Chapter 1: Freshmen (5)
Paracelsus subconsciously took a step back.
"The King of Sweden...I think as a scholar, before speaking, do you have to think about it at least first... Well, rationality? Water the soil of the race. What are you trying to do?"
"I also know this is exaggerated! But! The nobles from the Allmani Federation ate mine, drank mine, and lived with mine, and did not give me money! Although they paid me a lot of tuition for school, compared with their expenses, I was completely in a loss! A big loss!"
After changing his whispering state, Ella angrily slapped the table with a "dongdong" sound.
"Ah, there are indeed many nobles from the Almani Federation recently." Paracelsus said, "But when you want to go to school, you are just looking for a place without the Black Death disease to take refuge? I have no expectations for them, and they usually leave them alone for absent from class. Why, do you have to pay for their living expenses? "
"It's logical that I don't have to spend. However, I will choose to take refuge in Sweden, that is, this is a faction in the pro-pirate kingdom of the Almani Federation, right?"
"It can basically be thought of this."
"The news has been heard from the merchants of the Republic of Liguria that the Tianfang Empire is preparing for war, and there may be big moves. If the war really starts, the Almani Federation is an enemy or a friend, which is of great importance! Now they are inclined to the Tianfang Empire, but I think they can still fight for it, so I arranged a meeting with the consul of the Almani Federation, and it will be near the moment! However, it is useless to just talk to me, right? To make the consul of the Almani Federation lean towards us, we have to seek support from other lords within the Federation, right?"
"Ah, so treat these nobles well. King of Sweden, you just cover their expenses like this?"
"I've bought it, and I've covered all the expenses! Then I found that they ate too much flowers! Raising a noble is more expensive than raising a bear! In this way, they often feel dissatisfied!!!"
"It's okay to raise a few nobles, right? I heard that the gold shipped from Aztecs has filled a warehouse. As long as the King of Sweden, you raise a few less pigs..."
"That's two different things! Pigs won't go to the bathhouse to take a bath, and drive all the other guests out, right? Pigs won't go to the streets all day long to provoke trouble, and throw out other people's stalls if they have nothing to do, right? Pigs won't tease women in broad daylight, and be beaten up by passers-by, right? These are all things that require me to spend money to clean up the mess! I've had enough! If they were trees, they could grow by watering them in the soil, how good would it be? I want to dig a few holes outside the city and plant them one by one!"
There were several knocks outside the door, and someone said outside the door: "King of Sweden, something just happened..."
"Wait a minute, I'll finish it here!" Ella interrupted the report, then leaned out from the table, "Even if you can't water it, you can support me, at least you can think of some other methods. For example, you can pretend to die after drinking, and you always dream of good food and drink when you pretend to die, and you also feel very happy when you wake up. Are there any medicines?"
"Your request is getting more and more exaggerated." Paracelsus wiped his sweat, "That's it. I have some plant tinctures for myself that can eliminate stress and relax the spirit after using them. If you are happy, you won't get angry, and if you are not angry, you won't get angry. As for the problem of their spending more... Well, should you use some medicines that can reduce people's appetite? If you eat less, the expenses should be reduced accordingly."
"There is also this medicine? Use it! Use it hard! How to say the dosage? Can it be added secretly to the wine?"
"Yes, just add three drops to a glass of wine, it will not affect the taste and color of the wine."
"That's great! Paracelsus, you are indeed the top doctor in the world!"
"That... King of Sweden, that's what I mentioned. I think it's better for you to think about it again?"
"What are you going to think about?" Ella waved her hand boldly, "Come here, follow Paracelsus to get the medicine! Aren't you going to meet two new nobles at noon today? Add thirty drops of the medicine to the wine they drank!"
The door opened, and the soldier who had just reported poked his head out from behind the door: "King of Sweden, I just wanted to talk about these two nobles. They were beaten... One had several bones broken, and the other vomited blood. It seemed that he could not come to the lunch banquet..."
"On the first day I arrived?" Ella grabbed her hair in annoyance, "Didn't I say I'd lock them up in the palace? The Almani nobles went out in broad daylight to protect themselves! What's the reason this time? The injury is so serious, don't you go to the academy, right? Are you unwilling to do calculus and beaten by Gottfried? Or was the postponed student hitting with a modified tank? What's going on?"
"They didn't leave the palace. Our people were taking them around the garden. When they happened to meet a team of people coming towards them, they wanted to make way across the street...and that turned out like this."
"Who is so bold!" Ella yelled in fury, "Hasn't I told you all? Beating these nobles must cover your face and pull them to remote alleys! Beating them in my palace is a major diplomatic issue! People who follow you will not pull them!"
"We can't pull it." The soldier whispered, "The one who beats people... is the hero king."
The luxurious restaurant that was originally used to host banquets and entertain foreign guests is now only sitting in Hestein. He set up a bonfire in the middle of the restaurant, and he pulled a killed sheep from somewhere. He saw him cut the mutton piece by piece with a knife, put it on the bonfire for a few turns and stuffed it into his mouth, and then ate it with relish.
Ella, who rushed over to get the news, was stunned by the scene in front of her.
"Hestein...what are you doing?"
"As you can see, barbecue." Hestein grabbed a piece of freshly roasted lamb and handed it forward, "Do you have one too?"
“Why do you barbecue in a restaurant?”
"Where to bake? Bedroom?"
Ella suddenly remembered that the old house in Hestein's Zeeland, the barbecue and dining place were indeed the same space. She also remembered that for some reason, she burned half of the old house and has not yet paid any compensation.
——Let’s avoid this sensitive topic.
"Hestein, have you bleed my important guest?" Ella said.
"Do you talk about the two Almani people?" Hestein saw that Ella didn't want to eat, so he stuffed the piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it. "It was them who provoked me first. Those who were provoked but did not initiate the duel are either cowards or slaves."
——The customs of the pirate kingdom.
Ira knew that the argument was useless, so she had to avoid the topic again and carefully found a seat opposite Hestein to sit down.
"Well, Hestein, why are you free to come to my Gotland today?"
This is the first time since she became King of Sweden.
"I heard you are in diplomatic negotiations with the Almani Federation and fighting for important allies."
"You know you're still making them like this?"
Ella finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Chapter completed!