531 Doing Good Deeds Without Asking for Reward (1/2)

Chapter 531: Doing Good Deeds Without Asking for Reward

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As soon as Zhang Zian came to the third floor, he saw the back of Meng Li in the central reading area.

The library was as warm as spring. Meng Li took off his woolen coat, folded it neatly, and put it beside him. Leaning comfortably against the back of a chair, he was reading a book in a foreign language about the popularization of science.

With fewer readers on the third floor, it was much quieter than on the second floor. After all, there were few readers who could read books in foreign languages ​​without any obstacles.

Zhang Zian did not disturb Meng Li. He continued doing what he did on the second floor, by holding his cell phone to search every corner on the third floor. Still, there was no trace of the elfin.

He would be lying if he said he was not dejected at all. His previous assumption was that the elfin was most likely to be found in the Hall of the Ancient Books, followed by the Hall of the Books in Chinese, and the Hall of the Books in Foreign Languages. The fourth floor and fifth floor, which he hadn't been to, was the Newspaper and Periodicals Reading Room and the Digital Reading and Exchange Area, respectively. Could the elfin appear in those two places?

He had left the pet shop so hastily that he didn't even drink any water. Coupled with the anxiety in his heart, Zhang Zian felt thirsty at this moment.

Drinking fountains and paper cups were provided on each floor in the library, and readers had access to them freely. Zhang Zian went to pour himself a cup of water. Leaning against the wall, he pondered as he drank the water.

His gaze fell on the row of a shelf that was nearest to him. There was a book at the edge of the fourth level of the shelf.

”Modern genetics ...”

He could basically understand the English title of this book. It was called Modern Genetics: An Analysis from Gene to Surface.

Zhang Zian pretentiously told Meng Li that he was currently studying modern genetics. Even if he was not able to capture the elfin this time, he could not allow Meng Li to look down on him. Hence, he squeezed the empty paper cup and threw it into the trash can, and then walked to the shelf and pulled out that book. Placing that book under his armpit, he turned around and went to the fourth floor.

There were less than five readers on the fourth floor. In this era of information explosion, apart from researchers majoring in modern history or compiling the local chronicles, who else would come all the way to read the outdated newspapers and periodicals in the public library?

Elves may come from books, but never come from newspapers and magazines, because newspapers and magazines were fast moving consumer goods which did not possess the innate conditions to be circulated widely in the long run.

Having said that, Zhang Zian should never ignore the slightest possibility. He patiently searched for the elfin among rows of shelves. As expected, nothing was found, and his valuable time was wasted.

He doubted himself at this moment. Had he omitted some rows of shelves on the second or third floor? But it was impossible for him to neglect any row, because he was searching strictly according to the index number of the shelves.

However, the elfin may be constantly moving among the bookshelves.

If that was the case, it was practically impossible for him to capture the elfin. He was not good at playing hide-and-seek.

The only floor he hadn't visited was the fifth floor … the Digital Reading and Exchange Area. The readers could read electronic books and communicate with each other on the fifth floor.