I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 10
  Alexander did not let George go back at noon, leaving George to have lunch in the Winter Palace.

The mean Queen Maria was also present. In front of Alexander, Maria did not target George. It was as if she didn't see him and regarded George as an invisible person.

Alexander was very concerned about the children's learning progress and asked questions enthusiastically.

Georgi was indeed very smart. Although he made a few mistakes, he still recited the Hugo that Lanson talked about today.

Nicholas blushed, scratched his ears and cheeks, looked left and right, and mumbled for a long time without memorizing a single word.

George said confidently without blushing, "No!"

now it's right.

George's outstanding performance immediately won the grateful eyes of the last Tsar.

"The professor said that Uncle George has finished watching "Les Misérables". Uncle George is so awesome -" The little boy acted like a monster again, and Lanson really used George's excellence to inspire Nikolai and Georgi.

Alexander was not surprised. There were only a few members of the royal family, and a trivial matter could spread throughout St. Petersburg in half an hour. George's language talent had been praised by Ya Er many times on different occasions. Like Ya Er, he was outstanding. Famous language genius.

Fortunately, George has no claim to the throne.

"French is too difficult, I don't like learning French-" Nicholas didn't mean any harm, it was just a simple expression of emotion, but this further confirmed George's reputation as a genius.

"If you don't learn French, what will you do when you visit France in the future?" Alexander guided patiently, seemingly inadvertently giving George a look to let George understand.

George's heart was clear, this is homework.

The crown prince doesn't have to leave homework, so George can't be lazy.

George is Alexander's companion for Nicholas. Is it so easy to get your salary as a duke?

"Looking for a translator!" the little boy answered habitually, and also won Nikolai's grateful gaze.

The gratitude of the future Tsar is worthless.

Alexander sighed deeply, feeling powerless sweeping through his body.

George did not speak, but carefully cut the steak on the plate in front of him into small pieces, and controlled the knife not to touch the plate to avoid making a harsh sound.

Otherwise you will really laugh out loud.

But at the same time, I was also secretly alert.

The little boy was reckless, but he was not stupid. Although he made a fool of himself, he also saved Nikolai.

At this time, the two guardians of the future tsar, one on the left and one on the right, finally arrived.

"I've finished eating. You guys can enjoy it slowly--" Maria was too lazy to watch the poor performances of the masters. She got up and went upstairs to change clothes and prepare to attend the dance party in the evening.

Even though it's still early, it's almost time to go upstairs, take a shower, put on makeup, pick out clothes, and put on suitable jewelry and shoes. If you finish all these things, how can you spend so much boring time?

George is not boring, and his schedule is very tight. In addition to reading in the Hermitage, George has already begun physical training to prepare for joining the Guards.

Every Grand Duke of the Russian Empire must serve as an intern in the Guards for a period of time before and after reaching adulthood. This is a royal tradition.

The purpose of interning in the Guards is to inspire the martial spirit of the princes, and of course there are benefits.

When the Grand Dukes join the Guards, they will definitely not start as soldiers, but directly as officers.

Officers are paid, although for the princes who already have generous incomes, that salary is insignificant, but who would dislike the hot ruble. The salary of low-level officers is indeed not high, but if you reach the level of military region commander, the income is still very considerable.

After Alexander ascends the throne, he will automatically become the Grand Marshal of Russia's army and navy, with an annual salary of 5 rubles.

Most of the grand dukes serve as military district commanders after they reach adulthood, with an annual salary of about 4 rubles.

It should be noted that after the grand dukes serve as commanders of military regions, they do not even need to take office. They only need to register their names, and their annual salary will be automatically transferred to their accounts.

Therefore, military positions are a great advantage for members of the royal family.

As a Duke, George will also serve in the Guards in the future.

George has also longed for the famous Guards.

The Guards, also known as the Imperial Guard, was founded in 1700. Its officers are all hereditary nobles. It consists of three infantry divisions, three cavalry divisions, three artillery brigades, and one brigade of snipers.

As the most elite force in the Russian Empire, the Guards have a very high status in Russia and have strong combat effectiveness. Most of the Guards are stationed around St. Petersburg. Only one infantry division and one cavalry division are located in Moscow.

Given George's age, it would be several years before he could join the Guards.

But George is now Nikolai's companion. Nikolai will be 14 years old in a few days. It will only be a year or two before he joins the Guards. George needs to prepare in advance.

George didn't want to wait until he reached adulthood before joining the Guards. It was best to join Nicholas, so that George could use Nicholas as a bunker. If the sky fell, the crown prince would hold it up.

Although George is four years younger than Nicholas, George is about the same height as Nicholas.

The two of them are similar in stature. By Russian standards, not only are they as skinny as a chick, they can also be described as frail.

George suffered enough from poor health in his last life, and he will definitely need to exercise more in this life.

By 1917, even if he was running away, George could run a little faster than others.

There were no classes in the afternoon at the Winter Palace. Nicholas and Georgi invited George to play at Peter's house. George refused decisively. He didn't know Peter and was not familiar with them.

This Peter was Peter Alexandrovich, Prince of Oldenburg, who was the same age as Nicholas. In 1901, Nicholas' youngest sister, Princess Olga of Asia III, married Peter.

The sixth princess is not here yet, she will be born next year.

"Are you afraid of social interaction?" Georgi finally found George's weakness. The little boy kicked his nose and face, and stopped even calling him uncle.

"Yes, I have a bit of social anxiety." George admitted decisively. Social anxiety was very good. George needed a suitable reason to refuse invalid social interactions.

As a Duke, if George liked socializing, there would be endless balls and ballets waiting for him.

A prince like Peter, who didn't even have a name, could be said to have left no trace in history. George was not interested in socializing like this, so he might as well spend his time exercising.

Speaking of exercise, George now finally understands why some people say exercise is addictive.

In his previous life, George bought a lot of dumbbells, balance support boards, sit-up boards, treadmills and the like in order to exercise.

The dumbbells were thrown into the corner after being used only once, the sit-up board was left gathering dust after being used twice, the treadmill ended up being a clothes drying rack, and the balance support board was not even unpacked.

It perfectly explains what it means for poor students to have too much stationery.

In this life, George finally experienced the sense of accomplishment and happiness brought by physical exercise. It felt as good as if he had been a scumbag for ten thousand years and suddenly scored double hundred in the exam.

(End of this chapter)