Abium quickly memorized the formula and soon asked another question.
"Where can I get the Fex dimension's Key?"
This time, Empress Athena let out a sigh and replied gravely.
''The Key is attached to the Emerald coin you had heard of in the rumors. Well, I'm the one who spread the rumor. But everyone, including some Arcane Empire mages who searched for that coin, had died mysteriously. Before you learn about the key, I will tell you some secrets about this mysterious Emerald Coin. That palm-sized coin is a twisted intellectual artifact that could induce 'Greed' in peoples' hearts and devour their souls. Even my husband didn't know its real power, so you must be more careful of its tricks. That coin also has some connection with Sin artifacts. So, be careful."
"Originally, my husband found a way to control the Emerald coin, but he failed to apply that method on the artifact. Before Philip came to kill my husband, he gave that Emerald Coin to Novak while placing a part of his consciousness in it. After that, Novak escaped with that coin and hid it in an unknown place. If you want to find that key, then you have to ask Novak first. But be careful of him too." She said as she noticed Abium's puzzled expression and replied seriously.
"Novak has many secrets like you, so I don't think he is dead. Gather all those diaries, and then maybe you could find some clues. Well, I heard that he was once an ancient High-Human who managed to find a way to trick the Endless river of Life and reincarnated once again in our plane with some basic memories. I will give you a piece of advice. If you frequently think about the Emerald coin, it will come and look for you on its own. So, don't think about that twisted artifact often, child." Abium face went pale as he heard of that artifact's god-like ability and soon recovered from the shock.
After that, he took a deep breath to calm down his heart and asked his next question as he noticed only 60 seconds left.
"If I want to become Emperor Jack's successor and get the five dream divinities from you, what do I have to do?"
Abium had already guessed that these divinities were much more important than artifacts and decided to get his hand on them.
As soon as Empress Athena heard Abium's words, she smiled brightly.
After that, she looked into his amber eyes and spoke full of killing intent.
''Kill that damned Pontiff! As long as you kill Philip, you will become my husband's successor. You are also a dream walker like my husband, so it will be easy for you to achieve that mission. I will give you a piece of advice" She paused for a moment and added,
"if you want to control the power of divinity fully, don't force it to bend on your way. Instead, you have to try and understand the specific divinity and merge with it."
Meanwhile, Abium nodded solemnly and started to think.
'But what is dream walker? Well, I will ask about that later. For now, I will try to improve my strength. Hmm, if I get a single dream divinity beforehand, my success rate to kill that bishop would increase.'
Abium thought to himself and got a strange idea.
"My lady, if I get another divinity in the future, can I exchange that with one Dream divinity?"
He asked a strange question, making Empress Athena stare at him with bewilderment.
The confidence in Abium's eyes made Empress Athena look at him with more interest.
After two seconds of pause, she heaved a deep sigh and said,
"You are an interesting kid. But I think that is not possible." Although Abium was disappointed, his face soon brightened as he saw a transparent mask materializing in Empress Athena's hand.
'Isn't that my 'Faceless glass Mask'?' He gave her a puzzled look.
On the other hand, she calmly raised her hand and started drawing a few mysterious patterns on the mask using some strange invisible power.
'She is also a Rune Master? Damn, her rune mastery seems to be as powerful as that dragon kin!'
But Abium's eyes widened further as he sensed another mysterious power covered all over his mask.
It was a divine power!
"I will give you this upgraded 'Faceless glass Mask' as a gift instead. If you put this mask on, even Cardinals and the Legendary mages won't be able to see through your disguise. And the chance of assassinating that Pontiff will also become higher for you." Once she finished her words, the whole hall shook violently and soon broke like a broken mirror.
A second later, Abium found himself standing in front of the puzzled naked Empress Athena and soon noticed that he was holding a transparent mask in his hand.
A rare smile crept on his face as he looked at the transparent mask and quickly stored it inside his spatial ring.
After that, he gave a respectful bow to Empress Athena and quickly walked out of the Creeper's forest, asking Azolla to copy all the latest memories.
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31st August, Creeper's Forest outer area.
It was early morning when Abium walked out of the Creeper's forest. This time, he gained much information from Empress Athena, which made him almost shout in joy. But he restrained his emotions and hurriedly returned to the White Magic Tower.
Once he reached the Tower, he didn't waste his time and quickly walked into the exchange counter to check if he could get any potion materials. After searching for a bit, he brought one liter of Endless Seawater and a few hundred grams of the powdered skull of a 1000-year-old elf for three thousand white gold coins.
But he couldn't find the other three materials and felt troubled.
He knew that Moon sugar was not some precious material. He could get it quickly if he spent time searching for this item.
But what made him frown deeper were the blood of an elite Mermaid and Red Leaf.
'I think I have to ask some adventurers help to get that blood. As for that Red Leaf, I think I have to search for it later.' Abium let out a sigh and again walked out of the magic tower. Following that, he moved toward the Royal capital using the academic ring and finally walked out of Dewsummit City.
'I have to go to Keris Kingdom quickly.' He muttered to himself and soon noticed he had already reached the city's outskirts.
Instantly, he cast his 'War Angel's wings' spell on himself and flapped both crimson wings.
Following that, he soared up in the sky and flew towards the Keris kingdom's direction quickly.
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