After the storm, we lost interest and returned to the academy together.
It was just the beginning of the school year, and Tek and the others had nothing to do in the afternoon. As the director of the library, I was naturally embarrassed to skip work on the first day.
So, after returning to the apartment, I quickly said goodbye to Philiya, told Alice to be obedient, and walked towards the library.
After nearly five days of my counseling, although Alice still pestered me, she was not as panicked as last time when she didn't see me for half a day, so I could finally go to work with peace of mind.
When I arrived at the library, I first met the female administrator behind the counter. She was a civilian student dressed very simply. Her name was Xilin, and she was a student in the second-year magic class A.
When Teacher Edmond introduced her to me, he specifically mentioned that she was an orphan, and that she was able to go to school with the money that the people in the village had scraped together.
She is obviously very hardworking. You should know that the difference between common people and nobles is that they do not have a good foundation and environment. Therefore, common students have to work harder than noble students to gain a foothold in school.
The fact that she can enter the A-level magic class itself shows her strength. It is no wonder that Teacher Edmund asked me to take good care of such a student.
"Good afternoon, Xilin." I greeted.
"Hello, Director Edmund!" Xilin looked a little restrained.
I smiled and said, "You can just call me Edmund from now on. How is the work in the library?"
Xilin said nervously, "The work is good and easy, and I have more free time. I can get about 400 gold coins a year, which is enough for me for one semester."
I nodded, and then realized that she was only talking about one semester, so I asked with concern, "What about the next semester? Do you have any difficulties with tuition?"
"I plan to join the Adventurer's Guild during the holidays. As long as I can complete some higher-level tasks, there should be no problem with tuition. So I have to work hard to improve my strength so that it can be useful when the time comes. Maybe I will find a few companions to go with me, which will be safer."
Xilin seemed full of confidence. She experienced the pressure of life too early, so she naturally seemed more mature than girls of the same age.
"Student Xilin, if you encounter any difficulties, whether it is financial or other, please come to me, I will do my best to help you."
After pondering, I said carefully, considering that she should be an optimistic and strong girl, if I give her money directly, she might feel insulted, which would be a good deed.
"Thank you first." Xilin said gratefully.
"You're welcome, then you work hard!" With a slight smile, I turned and walked into the library.
I came to the director's office and met my assistant, Teacher Casey.
Speaking of which, neither the former teacher Edmond nor I are people who care about all kinds of trivial matters in the library.
So, when I knew that there was such an assistant, I had decided to hand over all the affairs of the library to her, and I would be a completely hands-off boss.
Unless there is a problem that the director must solve, I will no longer ask.
I have no interest in the position of library director. I came here just to learn magic.
"Teacher Casey, you should be very familiar with the affairs of the library, right?" I asked expectantly.
"Of course, this is my duty." Teacher Casey is a female teacher in her middle age. According to her own introduction, she has been working in the college library since she graduated from Laiya College. It has been more than ten years.
"That's the best. All the affairs of the library will be entrusted to you in the future. Unless there is something special that needs my attention, the rest will be left to you to solve." I said happily.
I was already used to such work when Teacher Edmond was the director, so Teacher Casey naturally had no objection.
In fact, the reason for arranging a director is also for the safety of the library.
Each director is an extraordinary master. Even if he is not at the Saint level, he definitely has the strength comparable to the Saint level.
People with such strength are mostly devoted to cultivation and will not care about those complicated affairs.
And the responsibility of the assistant is to completely handle these affairs.
After arranging my work, I began to look for the books I needed in the library.
Soon, I stopped in front of a magic bookcase on the first floor.
On the first floor, there are only the simplest magic introduction and elementary martial arts information. Even the first-year students who have just entered the school have little interest in reading these books.
But now, what I need most is the magic introduction.
My biggest problem is that I have a strong mental power but cannot cast magic at all, even the simplest first-level magic.
I have always had a superficial understanding of magic. Although I can cast any magic lower than the forbidden spell in the transformed state, I still cannot really understand the reason.
