Civilization Guardian Front

when!

After countless times of blocking, the rapier finally broke due to the unbearable load.

"It's broken!"

"kill!"

"His sword is broken, hack him!"

Several pirates rushed forward almost at the same time.

When the situation was critical, Chios pierced the nearest pirate's waist with his broken sword, grabbed the opponent's wrist, and grabbed the long knife.Then pull the person towards him and block him.

puff!puff!puff!

The pirate was cut to pieces on the spot.

"Happy help!" the pirates who beheaded their companions wailed.But they didn't have time to talk nonsense, Chios directly pushed the corpse in front of him, and slashed out while the pirate was in a hurry.

The knife directly chopped off two heads with strong force, and the last person's throat was cut open by the blade, blood gushed out, and he fell straight backward.

Killed three people with one knife, but the result of Chios alone could not reverse the decline of the Spaniards. The Japanese pirates almost fought against the Spanish sailors in a three-on-one manner.Captain Mendoza was also out of breath at the moment, his chest was heaving violently, and he was back to back with a sailor, gritting his teeth for support.

almost...

Chios looked around at the battle situation, the deck of the Galion ship was almost full of people, and there should be very few Japanese pirates left in the early morning.

Chios, who had a plan in his mind, didn't rush to the crowded place, but ran towards the direction of the cabin.

This action made everyone who followed him dumbfounded. No one expected that this man-killing ghost who cut people like chopping vegetables and was in good condition escaped!

The moment everyone was stunned, Chios rushed straight into the cabin and took down the lantern from the wall.Skip the crew rest area and go directly to the ammunition depot on the lower level of the cabin.

Although this Galion ship is a merchant ship, it is also equipped with eight cannons. When the pirate clipper was discovered earlier, it was not used because it was facing a boarding battle before the cannons were fired on a stormy night with extremely poor visibility, so that the black powder kegs Still quietly stacked in the ammunition depot.

Smelling the smell of black powder, Chios finally smiled.

He raised the oil lamp in his hand and threw it directly on the floor near the black powder barrel. The lantern broke, and the flames released suddenly devoured enough oxygen greedily, and the tongue of flame climbed up the black powder barrel along the flow of the lamp.

Without even thinking about it, Chios turned and ran, found the nearest window, jumped into the sea.

When Chios entered the water, the battle on the deck was coming to an end. More than half of the Spanish sailors were killed, and the rest were seriously injured, unable to fight back.

The pirate chiefs were excitedly thinking about the harvest of this robbery, and at the same time they were about to send people to find the "Human Slayer Ghost" in the cabin... A loud noise far surpassing thunder and rumbling came from below the deck!

Boom boom boom!

"Varied..."

Everyone has not realized what is going on, and the strong impact has overturned them all.

The huge merchant ship in the storm shattered into a piece of useless wreck amidst the continuous flames and crackling sounds!

Chapter 3? The Maiden Daimyo of Owari Country

Owari Kingdom, Cheongju Castle Honmaru Palace

In the evaluation room used to meet the retainers, a girl in weird clothes sat lazily at the main seat.The girl seemed to be no more than sixteen years old, with long brown hair tied up casually like a tea whisk, hanging behind her head, her wide bathrobe was half-opened, her right hand was exposed, and she was wearing a black tube top-type underwear on her chest. Barely covering her developing right breast.There is a tiger skin around the waist, a gourd is hung on the belt made of rough straw rope, and an iron cannon is carried on the shoulder.

Oda Nobuna, the lord of Owari, is known as the big fool of Owari.

In front of the girl, sat her retainer.

"Hmph~huh." Nobuna hummed the out-of-key melody softly, looking in a good mood.

The retainers below the main seat were all surprised. After all, their lord always had an unhappy and lazy expression on his face, and rarely showed such a cheerful attitude like a young girl in the blooming season.

After a moment of silence, someone finally asked out of curiosity:

"Your Highness, you seem to be in a good mood today?"

The one who spoke was a girl with a strong sense of military general near Nobuna's right. She was wearing heavy armor, her long dark brown hair was tied into a single ponytail, and her beautiful eyes were full of strong will, which was very heroic.

She is the top general of the Oda family, Shibata Katsuie.

"Humph, Six, you're right. I'm in a very good mood, but you can never guess why."

Nobuna's eyes brightened a little, and she looked straight at the general girl, her expression was just short of the words "Quickly guess".

"Could it be..." Shibata Katsuie, known as "Six", beat his left palm with his right fist, and suddenly realized:

"Are we going to war again?"

"No..." Nobuna waved her hands helplessly.

"Guess again."

"Hmm..." The general girl folded her hands on her chest, as if her chest under the armor was about to be squeezed out, but she didn't notice it at all, her brows were furrowed in thought, and finally she said with some uncertainty:

"Miso... Miso production has increased?"

"I suddenly felt like I was a fool to expect you to guess right..." Nobuna scratched her hair, and turned to look at the woman on the left.

