Chapter 25: Librarian - 25
Zhou Fan didn't waste any time before heading to the library. He didn't even stop for breakfast at the inn.
When Zhou Fan arrived at the doors, the examiner lady was standing there, waiting.
"Hello Zhou Fan. I don't believe I introduced myself previously. My name is Muon Zhuhai."
"Muon? Are you related to Muon Erzai?"
"Yes. He is my father. Do you know each other?"
"We met yesterday. He examined a species I discovered."
"Oh! I heard of that. I was unaware that you were the one who discovered the Hidden Rainbow Snake."
As they were talking, the other person who got the job appeared.
"Hello, Ms. Zhuhai." He said.
"Hello, Mr.Tachi. Now that you're both here, please follow me."
Ms. Zhuhai walked through the doors and led them to the room on the bottom floor they had entered before.
"All right. It is time to decide your jobs. We have two positions open as of now. Official researcher and librarian." She explained.
She further explained that an official researcher would study specimens and research technological advancements. On the other hand, the librarian would be given an area on a floor. They would be in charge of keeping it clean and tidy.
"The librarian position covers the north-east quarter of the 6th floor." She noted.
Zhou Fan was familiar with the 6th floor. Just yesterday, he had read through all of its contents. The northeast section had knowledge of the top 10 empires. That did not include his empire, the boundless empire.
Before the man could respond, Zhou Fan spoke out.
"I would like the librarian position." He had decided to take the easier job. For him, at least. For others, a quarter of a floor would take 10 hours to properly clean. Zhou Fan, on the other hand, felt like he could create an art that would make it take less than an hour.
"Do you have any objections, Mr.Tachi?" Ms. Zhuhai asked.
"No. I prefer the researcher job." He said.
"That's great! In that case, let me introduce you to your managers. Mr.Tachi, this is head researcher Erzai, my father." She said while pointing at the man that just emerged from the doors.
"Hello sir. It is an honor to meet you." The man said with an expression of slight reverence. If one didn't know any better, they'd think he was meeting the king.
"Hello Mr.Tachi, I will be responsible for training you. Follow me." With a slight nod to Zhou Fan, Muon Erzai walked out with Mr.Tachi following behind.
Not long after he left, a fat man entered through the door. Although he wasn't sumo wrestler fat, he was very chubby.
"Hello, you must be Zhou Fan. I am the manager of the 6th floor, Lu Chen." The fat man cheerfully said while sticking out his hand for a handshake.
"Hello Mr. Chen, nice to meet you." Zhou Fan said while grabbing his hand and shaking it.
"Please. Just call me Fatty Lu. It's what everyone calls me." He said with a smile on his face.
Although Zhou Fan found it weird that people would call a manager that, he obliged.
"All right then."
"Folow me. I'll show you your area and teach you what to do." Fatty Lu said while walking out of the room.
Zhou Fan quickly followed behind him. It didn't take long before they made it to the 6th floor. Unsurprisingly, Lu Chen was heavily panting. Even then, he seemed used to it.
Quickly regaining his breath, Lu Chen brought Zhou Fan to his section.
"Firstly, you need to keep the floor clean. Although it's carpeted, we have a special broom. It will clean it like it's made of wood. Next, make sure the shelves are clean and in order. Wipe them down at least every 3 days. Since the books are in alphabetical order, you need to make sure they are kept that way. Finally, assist anyone who needs help. Although recommended, it isn't necessary to memorize everything. There is a catalog on your desk." Fatty Lu said while wiping sweat from his forehead.
Speaking of his desk, it was located at what would be the corner of the floor if it wasn't round. The desk itself was a semi-circle and connected to the walls. The only way to exit it was to move the flap that went up or down. The desk was made of wood and had a nice black leather chair.
"That's about all. Everything else is pretty self explanatory. Just keep the area clean and help people. Oh yes! Come see me at the beginning and end of your shift. My office is on the tenth floor along with everyone else in a position similar or equal to floor manager. My name is on the door so you should be able to find me. Anyway, I have to get back to work. You're officially started now." Lu Chen said while leaving.
Watching him leave, Zhou Fan sat down in his chair and got a feel for the place. He had a feeling that he would be here for a long time.
Before long, Zhou Fan got up and got to work. He started to manually sweep the floors and clean the shelves. Although inefficient, he couldn't exactly use Qi in front of people's faces. Even so, with his increased strength, Zhou Fan was very quick.
By the time the library was closing, he had cleaned his entire section twice.
After the first time, he realized that he had nothing to do. Therefore, he decided to check out a book from another floor tomorrow. Although he could read it in a second, for the sake of passing time, he would read it at the pace of a normal human.
Since he had already cleaned his entire section, he didn't bother using Qi to clean it. Instead, he walked up to the tenth floor and found Fatty Lu's office.
Knock Knock
"Come in." A voice said from beyond the door. Naturally, it belonged to Lu Chen.
Zhou Fan walked in and started to talk with him.
"I've already cleaned up for the night. I'll be heading home now."
"Okay. Have a good night."
