Winter Soldiers × Thunder Warriors √ / FrostNova's "First Day" at Work

FrostNova was not among them.

She was summoned by Oute specifically after Hamlet awoke.

This is precisely why Oute didn't refresh on the girl's thigh this time—in fact, he already had.

"I... you..." FrostNova stammered, "Mind Flayer can actually do something like this!?"

"I'm not sure what you mean by 'this kind of thing'." Oute put his hands behind his back, striking a confident pose, which made W's adorable buns stand out.

"However, I have indeed made some achievements in mental manipulation."

FrostNova looked at her own familiar yet unfamiliar face through W's eyes, at her slightly agape lips in surprise, and at W's reflection in her own eyes...

She suddenly staggered.

Reverse Mapping Protocol.

The trick that Oute has just developed is essentially a limited inversion of the Proxy Protocol.

To take over someone else's body, Oute at least needs to coax their consent, but conversely, he only needs his own consent...

The basic gameplay involves allowing the other end of the mental link to experience Oute's senses. The advanced gameplay uses a Proxy Protocol as a springboard to allow the victim of the Reverse Mapping Protocol to experience the "springboard's" senses.

A more advanced method involves having the recipient of the Reverse Mapping Protocol experience multiple "stepping stones" as well as Oute's own senses simultaneously.

Incidentally, he insisted on adding the word "agreement" simply for the sake of consistency in naming style.

With this method, Oute can now establish two-way communication channels even with clients who are less comfortable using Proxy Protocol.

The "object that is not convenient to use with Proxy Protocol" has so far specifically referred to Skadi.

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Chapter 104 Deepwinter Soldiers × Thunder Warriors√

Hearing Oute bluntly say, "I have some experience in mental manipulation," FrostNova's heart was instantly filled with hope.

"Talulah ..." FrostNova trembled slightly, looking at W and Oute with hopeful eyes, half-pleading, "Can she come back?"

The Sarkaz girl tilted her head and calmly said, "Koschei transform a person's personality and create a new Koschei requires years of Originium Arts and a strong mental impact."

"And all I need to do to take over someone else's body is... you say 'yes'."

At first glance, anyone would think that Oute is belittling Koschei's technology and praising his own. But in reality... the two are not even on the same track.

By juxtaposing two seemingly unrelated facts, the audience will naturally connect the two.

In this example, the result that the audience can "independently" obtain is that "Oute's mental manipulation techniques far surpass Koschei's," and that "Oute can solve Talulah's mental problems."

After all, saying "a good beating will fix it" doesn't feel like you can fool an innocent person...

"We can bring her back, but what will be the price?" Oute whispered, in the form of a demon girl.

W leaned forward, his neck almost touching FrostNova's, and a warm breath accompanied by a whisper invaded the white rabbit's ear canal.

FrostNova gently bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, closed her eyes, and held her head high.

But W quickly turned back, curled his lip, and said viciously, "That stinky otter wants more than just you! He's also eyeing the old man, the Yeti Squad, and the Shieldguards."

This pleased FrostNova: it meant that Oute was indeed able to remove the effects of Talulah from Koschei.

Otherwise, why would Oute continue to demand more?

It's impossible that Koschei is so bad that he can't get back up after being knocked down once, right?

With a hint of smugness, FrostNova countered, "Then what can Rhodes Island do for Father?"

Oute replied, "Just as you thought."

At this moment, FrostNova only hoped to fight for one thing for the Patriot: to cure Originium Infection.

Although Oute repeatedly emphasized that it was not a cure at all, it was practically the same for the vast majority of people on this land.

Elena answered loudly, "Then there's only one answer!"

Rhodes Island's philosophy allowed FrostNova to make this decision easily.

We will join Rhodes Island!

Frankly, even if she said that, the possibility of "us joining together" is actually quite slim.

Even with his adopted daughter's influence, Patriot is unlikely to bring Shieldguards to Rhodes Island — Patriot is too stubborn, and at this point in time, the probability of him abandoning Reunion Movement and joining Rhodes Island is practically zero.

He will most likely choose to scrape away the Black Snake flesh of the Reunion Movement and stubbornly lead this group to continue their struggle on the land of Ursus.

Oute had no confidence that he could win over this old man as well; at most, he could win back a few more Shieldguards with FrostNova's help.

But Oute will indeed provide him with treatment—your daughter is in our hands, so it's not unreasonable to have some mutually beneficial cooperation in the future, is it?

No, shouldn't you be using Patriot's illness as a pretext to talk to FrostNova?

What does it mean to say such things to Patriot while holding FrostNova?

W nodded, opened the door, and Oute turned to say, "In that case, change your clothes. Now I have a task for you."

The big cat twisted its waist and casually swung its long-handled crescent axe. The moment the axe blade touched the bullseye, the huge axe instantly shot out a stream of air backward, causing the axe to split the target straight in two.

The already powerful and heavy weapon now possessed an even greater ferocity.

