After dinner, Ye Chen closed the shop immediately. He had his own opening hours. Although Taojin Street was more lively at night, it had nothing to do with him. If you wanted to buy something, please come during the day.
The next day, instead of staying in the shop, he went to the library of Hope College to report for duty. It was Wednesday, his first day on the job, to begin his glorious and great work as a librarian.
The person handing over the work with him was a female Ani named Lily.
She wasn't a teacher at the academy, and she had gone to great lengths to secure a stable job there. Therefore, she wasn't very friendly towards Ye Chen, worried that he was there to take her job.
"Each book has corresponding credit requirements. All books are not allowed to be borrowed out and can only be read in the library. Furthermore, it is not allowed to deface or damage them. Otherwise, the school will be notified and appropriate penalties will be imposed!"
"Therefore, you must check the books carefully when they are borrowed or returned. Otherwise, if the books are damaged and the person responsible cannot be found, you will be responsible for the compensation!"
Lily introduced him in a detached tone. Although Ye Chen was very handsome, she didn't have a good attitude towards a man who was going to take her job.
Not only that, librarians are mostly women in easy jobs, but a man just happened to come. It's obvious that this man has no ambition and is not worth her attention. She would rather spend that time flirting with a few teachers in the college; maybe then she could rise to a higher social status.
In an era where even the world can be destroyed, what's the use of being handsome? Can it put food on the table?
"Okay! I'll be careful! Thank you!" Ye Chen nodded and smiled. The matter wasn't difficult, just a bit tedious.
"Alright, I'll be going now if there's nothing else. Remember to clean the building regularly, the academy will occasionally come to inspect!" Seeing Ye Chen's handsome smile, Lily's tone softened a bit. She then picked up her bag and turned to leave before Ye Chen could say anything more.
"The daily routine of the Sweeping Monk is about to begin!" After seeing Lily off, Ye Chen stretched comfortably, sat behind the counter, and began to wait for the students to arrive.
The library at Hope College is not open all day; it is only open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., so it is relatively easy right after it opens.
However, as the library opened for business, some students who did not have early morning classes arrived one after another, found a corner in the library, and began their day of study.
Although borrowing books from the library requires academic credits, it doesn't prevent them from studying there. The quiet environment is perfect for teachers and students who love learning to study on their own.
Of course, there are also many people who want to borrow books, and all kinds of books are available, from the most basic introductory books on Chinese language to advanced books on magic. Of course, the credits required to borrow them are also quite numerous.
"Sorry, the book 'Elemental Phase Conversion' requires 200 credits to borrow, and you don't have enough credits yet!" Ye Chen said to the girl in front of him, holding a special borrowing card.
"Isn't that enough? What about this book?" The girl hesitated for a moment, then helplessly took out another book and placed it in front of Ye Chen.
"Advanced Magic Circuits? Unfortunately, that also requires 200 credits! Not only do you not have enough, but you're far from it. You only have 2 credits left!" Ye Chen said with a sneer.
Holding a 2-credit library card, you come to borrow books worth 200 credits. Don't you have any sense of responsibility?
"Only 2 credits? Okay!" The girl was stunned for a moment, then her eyes dimmed, and she listlessly put the books back in their place, picked up her textbooks, found an empty table, and continued reading.
This was just a minor incident during Ye Chen's workday, and he didn't take it to heart, continuing to process borrowing registrations for others.
But after he finished his work, he started cleaning the library. When he passed by the girl, he found that she was still looking at a Chinese dictionary.
"Isn't this an introductory book for the academy? It's probably for lower-grade students, right?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
The Chinese Dictionary is an essential book for lower-grade students at Hope College, and it is even available throughout New Aini City at a very low price.
For someone who has already mastered Chinese, this dictionary should be of little use, but he was surprised to see someone reading it repeatedly here, which made him very curious.
"Huh?" The girl was startled when she heard the word "business". She looked up and saw Ye Chen's face, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Is it the administrator teacher? No, this dictionary is very well written. My Chinese language skills are not very good, and I can't fully understand the meaning of many words. Moreover, it also uses some allusions when explaining the meaning of words, which is very enlightening for me."
The girl spoke slowly, her gentle voice giving listeners a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze, which was very comfortable.
"Allusions from the dictionary?" Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, then realized that these were the sources of words that were marked when explaining words, such as the Thirty-Six Stratagems and calling a deer a horse.
"You really like stories about China?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"Hmm, some of the stories are quite interesting, and it seems that China has a system completely different from magic. It seems that some people in it can even fly over walls without any assistance? This seems a bit different from the warriors of today!" The girl frowned and nodded, seemingly having many questions in her mind.
"Hehe! What's your name? What's your major?" Ye Chen smiled and asked, looking at the other person.
The fact that she could glean so much from just a Chinese dictionary shows that the girl is very interested in Chinese history and also enjoys martial arts stories involving leaping and bounding across rooftops.
"My name is Sarah, and I'm a level 1 mage, but my majors are inscription and archaeology!" the girl answered truthfully.
Inscription is a type of support profession in the magic class, requiring extensive professional knowledge and a calm mindset. The girl's previous desire to borrow the book "Advanced Magic Circuits" was related to inscription.
As for archaeology, it is not considered a formal auxiliary profession, but the Academy still offers this subject because the interpretation of various ancient texts and artifacts requires knowledge of archaeology, and it is even related to magic.
"Inscriptions and archaeology, that's really good. It seems you're planning to go to China for archaeology now!" Ye Chen nodded and teased, but there was a hint of appreciation on his face. The girl's personality was indeed very suitable for these two professions.
"No, no! I just happened to be dabbling in it!"
"It's alright. Come to the library on Sunday, and if you happen to run into me again, I'll give you something nice!"
Ye Chen finished speaking with a smile, then ignored the astonished girl and continued his cleaning work.
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