"You too." Zhou Fan said while walking away.
After arriving home, Zhou Fan didn't go to sleep and instead cultivated. In fact, Zhou Fan had spent much more time at the library before this.
Chapter 26: The Great Escape - 26
Zhou Fan woke up and went to work the next day. Since yesterday was Monday, he had 4 more days before the weekend. Zhou Fan was off on the weekends.
Even though librarians didn't work on the weekend, the library was still open. They have an entire team of people to replace the librarians on the weekends.
Zhou Fan soon made it to Lu Chen's office and announced his arrival. Afterwards, he went to the 7th floor and checked out a book. The book was a philosophy book written by a man named Confucius. It was called the Analects.
According to the person he checked it out from, Confucius was a man considered almost on par with agregot wuksen. However, he lacked the ambition to become a truly great historical figure. Instead, he focused on the way he treated himself and others, along with having a pure heart and pure intentions. Someone could make a religion out of that.
After checking out the book, Zhou Fan went to his section and officially started his duty. He cleaned up the entire area in around 5 hours. In that time, a couple of people had asked him questions and one of his coworkers had introduced himself. His name was Wagu and he came from another empire.
He had chosen to explore the world at a young age and eventually settled down here. According to their brief conversation, he had visited more than 5 empires. That was more than most people would visit in their whole life!
Since he was done, Zhou Fan sat down at his desk and started to read the book he checked out at the pace of an average person. After a while, Zhou Fan had to admit that the book was interesting. In fact, it contained many ideas he never thought of.
It also contains ideas that you may have thought of, but been unable to put into words or cement into your mind. Either way, Zhou Fan didn't put too much importance on it. Although it would be better if people listened to his teachings, Zhou Fan had no such expectations.
"Hello." A voice sounded out.
Zhou Fan looked up and noticed a short girl with glasses standing in front of his desk. She looked to be around 10 years old.
"Are you lost?" Zhou Fan asked.
"No. But I have a question." She said.
Zhou Fan had many questions running through his mind. Is this girl allowed up here? Does she have a silver card? Why is she here alone?
After a little while, Zhou Fan simply gave up. He realized he didn't care enough about this to put any more thought into it.
"What's your question?" Zhou Fan asked the little girl.
"Which bookshelf has information on the grot empire?"
"Follow me." Zhou Fan said. It was hard to point out where to go since the bookshelves are so close together.
"Here. This bookshelf has information on the grot empire, the yuit kingdom, and the Fut tribe." Zhou Fan pointed out.
"Thank you." The girl said while Zhou Fan was walking away.
Zhou Fan had almost decided to ask what she was doing here. Although he had only been working here for 2 days, he assumed that you didn't see a 10-year-old child every day.
Zhou Fan sat back down at his desk and picked his book back up. It wasn't too long before he was interrupted by the shouts of a few men.
"Hey! Stop right there!" 3 men in security outfits screamed.
Zhou Fan once again saw the 10-year-old girl. Only this time, she was running away from the security guards. When Zhou Fan saw that, he inwardly wondered if he would get in trouble for allowing her to be up here.
The commotion soon died down and Zhou Fan started to read his book again. Once again he was interrupted. This time, it was by the three security guards from earlier.
"Sorry to bother you, but have you seen a little girl about 4 feet tall? We last saw her run into this section."
Zhou Fan was surprised to hear that. He hadn't noticed any such thing happening.
"No sirs. I haven't been paying much attention to my surroundings." Zhou Fan said nicely.
"Ok, sorry to bother you." The man said before the three once again ran off.
After the consecutive interruptions, Zhou Fan started to pay attention to his surroundings. All of a sudden, he noticed a head peek out from under his desk. Zhou Fan almost jumped in shock when it suddenly came out.
"Hello." The familiar face said. It was the girl from before.
Zhou Fan was surprised that he didn't notice her going under there. It seems that he really needs to pay more attention to his surroundings when reading.
"Are you a ninja or something?" Zhou Fan asked. He had heard about them in a couple of books he previously read.
"No. But I have been sneaking around since I was young." She said.
'You're still young' Zhou Fan inwardly thought.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Fan inquired.
"I'm hiding."
"Obviously. Why did you come to this floor in the first place?" Zhou Fan asked.
"To read." The girl said simply.
Zhou Fan was starting to get a headache. He should've known it was a bad idea to try to make sense to a child.
"Nevermind. Can you leave?"
"Yes sir. Goodbye." She said while sneaking off.
Zhou Fan couldn't help but laugh to himself. It seemed that this job is much more interesting than he thought.
After the commotion had actually settled, Zhou Fan stopped reading and started to clean the area in preparation for closing. By the time he finished, the library had closed.
Zhou Fan walked up to Lu Chens' office and bid him farewell before going home.
When he made it home, he got on his bed and started cultivating. Although he still felt progress, it is getting much slower to break through into the next levels. However, Zhou Fan wasn't in a rush. As far as he knew, he would be the only cultivator for a while. There should be no chance for anyone to surpass him.
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