They don't want me to try anymore.

"Senior Alice, thank you so much for coming to see Richard... but this is still a bit inappropriate."

It's Zoe's voice.

Alice replied with a smile, "Oh? Really? You're overthinking it, junior. I just wanted to feed him his medicine."

"The problem lies here: this gesture is too intimate!"

Zoe said angrily, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of being misunderstood for doing something like this?"

"Oh, so that's what you're worried about. It's alright, that's just our Vatican custom~"

"No way!"

"That's it, Zoe-sensei~"

Seeing that the little girl was about to break down, Alice covered her mouth and chuckled. Then she noticed that Richard had woken up and turned to greet him.

"Junior, you're finally awake! How are you feeling?"

Richard tried to get up but failed, and said helplessly, "It's alright, it's just that it's a little inconvenient to move around..."

"Richard, don't move!"

Zoe jogged over and earnestly advised, "The doctor said you have many broken bones. Even if you recover with magic, it's best to rest in bed for a day..."

“That explains why I couldn’t move much.” Richard lay down and asked, “So, how many days have I been asleep? How’s everything going outside…”

"Don't worry, we'll explain it to you slowly."

Alice sat down naturally, holding the bowl of medicine in her hand... then Zoe stopped her.

"Alice-senpai!"

"Oh, how about this, Richard? Let me ask you, would you like me to personally feed you the medicine?"

Upon hearing this, Zoe turned around and said, "Richard, I'm your sister, I can give you your medicine too..."

Hmm, something's not right!

Looking at the two girls in front of him, one was lively and cute but her eyes revealed a hint of threat, while the other was gentle and elegant but her tone was hard to refuse, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

then……

"Katyusha!"

He promptly summoned the maid.

Giving medicine is simply their job, isn't it?

No one can find fault with how I've allocated the resources!

Seeing the expressionless girl walk over and professionally pick up the medicine bowl, Zoe and Alice stopped fighting over it.

Richard was able to drink his medicine while listening to their explanation.

"I almost forgot, I haven't congratulated you on winning this duel yet. Thanks to you, junior, I even earned a little pocket money!"

Alice's voice was beautiful, like a nightingale's: "You don't need to worry about anything else. During your day of slumber, only good things happened..."

Specifically, due to the legal nature of the trial by combat, Richard's victory wiped out all charges against him, and Hamilton, who had framed him, received both internal and external punishment.

Linda, the one who started it all, has already sworn an oath at the capital's cathedral as agreed and has also paid compensation to the students involved.

In addition, although the school has not made it public, Alice learned through her connections that Linda seems to be experiencing some mental issues. She applied for early graduation before her injuries had even healed and is expected to leave the school soon.

From every angle, Richard was a resounding success.

Alice finished speaking, blinked her bright eyes, and added with a smile, "Not only that... Junior Richard, feel your body more carefully."

Richard's mind raced, and he suddenly realized...

The magical power within me is much more abundant than I remembered!

He quickly pulled up the attribute table, and sure enough, it was true.

Name: Richard Targaryen

[Race: Human]

[Rank: High Bronze]

【Strength: 18】

[Agility: 18]

[Physique: 19]

【Spirit: 62】

【Magic Power: 53】

【Charm: 60】

Zoe's eyes sparkled as she said, "That's right, you're already a high-level Bronze! I've only ever read about breakthroughs in storybooks before, I never imagined I'd actually experience it in person... Richard, you're amazing!"

"Ha, you're trying to flatter your brother again, aren't you?"

"Hey, stop touching me, I just combed my hair this morning..."

Richard patted his sister's head with a playful smile, but he was actually very excited inside—not only had he won the duel, but he had also leveled up. What could be more wonderful than this?

In just over two months, I have taken such a big step toward becoming a legend, which is something to celebrate!

"Junior Richard, now that you've taken another step forward, it's time to start thinking about how to advance to Silver rank."

At this point, Alice reminded her, "The difference between silver and bronze isn't just about the total amount of magic power. Just waiting it out is too slow. You need to decide which ritual to use and prepare early."

Richard nodded, recalling the relevant information.

Compared to Bronze, Silver is a more thorough superhuman, whose body is more compatible with various supernatural energies, making them qualitatively different from ordinary people—for example, somewhat like genetic modification or unlocking genes in novels from my previous life.

That's why they came up with something as convenient as the Adaptive Shield.

In ancient times, there was no fixed method for advancing from Bronze to Silver. It depended on time, potions, continuous battles, or even sleeping. Success could be achieved through various methods, but overall the efficiency was very low and the randomness was very high.

However, after several eras of magical innovation, ascension through specific rituals has become the mainstream method today.

Specifically, a ritual is, under the premise of sufficient accumulation, a person changes their physique in one go by creating a specific environment, performing a specific action, and taking a specific medicine, thereby gaining experience and insights and advancing to the Silver rank.

There are hundreds of similar rituals nowadays, each with its own characteristics, and they often provide additional benefits while helping people advance in their careers.

For example, swallowing scalding dragon blood and then fighting and killing an opponent of similar strength by lava is a common warrior advancement ritual. After completion, it can grant a permanent increase in fire resistance and fire damage.

However, if a soldier doesn't like playing with fire, they can choose something else.

There is no strict one-to-one correspondence between professions and rituals. Everyone can choose the one that suits them best, just like some people study English while others study Japanese when taking the college entrance examination.

There was even a legendary mage in history who chose a warrior-type ritual when advancing to Silver rank! (Like a science student taking a humanities exam and still getting into Tsinghua or Peking University)

As for Richard now, he really needs to consider what kind of ritual he should choose in order to become a stronger summoner...

But there's no rush.

Right now, he should focus on recovering and thank his friends who came to visit him.

Accompanied by the familiar reminder from the nurse outside, Alice and Zoe left for the time being, while Tom and Hepper reappeared at the door.

Richard smiled and waved to them.

Chapter 41 Is your music therapy legitimate?

Have you received your graduation certificate yet?

After the usual greetings, Richard got straight to the point.

"I got it, thanks to you so much."

Tom said happily, "The headmaster also recommended a research institute for magical equipment to me, and with the gold coins Linda gave me as compensation, buying a house will be much easier in the early stages..."

Wow, not only did you graduate, but you also solved your housing and job problems?

Richard was genuinely happy for his friend.

Hepper's situation was even better. She hadn't been worried at all, and now that she had received Linda's compensation and had gotten closer to her princess through Richard's affair, she was overjoyed.

Then the two men each presented Richard with a gift, which served as both a congratulatory present and a farewell gift.

“I want to leave the school first and see the other provinces of the Empire.” Hepel winked at Tom and said earnestly to Richard, “We’ve come all this way to the Empire, how can we only see St. Goethe and the bustling Central Avenue?”

After saying that, she presented the gift. Richard opened it and found that it was a magic pocket watch with a slowing magic circle engraved inside, which could help the wearer reduce the damage from arrows and bullets—it was not useful for silver-ranked players, but it was still very helpful for bronze-ranked players.

Tom's gift was a bag of seeds.

"These are the seeds of a carnivorous plant that grows in the mountains near my hometown. I thought they might be of some help to you..."

"I really like it, thank you so much."

Knowing that his friend was short of money, Richard didn't ask any further questions, happily accepted the gifts, and said goodbye.

Silence returned to the ward.

He planned to spend the rest of his time recuperating...

crunch.

Well, the silence was quickly broken.