"Here."
Lin Ji casually tossed the incredibly precious red glove to Su Qingyue.
Su Qingyue instinctively caught it.
It felt cool to the touch and smooth.
She froze for a moment, looking up at Lin Ji with some confusion.
"This... is that glove?"
"For me?"
She could hardly believe her ears.
During the day, this guy had coldly stated that only by becoming his woman could one borrow it.
Now... he just threw it to her?
"Don’t misunderstand."
Seeing her shocked expression, Lin Ji helplessly spread his hands.
"Although I’d love to keep it as a betrothal gift."
"But right now, we’re all in the same boat."
"If the boat capsizes, we’ll all end up as fish food."
"If you don’t want to die, put it on quickly."
"Unleash its full power."
"Consider this... an investment for survival."
Hearing this, Su Qingyue first blushed, then felt a surge of emotion.
But that feeling of being trusted and needed instantly calmed her previously panicked heart.
"Alright!"
She nodded firmly, her gaze becoming resolute.
Without further hesitation, she directly put the Frostglove on her right hand.
Hum!
The moment the glove was worn.
A terrifying chill instantly erupted!
The temperature inside the entire rain shelter plummeted.
Even Gu Yihan couldn’t help but shiver.
"So cold..."
But Su Qingyue felt better than ever before.
That chill surged up her arm into her body, creating a wondrous resonance with her originally weak E-grade talent.
She felt the ice element within her boiling as if alive.
Her previously depleted Spiritual Power actually received a certain degree of amplification at this moment!
Su Qingyue’s demeanor had completely transformed.
The previous fragile, frightened expression was gone.
Replacing it was a cool, aloof aura, as if she were an Ice Queen.
A faint, icy-blue light swirled within her eyes.
"This feeling..."
Su Qingyue raised her hand, looking at the glove that seemed connected to her very bloodline, murmuring to herself.
"It’s incredibly powerful."
"Try it out."
Lin Ji reminded from the side.
Su Qingyue nodded.
She extended her right hand, grasping at the air.
No seawater needed, no mold required.
Merely the moisture in the air, amplified by the Frostglove, instantly condensed!
Crack, crack, crack!
A crystal-clear Ice Arrow, sharper and harder than before, materialized in her hand.
It took no more than two seconds!
"So fast!"
Gu Yihan exclaimed in surprise.
Previously, it took Su Qingyue several exhausting minutes to make one Ice Arrow.
Now it was instant?
"And the drain is minimal."
Su Qingyue held the Ice Arrow, excitement sparkling in her eyes.
"Wearing this, I feel the energy flow within my body has become at least ten times smoother."
"If I were making them at the previous intensity, I could produce twenty in one go now!"
"No... even more!"
Is this the power of a Red Weapon?
Is this... the dominance of an Exclusive Divine Artifact?
Lin Ji watched this scene, a flicker of admiration flashing in his eyes.
Indeed.
A fine horse deserves a fine saddle.
Only in Su Qingyue’s hands did the Frostglove truly serve its purpose.
"Excellent."
A cold smile curled at the corner of Lin Ji’s mouth.
He turned to look at the pitch-black sea outside.
With this infinite ammunition supply,
plus Gu Yihan, the Archer,
even if what lurked below was a sea dragon, they would strip a layer of its hide tonight!
With the Frostglove on, Su Qingyue’s entire aura transformed.
She was no longer the timid, tear-prone campus belle, but a warrior wielding the power of frost.
The sensation of that power filling her gradually steadied her trembling body.
Lin Ji looked at her and nodded in satisfaction.
This was the kind of tool he wanted.
However, the current crisis was not yet resolved.
He walked to the bow and looked down at the ink-black sea.
Though he couldn’t make out its exact form, he could sense that the massive dark shadow was still circling beneath the boat.
It wasn’t attacking immediately but waiting.
Like a patient hunter.
Lin Ji glanced at the time on the system panel.
[23:53]
Seven minutes until midnight.
"It’s waiting for midnight."
Lin Ji’s voice was low. "Once midnight passes and the Novice Protection Period ends, it will attack immediately."
"The binding force of these rules seems stronger than I imagined."
Gu Yihan tightened her grip on the Storm Hunter Bow, her palms slick with sweat.
"What do we do then? Just wait here to die?"
"Of course not."
Lin Ji was about to speak when his brow suddenly furrowed.
Because he noticed that the sailboat that had been trailing them was actually approaching!
It was Shen Manyun’s boat.
At such a dangerous time, instead of fleeing for their lives, why were they coming closer?
"Stay alert!"
Lin Ji barked in a low voice.
Gu Yihan instantly drew her bowstring, the arrowhead aimed directly at the approaching sailboat.
Su Qingyue also raised her right hand, frosty energy swirling around the Frostglove, ready to freeze the other party at any moment.
If they had to deal with both the Sea Monster and humans, the situation would truly become troublesome.
"Don’t! Don’t attack!"
On the opposite boat, seeing their defensive stance, Shen Manyun quickly waved her hands and shouted.
"Lin Ji! We’re here to help!"
The distance between the two boats was now very close, less than five meters.
By the faint moonlight, Lin Ji could make out the expressions of the three women on the boat.
Shen Manyun looked anxious, her professional attire somewhat disheveled, yet unable to conceal her concerned gaze.
Beside her, Tang Ling wore a sour expression. Though she held a Mechanical Crossbow, she wasn’t aiming at Lin Ji but was vigilantly watching the sea.
As for the loli, Bai Taotao, she was huddled behind Shen Manyun, peeking out with a small head, looking over timidly, her eyes filled with guilt.
"Help?"
Lin Ji sneered coldly. "Weren’t you full of backbone earlier? Why are you sticking to us now?"
Hearing this, Tang Ling’s temper flared instantly.
"You think I want to be here!"
She said angrily, "If it weren’t for Sister Manyun insisting that saving a life is worth more than building a seven-story pagoda, I wouldn’t bother with whether you live or die!"
"And..."
She glanced back at Bai Taotao, her voice lowering a bit.
"This monster is also... we... we don’t want to owe you a favor!"
So that was it.
Lin Ji understood clearly.
There must have been a heated debate on the other boat just now.
With Tang Ling’s personality, she would definitely be unwilling to take risks.
But Shen Manyun was different.
Although this woman sometimes had a tendency to be overly compassionate, in this cruel world, such compassion was, in a sense, a rare resource.
She believed that although Lin Ji had suppressed them and even humiliated them, he had not resorted to force like other men to seize their belongings, nor had he killed and robbed them.
This showed that Lin Ji had principles.
Coupled with Bai Taotao’s guilt, it ultimately led to this rescue.
However, Lin Ji would not easily trust others’ one-sided words.
Eye of Insight, activate!