The Ice and Snow Goddess

"Don't worry, Xiaoling will fix it for you," Yu Xuenah said, holding Tan Bingbing's hand as they watched Endymion walk ahead.

"But he…" Tan Bingbing still felt uneasy. He had looked at the mech briefly and then said he was going to eat—wasn't he just making an excuse because he couldn't fix it?

"Bingbing, if Xiaoling says he's going to eat, it means he's already found the fault. The reason he's not fixing it immediately is that it'll take some time," Yu Xuenah smiled gently. "I believe there's no mech in this world Xiaoling can't fix."

"Xuejie, why do you trust him so much?" Tan Bingbing was not just surprised, she was stunned. The waste of the Endymion family being so highly praised by Yu Xuenah?

Yu Xuenah just smiled without answering. She quickened her pace and linked her arm with Endymion's.

"Endymion, I didn't know you were such a good cook!" Tan Bingbing finally couldn't help but exclaim. Today, Endymion had brought her too many surprises.

"Bingbing, tasting Xiaoling's cooking is your luck!" Yu Xuenah giggled. "Before you, no other girl except me has ever tasted it. Now you're the second!"

"Really?" Tan Bingbing looked at Endymion incredulously.

"Actually, it's not quite like Auntie said," Endymion shook his head. "Others simply don't want to try my cooking at all."

"No way, I'd love to eat it every day!" Tan Bingbing blurted out, then blushed realizing how that sounded.

"Well then, since you're both in the same school, Xiaoling, you can cook for Bingbing every day!" Yu Xuenah gave them a weird look.

"Uh, that's… not very proper," Tan Bingbing glanced at Endymion but felt a little hopeful inside.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Bingbing, why not just become Xiaoling's girlfriend?" Yu Xuenah quickly said.

"Auntie, don't say that. Tan Bingbing already has a fiancé," Endymion hurriedly replied.

Yu Xuenah scoffed nonchalantly, "So what if she has a fiancé? They're not married yet, worst case is she breaks it off!"

Tan Bingbing's cheeks flushed red, but she said nothing. In front of Yu Xuenah, the icy beauty image was gone, replaced by a shy girl-next-door look.

"Uh, I'm full. I'm going to fix the mech now!" Endymion felt the atmosphere getting weird and decided to escape.

When it came to girls, Endymion was completely inexperienced. Grant was always immersed in magic research and never had any emotional experience with women. Endymion once secretly liked a girl, Murong Yan'er, but half a month ago, she had lured him to the Purple Bamboo Forest and, along with Meng He and others, humiliated him badly.

Thinking about it, Tan Bingbing was truly beautiful, even better than Murong Yan'er, with a stunning figure—but she was already taken.

"What am I thinking about?" Endymion shook his head. He had many things to do now, not time for girls.

Shaking off the distracting thoughts, Endymion concentrated fully on Tan Bingbing's mech. The fault was found; now it was time to fix it.

Rather than repairing, it was more of a modification. In fact, this mech wasn't broken, but had a slight design flaw from the start.

Generally, mechs are of two types: universal mechs, which any mech pilot can drive, and specialized mechs designed for specific mech knights of different ranks. The extreme case of specialized mechs is one designed for a single individual—like this one.

Such a specialized mech must consider every physical trait of its pilot to achieve perfect harmony.

Tan Bingbing's mech problem was precisely this pursuit of perfection. Once her basic physical condition changed, issues arose. This "perfection" was ironically a flaw because a person's body can't stay exactly the same—weight fluctuates, body shape changes slightly from morning to night. No doubt Tan Bingbing's physical state had shifted slightly—maybe a bit heavier or a subtle body change—causing control issues with the mech.

Now Endymion's task was to modify the design. Though the change seemed minor, it was actually quite complicated and would take hours.

When Yu Xuenah and Tan Bingbing returned to the workshop, Endymion was fully immersed in the mech modification, oblivious to their arrival.

Tan Bingbing was stunned watching Endymion's hands move—not just skillfully, but with an unusual beauty, as if he were crafting a work of art. No, his movements were perfect art.

"Don't disturb him," Yu Xuenah stopped Tan Bingbing from approaching.

Tan Bingbing looked at Endymion strangely. This was completely different from before—calm, confident, and wise. She couldn't connect this person with the so-called weakling and pushover at Notting Academy. She began to doubt if this was really Endymion Lin.

Suddenly, Tan Bingbing felt a strong interest in this person and decided to get to know him better when they returned to school.

At 7 PM, the Notting Academy Mech Arena was packed with excited fans—both mech and non-mech enthusiasts crammed the stands.

Notting Academy encouraged healthy competition, and for mech pilots, battle was the best way to hone their skills. Since they were students and couldn't fight real battles, mech competitions were the perfect alternative.

Tonight's match was special: both competitors were first-year mech students with outstanding skills and immense popularity.

Generally, boys were more interested in mechs, and the ratio was roughly three boys to one girl. But tonight, the audience was balanced, even with more female fans.

The reason was simple: one competitor was the dream prince of countless girls at Notting Academy—Andre, the "Melancholy Prince."

Andre, first-year class 2, was handsome, powerful, and carried an elegant yet gloomy aura that attracted countless girls—though he was cold to all of them.

Andre was the enemy of other boys, rumored to have caused hundreds of breakups, with over a dozen publicly vowing to take him down—but no one succeeded.

However, most boys here weren't just booing Andre—they wanted to see the other competitor, the "Ice and Snow Goddess," Tan Bingbing.

Tan Bingbing had captivated countless boys since enrollment but kept a cold distance. Still, many admired her.

Both Andre and Tan Bingbing were one-star mech knights with unbeaten records of ten wins each in the arena.

Who would keep the undefeated streak? Who would be the first to lose? The crowd was eager to find out.

Unsurprisingly, the stands were packed.

But as the match time approached, Tan Bingbing hadn't arrived yet, making her supporters nervous. If she didn't appear in two minutes, it would count as a forfeit.

Seconds ticked by; the referee was about to declare Tan Bingbing lost when suddenly someone shouted:

"Look at the sky!"

"Wow, the Ice and Snow Goddess really is special—even her entrance is unique!" some fans swooned.

A sleek, beautifully designed mech zoomed in from above and landed heavily in the arena.