When you open your eyes, you will see the sun and me (4K)

Winters in Ursus are always so cold.

Large, feathery snowflakes drifted slowly down from the dim sky, and the layers of gray clouds made it impossible to recall when the last sunrise had been. At least in Yelena's memory, the sun had never risen over this mine.

The little girl, barefoot and dressed in tattered clothes, walked through the snow-covered mine, carrying a basket almost as big as herself, filled with ore. She walked slowly, not knowing where she came from or where she was going, only that someone was shouting in her ear, telling her to walk faster, and then every now and then a whip would fall on her body, leaving bloody welts.

Finally, she collapsed in the snow, letting the snow fall on her and letting the darkness, like a tide, slowly surge towards her.

However, someone walked up to her, helped her take the basket off her back, and then pulled her to her feet.

She looked up and saw a face that seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen it before.

"Who...are you?" Froststar asked.

"You'll find out soon enough," Lin Ye said.

This is Froststar's dream.

In reality, Froststar had fallen into a coma, and while she was unconscious, Lin Ye grabbed her hand, thus entering her dream. Although this was something Lin Ye hadn't expected—he had never entered the dream of someone on the verge of death before—being able to enter wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least he could do more now.

Lin Ye's abilities typically touch upon the most vulnerable, unforgettable, and unwanted memories of those involved. For example, Liz, trapped "forever" in an underground prison, and Guigu Yuki, tormented by nightmares since childhood. Frostnova's situation falls somewhere between Liz and Guigu Yuki, at least that's what Lin Ye has observed so far.

But unlike Liz and Yukie Oniguchi, this was less of Frostnova's dream and more of her last consciousness.

Because apart from the ground beneath her feet, the rest of the world was shrouded in darkness, indicating that Frostnova's consciousness was being slowly eroded by "death." Once Frostnova's consciousness was completely consumed, it would mean that she was utterly dead.

Lin Ye did not want such a thing to happen.

So he led Froststar, from his dream, to the very center of his consciousness, to a raised pile of rocks. He brushed the snow off the rocks and sat down with Froststar. Froststar was still dazed; although she didn't know who Lin Ye was, she sat quietly beside him, like a well-behaved little rabbit.

Only the creator of a dream can truly control it—this was the lesson Lin Ye learned from Liz and Guigu Xuehui. All he could do was guide, so he had to guide Shuangxing to persevere.

"Yelena," Lin Ye didn't tell Froststar what was happening outside, but asked in a light tone, "It's snowing. Do you like snow?"

"Snow?" Froststar looked up in confusion at the snowflakes in her dream, then shook her head. "I don't like it."

"why?"

“Because… Father died,” Frostnova said. “Mother died, Grandmother died. When they died, snow fell on them.”

Lin Ye fell silent.

He had no idea what Froststar had gone through in the past; she had never told him, nor had she ever had the chance. In fact, before today, Lin Ye and Froststar's relationship was limited to a brief encounter four years ago. He only knew Froststar's name, while Froststar didn't even know his.

But there was no way to ask now, because Lin Ye noticed that when Froststar mentioned her parents and grandmother, the darkness seemed to close in on them more rapidly. Although Froststar hadn't noticed, Lin Ye couldn't ignore it. At this moment, any pessimism or despair would only hasten Froststar's death.

Lin Ye thought to himself, "I have to do something."

So he coughed lightly twice and said, "Actually, snow itself is very beautiful."

"beautiful?"

“Yes, when the sun rises,” Lin Ye said. “Snow is beautiful in the sunlight; you’ll know if you’ve ever seen it. The snow slowly melts under the sun, turning into water, which heralds the arrival of spring.”