Chapter 66: Ishtar
My name is Alayah,
Discover the ...... of Flash I really want to touch my head......
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Loud voices.
Tosaka felt as if he was in a busy city, and all the sounds around him were bargaining, and the words were all about what ale wine was too expensive, the silver coins exchanged were not pure, the wood was a little damp, and the monster skin was not complete.
I wanted to open my eyes to see what was going on, but my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn't open them.
When Shi Chen gave up opening his eyes and began to think about what the current situation was, a familiar voice made him almost jump.
"Who allowed you to look up at me?" The voice said, "Bastard." ”
Gilgamesh won't call Berserker a mongrel, so this is Amir back?
"I'm so sorry! My King! Shi Chen reflexively stood up and bowed: "Please extinguish the wrath of thunder!" ”
“……”
The noise around disappeared in an instant, as if someone at a magician party had told a joke about technology, and no one could understand it.
"Poof......" "Hahahaha!" "Tosaka, are you stupid for your nap?" "He's always like this—"
In the next moment, with a burst of laughter, the noise belonging to the market reappeared, and Tosaka Tokitomi, who was surprised to find himself on his feet, tried to open his eyes and observe his surroundings.
It is a typical city-state of the Two Rivers Basin, surrounded by low-rise houses in earthy yellow, and due to the high temperatures, the pedestrians on the road wear very little fabric, and some people wear pure white smocks that do not absorb heat, but they are still wearing red suits.
From the various stalls around and the words heard, it was guessed that this should be a market, and the familiar voice just heard came from the blonde and red-eyed boy in front of him, who was wearing modern blue beach pants, with bright red cuneiform tattoos from the ribs to his shoulders, and holding a puppy of unknown breed in his arms, staring at him with wide eyes.
Obviously, the young man's words were joking to the puppy, and he just happened to pass in front of Shi Chen.
Tosaka Shichen quickly glanced at the carpet beside him, where more than a dozen kinds of gems and their products were neatly stacked, and there were also sparkles in the room behind him, it seemed that he was a gem merchant in the heart of the hero king?
This kind of situation of seeing the servant's past in his sleep, Shi Chen had already expected it, it was something that would only happen after the servant recognized the master to a certain extent, and originally guessed that with the pride of the king, there could not be such a day.
However, according to the records, this kind of dream will only "play" the memory of the follower at a rapid pace like a vague recorded image, and it is extremely clear at this time, and even the situation of participating in the interaction is unprecedented.
"Really, Tosaka, even if you can find a way to get my attention every time, the quality of those gems is so poor that if I wear them to the meeting, I will be severely criticized by the Speaker." As a teenager, Gilgamesh seemed to be better at talking than his adult form, and he put down the dog and walked to Tosaka Tokitomi's stall and rummaged around with the gems.
"I'm sorry, my king, but your majesty will find the best gem for you." Tosaka replied unchanged.
Even if this is only a memory of Gilgamesh, being able to participate in it in person proves that it has undergone a mutation, if the Ancient King has also been involved in himself......
Shi Chen decided not to show any disrespect in this dream.
"You know, Tosaka, Ishar is a maiden god," the Young Hero King looked at the glorious temple in the distance, and raised his hands to gesture to a certain cuneiform script: "She is by nature to collect all the gems that are eye-catching in all of Sumer, so you can~completely~ find good gems." ”
"Your Majesty will find you the best gems." Shi Chen groaned slightly, and quietly changed the adjective.
"Poof...... Hahaha ~ Tosaka you're so funny. Young Gilgamesh laughed, his smile like a bright sun, and he waved his hand and turned away: "Well, if you can really find a better gem than the inside of the temple, I will take it to the political council." ”
"Congratulations to my king." Shi Chen continued to hang his head and speak, ignoring the rumors around him about "Is Tosaka stupid today?"
Since the natural gems were all taken away by the goddess, he made magic gems, and after the young king walked away, Shi Chen turned around and began to check the quality of the various gems in his stall.
As the head of the Tosaka family, who is good at gemstone magic, Tosaka Tokitomi's talent in gem appreciation far surpasses that of ordinary gem connoisseurs, and they are completely unable to change the quality of the gemstones that have been formed except for the material and polishing crafts and the place of origin and give a ridiculous "market price", and the magic of improving the quality of gemstones is the foundation of the foundation for Tosaka Toshitomi.
"Well, are there only a few pieces available?" Looking at the few silver-white gems sorted out, Shi Chen was a little disappointed.
After all, this is an era when slightly more beautiful pebbles will be used as gemstones, and artificial gems do not exist at all, so strictly speaking, he is a "gem merchant" who sells only stone crafts, and wants to find materials suitable for performing gemstone magic from stones of uneven quality, and it is actually lucky to have so many pieces.
Tosaka walked into his shop with a silver gem, placed the gem on top of the furniture that was presumably a table, and began to cast the magic of the gem transformation—no, magic.
Rather, judging from the definition of "magic is only magic if it can be realized by ordinary people by scientific means", most of the magic mastered by Shi Chen can be called magic in Sumer.
And what kind of effect does magic achieve when the "mystery" it contains has not yet dissipated?
