Chapter 34

[Year 6, September: Having unified Babylon, you begin reforms. You encourage the people to be self-sufficient. Under your measures, the people's consciousness gradually awakens, and their reliance on the gods weakens. Finally, your actions attract the attention of the gods, so they decide to warn you. The King of Gods, Anu, and the Goddess of Creation, Aruru, reveal divine miracles and create the divine weapon known as Enkidu.]

"Tch, these boring gods."

Gilgamesh looked at the simulation with disdain. Although he was a son of the gods, he had never had any affection for them.

Look closely at the Epic of Gilgamesh; what good have these gods done in Gilgamesh's life? The only one who did anything good was Gilgamesh's mother.

[Year 6, October 3: Enkidu arrives in your city and challenges you to a duel. You accept.]

[Year 6, October 10: You and Enkidu fight for seven days and seven nights. Uruk's high walls collapse, and the ground cracks.]

[However, you are still evenly matched. Exhausted, you look at each other. At this moment, the arrival of a figure stops your fight. This figure is none other than the long-absent Lin Ye.]

"Long time no see, Gil. How did you get so weak after a few years?"

Looking at Lin Ye teasing you, you want to get up and fight him again. But Lin Ye just smiles at you, turns, takes out that red spear, and walks toward Enkidu. Enkidu watches Lin Ye's actions and silently closes his eyes, preparing to meet death.

Seeing this, you choose:]

[Option 1: This person is a threat to me; letting Lin Ye kill him is just right.

Option 2: No, this is my opponent; I can't let Lin Ye kill him.]

"Choose 2!"

Gilgamesh didn't think twice. Given his personality, if his opponent didn't die by his hand, it meant he had lost.

[You quickly speak up to stop Lin Ye. Seeing you intervene, Enkidu looks at you in surprise. You see Lin Ye stop his spear. He looks at Enkidu and says,]

["Your life was saved by him, and it was spared by me. Remember, you owe me a favor."]

[Subsequently, Enkidu nods silently, for he realizes that the two people before him are not bad people.]

[And then you also see Lin Ye wink at you when he turns his head.]

"This guy! Still as annoying as ever!"

Gilgamesh says with a sharp tongue, but the raised corners of his mouth show he's in a good mood. And the reason for this good mood is naturally Lin Ye's return.

[Year 6, October 11: Having recovered, you look at Lin Ye and tell him to be your advisor, but he shakes his head and refuses. He says:]

["I don't want to be your subject. Wouldn't that mean losing our equal status and becoming superior and subordinate?"]

["Boring pride," you mock him, then go next door to see Enkidu. You also extend an invitation to Enkidu, and likewise, Enkidu refuses your offer of subjugation.]

[You didn't gain two subjects, but you gained two friends.]

[Year 6, November: You receive news that a terrifying divine beast named Humbaba has appeared in the Cedar Forest. Its appearance has thrown all the people of Uruk into panic. Hearing this, you decide to march against Humbaba.]

[Year 6, December: You march against Humbaba without taking many troops, only Enkidu, while Lin Ye is left in Babylon. You entrust Lin Ye to look after Babylon for you and grant him the authority to handle all affairs.]

"Didn't take me?"

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment. He had originally felt he would follow Gilgamesh and Enkidu to farm achievements. Wouldn't that be one achievement less for no reason?

"The land is dead, but people are alive. Since he let me rule Babylon, I won't be polite."

Then...

[Year 7, January: You announce that from now on, in Babylon, except for the King's hereditary position, all other officials will be assessed and appointed by the King, implementing an appointment system.]

[Year 7, early February: You reform the city-state system, abolish the various city-state systems of Babylon, and announce that from now on, the lords of each city-state will be appointed by Uruk.]

[Year 7, late February: Some city-states are dissatisfied with your reforms. They launch a rebellion on the grounds that you are usurping power, and you suppress them forcefully.]

[Year 7, March: You vigorously develop agriculture, popularize education in Uruk, unify the measurement methods of various city-states, and establish a tax system.]

[Year 7, April: You pioneer a household registration system, registering every household to facilitate management.]

[Year 7, May: Under your leadership, Babylon's development becomes increasingly rapid. At the same time, you find that more and more people are calling for you to be the King of Babylon.]

"Awesome!"

Lin Ye had a taste of being a king this time. It must be said that the people of the ancient era were relatively simple. There was basically no resistance to the implementation of various policies, and even if there was, it was easily handled in the face of absolute strength.

"But where did Gilgamesh go? How did killing one Humbaba take so long? He didn't die, did he!"

Lin Ye was genuinely worried about the butterfly effect. After all, his target was Gilgamesh. If Gilgamesh died, his reward would definitely not be very good.

[Year 7, June: Reform is bound to be accompanied by bloodshed. This day, while you are handling government affairs, you suddenly feel a pain in your heart, and then your vision goes black and you die suddenly.]

Lin Ye...

Sudden death, my foot! So I'm the one who died of overwork this time? Don't do this! I've simulated so many times; if I die of this kind of thing and get a low rating, I'd be too wronged.

Meanwhile, in a place Lin Ye doesn't know, in the dark Underworld, a figure is happily watching this scene.

"Finally, a chance for me. This person is so interesting; it would be nice to have him over to keep me company."

Needless to say, there is only one person who can do this!

The Goddess of the Underworld! Ereshkigal!

Also affectionately known as Eresh-chan!