Si Nong is the world's only ice-and-snow Guide. His spiritual form is made up of pristine, icy snowflakes. The Northern Kingdom is his domain, and the only place in the world where snow falls all year round amid global high temperatures.
The snow of the Northern Kingdom calms the frenzied, softens the cold-hearted, and makes the brutal merciful.
His duty is to guard the Northern Kingdom for his entire life, soothing and purifying its people.
But one day, Si Nong fled the Northern Kingdom's sacred temple.
He heard that a new, violent leader had taken power in a territory farther south. From the very start of his rule, the man began expanding his borders, leaving no mutated creature alive wherever he went.
Si Nong wanted to talk to the violent leader, so he knocked on the door of his tower.
"Good evening, sir. If possible, could you refrain from executing them tomorrow? They used to be good creatures, friends of nature. They deserve to be purified and soothed, not coldly executed."
At the time, the violent leader was on the verge of madness and wanted to kill anyone he saw.
But when he saw the snowflake's pure, pristine beauty, he held back his murderous urge. "What will you use to soothe them?"
The little snowflake volunteered eagerly. "I can do it!"
That night, the naive little snowflake was thoroughly ravished by the violent leader. His proposal wasn't adopted, either. The reason was that soothing was only temporary, while extermination could bring eternal peace.
But the little snowflake did not agree with the violent leader. After leaving the Sentinel Tower, he purified and soothed the infected who had gone mad, while working hard to increase his own strength.
He devoted himself diligently to his work, hoping that one day he could stand as the violent leader's equal and negotiate a peace deal that would replace executions with soothing.
"Mr. Situ, I can soothe them permanently. Please accept that even the infected deserve humane treatment and protection."
The man at the negotiating table remained as violent as ever. He looked at the little snowflake, who had been naive and inexperienced years ago, and who was still full of divinity and love for all humanity.
The man smiled cruelly. "Is that so? Can your snowflakes permanently soothe even an infected person like me?"
Si Nong remembered the night years ago when he had tried so hard to be thoroughly ravished, and suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, he answered without lowering his head or raising his voice. "Yes, sir. I can prove it to you."
Theme: If we choose the profession that best serves the welfare of humanity, then its burdens cannot crush us, because we are sacrificing ourselves for everyone. The joy we feel will not be the pitiful, limited pleasure of selfishness. Our happiness will belong to millions, and our work will continue to exist, quietly yet eternally. In the face of our ashes, noble people will shed tears.