Chapter 234: Chapter 179: Jiang Cai’Er’s Reading of Ten Thousand Books (Part 2)

"Is this the place where Little Dragon Girl lost her virginity?"

"Not here, it’s that Pomegranate Grove over there," a classmate pointed out.

"Brother Xiang is so resourceful, actually digging a cave and even bringing in a film crew. Incredible."

While visiting the filming location for the movie version of *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, Jiang Cai’Er overheard her classmates’ discussion and secretly fumed.

"A wild man! There’s a wild man!" After exiting the cave, some classmates started shouting again. But when they saw the giant panda Tuantuan and its mother, their shouts grew even louder!

"Wow, they’re so cute."

"I really want to pet them."

"Jiang Tongxue, living in your village is amazing! You can get milk tea and coffee, watch tea ceremonies and dances, and even see giant pandas whenever you want."

"Exactly! Other people have to go to a zoo to see giant pandas, buy expensive tickets, and can only watch from a distance behind glass. You live here and can see them just by taking a few steps. I’m so incredibly jealous."

"Is that a Fire Fox?"

"A red fox!" a classmate corrected.

They watched as an exceptionally rare little fox appeared on the mountain with a dog. The two then started playing with the giant pandas—a scene one would rarely ever get to see.

"That fox is gorgeous, but it’s hanging out with a mutt. What a downgrade. That dog isn’t worthy of it."

The Little Fox’s entire body was a fiery crimson, like a burning cloud. A typical red fox’s coat was nowhere near as pure in color. In fact, when the Little Fox first arrived, a closer look would have revealed some stray-colored hairs on its paws, belly, and nose. However, after Li Xiang fed it Spiritual Medicine and it became a true Spirit Fox, those hairs gradually fell out. Now, its coat was almost entirely red.

Er Huang wasn’t bad-looking either, actually. Its coat was glossy and smooth, showing it was extremely well-cared-for. It just had the simple, good-natured face typical of a Chinese rural dog, with eyes that were clear yet simple-minded. It paled in comparison to the Little Fox, but on its own, Er Huang was quite the looker.

Over the next three days of their break, Li Xiang drove Jiang Cai’Er to the county library and all the major bookstores. They didn’t buy any books—they just read.

After awakening her Memory Palace, Jiang Cai’Er had a photographic memory. She only needed to read a book once for it to appear in her Memory Palace, ready to be accessed at any time.

She wanted to build her own "library of consciousness."

By "reading widely" in this manner, her knowledge and scholarship would only deepen, to a point that could no longer be described as simply "well-read." If she could then synthesize and master this knowledge, she could absolutely become a great scholar.

Furthermore, as her repository of knowledge expanded, her ability to trap people with the Matrix Map would also grow stronger.

The only drawback was that, for now, she had to read and flip through every book one by one.

At the county library, Jiang Cai’Er held a thick book, flipping through the pages at high speed. Not far away, people began to point and whisper among themselves.

"Is that girl really here to read? She seems so restless. She hasn’t settled down to actually read a single thing seriously."

"Flipping that fast... she’s just skimming without taking anything in."

"That’s just performative effort. It’s useless. You can’t learn anything that way."

"You’re overthinking it. She’s not here to read at all. She’s just trying to look cool, take some photos, and mess around." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Jiang Cai’Er, of course, paid them no mind and kept to her own rhythm. She leaned over and complained quietly to Li Xiang, "It would be so much better if I could just scan and transmit the information directly, or just absorb the knowledge from digital copies."

Li Xiang pondered for a moment before offering a suggestion. "Don’t you have a Quantum Computer? See if you can’t hack into the web and connect to some databases or digital libraries. Then you could just download everything. WHOOSH!"

Jiang Cai’Er shook her head. "I’ve tried, but I don’t know where to start."

"Er, that’s probably because you lack advanced knowledge of computers and networking. Let’s go find some books on the subject. Once you’ve read enough, you might be able to figure out how it works."

"That’s a great idea!"

The two immediately sprang into action, specifically searching for books on computers and networking. Jiang Cai’Er learned a massive amount.

"Let me process this for a few days. I’ll try again after that."

Li Xiang comforted her, "Take it slow. Don’t be in such a rush. What you can do is already insane. If it still doesn’t work, I’ll take you to the provincial capital."

The provincial capital had more and bigger libraries and bookstores.

After gaining the Memory Palace, Jiang Cai’Er’s initial "intake" consisted mainly of high school material, since she had to prepare for the college entrance exams in a year.

This included literary works from all over the world, both classic and modern. The college entrance exam included an essay, and reading more literature would make her own writing flow effortlessly, as if divinely inspired, allowing her to quote classics and texts at will.

She had now more or less mastered the entire high school curriculum. Getting into Qingbei would be a breeze. That was why she had started delving into a wider range of books to expand her overall knowledge.

Once she got into a top university, she would be immersed in an ocean of knowledge. Li Xiang’s hope was that she would eventually make the knowledge from every single academic department her own.

Of course, Li Xiang had his own plans. Before the Apocalypse arrived, he would go to all the major libraries and "rescue" their physical books and electronic databases. ’That’ll save me from having to buy them,’ he thought. ’More money saved.’

Time was short, but the break was fulfilling. Throughout the vacation, besides accompanying her to read, Li Xiang also gave her a daily supplement of Spiritual Medicine, filling her body with a Medicinal Power that would require at least a month to fully absorb.

Given Jiang Cai’Er’s photographic memory, Li Xiang also hand-picked over ten different Breathing Techniques for her. They were all high-ranking techniques from his system, the kind that could forge a Supreme Spirit Body. Since some could be practiced concurrently, he had her try them one by one in her spare time to see which suited her best.