Civilization Guardian Front

"It's a beautiful sunflower field, right..." Instructor Liana's voice came from behind her.

As soon as the words were finished, the blond woman turned around, approached Chios, and looked at the distant flower field side by side with the young man.

"But... until you reach Rank? B, you must not approach there, understand?"

Chapter 160 Six? The nest disdains cats and sucks foxes

In the early morning of the next day, when the first light of dawn appeared in the eastern sky.

Eternal City Palace District, Main Tower No.19 Floor...

On the highest floor of the palace tower, except for the lifting platform used to go upstairs, in a space of about [-] square meters, dark brown cherry wood is used to decorate the walls and line panels, and the dark green wallpaper is used to decorate the non-wooden walls, forming a pattern with the beige wallpaper of the ceiling. Soft contrast.

The sky is bright, and the non-glare morning light passes through the gauze curtain of the balcony and turns into a fine light curtain, which gently falls on the bed in the room, silently waking up the sleeping people.

"Um..."

Chios opened his eyes on the bed, and reflexively called out the heraldic light curtain to check the time.

【驻地当前时间：黎明纪元3961年9月17日5：30】

The light curtain is removed.

The young man pushed away the pure white sheets, loosened the belt of his nightgown after getting out of bed, took the glass wine container on the bedside table, unplugged it and poured himself half a glass of 25-year-old Highland Knight whiskey.

Dark amber mellow wine, poured into the mouth without any ice ball dilution, with a dry and spicy taste sliding over the root of the tongue, smoke, peat, honey, and nuts bloom in the mouth...

Originally still a little chaotic, after being stimulated by a strong taste, he immediately woke up.

Holding the cup, he walked out of the balcony to the side, took out a cigarillo instead of cigarettes, and lit the dark brown cigarette with a "snap" from the lighter.

"call..."

A slender smoke emerged from the young man's mouth, and soon disappeared without a trace in the morning breeze.

With his hand on the railing, Chios looked at the huge city below, quietly enjoying the leisure at the moment.

Compared with the lively and bustling night, the moment of dawn is the most peaceful moment in the Eternal City.

However, no matter what kind of hustle and bustle or tranquility it is, it cannot affect the palace complex high on the cliff.All that can be heard in the ears are the sound of the river flowing next to the palace, and the slight sound of the breeze blowing through the curtains.

There is a reason why Chios can stand here smoking cigars and drinking whiskey instead of rushing to the edge of the cliff to practice sword...

Due to the special training in purgatory yesterday, which was doubled by Instructor Liana, even a young man whose physique is close to the limit of a mortal can hardly bear it, and he will not be able to recover without a good rest for a day.

The Saintess of the Spear, who has reached the ultimate level of martial arts, naturally does not know where the student's tolerance limit is.

However, it seemed that the other party originally planned to make other arrangements today, so he generously canceled the training in the early morning every day, and asked Chios to meet her at the palace library at eight o'clock in the morning.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the training Lianna instructor gave Chios a few days ago was only for repeated polishing of sword skills, it never allowed him to release the ghost energy and learn to control this new power.

Swordsmanship is indeed a skill that can be continuously improved with the increase of physical fitness, but in the face of the increasingly powerful task world in the future, it is too difficult and illogical to fight with only one skill.

Origin force, as the energy source for using mysterious powers such as the eye of robbery and ghost energy, must have many rich ways to use it, which is unknown to newcomers like Chios.

"I'm really looking forward to today's class..."

He raised his head and drank the last sip of spirits in the glass, and extinguished the half-smoked cigarillo directly in the ashtray on the balcony table. Chios turned back and walked back to the room.

After a quick shower, I changed into a navy blue casual shirt, dark black suit trousers, and brand-new tall pointed leather boots, and finally put on a lambskin turtleneck long trench coat.

Facing the floor-to-ceiling mirror in front of the door to tidy up his appearance, Chios pushed open the door and left his residence.

...

The palace area of ​​the Eternal City is divided into two by the towering cliffs. The tributary of the Ishuyar River forms a waterfall on the cliff and falls into the moat below. The main castle gate built along the mountain wall is the only passage connecting up and down except for rock climbing. .

The lower city wall of the palace area is open to the outside world. Executors can go here to find quartermasters to spend meritorious service in exchange for special equipment. If you are not satisfied with the standard products of the Civilization Defense Front, there are also craftsmen and tailors of various specialties and standards. Specially accept custom entrustment.

As for the upper level, the entry and exit of non-related personnel is basically restricted, and even the highest-level executives are prohibited from taking a step inside without permission.

