The Absolute: Humanity's Second Chance

Later that night.

Adonis' royal coach finally made it back to his residence, where he and Fiona alighted.

"I guess we will call it a night." Fiona said, as Adonis extended his hand to help her alight off the royal coach. She happily took his hand and helped herself down.

"Yes. It's already late." Adonis agreed with her, a casual smile plastered on his handsome face.

And seeing how attractive he was tonight, Fiona couldn't help but tease him before they parted ways, "It's unfortunate that today we won't be able to bond throughout the night." She said.

And covering her mouth with her hands, she hid the playful smile and the slight blush she had. But though embarrassing, it was worth it.

"..."

Because Adonis reaction, was to her liking.

The young man, though used to her teasing nature, still felt his face burn at the imagination of her words.

Sure, they spend almost every night together. But that was business. They talked business, and only business. Nothing too intricate happened between the two of them!!

"Well, have a goodnight." Fiona, overwhelmed by her embarrassment, immediately hurried off.

The maids assigned to her, hurrying off after her. Of course, they respectfully bowed to their lord before they left.

'Oh my god...' She thought, not being able to forget the way Adonis stared at her. 'He... He definitely imagined it..!!'

For some reason, the fact that she knew he did, got her excited. She did not understand why, but she also did not dislike the feeling.

Meanwhile, Adonis stared in stupor at her back as she left. Blaming himself for having such thoughts about someone so cute and innocent, he sighed and went towards his study.

"..."

Along the way, he reviewed the notifications that suddenly came from The Primordial Source, when the two domains finally settled down.

He had not entertained them much back then, but now that he had plenty time, he did.

[ Congratulations, domain lord Adonis, domain lord Fiona, your domains have finally stabilized themselves ]

[ A profileration of Mana and Universal Essence has burst forth within both territories. And due to the fusion, Avarice will share one characteristic that will also be within Romania ]

[ Avarice has the following three deific characteristics :- The Divine Neem(High-grade Tier 4), Avarice Stone(Mid-grade Tier 4), All-Natural Zone(Low-grade Tier 4) ]

[ The shared characteristic of both Domains is :- Ethereal Farmlands(Low-grade Tier 5) ]

He reviewed the notifications that came as soon as the domain of Avarice fused with that of Romania, a few days back.

And going through them, he opened the definitions of the deific traits that Avarice had. As well as what benefits they came with.

[ All-Natural Zone (Low-grade Tier 4) ]

[ Definition :- Lakes of pure condensed natural essences can now naturally form within Avarice. These lakes are condensed through all sixteen natural laws of the world, thus making them compatible for for all living beings, gods and mortals alike... All-Natural Zones grow in places with high Providence. The higher the Providence, the greater the quantity and quality of the Zone ]

[ Effect I :- The All-Natural Zone has the capability to increase Mana absorption by 500% once one is exposed to it. Meditating within its range increases Mana comprehension greatly, but encasing oneself within, increases law comprehension by 200% ]

"...This is..." Adonis marveled at the information presented before him, as he threw himself onto his chair.

A Natural Zone.

He did not know anything about these concepts, but just reading through its definition, made it all the more amazing.

Especially so, as it was compatible for both mortals and gods. And was also created from all sixteen natural laws. 'It's like my domain, that's made up of all sixteen laws.' He thought to himself in wonder.

Damien did mention this to him, so he did not forget it. And aside from that, just its effects alone were stupendous.

"This effect is amazing." Adonis marveled, as the law comprehension boost aside, just the Mana boost alone was well accepted.

Increasing the Mana absorbed by five times, was too much of a boost for anyone. Especially those with lower ranked Classes or lower potential.

If Juliette were here, she would also marvel at this function, as it rivaled using a Unique grade Mana absorption, or Mana breathing method.

"Unfortunately, I am still lacking in knowledge. I don't know much about Providence, nor how to increase it... so it might be hard to benefit from  this by myself." Sighing to himself, Adonis moved on to the second characteristic.

