"Ah, it was about Tiamat. I used an illusion to put her into a dream, but the pressure she put on me was really intense. If I got petrified or lost consciousness for any reason, she might wake up. How about... you take custody of her?" Merlin asked.
Ding! You have a new commission! Control, Contain, Protect: Keep Tiamat safely contained. Reward: 500 Primogems + 20 Merlin Affection Difficulty: Three Stars
Taking over Tiamat's dream from Merlin was no difficult task for Chen Luo.
If all he had needed to do was make Tiamat fall asleep, Merlin could certainly have managed it. The problem was that Merlin could not guarantee he would remain in the Seventh Singularity forever. He still planned to go have fun in the Sea of Quantum and the Dimensional Sea.
Saving the world and experiencing life—he could not give up either one. So Merlin had made a trip to the Seventh Singularity and, after serving as Chen Luo's guide, planned to slip away.
Merlin had no choice but to act as a guide. If they had waited until the Chaldea group reached the Seventh Singularity, then had Chen Luo come through Chaldea, more than half the population of Mesopotamia would probably have been wiped out.
And now that Merlin's task was complete, it was time for him to run.
"That's it?" Merlin asked uncertainly.
From the moment Merlin had issued the commission to the moment Chen Luo completed it, only a measly two minutes had passed. And during those two minutes, Chen Luo had done only one thing: fiddled with his Crystal Ball.
Merlin curiously examined the Crystal Ball in Chen Luo's hand, wondering where it had come from.
"It's done." Chen Luo nodded.
"...Then I'll release the dream." Merlin closed his eyes