The Warrior of Love

Jiang Liu seemed to have entered much earlier than Chaldea. The monster tide had just begun at this time. It was the most dangerous period for Mesopotamia. A large number of people who did not have time to evacuate became food for the monsters.

Since Jiang Liu encountered this disaster, he naturally could not sit idly by. Starting from the moment he arrived in this city, he planned to do his best to save the survivors in the occupied areas.

Of course, first of all, these people in front of me...

Managing more than a thousand people is not a problem for either Jiang Liu or Athena. Not to mention that they are all experienced and wise men, even if they know nothing, they can perfectly lead these survivors only by their leadership and divine power.

Since Athena agreed to help, Jiang Liu immediately felt relaxed. He handed over all the affairs of the city to the goddess, and went out to investigate the situation and clean up the monsters.

From the survivors, we learned that the city was called "Lagash" and was located approximately northwest of Uruk. It was a small city built in a large black shirt forest.

It should be noted that although in a broad sense all humans on the Mesopotamian plain are classified as part of the "Sumerian civilization".

But Sumerian civilization never refers to a specific country, but rather to a civilization composed of many city-states.

They have similar culture and beliefs, but they do not have a unified political system like the ancient Celestial Empire. Instead, they are more like the city-state alliance of ancient Greece.

Even city-state alliances have a "central city". For example, the center of Greece is Athens, while the central city of Sumer has never been fixed.

Due to factors such as climate, war, epidemic, trade, etc., once a central city declines, power will be transferred to another city, which generally means a change of dynasty.

According to the Sumerians, this was a change in the "destiny" of the gods, which descended on other cities.

Considering that there are gods in the Type-Moon worldview, and even this point in time is still the "end of the Age of Gods", so destiny probably does exist.

The city of Uruk currently holds the "Mandate of Heaven", and the one who rules Uruk is the Hero King Gilgamesh.

A few days ago, King Gilgamesh announced in the name of "God's will" that a disaster would come from the north, and called on the cities in the north to migrate collectively and move towards Uruk. He would gather all his strength to build an armed city capable of fighting against the enemy.

Although Gilgamesh was only the nominal overlord, this king himself was quite special. His heroic deeds were heard throughout Mesopotamia. His great feat of teaming up with his friends to defeat the Bull of Heaven in the past is still admired by people today.

He had enough appeal and authority in many city-states, and everyone was prepared to obey even an order for collective migration, which seemed extremely cruel in the context of the times.

However, even in the world thousands of years later, moving is not a simple matter, let alone the collective action of thousands of people, which is destined to be extremely slow.

Gilgamesh had already given advance warning, but many remote areas or cities that were not vigilant enough did not have time to evacuate and were caught in the frenzy of monsters.

Uruk was still concentrating on building barriers, and Gilgamesh himself was unable to take care of the entire northern land. He could only try to gather as many refugees as possible...which meant that there would be a large number of casualties.

——Jiang Liu came under such circumstances.

Because "Lagash" itself is very close to the source of the tide of monsters, and it is difficult to migrate because of living in the forest, so basically all the people in the city are blocked by the monsters. If there were no Jiang Liu, probably not even these thousand people would survive, and the culture of this city-state would be cut off.

Jiang Liu originally planned to gather all the survivors from several nearby city-states, even if he could save one more... and then escort them to Uruk after all preparations were complete.

These days, Athena was comforting the people, treating the wounded, and preparing supplies in the city, while Jiang Liu was searching for survivors outside where monsters were rampant, and killing as many monsters as possible - as the number of monsters decreased, the survivors' chances of survival would naturally increase.

However, these monsters did not gather in one place, but were scattered throughout the Mesopotamian plain, making it quite difficult to clean them up.

Due to the existence of the Mother of Monsters, the number of these guys is endless. However, even if the Mother of Monsters is killed, it will only awaken a more terrifying existence... Even the current Jiang Liu is not ready to face "that one".

He knew very well that this catastrophe could not be solved by simple force, and now he could only try his best to do what he could.

Due to the heavy workload, Jiang Liu and Athena rarely see each other, but they cooperate very well.

Jiang Liu would not doubt Athena's ability in internal affairs, and Athena had never complained that Jiang Liu had crammed in too many people, causing her pressure to increase day by day... The two of them, one inside and one outside, were able to protect the city flawlessly.

Cumulatively, the number of monsters killed by Jiang Liu was already quite terrifying. At the same time, more and more survivors were rescued by him from various ruins, and all of them were taken in by the city of Lagash. Although the management difficulty increased day by day, there had never been any mistakes under Athena's coordination.

However, Jiang Liu saved more and more people, especially in two cities which were remote and were attacked by monsters relatively late. Jiang Liu rescued most of the people in time, and the population of Lagash city suddenly increased.

In just six or seven days, this small town had a population of 20 to 30 thousand people, and the population is still increasing!

This is not a big city like Uruk, which originally only had about 10,000 people. With so many people squeezing in all at once, there are problems in all aspects. Unfortunately, the monster tide has not passed yet, and these people are only safe here and cannot be dispersed.

Judging from this trend, it will be very difficult to send these people to Uruk...

Not to mention the many obstacles along the way, even if they reached Uruk, their supply reserves might be exhausted.

After a few more days, when Jiang Liu had rescued almost all the survivors, the number had reached more than 30,000.

"The number of houses, food reserves, water sources...if this continues, the city will perish on its own without the need for monsters to attack."

Following Jiang Liu's suggestion, Athena, who had changed into a modified priest costume, summarized the data and gave Jiang Liu a pessimistic conclusion.

"If we continue to live on our savings, even if we try our best to adjust the supply, we can only support it for another month at most."

"A month?" Jiang Liu was silent. He did not blame Athena because the goddess of wisdom had done her best.

“Is there any way out?”

"No—generally speaking."

"Generally speaking?"

"If it were in the secular world, there would be no way to deal with such a predicament. After all, so much land has been destroyed that it would be too late to resume farming even if we start now.

But this is the "ancient" era, and various miracles and gifts have not disappeared. As long as it involves higher beings, anything is possible. "

Athena narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Jiang Liu: "Also, it's a coincidence that you yourself possess this power."

"Hmm?" Jiang Liu's face showed a trace of surprise, but he quickly grasped something and looked thoughtful.

Athena continued, "I am the ancient goddess of the earth, so no one understands better than me that the so-called "power" is not just for "destruction". Just as the power of the earth can bring harvest, give birth to life, and heal wounds, it can also bring death and darkness."

"You mean...what can I do with my powers?"

Jiang Liu probably understood what Athena meant. You know, he can also control the power of the earth. Even if his spiritual base does not have the exaggerated power of the original body, it is still at the level of a main god after all, and can definitely "change the world" to some extent.

only……

"I don't understand!" Jiang Liu shook his head helplessly.

He knows a lot of things, but they are either the experience of chopping people or the experience of being chopped... The power of the earth is just a means of fighting in his hands.

"Yes, a man like you who is good for nothing except fighting will naturally not understand the mercy and tolerance of the Earth."

Athena glanced at him disdainfully, and a hint of proud smile appeared on her cold face.

When he saw that smile, Jiang Liu suddenly understood.

"Um... can you teach me?"

"Why should I pass on my wisdom to you? Although I have become your servant and can only let you dispose of this body, at least the knowledge in my head cannot be taken away by anyone. Not even you can control my mind and wisdom."

There was a hint of pleasure in Athena's words. After admiring Jiang Liu's distressed expression for a moment, she changed her tone, probably to prevent him from using the Command Spell when forced into a corner.

"Besides, I hate rude and disrespectful people, especially those who need help but don't know how to behave properly."

"Understood!"

Jiang Liu's face became serious, and he said seriously: "Do you need me to lick your feet?"

"what?"

"Needless to say, I am willing to sacrifice myself to save the people from disaster! Why don't you take off your shoes now?"

Jiang Liu looked at Athena, who was wearing a modified priest's uniform, with a serious look in his eyes.

"No need for stockings, I like——"

"Shut up, you pervert! Do you think I am still as innocent as before?! Even licking someone's feet can be regarded as a reward. Modern people are really becoming more and more depraved!"

That's really an exaggeration... Not everyone's feet are worth licking. Gentlemen (perverts) also have the right to choose, okay?

After this interruption, Athena's original intention to control Jiang Liu suddenly disappeared, and Jiang Liu also smiled softly, no longer putting on that serious face and talking nonsense.

"I'm counting on you, goddess."

Jiang Liu smiled and looked directly into Athena's eyes, his voice soft but firm.

"Please lend me your wisdom!"

Chapter 586: The Founding of a Singularity

"Ohhh! I really made it!"

"Too amazing...Sir Jiang Liu is indeed a god!"

"That's good, we don't have to worry anymore."

"Those damned monsters will never get in!"

The residents of Lagash gathered in the open space, looking up like hungry chicks, shocked and excited at the tall and thick city wall rising from the ground.

It really "rose from the ground"!

No craftsmen were needed to build it, and no stones or soil were used. Yet, this magnificent city wall, thick enough for a horse to gallop on, and long enough to surround the entire city, rose out of thin air!

As if the process of plate movement causing the mountains to rise was fast-forwarded, the height of the city wall increased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon the residents' necks began to ache, forcing them to look away.

