Library

Li Mu Chuan looked around at this future world, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Pedestrians came and went around him, dressed in rather unusual clothing. Mainly, the materials of their clothes seemed somewhat different from Li Mu Chuan's own.

As for exactly how they differed, Li Mu Chuan did not really understand.

A few passersby noticed Li Mu Chuan as well. After giving him a casual glance, they looked away.

In this era, people dressed according to their own preferences. Li Mu Chuan's outfit was a little retro, but it was nothing worth making a fuss over.

"Excuse me, how do I get to the library?"

After thinking it over, Li Mu Chuan figured the library was probably the only place where he could look up information—assuming libraries still existed here.

He casually stopped someone. The person he stopped was a delicate-looking young woman.

The woman looked Li Mu Chuan over from head to toe and pursed her lips slightly. People still asked for directions these days?

Even if he did not know how to use navigation, were there not road signs by the roadside?

All he had to do was step up to one and enter an address, and roadside laser lights would guide him all the way to his destination.

It could be said that they were designed specifically for people with no sense of direction.

It was practically like having someone personally lead the way.

"Go forward one thousand meters, then turn left and continue straight for three hundred and fifty meters. You'll be there."

Wang Muyu's eyes held a teasing glint as she raised a slender hand and pointed out the way for Li Mu Chuan.

Li Mu Chuan hurriedly thanked her, then strode off in the direction she had indicated.

His actions left Wang Muyu staring blankly. This guy had really just asked for directions?

That could not be right, could it? Did he not have a phone for navigation? There were road signs where he could enter an address, too!

By this day and age, all roadside signs were screens. When people entered an address, they even provided the best travel plan.

Whether to take a vehicle or walk.

"What a weirdo..."

Seeing that Li Mu Chuan truly did not seem to be trying to get her contact information, Wang Muyu shook her head and left.

Meanwhile, Li Mu Chuan walked along while watching the cars occasionally fly past overhead, his eyes full of envy.

What did these cars use for power? What kind of energy source did they run on?

If he could master even one of those technologies, he would probably strike it rich when he went back.

With that thought, Li Mu Chuan quickened his pace. A few minutes later, he spotted a large building in the distance that looked like an ancient structure.

Amid the futuristic modern cityscape, the building looked extremely out of place.

Li Mu Chuan paused briefly, studying the library a few more times before striding inside.

Several people ahead of Li Mu Chuan also entered the library.

They first stepped individually into what looked like glass booths, apparently to be disinfected.

Li Mu Chuan watched for a moment, then went in and copied them, undergoing disinfection as well. After coming out, he imitated them again and washed his hands before successfully entering the library.

Fortunately, people had gone in ahead of him. Otherwise, he would not have known how to use any of those things at the entrance.

Inside the library, rows upon rows of bookshelves were packed with books. Off to one side were rooms resembling computer labs, where books could also be searched electronically.

When he entered, Li Mu Chuan had also received something resembling a small watch.

With a tap on it, a virtual figure appeared before him.

"I'd like to look up information on modern history."

Li Mu Chuan spoke to the projection, imitating what he had seen.

"Certainly. Books on modern history are located on the third row of shelves in Area A on the second floor. Please follow the guidance."

After speaking, the projection immediately turned into a navigation guide.

It had to be said that this library was truly enormous, and the books stored within were even more numerous.

Following the guidance, Li Mu Chuan soon arrived before the shelves on modern history.

He started from the earliest historical records, reading through the table of contents as he flipped through the books.

The humiliating history of modern times had once made Li Mu Chuan hate history when he was in school. He skimmed the contents.

What met his eyes was still full of humiliation and oppression. He sighed inwardly, then steadied himself and continued reading.

When the historical contents reached the era Li Mu Chuan had lived through, his brows rose slightly. Some of the events recorded there had already begun to differ.

Huaxia began developing at breakneck speed, followed by several decades of explosive technological advancement.

At the Time Nodes of 2198, it reached its peak.

"That's pretty damn impressive..."

Looking at the records, Li Mu Chuan saw that over the past century or so, Huaxia's rise had been like it was cheating. People always said that America's technological development was practically like cheating.

But as Li Mu Chuan looked at the history book before him, he felt that description suited this country far better.

After several breakthroughs in nuclear power plants came improvements to the Tokamak Device, achieving Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

After that came the development of super batteries. Unlike previous batteries, they used newly developed materials.

The material had a crystalline form, yet it could store dozens of times more electricity than other batteries.

Furthermore, the properties of this material allowed it to function normally even in extreme temperatures.

Then came the Light Energy Storage Device, which used light to store information.

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

The pace of development had accelerated severalfold.

Li Mu Chuan felt envy well up in his heart. He wondered when the Huaxia of his own world would be able to develop to such a level.

Still, he was fortunate. He had jumped directly into the future and witnessed the technology of this era.

"I wonder if I can bring some technology back. If I can, I could hand it over to the country."

Li Mu Chuan muttered to himself. After briefly reviewing the history, he had gained a basic understanding of this world.

He then walked over to the computer lab, intending to use the computers there to look up some information.

What relieved Li Mu Chuan was that the library's computer lab was open to the public, allowing him to access the internet and learn about things whenever he wished.

The webpages on the computer made Li Mu Chuan feel a little dizzy. After taking a moment to make sense of them, he began looking for forums.

Li Mu Chuan wanted to see whether his thirty grams of gold could buy him anything.

At the same time, he had to consider whether whatever he bought could fit inside that tiny personal storage space.

With so little space, choosing something valuable enough to bring back would be quite difficult.

The forum Li Mu Chuan found was for secondhand goods. Online reviews said it was relatively safe, and for someone like Li Mu Chuan who had just arrived, those reviews held some reference value.

"Flying hoverboard, flies for one hour on a single charge, ninety percent new."

"Latest tenth-generation Maiguo phone, just unboxed, selling cheap for 19,000."

"Custom-built computer for sale, latest third-generation photon processor, equipped with the second-generation Little Ai Intelligent System, includes a 3D sensor, selling for 180,000!"