Civilization Guardian Front

Compared with a harmonious and boring performance, an emotional drama with conflict and tension is more interesting.

It's a pity Riveria didn't sink further into the quagmire of suspicion.

Although there is some regret in his heart, Chios will not go to fan the flames to satisfy his bad taste and add to the trouble.

Moreover, according to his past experience, if he finds a reason to pretend to be asleep at this time, there is probably a follow-up to be seen...

"Fortunately, Riveria's statement is too exaggerated... This side effect, I can rest for half a day... Cough cough! Cough!"

"" Chios! ? ""

Seeing the young man suddenly cough violently, Ai Si and Riveria suddenly became nervous.

"I... I'm fine, and I don't need to go upstairs, just let me lie down on the sofa..." Speaking of this, Chios did not forget to joke:

"With Ace and your knee pillow, I might recover faster."

"Ok. "

Not ignorant of the terrible cost of the curse, Ais certainly understands that Chios cannot recover so quickly.

Still, she obeyed obediently.

few minutes passed...

Quietly waited until the young man who was pillowing his thigh fell asleep, breathing evenly.

Only then did Ais turn her eyes away from the side face of Chios, and looked across the sofa at the elf royal family rubbing their brows with bare hands, looking distressed.

"I'll be fine if I come."

Hearing this, Riveria couldn't help being taken aback.

"What's the meaning? "

"...I don't want Riveria to owe Chios, so let me make it up to him for you."

Chapter 680 Four? I Can Help You

"Ais, the feelings I have for Chios are different from yours, it's not the love between the opposite sex..."

"real? "

Aisi tilted her head, blinked her eyes, and looked at Riveria seriously.

"..."

Riveria's mood at this time can be said to be both gratified and helpless.

In the past, I always felt that Ai Si was too simple and had no scheming. In interpersonal communication and even love relationship, she often could only live on the passive side.Especially when facing someone as quick-witted and slick as Chios, it is very easy to suffer.

Now it seems that Ai Si does have a natural stupid side, but she is definitely not stupid.

At least there is no lack of awareness of prevention.

(It's just that this kid is on guard against the wrong person...)

Seeing Ais who clearly knew that the whole incident was based on a misunderstanding caused by the accidental explosion of magic power, and was still staring at her like a thief, Riveria really didn't know what to say.

Aren't Tifa and Alicia from the same family more threatening than herself?

Oh forget it...

That's not the point right now.

"Of course, if I had a close relationship with him, how could I have quarreled to the point of fighting just now..."

Said, Riveria and Aisi looked at each other down, looking at the young man who was sleeping defenselessly on the girl's lap, with regret on his face.

If it weren't for her momentary mental imbalance, these follow-up events would never have happened...

However, the deal is done, no matter how much you struggle with your original impulse, it won't help.She must face the reality, face up to her mistakes, and do everything possible to make up for it in the future.

"I understand what you're worried about, but the reason why Chios was corrupted by the curse is on my side, and I can't let you take responsibility for my mistakes."

Hearing this, Aisi's eyes froze slightly, and she involuntarily tightened Chios's hand.

It was as if she was worried that the elf in front of her would come and snatch her sweetheart away in the next second.

"Then... how does Riveria plan to compensate Chios?"

Riveria sighed.

"...I do not know either. "

She had been worrying about this just now.

The loss suffered by Chios cannot be measured in material terms.

Besides, after recruiting the daughter of Ward's family to join the group, the Hestia family, who controlled the huge trade channel of the Orari Chamber of Commerce, seemed to become the wealthiest faction in the city.Even the S-rank family members have to pay a special visit in order to obtain discounts on purchasing supplies.

It's not her turn to worry about things that money can solve...

It can only be repaid through action.

Thinking about this, Riveria looked at Chios with complicated eyes.

As one of the three leaders of the Loki family, she knows better than Ais what this young man has done recently...

Once upon a time, merchants actively invested in exploring family families in exchange for the promise of adventurers' support.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the group of adventurers is still under the control of the guild, and has never given the return that the guild desires.

The shrewd businessmen summed up their failure experience, not only greatly reduced the discounts for bulk purchases, but also further introduced high-consumption entertainment into the city, as an excellent tool to squeeze out their pockets, causing many adventurers to owe huge debts, and finally forced to be helpless Sign a long-term contract and become a merchant's guard or watchdog.

Fortunately, similar situations mostly occurred in small and medium-sized families, and the order dominated by the management agency would not be shaken.Large factions like Loki, Ganesha, Freya, and Hephaestus still have their own partners and are willing to provide supplies at low prices.

But just in the past few days, those businessmen who have cooperated for many years have refused to renew their contracts, and there are even some who have paid liquidated damages to terminate the contract in advance.

The reason is simple...

The Chamber of Commerce has found a real backer.

Challenging the authority of the guild with practical actions, has the reputation of a hero, and is worshiped by the general public as the "Sword of Dawn".

