Chapter 531 But Do Good Deeds, Don't Ask About the Future

After Zhang Zian came to the third floor, he immediately saw Meng Li's back in the central reading area.

The inside of the museum is as warm as spring. Meng Li took off his woolen coat, folded it neatly aside, and leaned comfortably on the back of the chair. Instead of reading his mathematics professional book, he was holding an irrelevant foreign book on popular science. reading.

There are far fewer readers on the third floor than on the second floor, and it is quieter. After all, there are not many readers who can read foreign languages ​​without any obstacles.

Zhang Zian didn't bother Meng Li, he continued to do what he did on the second floor, and searched the third floor with his mobile phone, but there was still nothing.

It would be a lie to say that he was not discouraged at all. He previously thought that the most likely places for elves to appear were the Ancient Books Library, the Library of Foreign Languages, and the Library of Foreign Languages. The remaining fourth and fifth floors are respectively the reading room for newspapers and periodicals and the digital reading room. Could elves appear in those two places?

When he left the pet shop, he was too hasty, didn't even drink any water, coupled with the anxiety in his heart, his mouth was quite dry at this moment.

Water dispensers and paper cups are provided on each floor of the museum, and readers can take them at will. Zhang Zian went to get a glass of water, and leaned against the wall while drinking and pondering.

His gaze fell on the nearest shelf, where a book was tucked into the edge of the fourth shelf.

"modern geis..."

He is still familiar with the title of the English book, which is translated as "Modern Genetics: An Analysis from Gene to Surface".

He played a little trick in front of Meng Li just now, claiming that he was studying modern genetics, even if he didn't capture the elf this time, he couldn't be looked down upon by Meng Li, so he crushed the empty paper cup and threw it into the trash Bucket, walked over and took out the book under his arm, turned around and went up to the fourth floor.

Four plus rare, can count on one hand. In this era of information explosion, unless one is studying modern history or compiling local chronicles, who would deliberately study outdated newspapers and documents? There are movies where detectives solve crimes by consulting back issues, but that's a movie after all.

Rows of bookshelves are stacked with slightly yellowed newspapers and magazines that no one cares about, and the evening scene looks bleak.

Elves may come from books, but they can never come from newspapers and magazines, because newspapers and magazines are fast-moving products and do not have the innate conditions to form long-term oral recitation.

Having said that, there is an eventuality for everything, since it is here, you can't miss it, so as not to regret it too late. Zhang Zian patiently searched through rows of bookshelves, but found nothing as expected, wasting precious time in vain.

At this moment, he had already had a little self-doubt. Could it be that a certain row of bookshelves on the second and third floors had been missed? He really wanted to go back to the second and third floors to search again, but his reason told him that he had searched strictly according to the number of the bookshelf, and it was impossible to miss it.

But... sprites might move between shelves.

If you encounter this situation, there is really nothing you can do. He is not good at playing hide-and-seek.

All that remains is the digital reading and exchange area on the fifth floor, where readers can read electronic books and communicate with each other.

The electronic books on the fifth floor are provided to readers after digitizing the physical books on the second to fourth floors. Whether it is inquiry or trial reading, it is more convenient. Readers often find the books they like on the fifth floor and then go to the second to fourth floors to pick up the physical books Books, some books that have been borrowed can also be found on the fifth floor for a sneak peek.

However, what reason does the elf have to appear on the fifth floor?

No matter what, Zhang Zian still came to the fifth floor with the mentality of starting and ending.

The fifth floor is not so much a library, but more like a school computer room or an Internet cafe. Computers replaced the bookshelves and were neatly arranged in the central area, while a circle of large-screen digital terminals with touch functions surrounded the walls, which looked very futuristic.

To Zhang Zian's surprise, there were more readers on the fifth floor than on the second to fourth floors, mainly young people in their 20s to 30s.

In addition to young people, there are also a small number of elderly people on the fifth floor. They all sit in front of the digital terminals and use the touch screen to swipe left and right to conveniently flip through e-books and browse the electronic newspapers and periodicals of the day. The large screen of the digital terminal allows them to read the text on books and newspapers without wearing reading glasses.

Since there are no bookshelves to cover it, the fifth floor is more visible than the second to fourth floors. Zhang Zian raised his mobile phone and scanned for a week, and his heart sank. There was no trace of the elf on the fifth floor.

He searched to no avail, and he was unavoidably anxious. He stood there and reflected on the previous search process, whether there were any omissions. Of course, he would definitely not be able to enter places such as the library staff office and the women's bathroom. Can't go up, but he has gone through every floor other than that. Could it be that this elf really appeared in the ancient book library?

At this moment, someone patted his shoulder lightly, "Young man?"

Zhang Zian woke up from his contemplation, turned his head suddenly, and saw an old man with a cane standing behind him. He was about seventy or eighty years old. He was kind-hearted, with gray hair but neatly combed. Old but clean, it looks like a decent old man.

"Master, what's the matter?" Zhang Zian asked.

"Young man, do you have time? Can you do me a favor and teach me how to use this computer to read?" The old man said with a smile, "I think everyone is very busy, but you are standing here, young man, so I would like to ask If you have something to do, do it for you."

Zhang Zian noticed this old man when he was looking for the elf on the fifth floor just now. He neither operated a digital terminal by the wall like other old people, nor sat in front of a computer and read a book like a young man, but stood around blankly. Looking down, Zhang Zian thought he was looking for someone.

On the entire fifth floor, only Zhang Zian and him were standing, no wonder he would find Zhang Zian.

Normally, teaching this old man how to use a computer to read would be a piece of cake, but now time is extremely precious, and the elves may disappear at any time, it doesn't matter which is more important, Zhang Zian has every reason to choose to refuse.

However, the old man's humble tone and earnest gaze made Zhang Zian unable to bear to reject him categorically. Before he came to Zhang Zian, he didn't know how long he had hesitated, and how many times he had hit soft nails on other people...

Zhang Zian felt that if he refused the old man's request, went back to the second to fourth floors to search, and even used various connections to find a way to enter the ancient book library, even if he managed to capture the elf in the end, his conscience would inevitably be disturbed.

He thought of the story of the world of mind image told by Femmas, as well as the earnest teaching of the old tea in the world of mind image, but do good deeds, don't ask about the future, and never forget the original intention, so as to achieve the end.

So, he let go of his obsession. 8)