They don't want me to work harder

"Haha, there will be a chance."

After speaking, Richard saw Melissa waving to him, as if she wanted to whisper, so he knelt down and listened.

"...Brother Richard, I will be your bride from now on!"

Huh?

As soon as she finished speaking, Melissa blushed and followed her brother to the port without waiting for Richard's reaction.

Richard's brows were twitching, and he didn't know what to say.

Don't think too much, Loli's jokes are not serious. Although she is a Loli, she is still a Loli... By the way, [Year-Old Killer] shouldn't be useful to her, right?

hiss……

The episode turns over, a few minutes later.

The team arrived at the city gate, but before entering the city, they saw three riders approaching.

The leader dismounted, saluted Richard and the others and said, "Are you gentlemen and ladies distinguished guests from Saint Goethe?"

Richard nodded.

"It's an honor to meet you. Please come with us. Lord Follett has prepared a welcome banquet..."

Richard remembered that every internship in the school had greeted local nobles.

In an imperial capital where there are as many high-ranking officials as dogs and princes roam everywhere, the students of Saint Goethe do not seem to be very noble.

But in the eyes of the local faction, it's completely different.To them, every Goethe is like a heifer sitting on a lightbulb - awesome and must be befriended when they see him.

Therefore, Richard would not doubt the invitation and immediately agreed. In the envious eyes of the caravan boss, he, Zoe and Katyusha went directly to the noble mansion in the north of the city.

Oh, by the way, Luna also followed...

Richard didn't pay attention at first, but halfway through, he realized that the nun was still behind him. Seeing that she was actively trying to have a meal at Mr. Follett's house, Richard finally didn't have the heart to expose her and drive her away.

That's all, just think of it as repaying the other party for cutting off the cannon.

...Anyway, the rice I want to eat is not his.

back to the front.

Compared with the canal line outside the city, the road leading to Follett's Mansion is much more "pleasant to the eyes".

There are no cinders, no beggars, and trimmed trees and marble statues can be seen on both sides of the clean and tidy gravel roads.

Between the statue and the trees, Richard also encountered a gorgeously dressed eight or nine-year-old child, riding on the back of a middle-aged male servant, throwing cakes at the chests of the surrounding maids...

The guide introduced: "That is Mr. Follett's eldest son, Master Leo."

Richard's brows twitched, but he couldn't help but recall those children outside the city who didn't even have shoes...

Finally, they were introduced to a luxurious restaurant and met the slightly fat man sitting at the top - that is, the manager of Nyon City, Baron Follett.

By the way, the other party was dozing off when they first met, but he only opened his eyes after being reminded by the housekeeper.

"Well... Huan, welcome, guest from afar!"

Well, not very smart.

"Thank you for the invitation, sir."

Although Richard was careless in school and even considered himself a barbarian, he still understood the miscellaneous aristocratic etiquette used to distinguish classes. When facing people who had no conflicts of interest, no one could fault his behavior.

After everyone sat down, a solemn young man in a white robe with gold trim came through the door. After Follett introduced him, Richard learned that the man was Bishop Benjamin of the Church of the Goddess of Order in Nyon.

Nobles and clergy, the standard ruling class combination in the empire.

Before, in Psalm Derry where the Witch Principal was based, Richard had not seen much of the church members from the Empire. He was a little surprised at this moment... Even as the bishop of a small town, the person in front of him was still a bit too young!

There are so many young talents in the empire.

"May the goddess bless you..."

After saying hello, the bishop also took his seat, but Follett still did not announce the start of the banquet. He just said: "Sorry everyone, we have another guest, we may have to wait a moment."

Before he finished speaking, heavy and rapid footsteps sounded in the corridor.

The next second, the door of the restaurant was pushed open, and a man in black with sunken eyes, protruding brows, and a goatee strode in and glanced around the restaurant.

Baron Follett frowned: "Daniel, you are so rude, I am entertaining guests!"

"Oh, sorry!"

The man named Daniel pretended to salute to the table, then shook his head and smiled: "But I think it is more rude to let guests from afar encounter bandits on the road than to use offensive words. "

"……what?"

"Sir Follett, those bandits have recently not only robbed the prospecting team and mining team I invited, but they also just attacked the old mine in the northeast. Today, we have lost at least two hundred gold coins!"

He came over, glared and said, "We can't wait any longer, my dear brother, you need to send troops into the mountains to attack!"

As soon as he heard the word "send troops", Baron Follett's face twitched, as if he didn't want to answer, he just waved perfunctorily and said: "We'll talk about it later, you sit down first, don't let the buttered lamb chops get cold."

At the table, Richard raised his eyebrows.

Really, on the first day here, why don’t you let people have a good meal?

...But the buttered lamb chops really shouldn't be cold.

Chapter 53 Different World Version of Lucky Snail

The late banquet finally started.