The effect was so good that Shi Chen was very glad that he didn't cast it directly outside, the dazzling light made him have to turn around and close his eyes, if he cast it outside, it would probably even alarm the temple, although he didn't know what the god was like, but it was best not to attract attention......
"Yo, there's a fish that slipped through the net. Inexplicably, a girl's voice sounded behind her.
When he turned around, those silver gems had turned into a white-gold gemstone that was taller than an ordinary child, and its sparkling light and perfect refractive index of light transmission made Tosaka Tokitomi, who had seen countless gems, also amazed.
Next to the gem stood a little girl with black hair and black eyes in a double ponytail, with a small jewel crown on her forehead, wearing a short white dress with intricate gold decorations, and two arms covered with pure gold arm bracelets, and bare feet.
She was looking at the gem with her eyes shining, or a measure word that could be used as a block.
"Rin? Why are you here? Tosaka Tokitomi frowned, even if Gilgamesh did it, it would be too much, if Rin was involved in this Holy Grail War......
"How dare you call God by name? Even if you're Tosaka, I won't forgive you! The little girl who seemed to be Rin didn't take her eyes off the gem at all, and raised her hand to point at Shi Chen: "[Divine Punishment]!" ”
Shi Chen, who was thinking about which goddess of Babylon was named "Lin", didn't have time to dodge it at all, and then—his hair was shaken by a sudden breeze.
Well, this is really Rin, and even the magic effect is exactly the same as when I first learned wind magic.
"Don't mess around, this is a tribute to my king." Tosaka reached out and held the girl's armpit and hugged her down.
"What! Give it to him or give it to me! After the girl landed on the ground, she found that the spell was ineffective, so she used her fist to beat Shi Chen: "Don't you know that God is nobler than the king! 】”
"No, no, no, the gods of Babylon exist by virtue of the kings of the earth," Shi Chen solemnly gave his "daughter" popular science: "For example, Annu is the king of the gods, and the reason is that Uruk, whom he shelters, is the most powerful of the many city-states in Sumer. ”
"You call God by name again! Rin waved his hand angrily, but this time there wasn't even a hint of wind.
"And," Shichen continued, ignoring her displeasure, "when the Babylonian city-state united the two river valleys, its patron god, Marduk, who was originally the god of agriculture, became the god of war and the king of the gods. ”
"What! That earthy guy takes the place of God the Father? Rin, who calls himself a goddess, stamped his foot: "[I'll go and clean him up now!] 】”
"That's ...... Ishtal," Seeing the girl disappear, Tosaka Tokitomi began to analyze the current situation: "Due to historical reasons, I was suppressed by my king in my dream to such a point? But why is it the appearance of Rin when she was a child? ”
Could it be that Gilgamesh didn't look at Ishtar at all in history, so he didn't even know his appearance?
In short, prepare the tribute to the young Gilgamesh. Putting aside those irrelevant thoughts for a moment, Shi Chen raised his hand to the gem and began to urge the magic power.
Because modern technology can be processed into more delicate and detailed shapes, the magic of "gem shaping", which can only rely on the magician's own aesthetics, has completely lost its "mysterious" attachment.
But now......
As soon as Shi Chen began to cast his magic, the sun outside the window, which had been slightly westerly, went straight down with a swish, and before he stopped casting the spell in surprise, the night quickly passed and turned into day again.
"I see, the day the gem is formed is the time of our king's coming." Shi Chen shook his head and threw aside the dream setting and continued to cast magic.
"Hey~Tosaka, do you have a gem chain here?"
After the sun had risen and set more than thirty times, the gem had taken the form of a silver chain with three and one round ends, and before Shi Chen could be puzzled, the voice of the young Gilgamesh came from outside.
Well, my king has no last resort, and Shi Chen picked up the chain and walked out.
"You've done a great job, Mr. Tosaka." Outside the door, Gilgamesh was still dressed in the same way, but with a smock, and beside him was a gentle young man with long green hair and a white robe.
"It's not hard, it's a matter of course to serve my king." Shi Chen, who instantly understood who it was, handed over the chains more respectfully.
"Well, that's good," Gilgamesh took the chain and waved it casually, and the jewel chain, which was originally regarded as a short belt, instantly lengthened countless times, and arranged a net around the three of them: "This should be able to catch Eight Points and Heavenly Bull." ”
"It's Finbaba and the bull of the sky." The green-haired boy corrected.
"It's okay, when I catch them, the lion will give it to me, and the cow will give it to you." The Young Hero King put away his chains and walked out of the city.
"The ox can't be a mount, so send it to the farm," the green-haired boy followed, "I'll ride with you." ”
"Thank you, Tosaka~" Gilgamesh waved his hand from afar, "I'll recommend you to the council when I get back-"
"Serve the king, don't dare to have any plans." Shi Chen bowed his head.
"[Damn, it's clear that I'm so powerful with divine power, but you don't even thank me. "Rin, no, the goddess Ishar appeared behind Shi Chen, and her tone was a little gnashing.
"You like him, don't you?" Shi Chen did not look back, so as not to have the illusion that he was teaching his daughter badly.
