Novel Lived
Chapter 128 [Divine Gift] Ice Queen (SS)
Rita had barely fallen asleep when the doorbell rang, waking her up.
She didn't need to guess; it was definitely Rick, Zoey, Samuel, and Scarlett.
Looking at the screen by the entrance, sure enough, the four of them were standing there. Rita was surprisingly calm about their unannounced visit. After all, they didn't bring along their usual entourage of chaotic friends and followers, so that was already a sign of respect.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
At that moment, little Nivalis flew over. She hadn't slept at all—spent the entire night playing games, watching TV, playing with the cats, and snacking.
Nivalis pointed to the group on the screen and growled, "Are they here to bully you? Do you need me to protect you?"
In Nivalis's view, since Rita had defeated her, Rita had earned the right to command her, and she was willing to follow orders.
Rita, using their mental connection via the contract, told Nivalis, *"No, they're my family, but I don't like them very much. I don't want them to know that just yet."*
She kept her explanation simple, ensuring Nivalis would understand the relationship.
Nivalis nodded, summarizing bluntly, "I don't need to be friends with them for your sake."
Rita laughed. "Exactly." She was starting to enjoy this straightforward way of communicating. "You can act a little rebellious in front of them."
Nivalis seemed pleased. "Understood."
Rita then asked, "Do you have a way to hide your *Divine Gift* from being *Insight*-ed by others? Just the points are fine."
Nivalis tilted her head. "Why hide it?"
To her, power was something to flaunt, something the world should know about.
Rita bitterly glanced at Nivalis's *Divine Gift* info:
**[Ice Queen] (SS Level)**
Become stronger? Just keep breathing.
**Skill 1:** *Queen Card* (Passive) – When Ice Queen is present, all units below her level are forbidden from using ice-based skills, ice-based items, or ice-based equipment. Additionally, Ice Queen may designate one magic attribute each day, increasing damage by 300% and spellcasting speed by 150%. This effect resets at midnight.
**Skill 2:** *Dragons Are Just Like This* (Passive) – Eating, sleeping, playing—simply by existing, the Ice Queen has a chance to learn new skills or magical principles.
**Skill 3:** *Specialist Consultation* – Upon activation, all curses are removed from the target, body parts are healed, and all negative statuses are cleared. The target's HP and MP are restored to 100%, and for the next 10 minutes, all stats are doubled. Cooldown: 3 hours.
**Skill 4:** *Universal Grade-1 Protected Animal* (Passive) – Upon death, the Ice Queen is teleported back to her dragon lair, transforming into a dragon egg. Cooldown: 365 days.
**Skill 5:** *Time-Stealing Baby Dragon* (Upgradeable) – You're the team's favorite baby! As the only dragon born in the last three thousand years, you have received blessings from both the Lord of Time and the Ghost Walker, allowing you to steal time and reverse its flow. The amount of time you can steal is (current level x 10) seconds.
When Rita had first seen Nivalis's *Divine Gift* back on the mountain, her initial thought was that she absolutely couldn't let Rick and the others *Insight* her dragon's talent.
Her second thought? This ability perfectly countered Aaron.
And since Aaron's *Divine Gift* would eventually be stolen by Rick, that basically meant: Rita could counter Rick.
Rita sighed and explained, "I don't want others to know about your *Divine Gift*, especially the third skill. You're too powerful—people will try to take you away from me. After signing the balanced contract, you're the only friend I have in this world. I don't want to lose my friend."
Even Nivalis, who liked straightforward conversations, was a bit overwhelmed by Rita's directness. She covered Rita's mouth with her wing. "Alright, alright, I'll do it, just stop talking."
Nivalis muttered something under her breath, and when Rita tried to *Insight* her again, her Chávez watch simply displayed: *[Frozen]* with a one-hour countdown timer.
Satisfied, Rita opened the door.
The four people outside stared directly at the small dragon perched on Rita's shoulder.
For a moment, Rita swore she could see actual light in their eyes. The kind of light a director would demand from actors: "You need light in your eyes! Yearning! Desire! Like you're about to steal something precious!"
Rita invited them in, making tea and coffee as they sat on the couch, their heads swiveling like sunflowers, following the movements of the little dragon on her shoulder.
Experience tales at empire
Although Rita had explained that she and the dragon had a balanced contract and that she couldn't command it, anyone could tell that the dragon was quite close to her. Many people have cats for years, and their cats won't even get this friendly, yet this dragon had been contracted for what? A day?
But something strange happened as Rita made the coffee—both Rick and Zoey's expressions turned bizarre: surprise, frustration, anger, and the forced smiles of people trying to pretend they were "totally fine."
That's because both of them had used items to *Insight* the dragon's stats.
**[Ice Dragon] Nivalis (Level 14, 56.14%)**
**[Divine Gift]: Ice Queen (SS Level)**
**Species:** Dragon
**Racial Talent:** Reverse Scale
**HP:** 18219/23500
**MP:** 19754/21200
**Strength:** 179
**Constitution:** 175
**Intelligence:** 178
**Agility:** 112
**Charm:** 10
**Luck:** ???
Despite not being able to see the specific details of *Ice Queen*, both Rick and Zoey lingered over the words *SS Level Divine Gift*, only for their *Insight* tools to show *[Broken]* right afterward.
They couldn't say anything and just had to bottle up their feelings.
*Can't mess with her...*
Just seeing the SS rating was enough to know that this dragon's *Divine Gift* was insanely powerful. And her attributes? Except for agility, everything else was over 170.
What did that even mean?! She was only level 14!
Rick felt an intense wave of jealousy. He painfully put away his now-cracked monocle. "What kind of skills does she have?"
Rita shrugged. "I don't know all of them. I've only personally witnessed about twenty—water, fire, wind, ice, lightning—she's got a bit of everything."
Zoey stared at the dragon. She had already fallen in love with Nivalis just from seeing her avatar on the pet leaderboard. Seeing the dragon in person only deepened her infatuation. Yesterday, she had privately offered to buy the dragon, naming any price, but Rita hadn't even responded to that message...
Before coming here, Zoey had been planning to bring it up in person. She'd been willing to offer anything—even a daily *Hopeful Song* in exchange. But she didn't dare discuss buying the dragon in Nivalis's presence. Even though the dragon was the size of a smartphone, the pressure of its draconic aura was still palpable. Zoey couldn't risk angering it.
And now, after seeing Nivalis's *Divine Gift* and stats, she realized the truth...
She couldn't afford it. Even if she sold the entire Lopez family, she couldn't buy this dragon.
Meanwhile, Scarlett was busy taking pictures of the dragon for her social media, while Samuel looked at Rita with a proud, fatherly expression.