Chapter 28

Shen Fei thought for a moment and said, "The villagers from a nearby village found them in a dried-up riverbed, a full metal box of books. This is just one of them."

The metal box, made entirely of stainless steel, was sealed very well. No one knew how many years it had been submerged in the riverbed, but the books inside were still in perfect condition, without even a hint of moisture.

Chen Fei took the book and, after flipping through a few pages, was immediately drawn to the content inside.

"Huh? A drive, B drive, the drive letters are almost identical, it does indeed resemble this DOS system, and the commands are in English."

This DOS system gave him an inexplicable sense of awe.

"It's getting more and more interesting. You can take your time reading it; I'll go prepare lunch."

Seeing that the book she had collected might help Chen Fei, Shen Fei was genuinely pleased. She clapped her hands and pushed the door open, stepping out.

Most of the students in this school brought their own lunches, so she didn't need to worry about it. Preparing lunch for one more person wasn't a hassle.

"These commands..."

Chen Fei increasingly felt that the primary school teacher's guess might be correct.

But how do you use these commands?

For example, to clear the screen full of scrolling text, you should use the "cls" command. How do you input it?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, the repetitive lines of text on the screen suddenly jumped up, and new characters appeared.

"... New hardware detected, loading driver, installation successful, ready to use."

"A:>\cls"

Ah, it worked!

Chen Fei was dumbfounded. It even had voice input. Then why is there no input/output device detected? Do I have to insert a keyboard and touchpad? That's quite primitive.

Looking at the publication date of the book, he was surprised. It was a relic from half a century ago, truly ancient.

But what should he do next?

Where is the Enter key? Or the confirmation key.

As soon as he thought of this, the repetitive lines of text that occupied a significant portion of his vision disappeared in an instant, leaving only a small segment of characters in the upper left corner: "A:>\_," with a small flashing underscore at the end.

The world suddenly became clear, as if it had instantly become peaceful.

The "scrolling text" that had troubled Chen Fei for a long time had all disappeared, just like when the "hallucination" symptoms first appeared.

Although there was still "A:>\_" left, it was no longer a hindrance and could be ignored.

It turned out that the "cls" command was effective.

This made Chen Fei overjoyed. He tightly held the book "DOS Introduction" in his hand. Despite the limited number of pages, it might be the key to solving the "hallucination."

However, the next second.

"Illegal operation or incorrect command

Illegal operation or incorrect command

Illegal operation or incorrect command

Illegal operation or incorrect command

..."

The lines started to appear again, one by one.

Chen Fei's smile froze on his face.

Here it comes again...

His mood had just improved for a few seconds, and now it was back to scrolling text.

(＃￣～￣＃) Damn, I really want to swear.

He used the "cls" command again and thought "Enter" or "Confirm" in his mind. It didn't matter which.

The same operation cleared the screen again, and Chen Fei breathed a sigh of relief. This command wasn't a one-time use; it could be repeated and was very effective.

Even if it couldn't completely eliminate the "illegal operation or incorrect command" messages that kept appearing, it at least gave him a way to clear his vision at any time, without forcing himself into a state of complete concentration to selectively ignore them.

He guessed that the "scrolling text" he had seen before wasn't static. Perhaps because each line was identical, it gave the illusion of being stationary.

The ancient DOS system, of course, had more than just the "cls" command; it had other operational commands.

The "DOS Introduction" in Chen Fei's hand recorded all the commands and their usage methods.

He tried another command.

"A:>\B:"

"A" represents a drive letter, which could be a physical drive or a storage partition.

Usually, if there is an A, there is a B, and if there is a B, there is a C, and if there is a C, there is a D... In personal computers, there are often multiple physical storage devices and storage partitions, not to mention hidden partitions.

Enter!

"Illegal operation or incorrect command"

It seems there is no B drive. Currently, Chen Fei is only dealing with one partition.

According to the history of personal computers, A and B drive letters were initially reserved for floppy disk drives. Floppy disk drives and floppy disks have long since disappeared, with only a few samples left in industry museums, and no one uses such ancient storage devices anymore.

However, by tradition, A and B drives were retained by subsequent systems. Storage partitions usually start from C, automatically skipping the initial A and B.

The "B:" command failed, showing an error message, meaning there is no second partition besides "A:>\."

So what is on this A drive?

Chen Fei didn't have much hope, but he decided to try anyway.

He found a command in "DOS Introduction" that could display the contents of the current directory, and "A:>\" was the root directory. Perhaps he could also learn about the capacity of this partition.

"di..."

Before he could finish typing amidst a bunch of "illegal operation or incorrect command" messages, he heard Shen Fei's voice from outside.

"Chen Fei, lunch is ready. Wash your hands and come out."

Lunch?

Chen Fei looked at the health band on his left wrist. It was already noon, 12:00 PM. Time had flown by, and he had been reading for almost two hours without realizing it.

This was a brand new health band. The one that had accompanied Chen Fei for ten years had disappeared during the battle with the golden dragon. He bought a new one on the international medical ship, which was paid for by the Tianqi Defense Group.

Carefully placing the "DOS Introduction" book, which he had read for about ten pages, on the steel-wood desk, he responded loudly, "I'm coming, I'll be right there!"

As soon as he pushed the door open, the smell of food hit him.

Not far from the door, a long rectangular table was set up outdoors, with several dishes on it: grilled meat, soup, naan bread, small bread rolls, and a few side dishes, simple yet abundant.

Six children and Shen Fei were sitting around the table, waiting to start eating.

"Wow, it looks really good."

Chen Fei was surprised that this female teacher could prepare such a large meal.

"Come sit here!"

Shen Fei pointed to the empty seat next to her and waved at Chen Fei.

After he sat down, she continued, "I have a large ice cabinet that can store many semi-prepared foods, and a big grill that can cook anything. Try my homemade pickles, dried radishes, kimchi, and sauerkraut."

"Amazing!"

Chen Fei didn't hesitate to give a thumbs up.

The students around the table immediately started praising their teacher, making Shen Fei's cheeks turn red.

"Shen Fei is the best."

"My mom's cooking isn't as good as Shen Fei's."

"I can lick the plate clean every time."

"I've never eaten such delicious food in my life, Shen Fei. When I grow up, I'll definitely marry you as my first wife."

"No, Shen Fei is so beautiful, she must be my first wife."

"Pfft, look at yourself, you bean sprout!"

As they spoke, two of the kids were about to start fighting, uttering all sorts of wild words!

The Patan children in the mountains mature early and are very sensible, with a tough and rugged culture. They act like little adults, freely imagining their future.

"Stop, stop, stop, no nonsense."

Shen Fei's tone became slightly stern, and the children immediately became as quiet as quails.

Chen Fei laughed and shook his head, saying, "So, you can have a first wife. How many wives can you have when you grow up?"

"Four!"

A big boy immediately raised his hand and then bent one finger, leaving four fingers up.

The other children laughed, and one of them shouted, "Muzi will get married next year. He's already fifteen, and his family has already sent two sheep to the village to the south and the village to the west, proposing to two girls."

Another added, "I know, I know. The girl from the village to the south is named Amu, my aunt's niece, with a face like an apple."

Another round of laughter followed, and the big boy who raised his hand blushed but stood straight, even looking proud and expectant.