"This kind of weapon... requires some extra training." Huang tilted the axe, rotating it to dissipate the force, and then commented, "This advanced weapon is alright, but the ordinary ones require considering the gas channels when using them, and are far less flexible than a normal axe."

"However, if it is deployed on a large scale, all its shortcomings can be made up for in battle, while its advantages can be multiplied."

Huang looked at the small platform where the axe head and handle of the crescent axe met.

This is a matching weapon for pneumatic firearms, also a pneumatic power axe.

In Earth's history, these Ross "militia" armed with muskets and crescent axes had a unique name— Streltsy.

This army was equipped with firearms from the very beginning, but what is most commendable about it is its resilience, which is comparable to that of a mobile fortress. Compared to the lackluster Russian aristocratic cavalry, this so-called "militia" directly under the Tsar, which was in fact the central standing force, often played a pivotal role.

They advanced relentlessly against the enemy's fierce advance, never retreating an inch, serving as the Tsar's impregnable bulwark on the battlefield.

It also had a distinction between the "Capital Army" and the "Citizens' Army." As a "Capital Army" that assumed the function of a "Guards Force," it dutifully played the role of a "Guards Force" in "various senses" throughout the subsequent historical process.

Due to factors such as corruption, lack of circulation, and unpaid wages resulting from its long period of establishment, this standing army gradually fell into disrepair. Furthermore, because it participated in and organized several coups and riots, it was eventually completely abolished.

In Oute's view, the army groups and army rebellions in Ursus all had the shadow of the Streltsy to some extent. And Lie Xia "General Xia" in Little Bear, after she was promoted to Elite 2, her artwork of shooting a crossbow with a large axe as a fulcrum is a very non-standard (meaning lewd) Streltsy shooting posture.

Lie Xia is a Guardian class, a branch of the Lord class.

In other words, Oute has prepared a "militia" for the Terra, with each member being a "lord".

Too lazy to come up with a name himself, Oute simply used the name Closure gave to firearms, making slight changes, to name this army: Deepwinter Soldiers.

No, when do the soldiers/warriors receive their rewards at the drill ground without armor?

At the outset, the Deepwinter Soldiers were destined to be mostly composed of refugees from Chernobog and impoverished people from Lungmen. And they adhered to Oute's favorite style: cheap and easy to use, plentiful and filling, and tough and durable.

Combined with the mental link of Oute, it is even more capable of engaging in head-to-head combat with any conventional ground army on the main battlefield. However, it is still easier to rely on our elite units and leaders to board and decapitate enemy elites and leaders.

However, to be frank, Rhodes Island actually has the advantage most of the time when it comes to elite units...

Sensing the approach of a stranger, Huang gripped the axe handle tightly, the air distorting slightly under the impact of her surging hot air currents.

This is exactly what Oute needs to test with Shining: one of the advanced forms of the Power Axe, the heat-driven, pipelineless Power Axe.

Chapter 105 FrostNova's "First Day at Work"

Outside the blacksmith shop, or "the Engineering Department's Hamlet Branch," the white rabbit, dressed in Rhodes Island uniform, looked somewhat uneasy.

Inside the door, most of the operators were focused on drawing, while a few were making experimental records around Huang. Among them, one person's back looked particularly familiar, but his signature hood had been removed.

The coat that Oute had specially prepared for W's body came in handy; almost no one...

"Who are you? What are you doing here?!" Huang looked at her warily.

Almost no one suspected anything.

Felines have always had excellent intuition, and women's intuition isn't bad either, so could this be considered a powerful alliance?

"My newly recruited operator, FrostNova," Oute said, turning his head. "She will also be participating in the weapons testing later."

FrostNova looked in surprise at the black feathers emerging from the white hair.

Why is that Oute a crow?

"Doctor?" Huang was a little confused. "When did you recruit her? I haven't seen her."

A duty that even this big cat has almost forgotten: to watch over and protect Oute.

Although Kal'tsit's main purpose was to prevent Oute from being completely devoured by the "potentially berserk" Specter in various ways, it was actually the cat herself who was secretly enjoying the spoils...

Oute is an unavoidable part of Huang's job.

Looking back, although she was being bossed around by Oute and completely forgot Kal'tsit's orders, Huang believed that she had done a good job protecting Oute —that scoundrel Oute had basically stayed in the base the whole time, without moving an inch, except when he went to see Wei Yenwu when he first arrived in Lungmen!

Protecting this is too easy.

Therefore, Huang was puzzled by the sudden appearance of FrostNova.

But Big Cat quickly convinced herself. "I get it! Doctor, you used this trick!"

She gripped the axe handle, opened her chest, and circled the Interstice.

Oute turned his head and glanced at the somewhat embarrassed white rabbit.

It's pretty much the same.

However, this was just a means to an end; what truly brought this to fruition was W, who established a causal link between Oute and FrostNova.

"Since you're here to test weapons..." Huang said, and was about to hand over the heat-driven axe to FrostNova.

This heat-driven axe, officially called Heat-Driven Tubeless Powered Axe, is more simply known as Thermal-Driven Axe.