It was not until all the extraditions were completed that she breathed a sigh of relief and took back her cage.

"So that's how it is, it's great! This king gradually understands all this!"

In order not to disturb Eileen's work, Gilgamesh, who has endured until now, finally laughed and said, "I finally understand what happened in Kusa City, Ereshkigal! You also decided to help the king and compensate you." Was it a mistake before?"

In terms of the art of negotiating with the goddess, Xianwang is much worse than Shilang and Guda, mainly because he has a somewhat repulsive attitude towards the gods in his heart.

Sure enough, Ai Lei, whose real name was so directly revealed, immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Gilgamesh's smug face made her feel even more displeased—after all, out of hatred for Uruk, Ailei had been digging underground a death cave that could cover the entire territory of Uruk, and every night All cursed in the tunnel.

The whole digging process could be made into a "Salvation of Uruk".

And this death cave not only did not bury Uruk, but also played a magical role in the final battle, which can be described as a veritable salvation.

But that's the last thing. Right now, Ai Lei, who has not let go of this resentment, is venting her resentment like a cannonball after seeing Gilgamesh's disgusting face.

"Who will help you! Idiot king! That's right! I am the administrator of death, the mistress of the underworld, and the one who tramples on the spiritual peak. One of the three goddess alliances, Ereshkigal! Capture Uruk and seize the big cup My plan has not changed! I will imprison all human beings on the earth in the underworld and make them my private property!"

Ai Lei, who has lived in the underworld for a long time and is ignorant of the world, revealed her identity and plan by her own temperament, which immediately caused a change in the atmosphere of the venue.

Achilles' fist hardened suddenly.

Nasus seems to be inhumane, but he is very clear: the black hand behind it is the Three Goddess Alliance who wants to exterminate human beings.

Since there is an inner ghost of the Three Goddess Alliance inside, he has reason to eliminate it.

"Wait a minute!"

Shirou stopped him immediately—not to mention his feelings for Ai Lei, if the attack was really not serious, how could the decisive battle be fought against Timo?

After hearing his voice, Ai Lei's heart suddenly softened.

But she still confided to Shirou helplessly: "I'm sorry, I really can't cooperate with this idiot king. And just like he said, I have caused too many deaths in Kusa City, and there is no turning back! Three There are also restrictive oaths among the Goddess Alliance, the most I can do is stand by and watch you..."

It does sound like there are a lot of difficulties, but Shirou responded indifferently: "If it is that oath, I have a way to break it!"

Ai Lei shook her head irritably: "You don't understand! That's a vow based on the divinity of the three goddesses, how could you break it?"

"If I do, can you face your heart and join us?"

Shirou asked resolutely.

Allie hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

243. The Blooming Flower of Hades

The Alliance of the Three Goddesses is both a combination and a restriction. After all, the three goddesses are among the few existences with this singularity that can kill each other.

According to the content of the covenant, the goddesses' attacks on their allies will be converted into natural punishment and rebounded on themselves, and the goddesses who want to attack their own people will be eliminated first.

That's why, Ai Lei's previous answer was "It's up to Shirou's face that the two don't help each other."

Because it is unrealistic to want to use her power to deal with the other two goddesses.

The oath made by the three goddesses, which even Quetzalcoatl, who is at the level of the main god, cannot defy, is naturally no small matter.

No matter how much Ai Lei favored Shirou, she never thought of breaking the covenant, because it seemed impossible to her.

When Shirou made this condition, she even piqued a bit of curiosity: how would this human do this?If this level can be achieved, then it's not a big deal for me to help him, right?Anyway, I don't like the other two goddesses either!

Seeing that Ellie's attitude has softened, Shirou wanted to address another concern of hers.

"Goddess Ereshkigal, are the humans who died of weakness in Kuza City because of you? That's why you don't want to join the side that protects humans, right?"

He asked a sensitive question.

Achilles and Sigurd looked at each other.

They were all heroes whose fates were arranged by the gods, and they all disliked the gods playing with or even taking away human lives with their own ideas.

If there is no reasonable explanation for this matter, even if they join forces with Ai Lei for the sake of the master, there will be a layer of estrangement in their hearts.

Allie lowered her head.

Facing the hated Gilgamesh, she might still be able to say something "yes! I just want to dominate mankind and destroy Uruk".

But just like what Shirou said before, "face the heart directly", her position has always been on the side that wants to protect human beings, but she can't let go of the resentment that she has done her duty but is not understood by human beings.

Just like a member of a big family who has been silently working hard for the whole family.

For the sake of the so-called overall situation, what she undertakes is not only labor and dedication, but also her own lonely and sad fate. After making such sacrifices, what she gets is not the recognition and appreciation of other members, but disgust and rejection.

