Chapter 97 What's in the Library

The next morning, the two came to the library.

The Gu family's library is not in the main building, but in the side courtyard, where there are dense trees that surround the entire building.

He Jing stood in front of the door, looking at the plaque above with a complicated feeling.

The library that I had been longing for before coming to Central Star has only arrived now.

How could she forget such an important thing?

"I'm sorry, I had too many things to do after I came back and forgot about it." Gu Zheng's voice was low, and there was sincere apology in his eyes when he looked at her.

"No need to apologize, actually...I forgot too."

Gu Zheng said nothing and took her to enter the fingerprint into the door lock. "Few people come here. Only Uncle Gu comes to do some simple cleaning every week."

[Ding! Fingerprint entry successful!]

"Okay, from now on you can come in just by pressing your fingerprint."

After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he let go of her hand and motioned for her to try it.

He Jing pressed his finger and the door opened automatically.

The three floors are connected, and you can see the ceiling of the third floor from the door.

A huge circular staircase in the middle connects the upstairs and downstairs.

There are rows and rows of books all around, and an intelligent cloud ladder in every corner.

He Jing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her big, round cat eyes were full of shock.

Gu Zheng waited quietly for her to come back to her senses and handed her a tablet.

"Do you like it here?"

"like!"

Gu Zheng chuckled, "This tablet can retrieve all the books here, and the usage rights have been opened to you."

"Thank you!" He Jing nodded repeatedly and started to work on the tablet.

[Search: Earth]

[Twenty-seven books recorded, Location: Third Floor, Section B, Contents: "Earth Memoirs," "Earth Theory," "The Disappearing Earth"...]

"Found it! It really exists!"

He Jing excitedly pulled Gu Zheng to the third floor.

After entering the third floor, He Jing felt that the air was different, with an old smell.

The rows of books in front of me look very old and dilapidated.

"These were all preserved with great effort during the war. The power of time is too strong, and by the time they were discovered, it was already too late to save them."

He Jing pursed his lips slightly, understanding the meaning of his words.

“What a pity.”

"arrive."

[Zone 3-B]

He Jing looked at the scraps of paper in front of him with a dull expression...

"This...isn't this too broken?"

“…” Gu Zheng didn’t expect that he had only seen it when he was a child. Was it already a pile of shredded paper at that time?

He thought about it carefully and it seemed to be about the same.

"If you try hard, it should be OK."

He Jing frowned slightly and just as he reached out to take it, his wrist was grabbed.

"Don't touch it yet."

Gu Zheng took out a bottle of clear water from his pocket and sprayed it on him.

"What's this?"

"Paper-solidifying water." Gu Zheng explained softly as he carefully sprayed every corner of each book.

"These books are very weathered. If you touch them directly, they will turn into chalk. Soaking them in this will make them better."

He Jing nodded and watched Gu Zheng operate obediently.

After an unknown amount of time, the man closed the small bottle and wiped his hands with a tissue.

"alright."

"Can I touch it?" He Jing woke up as if from a dream, and hurriedly withdrew his gaze from the other person's slender fingers.

"Well, tired of waiting?"

"No...then I'll just take it?"

"Take it."

He Jing carefully held a book in his palm and pieced together the words on it carefully.

"'Earth Memoirs'...it's in terrible damage. Can I take it back? I want to read it while it's being repaired. Is that okay?"

Gu Zheng nodded, and the two of them walked around the library again. From top to bottom, the books were getting newer and better preserved.

There are many books on formal decision-making on the first floor, which look like they have been read many times.

"Do you usually come?"

"I used to come here often before I went to college." Gu Zheng paused and walked behind a bookshelf.

Soon, he came out dragging a small sofa.

"Huh? There's a sofa here?"

"Well, I used to stay here for a day during the holidays. My mother prepared it for me."

He Jing went up and touched it, it felt very comfortable~

"After that, I can sit here and read a book. (≧≦)"

Gu Zheng smiled and nodded.

He Jing returned to her room with the book. She sat on the carpet and carefully opened the book.

Take the transparent paper that Gu Zheng sent and stick it on little by little.

There is a lot of missing content above, but He Jing's heart is exceptionally calm.

I don’t know when it started, but she seemed to no longer be obsessed with the past or the answers.

She attends classes, does homework, chats with friends and plays games every day.

During these four months, she gained new knowledge, friendship, and family affection...

So much so that he even forgot about the library.

The past was true, but the present is also true, isn’t it?

The loneliness in the past was real, and so is the happiness now.

He Jing suddenly felt relieved and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The mountain that had been weighing on my heart seemed to be gone.

During dinner, Gu Zheng keenly noticed her difference and his eyes lingered on her face several times.

He Jing looked at him softly, holding a potato in her mouth and mumbling, "What's wrong?"

"You're in a good mood."

"Hmm~ I've come to terms with some things!" He Jing narrowed his eyes, his tone more relaxed than ever before.

Gu Zheng lowered his eyes, which were full of smiles.

The person who I always felt I couldn't catch before seemed to have stopped here of his own accord.

He Jing took advantage of the rest days to repair the book he had taken out, but there were too many broken pieces of paper and it was really difficult to see any useful information.

She was not too disappointed and took out another book from the library.

Time passed steadily until February, and Gu Zheng began to teach her.

"From now on, we will train in the simulation room after dinner every day for two hours, with a fifteen-minute break every hour."

"Okay, will that delay your work?"

"No." Gu Zheng patted her head, and they walked to the simulation stage together.

The surrounding scene changed, and the dense forest surrounded the two.

A cat and a tiger walked to a small platform woven with vines and stopped.

Gu Zheng began to explain.

"During the exam, the scenes are randomly generated. All planetary environments in the Federation Galaxy may be refreshed, so there is no way to take you through every environment."

He Jing nodded to show his understanding, took out a small notebook from his backpack and listened to the class obediently.

"But what I'm going to take you into next are things you might encounter on the exam."

Gu Zheng raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Not really. This set of simulation scene diagrams is a unified standard teaching plan for all federations."

"Wow! Open book exam?"

“Yes, but no one can finish it.”

As Gu Zheng spoke, he called up the operation panel. He Jing looked at the long string of numbers following the number of images in amazement.

Tens, hundreds, millions, tens of millions... billions...

Well, it is impossible to finish it (_)

But this is a huge temptation for a problem-solving addict!

He Jing's ears twitched, and his eyes were full of eagerness to try.

"Of course, the more you practice, the greater the chance of being selected in the exam."

"However, mastering the original questions isn't the primary goal. Our goal is to familiarize ourselves with the survival methods of various environments and improve our overall strength..."