The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 936 A Golden Crow (Part 10)
Liu Sheng got goosebumps.

This is an instinctive reaction belonging to "He Tao's" body.

This corner is filled with neglected ancient books, and even the broken lights are left unrepaired. Yet, the person walked this way without even turning on a flashlight, clearly knowing that something they wanted was hidden here.

In other words, this person is very likely the one who secretly communicated with Zheng Qiran.

The owner of the illegible handwriting.

Liu Sheng darted away, quickly putting the book back in its place, and crouched down behind the back of the bookshelf.

There are no partitions between these old bookshelves. Although they are in a dim corner, there is still a faint light coming in from the distant incandescent bulbs. If you were to move or leave at this time, you would probably attract the attention of the other party.

Fortunately, He Tao was small and thin, so she could barely hide.

The person was slowly approaching.

The footsteps were heavy, and the person didn't sound like a woman.

A tiny tentacle reached out to take a look.

A slight jolt went through my heart.

The boy looked very familiar; according to "World's" clue, he was the one who helped Zheng Qiran's mother with her luggage this morning.

He wore a black and red plaid shirt, khaki shorts, and a pair of dirty old sneakers. He had dark skin, a rather unfashionable buzz cut, and was short but fairly strong.

At this moment, he was staring intently at the shadowy corner.

It was as if they were certain someone was hiding in the shadows.

Liu Sheng held her breath and remained motionless.

Fortunately, the person was just being cautious and didn't actually notice Liu Sheng. He glanced at her, then took the book from the shelf, opened it, took out the paper inside, and then sighed almost imperceptibly.

He crumpled the paper into a ball and stuffed it into his pocket.

He casually put the book down, without even returning it to its hidden spot, and then turned and left.

Only after the man had completely disappeared did Liu Sheng quietly emerge from her hiding place and pick up the book again.

Back in her original spot, there was less than an hour left, so Liu Sheng flipped through the pages very quickly.

With a tall stack of books next to him, he looked like a "slacker" who was just showing off at the library, attracting a lot of sidelong glances and eye rolls.

Liu Sheng didn't pay any attention.

The gains are more important to her.

From Shen Zhiyu's book, she finally saw a definitive record of the "ancient world".

Ancient times are a vague era, with only scattered relics proving their existence.

The ruins seem to be widespread in the universe. They have been sporadically discovered on the Federation Empire's home planet, a planet called "Earth." Similar ruins have also been tracked on other planets by probes, but there is not yet enough space technology to conduct on-site investigations.

These relics are manifested and interpreted differently in different civilizations:

In the Eastern empires, it was called "the ruins of immortals." There is evidence that ancient humans may have possessed some kind of supernatural "cultivation" ability, which may have been the source of early religions.

However, as time went by, the true techniques were lost, leaving only simple methods for strengthening the body, mysterious and profound fortune-telling techniques, and crude alchemy and talisman-making skills, which are basically useless in this modern society.

In the Western empires, there were other systems, legends about gods, demons, dragons, and so on, and the corresponding powers were magic, witchcraft, alchemy, and so on. But like the "methods of cultivating immortality" in the Eastern empires, they were also lost in the mists of history.

Therefore, the academic community has always been skeptical of the existence of these "supernatural" phenomena from ancient times, and the debate has continued until now only because neither side has enough evidence.

For this reason, this type of research has gradually become a marginal discipline, with few people involved and very few related papers and books.

If it weren't for Professor Shen's outstanding academic achievements and his distinguished position as a "full professor at the First Imperial University," he would probably have been labeled a "pseudoscience," a "folk scientist," and an "academic fraud" simply because of his research field of "ancient ruins research," and would have been treated coldly by the academic community.

[From this perspective, Zheng Qiran's discovery may very well be a groundbreaking breakthrough. No wonder Shen Zhiyu personally stepped forward to try and take her on as a student.]

Of course, Liu Sheng can be certain of this now—

Such a civilization of "immortals" does indeed exist.

At least the Seven Mysteries World is one of them.

I wonder which period of the Federal Empire this belongs to in terms of timeline?

Will this be the past of the Federal Empire?

Or the future?

Or...

Liu Sheng looked up at the night sky outside the window. There was no divine face hanging in the sky, only two satellites facing each other from afar—one a full moon, "Moon I," and the other a curved moon, "Moon II."

Under the interplay of the two bright moons, even the starlight seemed to dim.

But perhaps one point in this starlight is that the Seven Mysteries World, located countless light-years away, has not yet sunk into the abyss.

Just as Liu Sheng was lost in thought, the closing bell suddenly rang.

She turned her gaze back to the large stack of books piled on the table, quite satisfied; she had made a good haul that day.

She returned the books one by one, and finally went back to that dark corner, putting the books back where they were.

However, just as he turned around, a gust of wind swept up from behind him.

A flash of cold light shot straight toward her head!

……

The library is closing.

When the administrator, Lao Li, saw that no one was coming out of the gate, he simply turned off the power.

According to the work procedure, he should have patrolled the area to make sure no one was inside before closing the doors.

But the school leaders didn't pay much attention to it anyway. The library's funding was so limited each year, and his salary remained stagnant.

Anyway, you do as much work as you're paid for.

Besides, he's almost retired, his arms and legs are getting old, and there's no elevator, so it's better to save some trouble.

Besides, there are only those worthless old books in here. Would anyone really steal them?
As soon as the thought popped into his head, Old Li laughed to himself.

He tilted his head back and drank the goji berry water in one gulp, chewing on the few goji berries that had softened at the bottom of the cup, before slowly walking out of the library to lock the glass door.

Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he suddenly saw a huge shadow rushing towards him from the darkness, carrying a strong and fierce aura.

Old Li was stunned on the spot.

I almost choked on the goji berries in my mouth.

Fortunately, as the dark figure drew closer, it became clear that it was two teenagers.

Their bodies were huddled together, seemingly supporting each other.

The girl ran and shouted, "Uncle, wait!"

"Sorry I'm a little late."

He has a clear voice and is quite polite.

Old Li then opened the glass door and stepped aside.

The boy next to her didn't say anything, looking unhappy, as if he was holding his breath. His face was flushed, and his eyes kept glaring at the girl fiercely.

They're a young couple on a date at the library.

But I guess they had a fight.

"Boys... don't be so petty, talk things out, okay?"

Old Li, speaking from experience, offered a word of advice.

The boy simply turned around and glared at him coldly, remaining silent.

He was half-dragged along by the girl, his posture was extremely awkward, and at first glance, he looked like a little chick being carried around.

But this girl is so thin and small, how could she have such strength?

Old Li was amused by his own idea again.

It can only be said that the boy was being difficult and didn't leave happily.

Look at this guy's terrible temper, dating him would be a real ordeal!
Old Li shook his head, stuffed the cup into his eco-friendly bag, tucked it under his arm, and started his electric scooter.

Time to go home after work.

My wife and kids are still waiting at home.

Also, you need to have a serious talk with your daughter and tell her that she shouldn't date a guy like that.

(End of this chapter)