Civilization Guardian Front

The dwarf scratched his brown beard at the temples.

"I have to say that his thinking is reasonable. If Phryni could be dealt with on impulse, the old man would have made that reckless villain disappear..."

"I can't judge whether Chios is right or wrong." Following what the dwarf said, Riveria sighed.

"But at least, I know that apart from his lack of trust in people and his scheming, his nature...is not hopelessly bad."

"Hahaha! Why do you sound so full of resentment..." Grace couldn't help laughing.

"On the bright side, it's not a bad thing if there is another young man in the city who is as good at using brains as Finn."

"..."

Finn looked helpless.

Judging from the context, the old friend's words don't seem to be completely complimented.

(However, Chios Pesheim's true intentions may not stop there...)

The little blond licked his thumb again.

Chapter 660 Five? I'm afraid I'm going to have a cerebral hemorrhage

click...

The black-haired girl who left the banner tent gently closed the door.

"What do you think?"

With only two old friends left, Finn sat on the edge of the crate with his hands in a more casual position.

There were not many twists and turns in the entire questioning process. Tifa not only admitted the fact that she and Chios had known each other for a long time, but also frankly told the reason why Loki and the main force of the Ganesha family were transferred, and answered the questions of Finn and others.

There is only one problem left before the members of the three leaders...

From now on, what should they think of Tifa Lockhart, a member of the regiment who has suspicions of being a "spy"?

"My old man thinks it's best to keep things as usual..."

With his thick arms folded across his chest, Grace pondered for a moment.

"Since joining the Familia, Tifa has never done anything detrimental to the Familia. It is really unreasonable to punish her based on her unusual relationship with Chios."

"Agreed, Chios is not our enemy, at least there is no reason to be hostile at present..." Riveria continued.

"Tifa is fully aware of Chios' intentions, and it is clear that she has extraordinary trust in Chios. Any negative personnel transfers we make to Tifa will likely be interpreted as a sign of a broken friendship."

The chilly tone like flowing glaciers is analyzed from a rational level:

"The influence of the Hestia Familia is increasing day by day, coupled with the subtle and ambiguous tacit understanding between Chios and the goddess Freya, it will not do us good to provoke him."

Hearing this, the blond man nodded.

Thinking rationally and meticulously like him, it is not difficult to guess that behind Chios' plan to eradicate Phryne, there is another purpose hidden under the appearance of justice, which is actually to clear the way for the rise of the Hestia family.

However, Finn has no intention of saying it...

Even for him, facing a figure like Chios who has a deep scheming but an incomparably glorious and majestic image, he can't help but find it difficult.

Chios, who is widely recognized as a hero in this world, has become the benchmark of virtue in the hearts of the residents of Orario, firmly occupying the moral high ground.

Those who go with them are righteous, and those who go against them are heretics.

For Finn, who aspires to revive the glory of the little human race and become the leader of the same race, the importance of positive reputation is self-evident.

Even if friendship is put aside and the matter is examined with the most realistic and ruthless attitude, Finn will never rashly choose the path of hostility to Chios unless it is absolutely necessary.

Pop, pop!

Finn clapped his hands and concluded:

"It seems that we have reached an agreement. Then, the matter concerning Tifa Lockhart is decided... No punishment will be imposed, and the treatment will remain the same."

"Although we don't want to pursue it, what is the intention of Chios Pesheim's arrangement of placing his own people in our family? In order to clarify this issue, I think we need to have a frank talk with him..."

The little blond man rubbed his chin with his thumb, thinking about how to use this opportunity to bring benefits to his family.

Soon, he had an idea in his mind.

"Because of the little tricks we did behind our backs, Chios Pesheim is now completely in the wrong, and we can ask him for a lot of compensation."

"Have you already started thinking about blackmail?"

"It's not easy to manage the family, Grace..." Facing his friend's complaints, Finn spread his hands and sighed.

"Our finances have always been tight. It's ugly to say that extortion is so bad. Why don't we treat it as Chios Pesheim who took away the hearts of several women in our family and subsidize the family, right?"

"Hahaha! Makes sense."

When the two men were laughing out loud about this, blue veins appeared on the forehead of the elf royal family.

Riveria remembered that she and Chios still had a debt to settle...

The evil deeds that tempted Aisi to degenerate cannot be wiped away by that man with vulgar money.

"Finn..."

"Huh? What's the matter, Riveria?"

The cold voice of the deputy head of the elf came to the ears, and Finn and Grace turned their heads to look.

I saw Riveria's face was frosty, and her thin lips tightly pursed indicated that her upper and lower jaws were biting together forcefully, and her eyes were even more fierce, which sent chills down the backs of the two friends.

"Please leave the work of negotiation to me."

...

"Well..."

In the carriage, Chios, who was sitting on the velvet cushion and smoking a pipe, shuddered.

still come...

Starting from the night when the expedition team set off, for several days in a row, the same sensory warnings would always be reported from time to time.It was impossible for Chios to mistake the feeling of electric current and freezing air flowing through his body at the same time.

(Mother-in-law, don’t get dizzy with anger, prepare to find me desperately as soon as you come back...)

As for?

