They don't want me to work harder

It feels like walking into a CG game.

Of course, not everything is as beautiful as it seems.

When a group of people passed by a square, they saw three people being hanged.

Beside the gallows, there was a priest praying, and a man in uniform with a one-handed sword read out to the crowd the charges of the deceased, including murdering the tax collector, stealing the property of the nobles, and so on...

Zoe tilted her head and murmured to herself: "So, are they three criminal thieves?"

"not necessarily."

Richard corrected his sister and looked at the ragged and sad people in the crowd and said: "Generally speaking, hanging is an entertainment for the citizens. If they are pure criminal thieves, these people should be big Just laugh and make a fuss."

"That's true, it's so strange..."

"If you find it strange, why not investigate. Since we are studying abroad once, we should also learn more about this country."

Recalling how his sister had been shocked by the prosperity of the imperial capital just now, Richard intended to help the girl dispel her charm, so he asked the secretary and the carriage to wait nearby, and then he took Zoe and Katyusha into the alley around the square.

Following a woman who had just been watching, they came to a small bakery.

Unlike Central Avenue and the Plaza, this neighborhood looks very rundown.

This bakery is the only one that is clean inside and out, and its operator obviously takes great care.

After the woman entered the store, she cried to the man who seemed to be her husband: "Oh my god, I saw with my own eyes that Mark and the others are dead, woo woo... without them, what will we do when the emperor raises taxes at the end of the year?" Spend the winter..."

The brother, sister and maid listened outside in the corner for a while, and finally understood.

The people who were hanged were not thugs who killed indiscriminately. On the contrary, they punished unscrupulous wealthy merchants and nobles, helped the neighborhood defend themselves against bullies, and distributed the money they gained to the poor people nearby.

In folk tales, this is a heroic man who robbed the rich and gave to the poor.

However, the rulers dressed up the hanging of heroes as a sacred enlightenment ceremony to alert the world. No wonder the onlookers were silent...

The woman was crying and found that the man was still packing the bread on the table in silence.

She pouted and complained: "How can you be so cold?"

"Because there are more important things than crying."

The man picked up the wrapped bread and said, "Mark also has an eight-year-old brother. He must be hungry."

The woman became frightened: "The security patrols are still searching for accomplices. It's too dangerous for you to do this!"

"Blessed are those who persevere in righteousness, for they will see God." The man quoted a saying he heard during a church service and said, "We know that we are repaying our kindness, and we can no longer care so much."

"Why do you want to show off just now..."

The women cursed again, but the men remained silent.

In the end, the woman was helpless. After sighing, her tone softened: "Let me go."

"Ah I……"

The woman interrupted the man, grabbed the package and said, "Besides making bread, you are clumsy in everything else. You might as well come with me. If you are really going to be caught, I am a woman, so the beating will be lighter..."

"boom!"

A sudden noise interrupted the warm conversation.

Richard turned around and saw three men dressed as gangsters, kicking open the wooden door of the bakery.

"Why are you crying? They are just a few criminals. What's the pity if they die?"

The leader swaggered in, looked at the couple in the store, and said with a sneer: "Instead of crying, it's better to take out the 'protection tax' quickly. We brothers are still waiting to buy wine!"

"You, you robbers! You are the ones who deserve to be executed! If Mark is still here..."

"They are gone! By the way, they gave you a lot of money, right? Then you should pay twice the 'protection tax'! Otherwise, haha."

As the man spoke, he swept his arm across and swept the row of bread placed in the window to the ground.

During the clang, the woman in the bakery cried out again.

Just when the gangsters were about to do something more extreme, Richard walked to the door.

He picked up the fallen bread, took a bite and said:

"It tastes good, it's a shame it goes to waste."

"What's the matter with you?"

The gangster leader raised his eyes and scanned Richard.

At first, when he saw Richard's not luxurious but very decent clothes, he was a little bit embarrassed in his heart, but when he heard it, Richard's accent was not that of Idaril, and he might not even be from the Empire...

He smiled contemptuously and naturally.

"You guys from other places come to our empire and want to eat?"

Chapter 9 What is it like to have an exam right after school starts?

Faced with the provocation from the gangster leader, Richard just smiled and raised his hand.

Close the door and release Katyusha!

The girl, who could no longer hold back, rushed out like an arrow from a string.

