Every day, guards dispatched by the Imperial Palace escorted Professor Jin Kailun from his home to the Imperial Palace, where he taught Reyaz.
This was already the fourth day since the formal lessons had begun.
"That said, although this child has no interest in studying, he is quite clever." Professor Jin Kailun stroked his beard as he spoke from inside the royal flying-vehicle carriage.
Sitting opposite him, Kong Hai was reading a biography. It was about a great sage from the Lemurian Civilization before the Underwater City sank... It was said that Professor Jin Kailun had spent most of his life researching various sources and organizing the data before finally writing it.
The great sage's name was Liz.
The book had just turned to a new page when Kong Hai suddenly said, "It's already the fourth day. Don't you plan to tell that imprisoned lady that your student is her child?"
"You think I should tell Kaiya now?" Professor Jin Kailun looked out the window.
"That's your problem." Kong Hai turned another page.
"Tell her now, and it won't help." Professor Jin Kailun shook his head. "Apart from making her even more agitated, it won't do us any good. There is an emotion that cannot be judged by common sense. It's called maternal love. A parent's love for their child is enough to make them, though weak, become incomparably powerful. It can also make them crazier than anyone else."
The page was about to turn, but it stopped beneath Kong Hai's thumb... His index finger instinctively pressed down as well, gently rubbing the slightly rough paper between his fingers.
Although the Underwater City's Magic Energy Technology was highly advanced, it was not omnipotent and could not replace every material... The materials used to make paper were extremely scarce in the