This is a tragedy, a tragedy triggered by a book.

But when the tragedy began, it had to continue.

Under the expectant gaze of the Emperor, Richard continued to speak of his philosophical discourse, gradually expanding the scope from Aristotelian to Cartesian, from Cynicism to Epicureanism, from mysticism to the unity of heaven and man, turning the conversation into a philosophical forum, and the air was filled with a philosophical atmosphere—well, the real philosophical atmosphere.

And the emperor seems to really enjoy this atmosphere, interjecting from time to time and putting forward his own opinions.

Richard had to admit that some of the emperor's views were relatively new, and it would not be too much to say that he was a profound philosopher without considering the political identity of the other party.

In this way, the two of them discussed philosophy for an hour, two hours, and three hours......

If it hadn't been disturbed, it might have been necessary to talk until late at night, but at this time, the waiter from before hurried in and whispered, "Your Majesty." ”

"What's the matter?" the Emperor was about to talk to Richard about the hedonistic Epicureans, when he was visibly displeased when he was disturbed.

"Your Majesty, it's Lord Motes who has come and said that something is going to be reported to you. The waiter replied cautiously.

"Let him wait. The emperor waved his hand and decided, "Just say that I have something to do, and I will listen to his report when I am done."

"But......" the waiter reminded with some fear, but trying to stick to his principles, "but...... Your Majesty, Lord Motes said that there is something urgent to report to you, and he rushed back to Char without any rest all the way. ”

"Really. The emperor frowned and complained a little, "He doesn't stay in the Southern Free Federation, what is he doing in such a hurry to come back." ”

Taking a deep breath, the emperor adjusted his mood, looked at Richard and said, "Since that's the case, then Richard, let's discuss it here today." I had a great time talking to you, and I had a good impression of you—well, better than I expected. If I have something to do today, I won't continue to keep you, and if I have time in the future, I will continue to discuss it with you. By the way, I'll let Oscar talk to you about the little things you talked to Oscar about borrowing from the Royal Library, don't worry too much, I'll try to meet your request, after all, you've made a huge contribution to the league. ”

"Okay, then Your Majesty, I'll go back first. ”

"Good. The Emperor waved his hand and motioned for the attendant to send Richard away, then moved his butt in the wide chair and saw the waiter's reported "Motes" walking quickly into the palace.

The first thing the other party said was: "Your Majesty, something has happened to the Southern Free Federation." ”

"Huh?"

......

......

Richard didn't know what Motes had talked about with the Emperor of the Alliance, so he led the attendants out of the palace, got into the carriage sent by Oscar, and went straight back to his residence.

Back in the ornately decorated stone building, and letting the only remaining valet make a cup of hot tea, Richard sat at his desk and took a sip as he pondered his conversation with the Emperor of the Alliance.

It must be said that the conversation with the Alliance Emperor was one of the most unexpected conversations for him in the current world.

Before talking, he had thought that the emperor could be a lot of images, majestic, kind, arrogant, and irascible, but he definitely never thought that the other party would be so knowledgeable and have such deep insights in the field of philosophy.

What is the purpose of the other party talking to him for several hours?

Can't, it's really the same as what the other party said, just a casual conversation, right?

His doubts were kept until Oscar came to visit in the evening, and then asked Oscar unreservedly.

In the living room of the stone building, Oscar listened, took a sip of the tea made by the servant, and replied with a chuckle: "You don't need to be too surprised, our majesty has always been an ordinary person, and many behaviors do not follow the rules. Since he said that he was talking to you casually, it was a casual conversation, and there should be no other potential meaning. ”

"And about my question about borrowing books from the Royal Library?"

"I'm here to talk to you about this. "Actually, not long before you entered the palace, His Majesty made a statement to me: you can agree to your request, but after all, the royal library is rarely open to outsiders, so it is okay to be open to you, but there are conditions." ”

"Conditions, what conditions?" asked Richard without much surprise.

"I can't tell you this condition yet, because there is no suitable time, no result. Oscar said seriously, "However, in one to two months, I promise to give you an explanation." ”

"In a month or two?" Richard frowned slightly, "I can't wait forever, can I?"

"Not really. Oscar shook his head, "Considering that you are in a hurry, although I can't agree to your request yet, I can lend you some books in advance for your use." Some of them are borrowed by you, and some of them are recorded with other precious contents, such as broken forbidden spells, ancient secrets, and so on. ”

After speaking, Oscar shouted outside: "Zonghu!"

The fourth-level wizard guard who had met before, who was with Oscar, walked in, took a deep look at Richard, and then put a box on the ground and opened it, only to see that it was filled with dozens of thick books and a pile of scrolls.

"How?" Oscar looked at Richard and asked, "It's enough for you to study for a while, and when you're done, you can tell you the real conditions." ”

"What is this...... Richard narrowed his eyes, not immediately agreeing.

The thought in his mind turned, and he quickly analyzed the pros and cons: if he accepted the information brought by Oscar now, it would naturally be beneficial, and it would be helpful for Baltavin's cracking, and in addition, the mutilated forbidden spells and ancient secrets were also quite valuable, and if he was lucky, he might be able to make an existence that was not inferior to the energy furnace.

But the problem is that there is no need to pay to accept these things from the other party in advance, but I am afraid that when the other party puts forward real conditions, it will be difficult to refuse, and it can be regarded as letting the other party take the initiative.

He naturally wanted to make this deal come to fruition, but he didn't want to experience the taste of being led by others, even if the other party was a high-level member of the Soma Alliance, even if behind the other party was the Alliance Emperor who had a good impression of him.

After thinking about it, Richard looked at Oscar and said, "I took the things, but I don't like to owe favors." Mr. Oscar, you said earlier about the Royal Library, that you can't make the decisions and make those three promises fulfilled, so I'll exchange it for another thing. It has something to do with the truth that you are hostile to, and you should be interested. ”

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