They don't want me to work harder

After experiencing the frankness just now, David immediately agreed.

Soon, everyone was sitting around his dining table.

It was at this moment that Richard asked in a low voice:

"David, have you... heard of Connaught?"

Chapter 56 Fellow folks meet fellow folks

After a moment of silence, David smiled: "Do you recognize my accent? I heard your accent is also from the southwest coast."

Richard continued: "So, how did you get here?"

At this point, it was obvious that David was not happy.

But facing the gaze of Richard as the "Prime Minister in Black", he suddenly felt that the person in front of him became irresistible, and subconsciously said:

"I... am indeed from Connaught, but that was six or seven years ago..."

David sighed and said: "I was originally a hunter in Connaught Woodland, but then the whole forest was reserved for standard fruit. Have you heard of its name, right? I had no other way out at that time but to join the company. Become a ranger…”

"My job is mainly to protect banana forests, and the income is not bad, so I was quite happy at first... But later, the superiors asked me to deal with the troublesome farmers..."

Richard narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Those farmers were my neighbors before! Just because they didn't know how to use muskets, they had to pick bananas after their fields were taken away. They made trouble because they injured their hands and feet while cutting the banana trees and couldn't walk, but they were... …”

Afterwards, David recounted in detail the unfair treatment suffered by his neighbors, and how he fought for his neighbors, resulting in a conflict with the overseers, and ultimately followed Lutichah's process.

"...I had no choice but to run away. I originally wanted to go to the Divine Grace Islands, but the thugs from Standard Fruit were keeping a close watch on the port. I couldn't get out, so I ran to the interior of the empire...and ended up here. ”

David smiled bitterly, but then his eyes showed a touch of softness:

"The mountain people of Abalania are also on the fringes of the empire. I'm quite comfortable hiding here. I've lived here for six years and I have a wife... although sometimes I still think of my hometown..."

While they were talking, a woman walked out of the room. She had rough hands and feet, and was a little timid when looking at Richard and the others. However, she was holding a pot of oily onion soup in her hand, which smelled very fragrant.

Richard nodded slightly, feeling quite emotional.

What David did may seem simple, but if you think about it, nothing is simple!

After the conflict broke out, he first escaped from the plantation while being hunted by Standard Fruit, and then ran thousands of miles away to the interior of the empire. He settled as a foreigner in the xenophobic Abalania, and he still managed to achieve high status. He is even considered a small leader among bandits...

You are also a ruthless person!

And it was farting under the covers - you can smell it and cover it up!

To be honest, at this moment, Richard was a little bit peckish about his talent, and besides, legally speaking, David was really considered his subject.

He cheered up and continued talking.

Einstein once said that once a person can't hold it in anymore, he won't be able to hold it in anymore... In short, David talked more and more.

Especially after taking two sips of strong liquor, he almost revealed that he was connected with the bandits.

At the table, Zoe and Katyusha looked a little wary.

Richard hinted with his eyes not to be impulsive and to continue listening.

David talks...

Suddenly the curse came to Richard!

"The bullshit judge, the bullshit royal family, colluding with the standard fruit..."

Well, Richard's face didn't look good this time either.

He could only confirm that his father Henry II must have been fighting against the standard fruit, otherwise his palace would not be as luxurious as the embassy in the empire.

But outside the palace, he really didn't dare to pat his chest on the relationship between adjudicators, inspectors and administrators at all levels and standard fruits.

...Especially considering that almost one-third of Connaught's prime land is occupied by standard fruits, making this company almost a local emperor.

From this perspective, he and the mountain people have something in common.

When David's words became more and more unpleasant, Katyusha couldn't help it.

"You are not allowed to insult the palace..."

In the middle of shouting, the little maid suddenly stopped and glanced at Richard who was motionless. Realizing that she might have spoiled her master's question, she lowered her head with a red face and sat back down.

But this reaction was enough for David.

More specifically, Richard's accent, Richard's questioning of Connaught, and the inexplicable sense of pressure all made him subconsciously make guesses, which finally came to fruition after being led by Katyusha's words. .

