Civilization Guardian Front

Chios put the last small piece of sandwich in his mouth.

da da da da...

Behind him came the sound of horseshoes that became more and more clear from far to near.

I don't know if it's in a hurry to send a message or what, but the horse rider seems to be very anxious.

A herald sent from the central capital?

He turned his face and looked back...

The female knight with blond hair and golden armor held the reins and galloped forward on a snow-white war horse.

Alice?

How could she be here?

wait, shouldn't...

Cazzo di merda!

It must have been the sergeant who went to the headquarters of the knight order and told him about receiving the bronze commission.

Wanting to understand what was going on, Chios didn't hesitate...

blow!

Rush towards the field path next to the road.

"strange..."

Witnessing this scene more than a hundred steps away, Alice, who was about to call out to stop the young man, couldn't help being taken aback.

"Why did you run away?"

Taking it for granted, Chios didn't respond to her.

Alice frowned.

With a flick of the rein, the horse accelerated.

da da da da...

In a few seconds, he arrived at the original place where the young man was, and saw that the path the other party walked was only suitable for one person, not to mention a strong horse, even riding a donkey was quite reluctant.

Right now is the season when farmers are about to harvest, and the full golden ears of wheat are endless.

It also provides excellent cover for hiders.

Not wanting to allow the horses to trample and destroy the hard work of the cultivators for half a year, Alice had no other choice but to turn over and jump off the horse, and instead chased it on foot.

Fortunately, the agricultural land cut according to the standard rectangle has straight and uncomplicated paths.

Although Chios walked very lightly and barely made a sound, the way to go was limited after all.

Alice searched at full speed and found the other party in a short while.

Clang!

The golden sweet-scented osmanthus sword is out of its sheath, pointing at the young man.

"Chios, stop!"

Aha...

With a low sigh, Chios stopped and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

The sword was pointed at him, and Alice slowed down and approached.

"Turn around and answer my question carefully."

Chios complied.

"Do you know what entrusting with bronze level difficulty means?"

"Ok, I know."

Chios nodded in reply.

The entrustment is usually undertaken by a team, and the difficulty of the challenge is also defined according to the comprehensive strength of the team members. If it is handled by an individual, the ability evaluation must be one or two stages higher before it is considered suitable.

In other words, to single-handedly solve a commission whose difficulty is set to Bronze, one must at least reach the Silver level.

That is a field that a considerable number of senior knights have not been able to touch.

"Now that you understand, you still..."

Alice looked puzzled.

She did say that Chios has the strength not to lose to a superior knight, especially in swordsmanship.

But this does not mean that the other party must undertake difficult tasks to prove what she said is true.

Steel, sapphire, jasper, ruby... There are four levels of difficulty, with a total of more than 90 tasks. Completing any of them alone is enough to promote the official volunteer.

The young man in front of him insists on picking the most dangerous thing to do...

Alice couldn't understand what Chios was thinking.

Chios felt very helpless about this.

Acting alone, without hiding his strength, no matter whether it is a task of copper or silver difficulty, it is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables for him.

After completing the task and going back to report, then make up a wonderful story about outsmarting the enemy and just perfunctory.

Anyway, the monster's corpse would not jump up and accuse itself of lying.

Unfortunately, he could not confess to tell all this, he could only reply:

"I don't think I'm going to lose."

"Underestimate the enemy is the last thing to do, Chios."

Alice sheathed her sword, put her hands on her hips, and stared at the young man's unrepentant face with her blue eyes.

It's like teaching a disobedient brother a lesson.

"That's what you said, my lord Alice."

Chios reluctantly nodded in agreement.

"It's good if you understand, go back and change the committee..."

"don't want."

"..."

A brief silence.

"Are you a child? Chios, don't be willful." Alice was a little angry.

"Call it what you want."

Chios is very flexible in doing things, and he is also good at acting, but he is not without self-esteem.