Chios tried every means to maximize the interests of the chamber of commerce, took the initiative to join the consortium council, and even fought against the guild.

In contrast, what have other traditional patrons given back?It is nothing more than the collection of maze specialties and monster drops.Switching to the Eternal Flame Alliance can do the same.

After carefully sorting out the context, it is not difficult to understand why businessmen have turned in unison.

At the same time, Riveria also clearly realizes the bottomless ambition under Chios' gentle appearance.

This is what worries her deeply.

It's not that it's bad to have ambitions. If the ability is matched, people can certainly have higher pursuits than a stable life.

Chios' goal is very clear, to establish a new force with the Hestia family as the core, integrating business activities and adventure exploration, gradually eroding the functions of the management organization, and finally replacing it.

The question is, what role does the Loki Familia intend to play in this?

Most power transfers in history are often not carried out peacefully, but accompanied by turbulent conflicts.

If you get too close to Chios, the Loki family may not even have the right to choose neutrality.

(No, in fact, there are already signs of this...)

Tifa, Aisi, and Alicia, apart from Tifa who was already advancing and retreating with Chios, the other two are the current and future trump cards of the Loki family, and the other is an important cadre in charge of commanding the Second Army's operations.

Chios' strikes were both ruthless and accurate.

Just by grabbing the hearts of a few backbones, the effect of indirectly influencing the decision-making of the S-level family members can be achieved.If they can get the support of themselves as the deputy head, then the Loki family will basically have to forcefully join the Eternal Flame camp and stand on the opposite side of the guild.

What a headache.

Although fulfilling Aisi's wishes in this way, it is indeed a way to completely transfer the responsibility of repayment.

But that was just an escape after all.

Not only would the guilt not diminish, but her self-esteem would not allow herself to do so.

Riveria had few options before her eyes.

After weighing many parties, she came up with a compromise plan...

I am fully responsible for the communication between the leaders of the two families, and will assist the Hestia family in negotiations with the guild in the future to ensure that conflicts arising from power are kept to a minimum.

With this level of identity, there should be a chance to gain the trust of Chios and persuade him to take a more moderate means to seize power.

"About Chios, I have far more worries and scruples than you can imagine. Being in love is a luxury for me, so don't worry, I won't compete with you."

Riveria made it clear that she was in her place and she needed to act with discretion, which finally made the nervous Ais let down her guard a little.

This is followed by the sentence:

"Not only will I not rob you, but in fact, I can help you."

"?"

The blond girl looked puzzled.

"There are many girls in Orari who have plans for Chios, including many excellent high-level adventurers. I believe you don't know this, right?"

"Um..."

Aisi frowned a little unhappily, and responded.

Remind her what to do?

"In the past, when Chios's reputation was not high, it was not a big deal for someone to admire him, or even take the initiative to throw himself into his arms. But now it is different, he is already a hero in the hearts of the citizens of Oraris, and he no longer needs to rely on gossip to gain people's attention , On the contrary, he should learn to restrain himself and set an example for all those who look up to him."

With a smile on her beautiful face, Riveria continued:

"My return to Chios is not just about helping his family develop and cooperating in adventures. Guiding him on the right path is also a way of being good to him, what do you think, Ais?"

"Uh-huh."

This time, Ace nodded frequently.

The girl didn't notice that the young man who was "sleeping" on her leg shivered at this moment.

Chapter 680 five? Chios has a headache

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After three days of exploring the labyrinth, Chios returned to the surface with rich loot as always.

Only, this time he wasn't alone.

"Let's go back and rest first..." Riveria, who was walking ahead with a staff in hand, turned her head.

"The high-intensity battles for several days in a row are a great burden on the body. Just leave the chores like magic stone exchange and drop item sales to us. I will sort out a complete ledger before noon tomorrow and take it to the manor. Let me see it for myself."

"..."

Chios pressed the temple with his index finger, using strong self-control to keep his face gentle so that it would not collapse.

"I should have said many times that I'm fine. I believe you can see clearly that when I was fighting monsters, I didn't show any effort at all."

"Sorry, I know you're going to be uncomfortable. But since there's no way to tell if you're trying to be aggressive, I can't ignore you until your next upgrade..."

Based on experience, the young man who judged that the elf royal family was about to start nagging quickly raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture.

"It's understandable that you want to stare at me to prevent me from messing around..."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and glanced at the other four women around him.

"But it's enough to have the city's strongest magician follow me. You guys don't need to waste your time on me like Riveria, right?"

"Hey, what's the matter..."

Teona kicked the air back and forth with her hands behind her back.

"We happened to meet each other in the dungeon, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to have a happy team adventure, huh?"

"Hmm." The blond girl who was asked was the first to respond.

"Qios is a wounded person, since we encountered him, we can't ignore him."

Alicia, who was beside Ais, and Tifa, who knew about Chios's "injured" situation, also nodded in cooperation.

(lying and not drafting...)

Chios thought to himself.