CHAPTER 429: 0427 SCHOOL STARTS!

Rica raised his head to look at Lynch, and Lynch looked at him too.

The idea of bringing more family members of the High Priest to the Federation was actually set from the beginning, but it was certainly not because Lynch wanted to control the High Priest by controlling his family.

Although it could be done, there was no need!

No matter how great the influence of the High Priest is, regardless of how many citizens he can incite to oppose the great development of the Federation, it cannot withstand the baptism of bullets.

Moreover, Lynch has many ways to prevent these things from happening. He is doing this purely because he believes that he will have a good cooperative relationship with this family in the future.

As a kind and responsible person, Lynch naturally would arrange everything properly for the other party, so they wouldn’t have to worry about anything in their work.

However, Rica still didn’t quite understand Lynch’s thoughts and his character. His eyes showed some pain and struggle, but eventually became calm in numbness.

"I will help you persuade my father..." His words seemed to stop as if unfinished.

Lynch nodded slightly, "State your demands, as long as they are not excessive, I will consider agreeing to them."

Rica did not show much excitement. He thought for a while, "I want to join the Federation."

Lynch spread his hands, "You are already here. Without our permission, you would be deported the second day after setting foot here. Now you are living well here, which already shows that you are one of us."

Rica shook his head, "That’s not enough. What I mean is, I want to join Bail Federal nationality, and become a real Federation citizen, and the money in my account should also be legitimate."

The conditions he proposed were actually not excessive; it was just about joining nationality. Every year, many people join the nationality. People only care about how many come to take jobs away from them, but they never know that there are actually more people who are refused entry into Federation nationality.

The life experience during this period told him that in this place, money is omnipotent, no matter how bizarre a person’s ideas are, as long as there is money, it can surely be realized.

If not realized, it is definitely not because money is not so omnipotent, but rather because not enough money has been invested in this aspect.

This place is freer than other places, with a free and open environment and money-omnipotent social rules. Rica really does not want to leave.

As long as he can join the Federation nationality, he can do many things he cannot do now.

For example, preaching on television.

Honestly, before coming to the Federation, Rica never thought that something as sacred as religion could be placed on television and properly preached and organized activities there. What’s more surprising is that people actually believe this!

In a state with millions of people, even if only one in ten thousand people becomes his follower through TV evangelism, he could live very comfortably here.

Or, for example, investing in politicians, which is also what he most wants to do right now.

As long as you donate a bit of money to politicians, they can provide you with tailor-made protection measures, expand your influence, and even later on, you can reverse the influence to interfere in politicians’ decisions.

Look at those Shepherds in the Church; each of them lives like a king!

There are many such "for example" cases. For example, he can also purchase various social and commercial health insurances...

But most of these "for example" situations must occur under the condition that he is a lawful citizen of this country, with non-national citizens prohibited from donating to politicians or giving any religious public speeches on television.

Even social insurance and commercial insurance premiums are much higher than others’ while the benefits received are not as many.

He is not a Federation citizen, just a foreigner with a long-term residence qualification, seemingly no different from a citizen.

Lynch nodded slowly. The slow nodding lets the requestor feel a mistaken perception, like a "reluctant agreement" or "this is not an easy decision to make" kind of thought.

Sometimes it doesn’t even truly happen, but the effect is the same.

With Lynch’s consent, Rica breathed a sigh of relief, appearing more relaxed, "When are we leaving?"

"The morning ticket for September 3rd..."

Why was it set for September 3rd? That’s because on September 2nd, Lynch is to deliver a speech representing the new students. The welcome event for new students is a significant traditional activity in every school; even if Lynch has gained a lot of fame, he still couldn’t refuse.

It must be acknowledged that among the people graduating from this school, a small portion will become part of the top five percent of the country as they reach maturity.

Except for a very few who lose chances mid-route for various reasons, most succeed smoothly.

Meanwhile, another part unable to join the top five percent becomes the ten percent within the ninety-five percent, those serving the top five percent, making them still the backbone of high society.

That’s why, whenever there is a chance, even middle-class people taking on huge debts will try to get their kids into Saint Harmony Federation schools—if their children are truly outstanding.

Once achieved, it guarantees a bright future for their kids, giving them the qualification to serve the real ruling class, which is a height inaccessible to many.

So Lynch couldn’t refuse, let alone he voluntarily took on this task.

On the morning of September 2nd, at half-past eight, Saint Szechka Academy, after a quiet summer, became lively again.

The guards, who had been lazy the whole vacation, put on brand new uniforms and took on the best spirit. Even the cleaning staff showed great diligence.

A number of cars were parked outside the academy, but not one was allowed inside the academy grounds; even the President had to get off outside the academy and walk in, which is a tradition of Saint Harmony Alliance Schools.

Lynch also came, and... somewhat awkwardly changed into the school’s summer uniform.

No matter how young he looks, this guy is already over fifty years old. Changing into a school uniform suddenly is somewhat uncomfortable.

Actually, this uniform is quite nice-looking. Although it’s a summer uniform, it’s a two-piece outfit, with a pure white shirt with platinum edges and a small floral tie inside, even with buttons edged in platinum and embedded with gemstones.

The small floral tie also features platinum silk braiding, with a semi-hollow floral pattern that’s not too cumbersome, looking quite elegant and breathable, not causing any discomfort.

Outside is a relatively thin fitted suit, very thin, using a chiffon fabric, also very breathable, not making one feel suffocated or even noticeable while wearing it.

The lower part consists of traditional formal trousers and shiny leather shoes, highlighting the youthful spirit, while not lacking in elegance; the designer is a talent.

It’s said that initially, people’s attention was not on the design of the uniform, until the first female principal of Saint Harmony Alliance Schools emerged, spreading a quirky trend in what was then still somewhat conservative alliance schools.

Schools began competing on uniforms’ appeal, with students competing over who had the more handsome or beautiful representatives...

This trend has continued to this day, with each alliance school redesigning uniforms for all four seasons each year, while the student councils select the best designs from other schools annually, ultimately crowning a design champion.

Of course, the design of the uniforms is also overseen by the student councils. Though the school administration seems indifferent to the competition among student groups, they provide a lot of support behind the scenes, as no one wants to be considered inferior to other alliance schools.

Before entering, several female students approached Lynch, but when he entered the main gate, the female students who were hovering around dispersed.

"Are you waiting for me?", Lynch asked casually, looking at Anna standing by the door.

"Yes!", Anna readily admitted this. After their encounter that day, she discovered Severa’s weakness was Lynch.

Afterward, using her channels, she inquired about some things she wasn’t previously interested in, like Severa’s private life.

Actually, in this circle, not many would invade others’ private lives. Not only is it impolite, but it could also lead to "wars," so Anna didn’t consciously pay attention to anyone’s private life.

Her sources told her that Severa, at the age of twenty-four, had never had a real romantic relationship or loved anyone.

Those guys who once circled her were just trying to get her pregnant to inherit Mr. Wardrick’s business, which Mr. Wardrick had long seen through. After crushing some attempts with force, no one dared to harass Severa randomly anymore.

With an almost perfect father at home, a girl growing up in such a family environment is bound to have some degree of father complex, making it difficult for her to find someone she’d look up to.

This discovery thrilled Anna, as her destined duel might soon come to an end.

Having some thoughts, Anna acted boldly. Her eyes looked warmly at Lynch’s handsome face, her cheeks slightly flushed.

She told herself it was all fake, her purpose merely to use Lynch to defeat Severa, yet somehow, Lynch’s face seemed to contain something like a magnet, drawing and holding Anna’s gaze, making it impossible for her to look away!