They don't want me to work harder

After a few brief conversations, Miss Linda revealed her purpose: "To be honest, junior, I came here hoping to buy your newly obtained physical potion."

"Hmm... shouldn't that potion be easily available?"

Richard was a little puzzled by this request. The strength potion might be expensive, but it shouldn't be a problem for the woman in front of him.

Linda smiled and explained: "The stamina potions distributed to freshmen are always prepared by our principal personally. The quality is far better than what is on the market. They are priceless treasures and can be used directly in battle."

"So as long as there is a chance, we all hope to reserve more. Don't worry, as long as you agree to the transaction, I am willing to pay thirty gold coins..."

This price is enough to buy ten bottles of stamina potion outside.

And to be honest, thirty gold coins was a considerable sum for Richard's wallet - before he left, he asked Henry II for eight hundred gold coins as expenses for the next year, which also included the salary of the guards. .

But after thinking for a moment, Richard still shook his head.

If the effect of this bottle of stamina potion is really that good, it cannot be sold casually.

At least not now.

As a newcomer, he still lacks understanding of many things about this school.

As for money, Richard is not short of money now... not to mention that he still has the characteristics of [Golden Apostle].

"I see, it's such a pity..."

Seeing what Richard meant, Linda said goodbye politely and went to ask other freshmen.

Huh?

Didn't any exciting conflicts happen?

It seems that the nobles of the empire are easier to talk to than expected...

"Richard, you are so rude."

Just when Richard felt a little lucky, another group of people came to him. The leader was a mushroom-headed man with yellow hair and his tone was quite rude.

This time, Richard recognized the person:

"Hamilton? Long time no see. Sorry, I forgot you were here."

Connaught is not the only small country in the south of the empire. There are two other countries around it, which are slightly larger than Connaught. They are brothers who face the pressure of the empire directly, and they have frequent exchanges on weekdays.

Hamilton is the second prince of the Grand Duchy of Cantor, two years older than Richard. The two of them are somewhat related, but they are not cousins, but uncles and nephews - well, Richard is an uncle, but usually they are To each his own.

Hamilton was very talented and had come to St. Goethe two years earlier.

Facing Richard's greetings, he nodded lightly, and then continued with an imperial accent that was more pure and rich than the imperial accent:

"Richard, you may not know it when you first come here. It is the responsibility of those of us from Nanbang in the school to show our grace and etiquette and maintain the friendship with the empire."

"The rejection you just gave to Miss Linda was too rude and it affected our image very much."

"Go and apologize to Miss Linda immediately and agree to her deal."

Chapter 12 That’s not what licking a dog is for!

What should I do?

Such an unexpected "order" left Richard at a loss as to how to respond.

Hamilton ignored his silence and continued: "Also, your accent must also be corrected..."

Oh, this is not impossible. It is normal to learn dialects when studying abroad, and it is also easier to communicate with others. This is how I learned Northeastern dialect in my previous life.

"...That husky voice like a barbarian is too unpleasant to hear."

ha?

This is not the reason I imagined.

"Other than that..."

"and many more."

Richard interrupted Hamilton, suppressed the slight discomfort in his heart, and asked: "Thank you very much for your advice, but whether it's the accent or the potion deal, in the end it's all my own business, right?"

What does it have to do with you?

Hamilton raised his chin and smiled disdainfully:

"I see, you haven't changed your ignorant thinking in the countryside yet. I thought you would have understood it after smelling the sweet air of Idaril..."

He said in a proud tone: "Where do you think this is? This is Saint Goethe! Roland's highest school, the beacon of human civilization!"

"Now that we are here, we should be grateful, learn everything we can learn, and change everything we can change. Only in this way can we integrate into the civilized world and mediate the relationship between the empire and the southern countries!"

"It would be a sin if someone as stubborn and ignorant as you makes the friendly people in the upper class of the empire inexplicably surprised and ruins their friendship!"

Richard opened his mouth slightly, understanding the current situation.

Hamilton, Hamilton...

You are already the dog of the empire!

It wasn't that Richard couldn't understand this choice, after all, he had also thought about surrendering.