[ Avarice Stone (Mid-grade Tier 4) ]

[ Definition :- A byproduct of the more intricate Cryz Stone. The Stone of Avarice is a mini blackhole compressed, and molded into a stone. It lacks the weight and density of a blackhole, but contains some of its properties... A Greed Vein where there is high concentration of Mana will be born underground, where Avarice Stones of varying quality will be mined ]

[ Effect I :- When enough Avarice Stones have been collected, they can be merged to create a pocket dimension that can even trap at most minor gods. The dimension is bottomless, with gravity that is a million times denser than the physiology of the target, pressing them down at every second ]

[ Effect II :- Can extract Skills, Abilities, Techniques, Spells or even Divine powers, to allow others the chance to gain insight by meditating through the Stones. With enough insight, one can obtain the Skill, Ability, Technique, Spell or Divine power stored within ]

"..."

Adonis was speechless.

Yes, speechless.

"Just the definition alone, was too grand an explanation to simply pass by." He thought.

A blackhole compressed and shaped into a stone? Wasn't that terrific enough? And yet it had so many effects it came with.

And all of these effects were amazing.

The ability to create pocket dimensions to trap beings within, giving them little chance to escape. Wasn't that domineering?

The ability to create inheritances, where people could learn essential Skills or Abilities or Spells or Techniques, with less effort.

All of these effects, were all within one characteristic. Excited, Adonis couldn't help sitting up straight to read more of the characteristics he had.

And he was not disappointed.

[ Divine Neem (High-grade Tier 4) ]

[ Definition :- A divine tree that is exclusive to your domain. A tree that can grow as tall as a mile, and as a thick as fifty meters, with its density surpassing that of worlds ]

[ Effect I :- The golden syrup of the Divine Neem, extracted and purified from its leaves, can extend lifespan by drinking from it. Every 100ml can increase a year of lifespan. Drinking enough golden syrup of the Divine Neem, can bestow eternal youth onto a mortal, or make deities truly immortal. The higher one's potential, the more they can drink.. Produces (30×49)ml of golden syrup a day ]

[ Effect II :- The branches of the Divine Neem rival Tier 1 to Tier 3 high grade materials in terms of energy quantity and quality, density and strength. The higher the branches, the stronger and better they will be... Restores 10cm of the torn branch every (365÷49) days ]

[ Effect III :- Within a range of one thousand miles of the Divine Neem, the growth rate of plants will increase exponentially by 1,000% ]

"..."

Adonis was now numb to shock, as without waiting for even a second, his focus immediately horned into the true effects of this characteristic.

Health, longevity, high grade materials, eternal youth and even increased plant reproductivity?!

There was no need to dig deeper into these effects, and what benefit they had on him, on Avarice and on humanity as whole.

"..."

He did not go through them, as instead, he quickly called out the definition of the last characteristic. One shared between both Romania and Avarice.

And one that complimented the Divine Neem's last effect.

[ Ethereal Farmlands (Low-grade Tier 5) ]

[ Definition :- Ethereal Zones are territories that are far beyond the natural laws, as they pull upon the influence of more than just the natural concepts, but even from the other concepts making up Reality ]

[ Effect I :- With its stage, can cover up an area of 20 million square miles. But the shorter the range, the greater the effects. Half the range, equals double the other effects. A tenth of the range, equals ten times the effects ]

[ Effect II :- Anything planted within the Ethereal Farmlands, will grow at a minimum rate of 1,000% than normal. If a plant requires ten years to mature, it will mature in a year. With the Realm Stage Time Dilation Effect, the plant will mature in just a week's worth of time ]

[ Effect III :- The range of the Ethereal Farmlands can be separated into fields of 10*10 square miles, where a single type of resource can be planted. The field will automatically transform to fit the natural growth landscape of the chosen resource, altering the geographical landscape and temperature of chosen fields ]

[ Effect IV :- Anything planted within the Ethereal Fields have the ability to birth "Ethereal Seeds". The lower the tier, the lesser the effects, the higher the tier, the greater the effects. The lowest level "Ethereal Seed" can permanently increase all three aspects of a person by 10%... People can have as many "Ethereal Seeds" as their potential meter dictates ]