After a round of introductions, Richard learned that the last Mr. Daniel to come was the younger brother of Baron Follett - because there was only one title, his status was only a citizen.

Follett seemed to feel indebted for this, and took great care of his younger brother, helping him become the boss of the largest coal mining company near Nyon.

Now, there is power, education, and money at the table, and everything is together.

Although he was quite irritable when he appeared just now, Mr. Daniel was still very polite to everyone after he got to the table, and his words were all about industry, making him appear to be much more capable than Follett.

But about an hour later, Daniel glanced at his brother and took the initiative to stop chatting: "Happy time is always short...I'm sorry, gentlemen and ladies, I still have important things to discuss."

Follett was obviously reluctant after receiving the hint from his eyes, but he politely left the table and asked Bishop Benjamin to take his place and continue to entertain Richard and others.

After they all ran to the next room to talk, Richard asked Benjamin softly: "Did we...come at the wrong time?"

"Please don't think so, Mr. Richard."

Benjamin put down the tableware and smiled gently: "The proliferation of fungus beasts has always been a headache for everyone in Nyon City. We sincerely welcome someone to clean it up."

"As for the bandits, it can be regarded as a stubborn problem in the area around the Abaranya Mountains. It has become serious recently and has affected Daniel's business, which makes him a little impatient."

"I heard that you were also attacked by bandits when you came here, right?"

Richard nodded.

"Yes, then you should also understand the seriousness of the problem. Logically speaking, the bandits must be suppressed at any time. It will not work unless they are suppressed..."

"But they have always been hidden deep in the ravines of dense forests. If we are not careful during the clearing, we will lose our troops. Therefore, Lord Baron is also in a dilemma. Please forgive him for his rudeness."

Oh, I understand, that’s how their cannons come from, right?

Benjamin made a praying gesture and said, "No matter what, may the goddess bless this place."

Everyone followed and prayed.

Benjamin added: "Here in Nyon, there was originally a scholar who was studying fungus beasts, but he fell ill and returned to his hometown the year before last year. Currently, I am mainly responsible for containing the fungus beasts. I will take you to the site after dinner."

"Thank you very much."

After the reception banquet was over, Richard felt that he still had physical strength, so he declined Benjamin's suggestion to rest for half a day and set out for the place outside the city where the fungus beasts were raging.

And just half an hour after they left.

In a small secret warehouse in the Baron's Mansion.

A kneeling man whispered to the empty corner: "Master Messenger, Saint Goethe's people are here. Do we need to postpone our plans?"

"It's just a few students here for internship, there's nothing to worry about."

In the shadow where the candlelight could not reach, a hoarse voice echoed: "The strongest among them is only the bronze high-level, which is not worth mentioning for our great plan!"

"Besides, don't we know the virtues of these noble children of Idariel very well? They are arrogant, lazy, and self-righteous... They just come here to play, and they only go to the suburbs once or twice at most. The rest of the time they will lie in bed with women in the city. On the belly.”

"So what if I let them kill a few fungus beasts? My reserves are endless, which these foolish lambs can never imagine."

The figure kowtowed and said, "You are right, my lord."

"As long as you understand, next, we should focus on the mountain people and the baron. We need more blood! When the time comes, they... will all be just insects!"

Soon.

Under the guidance of Benjamin and several guards, Richard and his party came to the north of Nyon.

And Richard finally saw one of the goals of this trip.

The being called the fungus beast was about half a meter long, with a dark brown body and no definite shape, like plasticine. There were many sticky filaments on its surface, which seemed to function as hands and feet.

At first glance, it doesn’t look like a normal native creature!

They lie on the canopy of the forest. When any creature passes by, they pounce down, cover the mouth and nose of the prey, suffocate it to death, and then slowly digest it...

"Probably so."

Benjamin used a blazing holy light to destroy the fungus beast that was eating the wild deer carcass in front of him, and said:

"The forest here is full of them. Most of them are weak and only have a certain intelligence, but sometimes there are exceptions. You need to be careful."

"Because they reproduce in large numbers every year and pose a threat to humans and livestock, so... if possible, please eliminate at least [-] of them."

"But please don't use fire spells, as that can easily cause wildfires."

Richard nodded in agreement: "Leave it to us."

"The goddess will bless you... Finally, this is the information left by the previous scholar. If you have any questions, you can come to me in the church in the city."

After explaining, Benjamin and several guards turned and left.

After walking more than ten steps, he turned his head slightly, looked at the group of people who were about to go deep into the forest, and sighed inwardly.

He thought of the two people from last year, and after a few casual perfunctory remarks, he decided that the fungus beast was too disgusting and walking in the forest was too troublesome, so he went to the city to listen to the opera... but he was sure that Nyon could not snitch on Saint Goethe. , causing them to fail.

I hope these students are responsible enough...