Before long, Richard followed a servant into the courtyard and met Oscar.
Just as he had guessed, Oscar had indeed come to deliver something. He had arrived with several carriages and was currently having people unload box after box and carry them inside.
Richard checked the contents of several boxes and found that they were all materials from the Royal Library that he needed.
After watching Richard finish his inspection, Oscar spoke from the side. "Nearly everything is here. It was just taken from the Royal Library—the city has been turned upside down, so few people are paying attention to this.
There are twenty-five boxes of materials in total, containing most of what you need. Only a small portion—about one-tenth—was stored in the Secret Vault deep within the Royal Library and was difficult to retrieve. So, as compensation, I gave you every piece of material I could find with high research value.
If you insist on the rest, that is possible as well, but you will need to give me a few more days. I will definitely make up the difference then."
Richard raised his brows slightly after hearing this. He had to admit that Oscar sounded fairly sincere.
After all, it would not have been easy to discover that some materials were missing, yet the other party had proactively explained it and offered both compensation and a solution.
Richard nodded afterward, expressing general satisfaction without nitpicking. When it came to deciphering the Barta Text, ninety percent of the materials would not be much different from having all of them. There was no need to make things unpleasant over the last tenth.
Seeing Richard's reaction, Oscar let out a breath of relief. "Then our original agreement has been fulfilled, correct? You can return His Majesty's contract now, yes?"
"Shouldn't I