Winter Executor, starting with a system of wronged individuals.

Columbia gently raised her longsword, and the howling wind and snow seemed to grow louder, transforming into a raging blizzard.

She hadn't expected Su Ming to unleash such a powerful attack; it was a mistake, but also a calm confidence in her own strength.

The storm engulfed the celestial star, and the extremely cold ice cones shattered it into powder within the storm, turning it into crystalline ice droplets that dissipated in the wind.

Su Ming remained silent for a few seconds, looked at the abacus in his hand that was no longer moving, and decisively chose to slide to his knees.

"Columbia, listen to me, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Su Ming raised his arms and shouted, suppressing Colombia's offensive pace with absolute momentum. His main point was that a handsome guy is not afraid of boiling water. As long as there is no absolute evidence to put in his face, there is still room for him to make excuses.

Columbia revealed a half-smile, planted the sword upside down in the snow with one hand, and her face showed a look that said, "Let's see what else you can say."

Isn't this just pure stubbornness?

“Look, you haven’t opened your eyes yet, which means what you just saw was all a hallucination, and the reality is completely different,” Su Ming said sincerely, taking the opportunity to put his panties on the slot of the Cup of Life from his backpack.

In an instant, Colombia felt that Su Ming in front of her was a completely different person. How to describe it? It was as if his entire style had changed.

Su Ming first sighed softly, his eyes filled with righteous indignation, and said earnestly, "Miss Columbia, this time it is indeed my fault."

"But...that doesn't mean I did something wrong."

"???"

Columbia was silent for a few seconds. So, was Su Ming's change a righteous admission of his previous perverted behavior?

Is this forcing her to give Su Ming a quick and painless death?

Su Ming was radiant with the aura of a virtuous gentleman. In the past two days, he had successfully neutralized the negative impact of the girl's innocent panties.

As long as he doesn't perceive it as erotic, he won't trigger the Sage state, thus gaining free access to the remaining positive skills.

That's right, this is just ordinary appreciation of the beautiful scenery. Su Ming sincerely believes that this is not erotic!

Su Ming immediately activated [Memories of the Homeland]. As for the ability to recall... wasn't it right in front of him? What could be clearer than the ability he had just witnessed?

The next moment, the exact same ice storm condensed in Su Ming's palm, but its power was obviously a weakened version, which was determined by his current strength.

Columbia was stunned for a second. She had never imagined that the scene before her was exactly the same ice storm that Su Ming had condensed in his hand.

The Empress's original intention was only to test Su Ming's abilities, but she didn't expect to actually discover some interesting things.

This surprise was enough to make Columbia forget the grotesque scene she had witnessed earlier, and besides, she hadn't lost her panties; it must have just been a coincidence that they were the same style... right?

Whether it's a coincidence or not, it's all pretty bizarre.

Columbia gently raised her right hand, moving through the storm like a snow sprite; the extreme cold couldn't even disturb her hair.

After she braved the wind and snow to enter the room, she found that Su Ming was indeed nowhere to be found.

Columbia sensed the route Su Ming had taken to escape, but she had no intention of chasing after him. Her Majesty the Queen's mission was complete, and there was no need for her to actually give Su Ming a knife.

She doesn't have a terrifyingly yandere personality; after doing her job well, she naturally goes back to rest.

This can't be called slacking off, well... it's a reasonable balance between work and rest.

Columbia reached out and touched the wreckage of the window. She had used a bit too much force, but only by making Su Ming truly feel threatened could she obtain accurate intelligence.

In many cases, even the person themselves is unaware of their own limits and needs an external force to push them to truly break through that constraint.

At this moment, Su Ming was panting heavily as he ran wildly across the snow. He was only able to escape thanks to those bizarre weapon skills; otherwise, the chance of escaping from the third seat of the executive officer would have been slim.

However, he wasn't stupid. With Columbia's strength, there was no need for such a drawn-out attack. She could have just unleashed an ice storm and been done with it. He wouldn't have had a chance to resist. He could have just lay down and waited to be reincarnated into another world.

It now seems more like a test; getting an executive's salary is no easy feat.

"How pathetic you are, hermit."

A very annoying voice came from the shadows to the side. Su Ming looked up and couldn't help but feel like complaining. Does this guy always have to come out of the shadows?

"Is something wrong?"

Su Ming raised an eyebrow. Although he couldn't defeat the stragglers, he was quick to escape.

"I'm just curious why the Queen would recruit such a weakling as you as an executive officer... Or do you have other secrets?"

The soldier's gaze seemed to hold a deeper meaning as he stared at Su Ming, his words carrying a hint of something: "So that's how it is. You're quite special."

“That’s enough, Riddler,” Su Ming’s lips twitched slightly. He was already in a bad mood after being domestically abused by his dear Miss Columbia, and now he had to run into this inexplicable Riddler after escaping.

"I'm just stating the truth, and you just don't understand what it means."

