Chapter Six: Ruler Of Gluttony

"W-WHAT?!"

Aldric couldn't help but feel a tinge of disappointment realizing that the Celestial Elixir couldn't restore his lost arms.

He tried to find another potion but found nothing.

"But I still need it for my wounds. " Aldric looked at his sides where his supposed arms should have been as he sighed. "I'll go for the Celestial Elixir. Purchase 5," he declared.

[Purchasing Celestial Elixir, would you like to confirm?]

"Confirm."

[Transaction complete. Celestial Elixir acquired (5). Remaining coins: 2,999,999,500,000.]

A radiant vial containing a golden liquid materialized in Aldric's hand.

The Celestial Elixir seemed to pulse with potent energy.

Eager to experience its effects, Aldric wasted no time in consuming the elixir.

He only drank one, yet Aldric felt a surge of revitalizing energy coursing through his body.His wounds closed rapidly, and fatigue seemed to dissipate, but as he already expected, his arms didn't regenerate.

"Maybe there is something else."

Finally, after searching, Aldric found something.

[Name: Lyrathos Syntharmlinx Imitation

Price: 20,000,000.

Rank: Legendary

Classification: Artifact

Ability: All healing, Fire Summon, Armblast

Information: A divine artificial arm made from silver and made by the Kingdom Lyrathos and previously worn by their hero.

Was lost and destroyed in the battle of the war.

Upon attachment, it becomes able to transmit sensations of touch as well as allow the wearer to use his abilities.

The artifact can change its shape according to the wearer's intent. This ability improves with each use.

Additional Information: Destruction of this item is fundamentally impossible

Only one is currently available. ]

"One one is available…" he clicked his touch with disappointment. "Maybe I can find something else for my other arm. Search for another arm."

[Searching for prosthetic arm… Searched.]

Aldric's eyes widened. "This…"

[Name: Hero Lucien Dubois Left Arm

Price: 500,000,000,000

Rank: Phantasmal

Classification: Artifact

Ability: Curse Shot, Earth Control, Lightning Strike, Water Control, Tough Skin, Fire Control, Air Control, Absorption.

Information: The arm of the hero Lucien Dubois, the hero of Kingdom Lyrathos.

Only one is available and will never be restocked. ]

"So the heroes are really dead, but how amazing this World Wide Shop is. It even sells body parts," saying that, a possibility came to Aldric's mind. "System, I can buy skills too, right?"

[Answer. Yes, you can buy skills and abilities through the World Wide Shop.]

Aldric nodded. "Then, even martial arts?"

[Answer: Yes. You can learn martial arts through martial arts books.]

As Aldric heard the system's answer, he found himself laughing at what an extraordinary situation he was in.

After all the horrible things that had happened so far, it didn't even surprise him. Adaptability is a terrifying thing.

"With the amount of money I have, how many skills, abilities, and martial arts can I buy?"

[Calculating… Answer: 52,581]

Aldric's lips curled upward into a ferocious grin.

"Purchase Hero Lucien Dubois Arm, Lyrathos Syntharmlinx Imitation, and use all my remaining coins to buy skills, martial arts, and abilities.]

[Purchasing Hero Lucien Dubois Arm (1), Lyrathos Syntharmlinx Imitation (1), Skills—]

"Confirm."

[Warning buying and consuming—]

"I don't care. Proceed with the transaction."

[Transaction complete. Hero Lucien Dubois Arm (1), Lyrathos Syntharmlinx Imitation (1), Skills (20,729), Abilities (13,848), Martial Arts Books (18, 004). Remaining coins: 0.]

***

[SKILL Acquired, 'Foresight']

[Skill Acquired, 'Hp Rapid Recovery'] [Skill Acquired, 'Sp Rapid Recovery']

[Skill Acquired, 'Endurance']

[Skill Acquired, 'Poison Attack']

[Skill Acquired, 'Rot Attack']

[Skill Acquired, 'Heretic Attack']

[Skill Acquired, 'Destruction Enhancement']

Aldric as he listened to the notification.

"Seems like it will take a while. I should attach these arms first."

