They don't want me to work harder

Although he looks unremarkable, he is Lauren Tory, a representative of one of the factions fighting in the empire today.

At this moment, he looked at Richard and said: "He is indeed more handsome than I thought. No wonder he is popular with the ladies... Unfortunately, if you want me to help deal with the Dulles brats, good looks alone are not enough. "

He smiled and asked the two young women beside him: "Catherine, Sophia, what kind of remuneration do you think I should charge?"

The woman named Catherine replied casually: "Since he is the prince of Connaught, all he can give is Connaught's resources, port taxes, field income, etc..."

Lauren laughed and didn't answer. She turned to look at the black-haired woman with a high nose and fair skin: "Sofia, what do you think?"

Sofia bowed briefly and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I happened to hear about him from Saint Goethe's school girl. I feel that he has a strong self-esteem and a high talent. If we forcefully ask for benefits, he will agree even if he pinches his nose. You will be ashamed of yourself afterwards."

Catherine snorted softly: "People from the small country of Doudin still have so many ideas."

Sophia shook her head and said with a smile: "You are right, but I think no matter who they are, they have value that can be maximized. For Richard, instead of squeezing out some unnecessary gold coins, most of them He is an enemy, so it is better to let him go and let him become a genius summoner."

"what do you mean……"

"Sister Catherine, aren't we worried about missing a teammate in the Easter competition? This Richard defeated Linda at the bronze level, and now he has been promoted to silver. He can also win Luvia's favor. His strength is definitely Not bad.”

Catherine raised her eyebrows and fell into thinking.

Sofia came over again, rubbed Lauren's shoulders and said, "Grandpa, what do you think?"

Lauren said slowly: "Originally, I wanted to sell the Cromwell family a favor and just ask for some benefits, but now that I think about it, your idea is indeed a better one."

"You flatter me."

"Don't be humble. If you behave like this from now on, I will send you back to the North with confidence."

Hearing the word "Northland", a strange color flashed in Sophia's eyes, but she immediately returned to normal.

Lauren turned to Catherine and said, "How about it, my dear granddaughter, would you like to have such a teammate?"

Catherine frowned and said: "As long as he is really capable, then I am willing..."

"ah!"

At this moment, there was an exclamation from below, and the three of them looked at it.

Time goes back to half a minute ago.

At the edge of the banquet hall, two young men in gorgeous clothes looked at Richard who was surrounded by women and whispered.

"He is obviously a foreigner, and he won over Senior Sister Linda through conspiracy and trickery. Are you just here to show off your power?"

He spoke through gritted teeth, like a righteous man condemning a thief, but there was jealousy in every note.

The companion also snorted and said, "We have to teach him a lesson!"

"That's right!"

After the two of them finished speaking, you looked at me, I looked at you...

Nobody moved.

After looking at each other awkwardly for a long time, the person who spoke first coughed lightly and said, "I thought of an idea."

"How to say?"

"Give him some good looks with piping hot soup!"

As the man spoke, a thin light lit up on his fingertips and flew quietly towards the passing maid.

The maid was carrying a large basin of steaming cream soup and was moving forward cautiously. However, no matter how careful she was, she couldn't help being entangled by the magic at her feet...

"ah!"

She lost her balance, and the thick soup in her hand was poured out and splashed in front of her - coincidentally, Richard had just arrived here after perfunctory another wave of ladies with his sharp tongue.

"Success!"

Two people in the distance became excited.

With such a close distance and such loose soup, a student with a mage background would definitely not be able to avoid it!

Even if you have an adaptive magic shield, your clothes will inevitably get soaked and you will be embarrassed!

However, at this moment...

With the help of the [Guerrilla Expert] characteristic, Li automatically turned around and retreated without even looking, avoiding the ballistic trajectory of the soup.

And immediately he reacted. First he snapped his fingers on the spot and summoned Dahei's head where the soup was about to spill. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the bottom of the soup basin with his extremely high agility value. .

"Hmm~"

In the blink of an eye, the huge dragon head that suddenly appeared swallowed up the thick soup in the air, roared with satisfaction, and returned to the fantasy world.

Richard also held the soup basin steadily, handed it back to the maid gracefully, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the hospitality."

The people around burst into applause.

"Is that a dragon? He can summon a real dragon!"

"What a quick reaction. Are you a mage or a warrior..."

"Elegant, really elegant!"