For this reason, when Chios moved in the upper area of ​​the huge palace, he rarely saw anyone other than the maids cleaning the palace.

The tower where he lived was only a hundred steps away from the main hall. After passing through a fountain in the east garden, the one with the side door opened would appear in front of him.

The restaurant in the palace is located in the side hall on the east side. You can go to eat here by yourself, or you can ask the maid to send it to the door through the communication device in the room.

Of course, this all costs civilized currency...

As far as Chios has lived these days, the palace area occupies a vast area, magnificent buildings, and magnificent scenery, but the services provided are not much different from living in a high-end hotel.

Considering that he had the opportunity to live in the palace area as a new executor through Athena's direct subordinate relationship, he was already very satisfied with the current treatment.

Chios, who didn't have an intensive training course in the morning, had plenty of time, so it was rare that he didn't make an appointment for room service, but went to the east chamber of the main hall to eat by himself.

Different from the dark wooden decoration of the youth's residence, the main hall where Athena lives is dominated by white, with pure white marble floors and colonnades, and round arched hollow windows to increase natural lighting, and the holy and pure atmosphere fills every corner of the hall.

Tread...

Black bright leather boots stepped on the ground, and the clear footsteps echoed in the corridor.Chios looked around while navigating to his destination according to the heraldic map.

The halls inside the open doors are mostly empty, except for the paintings hanging on the walls, and the precious vases and statues on the display stands beside the walls as decorations, they are basically in an idle state.

After all, there are not many people living in the main hall, and the owner of the house does not seem to be the type who often holds banquets. It seems reasonable that the utilization rate of the hall is not high.

Just when Chios thought that there was nothing to attract him, he was about to speed up and head to the restaurant.

A quirky room comes into view...

In the stone-built Greek-style building, there is actually a room with a wooden wall of a different style outside the original structure.Fake bamboo pieces made of black cardboard are used on the top of the wall panels to form fish-scale eaves, and ukiyo-e cloth curtains are hung under the eaves.

The original ornate door with a tortoiseshell frame is just covered with a layer of thick cardboard, with windows painted on it, disguised as a Japanese-style door.

On the outside of the door, a wooden stand was inserted, with a large Japanese written on it:

"A fox grocery store with everything you need, newly opened!"

At the end of the sentence, a cartoon version of the corn illustration is also attached.

"What kind of genius made this up..." Looking at the strange shop in front of him, which is completely different from the style of the Greek palace, Echios couldn't help rubbing the center of his brows even with his self-cultivation.

It can be seen that the other party has put a lot of effort into designing his own storefront, and the overcoming appearance that reminds people of the school festival class layout is obviously all done by one person.

"Would you like to go in and have a look..."

Chapter 160 Seven?

Without thinking for a long time, Chios reached out and tapped on the door twice as a reminder.

There was no response to the moderate knock on the door, and he immediately stepped into the "grocery store" in front of him.

Next to the entrance is a small cart filled with oden and roasted corn, and the freezer next to it is filled with complex popsicles and boxed ice cream; three rows of shelves are stacked with various snacks, instant noodles, toothbrushes, paper towels and other daily necessities; Among the five cold drink refrigerators at the rear, nearly [-]% are canned teas of different brands, and the rest are non-alcoholic beverages such as cola and fruit juice.

Chios tried to find alcohol, but couldn't even find a can of beer...

There are no cigarettes for sale, let alone the "raincoat" which is a must-have for adults...

What kind of everything is this? It’s just a dream home for underage students, right?

Seeing this, Chios' expectations for this grocery store have reached rock bottom.

Speaking of...

In the Eternal City, executors can purchase daily supplies through the heraldry space like online shopping, and most of the goods can be delivered to the eyes within half a day.

Under such circumstances, opening a grocery store in the main building of the palace with few people, the future of the store is bleak...

After roughly browsing the products in the store, the young man turned his gaze to the checkout counter on the right.

Some retro cash registers are placed on the table, showing no signs of operation, and seem to be mere decorations.

A humanoid creature is lying on the counter table at this moment, sleeping with its side face pillowed on its hands, its slender body undulating evenly due to breathing.

She looks like a cute girl from the outside, wearing a white sailor suit that is slightly exposed after tailoring, the sleeves are not connected to the main body of the suit, but tied around her arm with a light blue silk scarf, covering the fair skin under the armpit fully revealed.

However, between her smooth snow-white hair, there was a pair of animal ears that could not be dogs or cats. Behind the girl, a white and black fluffy tail was gently swinging with her breathing.

