Five Frozen Centuries

There seemed to be a problem with the Wild Giant’s mental state. It probably had read too many high school essays, so it liked to think too much, especially when it thought about life and its meaning. Why would a snowman, a Big Boss guarding a cave, think about all this?

Wei Huo wanted to stuff the soul gem back into the giant’s chest, but he was pushed away by the giant. It said, “I feel like my birth, my cultivation, and my ability to enter the Epic stage were all arranged by fate so that I would come to this snowy mountain. It was all for this blooming moment. This is my mission. At the moment, I can feel this mission. This is probably the legendary Mission Summons, right?”

Wei Huo was confused.

Tell me again, what is your mission?

Wei Huo could not help but ask, “Do you know something?”

Indeed, as the Wild Giant had said, its existence had been determined by the game system for the rest of its life. It wanted to guard this snowy mountain. It wanted to fight with the Black Dragon and make the players choose. If the players chose to kill it, it could only be attacked by the Black Dragon and the players before dying and releasing the most beautiful fireworks at the last moment.

That was the fate of NPCs. That was the fate of the Big Boss.

Wei Huo could not help but feel a little sad. A few moments later, he said, “You’re not going to die. Why are you feeling sad? If you don’t like your fate, just leave with me!”

Wei Huo planned to lure the Epic-ranked assassin away, but he had not expected the Wild Giant to smile. It said, “I can’t leave this place. Look, my soul will dissipate as soon as my soul gem is shattered. I’m… about to die.”

Wei Huo was stunned. Indeed, he could see that the snowman’s body was healthy thanks to the Information Feed. However, although it still had a soul, its soul gem shattered after being hit by the Black Dragon.

The Wild Giant looked at the starry sky that was almost covered by dark clouds and asked, “Are you really a human?”

Wei Huo nodded and said, “That’s right, I’m a human. I’m an authentic human.”

The Wild Giant asked, “Can you tell me what the term for ‘starry sky’ is in the human language?”

Wei Huo fell silent. He did not know how the term ‘starry sky’ was translated. Every word he said was automatically translated by the system, and Wei Huo could not turn off the system because he could not find the translation setting.

No matter how many times Wei Huo spoke in the human language, he could not tell the snowman how to say the words ‘starry sky’.

That was why Wei Huo could not speak.

However, the Wild Giant suddenly laughed. “See, you don’t even know how to say that. You’re indeed not human.”

Wei Huo was speechless.

Why are you insulting me?

Wei Huo remained silent. He could not answer because he did not know how to explain this to the other party.

I am indeed human, but I really can’t tell you how to say that phrase in Mandarin.

The Wild Giant looked at the starry sky that was gradually covered by dark clouds and started reciting the essay. “The Greatness of Ordinary People by author Wei Huo. A drop of water may be ordinary, but it nourishes an inch of land.”

Wei Huo listened quietly. At that moment, he could not help but think about it. Did I write this essay to influence this snowman and change its fate? Was everything really destined?’

“I was born ordinary, I lived an ordinary life, and I died an ordinary death. Although history does not remember me, I have contributed to it… Friend, can you do me a favor?”

Wei Huo snapped out of his thoughts and asked, “What kind of favor?”

The Wild Giant had its last thought as it moved the test papers in front of Wei Huo. It then said, “Save these ancient scrolls for me. After I die, the Ice Elementals in the sealed ancient scrolls will vanish. I don’t want these ancient scrolls to be lost.”

The last star in the sky disappeared. Dark clouds gathered again, and snow continued falling.

Wei Huo looked into the snowman’s eyes and said solemnly, “Don’t worry, I will take care of these ancient scrolls.”

The giant nodded and pointed at a test paper. “One more thing. I hope you can help me find the owner of this ancient scroll. If he’s still alive, tell him…”

“Tell him what?” Wei Huo’s eyes were moist. I’m right in front of you. What are you trying to tell me?

The giant said with a pause, “Tell him… his deskmate is…”

The snowy giant’s body trembled as its eyes lost their luster.

Wei Huo was confused. My deskmate? What happened to my deskmate? Come to think of it, who was my deskmate?

This was probably a quest notification. He could look for clues in these test papers in the future.

The snow was swept away by the battle, but it gradually gathered as it fell. However, the snow on the snowman’s body was slowly melting. In the end, it turned into a pile of gravel, and the snowman’s strength disappeared.

Wei Huo did not know if the Wild Giant had been a living creature. Although it could move, it did not have any blood. Although it could think, it did not have a brain. The soul gem had been its core. Without the gem, it had died.

The soul gem in Wei Huo’s hand was shattered into pieces, but he kept it.

One could not obtain any Magical Stones by killing an Epic-ranked creature, but one could exchange a soul gem for 1,000 Magical Stones. It seemed like an Epic-ranked soul and a Rare-ranked soul were not 100 times different, but 1,000 times.

The broken soul gem could be exchanged for Magical Stones as well. However, Wei Huo would not exchange it. He planned to keep the gem, as he might have a chance to resurrect the snowman in the future.

The Wild Giant and the Black Dragon were both dead, but the Ice Elementals on the snowy mountain were still there. Some new ones would appear after some time. Wei Huo went down the mountain and searched everywhere. Indeed, he found the Black Dragon’s Lair in a hidden place. Unfortunately, there was nothing in the Black Dragon’s Lair other than a Crawling Dragon.

It seemed like the Black Dragon’s Lair was just a normal upgrading area.

Wei Huo waited for half a year. The new Epic-ranked snowy giant and the new Epic-ranked Black Dragon respawned, but they could not remember Wei Huo anymore.

The new Wild Giant did not remember Wei Huo or any humans. It was not interested in human science, as Wei Huo had collected all the textbooks. It did not know anything about human ancient scrolls or the human language.

Plus, its temperament was completely different from the snowman’s. It was not the same giant it had been before!

It was a new snowy giant sent by the snowmen.

Due to the fact that both the Wild Giant and the Black Dragon were dead, Wei Huo’s quest had failed. This time, he climbed up the mountain and obtained another piece of armor. He then triggered the quest.

Wei Huo helped the snowman kill the Black Dragon and completed the quest. He was rewarded with the snowman’s favorability bonus and a random item.

‘Spotted Slag’

‘Skill: Sacrifice. When using the item, you will cause burn damage to everything around you.’

It was a fist-sized slag. A circle of fire would appear under one’s feet when it was used. The circle of fire would not harm one’s body, but it would hurt everything around it. When Wei Huo acquired this equipment, white smoke was emitted from the soul gem he had gotten by killing the Black Dragon. The surrounding dragons scattered in fear, and the snow melted. Wei Sha and the rhinoceros also moved away from Wei Huo.

Wei Huo did some calculations. The burning temperature was about 1,000°C and had a range of 10 meters. It was considered a rather powerful AOE weapon.