Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Jingu LP 500 → LP 0!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Jingu fell to his knees helplessly, screaming in defeat.

Meanwhile, Gilgamesh bid Enkidu a final farewell: "If I have the chance, I'd really like to fight you, my dear friend. I've grown a lot since you left. After all, a fake is still far inferior to you."

"There's always a chance. That's what being a Heroic Spirit is like, isn't it?"

Enkidu waved to Gilgamesh and disappeared.

"hateful!"

Jin Gu pounded the ground feebly, his only hope of a comeback gone. Theoretically, there was no chance of Tiamat waking up from this singularity.

"I am an unfilial child. I cannot accomplish anything for my mother!"

"What a farce."

Gilgamesh watched Kingo, who was frantically standing there, with great interest. This guy and Enkidu differed only in their experiences, but their personalities were completely different. But it didn't matter anymore. All he had to do next was get the people of Chaldea to retrieve the Holy Grail, and things would return to normal. He wouldn't have to be this ridiculous finance minister, nor would he have to endure Jiang You's wrath. "Your Noble Phantasm is quite useful. I'll give you a little compliment. Of course, the best part is that I can say goodbye to you!"

Gilgamesh laughed wildly at the thought.

"I think you're happy too soon."

Jiang You interrupted directly, "I said that if he wins, I will help him summon Tima, but did I say that I won't summon him if he loses?"

Just kidding, anyone who can resist taking Tiamat's reward is a god. I don't know how Dog K plans to balance the faction wars when the time comes.

"What a joke! A random cultivator!"

Gilgamesh gritted his teeth. "Why is he working so hard here? Doesn't it make him look like a clown?"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Jingu didn't think Jiang You would be so kind as to want Lahmu to become a human being in the next era.

"Don't worry, I have my reasons for doing this."

If only Gilgamesh was here, Jiang You wouldn't have explained much. It would be better to make him anxious. There are other servants here, and he has to do a good job on the surface.

"Tiamat didn't intend to destroy humanity directly, but rather to give us a chance to prove ourselves. As a mother, she treats all of her children the same. I intend to turn her into a helping hand in the future."

"This is Beast, the enemy of humanity. Can he really be a help?"

Merlin was skeptical. His clairvoyance couldn't see these things. He stroked his chin, but since Jiang You could use cards to show the past and the future, it made sense that he could see things directly.

"Yes, very much so, easily."

Jiang You said with certainty that these things were also recorded in FGO 2.0, "Not only Tima, but other Beasts will also gather in Chaldea."

"Is Chaldea some kind of demonic den?"

Merlin thought it was outrageous. Could Beast save Humanity? Humanity might have seen Chaldea carrying Valhalla and fled overnight.

"It's ten or even nine times more terrifying than the Demon Cave."

Jiang You played out the cheesy memes with an expressionless face, but it was a pity that no one here could understand.

"So, in order to recruit Tima as our helper, this battle is inevitable. However, the difference is that this time we can actively summon her and prepare in advance."

"Let the beast become a helper? You are so bold, you cultivator!"

This wasn't the first time Jiang You had messed up. Gilgamesh seriously considered the feasibility of this matter. Clairvoyance was unlikely to work on a higher-ranking person (a position), so he could only analyze the current situation. He had to admit that what Jiang You said was indeed possible, and the self-sealed Tiamat was the best evidence.

"Are you going to put humanity's survival on the line again? How despicable!"

"I have the ability to win."

Jiang You was very sure about this. He hadn't even loaded a save file yet. Although the SAVE button indicated it would save automatically, it was always grayed out and wouldn't let him click it.

"You can even say that to Tiamat? How arrogant!"

Although Gilgamesh said this, his expression was full of admiration. And if Jiang You could defeat Tiamat, his loss would not be unfair.

"Miscellaneous cultivator! Then I will play with you for a while."

287

Chapter 287: The princess next door has grown up.

There was no rush to summon Tiamat. Almost all of Mesopotamia's top fighters were now on their side, a much more impressive lineup than in the original plot. Before that, they needed to prepare to counter Rahmu's attack and block the spread of the Primordial Sea.

"If civilians are to take refuge, Mount Aibifu is a good choice."

Siduri suggested, "The terrain over there is very high. Now that the gods have left, the temple can serve as a temporary shelter. However..."

Jiang You guessed what Siduri wanted to say, because of his appearance, Gudako first came to Ur to investigate, and then directly broke into Jiang You's main mission of siege the city, so the connection between her and Ishtar was cut off, which was why Ishtar did not appear here.

"You mean that willful goddess, right?"

Jiang You felt that with Ishtarin's personality, she would definitely agree. As long as she handed over some treasure, she might even get a kickback. The wealth offered by a cheap master might not be as much as what slipped through Jin Shanshan's fingers.

"Don't worry, she's a little different from the Ishtar you remember. She's actually easier to talk to."

Siduri had a bewildered expression. Ishtar had nothing to do with the word "easy to talk to."

"Because of her current body."

Jiang You briefly explained, "Anyway, leave the persuasion to me. If that doesn't work, we can use physical persuasion and duel persuasion to ensure the mission is completed."

"If you say so, I can definitely make it happen easily."

Siduri was not flattering. Although Jiang You's own strength was very average and ranked at the bottom among all the heroes, he could be said to be the strongest. Even the Hero King and Quetzalcoatl were defeated by him. Ishtar's words would not be surprising.

"I will inform the king right away... The Minister of Finance will provide the funds. I wish you success."

"Just keep calling him king. After this is over, the Fairy Kingdom will no longer exist, so he'll still be the King of Uruk. It makes me uncomfortable to hear you say that."

Jiang You didn't care about this anyway. He wasn't here to manage a territory. He had never even seen the store management simulation on Medea's side, so he didn't know whether it was profitable or not.

"Thank you..."

Although Jiang You had been messing around, the end result was good, and Siduri still respected him. After thanking him repeatedly, she left and went to ask Gilgamesh for money.

"It seems like being a queen is no big deal."

Yao Cui, the puppet, stretched out on the throne. The stone seat had been completely covered with the fur of an unknown animal, making it even more comfortable. "This kind of thing can just be handed over to the people below. Why is Mother working so hard?"

"Because she didn't delegate power, or rather, she couldn't delegate power."

Jiang You put all the clay tablets handed over by Xidulli into Yao Cui's hands. Because the total amount of them was taller than her, she could only try hard to maintain her balance to prevent the stone tablets from falling.

"Don't you see how valuable your goblins are? The only famous people under Morgan are the other two of the Three Goblin Knights and the Lord of Oxford. And Uruk's situation is rather special. It's almost like the end of the world, so everything can be kept simple."

Jiang You watched Yao Cui carefully place the clay tablet on the ground, then nodded. "Even so, there are still so many things to deal with. Otherwise, how do you think the Hero King died suddenly? You have to know that Uruk is so small, and Morgan is the whole of Britain... half of it?"

"Are you dissatisfied with my Uruk?"

Gilgamesh was also called over by Siduri at this time, and he heard Jiang You framing him from a distance. Although Jiang You was telling the truth, as the King of Heroes, he couldn't bear to hear it!

Yao Cui's expression changed as she listened to Jiang You's words. She read the clay tablets one by one. Compared to paper, they were ridiculously thick, but even so, they contained a considerable amount of information. It covered everything from food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, aspects Yao Cui had never paid attention to. "No wonder Mother has such high expectations of me... and doesn't have the time to pay attention to me. Is that the case?"

"It seems you have grown a lot as well."

Jiang You gently patted Yao Cui's head, "I thought you were going to say, why not just kill them all?"

Yao Cui slapped Jiang You's hand away in dissatisfaction: "You take me for a demon! Even I have thought about helping my mother solve her problems! But my mother always told me that killing was not cruel enough..."

Yao Cui's obedience to Morgan is about 200%. Morgan does have an unshirkable responsibility for the child growing up so crooked. I really have to have a good talk with Morgan when I get a chance.

"You should learn the qualities required of a ruler here."

Jiang You didn't understand what a ruler needed to do, but there were many people among the heroes who had been kings, and here was a ready-made example.

"Gilgamesh, I'll ask you to teach her how to be a good ruler."

"Why would this king teach this guy who's covered in blood?"

Gilgamesh could smell the strong smell of blood on Yao Cui, and among anti-heroes, Yao Cui's aura was considered bad.

"If I'm not mistaken, this guy is a villain!"

"You're right, but you weren't much better in the past. You have the chance to become a wise king, so why not give her a chance?"

If other Heroic Spirits refused, Jiang You wouldn't force them. But this was Gilgamesh, and even in his youth, he wasn't a good person, someone who could push others into the abyss for a momentary appointment.

"And if you lose, you must accept the consequences. The loser has no right to make demands."

"Humph!"

Gilgamesh did not deny it. Jiang You's way of speaking actually suited him better.

"Then I will teach this fellow a little bit. My knowledge is not something that she can easily learn!"

"Jiang You, do I really have to learn this from this arrogant guy?"

Since Gilgamesh didn't have any outstanding performance here, Yao Cui didn't think he had any strength.

"You don't look very capable."

"How dare you question this king?"

Gilgamesh would not allow anyone to point fingers at his abilities, so he simply opened the King's Treasure, and densely packed clay tablets fell out from it.

"Let me show you what a wise king is!"

Jiang You picked up a clay tablet and took a look. It looked like a reference book from later generations. "Your King's Treasure even has airplanes in it. Can't you make it paper?"

Gilgamesh snorted again and turned his head to the side.

Well, this guy is just trying to make things difficult for Yao Cui. I hope these two guys don't start fighting right away.

288

Chapter 288 Ishtarin: I want to be a partner of justice!

Jiang You chose to go alone on the trip to Mount Ebifu. Yao Cui was still learning from Gilgamesh how to be a king (actually, handling the affairs of the territory). Medea was looking for local specialties in the underworld. Lancelot went to Ur for vacation with Gudako and Matthew. The five Gorgon sisters were also placed by Jiang You in a rainforest near Ur. After all, they were all snakes and should be very adaptable to that environment. However, Jiang You's arrangement was met with unanimous disdain from the sisters except Gorgon.

There's nothing much to say about the rest of the scraps; they all have their own lives. For example, Ibaraki looks like she's lost her wife, drinking all day to drown her sorrows and feeling drowsy. Jiang You thinks that in this situation, Minamoto no Raikou should just chop her head off and she'll be quiet.

"It's been ages since I've done any solo action in this game. Speaking of which, it's pretty good as a travel simulator. It's just a little redundant to put it in a card game; it takes way too long."

Jiang You, riding on the pterosaur, shifted into a more comfortable position. This game's only weak linking issue was the real-time clock, which was the only thing that made the experience less enjoyable. It's understandable, though; I imagine it was designed to create an open world where players could freely battle against each other, to prevent differences in progress between players.

With the long downhill descent time from 1.6 as a reminder, Jiang You opted to use his mount this time to speed things up. While Pegasus was faster and more compatible with Jiang You, this Quetzalcoatl was still Jiang You's personal property, a character he could keep in his inventory. As a permanent character, it made sense to cultivate some familiarity with it. Furthermore, Medusa's previous promise to teach Jiang You how to ride her child (Pegasus) had left Jiang You feeling a bit uneasy.

After about two hours of flying, Jiang You finally arrived at the temple atop Mount Ebifu. This boring journey wasn't without its rewards. A new "Ride: E" icon appeared on Jiang You's skill panel, just like grinding for proficiency in a typical online game.

“The good news is that the panel has increased, the bad news is that the green card bonus has increased by 2%.”

Jiang You didn't quite understand the value of a skill that only worked on ordinary horses, and how long it would take to reach EX. "But being able to grow between scenes is a benefit, right? It's definitely better than that crappy [Divine C]."

Jiang You, who was complaining about the suture system, pushed open the door of the temple.

"To think that a mortal would come to see the goddess at this time is truly devout. I'll give him a small discount when the goddess asks for tribute."

Ishtar was lying lazily on the chair in the temple, playing with her toys. When she heard the sound of the door being pushed open, she immediately sat up straight and used gem magic to light up the interior of the temple, making it look even more mysterious and solemn.

"So, what discount does Lady Ishtar plan to offer to the believers who come to pay their respects?"

A male voice that seemed familiar to Ishtar came from the temple door.

"Let me think... 70%... No, no, no, 20% off, 20% off!"

Perhaps he was a believer who prayed frequently? Ishtar was simply puzzled.

"So in your eyes, a devout believer is only worth this much? I thought you would be so moved that you would marry me."

The voice at the door laughed in a tone that said, "As I expected."

"Who are you!"

No matter what god it was, this statement was offensive. Ishtar stood up and stamped her feet. "How dare you speak to a goddess like that? How disrespectful! I have decided to bring down divine punishment on you for your disrespect! Until you admit your mistake, you will serve me here as my slave!"

"It's me."

Jiang You stepped into the range of the light and said, "It's been a few days, Miss Ishtar."

"It's you!?"

Ishtar was shocked. Her trip to the Underworld made it hard for her to forget Jiang You. She had thought Jiang You was just an ordinary Servant captured by Elle, but she hadn't expected him to command a Grand Servant. As a god, she knew all too well the power of a Grand Servant. She stumbled a little as she greeted Jiang You, "You've come a long way... I couldn't see you..."

"Okay, stop quibbling with us. What kind of strange knowledge has the Holy Grail instilled in you?"