That's not to mention: my sisters are idle all day long causing trouble, but they are favored by the gods and respected by humans.

Under such a background, it is not surprising that the idea of ​​destroying the entire "family" was born in this "family member".

"Destroy it! Hurry up, I'm tired!"

This is probably what the goddess Ereshkigal thought when she learned of the burning of humanity.

Therefore, in the previous conversation in Kusa City, Shirou made up the occupation of the later generations of Quincy: because what Ai Lei wants is the recognition and respect of human beings for her hard work.

And in that night chat, what Shirou wanted to convey to her was: at least in the future, human beings will praise and be grateful for the achievements of the god of the underworld.

As long as there are people who appreciate it, the flowers of Hades will have the meaning of blooming.

What's more, for Ai Lei: Shirou's appreciation is more important than other idlers.

……

But having said that, even without Shirou's strategy, Ailei doesn't want to really destroy human beings.

Perhaps it was because of a little compassion for the Sumerian civilization, or perhaps it was the influence of Rin Tosaka that made the follower Ai Lei not take this step.

Her original intention is not to kill and dominate the human beings on the ground, but to contain and protect the human beings on the ground.The gods who have been abandoned by humans still can't be cruel enough to be enemies of humans, instead they are trying to save humans from other goddesses as much as possible.

It's just that the containment she thinks doesn't necessarily meet the wishes of human beings—would you rather live in a three-bedroom house in the Underworld, or in a broken thatched hut in the human world?

"But I believe that this is not your original intention."

Shirou continued to look at Ellie with a firm gaze that the other party couldn't avoid.

"In the night in Kusa City, you didn't take action against me, the leader of the human camp. Just now, I saw you earnestly and dutifully guiding those souls who died at the hands of Nasus. Maybe it's just a subjective thought. But I don't think such a god would want to destroy humans."

He opened his mouth to escape, and spoke directly to the heart, so that Ai Lei could not refute.

"That's right, I really don't want to destroy human beings. The weakened death of Kusa City is actually my protection for them. Otherwise, these people may also die at the hands of other goddesses."

But her expression became more entangled, "But the practice of keeping them in the underworld, in the eyes of you humans, is no different from killing them? From the past to the present, my thoughts have always been difficult for humans to understand..."

Once again, Ellie hated the power she had been given.

"Is it out of good intentions? But in terms of the result, it is still the same as being killed for humans. Humans and goddesses really can't understand each other!"

Achilles nodded, he had the most say on this.

In the original epic, Achilles was revered by the Greeks as a god during his lifetime.After death, he went to the underworld, and ruled the undead mightily, which perfectly confirmed the two poems: "Being a hero in life, and a hero in death."

But when Odysseus went to the underworld to meet the soul of Achilles and marveled at his status in the underworld, Achilles himself replied: "I would rather be a slave in the world than in the underworld." Be king!"

Combined with his own experience, Achilles' evaluation of Ai Lei is at best "doing bad things with good intentions."

"So! There may be a reason why humans hate me!" Ai Lei shook her head frantically while holding her head in boredom, "Just treat me as if I was alone in Hades! The Alliance of the Three Goddesses has nothing to do with me. As for protecting humans, anyway I will only add to the chaos!"

Due to her whim, the bodies of those citizens have probably decayed or been bitten by monsters, and they can only live in the underworld forever, which is no different from death, right?

Just as she gave up on herself, King Gilgamesh burst into a hearty laugh.

Ai Lei suddenly stopped shaking her head in embarrassment, and cursed at the wise king: "Idiot king! Is it so interesting to gloat?"

King Xian stared, and was about to say something like "Idiot! This king wiped your big ass for you".

If Ai Lei did bad things with good intentions, even if the good king did good things, he would easily be degraded by his broken mouth. Take the original myth, when he refused Ishtar's courtship, if he didn't point his nose and scold him The opponent's misdeeds will not cause the level of anger of the Bull of Heaven.

It was not without reason that he was hated by the goddess, Shirou hurriedly interrupted and said in a pleasant manner: "It is like this, King Gilgamesh will not give up every one of his subjects easily, the reason why he laughed is probably early Just place all the weak and dead bodies properly, and you only need to release their souls, and the citizens of Kuza City will be able to be reborn, and your approach has really prevented them from dying at the hands of the other two goddesses!"

"Is that so?"

Ai Lei's movements stopped in place immediately.

The same meaning, sure enough, Shirou explained it better.

"I didn't expect you to know me well!"

The wise king crossed his hands and said confidently, "That's right, with this king's wisdom, the remains of those who died of weakness have long been properly kept. The population of Kusa City is 900, and the victims of Uruk City 300 people! There are only 1200 people in total, this level of people can be easily accommodated as long as the basement of the tower is opened, as long as you release those gun cages, everyone will be resurrected instantly!"

