My Destiny Illustrated Book of the Moon

Chapter 676 Where did you learn how to turn the drainage ditch?
"Goddess, you don't want this silver-haired guy to know what you did, right?"

"I……?!"

Hearing the wise king's words, Ai Lei's eyes widened in surprise, and her not-so-full chest heaved.

Have you been threatened?
In the underworld, being threatened by a soul that has no ability to resist? !
Even if he is the king of Uruk, he cannot be so unscrupulous!
"Hey, don't think about solving the problem with violence." Jin Shanshan used his eyes to signal Shuoyue, who was already stroking his chin and becoming interested. "After all, the more anxious you act, the harder it will be to end it, goddess of the underworld."

This young man must have some value to the goddess.

Perhaps the goddess herself has not realized it yet, but Gilgamesh firmly believes that as long as he stands with the young man, as long as there is a possibility of causing a difficult incident, the nominal goddess of fear, no matter how angry she is, will not throw the red thunder at him.

It may sound too cold... but this is the judgment of Gilgamesh, a wise king.

And just as he expected, when he caught the curiosity that flashed in Shuoyue's eyes, Ailei immediately clenched his fists, and the lightning and thunder that were jumping and wandering around him disappeared.

She was willing to do evil in order to protect humanity. Since Gilgamesh said so, and with the crisis of her dark history hanging before her, she was naturally happy to go along with it.

A member of the Three Goddesses Alliance and the King of the Uruk Front reached an unspoken consensus.

"So, what do you want, Gilgamesh?" Although she didn't want to hurt humans, she couldn't hide her displeasure at being tricked by the wise king. "If you want me to give you life in exchange for this, I'll grant you that. Now leave."

Faced with the goddess's supreme gift, the wise king crossed his arms and responded with a defiant smile.

"What are you talking about, Goddess of the Underworld? I went to the Underworld with so much effort, not just for sightseeing!"

Without waiting for Ai Lei to react, he stretched out his hand and pointed his finger at Shuo Yue who was beside Ai Lei.

"It is him that this king wants!"

"......?" Shuoyue, who was being named, raised her eyebrows, and Ailei opened her mouth. Even though she knew something about this golden idiot, at this moment, she still doubted whether she had heard it wrongly, "What...did you say?"

"Humph, you actually want me to say it a second time? You are such an arrogant goddess."

Gilgamesh's actions did not change as Elle wished, and even his tone was as arrogant as before: "He can restore Uruk with just his memory and transform it into a perfect battle city - let him serve as a priest of the underworld and do things for me!"

Why should my priest do things for you? No, when did Shuoyue become my priest?
Even Elle was overwhelmed by Gilgamesh, who was still arrogant even though he had become a wise king. She opened her mouth, blinked her eyes, and tried to translate in human language: "In other words, you want Shuoyue to help you build the city."

"You are wrong. This is a reward, an honor to have your name and story imprinted on Uruk, and passed down to future generations along with the city!"

A certain hero king made a convincing attempt to use the city that would disappear along with the singularity in the near future to paint a rosy picture in order to lure his favored tool man... Ahem, the craftsman went to Uruk to relieve his work pressure.

There is no doubt that anyone who hears such an invitation will drive out the salesman who speaks such crazy words.

However, the goddess responded to Gilgamesh with a long silence.

"Goddess of the underworld, why are you silent?" The wise king frowned, then relaxed his brows. "I understand. If you are worried about the employment fee, I can double the salary of the craftsmen. No, five times. You can get ten witch silver coins every day..."

"You just said that he would go to Uruk as a priest of the goddess, right?"

"Of course." Gilgamesh said, "I have no right to regret what I have said."

However, the goddess was not satisfied: "That means you will treat him like a priest of Ishtar, right?"

"Siduri is qualified enough... No, I understand." Looking at Ailei's shining eyes, Gilgamesh was silent for a moment, then nodded seriously, "I will treat him well, just like I treated Siduri."

"...Okay." Ailei took a deep breath and finally made up her mind.

"Then I'll leave Shuoyue to you."

"Of course, the city of Uruk will welcome any citizen, even if he was once in the underworld."

The goddess and the king reached an agreement and initiated a transaction - however, they did not realize that the person being the 'transaction' might not necessarily be happy about it.

"Hey, you two, you're talking to each other too much, aren't you?" The young man smiled faintly, his hair falling like silver moonlight, and stepped forward to block the two of them. Although he looked gentle, there was a hollow reflection in the depths of his golden eyes.

It was as if the shadow cast by some giant beast swallowed up everything.

"Add me too—Ereshkigal, and Gilgamesh."

Once again, being called by her real name... Ailei pursed her lips.

How dare you address me by my name? Gilgamesh was stunned.

But for some reason, neither the ruler of the underworld nor the king above all others had any objection. The feeling in their heart was sounding the alarm.

If this man gets angry, there is a possibility that he will turn everything upside down.

If you don't want to, don't dare to, and don't want to press the nuclear bomb button, just shut up and listen to his voice honestly.

He says--

"it is good."

Sure enough, it won’t be that easy...wait.

Ailei looked up in astonishment, but Gilgamesh spoke before her: "What did you say?!"

"Huh?" Shuoyue tilted his head, pretending to be confused. "Why are you guys discussing yourselves in front of me? How can you treat my problem like garbage?"

"Hmm, what next?"

"I agree."

"..."

No, brother, where did you learn how to turn the drainage ditch?

One second she sounded like she was about to face his wrath, but the next she nodded obediently in agreement.

The turn was so quick that the goddess and the king's thinking was temporarily delayed and they almost gave up thinking.

This...isn't this right?
"If that's what Ailei wants, then I will comply."

As if the feeling of anger just now was an illusion, Shuoyue stretched lazily, showing no sign of dissatisfaction at all, and walked calmly to the side of the wise king.

"Then, walk?"

"Oh oh." The wise king rarely lost his composure. He responded blankly. After he came to his senses, he quickly clenched his fist and coughed lightly. He looked at the goddess who was frozen in place with some pity, "Then follow me."

There was a crisp snap of fingers, and a diamond-shaped replacement space lit up in the goddess' eyes, taking away the only two humans in the underworld.

Just like that, we returned to the long-lost tranquility.

But can a person who has seen the sunshine continue to endure the darkness?
"……do not know."

The goddess of the underworld lowered her eyes, took a step, and walked into her own temple.

"But he really shouldn't stay in a place like this."

The door closed, and the goddess' golden and red figure disappeared in the dim light.

(End of this chapter)