Civilization Guardian Front

"Yes, we don't cheat!"

"Just, just play with us one more game, give us another chance."

"Please, don't let me go home with nothing, my wife will beat me to death with a rolling pin..." A soldier's face was livid.

His colleague added:

"He's not kidding, his wife is as big as a bear!"

Seeing that the group of gamblers did not give up and wanted to make a comeback, Chios laughed secretly, but still showed obvious hesitation on the surface.

"This..."

half an hour...

He sighed, picked up the cup, and said helplessly:

"Okay, I'll play with you one last time."

Let you die without complaint.

The gambling game played by the soldiers is very simple. Each person rolls the dice in the cup and then turns them over and covers them on the ground. After uncovering them, multiply the same points on the dice face and add the different points. for victory.

It's really a game of luck, provided the familiar specialty dice aren't used.

Chios had lost a few random games in the past few times.

However, his vision of the future with eyes of catastrophe...

Every time the dice shakes and changes, he can check the result in advance through the magic eye, and with precise strength and speed control, he can cover the cup on the ground without the dice moving.

As for the color change of the iris when the Eye of Calamity ability is activated, it can be resolved by closing the eyes, after all, opening and closing the eyes does not affect seeing the future.

And the soldiers just thought it was his personal habit.

Ka la la la...

Shaking the wooden dice in the cup with his right hand, Chios was about to give Kurt and others a killing blow.

"Chios..." Alice came over.

Seeing that Chios took advantage of his lunch break to gamble with the soldiers, she frowned slightly.

"Stop playing, I have something to talk to you about."

"Yes, Sir Alice."

Chios put down his cup, and spread his hands to the ashen-faced soldiers who had failed to make a comeback, saying that it was not his responsibility.

He swiftly took half of the copper coins from each soldier and put them in his purse, clapping his hands and standing up.

"Don't say I treat you badly."

The soldiers who were let off by the youth so as not to lose all their money nodded their heads.

"Whoever opposes you in the future will be my enemy, Curt!"

"It's also my enemy!"

"Mr Chios is generous and merciful!"

With the unanimous support of the gamblers, Chios left with Alice with a bulging purse.

4 silver and 70 copper to start...

Really good money.

"Do you have a gambling habit?"

Alice looked at the young man beside her.

That look is like the disgust of a wife who holds the right to distribute the family's finances when she finds out that her husband has bad habits and is about to deduct pocket money.

Of course Chios had to make a clarification:

"It's just a moment of boredom and playing a few games with them to pass the time. I don't like things that depend on luck."

"That's good."

Alice was relieved.

From her point of view, Chios really didn't seem like someone who would be addicted to that kind of game.

Arriving at a secluded corner, Alice turned and faced Chios.

"Chios, are you willing to join the Knights Templar?"

The chief knight's question was quite surprising.

"Now? I'm not qualified at all?"

"Not all the Knights of the Templars are regular knights, there are many lower-level knights who work for His Majesty the Archbishop..." Alice explained to Chios:

"The appointment and removal of personnel at this level does not require the canonization of the archbishop or the nobility, and it is not a problem to make arrangements with my authority. Moreover, I believe that with your ability, you will soon be able to obtain the martial arts enough to be canonized as a true knight."

"Since that's the case, you want me to join as a lower-level knight now, is it because of the treatment of the knight order?"

"Well, you are right..." Alice replied affirmatively:

"Joining the Knights Templar, even the lower-level knights will be immediately assigned to the residence, and you can also apply for a month's salary advance, and borrow the knights' standard equipment in the armory. I think this will be helpful for you who will go out of the city to fight the enemy tomorrow. It should be of great help."

The employee benefits are really good.

Sure enough, in any world, the treatment of the elite group would not be bad.

He doesn't know how much the junior knight's salary is, but it is common sense to infer that it is at least three to five times that of ordinary soldiers in the guard regiment.With this money, not only will they immediately get rid of the current poor financial situation, improve their diet, but also allow Asuna and the others to buy basic armor for self-defense.

And I can directly borrow a good set of armor to wear.

Pretty tempting in every way, the only problem is...

After weighing this point, Chios expressed his inner doubts:

"Joining the Knights Templar, will I receive regular duties, or be assigned by my superiors to garrison at a specific location?"

"No, you don't have to worry about that..." Alice shook her head.

