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Even during the day, the surroundings were dark and dull. It had only been more than a week, and the forest was completely devoid of green. The dead trees and branches were tangled, and there was a putrid smell in the air. There was a vague sound coming from the depths of the dark forest. Sighs and whispers.

"An annoying place." Saber frowned and whispered, with a golden light shining in her hand, she turned into an Excalibur, injected magic power and transformed it into a light beam, and moved forward, and many visions in the forest of the underworld dissipated.

The holy sword collects the beliefs of the soldiers who died on the battlefield, and uses it as fuel, and no mere wraith can match it.

"Your curry stick is very useful as a lantern." Hall looked at the so-called strongest holy sword, a little bit dumbfounded.

"Of course." Saber readily accepted the compliment.

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Chapter 164 Seven Gates of the Underworld

Set foot in the old land, Hall did not have the means to contact the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal, so he couldn't make a big fuss in the underworld, and when the master came out, he said that he came to find her for cooperation.

Just imagine, when someone is sleeping, the door is left open, a stranger breaks into the house, smashes all kinds of furniture, and when he wakes up, the stranger claims that he is seeking cooperation.

If it were Hall who faced this situation, he would be thrown out of the house at least, or beaten to pieces before being thrown out.

Hall's purpose is to go through this forest and go to the miniature world he created in this underworld.

After all, this is not the real underworld. In addition, Hall, as a caster class, also has the class skill of [ground construction], and the level is not low. It is not difficult to open up a small world to absorb magic power and nourish the flower fields.

Ereshkigal likes beautiful flowers, so he will naturally attach great importance to that small world, and he will definitely be able to detect someone approaching there.

Saber carried the holy sword and walked in front. The radiance of the holy sword dispelled the yin energy of the forest, and the skin could feel a touch of warmth when it touched it. Undead demons within the range illuminated by the radiance of the holy sword were afraid to avoid it, saving a lot of money. trouble.

"Please be careful, Master." Saber whispered to remind Hall to pay attention to the chaotic terrain of the forest.

"Uh." Hall was a little dumbfounded, feeling that Saber treated herself like an ordinary magician, probably because she was a habit left behind when she was the King of Knights.

"This is!"

Saber was suddenly startled and reached out to stop Hall. Shengqing's green eyes stared at the long birdcage inserted on the desolate ground in front of her. A faint blue light flashed inside, providing poor light for this dark forest.

Hall heard faint low groans coming from these birdcages, full of pain and powerlessness.

Saber's complexion changed abruptly, and she clenched the holy sword in her hand: "Undead! No, it's human souls! What a cruel practice! Imprisoning human souls in cages will only be tortured forever, Master, then Is the goddess of the underworld such a cruel person?"

Hall was mentally prepared and shrugged his shoulders: "Gods and humans have different judgment standards. Perhaps things that seem extremely cruel to us are equivalent to gifts in the eyes of the goddess of the underworld."

Saber shook her head: "It is a real human being who bears this consequence, no matter what she thinks, this kind of approach is really too cruel."

"I agree, but it's not something we should manage now."

"clear."

Continuing forward, the environment changes more and more drastically, from a forest landscape to a demonic realm unsuitable for biological existence. White fog fills the air, the temperature drops sharply, and the number of gun cells increases and can be seen everywhere.

Hall managed to find the correct path based on his memory, and his vision suddenly widened. The two came to a wide cliff crack. The distance to the other bank was at least several hundred meters. The only way to the other bank was a suspended stone bridge. , the width can barely accommodate a carriage, but because there is no support at the bottom of the bridge, one can't help but wonder if the first step on the stone bridge will fall into the cliff together.

On the stone bridge, there are simple arches built with stones at every distance.

"Seven Gates of the Underworld, she actually restored this thing?" Hall was stunned and speechless.

"Seven Gates of the Underworld?"

"The test that the living will face when they step into the underworld, that is, the gate of justice to question the good and evil of the soul, there are seven in total, and the value of good and evil is equal, so there is no right or wrong in the question, only the value of the person who accepts the question will happen Change."

"It's really a test that fits the goddess' bad taste." Saber shook her head, her impression of Ereshkigal getting worse and worse.

"Let's go."

Hall figured in his mind that the questioning of the Seven Gates of the Underworld was entirely the interest of the Goddess of the Underworld, as long as he could choose the answer that fit the goddess' wishes, but if she hated someone, even if she chose the correct answer, she would be punished.

In short, it is similar to your girlfriend asking you, who will you save when your girlfriend and mother fall into the water.

