The Warrior of Love

The Hero King finally couldn't bear it anymore, and his bright golden short hair seemed to stand up under the influence of anger.

"For Siduri's sake, I have repeatedly tolerated you, but you have crossed the line this time! Well, since you, the city god, have never played any role and are just a useless goddess who eats and waits for death, I will send you to the underworld and find a new master for the temple!"

"How dare you say that, you golden fellow!"

Ishtar did not give in either. An intimidating aura emanated from her. The surrounding soldiers and craftsmen immediately stepped back several steps, with some even kneeling down in reverence.

"I am not a coward who will be scared by you. That self-righteous attitude of yours is just for show in front of others, but it won't work on me! If we fight, there is no doubt that I will win--"

"Please calm down, my two lords."

Siduri closed her eyes, and there was a hint of helplessness in her calm words. Her voice was not very sonorous and powerful, but it was surprisingly effective. The king and the goddess, who were on the verge of a fight, stopped and turned their eyes to her.

"Is this really good?"

The priestess opened her eyes, her clear and firm eyes revealed a hint of reproach, and she pointed at the trembling soldiers.

"The king of a country and the goddess we believe in actually quarreled in public over something like this... What would the people who witnessed it think?

King Gilgamesh, Lady Ishtar, do you really want to show yourselves like this to the people who worship you from the bottom of their hearts? "

"Well!"

"Ah this..."

Gilgamesh and Ishtar calmed down and looked at the expressions of the soldiers around them. They suddenly felt that they were too disrespectful and withdrew their pressure.

The two looked at each other, their scarlet eyes reflected each other, and they both saw disgust and disdain in each other's eyes.

"Ishtar, I will spare you this time. After all, no matter how useless you are, you are still the city god of Uruk. I need to calm down. If I lose my mind because of a small fry like you, it only means that I am not mature enough."

"Your mouth is still as stinky as ever... You really haven't changed at all from then until now, Gilgamesh."

Ishtar glanced at him and said coldly: "But your composure will only go so far. Luck will not always favor you, Gilgamesh.

Today's Uruk... no, today's Mesopotamia is undoubtedly in an unprecedented crisis. It is absolutely impossible to reverse this desperate situation with your own strength.

I hate you, I really hate you from the bottom of my heart, so I am looking forward to what kind of expression you will show when you find yourself powerless and your ridiculous dignity is trampled on the ground one day. "

"Uh..." Unexpectedly, faced with such provocative words, King Gilgamesh, who was always confident and proud, did not refute at all, let alone the usual ridicule.

He just looked at Ishtar calmly with an expressionless face and said nothing, but that look seemed to express everything, and there was no need for further words.

"Tsk! My good mood has been ruined."

Ishtar glanced at him and seemed to have no intention of continuing the argument. She stretched out her hand to summon the huge bow-shaped divine ship Maanna, turned her body and sat on it with her perky buttocks.

Finally she looked at the priestess named Siduri.

"Siduri, you are always welcome to come to my side. Although the king of Uruk does not satisfy me, the priests of Uruk are still very capable...

It's a waste to have a talent like you under this guy's command. When Gilgamesh dies, don't worry, just come and join me immediately."

"I am the priest of Uruk and the king's priest." Siduri smiled slightly and did not give a direct answer, but her attitude was undoubtedly revealed.

"Hmph, think about it carefully."

After that, she flew into the sky on the sky boat Ma Anna, but before leaving, she suddenly turned her head and looked at the other side of the sky.

"Ha, this time it's my victory... You're pretty good, but there can only be one king in the skies above Mesopotamia. Goodbye, you're a good outsider."

Looking at Ishtar's departing back, Jiang Liu lowered his head to look at the ground, and faced the gazes of Gilgamesh, Siduri and others. He, who had been hiding nearby to watch the show, smiled politely but awkwardly.

"Hello everyone, noon."

Chapter 589: The Annoying Merlin

"Welcome, foreign god from a distant land."

In the palace, Gilgamesh did not sit on the throne, but stood on the rooftop to talk with Jiang Liu. Seeing Jiang Liu's expression was a little surprised, he smiled slightly.

"Don't be surprised. Although you bear the title of the god of this land, I can still feel whether you are real or fake. After all, I have seen most of the gods related to Mesopotamia. Even if you look alike, I won't mistake you for someone else.

In this era, it is difficult to see any trace of gods, except for those crazy goddesses... I wonder what your intention is in coming to Uruk, a "wanderer"?

Simply put: friend or foe? "

After Gilgamesh's journey to find immortality, he gained enlightenment and his eyes were able to see the future and the essence of all things (Clairvoyance EX), which is a rare special skill in the entire human history.

With his wisdom and insight, even the gods could have a peek into it - but many times he couldn't.

The reason is simple, because the powerful gods can sense his gaze, and this behavior is undoubtedly a blasphemy and provocation. Once the gods are angered, they will make a big fuss regardless of the consequences, and can even reverse the cause and effect to attack the peepers.

I'm literally hitting you through the Internet!

Therefore, even if they met face to face, Gilgamesh would not casually explore Jiang Liu's core divinity out of caution (he might have done so when he was young), otherwise he would accidentally destroy Uruk.

But even without using "Clairvoyance EX", Gilgamesh could see that the "foreign god" in front of him was just a disguised god and was not a native god of his hometown.

After all, Jiang Liu's connection with other gods is not as close as that with "Hercules". If he still wears the skin of Hercules, it will be difficult for others to distinguish him.

"Since you've seen it all, I'll speak frankly."

Without the need for further explanation, Jiang Liu felt much more relaxed and immediately stated his purpose.

"First of all, I have no ill will towards Mesopotamia. On the contrary, I came here to save this era and this land."

"Rescue? Such an uncomfortable word. You put yourself in such a great position right from the start. Although I want to say so, I cannot deny it.

Now Uruk and the whole of Mesopotamia are indeed suffering from the goddess's fire of revenge.

Although I have enough confidence in myself, it is also true that I am short of manpower. Since you come with good intentions, I welcome you very much. "

Gilgamesh looked Jiang Liu up and down, not suspecting that Jiang Liu had ulterior motives, and nodded with satisfaction.

"You seem quite like that. Although I don't like gods who do whatever they want, you seem to be different. You may not be as good as me, but you are also quite wise and intelligent. You are much easier to communicate with than that useless goddess."

"A god? Well, I may be a god in your eyes, but in reality I am just a human being."

Jiang Liu thought about it and added another sentence.

"At least that's what I think."

"Wow... Did this great king also make a mistake?"

Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of understanding flashed in his red pupils.

"When the monster tide broke out a few days ago, I saw the survivors in the occupied area in the north were protected by a shining figure, which made me give up the idea of ​​expedition. Now it seems that figure is you?

Incredible, this aura is so clear, even purer than Ishtar, the city god of Uruk. It is impossible to be a fake...but you call yourself a human?"

“It’s just a little bit special.”

Jiang Liu said calmly: "Because the best way to prevent misfortune from falling into your life is to gain strength... I have made some efforts to this end."

"The world is so vast. No matter how bizarre things are, they can happen. There are even people like you."

Gilgamesh seemed to be in a good mood. He left the rooftop and walked into the palace, returning to his throne.

"And what are you going to do about it?"

"I can help the king build a barrier to defend against the northern monsters. I will also protect all the survivors in the occupied areas."

Jiang Liu said seriously: "But it is not a good idea to go to war with the "Three Goddesses Alliance" right now. Whether we can win is a question. Moreover, even if we win, we may not be able to survive this disaster...

You should have seen that in the near future, a magician from Chaldea will descend on Uruk. When that happens, the time will be ripe. Before then, we should try to accumulate strength and be prepared to face the challenge."

Gilgamesh nodded slightly. "Well, this is similar to what the magician said before. He also suggested that I do this."

"Magician?" Jiang Liu asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"He is a frivolous man named Merlin - you should have heard of this name. I have too few talented people under my command. Although I have many loyal soldiers, the only one who can serve as my right-hand man is Siduri, so I "recruited" a magician."

Gilgamesh showed a look of disdain: "He is a useful guy, but his behavior is suspicious. I didn't like him very much. After he made a mistake, I sent him to farm as a punishment.

As expected, brave knights are better than annoying magicians. Let’s “recruit” some generals and warriors next time. We also need a military commander to defend against the monsters.”

"Merlin..." Jiang Liu was speechless for a while.

"about this point."

Xi Duli suddenly said, "Although you punished Merlin to farm before, he has been passive and lazy. Not only did he use magic to deceive the officials who inspected the land, but he also always flirted with young girls...

More than one person has protested, saying their daughters were bewitched by unknown people.”

"Tsk, that miscellaneous cultivator!"

Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Then transfer him to repair the city wall and throw him among a group of men to see how he seduces them!"

"Yes, it is a wise decision, my king," said Siduri.

Jiang Liu blinked. He had a not-so-good initial impression of the famous magic (old) magic (flow) master (rogue) whom he had never met but was very well-known to him.

By the way, has Merlin arrived at the seventh singularity so early?

But think about it.

This "nightmare" hybrid magician is actually the biggest contributor (the mastermind) to the entire seventh singularity. It was his magic that caused a certain being to fall into a deep sleep, preventing the worst situation from happening.

Therefore, the "Warcraft Goddess" and the "Three Goddesses Alliance" appeared later.

