True Wealth

Adam snapped out of his thoughts and looked up. The space above him trembled ever so slightly and then, a brass ring appeared, falling right onto his palms.

As soon as he caught the ring, the voice echoed inside the chamber once again, "The Ring of Insight - a Rank 2 artifact that grants the user the ability to see the truth behind all illusions, lies, and deception!"

"Hmm, not bad." Adam scanned the brass ring. "But still useless to me."

With a flick of his hand, he put away the ring inside his storage earring, planning to give it away to one of his students or his friends.

Strangely enough, after having experienced the last illusion, selling the ring wasn't the first thought that appeared inside his mind.

Instead of moving to the next test area, he stood there in his spot thinking about the last trial where he had to face his desire for wealth.