Survival Queen of the Frozen Wastes novel Chapter 454

Past

Chapter 454 Echoes of the Past

Having done all that, Riley held her breath and watched quietly.

A miracle happened.

+5 Free Coins

The vibrant ecological life force within the woodland pocket dimension seemed to find an outlet, slowly converging toward the lotus’s root system. The ice–crystal petals, which had been dim and on the verge of shattering, stopped melting the moment they absorbed the moisture and soil nutrients.

Immediately after, that streak of silver light flared up in its veins once more, burning evèn brighter than it had in the Tool Room.

As the ice lotus’s condition stabilized, a visible wave of freezing air slowly spread outward from it, hugging the ground.

Riley instinctively took a half–step back, watching the environmental changes with high alert. Her biggest fear was that this extreme–cold plant would act like some sort of invasive species and freeze the entire woodland pocket dimension. That would be a catastrophic loss.

Fortunately, the ice lotus’s freezing aura was incredibly restrained.

It only formed a miniature microclimate within an eight–inch radius of itself.

Inside this tiny circle, a thin layer of ice crystals formed on the edge of the pond, and the surrounding mud was coated in white

frost.

But the moment it crossed that boundary, the pocket dimension’s natural warmth reached a bizarre, perfect dynamic equilibrium. with the freezing air. It didn’t spread any further, nor did the environment reject it.

The ice lotus bloomed quietly by the pond in its own miniature world of ice and snow, slowly and steadily releasing its crisp, exotic fragrance once more.

“Phew…” Riley let out a long, heavy breath, her tense shoulders finally dropping.

She looked at the legendary plant, now firmly rooted in the soil and radiating vitality, and felt immensely satisfied.

The woodland pocket dimension’s adaptability far exceeded her expectations. Not only could it grow regular plants and herbs, but it could also perfectly accommodate such a delicate, magical anomaly.

Confirming the ice lotus was fully stabilized and posed no ecological threat, and noting that C.P. wasn’t in the woodland dimension to mess with it, Riley brushed the dirt off her hands, stepped out of the portal, and headed back to the Tool Room.

On the workbench, the pile of opened loot crates and supplies was still waiting for her to sort out.

Riley sat back in her chair, her eyes landing once more on the dried bouquet of red roses, the diary, and the few scattered personal belongings.

Her mind began to calmly analyze and piece together the clues.

The diary mentioned an anniversary, and this bouquet of roses was clearly wrapped with a lot of care… Riley assembled the fragments of the story in her head. The owner of this loot crate was probably on his way to see someone, carrying this incredibly rare Glacial Core Lotus. Maybe to celebrate their anniversary, maybe to give this magical plant as a gift to save her.

Having purple gear means he was definitely pretty strong at the time. Unfortunately, in this brutal apocalypse, romance usually ends

1/2

2:25 pm P P

Chapter 454 Echoes of the Past

in tragedy.

+5 Free Coins

I don’t know what exactly went down between him and the giant catfish in the end, but he, his bag, and this undelivered gift all ended up in the beast’s stomach.

Every single loot crate represents a piece of the past, and every single one represents a life that used to breathe.

As a deep–layer monster, the giant catfish obviously had high intelligence. t acutely realized that the ice lotus had a fatal attraction to humans.

So, that cunning beast used this tiny lotus as a blueprint. Using its own fleshy tentacles and illusions, it mimicked a colossal “Glacial Core Lotus” on that stone platform deep in the cave. It hid the real bait in its stomach, used the fake illusion as a trap, opened its massive jaws, and just waited for prey to walk right in.

That perfectly explained why Bruce, Ketchup, and the others had completely lost their minds to the exotic fragrance in the cave, desperately wanting to pick the flowers.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify