But what startled Abium was that a strange link appeared between him and the Emerald Gold Coin on his palm.
At that moment, he felt he had absolute control over the soul hidden within the Emerald Gold Coin.
Simultaneously, he felt a pulling sensation from his original body, followed by a strange headache.
Without delay, he left the mysterious Golden Throne Hall and reappeared in his original body along with the Sin of Greed.
Just as he did that, a powerful force appeared in the room and almost choked Abium like a demon gripping his throat.
But the mysterious force disappeared a heartbeat later, followed by a young man's coughing noise.
"'Cough' It seems the Contract works perfectly," Abium said as he gasped for air and quietly sat on the small bed in his room.
On the other hand, the artifact named 'Sin of Greed' seemed to have finally read the information about the absolute Contract that mysteriously appeared in its soul and went silent.
'What did you do, lad?' Azolla also noticed the artifact's strange actions and asked in confusion.
Abium took a deep breath and explained what happened in the mysterious Golden Throne Hall.
After listening to his explanation, Azolla went silent for some time and finally spoke.
'It must be the remnant will of the Itera plane, lad. The plan that was supposed to be destroyed eons ago has somehow reappeared. No, I think the Ancient Gods didn't manage to completely destroy the Itera in the past. And from the looks of it, only the Time God knew the truth about the Core of Itera.'
'I think so, too. If I'm not wrong, this Core of Itera might have gone into hiding after killing all the ancient Gods and patiently waiting for an opportunity,' Abium said.
'But why did it choose you?' Azolla still felt confused.
'What sometimes surprise me more are your actions. Sometimes you act ignorant of all magic-related things, but many times you act like you know everything about to happen. Even though you have the seer's intuition spell and divinity, it's almost impossible to see clear information unless you are a powerful seer. Are you also a Reincarnator?'
Abium couldn't help but chuckle.
'You can think of me as whatever you want, Azolla.' He turned his gaze towards the intellectual artifact on his palm and spoke as he activated the scan function.
"Allow me to look at your information, Sin of Greed."
As if the artifact was being ordered by its creator, it subconsciously lowered its spirit barrier around its soul, allowing Abium to scan it.
A second later, a blue icon popped up before his eyes.
[Name: Abhor, Sin of Greed (Incomplete) (4 fragments missing)
Age: ??????
Description: The Sin of Greed is a formidable artifact that appears as a radiant Emerald Gold Coin, with its brilliance intensifying as it accumulates wealth. Its abilities are activated through a point-based system, and it possesses seven nearly omnipotent abilities, each more potent than the last.
Point-Based Activation: To activate an ability, the user must accumulate a specific number of "Greed Points" by amassing wealth in the artifact's inventory. Each type of wealth (e.g., gold, gems, rare relics) contributes different amounts of Greed Points. Once the bearer stores wealth in the artifact's inventory, it's impossible to take out. so proceed with caution.
Warning: The Sin of Greed can subconsciously influence the bearer's mind and mind, making him a puppet of Greed. The more you rely on this artifact, the more you will become corrupted by the power of Greediness and become the Devil of Greed.
Abilities:
Treasure Seeker (Tier 0): The artifact can search for treasures. If the artifact finds a precious treasure nearby, its greed power will automatically activate and influence the user to obtain it. If the user has less willpower and is weak-minded, he can be easily manipulated and used by the artifact. The activation condition hasn't been met yet. Needed: Fragment of Treasure Eye
Golden Fortitude (Tier 1): The user can temporarily transform a portion of the artifact's wealth into an impenetrable golden shield, providing near-invulnerability against physical and magical attacks. To Activate: 100 Greed Points. For every use, the artifact consumes 1 Greed Point. Cooldown:1/hr
Lethal Avarice (Tier 2): The user can convert stored wealth into an energy beam of destructive force capable of obliterating enemies with a single blast. The more wealth used, the more devastating the attack. To Activate: 1000 Greed Points. The artifact consumes Greed Points based on the user's preference for every use of this ability. Cooldown:1/day
Eternal Opulence (Tier 3): This ability allows users to create a field of inexhaustible wealth that provides them instantaneous healing, enhanced vitality, and endless stamina during battle. To Activate: 10,000 Greed Points, Fragment of Greedy Life. Per Use: 100 Greed Points. Cooldown: 1/month
Greed's Dominion (Tier 4): The artifact's wealth can be used to temporarily bend reality, granting the user god-like control over time, space, and elements, enabling them to reshape the battlefield to their advantage. To activate: 100,000 Greed Points, Fragment of King's Dominance. 1 Use: 1000 Greed Points. Cooldown: 1/Year
Treasury of Shadows (Tier 5): The user can summon ethereal knights created from the amassed wealth to fight on their behalf. These creations can be immensely powerful for the user. To Activate: 1M Greed Points. 1 Ethereal Knight: 10,000 Greed Points, can stay in the Physical World for up to 10 years before unsummoned.
Cursed Wealth (Tier 6): With this ability, the user can gain control over the Wealth Domain and even curse the Gods with unrelenting Greed, causing them to become obsessed with accumulating wealth, leading to their own demise. The more wealth you put in the artifact's inventory, the more potent the curse will be. To Activate: 10M Greed Points. 1 Curse, Fragment of Wealth Curse: 100,000 Greed Points. Cooldown:1/century
Plutocratic Ascendancy (Tier 7): The ultimate ability grants the user control over the very fabric of reality for a short time, allowing them to manipulate time, space, matter, and energy on a cosmic scale. They become a near-omnipotent force limited only by the total wealth amassed in the artifact. To Activate One Time: 100 Million Greed Points. cooldown: 1/Millennium.]
"Wow, each of your abilities appears powerful! But what are these Greed Points? Is it a Point-based System?" Abium asked in Curiosity.
"HOW DID YOU ENSLAVE ME?!" A young boy's screeching voice came out of the Emerald Gold Coin, causing Abium to grab his ears.
"F*ck! Stop shouting. I didn't want to enslave you but you dig your own grave by coming to me. If you don't want to disappear, you better listen to me for the next 1,000 years as per the contract rules."
Abium's words caused Abhor to get more angry.
"Fucking bastard! Do you think you will be safe after what you did to me? If not for me being turned into a weakened state, I wouldn't be subdued by that strange fountain artifact! A 1000-year contract? That amount of time is nothing but a small sleeping time for me. When the time comes, I will make your life more miserable. I'll kill you, your family, friends, and everyone around you! No, I'll make you and others lose every single penny and live like beggars for the rest of your life."
"Tsk, you better watch your mouth." As he spoke, he gripped the Emerald Gold coin and tried to crush it.
At the same time, an indestructible amount of force appeared all over its soul.
'Damn it, he might kill me using that strange Contract! I should lay low for now and proceed with caution. As long as I get in contact with my siblings, I can make him my puppet and even steal his life.' Within a moment, Abhor made up his mind and slowly spoke.
"I will listen to you for now."
"That's what I want to hear." A smile appeared on Abium's face.
"So, can you tell me more about the point-based system?" He asked.
"Unlike other intellectual artifacts, you can't use my abilities unless you have enough Greed Points. Humph, even if you become an owner of me, you won't be enough to afford me. For example, one Greed Point is equal to 1000 White Gold Coins. I will make you a puppet before even the contract period ends."
Abium was frozen still as he heard those words. It was not because of its threat but due to the value of the Greed Point.
"Then, what about the first one? What are the requirements to activate the first ability?"
A silence appeared, followed by a deep tone of a young boy.
"That earlier spiritual scan actually has the ability to scan my soul?! How much did you find out about my abilities? Even that damned Demon Lord couldn't find any information about my abilities! Sh*t! That damned Contract!"
A smirk appeared on Abium's face.
"I know all of your abilities and even your name, Abhor. What is the requirement to activate the first ability?