To put it bluntly, it is the goddess of the dead house who lives in the underworld to measure whether the other party's three views are the same as her own, and it is worth making friends.

Stepping into the stone bridge and walking to the stone gate, Hall heard a deep and hoarse voice.

"Questions to the sinful living Hall."

"Good and evil have the same value. Everyone has a different definition of good, but there is still a boundary between good and evil. What do you think is the boundary between good and evil?"

"One: the choice of the majority."

"Two: Self-judgment."

"Two." Hall replied without hesitation. Most of the choices are not necessarily correct. In the absence of a third choice or self-answer, Hall is more willing to lean towards his own judgment.

After a brief silence, Shimen did not give a conclusion of right or wrong, but instead said: "Give the arrogant and arrogant people appropriate despair."

呲味~

Like an electric current flowing through the body, Hall suddenly felt that part of the magic power in his body was stripped away, and his strength was reduced.

"Saber, haven't you been affected?"

"I didn't feel anything."

"It seems to be aimed at me alone."

Hall frowned, the impact was not too great, the underworld had the greatest influence on divinity, as long as it was a god, the higher the divinity, the higher the suppression would be. Hall was suppressed purely as a living person.

"Keep going."

The second stone gate.

"Fear of death is the instinct of all human beings, but that is just a misunderstanding of the underworld. Eternal life will suffer pain and short-term enjoyment will disappear."

"One: Bear pain and gain eternity."

"Two: Ephemeral pleasures disappear forever."

"One." Hall replied without any hesitation.

Pain can be used to, and no one knows what it means to disappear forever.

This time, Hall got no punishment for passing through the stone gate.

"Master, why did you choose the second option, isn't it because you agree with the cruel behavior of the goddess of the underworld to imprison the soul?" Saber was puzzled.

"I really think so, because I am not an ordinary person, there is always a way to break out of the gun prison and escape, and disappearing forever means that there is no chance, Saber, don't worry about it, this question is only for me personally, I said at the beginning Well, there is no right or wrong question about the seven gates of the underworld, it is just a judgment of my personal value."

Walking on the stone bridge, Hall glanced at the abyss on both sides. He could not use magic to fly over here. Under the stone bridge is the sea of ​​nothingness, which is similar to the imaginary space. According to legend, Abzu and Tiamat came from The sea of ​​nothingness created the world of Mesopotamia.

According to the analysis of Hall's magic eye, the so-called sea of ​​nothingness is the depth of the imaginary number space. The imaginary number space opened by Hall before is equivalent to a shoal. If you are involved in it, you still have a chance to escape. Once you fall into the sea of ​​nothingness, Tiamat will It is also quite difficult for a main god of this level to come back.

Chapter 165 The Serious Goddess

The third stone door.

"Self-choice is the embodiment of value. Value itself is different, and life is different. If there are five people who are about to die, you can choose to kill one of them and save the other five, otherwise you don't make a choice. , five people will die."

"One: Kill one person and save the remaining five."

"Two: Do ​​nothing."

Hall touched his chin, isn't this the original version of the trolley problem?

"one."

Hall replied that he had almost figured out the meaning of Ereshkigal's character and the seven gates of the underworld.

The conflict of the trolley problem is that doing nothing is bound to be morally condemned, but if you kill someone to save someone, you will become a criminal yourself, so as to measure the so-called morality of human beings, that is, most morality is based on "providing the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people". The principle of interest" was established.

In this trolley problem, Ereshkigal undoubtedly belongs to the first category. Staying in the underworld for a lifetime is equivalent to being morally punished but protecting mankind in his own way.

However, Ereshkigal is different from a partner of justice. Ereshkigal is more inclined to ordinary people and wants others to recognize her sacrifices. As everyone knows, this recognition itself is a duty to her goddess of the underworld. blasphemy.

Naturally, this time the answer was also passed.

Come to the fourth stone gate.

"There are many different standards of beauty, but they still exist. Black can win white, and earth can win sky. If so, who is more beautiful, the Knight King or Ereshkigal?"

"One: King of Knights."

"Two: Ereshkigal."

Huh?Why did it suddenly start to be unreasonable?

The corner of Hall's mouth twitched, and he glanced at Saber next to her, her pretty face was full of confusion.

"Two." Hall replied decisively.

This time, Hall was not punished either.

Hall and Saber continued to move forward. After walking a certain distance, Saber suddenly said: "Master, was the answer you just chose just to please the goddess of the underworld?"

Hall smiled and replied vaguely: "You guess."

Saner muttered in dissatisfaction: "Hey~ Master really learned from Irisviel."