"Oh, this is truly a miracle...God Marduk, Lord Jiang Liu must be the incarnation of God Marduk!"

"Yes, it must be so!"

The crowd suddenly became noisy, and the originally worried people almost immediately relaxed after seeing the city wall.

This is also human nature. Although Jiang Liu himself is far more reliable than the city walls, his protection is incomparable to any city fortress.

But the physical city walls can still make these ordinary people subconsciously feel safe. In their perception, this is the best way to defend against foreign enemies.

Of course, if the city wall was created by the god (Jiang Liu), it would be the icing on the cake and it couldn’t be better.

After the outline of the city wall was roughly completed, the earth-shaking event was not over yet.

Then, buildings similar to corner towers or watchtowers were built at regular intervals on the city wall, and gateways were left underneath, thus slowly completing the transformation of the city wall.

This was not an easy project to complete in any era, but with the help of the divine power of the earth, it was completed in just a short while.

"call……"

Jiang Liu opened his eyes, let out a long breath, withdrew his hands from the ground, and slowly stood up.

Athena, who was standing aside, was also a little tired, but when she looked up at the city wall, she felt relieved and her expression relaxed a lot.

In the sixth singularity, a certain Lion King once created a pure white holy city effortlessly.

Even if it is not the real body but the spiritual base, Jiang Liu's strength is not weaker than hers.

Although the Lion King has the Holy Spear as his support (the City of Camelot was transformed from the shell of the Holy Spear), Jiang Liu also possesses the power of the earth, and has a natural advantage in doing this, and perhaps even has the advantage.

What's more, he was not going to build a city from scratch, he just wanted to build a city wall, which was naturally not a difficult task. The only problem was the control of force.

Before this, Jiang Liu mobilized the power of the earth for the purpose of fighting, and was afraid that the force was not strong enough, so he naturally did not control the output of the spell power very finely. However, building a city wall is a relatively complicated task.

For example, what is the appropriate height, thickness, and length? How hard the city wall should be? Where should the watchtower be placed?

Athena assisted in solving all these problems. It was like Jiang Liu was doing the work while Athena was responsible for the overall design and adjusting the output power.

But this is not the end yet. Next, we need to build houses for the survivors to live in and prepare the farmland for farming.

As for housing, not having enough places to live should have been the top priority, but fortunately, the residents have all experienced life and death, and are not picky about living conditions. As long as they have a place to shelter from the wind and rain and don't have to sleep on the streets, it is enough.

These people living in the Age of Gods are very strong. As long as the river provides a solid skeleton of a house, the survivors have the ability to further transform and improve it.

Although it looks rough, they are not picky at all, as long as it is durable!

Compared to the city wall, this project was much smaller, and even building a residence for tens of thousands of people was not that difficult. It was just that one had to consider the overall layout of the city as well as the number of people and density, which was quite mentally taxing. Even with Athena's help, Jiang Liu still spent a whole day to do this.

In the end, these new residential areas were simply and crudely divided into several fan-shaped areas, radiating from the temple as the center.

If you look down from a high place, these houses arranged in order form fan-shaped areas, which further form large circles and are then protected by towering city walls. There is a sense of neat and uniform beauty.

At this point, the city of Lagash was reborn. It expanded from a small city into a fortress city that could accommodate 30,000 to 40,000 people.

The last problem is food and water.

This is truly a matter of life and death, and should have been the most worrying thing, but it was unexpectedly simple for Jiang Liu and Athena.

The problem of water source is not difficult at all. This place is not in the center of the desert, but in the forest. There is no shortage of rivers or groundwater. Both the river and Athena have the ability to attract water.

For Jiang Liu, building a canal is just a matter of swinging a sword, not even a warm-up exercise.

Food... this does require some more thought.

It is certainly not an option to just sit back and enjoy the scenery. If we rely on fishing and hunting, a forest will not be able to support the consumption of more than 30,000 people. In the end, we still have to resort to "farming" to solve the problem.

The original arable land in Lagash City was definitely not enough, and it was necessary to open up another area in the forest.

Normally speaking, it would be too late to start farming when there is a food shortage... But it was at this time that Jiang Liu realized how lucky he was to have brought Athena with him.

The Earth Mother Goddess buried the corpses of the monsters in the newly opened up land, and then performed the Earth Mother Goddess's ritual to transform "death" into "life", using the flesh and blood as fertilizer for the land.

Under the effect of the ritual, not only did the land become "cultivated land", but the growing cycle of grain was also greatly shortened. Obvious changes can be seen almost every day, and it is estimated that the first batch of grain can be harvested in just half a month!

If Jiang Liu could manifest the sun's divinity, he could even speed up!