under hope

The library of the Academy of Sciences is located on the third floor of the main office building of the academy, and almost the entire floor is the library.

There are not only books on various subjects here, but also some restored ancient documents. The secret may be in those documents.

The doctor has not believed in ghosts and gods since junior high school. He thinks they are just fictional products.

When he was a child, he saw hazy figures in the mirror at night and rustling sounds in the dark. These were all considered hallucinations by him.

Many years ago, he and Lin Hongchang were trapped in the foggy sea during a voyage. The mermaids who carried the crew's hopes from the sea were considered by him to be the native species of the planet.

After that incident, many people believed that gods existed and that mermaids were messengers of gods.

But……

——"The god selects his followers through ravage and torture."

Xiao Cheng could hear the words of the so-called god, and the god had been torturing her until she turned into a monster.

The doctor found a book called"Records of Gods" on the bookshelf, and he sat at the desk and flipped through it. It seems.

But most of what is recorded in it is religious information, such as the Holy Emperor, the God King, etc. These are the gods that humans once believed in on a large scale. The doctor put the book back with some disappointment, and once again looked for books that could answer his doubts.

"PhD?"

A young voice came from behind him, as if to confirm his identity. There were approaching footsteps behind the doctor.

"What's up?"

He turned his head, and the first thing that caught his eye was the conspicuous red hair.

"He is really a doctor! Hi, I'm Eric and I'm the new librarian."

The red-haired young man bowed to him longingly, his tone full of excitement.

"Do you need help? I am still very confident in my mastery of books."

The young man clapped his chest excitedly

"It is indeed a bit difficult. Are there any books here that record more complete information about the gods? asked the doctor

"Ah, there are some."

The young man named Eric took out a very beautifully bound book from the bookshelf he was looking for under the doctor's surprised expression.

"This is it, Doctor. This book has no name, but it is the most comprehensive record."

The young man held the book in front of the doctor with both hands.

"Thank you..."

The doctor took the book, but his eyes were still looking at the place where the young man just took the book - there was no such book there before.

"Well, if there is nothing else, I will clean the library first. I hope you can find the knowledge you want."

The young man changed his excited expression, saluted respectfully again and walked away to the other side.

"Forget it, let’s check the information first."

The doctor's thoughts quickly shifted to the book in his hand, but when he opened the pages, what he saw was white paper.

"empty?"

The doctor turned back a few more pages in disbelief. He even picked up the book with his hands and quickly browsed all the pages.

There was no text in the book, and there was no title on the beautifully bound cover. Is the young man kidding himself?

The doctor was a little confused. Angry, he hated joking about knowledge.

But what the doctor didn't know was that when he focused on flipping through the pages of the book, the surrounding environment had changed dramatically.

"Why is there nothing!"

The doctor stood up from the table angrily and wanted to take the book with him to confront the young man, but he was stunned in an unfamiliar environment.

——There are intricate bookshelves around, and the pages are flying in the air as if they are alive. Looking up, it is a bright and mysterious starry sky.

Maybe there is no room for it on the bookshelf, and there are all kinds of books piled up on the side of the empty road.

Looking forward, the books were piled up like a bed, with a white blanket spread on top, and a handsome long-haired child was lying on it, reading a book.

Seemingly noticing that he was looking at him, the child turned his purple pupils to the doctor's body.

"With a"bang" sound, the book in his hand was closed heavily, and the child spoke to him.

A strange thing happened. The doctor could not hear the sound, and could only see the child opening and closing his mouth. Seeing that the doctor was silent, the child twisted He raised his head and thought for a while, then pointed at the wordless book in Bo's hand.

""Crash!"

The book broke away from the doctor's grasp, opened the pages on its own, and floated in front of the doctor, as if in a dream. The blank pages showed the words of the Republic under the child's waving fingers.

——"Hello, human beings who are thirsty for knowledge, come with the"Book without Words", do you have anything to ask me?"

"Who are you? This is where?"

The doctor spoke to the book, but his eyes looked at the child who was half lying down.

The child smiled, and then there was a"rustling" writing sound on the page, and another line of text was displayed.

——"I am the knowledge elf, that's all you know. Now, tell me what do you want to know?"

"It's a dream."

The doctor thought that he might have fallen asleep in the library.

"You can't fall asleep at this time."

The doctor pinched his thigh hard, and a heartbreaking pain hit him immediately, which made him grin.

He saw the child covering his mouth and laughing, and his eyes bent into a pair of small crescents.

"The writing sound of"rustling" sounded again, and it was faster than the previous times.

——"This is not a dream, it is in the universe, and it is suitable for all life forms to survive."

Strange sights, strange children, strange words, it seems that even the doctor himself has become strange.