(Since the name of the store is Fox Grocery Store, it is more likely to be Fox Ears...)

Excluding strength factors, this is the first time Chios has seen a real non-human in terms of appearance alone.

Looking back on the game animation works I was familiar with in the past, I couldn't think of any character that matched the appearance of the "creature" in front of me.

The other side looked quite tired. Judging from the "New Opening" written on the sign at the door, perhaps the sad grocery store in front of Chios was the result of the girl rushing to work all night.

After thinking about it, I don't have anything to buy, so it's better not to disturb the sleep of the shopkeeper.

The young man who made the decision turned around and was about to leave...

"No meow..."

The soft ears on the girl's head trembled slightly, as if she finally felt the movement in front of her, a pair of eyes with beautiful eyelashes slowly opened.

"Welcome~Come~~" The blue eyes are still in a state of mist, and the soft voice draws a long tone. Looking at the only customer in the store, the girl can't help but tilt her head, and continues with uncertainty:

"M... boy?"

"Good morning." Failed to get out of the grocery store, Chios could only turn around politely, and nodded to the other party.

"I was a bit curious when I saw a grocery store in the main hall, so I walked in to have a look, sorry to bother you..."

He hasn't finished yet...

"Meow, oh, oh, oh~!?"

Seeing the girl with animal ears in front of her suddenly opened her eyes, she squatted down with a face full of disbelief, leaving only a pair of animal ears higher than the table.

"This, isn't this the palace of Lord Athena... How, how could there be boys?"

Some fearful eyes peeped out from under the table, looking at the tall and handsome man in front of him.

Even though Chios's appearance is outstanding and his charm reaches the extreme of mortals, the other party still looks shy.

"Since you are so afraid of men, I'd better leave as soon as possible."

Shrugging his shoulders indifferently, the young man quickly turned around and walked out of the store.

However, as soon as she saw that the guest was about to leave, the girl hurriedly stood up again.

"No, I can't~!" Going around the counter and running to Chios, the animal-eared girl opened her hands, blocking the young man's way.

"Buy something, as the first customer, I can give you a discount."

At this time, Chios saw the other party's outfit clearly...

Sailor suit style clothing, cut out many slit designs for some reason, the clothes are only buttoned on the waist, so that the belly button is exposed to the young man's eyes; under the extremely short and narrow black hot pants, a pair of slender long legs They are respectively wrapped in transparent and black stockings, forming a strong black and white contrast; the small feet are wrapped in reverse-rolled black booties.

"Forget it..." The girl's attire is indeed very attractive to men, but Chios has no intention of buying some useless things in this grocery store because of this.

"I'm not interested in the items in your store."

"Why...how is this..." The other party's ears, which had been pricked up in high spirits, dropped limply after hearing what Chios said.

"It's all carefully selected, especially the corn and canned tea..." The frustrated girl sat on the ground, looked at the floor with tears in her eyes, and said to herself in a soft crying voice:

"On the first day of self-reliance, the first customer, I don't want to buy anything... What to do... Not only can't afford games... Baishang Fubuki will starve to death... 嘿嘿嘿. . . "

It turned out that this girl was called Fubuki Baishang.

At this moment, a familiar, holy and elegant female voice came from behind the young man:

"I just wanted to check the situation on the first day of opening the store, but I didn't expect to be hit by reality?"

"Her Highness Athena..."

"Master Athena..."

Chios and Fubuki Baishang turned their eyes to the source of the voice at the same time.

The owner of the palace, who was dressed in pure white and sleeveless, was standing at the door of the grocery store with his arms folded, with a hint of helplessness on his noble and beautiful face.

"I found this child on Earth, and I don't know why a humanoid fox like her was born in a world where the power of fantasy was removed..."

"This silly kid doesn't know how to disguise himself, and he wants to be an idol live broadcast host. He is looking for death." The goddess looked at Chios from the side, and her dreamy violet long hair swayed slightly, and continued:

"In order to prevent her from being captured by humans for anatomical research, I brought her back to the palace...but there are no idlers in the palace, so I asked her to find something to support herself, and it turned out..."

Athena gestured to the surrounding environment with her eyes, and then sighed softly.

"So, did she think of opening a grocery store..." Chios nodded, expressing that he could fully understand the feelings of the directly subordinate Shangguan.

"Your Highness Athena, this creature probably won't live for more than three days."

"Wow, that's too much~" After wiping away tears with great difficulty, Fubuki Shirakami heard the young man's comment, maintained the sitting posture of a duck, lowered his head in frustration, and his triangular fox ears also drooped down.