Once upon a time there was a kind snowman who wore a big hat, a long scarf, and arms made of branches.

It doesn't know where or why it was born, but it has a small wish, and that is to pass on the feeling of warmth and happiness to others.

It walked and walked on the snowfield, and on the first day, it met a homeless man who was huddled in rags in the snow.

"Kind snowman, I'm about to freeze to death, you're a snowman, you don't understand the fierceness and cold of this snowstorm, if you can, can you let me borrow your hat and scarf to spend this winter?" The homeless man asked, hugging his shoulders and looking at it pleadingly.

"Absolutely."

The snowman took off his hat and scarf, saw the joy and gratitude on the homeless man's face, and said, "Please use them to warm your body, please remember this warm touch and joy, and pass on this kindness and happiness." ”

The snowman lost his hat and scarf and was no longer beautiful, but he was happy to help those in need.

The next day, it met a soldier standing guard on duty, and the fierce cold wind blew the wood that was about to burn out beside the soldier, and the soldier looked at the fire that was about to be extinguished, and said to the snowman:

"Kind snowman, this winter is too cold, you are a snowman, you don't understand our human fear of the cold, if you can, can you let me borrow a branch from your body to keep this fire burning, okay?"

"Absolutely."

The snowman plucked his arms and put them in the burning fire.

"Please don't feel free to use them to keep warm, I only have a trivial request, I hope you can pass on the happiness and emotion at this time."

The temperature of the flame made its body melt slightly, and it thought that this was the feeling of warmth, and it felt very happy in its heart.

On the third day, it met a hungry child who looked at its nose and eyes with longing.

"Kind Mr. Snowman, I'm about to freeze to death and starve to death, can you please be kind enough to save me, poor little man?"

"Of course, kid."

The snowman said, "It's a pity that I don't have an arm now, so I can only trouble you to get what I need on my body, I only have a trivial request......"

Before it could finish speaking, the child excitedly plucked out its nose made of carrots and eyes made of briquettes, and disappeared into the snowstorm.

"I hope you can pass on the happiness and emotion you have gained at this time......

Its voice disappeared into the snow.

Day 4.

Someone found the snowman who had lost his hat, scarf, arms, nose, and eyes, and it was a man who was swearing and resentful.

Today's snowman has lost all its features, leaving only two snowballs, one large and one small.

"Damn stinky bitch, urge urge, urge what! Well, who is standing up such a big snowball in front of my house? ”

"Hi kind sir, could you please ......"

Bang!

Before the snowman could open his mouth, he was scattered by a punch from the man to vent his anger, and he turned into disintegrating snow chips and died.

After the man finished this punch, it seemed that he let out a bad breath, he felt better, and turned to walk home.

The snowman can no longer speak, nor can he convey warmth and happiness.

But the kind-hearted snowman traded his own death for the perfect ending, and he succeeded in saving a family that was on the verge of breaking down.

Its warmth and kindness will surely continue to be passed on in some unknown part of the snowfield......

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Xia Ming suddenly woke up from his stupor.

"Why did you suddenly think of such a fairy tale?"

He opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar room, the unfamiliar ceiling.

The memory in his mind was still stuck in the last moment when he was going to go with Theresia to defeat the Ice King, and at that time, she seemed to be ......

His heart tightened, he hurried out of bed and opened the curtains with a bang.

Outside the window, you can see the rows of high-rise buildings and the gray-white sky.

This is City Four.

"You're awake."

The door opened, and Terred pushed the door in.

"Do you know what's going on?" Xia Ming calmed down and asked.

"Theresia and her men and soldiers have gone to the Far North to defeat the Ice King, and before she can leave, she knocked me and you unconscious and sent someone to send us here."

Treed gestured to his feet.

"City Four, the safest base camp."

It seems that although Teresia is full of confidence, she does not have the certainty and confidence to win, so she will send the two people she really cares about here.

Although she gradually lost her humanity and became domineering and violent, she did not completely lose her kindness and love.

But Xia Ming didn't want to be sent back, he also wanted to witness the duel between Theresia and the Ice King, and wanted to try to pull back the girl who had become cold and ruthless, and the back door he prepared hadn't been used yet......

However, just as he was about to set off and rush to the Arctic Ice Field, the eldest brother stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Xia Ming, don't go, Theresia knocked us unconscious and sent us back, not only to protect us, but also to have another purpose."

This is also the reason why he woke up before Xia Ming, but did not rush to the front line.

As an older brother, knowing that his sister will be in danger, how can he sit here safely waiting for unknown news?

"This is what Luger told me, do you know why after the death of the Valkyrie, those followers who worship and worship and follow her ideas, that is, in the ember organization today, there are basically no old people who followed the Valkyrie to fight in all directions?"

Treed spoke slowly.

"The flame of the Valkyrie is the most powerful flame that can use all living beings as fuel and nourishment."

"And compared to those demonic beasts that don't have intelligence, those desolate beasts who only know bloodthirsty killing, the improvement brought by their death is not much. People, to be precise, the souls of psionics filled with strong emotions are the best nutrients and fuels that make this flame strong and vigorous. ”

"The first Valkyrie went all the way to the end and seriously injured the Ice King, and she also encountered many difficulties and setbacks, difficulties and dangers. She is dedicated to the people, not as domineering as Theresia, although she has a cold and indifferent temperament, she never makes any choice to sacrifice the common people, she is really a noble person for the people of the Northland, so how did she survive the dangers and dangers again and again? ”

Xia Ming's eyes moved slightly.

"Looks like you've guessed it."

Treed looked at his expression, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "You can't sacrifice the lives of civilians, so you have to use the souls and lives of your companions as firewood, and turn their spiritual energy and shining will into the blazing and bright light of the flames to complete the impossible miracle." ”

"In the end, everyone's faith and will, as well as herself, turned into that red flame, trying to burn the cold and shadow that covered the northland, but unfortunately the flame failed to melt the ice and snow, and the Ice King was not dead, leaving only an ember that was about to be extinguished to this day."

(End of chapter)