"Your first time here, isn't Char?" asked Maas, looking at Richard.

Richard nodded: "Yes." ”

"That's your lordship. "Char's situation should be a little different from what you think. Although it is true that you are here for the first time, before you came, many people were paying attention to you, and they were afraid that they would definitely visit you if they knew that you were here. I can help you block some people who are not strong enough, but some people with high status can't do anything, after all, I am just a slightly more capable servant. ”

Before he came, someone was paying attention to him...... Eighty percent has something to do with the black-faced old man Oscar......

Blinking, Richard looked at Maas and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"This ......" Maas opened and closed his mouth a few times, and said with some embarrassment, "My lord, this is really hard to say, but I can tell you one thing, that is, there are people in the royal family." ”

"Royal?" Richard raised an eyebrow.

......

Soon, in the afternoon, what Maas said was confirmed.

He had not been in the dwelling long before Richard saw the only servant left running in through the door, nervously reporting that the Grand Prince of the royal family of the Soma Alliance had visited.

Then, in the living room on the first floor of the stone building, Richard met the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was about thirty years old, very calm and polite, and after talking for a long time, he didn't say the purpose of the visit, but left a bunch of gifts and left.

Not long after the eldest prince left, the servant ran in the door again to report that the second prince of the royal family of the Soma Alliance had visited.

The second prince is younger, twenty-seven or eighteen years old, compared to the eldest prince, a little less calm, a little more enthusiastic, after being polite for half a day, leaving a bunch of gifts that are not inferior to the eldest prince and leaving quickly.

Richard was thinking about whether it was time for the third prince to visit according to this order, and the servant reported that the fourth prince of the royal family of the Soma Alliance had arrived.

The fourth prince was even younger, twenty-three or four years old, a little unruly, as if he was not convinced by anyone, but he restrained himself when they met. After the other party said some polite words that the eldest prince and the second prince had said, he left the gift and left again.

Next, Richard received many visits from royals and officials, and the gifts he received almost filled the storeroom of the stone building.

Until the end, he didn't understand why these people were visiting him.

......

When night came, he finally saw Oscar, a black-faced old man who came, and Richard asked his doubts.

"Why so many people are visiting me today, Mr. Oscar, I feel like an explanation is needed. ”

Oscar first smiled when he heard this, then sighed lightly, and said with emotion: "This is politics." ”

"Huh?"

"Although you have been on the outside, you have made a great contribution to the entire Soma Alliance by giving us the list of the Southern Freedom Alliance of the Truth Society, and His Majesty the Emperor has expressed his concern for you many times. In this way, you will naturally be noticed by many well-intentioned people. It's okay if you don't come to Char, but when you come and are exposed to the light, then naturally all kinds of people will come to you. ”

"Is that all?" Richard glanced at the dark-cheeked Oscar, not fully believing the other party's words, and said with a slight suspicion: "What do I think, is there any other reason? In our previous communication, I mentioned to you that I don't like to get involved in politics." I think if you have the heart, you can arrange for me to be in a private place, without being disturbed. Now, as far as I can see, it's more like Mr. Oscar, you're deliberately exposing my identity. ”

"What's in it for me?" asked Oscar with a wink.

"That's for yourself, Mr. Oscar. Richard said.

"Okay, let's talk about something else. Oscar changed the subject, glanced at Richard, and said, "Seriously, according to my guess, I thought you would wait a while to come to Char, but I didn't expect to come so soon." ”

"That's because, in addition to the fact that you want to meet with me in person to talk about something, I also happen to want to meet with you to talk about something. ”

"You want to find me too?" Oscar was interested, asking, "What's the matter?"

"I would like to borrow some books from the Royal Library of the Soma Union. Richard didn't hide it and said the purpose directly.

"Why?" Oscar asked, frowning.

"To do some research. Richard said, not telling all the truth, but giving a general reason, "I have been given some very old texts that need to be deciphered, and a wizarding friend of mine has told me that only a few books in the Royal Library can help......"

After listening to Richard's long words, Oscar nodded: "Is that so." ”

Oscar didn't agree directly, but thought about it and said: "Although it may disappoint you, I still have to tell you that the difficulty of this matter is higher than you expected." I'm guessing you're trying to exchange one of the three requests I promised you for a book loan?

To be reasonable, there's nothing wrong with that. If you want books from my private collection instead of books from the Royal Library, I can give them to you, but not from the Royal Library.

Because, nominally, the Royal Library belongs only to His Majesty the Emperor, and no one has the right to enter it unless he has the permission of His Majesty the Emperor, let alone borrow anything from it. You see, the Royal Library is not just a library, it also contains a lot of treasures and secret documents.

In that case, I can't make any promises to you here, and I can only give you an answer after asking His Majesty the Emperor. But, seriously, you don't have to ask His Majesty the Emperor, you can ask His Majesty the Emperor yourself. ”

At the end, Oscar looked at Richard.

"Shall I ask myself?" Richard raised his eyebrows, feeling that Oscar had something to say.

"Yes, you can ask yourself. Oscar smiled slightly, "I can tell you now that the main purpose of inviting you to meet Char this time is not that I want to talk to you about something, but what His Majesty wants to talk to you." After you gave that list last year, Your Majesty has always wanted to thank you and want to meet you and get to know you. ”

Richard squinted at this, and felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

There are many ways for an emperor to thank him, and it doesn't have to be a meeting, at least not so loudly, so that almost the entire royal family and high-ranking officials of the Soma Alliance know about it.

The current alliance emperor understands him, is thoughtful, and has never done anything meaningless, and this time he wants to meet him unabashedly, and he must definitely consider it.

From the visits of the crowd to him during the day, it can also be seen from the side that the alliance emperor has some ideas, and the specific content cannot be speculated, but at least he wants him to have some connection with alliance politics.

And this is what he does not want at all.

From the very beginning, he was more resistant to politics, and in his view, politics was about fighting against people. And man, from a scientific point of view, is extremely unstable, and may be extremely loyal today, and may betray outright tomorrow. Moreover, even if a lot of energy and time is invested in politics and a victory, it does not make much sense. Because, what he gets from a political victory, he hardly needs, what he needs, politics does not give him.

For him, the biggest role of politics is to consume time. And instead of wasting time on politics, it is better to wander outside of politics and study a little more.

Thinking so much in his heart, he didn't say it, looking at Oscar, Richard pursed his lips and asked, "His Majesty the Emperor really wants to see me?"

"Well, it was a week later because I didn't think you would be here so early. Oscar said, "But since you're here, if there's no problem, we'll meet tomorrow afternoon." ”

"Tomorrow afternoon?"

"yes, okay?"

"Yes. Richard nodded, not refusing. On the one hand, he has a request for books in the Royal Library, and on the other hand, the most powerful people in the whole continent may want to see him, and he still has to give face. In addition, he also wanted to see what His Majesty the Emperor wanted to talk to him about and what his purpose was.

"Well, tomorrow afternoon, I'll have a carriage send you up. Oscar listened and made a decision.

Richard nodded, not saying anything more.

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