The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Orpheus didn't even glance at the result. He flicked his staff towards the sky, and a beam of light shot out, multiplying into two, four, eight... until countless beams of light filled the entire sky.

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Fortunately, some foolish goddess piloted the Sky Ship directly into the attack range... or rather, the beam of light was originally aimed at her.

Although the goddess displayed superb dodging skills... that should be the Tianzhou's automatic dodging system, it still has its limits. After being hit a few times, the Tianzhou fell down smoking.

Orpheus took a few steps to the side. The spot where she had been standing was hit by the huge falling object. However, for a temple, even if it was just the outer part of the floor, such a purely physical impact would not cause much damage.

"...It was Ishtar. I thought it was a monster attack."

"You definitely did this on purpose!"

Physical attacks cannot easily break through the temple's magical defenses, but Ishtar possesses a divine defense that covers her entire body, so she easily slammed her head into the temple's ground. It took her several seconds to pull it out, and then she angrily roared at Orpheus.

Orpheus gently turned his head to avoid her saliva before speaking calmly.

"How about it?"

"I'd say it's not bad. That little girl who is the Master, although she is not very strong and her talent is not high, her soul is more dazzling than any hero... although I can't see through your soul."

"kindness……"

Orpheus nodded after hearing Ishtar's words, and then tossed a blue gem to Ishtar.

Upon receiving the gem, a hint of joy flashed across Ishtar's face, but she was, after all, a goddess, and would not be swayed by a mere gem (Ishtar's inner monologue). She quickly restrained herself and then glared at Orpheus.

"Hey, is that all?"

"This is just a deposit. If you help me again later, I'll give you whatever amount I can give you."

"Really? In that case... wait, wasn't it supposed to be just this once? Why does it suddenly seem like I'm on a long-term contract?"

"Isn't that so?"

Orpheus tilted his head.

No way!!!

Her response was met with Ishtar's furious voice.

Chapter 68 A Brief Clash in the Fir Forest

"One-tenth."

"Thirty percent!"

"One-tenth."

"...25 percent."

"One-tenth."

"...20%."

"One-tenth."

“…(gritting his teeth) One and a half percent.”

"make a deal."

"Hmm... I have this feeling of being played, is it just my imagination?"

"I just can't understand what Ishtar wants all this useless stuff for..."

Seeing Ishtar seemingly struggling with her grip on her nails, Orpheus sighed helplessly.

"If you think they're useless, then give them all to me!?"

"Impossible. Any more would create a permanent flaw in the treasure vault's origin."

"Tch, it's clearly a treasure trove that 'if completed, it will be worth the same as all the wealth of humankind,' yet it's utterly useless."

Seeing Ishtar's expression, Orpheus's lips twitched slightly.

Honestly, if she could really do that, she wouldn't have any problem giving all the treasures to Ishtar, since they were things she didn't need anyway.

Her treasure was said to be so complete that it would be equivalent to possessing all the wealth that humanity has from now until the future... but she never even attempted to complete it!

In fact, the most valuable thing for mankind is wisdom, and the Orpheus Treasury can be said to be the 'original text of human wisdom'. As long as this concept exists, even if it is not completed, the treasury can automatically replenish it at a very slow speed. In order to maintain this concept, the contents of the treasury cannot be reduced to a certain level, otherwise, almost all items, including the highest-level Noble Phantasms, will be gone as soon as they are broken.

Most importantly, Orpheus's strongest attack, EA, relies on items from the treasury; once those items are reduced, the power of EA will also decrease significantly.

"Anyway, once you've used it up, we'll replenish it to you in unlimited quantities."

Finally, Orpheus sighed.

Ishtar wants gems... basically to look at them rather than use them. Although it seems she needs gems to fight because of her possession ability, given the rate at which she consumes them...

They might not even be used up by the time of King Arthur.

By then, Orpheus's treasures would have been completely remade.

"Oh! You said it, so don't go back on your word!"

