Civilization Guardian Front

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Seeing her fear, Chios smiled.

"It's good to understand, remember to secretly ask Li Jie to perform a miracle of healing for you once or twice later, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable even walking in two or three days..."

He lowered his head and softly branded a kiss on the girl's lips, and he got up and left the bed.

"Then, I'm going."

"Be careful on the road, teacher..."

Suppressing the reluctance in her heart, Asuna forced a smile and said goodbye before tears welled up in her eyes.

Watching the young man's back walk out of the room.

Until the door is closed and locked, a key comes into view through the gap under the door...

The bitterness and sourness of parting came to my heart instantly at this moment.

"Teacher...uh...teacher..."

Asuna wrapped her arms around her knees, curled up, and faced the too empty and cold room after Chios left alone, crying uncontrollably.

...

Outside the hotel, just as he was about to walk to the south gate of the capital, Chios heard Vita's voice in his head:

(You are such a scumbag who abandoned his wife and children, won't your conscience hurt?)

"What a bad description..."

Chios rolled his eyes a little.

"I don't want her anymore, I just want to be separated for a while."

(You should understand how disturbed girls are at this time, right?)

"Of course I know, but I can't overthrow the plan the next day just because I slept with her..."

(Oh, from your tone, you seem to have hesitated?)

"...tsk."

This woman is always so sharp.

"More or less, I'm not a heartless person."

"However, if it were you, I would be reluctant to leave."

......

Vita fell silent suddenly.

After a long time, she spoke again:

(You actually want to attack my sister in reverse, you are really courageous, Chios.)

Chios shrugged.

I just like older ones, you don't know...

Of course, it is about the age that women care about most, Chios politely did not say this from his heart.

Chatting with Vita in a low voice, we walked through the morning market and bought an onion-smoked fish sandwich and a glass of fresh milk for breakfast.

The vendor who recognized Chios as the champion of this competition enthusiastically gave him a 4% discount, only charging him [-] copper coins.

When I finished eating, I happened to walk to the gate of Nancheng.

Alice and Sharon had arrived first and were waiting by the guard post.

Three tall horses were tied by ropes in the shade.

Among them, the larger black horse was snorting and pawing the ground with its front hooves, looking a little impatient.

"Your Excellency Alice, Sharon."

Chios greeted the two and apologized for being late:

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Actually, I didn't come much earlier than you..." Alice shook her head, then looked at Sharon.

"When I came here, Miss Sharon had been waiting here for an unknown amount of time. I'm really ashamed."

"It's my habit to get up early and go for a walk. It's my honor to wait for Master Chios and Your Excellency Alice. Please don't mind."

Sharon replied with a smile.

"Now that Master Chios is here, let's get ready to go."

"Yeah." Alice nodded.

"I brought two war horses from the Knights' Stable that have been trained but have not yet assigned their masters. They are both Thoroughbred horses from the Knight Kingdom. They have the same stamina and speed, but the coat color is slightly different... "

She raised her hand to signal the three horses in the shade.

Among them, the fur color is pure white except for the pale golden mane, which gives people a sense of holiness and nobility, and it is the mount of the chief knight.

The other two were a light gray mare and a dark black stallion.

"The name of the gray horse is Eleanor, and the name of the dark horse is Talos. You can see which one you like better."

Chios stepped forward and gently stroked the horse.

hiss~

The two horses, which were restless due to the noise in the street, calmed down in an instant, turned their heads and rubbed his arms affectionately.

Thanks to the archbishop's approval and his close personal relationship with Alice, he could have the opportunity to buy this one-in-a-thousand excellent horse that has received complete riding and combat training.

"If Sharon has no objections, I'll pick Talos."

"Yes, sir."

Chapter 910? Are you hiding something from me?

The three of them got on their horses and set off from the south gate of Centoria City, riding along the road to the Longvila Plain in the southwest.

The Longvira Plain is located in the south of the Celine Mine. It is an important gateway to the hinterland of the Theocracy and the western border. It is the main route to Oludana City by land. It is also the location of the Dade Black Surveillance Fortress where Alice will take over the command.

From Central Capital to Dade Hei Surveillance Fort, and then to Oludana City, the total distance is more than [-] kilometers.

Even for a Phillippin thoroughbred with excellent endurance and gait, it still takes five days to complete the walk without overdrawing its physical fitness and combining trotting and brisk walking.

If it is a general horse riding, at least two or three days must be added to the travel time.

Of course, most riders can't stand the torture of spending eight to twelve hours a day on horseback.

Unless the ass is made of iron...

Part of this principle also applies to Chios and others.

Although they are physically fit enough to withstand the discomfort caused by the bumps and shakes of the horse's back, it does not mean that long-term riding will become a pleasant thing.

For the comfort of the journey, they will stop and rest for a while about every three hours.

It was very peaceful all the way down.

After staying away from the town, there are many fewer pedestrians on the road.

Occasionally, when you meet a caravan carrying goods, a patrolling soldier or a pilgrim in ragged clothes, you will nod to each other and pass by after greeting each other.

Most of the time, there are only endless golden fields in sight, and village houses located on high ground.

The busy figures in the farmland, the sparrows standing on the fence and looking around, and the gently swaying branches and leaves of the trees in the breeze, inject dynamic vitality into this scene.

At the hour, you can hear the church bell ringing a long and solemn bell.

when...when...

Today's No.13 bell rings.

The chief knight driving the horse at the forefront of the team lightly pulled the reins, slowing down the pace of the horse.

"Find a place to camp near here."

Hearing this, Chios looked up at the sky.

It is midsummer with long days and short nights. Even though the sun has slanted westward, the brightness of the sky is still not inferior to that in the morning.

"Looks like it won't be night for another three hours, but, well..."

It takes time to set up camp and build a fire to cook.

"Enjoying warm food, drinking wine, and watching the sunset with you is more attractive to me than traveling more."

"Oh, it's true, Master Chios."

Sharon smiled charmingly.

Alice muttered to herself in a low voice after imagining in her mind:

"...seems to be doing pretty well."

The three quickly picked a slope with a wide view, between the wheat field and the border of the woodland, as a temporary residence.

As for the way of setting up camp, it's still the same...

After tying the horse nearby with a long rope and allowing it to graze freely, Alice drew out her golden osmanthus sword, walked into the forest, and chopped down the tree with an efficiency sufficient to make the elves cry. .

Chios and Sharon followed, taking turns taking out the fallen trees.

The thick logs are used to build the hut.

The cut branches are used as firewood, and they are left to be added to the fire to heat up.

The three of them worked together to build a decent house on the slope in less than two hours, and finished the furniture including tables, chairs, beds and so on.

At this moment, the blue sky was dyed with a thin tinge of red.

The camp was ablaze.

Sharon took the initiative to take over the responsibility of cooking dinner.

Having nothing to do for the time being, Chios took some time to take care of his new horse Talos, took out two bottles of red wine from his pouch, and walked back to the door of the hut.

Squeeze the cork and pull it out with a bang.

"Want some?"

"Well, thanks."

Alice nodded with a smile, and reached out to take the bottle.

The starting weight is lighter than expected, but she doesn't care much.

gurgling...

Take a sip.

Medium-high acidity, round and full-bodied, the wine slides down the throat with aromas of black berries, nuts, leather and minerals.

It tastes really good.

A faint blush appeared on the girl's cheeks.

"I forgot to say..." the young man belatedly reminded:

"I actually drank some of that bottle of wine secretly on the way."