Afu agreed without the slightest hesitation!
Leaving his master's name behind was indeed his wish... After the long years that had passed, humanity had now forgotten the existence of the God of Smelting and Craftsmen.
"I can agree to your second request, but I have one condition."
Afu said seriously, "You must act under my supervision. You must not do anything that violates the rules."
"Of course."
Gu Shen smiled. "Don't worry. Without your permission, we won't take so much as a blade of grass from the Origin, nor will we enter or leave any room on this starship at will. As guests... we have that much self-awareness."
Earlier, he had been half negotiating and half bluffing.
But there had not been the slightest falsehood in what he said.
Gu Shen sincerely respected the God of Smelting and Craftsmen, whose true appearance he had never had the chance to behold. Without him building the starship, there would not have been the civilization of the Five Continents so many years later...
Such a figure truly deserved to be called a monument.
And his name truly deserved to remain in the history books.
"Good, very good..."
Afu's tone softened. "Then, what is your third request?"
He had not been friendly toward Gu Shen at first.
That was because the "combat power" Gu Shen displayed had already threatened the safety of the Origin.
But after interacting for a while, Afu's impression of Gu Shen changed greatly.
He was not a bad person.
Or rather... he truly was not the "violent maniac" described in his data reports.
As a program created by the God of Craftsmen, his only lifelong mission was to serve this enormous, empty, masterless starship and wait for his master's return.
Clearly, his master could never return.
But he had been