"Manchiyo, can you guess it?"

The subject of Nobuna's questioning was named Niwa Chohide, a woman with a temperament quite different from that of a general girl, with a gentle and pleasant appearance, a mature body wearing a purple-red kimono and a black sleeveless haori.

"Hmm~ It's a bit difficult." Changxiu, who was full of maturity, pointed his index finger at his chin, as if he was quite distressed, but there was a mischievous smile in his eyes.

"Could it be related to the southern barbarians?"

"Hey... How did you guess Manchiyo?" Nobuna asked with wide-eyed eyes. It was so hard to guess that the other party guessed it right. It's incredible!

"It was the subordinates who discovered the southern barbarian. Her Royal Highness is not sharp enough, fifty points."

Nanban is the general name of the Japanese for Europeans. Although the Nanban people have traded frequently in Japan in recent years, most of the Nanban people are concentrated in the Kinki area, mainly in Sakai Port, and it is rare in other areas.

"Cut~ It's boring." Oda Nobuna lost all his appetite, but soon regained his mood, and said to the little surname beside him:

"Inu Chiyo, invite Nanban's guests to enter the Royal Palace!"

"Yes, Your Royal Highness." The girl with the surname Xiao hurriedly retreated and went to the waiting room to lead her.

A room in the palace near the garden.

The three sides are connected by paper doors to form a partition on the wall. Only wooden windows are set on the side adjacent to the courtyard. After passing through the gaps in the wooden windows, the sunlight gradually weakens, between bright and dark, with elongated shadows extended to the corner.

This waiting room is rarely used, but today there are two junior warriors guarding the door to ensure the safety of the distinguished guests in the room.

Chios sat in the very center of the room, his right facing an empty window, so the light was better than other directions.Looking out of the window from here, you can have a panoramic view of the exquisite courtyard scenery.The ground paved with white sand is streaked with rakes, and the moss-wrapped stones surround the fish pond. A pine tree protrudes from the opposite side of the pond, reflecting the reflection on the pond.

Sitting quietly in front of the low table, two maids knelt beside him, one was busy grinding tea leaves to make tea, and the other was holding a round fan and fanning the wind gently.Chios held up the tea bowl quite comfortably, and while drinking the aroma of the tea, he recalled the scene earlier...

On a thunderstorm night, Chios, who jumped off the boat, took off his absorbent velvet coat, put it in the emblem space together with the snatched knife, and then swam towards the main island of Japan.The excessive wind and waves quickly made him lose his way, and the constant loss of physical strength made him have a little doubt about the "reward" guaranteed by the side missions.Such a harsh environment is a natural disaster that cannot be stopped by manpower. Can he really reach Owari alive?

But the number of pirates made him have no choice, there was still a chance of jumping into the sea, if he didn't jump, at most he would drag a few pirates along with him.

In the end, he was exhausted and climbed onto a Japanese pirate ship that was swept away by the waves. The people on board did not know where they were washed away by the waves.Lying on the not-so-strong boat, Chios suppressed his drowsiness amidst the sound of wind and thunder, until the coat of arms on the back of his hand flickered and popped up the light curtain, and then he closed his eyes and fell asleep in peace.

[Completed the side mission: Pirate Taxation]

[Task rewards have been issued]

Opening his eyes again, the surrounding scenery has changed greatly.The pirate ship under him was on the shore of shallow water, surrounded by reeds in front, back, left, and right.Several ragged people pointed in his direction on the shore.

It was about early morning, the fog had not completely dissipated, and the wind blowing from the sea was cold.

Chios grabbed the coat from the emblem space and put it on, thought for a while, but didn't take out the knife.After soaking in the sea and raining overnight, coupled with the hunger on an empty stomach, Chios felt dizzy for a moment when he jumped off the boat. Fortunately, he was in good health and recovered quickly.

Waving to the crowd on the river bank, Chios stretched out his arms to show that he was unarmed and tried to show goodwill.

Several ordinary people looked hesitant, and the black-haired man in front of them seemed too tall.Although he didn't seem to have any weapons on his body, watching the other party walking forward still gave people a great sense of oppression.

"Excuse me, is this Owari country?"

Chios spoke standard Japanese as soon as he opened his mouth, and he himself was a little surprised. Although he has learned many languages, it is still quite difficult to speak fluently like his mother tongue.However, he quickly realized that this was probably an employee benefit similar to the coat of arms on the back of his hand.

"Yes... yes, my lord. This is where the Owari country belongs, and the town of Tsushima is nearby." The leading old man knelt down on the ground and replied respectfully.His movements seemed to be some kind of signal, and the people around him immediately knelt down, their hands resting on their foreheads, almost touching the muddy ground.

"You don't need to be formal, I'm from Spain...that's what you call the Southern Barbarians. In my country, I'm considered aristocrat, but here I'm almost like a samurai."

