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Chapter 1362 - 512: The Gate of the Tiger_1

Chapter 1362: Chapter 512: The Gate of the Tiger_1

The Fifth Prince was still mourning, and naturally, the hosts in the Royal Palace enthusiastically received Sir Owen Bertram. The hosts were even more excited than the Fifth Prince himself, and they eagerly flattered Sir Owen every day. It’s not that they had less insight than the Fifth Prince — those who caught the Fifth Prince’s eye must be extraordinary — it’s just that they each only had access to a part of the secrets, and only the Fifth Prince was in charge of the entire situation; this was his way of handling matters. Therefore, only the Fifth Prince understood the extent of Sir Owen’s power.

Harriet could finally breathe a sigh of relief, secretly pushing matters forward and endorsing both Sir Owen and the Fifth Prince on important occasions: Sir Owen’s unparalleled loyalty was evident when His Majesty passed away, as he single-handedly ventured into the Northern Plain, forcing the Great Chieftain to hide in the Ancestral Land of Sky Witch — his fate unknown ever since. Sir Owen’s support for the Fifth Prince was simply a continuation of his loyalty to His Majesty, as he knew that His Majesty had favored the Fifth Prince in his lifetime.

So Sir Owen’s reputation as "unrivaled in loyalty" quickly became a talking point.

The previous hustle and bustle of other princes now seemed rather absurd: it turned out that in this battle for the throne, these "heirs" were not the real players. The ones who could truly determine the fate of the throne had made their decisions long ago.

As a result, a consensus was reached both within and outside the Imperial Court: the Fifth Prince would succeed the throne.

However, there was a small problem with this decision concerning the Empress: she loved her chubby grandson, but when it came to the throne, she instinctively became cautious and felt it was inappropriate to depose the eldest son in favor of a younger one.

The trouble was eventually resolved in a rather bizarre and slightly sensual way: Sir Owen sent a message to Lily through Glenn Mitchell, who then told Peter Liam, who reported back to George Green. After George Green visited the palace and had a little chat about "family matters" with the Empress, she finally dismissed her doubts, as she did love her chubby grandson after all.

Sir Owen secretly marveled: With Windsor before and Peter Liam after, was the person with the widest network of contacts under his hand actually the impoverished-born Glenn Mitchell?

Eventually, the Fifth Prince was officially designated as heir, but before ascending the throne, the late emperor must be buried. It was at this point that officials like Abner Lane, Nick Liam, and Sir Owen remembered that their primary duty at Horizon Bureau was to serve the sky and that in the selection of imperial tombs, they had equal say to the Observatory!

After being undercover for a long time, they had almost forgotten that the Horizon Bureau was initially a superstitious institution... A destiny! A destiny institution!

In the past, after the Observatory had determined the location of the imperial tomb, they handed it over to the Horizon Bureau to report to the heavens. If the ceremony indicated divine approval, the location would be set; otherwise, the Observatory would have to search again.

However, it had been a long time since the Horizon Bureau had received any response from the heavens, and this was an open secret among the senior officials. So, in the past, once the Observatory decided on a location, the Horizon Bureau would just go through the motions, and a lack of response from the heavens would be considered "tacit approval."

But there were indeed times in history when the Observatory and the Horizon Bureau disagreed, with the locations reported by the Observatory being repeatedly rejected by the Horizon Bureau, much to the frustration and exhaustion of the Observatory.

The Observatory could also conduct its own sacrifices, yielding results contrary to those of the Horizon Bureau — so what would happen? People would, of course, argue about it, but how could the Observatory, with its thin arms and legs, ever stand a chance against the notoriously unscrupulous Horizon Bureau?

As for now... With three Seventh Level experts in the Horizon Bureau, it was rumored that the Observatory was discussing whether to merge with the Horizon Bureau, mainly for the prestige it would carry when introducing themselves.

Everything went according to procedure, and once the location of the imperial tomb was determined, the next task was to quickly construct the mausoleum. The officials unanimously decided to ask the Grandmaster to oversee the construction at the fastest speed possible.

The Fifth Prince originally wanted to entrust this important task to Sir Owen — this was a genuine privilege, as only the emperor’s close courtiers had ever held such a responsibility. Moreover, given the widespread praise for Sir Owen’s heartwarming loyalty toward the late emperor, allowing him to oversee the construction of the imperial tomb would further solidify his reputation!

However, Sir Owen... still felt a bit uneasy about it. If he were to build the emperor’s tomb, what if the emperor’s body unexpectedly revived during the burial?

Never mind. Sir Owen firmly rejected the offer, gracefully stating that every day he saw the emperor’s mausoleum, it caused him unbearable grief!

In the end, the task fell upon Harriet...

When this matter was finally settled, Sir Owen received an unexpected invitation from the Ancestral Patriarch of the Imperial Clan. The Ancestral Patriarch did not rely on his old status to send a message directly to Sir Owen to see him in the palace.

The choice of messenger was particularly well thought out, as it was a prince with considerable clout in the royal family, second only to Harriet in prestige and a major shareholder in Sir Owen’s slave trade.

The prince relayed the Ancestral Patriarch’s exact words: due to his physical condition, he could not leave the inner section of the Imperial Palace for long periods of time. So he asked Sir Owen to come to him, as he had an important favor to request.

Given Sir Owen’s current status and position, the Ancestral Patriarch of the Imperial Family must show him sufficient respect.

The Ancestral Patriarch’s request was actually quite simple: the Crown Prince and the others had offended Sir Owen before, so he asked Sir Owen to show mercy and spare their lives, granting them fiefs in remote places and sending them away from the Capital to be out of sight.

Sir Owen agreed.

Sir Owen had always believed in "showing greater respect when shown respect." Considering the Ancestral Patriarch’s advanced age and the fact that he had made this request, Sir Owen decided to extend him this courtesy. Besides, as for the useless Crown Prince and his ilk, Sir Owen had never planned on exterminating them completely.