They don't want me to work harder

When she thought about it, if she had to be nervous in front of a bronze, she would lose the family's prestige - at least, not on the surface.

So she participated in the private banquet of her aristocratic classmates as usual, having a good time while drinking and drinking, and didn't come to the club's lounge until late at night to sober up.

Looking at the cold campus wall in the moonlight, her smile gradually faded, and under the influence of alcohol, it turned into a gloom filled with anger.

She was far from being as elegant and indifferent as she appeared.

Although half a day had passed, Richard's declaration of war was still flashing back in her mind.

How dare this country bumpkin bastard talk to me like this...

He actually proposed a duel...

Suddenly, Linda suddenly remembered another theory about the origin of the family that her father had told her in private...

The Dulles family were not farmers at all!

It was a group of robbers who pretended to do farm work during the day and went out to rob with masks at night!

They gradually succeeded by burning, killing, and looting, and finally got lucky enough to become Saint William's followers!

Being a farmer is just a glorification of later generations.

Ah yes.

Thinking about it this way, maybe a duel is the best plan.

I, Linda Dulles, should use force to make that Connaught man understand what despair means!What is an insurmountable gap!

dong dong dong.

"Linda?"

At this time, Hamilton walked in.

He leaned down and said apologetically and nervously: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out like this..."

Linda shook her head and put away her anger.

She wanted to yell at Hamilton, but she knew there was no point in blaming the family dog ​​at this point.

On the contrary, the more times like this, the more important it is to show dignity and tolerance at the same time, so that the collar around the dog's neck will become tighter and tighter.

So she just asked calmly: "It doesn't matter. As long as it's a plan, it may fail. Besides, no one expected Princess Fandan and the principal to intervene this time. It's not your fault."

"Thank you, thank you for your kindness."

"Don't you have anything else to tell me?"

"Yes, yes."

Hamilton nodded and bowed and said: "My friend saw that Richard secretly went to the tower..."

Ha, as expected.

Although she didn't think she would lose at all, Linda didn't understand her opponent at all.

She remembered Richard's excellent performance in the placement test and the exploration of the fantasy world, and guessed that this person would definitely use the strength-enhancing method unique to the summoner profession...

Linda knew very well that Richard's strength was definitely much stronger than the ordinary middle bronze level, and not weaker than the high bronze level.

But so what?

She is no ordinary silver either.

And bronze is bronze after all, and country bumpkins are country bumpkins after all. Even with the help of Saint Goethe's conditions, Linda doesn't believe that Richard can get any powerful summons!

Thinking of this, she smiled at Hamilton and said, "Continue to explore and tell me again."

"Okay, I won't let you down again."

Linda nodded, turned around and continued to enjoy the night view outside the window without saying a word.

Time flies by.

News of the duel spread throughout the school.

From the initial accident in the fantasy world, to the subsequent hearing, to the final bronze challenge to silver, the progress of the matter was beyond the expectations of all teachers and students, and also attracted everyone's interest.

In fact, because of Saint Goethe's special status in the empire and Linda's identity, it also attracted some attention from outside the school - for example, a third-rate tabloid compiled a set of eye-catching background stories. As a result, the newspaper was banned on the day it was released. Ordered to disband.

Finally, the day of the finals arrived.

Thousands of teachers and students gathered in Saint Goethe's arena...

Chapter 33 Unexpected Audiences

Saint Goethe has many venues suitable for fighting, and the Coliseum is the largest and most formal one. On weekdays, large-scale sports competitions or exchange games with other schools are held here.

From the appearance, this place is very similar to the Roman Colosseum in Richard's previous life. The relatively extra parts are a total of thirteen obsidian statues, one large and twelve small, standing around.

The big one is the goddess of order, holding a shield and a spear, beautiful and solemn, while the smaller ones are the principals of Saint Goethe throughout the ages.

These statues are not only decorative, but also have the effect of curbing the spillover of damage and ensuring the safety of the audience.

At this moment, thousands of teachers and students are looking forward to the start of the duel under the "watchful eyes" of past principals.

However, they did not notice that in the back row of the auditorium, directly under the statue of the Goddess of Order, sat a person whose name they had admired for a long time but had almost never seen before...

She was wrapped in a robe and covered half of her face with a hood, but her plump curves and long black silk legs exposed at the hem of the robe, as well as the high-heeled shoes with her toes half lifted up and down, still exposed her identity. .

"The man that little Luvia has fallen in love with is unexpectedly troublesome. She has only been in school for a few months, and she has already met someone from the Dulles family. It's really difficult to deal with..."