"Are mermaids native to Blue Star?"

Instead of wasting time thinking about things here, it is better to believe what the child said. The doctor raised his question.

The knowledge elf blinked, and the sound of"rustling" sounded.

——"Yes, mermaids are a branch of human evolution"

"What is the god of the sea?"

The doctor then asked.

Regarding this question, the knowledge elf showed an interesting expression, and the sound of"rustling" sounded quickly.

——"The God of the Sea is one of the children of the Supreme Mother Goddess. He descended from the starry sky to the Blue Star."

"What is the relationship between mermaids and sea gods?"

The doctor asked eagerly.

The knowledge elf changed his position. He lay comfortably on the bed made of books, and a"rustling" sound slowly sounded.

——"The god of the sea enslaves mermaids and transforms them into dependents through torture and ravage."

"If humans come into contact with the sea god, what can he bring to us?"

The doctor asked the question he most wanted to know the answer to.

The Knowledge Elf stood up from the book and walked slowly towards him with his slender limbs.

He stroked the doctor's heart while his other hand fluttered on the blank page. dance

——"Slave who is thirsty for knowledge, the knowledge you have is enough to answer all the questions."

——"You already have the answer in your mind, don't you? You are very interesting. I still need a book boy here, if I can see you again."

The knowledge elf wrote the last stroke, curled up the corners of his mouth mysteriously, and gently pushed the doctor back with his hands.

When the doctor came to his senses, he was still standing in front of the library bookshelf, holding the book in his hand. The book without a name is gone.

He still remembers the question and the answer, but he can no longer remember who answered it.

It seems that he was just stunned for a short time, or his soul wandered elsewhere.

Firmly. The answer he kept in mind made him shake his atheism. If the sea god used cruel methods to enslave mermaids, he would also use the same means to deal with humans.

Hongchang's plan to communicate with the sea god is very dangerous. He had become obsessed with the secrets of the gods.

The doctor decided to persuade Hongchang to give up his plan to clone the mermaid. Before leaving the library, he asked the director about the new person named"Eric"

——"No, we are not recruiting new students in any form this year."

These were the curator's exact words.

The doctor believed that the red-haired young man might really be an illusion. He gave his confused self the book that unlocked everything.

When he arrived at Lin Hongchang's office, he opened the door with a serious expression.

"You will report to the biology department tomorrow. Thank you for your cooperation."

In the office, Lin Hongchang was speaking gently to a female student.

The girl was wearing the uniform of a junior high school affiliated with the Academy of Sciences. She was holding her sleeves with both hands because of nervousness. The white Republic emblem on her chest indicated that she was affiliated with the National Welfare Institute. Orphan.

Seeing the doctor come in, Lin Hongchang hurriedly waved his hand to signal the girl to leave quickly.

When passing by him, the girl bowed, and he could clearly see a round birthmark on the back of the girl's neck.

"Is there a problem? Lao Zheng."

Lin Hongchang waved to him to sit down, but he ignored the gesture and walked directly to Lin Hongchang's desk.

"Hongchang, I know everything, give up on cloning mermaids."

The doctor held the table with both hands and stared at Lin Hongchang with stern eyes.

"Do you know everything? Lin

Hongchang asked incredulously

"It is extremely dangerous to communicate with gods. Hongchang, what do you want?"

The doctor couldn't help but hit the table hard.

"Oh, you are referring to the case of Individual No. 4, which was actually a very successful case.……"

"Hongchang! I mean, communicating with the sea gods is very dangerous! He will destroy you!"

The doctor interrupted Lin Hongchang sharply.

"It seems you know quite a lot."

Lin Hongchang murmured, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"Lao Zheng, I know you like those things, but gods can bring us more knowledge."

Lin Hongchang tried to persuade him

"It's good enough now, Hongchang, we don't need too much knowledge."

The doctor doesn't accept this at all.

"To exchange life for too much knowledge is a blasphemy against life!"

The doctor was very excited.

"Isn't it just a sacrifice? Wouldn't it be better to exchange the lives of a few people for the interests of many groups?"

Lin Hongchang's voice became louder and louder as he spoke, and he stood up from his seat excitedly.

"Why do you think so? Hongchang? Are you really still Hongchang?"

Just now, Lin Hongchang's almost paranoid reasoning shocked the doctor.

As if he realized that he was too emotional, Lin Hongchang breathed a sigh of relief, held his forehead and sat down slowly.

The doctor's mood gradually stabilized, and he He said earnestly:

"Hongchang, human experimentation is prohibited internationally, and the same goes for human sacrifice. You cannot ignore this bottom line. Lin

Hongchang lowered his head and waved his hand towards the doctor:

"Leave me alone, old friend."

The doctor nodded and left with heavy footsteps.