"Yes, I believe you." Mai Ge nodded with a smile, looking at the sensible Amy, but feeling a little sorry for her. In his memory, when Mai Ge • Alex used to go out, because of his leg problems, there were often naughty children following behind him and imitating how he walked, and even throwing small stones at him.
Although he tried his best to avoid letting Amy see this scene, she had still witnessed it a few times. The image of the little girl crying and shielding him from those unruly children was still deeply etched in his mind. Her desire to become incredibly strong and protect him probably originated from that time.
Looking at Amy's serious expression, Mai Ge couldn't help but reach out and pick her up, holding her in his arms and gently kissing the hair on her forehead. This feeling of being put first in her heart by the person he loved most warmed his heart, but his nose also felt a little sore.
"Don't worry, Daddy will become more and more powerful. I should be the one protecting Little Amy. Little Amy just needs to be happy everyday." Mai Ge whispered in Amy's ear. He was not a good father at all, making her carry so much at such a young age.
"But..." Amy looked up from Mai Ge's embrace.
Mai Ge knew what Amy wanted to say, shook his head, and smiled, "The day after tomorrow is the restaurant's day off. Let's go out and have fun all day, and then we can go to Chaos Academy. If Amy wants to learn magic, we can see if there are any suitable mage you can apprentice under."
"Really?" Amy's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. Her big blue eyes looked at Mai Ge with some disbelief, but then she hesitated a little, saying, "But Amy said also teach Grandpa Half Beard the Fireball spell. Won't he think I'm lying to him?"
Mai Ge chuckled and shook his head. "He's actually a very powerful mage, but he wanted to take Little Amy to a faraway place to learn magic, so Daddy refused. Don't worry about him not learning fireball spell, because he already knows it."
"Really? But he couldn't even catch Amy's fireball just now, and he burned off his beard!" Amy asked doubtfully.
"That's because Little Amy's fireball spell is incredibly powerful. So, if you use fireball spell in the future, you must first consider whether the other person can withstand it, otherwise, they might really be roasted alive." Mai Ge nodded with a smile, but his expression became serious as he spoke.
Having power means learning to control it.
Although Amy is still young, Mai Ge already intends to slowly begin shaping her values. He doesn't want her to be a saint, but he also doesn't want her to grow up to be a demon king.
Kindness isn't a bad quality, moderation is a philosophy of life.
After being brought to this world by a system from the Heaven, he slowly began to understand this principle: everything must be done in moderation, otherwise, even if humans don't take you away, the heavens will.
"Okay, Little Amy got it." Amy nodded seriously, then looked down at the Ugly Duckling squatting on the ground, looking up at them, and muttered, "If it's cooked, it's cooked…"
"Meow~" The Ugly Duckling seemed to feel a chill run down its neck and couldn't help but shrink back. At times like this, it felt its little owner was quite scary.
"Alright, you and the Ugly Duckling can play a little longer. If you're sleepy, go upstairs to sleep. I'll clean the restaurant." Mai Ge smiled, ruffled Amy's hair, and put her down.
"The Ugly Duckling, the Mushroom Little Elf and I are all waiting for Daddy to go to sleep." Amy shook her head, picked up the Ugly Duckling, sat on a high stool, turned on the music box, and hummed along while listening. Suddenly, she looked up at Mai Ge, who was wiping the table, and said, "Daddy, do you think Teacher Luna will be happy if I sing to her next time I see her?"
"Of course." Mai Ge nodded with a smile. Amy really liked Teacher Luna, but Amy was only four years old, not old enough to enroll at Chaos Academy. It was Teacher Luna who had taken it upon herself to let her into the classroom.
Mai Ge also planned to contact the academy's teachers about the magic, to see if they could personally provide Amy with some introductory magic education.
Now that Amy had mastered the Fireball spell, without a basic understanding of magic, she might not be able to control this power properly. He didn't want his precious daughter to become a spoiled brat in other people's eyes, childlike innocence and ill-mannered are two different things.
"Then, Little Amy will study hard and sing for Daddy and Teacher Luna." Amy nodded, her little face full of seriousness, humming along line by line.
Mai Ge smiled, his hands moving much more nimbly. Amy was slowly getting used to dropping the "Father" label, though she still unconsciously used it sometimes. Mai Ge didn't mind, sometimes he even found it cute, so he let her have her way.
Mai Ge tidied up the restaurant, curing the pork for the day after tomorrow. After washing his hands, he came out to find Amy asleep on the counter, the Ugly Duckling nestled peacefully in her arms. Only the music box continued to play, though the sound seemed a little hoarse.
"System, this music box you sell for fifty, the quality can't be this bad, right? It broke in less than a day." Mai Ge thought, raising an eyebrow.
"Host, this music box does not contain a perpetual motion machine, so the sound quality will change after the battery runs out. Please purchase four new AA batteries to restore the music box to normal." The system's calm voice came through.
"Such a high end music box, and you actually included AA batteries? Normally, it should at least come with lithium batteries and a charger!" Mai Ge felt his sarcastic soul awakening.
"The music box has a detailed instruction manual on its product page, which clearly states that the power source is four AA batteries. This system is honest and fair in its transactions. However, if the host has other requirements, this system offers modification services, with four levels of packages available." The system's voice remained calm.
"Wait..." Mai Ge looked at the list of four packages that suddenly popped up in his mind, feeling like he had stepped into the system's trap. He hadn't had time to carefully read the instruction manual in the emergency, but the system deliberately set a trap, and now it was acting like it would modify the music box if he paid more, which still made him inexplicably annoyed.
He shouldn't have looked at the four levels of packages, after seeing it, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Level 1 Package: Power Supply Modification. Four AA batteries are converted into fast charging, high capacity lithium batteries. Three minutes of charging provides three hours of use, and a full charge lasts for three days. Modification special price—10 gold coins, plus a free original charger."
"Level 2 Package: Power Supply Modification + Outfit Change. Provides 10 adorable outfits for your doll to dress up. No disassembly required, one click outfit change. Modification special price—20 gold coins."
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