Technology Catch Up

The library was not a place Henghai usually visited. He was often alone in his classroom doing work, and if he wanted more company, he would go home. Today, however, Henghai wanted something different. The academy's library was expansive with all sorts of knowledge that Henghai had yet to check out.

He did not come here with a specific book in mind. Plants and medical techniques were the obvious choices for him, but he wanted something new. Roaming through the library, Henghai would occasionally stop to pick out a book, flip through it, then put it away for something more interesting before resuming his lazy stroll.

Henghai stopped and turned towards the sound of someone asking him for help. The man asking was a familiar face from the recent camping trip. Eli, was it? Henghai had on his usual kind and relaxed smile as he waved towards Eli. It was only natural for someone to be attracted to Henghai for help. His status as a teacher, relaxed character, and, for the most part, unthreatening appearance made him a good option to approach for help.

"Hi. Eli, right? I don't think you'll be a bother at all. What do you need help with?"

Henghai's eyes followed Eli's gesture, though it was not obvious, as his eyes always looked closed. This should be easy enough. Henghai figured that after he explained to Eli how to turn on a computer and use different types of websites, Eli could figure things out for himself from there. After all, if he got confused, all he needed to do was look up his questions online.

"That's a computer," he responded matter-of-factly. He approached one that was nearby and sat down in the chair. "Are you having trouble turning it on? Logging in?"

"No need to be so flustered. I've seen many people old and new have trouble using a computer. I was lucky enough to have a friend help me out and catch onto the concept quickly. Now, watch closely." Henghai did everything very slowly, just so Eli could register it all. The first step was to turn on the computer. Admittedly, Henghai was surprised at how he did not get through that step, but everyone had to start somewhere.

With that step done, he looked at Eli to ask, "Do you have a library card yet? You need one to have your own account here."

"The front desk should help you with that later. For now, I'll log you into the guest account." Henghai had little intention to help Eli through the process of getting a library card. That should be simple enough for him to do on his own, and Henghai had other things he wanted to do today.

Opening up the browser, Henghai gestured for Eli to come closer and look. "Do you know how to use the internet? It's very simple."