It can be said that it is only because of the inheritance of the memory of the dragon clan that I can cast magic, and it is all dragon language magic. When I can't mobilize the energy of the dragon crystal, the ability to cast dragon language magic disappears.
It seems that the key to casting dragon language magic is still in the dragon crystal in my brain.
How can I cast magic of various types without mobilizing the dragon power in the dragon crystal?
This is the problem I want to solve most.
I believe that as long as I take the most critical first step and can cast even the simplest first-level magic, I will soon be able to cast ninth-level magic.
In order to find the answer, I went into the library and kept flipping through magic books. With my current eyesight and memory, it would be an underestimation to say that I can read ten lines at a glance.
In the eyes of others, I am just flipping through books, and perhaps I can only see the page numbers.
Time always flies very fast when you are not paying attention. When I was immersed in magic books, an afternoon had passed unknowingly.
At this time, an unexpected person appeared in front of me.
Melina was in a bad mood all day today. As one of the four beautiful female tutors of Laiya College, she had long been accustomed to the male teachers and students being submissive in front of her. Suddenly meeting someone who completely ignored her charm really made her annoyed.
For the whole day, she was thinking about how to give that guy some color.
However, she was not a person who liked to cause trouble, so she didn't think of any good ideas all day.
At first, she was just curious, curious that her grandfather had arranged for that guy to be the director of the library after only meeting him once, and also gave him the best apartment, so she wanted to see his strength.
Who would have thought that the guy would not give her face at all, and spoke in a bland manner, which made her really angry when she saw him.
It was not until dusk that she remembered that the class would start tomorrow, and she had nothing prepared, so she hurried to the library to prepare materials, but she didn't expect that as soon as she arrived at the magic basics bookcase, she found that the abominable guy was sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding a magic book, and reading it with great interest.
Just looking at the large basket of books piled around him, you can tell that he must have spent a lot of time reading.
Melina felt that her anger was like a volcanic eruption, rising up, thinking: I was so angry with you that I felt uncomfortable all day, but you hid in the library and had a great time, pretending not to see me even when I walked in front of you?
Actually, she was wrong. I was immersed in magic, reading and thinking, and I really didn't notice her approaching.
"Isn't this Director Edmund! Why, you are so free now, and you are reading a basic magic book here?" Melina said with a gloomy face, trying to suppress her anger, but her tone was wonderful.
"Ah! It's Teacher Melina! Are you also coming to the library to read?" I raised my head from the pile of books, stretched comfortably, and replied leisurely.
Seeing my lazy look, Melina could no longer suppress her anger and said angrily: "Did you become the director just to sit here and destroy the image of the college? Look at yourself, what kind of person do you look like?"
Melina really couldn't stand my nonchalant look. She felt that if she didn't scold me, she would explode. She completely forgot that we were in the library, where loud noises were absolutely not allowed.
Several students and library staff nearby heard the noise and wanted to come over to stop it, but after finding out that it was Melina and me, they didn't dare to get close.
The students naturally didn't know me, but Melina, one of the four beautiful teachers, was well-known to everyone.
Lazily standing up, I looked at her pretty face that was red with anger with amusement, and said faintly: "Since you reminded me, I have to fulfill my obligations."
Then his face changed, and he said solemnly: "Teacher Melina, as the director of the library of Laiya College, I have to warn you that no noise is allowed in the library. Violators will be expelled from the library. Since you are a first-time offender, I am just warning you now, please pay attention."
I don't know why, seeing her angry look, I can't help but want to continue teasing her.
After that, I no longer paid attention to her fiery eyes, slowly put the books around me back to their original places, and said lightly: "It seems that it is almost time for dinner, I won't disturb you to read, goodbye!" Turned and walked away.
Melina gnashed her teeth in hatred, but was surprised at my ability to change her expression. When she came to her senses, I had already walked a long way away. I could only say angrily:
"You, you wait!"
But her voice was much quieter. In fact, she had never shouted so loudly in the library before. She was just angry and a little out of control. Usually, she paid great attention to the school's rules and regulations.