Their commission was suspicious.

But then they began their mission: to build prisons to hold souls, providing comfortable dwellings for the dead...

"Alas, wait, where is my soul? Where did my soul go?" But just as the cage was half-woven, the red goddess discovered a problem.

The soul that was about to enter the underworld has disappeared.

"How dare someone snatch someone from the hands of the God of the Underworld?" the goddess exclaimed in disbelief.

Since I'm sure I'm not seeing things, then someone must have stolen my soul from my hands.

Damn it! I'd better not find out who that person is!

……

That night, in the underworld, Ereshkigal spent the entire night tallying accounts with the undead... and then gradually began to question the meaning of life.

What's the difference between this and drinking sugar-free cola to lose weight, using artificial sweeteners to trick the brain into producing pleasure?

This is the humanized plugin's evaluation of Chen Luo's actions at this moment.

[And what's even worse is that you lied twice! In fact, you lied more than twice!]

"Hahaha, Chen Luo, right? I can hardly imagine what kind of compensation I should pay to hire you. The surprises you give me are getting better and better."

King Gilgamesh was laughing loudly while patting Chen Luo on the shoulder.

Gilgamesh originally thought that Chen Luo's ability to duplicate his collection into three copies and add enhancement effects to them was already enough to make him invincible.

But unexpectedly, Chen Luo could be even more courageous.

"Isn't it a bit too late for you to finally remember my name now?"

"Only those who make outstanding contributions will have their names etched in history. Don't worry about it, my friend."

At this time, Gilgamesh had already left the palace with Chen Luo and the others and arrived at the city of Uruk.

Meanwhile, scattered beneath the walls of Uruk lay the corpses of a few magical beasts.

Almost directly below Chen Luo and his group, next to several monster corpses, stood a warrior clad in golden armor.

He stood blankly in front of the monster's corpse.

What surprised him even more was an Uruk warrior standing not far away who was exactly the same as him in appearance and build, except for the color of his armor.

"When I saw you demonstrate your abilities, I never imagined that you could use them on people in addition to objects," Gilgamesh exclaimed.

"Haven't you already experienced this feeling?" Chen Luo countered.

"Indeed, but every time I see this power, I feel that it is not the power of an ordinary god. This power is too cheating, isn't it?" Gilgamesh praised Chen Luo's ability without reservation.

As for Chen Luo's experience... Gilgamesh can now stand leisurely on the city wall instead of sitting in the palace to handle government affairs, precisely because Gilgamesh is now helping him with official business.

And there are three of them.

Golden Young Gil, Silver Wise King Flash, and Golden Wise King Flash.

Chen Luo and Merlin both felt that Silver Gilgamesh (the chuunibyou Gilgamesh in his youth) would only cause trouble if he arrived at this moment, so they simply ignored him when they summoned him.

Leaving aside the evaluation of the golden young Gilgamesh (yes, also known as the Wise King Gilgamesh), both the silver and golden Wise King Gilgamesh spoke highly of Chen Luo in front of the real Gilgamesh, which made Gilgamesh trust Chen Luo even more.

"Furthermore, if you combine that with your resurrection spell, you might actually be able to kill monsters without taking any damage," Gilgamesh said meaningfully.

Just now, a warrior in both his silver and gold forms attacked together, killing five magical beasts with his ordinary human body. Only the gold warrior himself was killed.

And this golden warrior was also resurrected by Chen Luo.

Besides the superior strength of the silver and gold warriors, their seamless teamwork was also the reason for their astonishing kill count.

The monsters Uruk faced did possess a certain level of intelligence, but their wisdom was limited; they were mass-produced monsters.

Wisdom is precisely the key factor that determines victory or defeat in this unequal battle.

"Don't even think about it." Chen Luo directly rejected Gilgamesh's proposal.

“First of all, my resurrection spell has a cooldown period and cannot resurrect a group. Secondly, it’s impossible to stay in the Seventh Singularity indefinitely,” Chen Luo said.

"That's a real pity..." Gilgamesh couldn't help but show his disappointment.

Gilgamesh's idea was rejected simply because of a resurrection spell with a cooldown. However, Gilgamesh also knew one thing: treatment is always negotiated.

If you don't even dare to think about something, then you can forget about doing it.

You should state your needs first; whether or not they can be met is up to the other party.

Of course, Gilgamesh didn't intend to take advantage of Chen Luo for free.

"However, if the population suddenly triples, all the preparations for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation will have to be tripled, or even more," Gilgamesh said with some concern.

“That’s true. I can help you with the three-fold difference in food, but other things like accommodation are indeed a bit troublesome. How about we try another method? Come here for a moment, friend.” Chen Luo called out to the soldiers standing below the city walls.

Before the other party could respond, his body involuntarily floated up until he arrived in front of Chen Luo.

"Don't resist, because resistance is useless." Chen Luo gently patted the other person's shoulder.

The next moment, the golden and silver warriors resurrected by Chen Luo disappeared quietly, but in their place, the helmet of the warrior in front of Chen Luo turned gold.

"This is……"

"I directly replaced him with his golden future self, which gave him stronger combat power. Teamwork can be cultivated by fighting alongside other warriors. Although it can't reach the level of a near-psychic understanding between oneself and oneself, sometimes it's not that the more people the better."

"And this also solves a problem. If the warrior's main body is killed when heading to the battlefield in the previous state, the silver and gold colors will also disappear. But in this form, he has three lives: one silver, one gold, and one his main body. He is only truly dead when his main body dies," Chen Luo said.

"That's why I said that, theoretically speaking, this ability could ensure that Uruk would not suffer any casualties after experiencing the Seventh Singularity."

"Then let's adopt this plan," Gilgamesh decided after a moment's thought.

If Uruk's population were to triple, even with Chen Luo's help in supplying food, the entire town would become unbearably crowded.

Although Uruk's capital city is large, in addition to the locals, survivors also need to be brought from other cities.

"That's settled then. I'll use the River God's power to set up a job change point nearby. Silver will be the first life, and gold will be the second life." Chen Luo adjusted the plan according to the Gilgamesh people's needs.

This arrangement is quite reasonable. Because if gold is the first life, losing gold's strongest life might leave them with no way to survive.

If they can't even beat the gold ones, let alone the silver ones.

If the silver warrior dies as the first life, and the gold warrior instantly refreshes its status, it's equivalent to a power spike.

And the golden one also died, which is equivalent to the weakness after the power surge.

Soldiers with only one life left should be reassigned to logistics roles.

"Of course, what I'm envisioning is only the theoretical best-case scenario," Chen Luo added after using the River God's power to prepare the job-change item.

“I understand, this has already helped a lot,” Gilgamesh nodded.

How can war not result in death?

That's such a naive idea, isn't it?

"Actually, I can also provide support to some powerful warriors who are really bored and can be resurrected after death without asking for any salary," Chen Luo said after seeing that Gilgamesh was mentally prepared.

"Oh, is there such a good thing?"

"Of course. Because they gain greater power by killing monsters, they don't need to be paid to kill magical beasts. But it would be better if they were paid. However, even if a large number of Paradise Adventurers were provided, it wouldn't guarantee that Uruk would survive."

“I understand. In fact… many people have died in this singularity because of the monsters.” Gilgamesh nodded.

"Then... please confirm your wish." Chen Luo took out a card.

“A detailed wish… to ensure the survival of the Mesopotamian civilization, how about it?” Gilgamesh decisively wrote his wish on the card and then handed it back to Chen Luo.

"Sure, but that's too broad a wish. After all, even if only 10% or even 1% of the population remains, it still counts as the continuation of civilization. Such lenient conditions..."

"It's just returning the favor. After all, you haven't asked for anything in return for the help you've given me, have you? If I were to make a wish that's too demanding, wouldn't it make me seem too heartless? And too shameless, wouldn't it?" Gilgamesh shrugged.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[The survival of civilization]: Ensuring the continuation of the Mesopotamian civilization.

Reward: 3000 Primogems + [The Tide of Time] + 30% Favorability with Gilgamesh and his subordinates

Difficulty: 3 stars

"Then... it's a pleasure to cooperate." Chen Luo extended his hand.

This is a five-star group request. As Chen Luo's understanding of wishes deepens, triggering those wishes becomes much simpler.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Gilgamesh shook Chen Luo's hand.

If it weren't for the need to ensure the continuation of the Mesopotamian civilization, Gilgamesh could have single-handedly defeated the alliance of the three goddesses as the Hero King.

But the price was the death of all the Uruk people except himself.

"Speaking of which...King Gilgamesh, why didn't you just resolve the other party's request directly and completely? Is it because you don't want to?" Merlin, quite puzzled, finally asked after the two had shaken hands, signifying the formation of the contract.

"...Is that alright?" Gilgamesh asked in surprise.

“Sure,” Chen Luo nodded.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"You didn't ask."

"...Could Merlin really be a genius?"

Chapter 2138 The Roots and Her "Bionic Teardrop" Ghostwriter

"Do you really know what the final boss of this so-called Seventh Singularity is?" Gilgamesh asked after a moment of silence.

Just now, Merlin asked a very crucial question: Since you can make a wish, why not just wish for Chen Luo to solve all the problems directly, instead of wishing for Chen Luo to help find the optimal solution?

"I know," Chen Luo nodded.

"I admit, this final boss is indeed quite powerful, but as long as I have enough Primogems, I can even twist the Demon King's head off if he appears in front of me!" Chen Luo clenched his fist.

Chen Luo truly possessed this ability. If in the past Chen Luo was considering giving one of the two Soul-Returning Talismans to the doctor so that the doctor Roman could be resurrected after his self-destruction, or considering whether to seek help from a powerful figure like Othinus to beat up the Demon King Goetia...

Chen Luo was now considering how to strike without getting carried away with beating the other party and accidentally killing Goetia.

"Then why didn't you say so just now?" Gilgamesh asked.

"Because you didn't ask. I'm just someone who grants wishes, how would I know what you're thinking?" Chen Luo blinked innocently.

"So you want to make another wish, that I can kill them all on the other side?" Chen Luo clenched his fist, showing off his not-so-many muscles.

"Um... are you sure you can really do it?"

After Gilgamesh summoned Merlin and several other Servants, Merlin used his Nightmare ability to immerse Tiamat in a dream.

Uruk is not yet ready to confront its opponent directly. This can be considered an emergency evasive maneuver.

If Chen Luo were not confident in defeating Tiamat and instead killed the Beast Mother Goddess, thus awakening Tiamat who was sleeping in her dream, Gilgamesh would be fine; he could guarantee his own survival. However, his subjects, whose city walls were not yet completed, might be instantly submerged by the life-devouring black mud (the Sea of ​​Life).

This is the future that Gilgamesh once foresaw.

That's why he sealed away ea and became a magician.

"Don't worry, it will definitely work," Chen Luo assured him repeatedly.

"Then what reward should I pay?" Gilgamesh asked.

"Hiss... This problem... It depends on what you have." How to deal with the Warcraft God or even Tiamat didn't bother Chen Luo too much, but this problem could.

Gilgamesh's arrogance, his refusal to accept anything, is a sign of contempt for him.

Gilgamesh's thought process was unique from the start, even in his Wise King state.

"Um, I have a suggestion..."

"Merlin, shut up," Chen Luo said instinctively.

“But I didn’t say anything,” Merlin said innocently, standing opposite Chen Luo.

"Huh?" Chen Luo turned his head to look after snapping out of his daze.

"Wow!" Chen Luo was startled.

"Why are you here again?" Chen Luo looked at the illusory figure floating beside him with a surprised expression.

This phantom is like a ghost; its upper body is normal, but its lower body is a tail.

A very classic image of a ghost.

Root cause, or the root of the problem.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is my world, I should be asking you that question, why are you here again?" Genyuan rolled his eyes at Chen Luo.