Chios simply explained his identity in a way that the local people could understand. The people lying on the ground were even more awed, and one of the women even trembled in fear.

"It turns out to be a samurai from the Nanman Kingdom!" The old man's face was stunned, and he didn't know how he understood it.

"I came to Owari because I heard that Nobuna-sama is very yearning for Nanman, so I came here to pay a special visit, but unfortunately encountered a storm at sea, and finally came here by accident." Chios looked full of emotion, and pressed Then asked:

"I don't know where I should go to get someone from the Oda family to recommend me?"

"Master Samurai, actually..." the old man replied tremblingly:

"Since we found you and that ship, we have sent someone to notify Lord Kanding."

"I see..."

Chios was about to ask Kan Dingzheng who he was, when a burst of running sounds came from the woods behind the old man in front of him.

A team of ten or more...

At the same time that Chios was estimating the number of people, Ashgaru dressed in black body pills and array hats rushed out of the woods one by one, surrounded Chios with spears in their hands, with a serious look on their faces.

"Don't act rashly!"

Instead of resisting, he raised his hands obediently. Chios didn't pay attention to the ten ashigaru, and his eyes focused on the figure slowly approaching on horseback in the woods.

The maroon dress is covered with a waist-length black sleeveless feather knitting, and there are small decorative armors on the sides of the waist and shoulders.There are pink bows tied on both sides of her blue and black beautiful long hair, setting off her graceful and naughty little face.

Chios, who has watched the work "Oda Nobuna's Ambition", now understands who he has met.

Nagahide Niwa, the senior minister of the Oda family who is on the same side as the Shibata Katsu family.

Chapter 4? Meeting the Storm

Meeting Niwa Chohide for the first time was not pleasant at all. No one would be comfortable being scrutinized by a girl for several minutes.

Seeing the other party's endless enjoyment, Chios could only pretend to cough.

"cough..."

"Oh, sorry, I'm a little fascinated." The girl seemed to notice Chios' embarrassment at this time, and she stuck out her bright red tongue after speaking. Such a cute gesture made Chios feel that the other party No sincerity of apology.

Ordinary people who had gathered on the shore were driven away after being questioned by Niwa Changhide's guards.A female samurai leaned close to Niwa Nagahide and whispered something in a whisper, looking at Chios from time to time.

Obviously, he was relaying the content of his conversation just now.

"So it's a nobleman from the Nanban..." Niwa Chohide, who had heard the report from his subordinates, pondered for a moment, and then rolled his bright eyes, as if thinking of something interesting.

"Do you want to see His Highness Nobuna?"

Somehow Niwa Changxiu asked with a smile from the corner of his eyes as the folding fan he took out from his sleeve lightly pressed against his delicate chin.

"Yes, I can swear there was no malice."

Chios once again assured that he was not threatening, but he didn't expect the other party to say ungratefully:

"It doesn't matter even if it's malicious, just let that idiot Singer do it, [-] points."

(Is this hoping that I will be beaten...) Seeing the regretful expression on the girl's face, Chios was dumbfounded.

"No problem, I will handle the referral of the Nanban warrior-sama to me."

......

Niwa Nagahide, the first impression given to Chios was that she liked pranks more than anything else. She was efficient but unambiguous in her work. Immediately after making a decision, she summoned two trusted female warriors to escort Chios to Qingzhou city.

I don't know how it was arranged, the female samurai only had a few conversations with the palace guards, and easily convinced the guards of a country's daimyo to believe that Chios was a distinguished guest sent by the southern barbarian country, and reported to their lord Oda Nobuna.

Under the gracious hospitality, Chios, who has been soaked in blood, rain or sea water since entering this world, finally had the opportunity to take a hot bath and refresh his appearance.

Because he is not a retainer of Oda, he cannot meet Lord Owari directly.However, it is impossible to wait outside the hall like ordinary people or businessmen. They can only be treated like envoys from other countries. They are arranged in the waiting room and waited by servants to wait for Oda Nobuna's summons.

Chios, who had been waiting for half a morning, was still full of patience.For his main task, now can be said to be the most critical moment.

Judging from the not-so-tight defense of the defenders in Qingzhou City, it can be seen that the Oda family and the neighboring powerful Imagawa family are not yet ready for war.From this point of view, the plot of this world should not have started yet, and he has a chance to get close to Oda Nobuna one step ahead.

Gently blowing on the hot tea in the bowl, ripples appeared on the surface of the tea soup.

"Master Maeda!" The guard at the door shouted into the room through the paper door.

(coming...)

Although everything was developing according to Chios' expectations, he didn't dare to be careless. If the main mission could be completed so easily, he wouldn't have received the bad news of his mother's death in the mission world.At this moment, Chios's mood was a little turbulent for no reason, and he could only cover it up by drinking tea.

The paper door was swung open, and a petite girl with an expressionless face walked into the room, saluted Chios politely, and said: