It is obvious that Batistuta treats Caesar as his father and is determined to follow him. There is nothing Caesar can do about it because he is soft-hearted. However, Batistuta cannot be idle all day long. Letting him wander around will definitely cause trouble. Causing trouble is not a problem. The problem is why the blame should be placed on him.
When there is a problem, go to the teacher. This is the first reaction of a student. The kind-hearted Caesar did the same. Of course, he went to the principal. The poor principal was worried about the budget, and now he was pressed with another sum of money. There was nothing he could do about it. He had to be determined and firm to keep Caesar. Besides, the more favors Caesar owed him, the safer it would be. This budget still had to be spent. It seemed necessary to reduce the teachers' salaries... No, they would go on strike. It's not easy to be a principal. Who should he blackmail?
When someone blackmails him, he naturally has to find a victim. There are many rich people in the Mermaid Sea, and the richest is naturally the royal family. Haha, the great Majesty Alex, please contribute something to your subjects.
The principal's smile was very lewd, and Caesar's smile was not much different, two foxes, one old and one young.
The strange thing is that the principal, who always likes to make full use of resources, did not recruit Batti as a student to work for him this time, but let him be the security guard of the library. Although... there are few students going there, some classics inside are still important and need a certain amount of protection. Of course, Batti is only responsible for the periphery, or to put it more directly, guarding the gate. After all, if he is asked to guard the interior, the oldest library in the history of the entire sea clan will completely collapse in less than a day. This possibility is as high as 100%, and the principal dare not take the risk.
Of course there would be wages for the work, one silver coin a day, and of course three meals a day were included. One silver coin was really nothing, and Caesar didn't care. The three meals a day were the most important. This saved Caesar a lot of money. Although the principal knew that the giant must have a big appetite, he still made a wrong estimate. Batty's appetite was five times what he thought.
"Barty, if you have nothing to do, take a nap. I'll go to the library."
...Wow, he's so obedient. He sleeps when I tell him to. Caesar feels that he can't speak casually in the future. This guy is a straightforward person and seems to listen to him very much.
Looking at the gate of the library, Caesar felt a little emotional. He came here in the first place. Now that school has started, he finally has the opportunity to see the true appearance of this library which is known as the largest, most complete and oldest library of the sea clan. Caesar is determined to be a good student with all-round development in morality, intelligence and physique, so naturally he needs to read more.
I came to the entrance of the library with the intention of paying homage to it... It was indeed very old, so old that it was almost falling apart. The principal, who was such a stingy old man, should at least spend some money to renovate it.
Although it looked bad from the outside, after entering, Caesar was shocked. He had never seen so many books before. Although it was not very gorgeous, it was indeed a world of books. It touched his soul as soon as he entered. Frankly speaking, Caesar did not like reading very much when he was a child, and the old man Marton was even helpless about it. However, as he grew up, Caesar knew that there were indeed many practical things in these books, especially for his own magic barriers.
It is better to rely on yourself than on others, and you are the only one who knows your own situation best. Especially since his situation is special and different from others, he should supplement it with some advanced magic theories to see if he can find the key. The theories taught in class are too shallow, especially the one that skips the fourth-level magic and directly uses compression magic, which is beyond the teacher's ability.
Caesar indulged himself for a while and began to look for the books he needed, but he became numb three seconds later. The principal should resign. The books here were indeed divided into more than a dozen libraries, but there were no regular categories, or the regular categories were a mess, it was simply terrible. He actually saw a pornographic novel in the magic elementary area... with illustrations, it was really... Alas, in order to clean up the campus culture and protect the innocent students from pollution, he decided to "confiscate" the book.
There were still some students scattered around in the library, but they were all very quiet. None of them looked around like Caesar. Instead, they sat with a book and read seriously. Almost all of them wore thick glasses... Perhaps these were the legendary good academic students.
Caesar was also swimming in the ocean of books. Of course, unlike other people who read books, he only read titles. Basically, he was not interested in textbooks, which were all straightforward and did not help him to overcome his bottleneck.
In the stories the old man told when he was a child, geniuses and protagonists could always find places with concentrated basic martial arts or magic. He was considered a genius, so how could his luck be so bad!
"Ah, isn't this classmate Caesar? You're the kind of person who comes to the library?"
Oh my god, Reef Academy is so small, or maybe it's just that enemies often meet on a narrow road. The principal's granddaughter, the one Kailin that Kao likes,... It seems that this girl has already apologized to Kao, but the current situation is not much better.
It can be seen that Kao really likes this little girl. Maybe in his opinion, being willful is also a kind of cuteness. For the sake of his brother and the old principal, Caesar has to give her some face.
"Hello, classmate Kailin. I want to find some books about magic, especially books about the nature of magic."
For some reason, she originally wanted to come over and say hello, but when she saw Caesar, she wanted to cause trouble. She had never suffered any loss since she was a child. The last incident was the most embarrassing one in her life, which can be said to be unforgettable. The mastermind was the bad guy in front of her. He had no sympathy for women and actually bullied such a lovely girl in public. Of course, Kailin also knew that she was wrong and had gone too far, so she calmed down and apologized to Prince Chao. She also wanted to apologize when she saw Caesar this time, but she was so impulsive that even she felt strange. However, the other party's unusually gentle attitude surprised her.
"That, that, well, that's it."
"Which one?" Caesar looked at the hesitant Karen in confusion. Was there a problem with him wanting to find a book, or did the book he wanted to find involve the privacy of the library.
Karen was so regretful that she was so stupid and the other party was also an idiot who didn't even give her a way out and actually asked who it was.
"Yes, you are looking for a book, a book about magic, right?"
"Yes, the more difficult it is to understand, the better, especially those about the nature of magic!"
"I heard that you are a rare person who practices both magic and martial arts?"
"It's not a matter of dual cultivation, it's just some ways of fighting."
Caesar was not being modest, he just thought so. However, when Karin heard it, she felt that he was too arrogant. Excessive modesty is arrogance. Now the whole royal city is talking about him, and his grandfather treats this guy as a treasure and even ignores her, his precious granddaughter.
A genius? It seems like he won't work without some training!
"Speaking of my familiarity with the library, no one can compare to me. I have sorted almost every book here. There is a secret place where there are some great books that no one else knows about!"
"That's great, thank you so much."
Although he thanked her, he had countless questions in his heart. No wonder the library was so messy. It was probably because of her.
In fact, it's not Karen's fault. The principal was very busy at that time, and it was war time. He had no time to take care of her. He often left Karen alone in the library to play.
Karin took Caesar through many twists and turns and no one knew where they were going. Caesar was almost lost. This library was an old-style building, not as neat as modern buildings. It seemed that the sea people in previous eras paid attention to winding paths, so this library was built like a place for hide-and-seek. It was hard for Karin to find such a good place.