673, Newbie Protection Period_1

"How despicable."

The Little Snow Maiden strongly condemned this act.

But Gu Yuena acted as if she had not heard, continuing to hug Lin Yi and taking the opportunity for a close encounter with him.

"Does Father God prefer me holding you or her holding you?"

Gu Yuena whispered, her long lashes casting shadows on Lin Yi's cheeks like two little brushes, and though they didn't touch, they tickled his heart.

"Gu Yuena, you're getting bolder," Lin Yi said, staring at the person in front of him.

Taken aback, she moved her face slightly away and gave the Snow Emperor a discontented glare before hastily getting up and walking toward the stage.

It wasn't clear whose anger she held, but she left the stage with a scowl on her face.

Only then did Lin Yi say to the Little Snow Maiden, "Forget the interruption just now, and start your attack."

"How did it feel when mom was hugging dad just now?" the Little Snow Maiden asked, tilting her innocent and puzzled face upward.

"Begin the attack."

"Doesn't it feel good to have a beauty throw herself into your arms?" she persisted, a hint of dissatisfaction creeping onto her innocent face.

"Begin the attack."

"Hmph, I get it, it seems the effort wasn't strong enough," the Little Snow Maiden said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's expression underwent a subtle change.

The Snow Emperor was taken aback and quickly crouched down to look at her daughter and asked softly, "What are you planning to do, you naughty girl?"

The Little Snow Maiden frowned. "Call me Your Majesty the Queen."

"Naughty Queen!"

"Bad Mom!"

The Little Snow Maiden ran over and gave the Snow Emperor a shove, muttering, "To think I've been wanting to help you, and you disrespect me like this!"

The Snow Emperor's mouth twitched; she was starting to lose track of Queen Medusa's train of thought. If all that just now was her idea of help...

Like receiving sudden enlightenment, the Snow Emperor had a moment of realization—so the little one had been trying to set her up with Lin Yi all this time?

For some reason, the Snow Emperor suddenly felt she had been a bit too harsh just now.

She gently hugged the Little Snow Maiden, "I'm sorry, Mommy was wrong. But if you have a plan next time, you should discuss it with mommy in advance. How can I agree if you don't tell me?"

After hearing this, the Little Snow Maiden gave the Snow Emperor a curious glance—she actually saw a trace of excitement on the Snow Emperor's face.

Excitement?

She couldn't be seeing things, could she? Was this woman always brave at heart but timid in action?

The Little Snow Maiden felt more astonished than ever.

"If you two have finished your mother-daughter exchange, is it possible to consider starting the attack now?" Lin Yi's kind reminder came from in front.

Immediately, the Snow Emperor moved aside to give the Little Snow Maiden space.

In truth, she had no idea what skills her daughter possessed at the moment. Although abilities like the Snow Emperor's Triple Extremes were cultivated later, it was likely that the Little Snow Maiden's personal skills were minimal, probably limited to simple abilities like controlling wind, snow, and ice attributes.

Little Snow Maiden raised her right hand, which quickly became enveloped in the white frost spreading through the air.

Just when Lin Yi thought she was about to attack, a slender figure suddenly leaped up from behind Little Snow Maiden—it was the Ice Man!

The Ice Man's arms had fully regrown, one wielding an ice blade that glinted coldly and the other bearing a snowflake serrated saw spinning wildly.

It landed in front of Little Snow Maiden, shaking off large chunks of ice from its long legs. Not only that, but a thick layer of ice had already formed around the Ice Man's feet, naturally unleashing the Ultimate Ice attributes.

However, the temperature on the platform soon plummeted, and it wasn't the Snow Emperor nearby providing assistance; instead, Little Snow Maiden had released her own domain.

The domain of extreme cold is almost a required skill among the beasts of the Extreme North.

Blizzards filled the sky, and the hexagonal snowflakes in the air spun like aimless blades, whistling as they danced with the wind.

Within this domain of low temperature, the Ice Man seemed to grow stronger. Lin Yi indeed noticed it standing taller, with snowflakes continuously falling on it and rapidly adhering and freezing on top, layer upon layer, as if forming a new set of armor. In the midst of the snowstorm, the Ice Man's blades became even more precise, and the speed of the rotating hexagonal serrations began to double, creating an ear-splitting hum.

Finally, it took long strides toward Lin Yi, crossing its arms, and even before the snowflakes settled, the blades were already close to Lin Yi's body.

"Bang!"

The attack ended.

The speed of the rotating hexagonal snowflakes gradually slowed down as if the power system was damaged by the attack.

But the next moment, an expanding golden light burst forth from Lin Yi, blasting the Ice Man up into the sky, with chunks of ice debris falling all through the air.

The Snow Emperor then rushed to Little Snow Maiden's side with lightning speed, a palm crushing the Damage Rebound to smithereens.

"Bang!"

The Ice Man crashed to the ground, its limbs severely damaged and unable to stand up, but fortunately, its wounds were regenerative, and it was now slowly healing.

Lin Yi looked at the panel to see what kind of reward this little guy would receive.

[Loss of Blood: 287646]

[Remaining Blood Volume: 883,037,016,437]

[Damage Level: Red (Novice)]

[Random Reward: Newbie Protection Period]

[Host Reward: Newbie Protection Period (No Critical Strike)]

Seeing the name of the reward, Lin Yi almost laughed out loud. How appropriate the reward was, considering the attacker was an actual one-day-old infant. So, this was granted to it because of that?

Newbie Protection Period, tsk, Lin Yi wanted to see exactly what it would protect.

He opened the explanation for the reward and after a good while, Lin Yi closed the panel.

The setup of this reward did indeed strike him as quite novel.

"Damage 287646, Red Junior, your reward is: Newbie Protection Period."

"The duration of the reward will extend until you turn ten years old, meaning you have five years to use it."

Little Snow Maiden countered, "But I've only been born for a day, I'm only one day old."

Lin Yi, "You've indeed been born just for a day, but your physical age is already five."

Little Snow Maiden still tried to argue for herself, but the Snow Emperor covered her mouth.

Lin Yi, "A new life that has just come into this world is full of first times: the first breath, the first time opening their eyes, the first time walking."

"At the same time, they will gradually understand a truth: that every action taken will lead to a series of consequences, or a cost must be paid to achieve a goal. And your reward, Newbie Protection Period, is something that can erase bad influences from all your 'first times,' or accomplish objectives regardless of any cost."

Mother and daughter looked at Lin Yi, shaking their heads in unison, "We don't understand, can you put it more simply?"