He looked at the box of martial arts books. It was huge, but he has no time to learn it for now.

With all his arms gone, it was useless for him at this moment.

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The first arm he attached was the Lyrathos Syntharmlinx Imitation.

"It's heavy and feels like it came from some kind of a cyberpunk movie. Lyrathos, huh? I remember that bitch queen talking about it but she never explained it but it seems that Lyrathos is an advanced kingdom."

Aldric didn't hesitate to attach it, since he didn't have an arm, he used his teeth and brought it close to his right arm.

Suddenly, the arm's armor expanded and metallic tentacles suddenly appeared and before Aldric could react the tentacles extended from its center and covered his fat right arm up to the shoulder.

Then the tentacles did something that felt like it was eating his flesh, the pain was so intense that he almost blacked out.

"Ahhh!"

After Aldric had recovered from his screaming, his right arm had become like a robot up to the shoulder.

"It transformed into the same size as my right arm in both length and girth; it suits me well and it doesn't feel weird at all. Moreover, I could tell when I touched things with it." Aldric tried to hit the wall and felt no pain at all. "Amazing. Next, I should attach this one."

Aldric looked at the Hero Lucien Dubois's Left Arm. It was inside of a glass and was covered in a green fluid.

"I thought it would look like a corpse but it feels like it's alive. Like it was just recently cut off," he commented before taking the arm from the fluid using his new attached arm. "It's cold. How do I attach this? Will it have something like a tentacle too?"

Like what he did earlier, Aldric brought it closer to his left arm and as it made contact with his skin red and green veins suddenly appeared in the arm and it squirmed closer to his arm before it attached itself.

It left intricate stitches.

"No pain, but I can feel my blood flowing into it." Aldric closed and opened his fingers and tried pinching the skin. "I feel pain. This is really amazing. But the color doesn't match though it's only obvious if you look at it closely. "

[Skill Acquired, 'Mental Warfare']

[Skill Acquired, 'Camouflage']

[Skill Acquired, 'Magic Divinity'

[Skill Acquired, 'Clairvoyance']

[Skill Acquired, 'Conviction Concentration']

[Skill Acquired,' Thought Acceleration'

[Skill Acquired, 'Poison Magic']

[Skill Acquired, 'Healing Magic']

[Skill Acquired, 'Spatial Magic' ]

[Skill Acquired, 'Dimensional Magic'] [Skill Acquired, 'Abyss Magic']

[Skill Acquired, 'Jinx Evil Eye']

[Skill Acquired, ' Earth Magic, Terrain Magic, Heretic Magic, Shadow Magic, Dark Magic, Black Magic']

[Skill Acquired, 'Destruction Resistance, Impact Resistance, Wind Resistance, Flame Resistance, Earth Resistance Heavy Super-resistance, Deadly Poison Resistance Paralysis Resistance, Petrification Resistance, Rot Resistance, Faint Resistance, Fear Resistance, Pain Nullification'. ]

[Skill Acquired, 'Stealth, Silence, Five Senses Super-enhancement,

Perception Expansion, Night Vision, Pain Super-mitigation]

[Skill Acquired, 'Appraisal'.]

Minutes passed, and the system's notification still continued. Aldric felt power flowing in him and he began to notice a change occurring within his body.

"I wonder what other skills I will get. I wonder if I can buy anything other than—"

Condition Satisfied… Unique Skill "Gluttony" has been awakened.

All stats have risen by +10,000.

Because of the title 'The Human Who Held King Authority, you have gained a new title, "Ruler of Gluttony".

All stats have risen by +10,000.

By the effects of the title 'Rule of Gluttony, you have gained, Endless Craving, Dominant Aura, Voracious Vitality, Power Reservoir, Endless Hunger, Soul Drainer, Glutton's Overflow, Potent Absorption, Ravenous Surge, Cannibalization, Gluttonous Might, Power Devourer.

"Gluttony—W-What? Aaaah!"

A sudden, searing pain shot through Aldric. It felt as if something were eating away at him from within.

"It hurts! It hurts!"