Chapter 34 Academic Writing

Merlin hardly believed his eyes. She knew exactly what Adam was capable of. Adam had never liked reading books since he was young, and whenever he saw them, he would cry uncontrollably. It was only under his father's coercion that he could at least recognize all the words, but that was still the case. It was impossible for him to read books.

Although Zhao Hai has performed well these days, he has not mentioned reading books. Merlin only thinks that Zhao Hai is sensible, but his habit of not loving reading has not changed.

But she never expected that when Zhao Hai was on Earth, he was a homebody who made a living from books. Asking him to leave books would be like taking his life. A few days ago, he didn't read books because he had just arrived here and was facing such a dangerous situation. Naturally, he had no heart and couldn't remember to read.

Zhao Hai really didn't notice Merlin's movements. All his attention was now focused on the book. Although it was a miscellaneous book, there were still many things recorded in it, mostly about local customs and traditions, which was very useful for Zhao Hai.

Adam used to be just a playboy with limited knowledge of the local customs and traditions on the continent. Nowadays, the continent is relatively peaceful, with 32 countries of various sizes led by the five major empires. In addition, with some settlements of other ethnic groups, it can be described as vast territory.

And Zhao Hai was in the AKS Empire among the five major empires, while the other four empires on the mainland were the Rosen Empire, the Lyon Empire, the Floating Tu Empire, and the Bibo Dynasty.

The black soil wasteland of Zhao Hai's current fiefdom has long been selectively forgotten by everyone on the mainland, but the rotting swamp behind the Iron Mountain is one of the five forbidden areas that everyone on the continent fears.

And the other four forbidden areas on the mainland are Akraya Mountain, which is the territory of Warcraft. No other race can enter and rarely come out alive.

The Arctic Icefield is a world of ice fields with extremely low temperatures, and only a few ice type monsters can survive.

Flame Island, an island on the sea surface, is located 5600 nautical miles south of the Bibo Dynasty. It is a small island with a small area, but the volcanoes on the island erupt differently. In addition, with the emergence of earth fires, it is an absolute forbidden zone for life.

The last one is the Magic Abyss, which is said to be the same as the demon world, but it has not been confirmed. However, there are occasionally some monsters that cannot be seen on the continent in the Magic Abyss, which are true.

And here in the Rotten Corpse Swamp, it is famous for its poison. Whether it is the monsters here or the undead creatures, they are all famous for their poison. Everything there carries poison, which is why the Rotten Corpse Swamp has become a forbidden area.

These things were also vague in Adam's memory before, but there were some records in this miscellaneous book. Although not very detailed, they were sufficient for Zhao Hai.

When Zhao Hai was on Earth, he was a otaku. If a otaku didn't know about time travel novels, he wouldn't be a complete otaku. After reading this miscellaneous book, Zhao Hai understood that he had arrived in a world similar to time travel novels. There was magic, fighting spirit, monsters, elves, dragons, dwarves, and everything in time travel novels was here.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hai has made up his mind to keep a low profile. He doesn't know how powerful the world's top experts are, but today when he saw Merlin use water magic to irrigate the land, he probably knew how powerful these people are. It is ten acres of land, and one magic can complete it. It is not easy to deal with people like Merlin.

Zhao Hai slowly put down the book in his hand. The reading habit he had developed over the years made him read much faster than the average person. However, many of the things written in this book were not very useful, but it also gave Zhao Hai a better understanding of the world.

There are masters in this world, and those masters are no worse than what Zhao Hai used to read in novels. When Zhao Hai read novels before, they would say that wizards' melee ability was not good, and warriors did not have much long-range attack ability, but this world is completely different.

Magicians may not have the same physical strength as warriors, but if they use some simple magic, they don't even need to recite long spells. A great magician like Merlin can almost instantly cast spells using magic below level three. No one dares to underestimate such a magician, let alone a warrior who dares to engage in close combat with him.

Although warriors have fighting spirit, it is not something that can be unleashed just by firing. It takes time to maximize the combat, and most warriors are skilled in archery. Even if they do not know archery, they will use long-range attack weapons such as throwing guns or flying axes, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Zhao Hai slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and upon seeing the contents of this miscellaneous book, he felt even more convinced that his low-key decision was the right one. There are too many strong people in this world, far beyond what he could imagine or afford to provoke.