Bad mouth is bad mouth, in order to save Uruk, the wise king is indeed happy to get the help of the goddess of the underworld.

Ai Lei let go of one of her worries, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! As long as you can really break the oath of the Three Goddess Alliance, I will take on the responsibility of being a Sumerian goddess and help you expel the other two. Goddess!"

Everyone in Chaldea also nodded.

They could accept an ally like Ellie, both in heart and in practice.

Next, Uruk returned to the rhythm of work.

The two Casters, Kong Ming and Medea, began to use their formation capabilities to cooperate with Uruk's craftsmen to repair the city wall smashed by Nasus.

As for Merlin who is also Caster?

This guy is already full of big swords.

Although Kong Ming and Medea are not professional architects, they are both known for their erudition and exquisite techniques. After a few days of defensive battles, they also have a deep understanding of the absolute front, and the reconstruction process seems to be modeled. There are samples.

But one of the most professional builders felt itchy when he saw the construction site.

"Idiots! Although you are good magicians, you don't understand the art of architecture at all, so leave it to Yu!"

It was La Er who volunteered. He quickly used his own architectural aesthetics and the power to summon the temple by raising his hand. He not only repaired the damaged city wall, but also added a layer of golden external defense to the entire absolute front. fortifications.

"King of the Sun, your aesthetics can be said to have won my heart!"

The owner of Uruk is also quite satisfied with La Er's handwriting - in terms of the number and richness of treasures, La Er is not as good as him, but when it comes to the popularity of architecture, only Brother Zheng can chat and laugh with La Er.

"King of Gold, if you can build such a defensive fortress 1300 years ago, you really deserve the title of King of Heroes!"

These two kings, who had many topics in common, soon started to brag about each other in business.

"It's not worth mentioning! This king also has a small plan. Once activated, countless defensive fangs can be deployed on the city wall. Is the King of the Sun interested in helping Uruk realize it?"

"What's so difficult about it? Pharaoh is omnipotent on the earth!"

……

Therefore, Gilgamesh is like a leader who is trying his best to attract investment, and La Er is like a contractor who is confident that he can meet all the requirements of Party A, and they have a pleasant cooperation and exchange.

Shirou is also convinced that if he doesn't care, these two guys will be able to arm the absolute front to the teeth.

The only thing to worry about is whether the two will quarrel over who is the greatest king.

Under the guidance of the virtuous king, Ai Lei also saw the properly placed remains in the tower, so she returned to the underworld with peace of mind and released the souls of these people from the gun cage.

At this moment, Shirou put forward an unfeeling request: "Can I accompany you to see the underworld?"

"Ah, wouldn't it be good for a living person to go to Hades? After all, there isn't much to see there..."

Ai Lei seems to have forgotten that not long ago she tried to lure Shirou back to Hades.

It's more because of a sense of inferiority deep down in my heart towards the desolation of Hades, probably like a girl who doesn't want her boyfriend to see her messy rental house or her old home in decay.

Shirou gave the reason she couldn't refuse: "As a Quincy Master, I have great admiration for Hades, and it is a wish fulfilled to set foot in it with the right invitation. Moreover, I also Want to see where you've been working so hard..."

He seemingly inadvertently launched a PUA offensive towards Ai Lei, who obviously couldn't resist.

Ai Lei blushed, and nodded slightly, indicating that Shirou could follow behind, and explained to him a lot of precautions.

So, the two set foot in the kingdom of the dead together, talking and laughing along the way.

"These are the seven gates of the underworld. Ishtar came to the underworld to challenge my authority back then. It was here that she was deprived of the treasures bestowed by her father eccentrically, as well as most of her divinity. It was so happy. , the mistress of the sky finally became a powerless flying insect, hahaha... well, Shirou, do you think I'm a little narrow-minded?"

"If Ishtar came to challenge you, any kind of self-defense counterattack would not be too much, but that goddess may also dislike your fate of not being able to leave the underworld!"

"Her? How is it possible! It's almost as gloating as the foolish king!"

……

Once she accepted this decision, Ai Lei also shared her past with Shirou calmly, and from this communication and sharing, she resolved her years of anger and resentment.

Shirou listened patiently the whole time, and he understood that his task at the moment was to let the goddess fully decompress and relax her mind—although it sounds a bit like a cowherd or a little boy, but the goddess' male favorite is not everyone is competent.

It can be regarded as a technical job, and it should be rewarded!

Moreover, according to the setting of Chapter 7, although Ishtar is very mean on the surface, he is indeed dissatisfied with Ai Lei's hated fate. The reason for going to Hades is also to convey to his sister: "If you want If you go out, just leave the underworld alone!"

Of course, with Ai Lei's state of mind at the time, this sentence sounded more like "why not eat minced meat" irony.

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