The right conversation can earn a permanent bonus.
Verified route notes
Look for Horatio in the New Camp rice fields. Keep the conversation respectful: the source warns that insulting his work can close the training opportunity.
After he declines to teach you, speak with Jeremiah in the tavern’s distillery about the Rice Lord, then return.
- Explain that you want to oppose the Rice Lord’s group.
- The guide reports a free five-point Strength bonus.
Protect the conversation opportunity
Find Horatio in the New Camp rice fields and approach the conversation as a request for instruction. The source warns that insulting his work can close the opportunity. Read the wording of each response rather than selecting a remembered option number from another language; the meaning matters more than its position on the menu.
Keep a separate save before the conversation if you want to review your choice without replacing the rest of your progress. This is a practical safeguard, not a claim that every dialogue outcome can be reset inside the same ongoing save. Do not provoke unrelated conflict merely to see whether it unlocks the lesson.
Complete the Jeremiah lead before returning
An initial refusal is part of the route described in the source, not automatically the end of the opportunity. After that refusal, visit Jeremiah in the tavern’s distillery and discuss the Rice Lord. Keep the topic of the conversation clear; simply visiting the tavern or opening a different dialogue does not establish that the relevant lead was followed.
Return to Horatio after that discussion and look for the response that explains your intended opposition to the Rice Lord’s group. Use the exact meaning presented in your version. This guide does not require attacking an NPC or completing an invented combat task as proof; its confirmed route is a sequence of conversations.
Verify the reported bonus cleanly
The source reports a free permanent five-point Strength bonus. Record the relevant attribute before and after the successful conversation while keeping equipment unchanged. If you change a ring, weapon or other equipment at the same time, a displayed difference becomes harder to attribute to the lesson itself.
Do not plan repeated gains from this route. The verified notes describe the lesson and its reported reward, not an endlessly repeatable bonus. If the value does not match what you expected, review whether the relevant conversation completed and what the character screen is displaying before assuming the guide proves a repeatable exploit.
Use the result in a broader point budget
After verifying the result, update the gap between your current Strength and the next requirement you actually intend to meet. A small free bonus can change that gap without deciding your entire build. Keep it distinct from Learning Points reserved for trainers, smithing or another skill so the benefit is reflected in a concrete next decision.
Source and scope
Game-specific route notes: Gothic Remake Horatio Guide: How to Get Free +5 Strength. Additional planning and troubleshooting advice is GameThrum editorial guidance. This is not a firsthand gameplay review.