Zhao Hai slowly walked to the window of the study, which was also covered with window paper. Nowadays, only some commoners on the mainland have window paper, and some of the wealthy families on the mainland use things like broken glass. However, that thing is not yet popular and the cost is high, so Green did not buy it.

Zhao Hai gently opened the window and glanced outside. The study was on the third floor, with good lighting. From here, one could see the square of the inner and outer fortresses clearly, and also see Meg busy there. However, there were still many women weaving grass mats in the front yard, but Zhao Hai looked around and didn't find Meg's figure. It seemed that she had gone to prepare materials for making a grass boat.

Zhao Hai looked at those busy people and couldn't help but feel a bitter smile in his heart. These people are really too easily satisfied, and they don't know that their lives are facing a huge crisis.

At this moment, Zhao Hai really hated himself a bit. He didn't have the strength to protect these people, so at most he could only take them into space and let them escape a disaster. However, hiding was not a big deal for him. The rotting corpse swamp was always a worry for him.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then Merlin said outside, "Young master, come out to eat. It's time for lunch." Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect time to pass so quickly, so he looked outside again. Sure enough, those people who were making grass had already gone back to their rooms to eat.

Zhao Hai responded with a nod and opened the room, only to see Meilin standing at the door with a happy face, looking at him with a smirk. Zhao Hai was stunned and said, "Grandma Merlin, what's so happy about

Merlin didn't say anything, just said, 'It's nothing, just happy, young master. Let's go down and have dinner.'

Zhao Hai nodded and followed Merlin downstairs. At this moment, Meg and the others had also returned and were waiting for him downstairs. A few people entered the restaurant and found that Merlin had already prepared lunch.

After a few people sat down, Zhao Hai turned to Mu Mu and said, "Mu Mu, these days I have asked Merlin to make a grass boat. You need to lead the people to make more grass, and also find some men to help. Meg and her strength is still a bit weak, you need to help them more

Wood responded with a nod, and Zhao Hai turned to Stone and said, "Stone, help An and his team quickly gather all the stones they need. Put them aside for now, and when they reach a certain quantity, I will help you transport them back. This will save a lot of trouble

Shi Tou responded with a nod and turned to An, saying, "An, when you are quarrying, you must be careful. It's better to take two fewer stones than to pay attention to your own safety

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An also responded with a nod, and Zhao Hai turned to Ju and said, "Ju, you should organize everyone to weave grass mats first. After they all learn, you should follow Merlin to figure out how to make a grass boat. Don't make the grass boat too big, it should be good enough to accommodate more than ten people. Don't be afraid of wasting it, there are many weeds on the mountain anyway

Ju also responded with a nod, and Zhao Hai turned to Merlin and said, "Grandma Merlin, do you think we should build a sentry post on the mountaintop to keep an eye on the Rotten Corpse Swamp and also pay attention to the surroundings of the castle? If there are really monsters or undead creatures killed in the swamp, we can also make preparations in advance

Merlin thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Young master is right. We should set up a sentry post. I'll arrange it after dinner, so young master doesn't have to worry. It's better to read more books when he has time

Zhao Hai was taken aback by Meilin's words. He never expected that Meilin would tell him to read more books. However, he would eventually go to the study, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandma Meilin said I can read. However, there have been too many things happening in our castle recently. Once we have stabilized here, I will go read

Merlin nodded, while Meg and the others stared blankly at Zhao Hai, Merlin, Stone, and Wood. However, they had grown up with Adam since childhood and naturally knew what he was capable of. Now that they heard Zhao Hai say he wanted to read seriously, they couldn't believe it.

After finishing the meal, everyone began their formal meal. Zhao Hai ate at a fast pace and finished it in no time. After finishing his meal, he immediately walked into the study. Now he really wanted to learn more about the world.

Merlin's eyes lit up with joy as he saw Zhao Hai go to the study again. Although martial arts are revered in this world, a knowledgeable person is still highly respected. Even in the AKS Empire, many important positions were held by famous scholars, because those kings realized that a country cannot do without literati.

This is also one of the reasons why Merlin is happy. Zhao Hai couldn't learn magic and fighting spirit because he drank the Water of Nothingness. Now that he has space, it's like a place to save his life. If he can't fight anyone, he can run to the space to hide. No one can do anything to him, but it's still not enough. He still needs the respect of others. When he can't learn magic and fighting spirit, the only way to be respected is to learn literature.

(End of this chapter)