They don't want me to work harder

"Auntie, I am not a spy from the Public Security Bureau, and I guarantee that the reward will be very generous~"

that night.

Richard and his party came to the western part of the city where the nobles and wealthy people of Idaril lived, and stayed in Connaught's mansion.

In this era, various countries have initially established a mature diplomatic system, and envoys and embassies abroad have become commonplace.

Although Connaught was a young man, he managed to come up with such a thing.

But when Richard actually entered the mansion, he was still shocked.

The white marble walls, crystal chandeliers, and oil paintings and corals decorated in the corridors... this place is even more luxurious than his palace!

And the ambassador stationed here is even more outrageous.

On the surface, he was polite and came with his wife to welcome Richard and others, but his wife openly used the low-level Connaught officials in the embassy as servants!

It was not until the reception banquet was over and everyone came to the bedroom that Richard got the answer from the secretary.

"In other words, although Mr. Ambassador is still from Connaught, his wife is the daughter of an Imperial Earl, and his children are also Imperials, right?"

Hiss, what O League chairman?

Richard's brows twitched, thinking that this was no longer an ordinary naked official, he had to show it...

"Your Highness, I understand your concerns, but he is the most suitable person we can find who can travel to the upper class society of the empire. It is not that Your Majesty does not want to use someone more loyal, but..."

But when the more loyal people come here, they're just going to be treated as rubes, right?

After listening to the clerk's persuasion, Richard realized that he had no punch to throw.

His understanding of the difficulty of saving the motherland has deepened.

But the ambassador's luxury also has its benefits.

Early the next morning, he prepared an expensive dress and carriage. According to him, this was the recent popular style in the empire.

For reasons of international image, Richard accepted the gift.

On the brand new carriage, they arrived at their destination.

St. Goethe is located outside the city. The main body was transformed from an abandoned garrison fortress on a hill. There are several exquisite high-rise buildings and auditoriums built later scattered nearby. Coupled with forests and small lakes, surrounded by walls, it is the complete picture of the college.

Richard and others did not attract widespread attention, because most of today's freshmen were either rich or noble. At least the clerk saw the family coat of arms of several dukes, and their carriages were inconspicuous here.

Of course, it’s not that I didn’t pay attention at all…

"The new family emblem is very strange. Where is it from?"

"It seems to be a place called Connaught."

"Huh? Which country is that? I've never heard of it!"

"That classmate is very old and seems to have average talent."

"How many talented people can be found in a remote place?"

"The accent is so weird, like a country person."

"But he is so handsome..."

Bala, bala, these are all whispers.

"Richard..."

Zoe felt a little nervous and held Richard's hand.

"Relax, cowardice will only make them go further."

Richard had already mentally prepared for this scene, and now he maintained a calm attitude and continued to move forward while pulling the little girl.

Soon, Katyusha and other entourage were asked to wait outside, and the secretary also returned to the city to communicate with people from the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Only the two siblings, together with other freshmen, were ushered into the auditorium by teachers wearing various colored robes.

Then, there are the usual leadership speeches, which are generally about the glorious traditions of the school and the extraordinary history of the empire - Richard is not from the empire, so he is not too interested in these.

But things will be different next...

Just listen to the bearded teacher say loudly:

"In order to urge you to make unremitting efforts, the college has adopted a class system for the education of various professionals."

"Next, you will take the placement test in order!"

Chapter 10 Is the exam difficult?It's very easy for me to fill in!

It's really a classic scene.

But many schools in the previous life also liked to do this...

Richard scratched his head and continued to listen to the teacher.

"The exam format is a one-on-one challenge, and the opponents are our school's teaching assistants. Of course, they will suppress their own strength."

"You must first choose two from three difficulty levels: high, middle and low, and then challenge twice in a row according to this difficulty. Once you win, you can enter the corresponding class."

“If you win and perform well, no matter the difficulty, there are additional freshman rewards.”

"If you run out of opportunities twice and fail to win at any difficulty level, you will be automatically assigned to a low difficulty class and there will be no reward."

"The battle venue is the training ground behind the auditorium. Students who are interested can watch."

