Day by day in the infinite game

Chapter 161 161. The Silent Truth ([-])
Tang Qinqin walked up to the master with a nervous and apprehensive mood.

There was a flash of light in the old master's eyes, but it was so fleeting that Tang Qinqin didn't notice it at all.

"Why do you want to learn about the protection of ancient books? What do you think is the protection of ancient books? Do you agree with the practice of shelving it in a cabinet? What is the reason?"

As soon as he came up, the master spoke very fast and threw a few barrage of firecrackers, which made Tang Qinqin look stunned for a moment.

The old master looked at her with a smile.

After quickly organizing his thoughts, Tang Qinqin successfully answered the master's questions.

"Okay, turn left when you go out, and walk slowly." The old master gestured with his hand, then lowered his head and found Tang Qinqin's name on the list, ready to write.

Catching Tang Qinqin's peeking eyes, the old master glared: "What are you looking at? Are you still not leaving?"

Tang Qinqin had no choice but to turn around and walk out with a little regret.

Lan Lan and others were waiting for her outside. When they saw her coming out, they all came over to ask about her question and answer.

"I think my answer is pretty good, but I see that the master's face is not very satisfactory." Tang Qinqin no longer felt nervous at this time, and his tone was much calmer.

"Haha, Master, he's like that. He looks disgusting on everyone's face. It's not just you." Lan Lan said with a smile.

"But I can see that his expression towards you is very kind." Tang Qinqin told Lan Lan what he had just observed.

"Maybe there are other reasons. Anyway, everyone thinks that the master is serious and seems to be a strict teacher." Lan Lan doesn't think there is anything unique about herself.

"Forget it, it's useless for us to guess here. We'll know the result when we come back in the afternoon. Let's go and fill our stomachs first!"

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After enjoying a delicious lunch in a good mood, a few people strolled to the place where the morning exam was taking place early.

I thought there would be no one else here except them, but when I arrived, I realized that there were not only people, but quite a few.

A piece of white paper was pasted at the door of the room, with two large calligraphy characters "notice" written on it. Several people came forward to watch, and it turned out to be the "selected list" written by the old master himself.

There are a total of 189 people participating in the assessment, and it seems that there are only about 20 people on the list. The competition is also quite fierce.

Immediately, several people held their breath and began to search for their names from top to bottom.

"Jiang Mengru, Xia Lan, Sheng Qingchuan, Shen Jinsong..." Tang Qinqin saw several familiar names passing by, but he still didn't see his own name.

The heartstrings that couldn't help but become tense persisted until the end, when the penultimate name "Tang Qinqin" finally appeared.

"call".After letting out a sigh of relief, Tang Qinqin finally felt at ease.

Those who are selected will soon be taken to meet the master to formally study and get in touch with the protection of ancient books. The rest of the people who are not selected will not have no opportunities from now on. Those who still have the intention to study can continue to take the assessment until they are admitted. caught the old master's eyes.

Players whose names were not on the list left with regret, leaving only about twenty people waiting at the door.

Not long after, a staff member they had met with the old master before came over and took them to the old master's studio.

It is said to be a studio, but it is actually a very large room. There are several rows of bookshelves placed on both sides of the wall. On one side of the bookshelf are many books that look very quaint just by looking at the spines. On the other side, there are more books of all kinds. Repair tools, bottles, cans, etc.

"Just take a good look at it when you come. It's a bit late today, so you don't have to get started. Remember from now on to wash your hands before touching these books, and wear gloves when necessary."

The old master pushed up the glasses that had slipped down the bridge of his nose, and looked over the faces of the twenty or so people one by one.

"Passing my assessment does not mean that you can stop listening to me carefully. I believe you all know how valuable these books are. Becoming an ancient book conservation worker is equivalent to becoming a person who must be careful and focused. Physicians, and your patients are these ancient books with various thorny problems that require urgent treatment.”

Tang Qinqin raised his head and looked at the old master's lenses that reflected light from time to time when he spoke, and his thin but tall figure, and his stereotype of him began to change.

This little old man is actually far less unkind than he appears.

It seems to be a little cute in it.

"Sheng Qingchuan, Tang Qinqin, Jiu Shijin, you three are originally doctors, so you should understand what I mean. I hope everyone can take care of ancient books as much as you take care of your own body."

"Okay, everyone gather around here. Your task this afternoon is to observe carefully. If you have any questions, you can ask them later. I will come over tomorrow to officially guide you from the most basic process."

After saying this, the master waved his hand and walked to his work table to continue the work at hand.

Behind the old master, there were three "senior brothers" who were busy restoring ancient books. One of them was the person who had just brought them over. Except for the large formation when they came in, which made them look up, the old master gave both parties a simple I made the introduction and spent the rest of the time immersed in my own work world.

Noticing this, Tang Qinqin couldn't help but look at them twice.

She seemed to understand a little bit why the master had to conduct an assessment to select apprentices. This job was destined to involve sitting at the table and spinning around ancient books. What was needed was people with a calm and down-to-earth temperament, who could sit still and be calm. If you make up your mind, you won’t spend three days fishing and two days drying the net.

This afternoon, the players gathered quietly around the old master's table, concentrating on the old master's restoration work of ancient books.

I don’t know why, this should have been a boring thing, but almost no one was distracted. Instead, they felt the rare healing from every step of the repair operation by the master. Witnessing with their own eyes that the originally damaged pages gradually took on a new look, almost intact as before, everyone felt in their hearts. There was an unspeakable passion in everyone - could they do this in the future, and use their own hands to awaken the ancient books that had been sleeping in the torrent of time for a long time, and let them shine out of their original glory? Brilliance?
At six o'clock in the afternoon, one of the master's apprentices came over and whispered to them that they could leave. If they had any questions, they could stay. He also specifically asked them not to be late for the gathering time tomorrow morning, etc.

Everyone did have questions, but there were too many questions, and because there was too much they didn't understand, they didn't know where to start, so they all said goodbye to this senior brother in a tacit agreement and quietly left.

Tang Qinqin was thinking about something and walked behind her unknowingly. Song Yuanze came to her side and saw through her easily: "Are you worried?"

"I'm thinking, should we have a serious apprenticeship ceremony and arrange it with the proper sense of ceremony?"

(End of this chapter)