Between the two, the first to speak was the tower master.
"I, the tower master of the crimson tower present
'Wow, instead of giving the artifacts they were supposed to give, they keep giving me their own artifacts. They must have lost their minds!'
"That is fitting gift. It makes me wanna use it already"
The tower master stood up and handed his personal artifact to Mel.
[The artifact
So it does have a will of its own like what Payne gave me.
[The artifact have determine that you are a worthy owner]
[The artifact Mel raised her hand and activated the pocket watch. "Huh...?" The saint looked around as he noticed nobody moved. They all stopped breathing as if time was frozen. "So it is true. It is capable of stopping time" Although it will only be able to do it for three minutes at most in a day, it is still valuable. "Saint, what are you waiting for? Where is the holy kingdom's gift for me?" I ask shamelessly. The saint stood up and took the artifact from the hands of his servant who is a priest. He then walk towards Mel and placed it on top of the table. "I, Jack Lionheart, the saint of the Holy KIngdom present "That is fine. Rather it is amazing how you were able to cross the entire continent and arrive here in less than a month which would normally take three to five months at least" Whoosh. The effects of Everyone else began to move and notice that the saint already gave the Holy kingdom's gift to Mel. "You two can go back now" The two bowed once more and went back to their seats. After they sat down, Mel stood up. "I will now go as I still have other things to do. I hope you all enjoy the banquet" Everyone stood up and bowed as I left the banquet hall. 'Elmenz and Rojh should be able to form connections with the other countries now that I am gone' Just like what Mel thought, the tension in the banquet hall disappeared after she left. Because of this, envoys from other countries were able to take advantage of it and also converse with others for political purposes. [Assimilation is now complete] "It's already done?' [ [System update] [Player information] Username: Goddess of all bitches (Goddess of Gluttony) Race: Deity Level: 2 Skills: Pheromone control Level 2 Devour Level 2 Acid generation/manipulation Level 1 Effects of the artifact Elemental attack resistance (90%) Psychological attack resistance (70% Physical attack resistance (50%) Automatic barrier Level 10 Subjects: Slimes Subjects' alignment: Lawful neutral + "It sure does look good. But, how will I charge the ring?" -There is no need for that, master! "...!?" I stopped upon hearing some voice in my head. "It can't be... you can talk!?" -Yes, master. Although you are the only one who can hear me. Now I get it why people says that Payne would always whisper something whenever he is alone. "Anyway, what do you mean when you said I have nothing to worry about?" -Upon running out of stored mana, I will simply absorb the mana around master and store it to activate my skill "Yeah, okay. One more thing... do you have a name or something? So I can call you properly" -I naturally do not have one. However, my previous owner gave me the name 'Red'. "Red... as in the color red?" -Yes, master. 'Wow. His naming sense is horrible. I am no different from him though. Reality sure hurts' "Okay, let's just go with 'Red' since you seem happy with it" While conversing with Red, Mel went back to her room to prepare for the upcoming disasters that will take place in the near future.