That's right, she is Saint Goethe's principal, legendary mage, potion master, and ageless witch, Hela Adams.

She glanced at the chattering students below, her plump red lips slightly opened, and murmured to herself:

"With such a big difference in strength, there will be casualties if you are not careful... Sure enough, when the little girl from Dulles gets serious, it would be better for me to stop her."

"This way, when little Luvia comes back from the border next month, I can make sense. Well, that's the decision~"

At this time, someone beside her suddenly interrupted: "Principal, do you want to hide here like a thief to watch such an important occasion?"

Hela's eyebrows squinted, and she saw the tall figure beside her wearing a military uniform and a gun and shield medal, and then she smiled:

"Isn't this little Albert~"

"I'm 46 years old and it's been almost 30 years since I graduated. Can you please stop calling me that..."

"It doesn't matter, it all looks the same to me."

Hela motioned for the man to sit next to her with her hand, and said with a smile: "It's not like you don't know my habits. You can't be bothered to show up in public if you can. Besides, if I show up too much and students become obsessed with me, the old guys will I’m going to be unhappy again~”

"They should also be younger than you..."

"What matters to me is my mentality, not my actual age. Besides, I am only 17 years old this year. Little Albert, please don't talk nonsense, otherwise... you will be punished~"

Hela's slender white index finger stood in front of her plump lips, making a secrecy gesture.

Then she stared at the medal on the man's chest and asked: "So, are the rumors true? You will be promoted to general at the end of the year, and your position will be deputy commander of the Gulf Army?"

"Ahem, don't you care about political affairs? Why are you so well-informed?"

"Just because I can't intervene doesn't mean I can't understand. After all, the battle between you progressives and conservatives, and the southbound and northbound factions will affect the fate of my lovely students."

When the beautiful woman finished speaking, her expression gradually became serious, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyebrows.

“Politics is the art of compromise and you don’t need to put too much pressure on yourself.”

Albert nodded and replied: "And the connection in everything is mutual. Your students are the future masters of the empire, and they will also affect our struggles and careers one day in the future."

"Is that why you came today?"

"After the children of the Dulles family graduate, they usually join the Gulf Legion for two years of experience, so I want to see how good she is. In addition... Connaught is also one of the goals of the Gulf Legion, although the priority is very low. ”

After Albert finished speaking, he asked again: "But I didn't expect that you, the principal, would be so concerned. That boy named Richard is just a Bronze-ranker from Connaught, right? Logically speaking, there is no suspense in this battle. "

"On the battlefield, unless you can rely on a magic array arranged in advance, a single Bronze, no matter how clever you are, will never be able to stop Silver."

"This is..."

Hela didn't want to reveal Luvia's instructions, so she just smiled playfully: "He is not that simple."

"Specific basis?"

"...Women's intuition!"

"Forget it, I'll take care of it myself."

At this moment, the audience was also very lively.

In the past three days, Richard and Linda have been supported by those who should be supported, and all the ridiculing words have been said. There is nothing predictable about the gap in strength, so among the people nowadays, those who speak the loudest...

In fact, it is a gambling game.

However, although it is theoretically possible for Richard to win, most people's current differences in betting focus on whether Richard will lose within 3 minutes or within 5 minutes.

It's about to turn into a speedrun challenge...

"I bet Richard will win!"

Until the gang met Zoe.

The little girl was so worried that she stayed up all night last night. Just like at the hearing, she came to the court with dark circles under her eyes. Seeing that everyone around her was looking down on her brother, she finally couldn't hold it any longer.

She gritted her teeth and angrily took out nine gold coins, twelve silver coins and two shares of Imperial Company from her pocket, and finally stuffed them into the arms of the person who opened the market.

Seeing this, Katyusha next to her also emptyed her pockets without expression and followed him with three silver coins.

The man was a little surprised, grinned and said: "Two school girls, I don't mind making money, but I would like to remind you that Richard cannot win, and your money will only be wasted."

"I do not care!"

"Hey...it's up to you."

Seeing Zoe's insistence, Katyusha simply kept a cold face and said nothing. The man shook his head, took the money and left.

If a fool is willing to give money away, why wouldn't he?

Well, rather, he hopes there will be more fools like this...

"Classmate, please wait a moment. I want to bet Richard to win with three hundred gold coins~"

"……what?!"

He stared at the beautiful girl in front of him who was as gorgeous as if she had stepped out of an oil painting, and the thin and heavy check in her hand, and was stunned for several seconds.