Except for the two instigators who were shocked and angry, everyone was smiling.

Richard also responded to the enthusiasm of the people around him and quietly looked towards the second floor out of the corner of his eye.

He had just exaggerated so much that he even summoned Dahei, not only to retaliate against the provocation, but also to show his strength to the people behind the scenes - he believed that since the other party called him here, they would definitely not observe everything.

This is true.

"A rare talent."

Lauren finished sighing and smiled at her granddaughter: "What do you think of this strength?"

Catherine was surprised: "In less than a second, without chanting a spell at all, I was able to summon the dragon with just my thoughts. The closeness of this connection... I am worthy of being someone who can defeat Linda."

"Haha, if that's the case, please come up quickly." Lauren said with her mouth: "If we hang him any longer, it will look like we are being too negligent."

Sophia smiled and said, "Okay."

After dozens of seconds.

The music and lights in the hall changed again, and the guests began the next round of searching for dance partners.

But Richard managed to avoid a large group of enthusiastic girls and young women and drank orange juice silently in the corner.

Then, he saw Sophia walking slowly, held his forehead and said: "Miss, I can't do it anymore..."

"Pfft, don't get me wrong, I'm here to invite you upstairs on behalf of Sir Lauren."

Richard thought it was finally time to show off, and quickly replied: "It's an honor."

Under Sophia's guidance, he came to the corridor behind the hall.

On both sides of the corridor, there are portraits of prominent members of the owner's family, as well as some oil paintings of famous scenes in the empire's history.

However, Richard didn't recognize most of them and seemed absent-minded.

Sophia tilted her head slightly at this moment and said with a smile: "There are guys on the wall who have never heard of it... Is that what you think, Mr. Richard?"

Richard quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no offense, just..."

"It's okay. I was just like you when I first came here. However, if you really want to establish yourself in this country, I think it's better to remember these people."

Richard raised his eyebrows: "Listen to what you say..."

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself."

Sophia stopped, turned around, raised her skirt and saluted: "My name is

Sophia Gaius, born in Via in the north, is a Gentile like you.It’s just that my mother is Lady Lauren’s daughter, so I can live here temporarily. "

Lauren's granddaughter, is she from the North...

Richard didn't know much about the North. He only heard that it was divided into many countries, and Via was the larger one, and they were fighting with each other.

According to this speculation, the Sophia in front of her is probably a descendant of the royal family or a noble family of Via. She was taken to Idaril by Lauren, her grandfather, just to avoid the war?

Wait, I heard someone mention one in Connaught before...

"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Sophia. I would like to ask, do you have a nickname called Winter..."

"That was just a random boast in the newspapers when I came to the empire. It's very shameful. Mr. Richard must never mention it again."

Sophia smiled coquettishly and blinked, passing it by casually, and then added: "As for the honor, I will tell you the truth, Mr. Richard, I admire you very much, and I feel honored to see you."

"Oh? Why did you say that?"

"I just got into the newspaper by the speed of my promotion, and I have no actual achievements other than that. And you, by defeating the arrogant Linda and saving the city of Nyon from the Empty Man Order, are the ones who really show your respect to the Empire. It proves that even foreign visitors can achieve incredible results."

"It's all a fluke."

"Luck itself is a kind of strength."

Sophia's pretty eyelashes trembled slightly, her thin lips were slightly opened, and she sighed quietly: "If I could be as courageous as you, many things would be different..."

"Miss Sophia..."

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I was talking too much to myself. Come with me, grandpa is still waiting."

Richard narrowed his eyes and looked at the slightly swaying skirt of the girl in front of him, thoughtfully.

I met a pretty interesting guy.

They walked through the corridor, entered the garden, went up some stairs, and finally arrived at a rather private reception room above the hall.

"Thank you very much for the invitation..."

"You're welcome, young man..."

After some introductions and polite greetings, Richard quietly looked at Lauren Tolley.

This old friend in the simulation is fatter than in the impression, and his expression is kinder.

Lauren said in a deep voice: "I have learned about your appeal from Luvia. I am very sorry for what happened to your teacher."

"I have always advocated that exchanges between countries should abide by basic norms, so you can rest assured that I will urge the relevant departments to conduct a new ruling with the participation of Connaught."

This is what it means to promise.

Richard quickly thanked you and then asked: "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's not so much me as it is my granddaughter."