The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1065 Layout
Owen sat in front of the window, and the sunlight near noon was almost vertical, which also cast large shadows in the room.

Suddenly seeing a person jumping out of the shadows, usually would be startled, but Owen just scanned it, and then continued to bury his head in the document, until the person approached the boundary line between the shadow and the sun, he whispered as if he was talking to himself. Said in Chinese:

"Since you showed up, the things I asked for should have been done."

He was answered by a cold female voice:
"Fortunately not humiliated."

Now Owen was a little surprised, he picked up the pen on the pen holder:

"I didn't expect that the person dealing with me this time was actually a young lady. Why didn't Yun Yiming come?"

"Junior Brother Yun has other important matters, but His Royal Highness Owen is our important ally, of course your request has been fulfilled."

The man, all in shadow, put a small box on the carpet without making a sound.

Important ally?It is the object of use.

Owen knew very well in his heart that these guys just took a fancy to him that he might become the next emperor.It's just that Owen doesn't know that these guys in Eastern China are evil cultivators that everyone shouts and beats.

But he also knew that these guys were really not good people.

It is very accidental that he will get online with the evil cultivator, or it is inevitable to some extent.

After all, Owen is a prince, not a child of ordinary people, because he has almost no talent in magic and martial arts. The young Owen knew that no matter how likely he was to become emperor in the future, the only way was to study.

The library in the palace is much better than the public library open to the common people. Owen has read all kinds of precious orphan manuscripts, long-lost stories and legends.

What he is best at is dealing with books and documents. Over time, this is no longer just a preparation for the future, but an interest.

By chance, Owen once entered the emperor's study and found a slightly strange document.

For a certain way out of the empire, the emperors of all dynasties have launched foreign wars. Whether it is against the water capital in the north or Tahaka in the east, they have tried to open a way out.

Although it has never been successful, there will definitely be prisoners of war in the war.

The empire still retains slavery, and its main source of slaves is prisoners of war.

At that time, Owen saw that the document clearly stated that there were a total of about 3000 prisoners of war in the empire, but when adding the total number of prisoners of war in other documents, it was found that nearly 3000 people were missing.

Slaves in the empire had no human rights at all. They were roughly equivalent to animals. No one would care too much about the lack of 3000 people. Moreover, the fake accounts on the documents were very clever. It was only by accident that Owen discovered that the number was wrong.

However, Owen did not dare to tell the emperor about this matter. Even if he was his own father, if he broke into the study without permission, it would be a big mistake to be hanged and smoked.

In retrospect, Owen felt that this might be the first time he caught the clues of the evil cultivator.

Later, with the death of the first prince, Owen, who was the third prince, immediately entered the vision of evil cultivators.

Obviously, they have some deals or cooperation with the emperor, but now that the emperor is old and can continue to govern in a few years, the evil cultivators naturally have to plan ahead.

Owen has always been very cautious. In his contact with the evil cultivators, he was not at all interested in their proposal of "helping you ascend to the throne of the emperor". Many times he was making empty promises without any basis, and he didn't need the evil cultivators' help. What does he do.

Not long ago, when he heard that the Taharaka Kingdom was completely disintegrated, Owen had a strong premonition that this matter was by no means as simple as it appeared on the surface.

What these guys want is very simple, the purpose is to ask for people.

The kingdom of Tahaka is falling apart and there are wars everywhere. Is there anything more suitable for fishing in troubled waters than this?

The empire has also seen an opportunity, and now the newspapers are reporting a certain victory every day, as if the imperial army is invincible.

This is a good thing, but it also has great dangers.

If the empire quickly occupied Taharaka and successfully obtained a road for external development and a large piece of high-quality farmland, the troubled times would soon end. This would not be a good thing for those evil cultivators who specialize in taking prisoners of war.

So Owen knew that, given the current situation, the evil cultivator would definitely find a way to hold back the empire's offensive, in order to continue to muddy the water.

He also believes that he can see that His Majesty the wise and mighty emperor certainly understands these principles.

Maybe it was to prevent the empire from becoming a second Taharaka, or maybe it was to guard against his emperor who was watching his children all day long, or maybe Owen instinctively felt that he couldn't get close to these guys.

So from the beginning to the end, Owen never left any handle in the hands of Xiexiu, nor did he have any real cooperation.

until this time.

Perhaps Owen, who had always been indifferent, suddenly asked for help, which surprised Xiexiu. They worked very hard for this future emperor's ally, and what he asked for was successful in just a few days.

This also made Owen understand that the energy hidden by these guys is not trivial, and continue to deal with them...

Not a good thing.