Ishtar, who had been somewhat dejected, immediately perked up upon hearing Orpheus's promise, and in her excitement, she crushed the gem she had just received.

"My jewel!!!"

"..."

Ophis caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and sighed again.

Perhaps... even if the demand is very small, if it's this goddess, she might actually use them all up in a very short time for various reasons.

After tossing another gem to Ishtar, Orpheus turned and walked into the temple.

"What I promised Ishtar will be delivered. The temple and bedroom (Iana) where Ishtar was originally enshrined in Urukne have been prepared and are ready for you to move in at any time... Have someone bring the latest reports into the temple."

Orpheus spoke her last words to the soldier who stood by, watching the goddess trembling and awaiting her fate. The soldier responded with a sigh of relief and quickly left.

"Hey...you just came out, why did you go back?"

Orpheus glanced at Ishtar.

"I originally wanted to take a look around, but there wasn't enough time."

"What kind of look is that? Is it my fault?!"

"No... because if it weren't for Ishtar, there would be time."

"Now that I think about it, I realize it was my fault!"

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“Enkidu…Miss?…Is this really the road to Uruk?”

Along a forest path, Ritsuka looked around with some confusion.

According to the doctor's information... Uruk should be in the south, but this... green-haired girl in front of them keeps leading them north.

Although the other party helped them escape the monsters' encirclement, Ritsuka was actually quite suspicious of the other party's actions, which always felt rather incongruous.

Even if the other party claims to be Enkidu, who was originally intended by Chaldea as one of the possible assistants.

After holding back for a long time, Ritsuka finally asked the girl in front of him.

"No problem, just follow me."

The girl who called herself Enkidu did not show any dissatisfaction with Ritsuka's doubts, but simply spoke slowly with a gentle smile.

"Master, I have a feeling that something is strange."

With a frown, Lily whispered in Ritsuka's ear.

"Even Lily..."

Ritsuka's expression turned slightly serious, but she quickly concealed it.

She wouldn't ignore what the other person said; the girl's intuition, seemingly engraved in her blood and hair, had saved their lives countless times in the past.

"But even so..."

Mashu also overheard their conversation.

“We’ve already witnessed Enkidu’s strength… If she really intends to attack us, then we will…”

There was almost no chance of fighting back... Even if it wasn't said aloud, the other two were quite aware of this.

"You all seem quite worried."

At that moment, Enkidu's voice suddenly broke in.

"Ugh?"

The three were stunned.

"Could it be... that you heard it?"

"Well... you can probably guess from your expressions. Don't worry, if you're concerned about the direction, just keep going in this direction and you'll find a dock where there are still boats. If you follow the river downstream, you'll arrive in Uruk very soon."

When the three of them looked a little embarrassed, Enkidu explained with a smile.

"Just a little more effort, and we'll be there once we get past this..."

However, before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly interrupted Enkidu.

"Oh, really? That's great news! I didn't even know there was a dock in front of here!"

Upon hearing this voice, Lily's hand, which had been hastily raised to hold her sword due to the sudden appearance of someone, trembled, and she almost dropped the golden sword.

"That voice..."

"Senior, someone is approaching! That person is...it seems to be somewhere..."

No one noticed Lily's unusual behavior; everyone's attention was focused on the man dressed in a white robe who emerged from the woods.

Beside him was a little girl in a black robe wearing a cat-ear hat.

"Hello everyone, sorry to have startled you all. Oh, little girl, please put down your sword and let's talk properly. We're not suspicious people, you see. As you can see, we're just lost souls in the forest. Oh dear, if we hadn't found you all, we would have thought we were going to become monster food~ Don't you think so, Anna? I told you that following me wouldn't have been a mistake, right?"

The man in white ignored the stares of the crowd and began to introduce himself. The crowd looked at this 'victim', who was neatly dressed, out of step with the times, and rather suspicious, with even more strange expressions.

However, Enkidu still smiled rather gently with his eyes narrowed.

"Really? Victims... We're heading towards Uruk next. If you don't mind, how about we travel together?"