It's not that Hall doesn't want to answer, but his strong desire to survive tells Hall that the goddess of the underworld is probably still watching him. In comparison, it's hard for Hall to judge. When the beauty reaches a certain level, it has already lost Lego. It is like putting an ordinary person in the exhibition hall of the works of abstract painting masters, and let him distinguish the high and low of the paintings.

The fifth stone gate.

"Faith is a thing without reward, and prayer is a thing of charity. People do not seek favor from God, but only offer favor. They are slaves for life."

"In that case, answer, the goddess who is qualified to accept such noble labor is."

"One: Ishtar."

"Two: Ereshkigal."

"Two." Hall replied immediately, always feeling that the question of the seven gates of the underworld was getting more and more crooked and simpler.

In fact, as Hall thought, the next two stone gates asked questions that were basically innocuous, as long as you chose the answer that favored Ereshkigal.

After successfully passing through the stone gate, Hall and Saber arrived on the other side of the underworld.

The surrounding area is still desolate, and there are gun prisons where souls are imprisoned.

After a short period of silence, the temperature dropped sharply, and the diffuse white mist gathered into a huge white shadow. The majestic voice of the girl resounded through the underworld: "Fear! Pray! Fall into despair! The living!"

"I am the manager of death, the lord of the underworld, the one who tramples the spiritual peaks, Ereshkigal, you..."

"what?"

The goddess of the underworld, who majesticly announced her identity, suddenly let out a strange cry, as if she had been startled by a girl.

With the appearance of white shadows, the temperature dropped to more than ten degrees below zero. This was not caused by the low temperature, but the appearance of Ereshkigal caused the concept of this space to deflect. I am afraid that the current underworld is equivalent to being at an altitude of more than 5000 meters of mountains.

Hall's magic eyes are flooded, analyzing that the white shadow is a mixture of the concept of death, maggots, dead bones, mildew and other filth, which is enough to make the living feel fearful when they see it.

but····

Hall raised his hand and asked with a half-smile, "Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, we should have met."

"Cough! Cough! Cough! It's you, since you have seen my true face, there is nothing to hide." The girl replied shyly, and a burst of light lit up, dispelling the white shadow, revealing the goddess of the underworld. Prototype.

"Rin!?" Seeing Ereshkigal's appearance, Saber exclaimed. Except for the silver-white hair, he looked very similar to Tohsaka Rin.

"Is there anything strange about my appearance?" Ereshkigal asked puzzled.

Saber glanced at Hall, and shook her head when she saw that Hall didn't respond: "No, it's just that your appearance is very similar to an acquaintance of mine."

"It's a common thing, not to mention this is not who I am."

Ereshkigal didn't care, looked at Hall and raised his chin arrogantly and asked: "What are you doing here? Do you want to pay tribute? No, there should be no other choice. As a person in the underworld Master, I am very busy."

"I have brought the tribute. These are the seeds of flowers, and this book is the classification of flowers by modern humans and records all kinds of knowledge related to flowers." Hall presented the things he hastily prepared.

The goddess of the underworld's eyes lit up, she quickly covered it up, and forced herself to be angry: "Huh, is the knowledge created by incompetent human beings willing to offer it to the goddess as a tribute?"

Hall immediately took the things back: "Okay, then I'll go back and prepare more expensive tributes."

Hall was about to turn around and leave, but the goddess of the underworld couldn't sit still, she coughed a few times to attract attention, her beautiful eyes didn't dare to meet Hall's gaze, she looked at the other side, blushed and reluctantly said: "Wait!... Wait, cough, cough, although the value is not enough to be a tribute to the goddess of the underworld, but you just passed the seven gates of the underworld, and as the lord of the underworld, I recognize the value of your soul and reluctantly accept your tribute."

Hall suppressed a smile in his heart.

After accepting the gift, Ereshkigal glanced at Saber, and asked Hall seriously: "Then, as a living being, what is your purpose of coming to the underworld?"

"I am an ally of the hero king Gilgamesh, so I will also help you protect the stronghold as an ally."

Ereshkigal's eyes widened in surprise: "Wow, you actually became an ally with that tyrant. How hard do you think about it? If it weren't for outstanding bravery or a lack of brain, it would be impossible to talk to that tyrant." Maybe."

Saber nodded with deep understanding.

Hall explained: "That is the adult tyrant Gilgamesh, and now he is still a teenager, so there should be no need to worry too much."

"Forget it, it's none of my business anyway. I was summoned as a servant. Although I was abandoned, I also made a contract with the King of Heroes. I will give you a pass to the underworld. But if something important didn't happen, I hope you Do not bother me."