Chapter 76
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Chapter 76: Proximity to Good and Bad
The river of time, an immense and unknowable entity, spans all Time and Space—past, present, and future!
From the previous timeline, he learned that the river of time was not just a grand consciousness as he initially thought.
Deep within the river of time, there seemed to be unknown changes.
Those changes held a certain fondness for him.
Of course, it could be because of his "devotion" that they felt kindly towards him.
However, crossing time and space was his greatest secret and the foundation for the bright future of the main Time and Space.
The river of time had always been a blind spot in his knowledge.
Now, after the transformation of the Divine Artifact, Yuanbao, it unexpectedly possessed the ability to communicate with the river of time?
How astonishing!
How unbelievable!
“Then how will you communicate with the river of time?”
Su Wen asked softly, “Does it require using resources?”
Since he was currently being observed by the river of time, he found it difficult to think about some things and even harder to speak freely.
But he felt that it might require using resources.
After all…
“If it’s just communication, then no resources are needed,” the Yuanbao replied. “However, if there is something that requires the river of time’s assistance, then a certain amount of resources needs to be paid as a price for help.”
Su Wen’s pupils constricted. Could he actually ask the river of time for help?
Wow!
In the face of such a grand existence as the river of time, to put it bluntly, the enemies in reality were nothing!
“How specifically can it help?”
Su Wen asked seriously, “Please elaborate.”
The Yuanbao thought for a moment and said, “Given my current divine essence, I cannot ask the river of time for much help, but as long as the resources are sufficient, asking the river of time to cast its gaze down and destroy some areas is possible.”
“What do you mean by ‘sufficient resources’? How much do we need?”
“If the Honorable Wealth God wants to request help from the river of time, the current resources are far from enough. At least… let’s say in units of thousands.”
“Can the river of time act at will?”
“As long as the river of time desires, why can’t it?”
“……”
After a moment of silence, Su Wen asked, “Then how many resources would it take to remove the observation buff from the river of time that is on me?”
At this, the Yuanbao was taken aback and then waved its hand, saying, “This doesn’t require resources. Please wait a moment, Honorable Wealth God; I will contact the river of time.”
As soon as those words left its mouth, the Yuanbao slowly closed its eyes.
In the next moment, Su Wen noticed that the gaze of the river of time began to fade rapidly, visible to the naked eye.
In just a blink, the gaze of the river of time had completely vanished.
“God of Wealth, could you check if it’s really gone?”
Yuanbao opened its eyes and spoke softly.
“Yes, it’s gone,” Su Wen nodded slightly and asked, “So, to remove the gaze of the river of time, we just need to make contact?”
Yuanbao replied, “Yes, it’s quite simple and doesn’t require much effort.”
“I also asked about it; the river of time said it was watching you because you were sent back by its power, which caused some disturbances in this timeline.”
“The river of time tried to reach out to you, but you didn’t respond, so it turned its gaze toward you.”
“It’s also a reminder for you to respond to the river of time if you notice it.”
After saying this, Yuanbao looked apologetic and said, “I’m truly sorry, God of Wealth. Because of my negligence, you had to endure this trouble. Please punish me.”
Su Wen was surprised but quickly replied, “It’s fine, it’s fine. I understand it was due to special circumstances.”
He hadn’t expected the gaze of the river of time to have such a reason behind it.
From what Yuanbao said, it seemed the river of time…
Was more like a large organization rather than a single entity. If it’s not an individual consciousness but a well-structured organization, then what happened to him made sense.
Earlier, when he complained about the increased observation time from the river of time, it was probably the people from the river of time who deliberately extended it.
“Little guy, you don’t answer my calls, but you still complain about me right in front of me?”
“So, the river of time is essentially an organization that manages various affairs?”
Su Wen asked, “As long as there’s enough wealth, the river of time will provide assistance?”
Yuanbao replied softly, “Yes, the river of time operates on the principle of equivalent exchange. For example, God of Wealth, when you cross into the future timeline, the bigger the impact you create, the more attention you’ll draw from the future river of time.”
“Depending on how much chaos your actions cause to the order of time and space, the river of time will impose corresponding penalties.”
Su Wen: “……”
So, this was also why he had to spend money to settle things earlier?
In the previous timeline, the Wealth God of the future had died, so normally there shouldn’t have been another Wealth God appearing in this world.
But his crossing of time and space made it happen.
It even caused some disturbances. Well… thinking about it this way, the river of time couldn’t really be called a dark river after all.
It’s actually quite reasonable!
He used to think the river of time was a bit shady, but that was because he couldn’t communicate with it.
Now, with Yuanbao’s new ability to communicate with the river of time, he had some initiative when crossing time and space.
At least he wasn’t left in the dark, relying on vague explanations from some ambiguous commentator.
Thinking this, Su Wen focused his mind, and the information about the Divine Artifact: Yuanbao appeared before him.
“Divine Artifact: Yuanbao.”
“Stage: Beginner.”
“Ability: Time and Space Communication.”
“Divine Essence: 2.”
“Status: Can be fed.”
【The Divine Artifact of the God of Wealth, filled with countless mysteries, has just awakened from slumber. After being enlightened by Wealth Source Value, it gained the ability to communicate with the river of time.】
【Tip 1: By feeding it with Wealth Source Value, Yuanbao’s intelligence and loyalty will grow toward the God of Wealth.】
【Tip 2: Yuanbao’s personality will gradually align with that of the God of Wealth. As they say, you become like those you associate with. Please handle this carefully, God of Wealth.】
Su Wen looked at Yuanbao’s attribute panel, especially focusing on the second tip, and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.
What does this mean?
Yuanbao’s future personality will become like his?
His personality is pretty good, right?
“Yuanbao, is your divine essence of two because of the two thousand Wealth Source Value I fed you?”
Su Wen asked, “So, one thousand Wealth Source Value equals one point of divine essence?”
Divine essence sounds impressive!
He didn’t need to be told that the higher the divine essence, the stronger Yuanbao’s abilities would be.
“Not exactly,” Yuanbao shook its head and said. “God of Wealth, the two thousand Wealth Source Value you fed me increased my divine essence by one point after the enlightenment.”
“The initial point of divine essence is something Yuanbao was born with.”
“Without that initial point, Yuanbao might have been destroyed long ago.”
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