The other party was staring at Katyusha and Zoe in their own thoughts, when he felt an afterimage flash in front of his eyes, and his whole body lost his balance. Before he could even scream, he fell to the street with a bang.

As Richard's part-time guard, Katyusha is naturally a professional, specifically, a shield guard under the warrior category.

This profession puts a lot of emphasis on strength.

The girl was still only a high-level black iron player, but she had already won the arm-wrestling competition twice in a row at the Connaught Tavern and received the privilege of drinking a hundred glasses of beer for free... although all of them were used by Richard.

In short, this beautiful girl can easily do things like throwing a flying man with one hand, pulling up a weeping willow tree upside down, etc.

On the street, the gangster leader was stunned for a while, and subconsciously wanted to get up.

The maid approached instantly, lifted up her black leather shoes that were specially equipped with iron plates, and stepped on the opponent's thigh bone.

"You are not allowed to insult His Highness!"

"what!"

Judging from the screams, a bone should have been broken this time.

At this moment, the two gangster followers in the house just stepped out of the store to help. Seeing this scene, they all trembled.

The tall man among them suddenly stared and shouted: "I, he and I are not the same group! I'm here to buy bread!"

As he spoke, he immediately bent down to pick up bread from the ground.

As a result, another person arrived first, and with the advantage of being shorter, he picked up the bread first and said, "This bread is delicious, boss, I will pay you now!"

The tall man became anxious and shouted: "Why are you robbing me!"

"This belongs to whoever is quick!"

Okay, rolled it up.

Unfortunately, no matter how they were rolled up, the other little girl was not going to give it a chance.

Zoe has also been holding her breath for a long time.

Seeing that Katyusha made the first move, she punched the two younger brothers unceremoniously.

Compared with the maid who has the most duties, the eldest lady is somewhat unable to let go.

But no matter how hard she tried, she was still bronze.

With two punches, there were two more chrysalids on the ground whose nostrils turned into fountains.

Finally, Richard came out to clean up the battlefield.

First, he gave each of the gangsters a big memory erasure spell - a commonly used spell by mages, mental shock.

Although this move cannot accurately erase a certain memory of the victim, it can at least make the brain buzz. Combined with the broken leg, it is enough to ensure that the gangster leader will not be able to fight for more than half a year.

Such an ancient profession as the idle people in society is a standard red ocean, and the competition is very fierce. A gap period of more than half a year in the workplace is enough to determine this person's fate of being optimized.

Then he walked to the store door and took out five silver coins minted by the empire, which was approximately equivalent to [-] yuan in his previous life, which was enough to make up for the couple's losses.

"Thank you sir!"

"Master, you..."

"No need to call me Master, I'm just a passing Kamen Rider."

"Oh, it turns out you are the knight..."

"Ah no no no, pretend I didn't say that."

The joke failed, and Richard, who was sensitive about his identity, did not want to be entangled for too long. After a simple response, he led the two girls out of the alley.

On the way, Zoe couldn't help but smile: "I always feel like I have done something very meaningful."

"Of course it's a good thing to act bravely."

Richard rubbed the girl's little head and further explained:

"But we must also see that although the empire has a huge population, bustling streets, and towering wonders and buildings, its foundation is no different from our hometown... It is by no means as invincible as we imagined."

Zoe didn't quite understand the meaning of what Richard said, so she forgot to stop the sinful pig's trotters from messing up her hair. She just nodded and said, "Well... Brother Richard is right!"

Just before Richard and others disappeared into the alley.

A maid came to buy melons, oh no, bread.

She was shocked when she saw the mess all over the ground.

This is the shop with the most authentic pear jam taste according to His Highness, so we can’t let it go down like this!

She hurriedly ran into the store, found the couple and asked, "Have you encountered any trouble?"

Seeing that they were regular customers, the two let down their guard and told them what had just happened.

"We encountered some troubles, but they were all solved. Thank you for taking the trouble. By the way, do you want to buy bread? We still have clean ones in the kitchen..."

"No, I'm more interested in 'story' than bread right now..."

Recalling His Highness's habit of collecting all kinds of rumors, the maid immediately took out a pen and paper from her arms and said to the confused couple: "Can you tell me about Mr. Mark and the customers who just taught the gangster a lesson?" ?”

"This……"