The stragglers felt a long-lost joy, or more accurately, the joy of being riddle tellers. To those who knew the inside story, it was just a noun, but to those who didn't, it was a riddle.

Scaramucci's affinity level has been unlocked to lv1, and the affinity system is now available.

[Obtain Level 1 Affection Chest]

Su Ming remained silent for a few seconds. The favorability ratings of these executives were all strange, always increasing inexplicably.

So why hasn't Columbia's favorability rating been raised yet? Is it really because of the negative impact of panties?

Does this mean that Su Ming is already considered a complete pervert in Colombia's eyes?

It hurts, it hurts too much!

Chapter 026 The Puppet in the Dream Won't Dream of the Perverted Hermit

"have you eaten?"

"?"

The stragglers were stunned for a second, not understanding what Su Ming meant by suddenly blurting out those words.

"I haven't eaten yet, so goodbye."

Su Ming chuckled, waved his hand, and continued walking along the road, leaving the bewildered stragglers standing there.

For Su Ming, who had only been in winter for two days, there weren't many places to go at night; at most, his own home was the only option.

On this snowy winter night, it's necessary to find a place to sleep, otherwise you'll freeze to death in the snow sooner or later.

This legendary story, which could not be passed down, would likely make the 12th Executor of the Fools, known as the Hermit, the first Executor in Winter's history to freeze to death alive.

Su Ming sighed softly. Going back now was definitely impossible; Columbia might be sitting on the bed in the room, waiting for him to walk right into her trap.

The area is located in the suburbs of Winterfell, and there are hardly any buildings for sheltering from the snow, except for the House of Hearth and the Mechanical Workshop, which is very conspicuous in the night.

Despite it being late at night, the workshop still seemed to be operating at full capacity, indicating that the electricity budget allocated to Sandoni was indeed ample.

"Dong dong dong."

Su Ming stood in front of the workshop's tightly closed door and exhaled a breath of cold air. He hadn't had time to put on a coat when he ran away, and his body was so cold that he almost lost all feeling.

The workshop door remained closed, only a small slit was opened, from which came a cold, mechanical voice:

"Please press 1 for project progress consultation, press 2 for appointment scheduling, please reply for emergency situations, and I will decline other matters."

"Welcome to visit again next time. The mechanical workshop is open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If there is no one there, it means we are closed and please come back the next day."

Su Ming: "?"

What kind of irresponsible doorbell is this? Just how lazy is Sandoni?!

"Dong dong dong——!"

Su Ming chose to send a barrage of knocks, ultimately arriving at two conclusions.

1: This door is very sturdy; knocking on it makes my hands hurt.

2: The sound insulation is excellent. You can drive an inpart car inside and not hear a sound from outside. It's all about maximizing privacy.

It's fair to say that the workshop during business hours and the workshop outside of business hours are completely different, and Miss Puppet clearly doesn't want her rest time to be affected in the slightest.

As the saying goes, you can focus on your business while I enjoy my fishing; you can have the best of both worlds.

Anyway, there are no more than a handful of people in the entire Winterhold who have the power to violently break into the workshop, and those who do have the ability wouldn't come to the workshop in the middle of the night.

Su Ming took a deep breath. If he continued to knock on it, he would probably only end up with another frozen corpse by tomorrow morning.

We must save ourselves!

The only thing that could possibly change the current situation is the favorability chest we just got!

Su Ming took out the treasure chest he got from the skirmisher, hoping that this time he could get a weapon or item that could change the current situation. The system can't just watch him die, can it?

With the familiar purple glow flashing, it seems this is still a four-star artifact, which is better than a three-star artifact.

What appeared in Su Ming's palm was an exquisitely crafted doll, except that the place for its heart was an empty hole.

Item Name: Blank

Category: props

Quality: purple

Active Skill [Blank]: Select an active skill to copy and refresh its cooldown (cooldown time 48h).

Passive Skill [Heartless]: Increases the base effect of copied skills and has a chance to gain additional effects.

Note: Seek your soul in a blank world, find yourself in broken gaps, and touch your true heart in a distant future.

"I'm super, soldier!"

Isn't this exactly the key to breaking the deadlock he needs?

Su Ming let out a joyful shout, after all, he happened to have an item that could change the current situation, but it was currently on a 24-hour cooldown and could not be used.

Using the blank active skill on the lost leather shoes in the corner directly refreshes the cooldown time, and what appears in Su Ming's eyes is the enhanced skill effect.

Effect: The specified object immediately appears in front of you and stomps down with a powerful kick.

Specified object: Sandogne.

"Bang!"

The heavy iron gate opened immediately the next moment, with outstanding effect!

Sandonie, still half-asleep and barefoot, gave Su Ming a hard kick, the snow-covered shoes stomping on them, and he soon let out a mournful cry.

"It's freezing!"

Sandonne shakily jumped up from the snow, hopping back onto the workshop floor on one foot. Only after looking up did she belatedly notice Su Ming's presence.

Su Ming gave an awkward but polite smile: "Have you eaten?"