Woo-woo-woo...
Although winter is gradually coming to an end, the Arctic Circle, immersed in Extreme Night, is still ruled by fierce winds and the terrible cold, no less than minus 30 degrees.
Here, the cold winter nights have lasted for nearly half a year.
However, at this moment, two silhouettes, one tall and one petite, with fingers interlocked, stroll leisurely under the night sky on the vast icy plain.
Even the knife-like cold wind detours automatically when approaching them.
Step... Step...
Aiven still wears his customary sharp military uniform, his gilded Command Saber hanging at the waist, almost relegated to an ornament due to his increasing strength, draped in the authoritative captain's cloak, exuding might with a touch of charm.
Beside him, Olivia wears a simple white long dress, with a matching wool-fringed cape over it. The nails on her delicate white hands are painted in shiny watermelon red, adding a touch of distinct brightness to the already charming girl.
Even in the barren depths of the Polar Circle, she is like a blooming cold plum, emanating a subtle, penetrating cold fragrance.
Suddenly.
A ribbon-like green radiance appears in the pitch-black night sky, fluttering in the wind with playful unpredictability.
"Yay! Aiven, look, there's really an aurora! It's so beautiful!"
Olivia cheers with delight, clutching Aiven's arm and jumping up and down excitedly.
The long-awaited and yet unexpected dazzling aurora shines in the sky of Extreme Night and in the starlit eyes of the girl.
Multicolored, ever-changing.
Sometimes like a rainbow ribbon, sometimes like a blaze, a massive multicolored screen, breathtakingly beautiful.
In the natural world, no phenomenon can rival its splendor, no artist's brush can capture even a fraction of this magnificent scene.
To form an aurora, atmospheric conditions, magnetic fields, and high-energy charged particles are indispensable. In this Extreme Night, the two have visited the polar region several times, finally encountering this elusive beauty.
This magnificent scenery is one of the gifts the world bestows upon explorers. While savoring it, Olivia has already recorded this rare spectacle, which most people may never witness in their lifetime, using a Memory Crystal.
Moreover, this aurora generously lasts for a full half-hour before gradually fading away.
Glancing at the time, Aiven pulls Olivia, who is reluctant to leave:
"Alright, Hesi, let's go. Today is sister's Sky Patrol time, we need to return in advance. If we don't show up again, she'll definitely berate us."
Two months ago, while establishing a border contract with "Lady Crow" Ye He'er, they unexpectedly discovered the formidable lethality of [Solar Flame] against various Spiritual Demons.
Thus, after deliberating with Anita, Aiven decided to use [Jade Coronet]'s periodic patrols to establish a new defense line along the territory border.
Compared to sword oil, Holy Salt Bomb, and coral steel, these individual weapons, [Sun Chariot Celestial Patrol] and [Solar Flame] are standard weapons of mass destruction.
In [Jade Coronet]'s path, no "spirit" survives.
Just one monthly patrol is enough to keep the "Spirit Tide" index within the safety line along the twelve coastal colonies, creating a rare safety zone on the Northern New Continent's East Coast.
Moreover, due to the flying speed of this Legendary Battleship, it can complete a circuit from south to north across the entire Abayachi Mountains in less than one night.
The energy recovery speed is enough to maintain such routine consumption.
According to human needs theory: physiological needs, safety needs, sense of belonging, respect, and self-actualization, which sequentially elevate, indicate that on the New Continent, as long as it's not a matter of starvation, safety is above all.
This is also currently the most shining card of the colonies, bound to attract countless merchants and elites flocking in.
Nonetheless.
More than an hour later, a pale white glow appears on the horizon.
Surrounded by countless emerald light butterflies, the two finally appear on the deck of the high-speed flying [Jade Coronet].
"Sister, come and look, here's the aurora we captured from the polar region, it's so beautiful."
Like flaunting a treasure, Olivia shows Anita the beautiful scenery in the Memory Crystal, and the projection's dazzling beauty is not inferior to witnessing it with naked eyes.
But, after a brief admiration, Anita furrows her brow and gently taps the girl's cute bright nose:
"You two little heartless ones, leaving your sister to work hard here while running off to see the aurora?!"
Indeed guilty for enjoying their time away while the sister busies herself for the territory, but Aiven is already prepared:
"Hehe, sister, we not only recorded the aurora but also specially brought you breakfast. From Geling Western Restaurant on Beckler Central Avenue, the one you couldn't stop praising last time in the Royal Capital."
While speaking, Aiven conjures a large platter filled with various delicacies in front of his sister, steaming and deliciously aromatic.
There's lychee red wine black pepper roast wings, Black Forest ham, salami cheese pancakes, Will fondue made from milk vanilla cream and wine cream, Gemeine sausage, and fresh orange juice produced from Aiven's [Witchcraft Garden].
"Well, I suppose you both still have some heart."