But surrender also requires technique!

You must maintain a minimum of dignity in your attitude, and you must not just lick in your behavior... You cannot be licking a dog, and you have to be both welcoming and rejecting to have the value of a united front.

In his vision, if the final resistance failed, he would be treated like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao during the Three Kingdoms period.

If it is like Hamilton, no one will take it seriously. If you are unlucky, you may end up like "the villain is left useless, dragged out and chopped off".

Thinking about this, Richard couldn't help but show disgust with a hint of pity in his eyes.

He replied: "No need to say more, Hamilton, I will deal with these things in my own way."

Hamilton's confident face suddenly changed, as if he didn't expect to be rejected.

His eyes narrowed slightly, with a flash of sharpness, he folded his arms, looked at Richard somewhat condescendingly and said:

"Richard, you seem to have made some mistakes."

"This is not a rural place with tens of millions of people in Connaught. You are not a prince here."

"What I just said was not a suggestion, but a request."

As he spoke, bursts of magic power gradually emerged from under Hamilton's robes, and its level of coercion was at least the first level of Silver—that is, one complete step higher than Richard.

Following his actions, four or five other people from other places in the restaurant looked over with mild malice. Looking back from the corner of his eye, Richard recognized that several of them were also nobles from various small southern countries.

From this point of view, Richard was not just facing Hamilton, but a small group.

The other party's request today seems unreasonable, but in fact it also has the flavor of a compliance test...

Unfortunately, we are not fellow travelers.

"I know you just passed the difficult placement test. You are very proud, right?"

Hamilton said with a hint of ridicule: "But everyone has seen that you cheated. Whether you modify the rabbit or tree a man to support the pole, they are all as despicable as frog urine and have no dignity."

"You are not worth mentioning."

"If you insist on refusing to cooperate, we will make it difficult for you to move around the school."

Richard blinked and replied with a smile:

"Oh."

Hamilton frowned.

"...It seems that this is not a smooth conversation. It's a pity, but I will give you a little more time to adapt. Think about it."

After saying that, he turned and left.

At this time, Zoe, who noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere, quickly ran over and asked with concern: "Richard, what did the idiot next door say to you?"

She also knew Hamilton.

"It's nothing, just the nonsense of a fanatic."

He rubbed the little girl's head and said, "Why, there's nothing you want to eat?"

"Be gentle, your hair will be messed up again..."

"Okay ok~"

Richard smirked and increased his intensity.

With such a good head, what a pity it would be if he didn't touch his bald head?

"ah!"

after an hour.

Hamilton left the auditorium and came to a lounge in the castle - St. Goethe Academy allows students to form their own clubs, and this is the base of the Ocean Club he joined.

Inside, there were several students who were also from foreign countries, enjoying a private banquet around the table. In the center of the table was a weird dessert filled with fish heads.

It was a traditional snack of the empire, called Starry Sky Secret Hamburger. It was said that it was once the favorite of the founding emperor, but because the taste was so unpalatable, people in the empire rarely ate it now.

And Linda, the duke's daughter who had just proposed a deal to Richard, was actually here, admiring the way several male classmates were actively eating cakes, covering her mouth and smiling softly.

Hamilton approached and whispered: "Linda, that guy is more stubborn than you thought."

"Well, it seems it will take some time, but it's more interesting this way~"

Linda took a sip of wine and recalled her father's teachings.

The higher-ups of the Empire didn't care about the Targaryens, but Dulles didn't.

The Dulles family invested a large amount of money in the Standard Fruit Company, and their territory was also very close to Connaught. If the empire conquered Connaught in the future, they could easily control the excellent seaport there and obtain a steady stream of benefits.

Therefore the more timid and obedient the Connaught royal family was, the better for them.

...And it’s worth a million gold coins, a real profit!

Even a Duke cannot ignore this level of wealth.

Therefore, even if Linda had no hatred towards Richard, and she even liked Richard's face for some reason, she did not intend to let Richard grow up smoothly in school.

She only likes tame dogs.

People who don't want to be dogs must suffer a little.