"What, what! How could I possibly like that arrogant, stinky little kid king who doesn't take me seriously at all! Ishal snapped out a long list of denials.
The extent of this liking can no longer be hidden.
"But you are not the patron saint of Uruk, and the priesthood has nothing to do with him, he will not care about you." Shi Chen deliberately ignored who the person they were talking about at the moment.
[Hmph...... Huhuhu......]" The young goddess let out a strange laugh and disappeared behind Shi Chen.
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It is rumored that the new king of Uruk has a remarkable vision, not only recruiting a general who is strong enough to bind both the giant lion Finbaba and the bull of the sky, but also promoting a powerful prime minister from the bottom of Uruk, making the elders of the council who originally restrained the king retreat, and it is even rumored that the king is actually loved by a powerful goddess of divine power.
"I've said it several times, the report should be based on the same regulations as much as possible, and if someone has to be maverick, he will reject his report."
Shi Chen recognized the strange scene that he only took a few steps into the house, and the sun and moon quickly alternated, and finally even formed a line, because the Ancient King had accelerated for the dream, but even the scene changed still surprised him.
"Huh? What's going on with this stupid arrangement! Hasn't the body of that poisonous beast been transported yet? Tell those scholars that if they have to study in situ, they will never have to do so!"
As an excellent magician, Shi Chen quickly read out the results of "himself" using magic presets from the stone slab in front of him, as long as he read the script.
But...... This kind of message method and content is completely the handwriting of "myself", could it really have passed so long that "Tosaka" has risen step by step from a gem merchant to a prime minister, but that time was too boring and was pinched off by the most ancient king?
Gilgamesh sat boredly on the golden throne behind Shichen, not growing much in terms of his stature, while Enkidu, the green-haired boy, sat at his side and watched Shichen work.
"Those priests are playing dumb again! The so-called God-given gems in the temple were obviously stolen by Istal from elsewhere, and they usually forget it, but now when the owners are looking for them, they still push back and forth, when we lack that bit of tatters? ”
The officials in the audience bowed their heads deeply because the prime minister dared to call the name of the god.
"This astrological report...... Let them do the divination again! Is there a difference between 'there will be 10 days of rain next month' and 'there will be rain next month'? ”
"A large amount of gold disappeared during the escort? Go back and change the records to not disappear, and I'll let the stinky girl get them back. ”
"Poof."
The officials in the audience were already trembling, and the young hero Wang laughed directly.
"My king......" "[Abominable Tosaka!] Who do you say is the stinky girl? 】”
As the minister turned to report to Gilgamesh, the ceiling of the council chamber was broken by a golden figure, Istal was still in that attire, and did not look much older, but with an extra bow made of gold and sapphire, larger than herself.
"The cost of repairing the ceiling will be added to the amount of gold you need to find," Shi Chen ignored the fleeing officials and carefully examined the giant bow in the little girl's hand, "and the cost of making this bow." ”
"Hey! It's an artifact! It is only natural for the common people to offer their wealth for the sake of the gods! Ishtar snorted and landed, and the bow was indeed twice as tall as herself.
"But you're taking my gold and precious stones." Young Gilgamesh spoke from the Golden Throne.
"[Hmph]" Istal waved the giant bow in his hand proudly, "[Don't you understand this bow?] This goddess has been upgraded again, this time not only snatched the priesthood of marriage and love, but even the priesthood of blind date, love at first sight, hero saving beauty, etc. 】”
"So?" Shi Chen, who seriously doubted the existence of those priesthoods, asked.
"So, if you don't accept me, Gil, never want to marry a queen! Anything that might come across someone you like will meet me! Ishtar proudly announced.
"Enkidu!" Huh? 】”
As Ishtar wondered why the Hero King was calling his friend's name, a platinum chain appeared beside her like lightning and tied her to a knot.
It's not Enkidu, it's the lock of the sky!
"Go and ask for Anu," the young Gilgamesh smiled wryly and waved at Shi Chen, "I have recently prepared to use troops abroad, so that he can take a good look at his daughter." ”
"Do as you command, my king." Shi Chen bowed his head respectfully.
"What! You're going to rob the princess of the enemy country?! I didn't expect this! Let go of me, I'm going to find the 'princess' priesthood! 】”
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The bright gold and familiar killing intent made Tosaka Toshitomi wake up instantly, he had been staying in the underground workshop because of Qi Li's unauthorized actions and did not sleep, and it seemed that he had accidentally fallen asleep.
"My king, please forgive your courtier's faux pas—" Shi Chen quickly straightened the folds on his suit and stood up to salute.
"Hmph, you're not only rude, you're arrogant, Tosaka, Prime Minister." The glittering golden spirit on the other side spat out words that made him tremble.
Sure enough, when I had that dream, the Servant was sensitive, and a powerful Heroic Spirit like the Hero King could know its contents.
"However, because you have successfully entertained this king, you can also get a reward after the merits and demerits are offset." The Ancient King said, "This king has given you a chance to 'admonish', and although it is the king's magic that realizes it, you have the qualifications...... Shi Chen. ”
As the words fell, the golden figure vanished.