It's not really trying to be brave, there is no need to go back and change tasks.

Turning his head, he continued to walk in the direction indicated by the cursor.

step, step...

Chios paused.

"Your Excellency Alice, what are you doing here?"

don't come here...

I'm fine on my own.

Chios thought to himself.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

"I have already reported your matter to the Archbishop, and Your Majesty also said that she wants to see you. If you die in the Celine Mine because of your arrogance, I have no way to explain to Your Majesty."

"..."

Chapter 850? Alice, I'm Poor

"Your Excellency Alice, do you really not consider going back to the headquarters of the Knights? I believe that there should be more matters worthy of your concern than an insignificant volunteer soldier."

"It's exactly as you said..." Alice, who kept following her, replied lightly:

"For example, to ensure the personal safety of the candidates who are scheduled to be the champions of this competition."

The girl's eloquence was somewhat surprising, but it wasn't enough to dissuade Chios from persuading her.

He slowed down his tone and said with reason:

"I can understand your concerns, but if you follow me like this, what is the point of my action? With the chief knight of the Theocracy sweeping by, let alone destroying the kobold lair, even if I recover the entire Celine Mine , the Academy of Arms will still not recognize my martial arts."

Um...

Alice pondered for a while.

It must be admitted that Chios was right.

The Academy of Heraldry will make evaluations based on the number of entrusted processors and the capabilities of team members. When there are characters in the team whose strength far exceeds the difficulty of the mission, it is inevitable that the evaluation of other people's contributions in battle will decrease.

However, this is not a problem for her.

"I swear on my honor that I would never have helped you if you were not in mortal danger..."

Pressing her right hand to her heart, the female knight spoke solemnly.

"When I return to Centoria, I will personally repeat this oath to the guard group and the Heraldry Academy. The honor of the paladin guarantees that your achievements will not be buried. Is that all right?"

"..." Chios frowned silently.

The problem is big.

(You are by my side, I have to do my best to act.)

There is no way to go at full speed, and the efficiency of dealing with the enemy must be slowed down. During the battle, it is necessary to gradually show the appearance of physical exhaustion, and even "accidentally" get injured to increase persuasiveness.

At this moment, Chios really wanted to go around behind Alice, knock her out, and throw her on his horse back to the central capital.

If it wasn't because Alice is not weak, sneak attacks are difficult to succeed, and even if she succeeds, she can quickly figure out what happened after waking up and find that she has been hiding her strength, Chios might really do it.

Filtering out the impulsive thoughts that flashed through my mind, the rational side decided to accept the reality.

He appoints with a sigh:

"What can I do to let the chief knight of the Theocracy endorse me with credit..."

"Don't underestimate yourself, you are worthy of me, and I believe you will not let me down."

"Since you trust me, you can return here with confidence."

"That's another matter. If you're not afraid of [-], you're afraid of it."

Alice flatly refused.

Seeing the helplessness in the young man's eyes, as if she had gained a sense of accomplishment from it, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After walking out of the wheat field, she patted the mount and ordered it to return to the headquarters of the Knights.

Chios, who was on the side, had adjusted his mood at this time, and estimated in his heart the time it would take to reach the eastern foot of the Celine Mine at a mortal pace.

It takes more than three hours for even top marathon runners to run a distance of more than 60 kilometers.

It is impossible for a normal person to rush on the road with such overdrawn energy. Based on the physical condition that he has shown in the past, the moving speed of ten kilometers per hour should be more reasonable.

Considering that more than half of the entire journey is in a forest with no roads and no people, it will take time to continue to repair.

Roughly speaking, it is about eight to ten hours.

It is unrealistic to spend the whole day on the road, and it is bound to camp in the wild at night...

Thinking up to this point, Chios looked at Alice who was carrying nothing other than the whole set of golden armor and long sword.

"Your Excellency Alice, do you have supplies ready?"

"No."

Alice shook her head.