After listening, Richard subconsciously felt that this set was a bit too complicated.

Isn’t it okay to directly test students’ limits one-on-one?

Then he saw the top students making their choices.

Some people with strong self-control directly chose the two difficulties of high and medium. As a result, they failed the two challenges one after another and were classified into the low class without receiving any rewards.

And there were those who were weak and only chose low and medium, and won the low difficulty. Although they still had to enter the low class in the end, they at least got rewards.

The reward was five magic crystals and a small bottle of magic potion to assist meditation. You could tell at a glance that the quality was high.

Seeing this, the other students started whispering again.

"I feel like I can challenge a high level of difficulty, but I definitely won't be able to do well and won't get any rewards..."

"How about choosing a medium or low difficulty to guarantee the bottom line? It would be nice to get two rewards."

Richard then understood.

This placement test not only tests strength and talent, but also explores the students' character.

Even if they have the same strength, recklessness or caution in character, daring to fight or being conservative and retreating, they will lead to different results.

Kind of interesting.

The students went up one by one to embarrass themselves or show off in public, and soon it was the turn of the Connaught brothers and sisters.

Zoe held Richard's clothes and hesitated:

"Richard, I want to challenge a difficult level..."

"Don't be afraid, just do whatever you think."

Richard felt that since the school wanted to explore the students' personalities, instead of being secretive, it would be better to be more open-minded. There was no need to be afraid.

And although Connaught is small, it is not to the point where it cannot afford the rewards for low-difficulty challenges. Even if all challenges fail, you can make up for the missed rewards out of your own pocket.

Ever since, the brother and sister chose the high and medium difficulty levels.

At this time, the person in front of them happened to be defeated in the high difficulty, and instead relied on the guaranteed low difficulty to get the reward.

When he looked back and saw the brother and sister making such a risky choice, his eyes showed ridicule.

Not only him, but also some other people around him could not help but whisper:

"Have you not seen the previous examples of failure? How dare you make such a choice..."

"If they win, won't it make us look incompetent?"

"In the final analysis, he is just a royal family from a place whose name I have never heard of. His tongue doesn't even tremble when he speaks. He is no different from a country bumpkin."

"He's lost!"

"...After I comforted him after he lost, will he fall in love with me?"

"Hey! Woman! Can you stop turning your elbows out?"

"But he is really handsome..."

Richard, whose combined age in his two lifetimes was over 40, had no interest in paying attention to the words of young boys and girls.

Because mages and warriors were tested separately, Zoe went next door, and he was led directly to the training ground at the back - to be honest, it looked very much like the stadium where the school held sports meetings in his previous life.

In the center of the venue, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose saluted and said:

"I am Arnold Brand, an assistant teacher in the Mage Department. I also have a certain degree of research on summoning. Since you chose high difficulty, next I will fight you with a high-level bronze summoner... Are you ready?"

Feeling that the other person's aura was similar to Megan's, Richard nodded solemnly.

He knew in his heart that this kind of silver-grade self-pressed bronze high-end was not the same as the arrogant guard at his cousin's house.

Empirically, it is not an order of magnitude.

This competition will definitely be difficult...

"Be careful."

As soon as Arnold finished speaking, a six-pointed star array lit up in front of him, and a majestic giant wolf with a shoulder height of two meters with lightning flashing in his hair jumped out of it.

Onlookers on the sidelines immediately recognized it:

"The plateau wolves in the North are still of the thunderstorm subspecies!"

"Even a high-level bronze knight would have trouble dealing with this thing, right? Connaught is doomed to lose."

"Well, will it leave a scar on his face..."

"Why do you only focus on this!"

Richard took a deep breath and thought quickly.

Generally speaking, the summoner's summons are either elves or demons from other worlds that have signed a contract, or magical beasts that have been tamed personally, or magical weapons that have recognized their masters. In short, it is impossible to get what they want.

What's uncomfortable is that there are really few summoned beasts in Richard's current circle that can compete with the giant wolf one-on-one - Connaught's lack of background has led to the fact that all of his summoned beasts are found in the forest of his hometown.