The Library

Li Mu Chuan looked around at this future world, his eyes full of curiosity.

Pedestrians came and went, their clothes somewhat unconventional. The main difference seemed to be the material of their clothing compared to Li Mu Chuan's.

But exactly what the difference was, Li Mu Chuan wasn't quite sure.

A few passersby also noticed Li Mu Chuan. After a brief glance, they looked away.

In this era, people dressed according to their own preferences, so Li Mu Chuan's somewhat retro attire wasn't particularly surprising.

"Hello, excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Library?"

Li Mu Chuan thought for a moment. The only place he could likely find information right now was the Library, assuming there was still one here.

He casually stopped someone. The person he stopped was a woman with a delicate appearance.

The woman looked Li Mu Chuan up and down, then pursed her lips slightly. Asking for directions in this day and age?

Even if you didn't know how to use navigation, weren't there street signs?

These street signs only required the person to step forward, input the address, and the street sign would emit a laser beam, guiding Li Mu Chuan all the way to his destination.

One could say this was specifically designed for people who were bad with directions.

It was equivalent to having someone specifically guide you.

"Go straight for a thousand meters, then turn left and go straight for three hundred and fifty meters, and you'll be there."

Wang Muyu's eyes held a hint of amusement as she extended her slender hand to point the way for Li Mu Chuan.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu Chuan quickly thanked her and strode off in the direction she indicated.

This action completely stunned Wang Muyu. Was this guy really just asking for directions?

That doesn't seem right? He doesn't have a phone for navigation? And there are street signs where you can input the address?

In this era, the street signs were all screens. When you input an address, they would even provide the best travel plan.

Whether by vehicle or on foot.

"Weirdo..."

Seeing that Li Mu Chuan really didn't seem like he was trying to get her contact information, Wang Muyu shook her head and walked away.

Meanwhile, Li Mu Chuan was walking and looking at the cars flying by from time to time, his eyes full of envy.

What kind of power source did these cars use? And what was their energy source?

If I could just grasp one of these technologies, I'd probably be rich when I go back, right?

Thinking this, Li Mu Chuan quickened his pace. A few minutes later, he saw a building in the distance that looked like an ancient structure.

In this modern city full of technological flair, this building seemed very out of place.

Li Mu Chuan paused for a moment, taking a few more glances at the Library before striding inside.

In front of Li Mu Chuan, a few people also entered the Library.

They first entered a glass cubicle individually, seemingly for disinfection.

Li Mu Chuan glanced around, then entered properly, undergoing disinfection. After coming out, he also learned to wash his hands before successfully entering the library.

It was a good thing someone was in front of him, otherwise, Li Mu Chuan wouldn't have known how to use the things he encountered upon entering.

Inside the library, rows of bookshelves were filled with books. To the side, there were rooms resembling computer labs, where one could also look up books.

Upon entering, Li Mu Chuan also received a small watch-like object.

A little above it, a virtual figure appeared before him.

"I want to look up information on modern history."

Li Mu Chuan spoke to the virtual figure in a proper manner.

"Okay, books on modern history are on the bookshelves in Area A, Row 3 on the second floor. Please follow the guidance to reach it."

After speaking, the virtual figure directly turned into a guiding navigation path.

One had to admit, this library was truly massive, and the number of books stored within was even greater.

Following the guidance, Li Mu Chuan quickly arrived at the modern history bookshelves.

He began by flipping through the earliest history, looking at the table of contents as he did so.

The humiliating history of modern times had once made Li Mu Chuan dislike history during his school days. He flipped through the table of contents.

What met his eyes was still full of humiliation and oppression. He sighed in his heart, then composed himself and continued to look through.

When the historical table of contents reached the same era as Li Mu Chuan's, his brows slightly furrowed. The events recorded here had already begun to change.

China began to develop rapidly, with a technological explosion spanning several decades.

At the time node of 2198, it reached its peak.

"A bit fierce..."

Li Mu Chuan looked at the records. In the past century or so, China's explosion was like it had been given a cheat code. People said that America's technological development was not far from having a cheat code.

But looking at the history book before him now, Li Mu Chuan felt that this description was more fitting for this country.

Several breakthroughs in nuclear power plants were followed by improvements to the Tokamak Device, achieving controllable nuclear fusion.

After that came the development of super batteries. Super batteries completely changed the previous materials, using newly developed novel materials.

The material was crystalline, but the electrical energy it could store was dozens of times that of other batteries.

Moreover, the properties of this type of material allowed it to function normally even under extreme temperatures.

Following that was the optical storage device, which used light to store information.

Space base construction, space mining, space force deployment...

The speed of development was several times faster.

Li Mu Chuan looked on with envy, wondering when his own China could develop to this extent.

However, he was also fortunate to have directly jumped to this future and witnessed the current technology.

"I wonder if I can get some technology to take back. If I can, I'll hand it over to the country."

Li Mu Chuan muttered to himself, quickly glancing at the history to get a basic understanding of this world.

He then walked over to the computer room. Li Mu Chuan wanted to use the computers there to look up some information.

To Li Mu Chuan's relief, the computer room in the Library was open to the public, so he could go online anytime to learn about things.

The webpages on the computer made Li Mu Chuan feel a bit dizzy. After a moment of trying to make sense of them, Li Mu Chuan started looking for some forums.

Li Mu Chuan wanted to see if his 30-gram piece of gold could buy him anything.

He also had to consider if whatever he bought could fit into that tiny personal space.

With such limited space, it was quite difficult to choose something valuable to take back.

The forum Li Mu Chuan found was for idle items. Online reviews indicated it had a relatively high safety rating, which was quite useful for someone like Li Mu Chuan who was new here.

"Flying scooter, one charge lasts for an hour of flight, 90% new."

"Latest 10th generation Mai Guo phone, just unboxed, selling cheap for 19,000."

"Custom-built computer for sale, latest 3rd generation photon processor, equipped with 2nd generation Little Ai Intelligent System, includes 3D sensor, selling for 180,000!"