This is a tragedy, a tragedy caused by a book.
But when the tragedy started, it had to continue.
Under the emperor's expectant gaze, Richard continued his philosophical discussion, gradually expanding the scope, from Aristotle's thought to Descartes' thought, from the Cynic school to the Epicurean school, from mysticism to The harmony of nature and man turns the conversation into a philosophical forum, and the air is filled with a philosophical atmosphere—well, a real philosophical atmosphere.
The emperor seemed to really enjoy this atmosphere, interjecting from time to time and offering his own opinions.
Richard had to admit that some of the emperor's opinions were relatively new. If the other party's political identity was not considered, it would not be too much to say that he was a profound philosopher.
In this way, the two of them discussed philosophy for one hour, two hours, three hours...
If there were no interruptions, we might have to talk until late at night. Fortunately, the previous waiter hurried over and called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty."
"What's wrong?" The emperor was putting forward new opinions on the Epicurean school of thought that admired pleasure, and was about to have a discussion with Richard. After being interrupted, he was obviously unhappy.
"Your Majesty, Lord Mortes is here and wants to report something to you." The waiter replied carefully and bravely.
"Let him wait." The emperor waved his hand and decided, "Just tell him that I have something to do, and I will listen to his report after I am done.
"But..." the waiter was a little scared, but tried to stick to his principles and reminded, "but... Your Majesty, Lord Mortes said he had something very urgent to report to you. He rushed back to Xiaya without any rest at all."
"Really." The emperor frowned and complained a little, "If he doesn't stay well in the Southern Free Federation, why is he rushing back in such a hurry?"
Taking a deep breath, the emperor adjusted his mood, looked at Richard and said, "In that case, let's end our discussion today, Richard. I had a great time talking with you, and I have a very good impression of you - well, It's better than I expected. I have something to do today, so I won't keep you any longer. If I have time in the future, I will continue to discuss it with you. By the way, regarding the little matter of borrowing from the Royal Library that you told Oscar before, I will let Oscar talk to you. Yes, don’t worry too much, I will try my best to meet your requirements, after all, you have made great contributions to the alliance.”
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll go back first."
"Okay." The emperor waved his hand and signaled the waiter to send Richard away. Then he moved his buttocks on the large chair and saw "Mortes" reported by the waiter walking into the palace quickly.
The first sentence the other party said was: "Your Majesty, something happened to the Southern Free Federation."
"Um?"
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Richard didn't know what Mortes talked about with the Alliance Emperor. He left the palace under the leadership of the waiter, got on the carriage sent by Oscar, and went directly back to his residence.
Returning to the ornately decorated stone building, he asked the only remaining valet to make a cup of hot tea. Richard sat at the desk and sipped while thinking about his conversation with the Alliance Emperor.
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 the conversation, he had thought that the emperor might have many images, majestic, kind, arrogant, and violent, but he never thought that the other person was so knowledgeable and had such deep insights in the field of philosophy.
The other party had been talking to him like this for several hours. What was his purpose
It can't really be the same as what the other party said, it's just a casual chat, right
He kept this doubt until Oscar came to visit in the evening, and then asked Oscar without reservation.
In the living room of the stone building, Oscar listened, took a sip of tea brewed by the servant, chuckled and replied: "Don't be too surprised, our Majesty has always been different from ordinary people, and many of his behaviors do not follow the rules. . Since he said he wanted to talk to you casually, that means just talking casually, and there should be no other underlying meaning."
"What about my question about borrowing books from the Royal Library?"
"I came here this time just to talk to you about this matter." Oscar said, "Actually, not long before you entered the palace, His Majesty expressed his position to me: I can agree to your request, but after all, the Royal Library is very We rarely make exceptions and are open to outsiders, so it’s okay to be open to you, but there are conditions.”
"Conditions? What conditions?" Richard asked without much surprise.
"I can't tell you about this condition now because I haven't reached the right time and haven't waited for a result." Oscar said seriously, "However, I promise to give you an explanation in one to two months."
"In one to two months?" Richard frowned slightly, "I can't keep waiting, can I?"
"That's not the case." Oscar shook his head. "Considering that you are impatient, although I can't agree to your request yet, I can lend you some books in advance for your use. Some of them are what you applied for, and some are , which records other precious contents, such as incomplete forbidden spells, ancient secrets, etc."
After speaking, Oscar shouted outside: "Zong Hu!"
The fourth-level wizard guard who had met Oscar before walked in, took a deep look at Richard, then put a box on the ground and opened it, and saw that it was filled with dozens of thick books and books. A bunch of scrolls.
"How's it going?" Oscar looked at Richard and asked, "The content here is enough for you to study for a while. When you are done researching, I can tell you the real conditions."
"Is this..." Richard narrowed his eyes and did not agree immediately.
Thoughts were swirling in his mind, and he quickly analyzed the pros and cons: Now it would be beneficial to accept the information Oscar brought, and it would be helpful in deciphering the Baltavin. In addition, incomplete forbidden spells and ancient secrets are also valuable. If you are lucky, If so, maybe we can create an existence that is not inferior to the energy furnace.
But the problem is that if you accept these things from the other party in advance without any effort, you will be afraid that when the other party puts forward the real conditions, it will be difficult to refuse, which means that the other party has taken the initiative.
Naturally, he wanted to make this deal a success, but he didn't want to experience the feeling of being led by others, even if the other party was a high-ranking member of the Soma Alliance, even if the other party was backed by the Alliance Emperor who had a good impression of him.
After thinking about it, Richard looked at Oscar and said: "I accepted the things, but I don't like to owe favors. Mr. Oscar, you said before that you can't make the decision about the Royal Library and you can't make those three promises If you want to cash in, then I will exchange it for another thing. It is related to the Truth Society that you are hostile to, and you should be interested."