He stopped talking and stared at Richard's face, and memories from many years ago came to mind - Connaught was only a little older, and ordinary citizens had the opportunity to meet the prince.

"Your...could your last name be...Targaryen?"

"it's me."

Richard said calmly.

David was stunned for two seconds and wanted to kneel down for a moment, but in an instant his face turned red again and he did the exact opposite.

He stood up and glared at Richard:

"I am no longer your subject... Yes, you abandoned me... As our future king, have you done what you should do? Incompetent! You..."

After cursing a few words, a cool breeze blew through the dilapidated house. From the corner of his eye, he saw his worried wife at the door. He sobered up some wine, and then became frightened.

It is true that he is no longer a Connacht man, but he is still a poor man. Although the man in front of him is not an Imperial man, he is still a nobleman. He scolded him in front of him...

"Master, I didn't mean that. Everyone knows that there is nothing you can do, and the empire is just as bad..."

"Don't be nervous."

Richard smiled and shook his head: "I'm very grateful to you."

"Uh?"

"You are right. As the royal family of Connaught, we have indeed failed to shoulder our responsibilities. I apologize to you."

This is the truth.

When he was in Connaught, Richard also heard about the evil deeds of many standard fruits, but as a prince who grew up in the palace, he was focused on learning magic and never met the victims directly.

This made him start to reflect. He wanted to save his hometown, but did he really understand his hometown fully?Have you really investigated your fellow countrymen who are suffering?

At this moment, he felt mixed emotions, and the joy of defeating Linda in the duel not long ago also disappeared a lot.

It's just a little quarrel between students, where are they going...

To defeat the Empire, he needs to do more and do better!

The aristocrats of this world do not like the practice of condemning oneself, so when Richard suddenly said such words, David was completely confused.

Not to mention the prince of a prince, even the scar-faced mountain bandit leader he knew before would rarely admit when he did something wrong, and would only blame it on his subordinates.

He was not moved, but frightened, thinking that Richard was speaking sarcastically.

"You...where do you say this? I don't deserve this."

"It doesn't matter whether it's worth it or not. Although our status is unequal, our personalities are equal. You don't need to be afraid of this."

After Richard finished speaking, he also realized that some things could not be changed with just one or two sentences. He stopped trying to comfort him and just said in a deep voice:

"David, what's your last name?"

"I don't have a last name..."

"...Then I'll call you David."

Richard stood up, and the midday sun filtered through the window, covering his face with a golden veil.

"As the future king of Connaught, I give you a king's promise. One day, I will get rid of the standard fruit so that you can return to your hometown freely!"

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I found a picture that looks a bit like Alice~

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Chapter 57 The nun is very curious

When it comes to equality, David doesn't understand.

But the king's promise he had often heard from the bards.

This time, he was really moved.

He stood up and wanted to kneel down, but he couldn't help but confess about the bandits again... But at the last moment, he stopped talking.

"Don't kneel."

Richard narrowed his eyes, knowing that the man in front of him didn't really let down his guard because of the shock of his tiger body, so he pulled the man up with his hand and patted his shoulder: "Just remember this promise."

"I……"

"If you want to thank me, just take us around the village."

Richard stretched his waist and said, "I'm full, and I want to sneak away to eat. I also want to tell everyone in the village that we are not gophers, so stop throwing stones."

"Okay, please come with me!"

David immediately became a "way leader."

This time, the eyes of the villagers were much softer.

And Richard was able to observe the situation of the village more clearly, including fields, cattle, sheep, farm tools... Compared with the villages he had seen on the way to St. Goethe, the conditions here cannot be said to be prosperous, or at least they can be said to be extremely bad. .

Most of the villagers are thin and stooped, obviously overworked and lacking in nutrition. They may also have parasitic diseases, and their hands are stained with dark stains that can never be washed away.

Their clothes were tattered and old, and their houses were crude and probably leaky.

Richard sighed: "Mr. Arnold's hometown is probably similar to here, right?"

After saying that, he simply rolled up his sleeves and helped an old man next to him, whose wheels were stuck in the mud, to push his car, leaving the villagers at a loss.