The Essence stat didn't increase any further after several minutes, but the Wrathful Moon in the lantern was still glowing brightly, as if it were in a good mood. Rita reduced the size of the lantern and carefully placed it back into her pocket watch.
She thought about her Thief God skill. If she had used the Essence Version of The Thief God's Theft, Which Can Also Be Robbery to steal Rick's Food God skill back then, would she have been able to steal all five of his skills in one go?
Nivalis: "Did you get Essence?!"
Rita: "Yep, I can score big with it. Some people can't hit the jackpot, but they've got Essence. Seven points, to be exact."
Nivalis: "You... you..."
Rita: "Sorry, I'm not great with words. I didn't mean to offend you."
Nivalis went silent on the other side.
Rita: "Ah, cold treatment."