The communication between myself and Ai Si is obviously still at the level of indifference, that's all. When he really eats up Jian Ji, that mother...

"Phew, I'm afraid it's going to be a direct cerebral hemorrhage..."

Biting the mouthpiece of his pipe, exhaling light smoke regularly from the corner of his mouth, the young man silently looked out the window.

The streets of Orario at night are decorated with magic stone lamps, exuding a vitality different from that of the day.

Houses standing next to each other broke into the field of vision, and then disappeared into the blurry edge of the peripheral light. The noisy voices of the adventurers in the brightly lit tavern could be faintly heard even in the carriage.

As the carriage circled around the central square and drove into the next urban area, the streetscape that was originally dominated by three or four-story simple houses was gradually replaced by gorgeous stone buildings.

Theatres, casinos, fine restaurants, boutiques...

It seems to be boasting of the power of wealth, taking over all the luxurious and luxurious urban areas.

"Business Street"

It belongs to the territory of the chamber of commerce.

Karakala...

The wheels of the carriage rolled over the circular slope paved with granite slabs, and slowed down to a stop in front of a magnificent palace reminiscent of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

"Here we are, Mr Pesheim."

Noah the coachman opened the door.

Seeing the young man getting off the car, the servants who had been waiting for a long time on both sides of the palace gate quickly approached.

"Master "Sword of Dawn", Miss Ward is waiting for you. "

The middle-aged man in butler's attire spoke respectfully.

Facing the basin brought by the servant, Chios skillfully plunged his hands into the warm water sprinkled with petals to scrub twice symbolically, and then let the person holding the white towel wipe it clean before turning to face the housekeeper.

"Lead the way."

"Yes, please follow me."

Stepping into the palace that looks like an open garden, the waterways on both sides of the corridor are gurgling with clear springs and flowing water, and the animal head sculptures with wide mouths on the wall continue to pour clean water, like islands floating in the river. All kinds of rare plants brought back from the dungeon.

Chios led the way down to a side hall on the second floor of the palace.

The sight passes through the purple-haired girl who opened the door and locked the floor-to-ceiling windows, quietly drinking black tea under the service of the maid.

Chapter 660 Six? After drinking this cup of black tea, we are...

Ward family.

Every town with a population of more than [-] has at least one Ward family's bank; more than [-]% of the country's soldiers use weapons provided by the Ward family; every ten kilometers they travel, they must pass through land owned by the Ward family.

The family with the infinity symbol as its family crest is one of the wealthiest families in the world. It has accumulated amazing wealth through savings and loan business, arms sales, and land trading for hundreds of years.

The eldest lady in front of me is the future heir of this prominent family, the current vice chairman of the consortium council...

"Estil Ward"

While being a powerful figure in the business empire, she also received the favor of the gods and reached Lv.17 at the age of 3.

To a certain extent, her talent is even more outstanding than those favored sons of Olali's top family.

"Welcome, hero of Orario..."

Seemingly hearing footsteps coming from the entrance of the side hall, Estier withdrew her attention from the vast night view of the city outside the window, and turned her head to meet Chios' gaze.

"Congratulations to your faction for being promoted to B rank. It took only two months...to be precise, it was fifty days, and it has risen 7 ranks from I. I think this is not only the fastest record in history, but I am afraid it has already It will become a high wall that future backwards will never be able to cross."

She puts down her teacup.

The sound of the bottom of the cup touching the gold-patterned porcelain plate is insignificant.

"Although I am very optimistic about you, I still didn't expect that your rise would be so frighteningly fast."

"Excuse me?" Chios frowned.

Seeing the young man approaching, the elf maid serving at the table opened the seat and asked him to sit on the seat opposite the purple-haired girl.

"How much is the surprise of the Ward heir worth?"

"It shouldn't be less than a billion fare."

"Heh, then you'd better not show it, just cash it in to me as a sacred gold coin."

"I'm going to re-evaluate..."

"late..."

Chios did not give the opponent any chance to repent.

The back of the arm resting on the armrest of the seat supported the side face, and he stared at the girl opposite with great interest, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Instalment payment or credit is not accepted, please settle the payment at once on the spot."

"..."

The eldest lady with an unsustainable elegant expression stared at the young man for about half a minute.

"Kidding."

"Haha..." Estier sighed deeply.

"Master Chios is good at everything, except that he likes to tease girls, which is really hard to compliment."

"Really? I think this is an important watershed that separates me from most boring men."

Chios shrugged, lifted the cup of hot tea that had just been poured on the table, and brought it to his lips to take a sip.

"You should understand the purpose of my visit today, right?"

"Of course..." The girl raised her hand and brushed a strand of purple hair from her cheek behind her ear.

"The reason why the Hestia Familia can be promoted to the B level is entirely because of your personal ability and prestige. Although you have rapidly expanded your influence in a short period of time by attracting medium-sized factions, you still can't change the fact that the core members are too weak. Defects. "

"Without senior adventurers, further cooperation between Hestia's family and allies, such as cooperative exploration of the middle and lower layers, assistance in collection of collections, joint expeditions... is impossible to talk about. You can't handle all the big and small things yourself, and your allies can't I dare not invite you to participate in tasks that do not match your strength."