Time froze, still.
Beneath the ice and snow, there was absolute tranquility.
"You are Qin Yu, aren't you?"
In Qin Yu's mind, a mysterious female voice suddenly echoed.
She whispered, with a hint of a different emotion.
It was the scrutiny of a first encounter with someone never met before.
At the same time, it was also the relief of finally meeting.
This contradictory feeling of strangeness yet belonging…
As if a queen about to march into battle had chosen the most outstanding knight.
Beneath her proud and domineering demeanor, there was an ineffable tenderness.
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Qin Yu was slightly stunned. Who was talking to him?
Mysterious and pretending to be a master?
Alright, to be able to converse with his consciousness from afar.
Currently, only the God of Cryo could do that.
This sudden woman was indeed not simple.
Thinking this, Qin Yu's eyes flickered.
Not only that.
The Cryo Archon's original eye had actually reacted just now.
After she replenished her mana, she wouldn't need the original eye to suppress the curse anymore.
This meant…
Something had stirred the divine power of the Cryo Archon.
Wait a minute, the Cryo Archon?
"Sharp intuition, I shouldn't have revealed my identity."
The mysterious woman said softly, expressing satisfaction.
As expected of the one she chose.
"Originally, I wouldn't have guessed, but you just revealed yourself."
Qin Yu smiled and said frankly.
He didn't have so many convoluted thoughts; he just said whatever came to mind.
Unlike the Seven Archons, who were all riddlers.
Well, except for his big boss, who was genuinely a bit dense.
"So that's how it is."
The calm and composed female voice held a bit more surprise.
But more than that, there was an emotion called interest.
This man named Qin Yu was very interesting.
He seemed to have no reverence.
Even though the one conversing with him now was one of the seven rulers of the Seven Nations.
The God of Cryo.
Of course, she herself held a dismissive attitude towards the identity of the Cryo Archon.
The Cryo Archon was the Cryo Archon of Celestia.
But the Cryo Queen was the Cryo Queen whom Snezhnaya followed.
She would eventually raise the banner of rebellion against the Heavenly Principles.
But before that.
She needed to grasp the sharpest sword, Qin Yu.
"..."
Qin Yu shook his head.
Reverence for the Seven Archons?
The last few who discussed this with him, the madam and the big boss…
No, let's start over.
She didn't know the Cryo Archon's intentions yet, so it was best to remain silent.
Let's see what this cold and arrogant Cryo Queen would say…
"Qin Yu, I want you."
The calm voice rang out, as if stating the most ordinary thing.
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Qin Yu was stunned, feeling peculiar inside.
What kind of remark was that?
Asking for me right away, isn't that a bit too much?
"If there's nothing else, I'll stop talking for now."
As if it was a joke, wasn't the thigh of Ei more appealing?
Who is the Cryo Archon? I really don't know her.
"Before you refuse me, think carefully about the consequences."
The Cryo Queen was not surprised, she merely warned.
What she desired, she must possess.
…Except for that dark calamity.
"As expected of the Fatui's top leader, very strong."
Qin Yu was not displeased, he merely smiled.
After all, the Cryo Queen was far away in Snezhnaya.
Could she really come all the way to Inazuma to capture him?
Absolutely impossible.
"Then, let's make a deal."
The Cryo Queen placed the choice back into Qin Yu's hands.
She did not propose specific stakes.
This arrogant queen was extremely confident.
Power? Strength?
Whatever Qin Yu desired, she could fulfill.
The Cryo Queen had already gambled everything.
But unfortunately, she encountered Qin Yu, who did not play by the rules.
"I don't want anything."
"Give Sandrone and Columbina more days off, thank you."
After Qin Yu finished speaking, there was a long silence.
"Are you toying with me?"
The Cryo Queen murmured, as if she were smiling.
In Snezhnaya, no one had ever dared to defy her will to her face.
But with Qin Yu…
This feeling of equal dialogue was novel.
"I am very serious."
Qin Yu shook his head and said softly.
"I understand… you want to marry those two women."
The Cryo Queen suddenly realized.
A man who liked to show off.
She hadn't even settled the score for luring away her Harbingers yet.
"Cough cough…! I didn't mean that, don't speak nonsense."
Qin someone blushed, saying awkwardly.
They were called confidantes.
"You're unwilling? Or do you… have more ambitious goals?"
The Cryo Queen pondered, as if considering something.
Goals higher than Harbingers.
Then there was only…
Herself, the Cryo Queen.
Heh.
What a bold proposition.
But Qin Yu's existence was enough to change the outcome of the world.
This stake might be worth her…
"You could say that."
Qin someone responded vaguely.
He meant, not just the two of them.
After all, Komore Teahouse was almost full.
Thinking this, he shook his head.
She wouldn't understand if he told the Cryo Queen these things.
"I will seriously consider your proposal."
The Cryo Queen replied, her tone proud.
Yet, she gave a feeling of inner tenderness.
【Ding, Cryo Archon's emotional points +1】
Qin Yu: …
What a contradictory deity.
In such situations, she must have suffered some trauma.
In short, she was rendered silent by Mihoyo's emotional storytelling.
"What else is there to consider?"
Qin Yu asked.
Cross-server chat officially began.
"Your tenderness is too scorching."
"The more you want to protect beautiful things in your hands, the faster they will disappear."
The Cryo Queen said softly, her tone undeniable.
Tenderness was useless.
Only by completely abandoning it and becoming cold…
Could one break free from the chains of fate and usher in true peace.
"Strange thoughts."
Qin Yu shook his head, disagreeing.
Tenderness accelerating disappearance and such.
She was like a child who went to extremes out of pique.
"Then how do you explain that snowflake?"
A word from the Cryo Queen silenced Qin Yu.
So this was what she was waiting for.
Snow melting in one's palm was an irreversible process.
It was destiny.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Yu shook his head.
"Do you have a solution?"
"Only by eradicating tenderness and making the body and mind cold."
The Cryo Queen's voice was indifferent.
This conversation, she had gained the upper hand.
But as soon as her words fell.
"Why are you so insistent on keeping that snowflake?"
Qin Yu smiled and asked curiously.
Even if it meant becoming cold, she still wanted to cherish that beauty? Kuaishu Pavilion
"...!"
The Cryo Queen suddenly fell silent.
Qin Yu's words also left her speechless.
They were mutually silent.
"I heard that Snezhnaya does not believe in tears."
Qin Yu murmured, talking to himself.
But there should be a follow-up.
Snezhnaya believes in love.
God loves humanity.
"Contradictory, isn't it, God of Cryo?"
"...Interesting."
The Cryo Queen whispered, as if she had some realization.
Snezhnaya, with its full mobilization, was a high-speed war machine.
The lives of ordinary citizens were not easy.
As the saying goes:
Let the people of Snezhnaya bear the world's sorrow.
For the sake of the entire world…
"My ideal will not change."
The Cryo Queen was still that proud deity.
Unwavering.
"Then… shall we make a bet?"
Qin Yu raised an eyebrow, a little displeased.
With four gods on this side, they still couldn't handle this Cryo God?
"What bet?"
"I will make Inazuma develop and surpass Snezhnaya."
"Both in military and civilian affairs."
Qin Yu said.
The complete Red King technology was no joke.
The so-called forbidden knowledge…
Was power from beyond the world.
"Alright, I accept the bet."
The Cryo Queen said calmly.
She was a proud deity, and also extremely confident.
"The stake is you."
"...And me."