"I will let you serve as my attendant. After you are canonized as a full knight, you will be promoted to an assistant officer. As long as I am still in the central capital, it is impossible for you to be transferred outside."

"I understand."

Chios closed his eyes.

pondered for a while...

"I'm sorry, please allow me to decline."

"Aha???"

Chapter 830 Six? Say NO to the domineering female president

"What did you say?"

"I said I don't want to."

With a smile on his face, Chios' slight refusal was as if a hammer had hit him on the head.

Alice couldn't breathe well and almost choked.

Unbelievable, let alone understand.

Out of concern, she provided the other party with an opportunity to get money, take good care of her companions, use better equipment to face dangerous enemies, and not even need to follow orders from other superiors... This is something that no one else dares to think about. Opportunity for profit without harm.

In the end, the man in front of him actually refused! ?

And what's with that expression that doesn't feel regret at all, and the tone that doesn't feel regret at all?

Wouldn't it be nice not to be her squire?

I thought so much for the other party, but I was just acting affectionate...

Thinking of this, Alice clenched her fists.

"why?"

Seeing that she was a little annoyed, he replied that if he was not careful, he would ask for an iron fist. Chios restrained his frivolous face and replied seriously:

"First of all, I don't want Her Excellency Alice to break the code of conduct of not abusing power because of me. Secondly, I must consider my fellow countrymen. I join the Templars now that they are only the lowest-ranking apprentice volunteers. Instead of being motivating, it would give them the feeling that I was leaving them."

If it is not necessary, Chios is absolutely insensitive to becoming a female subordinate.

A clear superior-subordinate relationship will have a consequential impact on who dominates when men and women get along.Although it is not impossible to turn the customer into the main, it is very troublesome to actually operate.

He already has a direct supervisor who cannot be violated, and he has deeply experienced the passive feeling of being suppressed in all aspects.

Chios had no interest in making trouble for himself.

The lack of money is only temporary. When he starts hunting enemies out of the city, the entrustment fee plus the income from selling the spoils will soon allow him to reap considerable funds.As long as you have the first pot of gold and make profits through investment operations, the speed of making money must be much faster than being a knight.

For Chios, the only value of knighthood is the social status it confers.

The price is that you have to obey the chief knight Alice and the archbishop Guinea.

No matter how good he is at drilling camps, it is impossible for him to climb to a position higher than these two under the establishment of the Knights Templar.

In contrast, since the Volunteer Army is not a regular army, accepting commissions is entirely based on personal will, and its nature is closer to that of mercenaries.

No fixed salary, naturally no responsibilities...

If you can recruit enough powerful subordinates and form a guild battle group, you will soon become an important force leader.

Those who are unknown are like beggars, and those who are famous are like kings.

The lower limit is as low as the bottom, but the upper limit is also extremely high.

For the executors whose goal is to lead the team northward to the Land of Fire in the future, it is necessary to have a force under their full control.

So of course Chios had to reject Alice's offer.

"The last point..." He has a way to make his words sound while concealing part of the truth:

"If I become your subordinate, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to you in a natural manner like I do now. That would be the last thing I want to see. Based on the above three reasons, I cannot promise you, Your Excellency Alice. "

"..."

The clenched hands slowly loosened, and Alice sighed softly.

She should have understood that from the first time she stood up in the central square, she still signed up for training with the guards even if she didn't need it, and now she refuses to join the Knights Templar...

"You're always giving for others and putting yourself on the back burner."

"Really?" Chios frowned slightly.

He felt very ironic about Alice's evaluation.

He is just doing what he can in the process of achieving his goal, but he is often misunderstood as kindness or justice.

"I don't think I'm as noble as you said. Isn't the last consideration just out of my selfishness?"

"That's an extra excuse you didn't want to embarrass me."

Alice turned her face away.

She didn't believe it.

She will not naively think that she holds more weight in the other party's heart than her compatriots in her hometown.

If you believe the baseless words of Chios...

The sunflower that the young man gave him in the early morning suddenly came to mind.

Alice shook her head.

No.

If she continued to think about it like this, her heart would not be able to keep calm.

Telling herself so, she dispelled the picture in her mind and regained her former composure.

"I understand your concerns, although I can't fully agree..."

Chios has decided to participate in the tournament to be held next weekend.

The youth didn't say anything.

But through these seven days of getting along and observing, Alice is sure of this.