But he won't show these things on his face. Compared with Isaac, the guy who can't hide things on his face, Owen's poker face skills can be said to have been perfected.

"If you still have orders, just come to the old place to inform, and we will do our best to assist you to ascend the throne of the emperor."

Regarding Owen's too lofty performance, Xie Xiu has no good way to get him to cooperate, and can only seduce him with the throne every time.

Owen nodded unobtrusively. After the handover was completed, the woman took a step back, as if melting into the shadows and dissipating in the air.

Everything is as usual, and there is no problem at all. After reading the last document, Owen stretched himself.

The crisp sound of a series of joints made him feel very comfortable, and then he turned his head to look at the corner of the table on his right.

There is a chessboard there. The chessboard is black and white, which has the feeling of chess.It has pieces for pawns, pieces for bishops, pieces for kings and queens, just like chess.

But this is a magical world after all, and this thing looks like chess, but it is actually completely different.

Among the chess pieces are wanderers in cloaks, barbarians with axes, mages with staffs, rangers with bows and arrows, and even dragon-shaped chess pieces.

These chess pieces are cast with simple little magic, some will glow, and some will repeat the set simple actions like living creatures.

A lot of chess pieces have been densely placed on the chessboard. At first glance, it looks like an endgame, but those who understand the rules can tell at a glance that the chess pieces are simply placed randomly, and there are many irregularities.

Owen moved his chair and sat in front of the chessboard.

Nearest to him, a pawn representing a barbarian was lying on the board, as if it had been knocked over, but he placed it that way on purpose.

After hesitating for a while, Owen picked up the chess piece representing the barbarian, and tried to take out the chessboard several times, but finally put it in its original position.

Then he looked at the 'Ranger' and 'Wanderer' beside the castle, frowning and wondering what he was thinking.Then he picked up the 'magician' and put it on the other side of the board along with the rogue and ranger.

In this way, except for the weird barbarian who fell on the ground, overall it is already in line with the rules, and it looks like a half-played chess game.

The only problem should be the chess piece representing the 'sage'. Owen picked up this chess piece and tapped it up and down, hesitating to put it together with the barbarian.

Finally, he took out the chess piece representing the king from the chess box.

Wearing a crown and armor, when Owen picked up the chess piece, it raised the long sword in its hand, as if saying that the soldiers should charge with the king.

Owen stared at this chess piece, hesitating for longer than before, and once made people think that he had fallen asleep.

At this time, a sharp cry came from outside the window, and Owen looked out, and a fiery red glow appeared in the western sky. Not long after, a phoenix covered in flames flew over the city of Ishgard, attracting Pedestrians on the road pointed and watched.

This was within Owen's expectation, and it also showed that what he asked Xie Xiu to do had indeed been done.

Immediately retracting into the room, Owen seemed to make up his mind to put the 'king' on the chessboard, but his hand seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, and the chess piece could not fall.

Is this really the right thing to do?

Owen stared at the chess pieces, as if what he saw was not the chess pieces, but the throne representing the highest power in the entire empire.

No, it shouldn't be me who should be anxious.

Owen has always performed very well. He has organized everything in an orderly manner. His recent situation will definitely be sent to the Emperor by the people who are following him. From Isaac, who knows to drink and fight with adventurers all day long, Owen is undoubtedly the leader among the offspring.

Since you are in the lead, you shouldn't take unnecessary risks.

Thinking of this, he poured all the pieces on the chessboard into the box with a clatter.

- Knock knock.

There was a polite knock on the door outside the office, and Owen stabilized his mood, only to hear a deep male voice from outside the door:
"His Royal Highness Owen, Your Majesty the Emperor invites you to come over."

Owen let out a long sigh of relief. His character of not taking risks saved himself in a sense.

Although the guards in the palace were always hiding in the dark to spy on these princes and princesses, they almost never showed up. Conversely, once they came out, it would definitely be no small matter.

"Wait a minute, I'll organize the files."

"As soon as possible, please."

After leaving these words, there was no movement outside the door, but Owen knew that the person who just spoke must still be at the door, and he also knew that the entire building must have been cleared long ago.

He put a chess piece on the board with a snap, and then picked up the small box left by Xiexiu.

The box is only the size of a palm. It is a very simple wooden box. When you open it, there is a red round gemstone inside.

It's too regular to be natural, but it's also too ingenious to show any trace of polishing.

In this red gemstone, a faint pattern of a dragon's head can be seen, and a sharp sword pierces through the top of the dragon's head.

After confirming that the contents of the box were as he thought, Owen put the box in his arms, opened the door and went to the palace with the guards waiting outside.

And in the room, the only chess piece left by him was a giant dragon roaring at the sky...

(End of this chapter)