Even though the situation in Mesopotamia is so difficult now, in fact, if there was no Merlin, things would be ten thousand times worse than they are now!

Even though Gilgamesh hates Merlin so much, he actually can't live without him!

Chapter 590: Group Summoning Heroic Spirits

Jiang Liu said that he was good at "infrastructure", but Gilgamesh did not let him repair the city wall. It was said that the general structure of "Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia" had been completed, and the next step was to let the craftsmen and laborers repair it.

The task that Gilgamesh entrusted him with was to build the "turret", which was the thing that the goddess accidentally crashed when she was racing with Ishtar.

That one was the "prototype" designed by the wise king. He planned to place 111 of them on the city wall. They would be directly charged with magic gems and could fire pure magic bullets, or they could load physical weapons into them and fire them.

Whether it is magic gems or physical weapons, their source is Gilgamesh's private treasury, so in a sense this is actually the city defense version of the King's Treasury.

Once it starts working, even a soldier who doesn't know any magic can fire a projectile that can penetrate a super-large monster as long as he follows the steps, and Uruk's defense will be foolproof.

All that Jiang Liu needed to make were the outer shell and the base; the core device, which was similar to a "trigger" used to launch the shells, was provided by Gilgamesh himself.

By the way, this thing is also taken out from the King's Treasury. Although Gilgamesh (Caster) has "Item Creation", he actually just keeps taking items out of the treasury, so there is a "fake" word in the skill description.

It is still unknown whether Uruk can survive after this crisis, but one of its kings will definitely go bankrupt!

With Gilgamesh providing the design drawings and on-site guidance, building the base of the turrets was not a difficult task for Jiang Liu. The outer shells of the 111 turrets were completed in just half a day. Their deep and smooth texture, like obsidian, silently showed their hard quality.

The quality of Jiang Liu's mass-produced creations is even better than the prototype designed by Gilgamesh!

The Hero King was naturally very satisfied with this, but when he took out the core mechanism to assemble it, he still felt a little melancholy.

After a trip to Uruk, Jiang Liu had some understanding of the situation here.

Although the Warcraft tide has not ended yet, the people who were forced to migrate are like frightened birds, and food and other supplies are somewhat tight, but Gilgamesh's ability is indeed extraordinary.

He stabilized the people's hearts with his extraordinary personal charisma, and then dealt with various problems in detail, from food shortages to fights, no matter how big or small the matter was, it could not escape his eyes, and every matter would get the most fair and appropriate result.

In this way, the people gradually settled down. Although they had to live frugally, they were quite content. The soldiers were also very enthusiastic in training. Although their strength might be far inferior to that of the Warcraft, they did not sink into despair.

But judging from these, Gilgamesh (the wise king version) is absolutely first-rate as a monarch, much stronger than Jiang Liu and Athena who came to make guest appearances.

In terms of "leadership", perhaps they are stronger than each other, but the wise king must personally handle matters like Zhuge Liang, who was diligent in government and loved the people... Jiang Liu has to admit defeat.

Jiang Liu took a quick look and understood that Uruk might be in a difficult situation now, but it would not be a problem to survive. Gilgamesh was capable of carrying the country - before his small treasury went bankrupt.

Shanshan naturally also asked Jiang Liu about the situation in the occupied areas. Jiang Liu did not hide anything and explained the general situation of Lagash City to him.

When Gilgamesh learned that all the northern city-states were destroyed and only two or three out of ten people survived, the expression on his face became extremely unnatural for a moment, but it was so fleeting that people thought it was an illusion. All that could be seen was his expressionless face that seemed to show no fluctuations.

"It's really tragic...but it's also expected."

Gilgamesh said calmly, "Even if we evacuate in advance, only half of the people will be able to evacuate to the south in time. Although the "Babylonia" I built can stop the invasion of monsters and protect the people inside, it cannot save those who were abandoned in the north...

Rather, the fact that there are still survivors is already quite surprising.”

Without Jiang Liu's interference, the North would have completely fallen, not even a city-state would have remained, and all humans would have become food for monsters, or been used as raw materials to produce new monsters.

"I want to thank you for this... You said your name was "Yuanshan Jiangliu"? It's more convenient, so I'll just call you Jiangliu."

Gilgamesh looked at him seriously and said, "Thank you, Jiang Liu. Although I know this is an inevitable sacrifice, they are all my people, and I have an unavoidable responsibility for their disaster.

You saved Lagash, which is the only comfort to me in all the tragedies that have occurred since the disaster struck."

"Don't say that. I just did what I could. No one would stand idly by in that situation."

Jiang Liu shook his head: "Also, although the situation is very dangerous and many sad things have happened, we don't have that much energy to sigh and reminisce. We should think more about what to do now and in the future."