I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1038 During the Banquet
Omega Zero knew he was a little whimsical.

The deep-rooted confusion is not so easy to eliminate.

He didn't know how to leave the hotel, nor how to get outside the "banquet".

Although he is an "employee" of the hotel, he knows nothing about hotels. His mind is full of hotel rules and regulations, and he has no truly useful information at all.

All he can do now is wait, wait for an opportunity.

He couldn't believe that the hotel had been running for so long without any mistakes. Those piled up unreasonable things would definitely explode at some point, opening up a ray of reality in this illusion. Then, he could take advantage of this opportunity to peek beyond the illusion.

Omega Zero waited patiently, while quietly investigating the inside story of the hotel. Finally one day, he waited...

With a loud bang, the entire banquet hall seemed to have been completely transformed. It underwent earth-shaking changes. The original guests disappeared without a trace, and were replaced by those strange animals.

The banquet hall turned into a "cabin", moss covered the floor and walls, and fungal dust began to float in the air.

This floor of the hotel was completely "replaced" and turned into something else. The newly appeared scenes and creatures were equally absurd, but Omega Zero found the shadow of reality in them.

"They were coming from outside, from outside the hotel."

The "outside" that he has always longed for and been curious about.

Omega Zero tried to communicate with these creatures but received no response. These creatures were very "stupid" and were wary of him, but he was very excited because this was how normal creatures should behave.

In the subsequent investigation, Omega Zero discovered that those creatures were connected through fungi. He also thought about connecting to the fungal network to see, but his body did not allow it.

So he could only study these organisms and make assumptions about fungal networks.

At the same time, he was trying to guide these creatures to exert the power of the cluster and break the constraints of the hotel. Since he couldn't do it himself, he had to rely on these creatures that did not belong to the hotel.

But the reality went against their wishes. Those creatures were too stupid. They did not follow their individual nature, nor could they exert the power of the group. They were stuck at the bottleneck of evolution and spent their days in a daze.

Seeing this situation, Omega Zero became anxious again. He had finally found hope of escaping from here, but now he could only watch these stupid animals wandering on the moss every day.

So, unable to wait any longer, he decided to give these creatures some "necessary stimulation".

"Let them regard me as their natural enemy..."

Life can only unleash its potential in a high-risk environment. Only when these creatures gain enough power can they break free of the hotel and escape from this illusion.

By then, he can also take advantage of the opportunity and get a glimpse of the truth...

"Of course they are troublemakers. They have a great impact on the hotel. Their arrival has prevented the banquet hall from functioning normally for a long time. However..."

"What I need is a troublemaker, someone who can turn the hotel upside down. Only when the so-called 'rules' can no longer be maintained will the truth behind the rules be exposed..."

Omega Zero explained to Li Luo seriously, but he didn't expect that under his unrecognizable mechanical appearance, he actually hid a heart that wanted to "seek the truth".

Listening to Omega Zero's story, Li Luo's expression kept changing. She could understand the other party's mental journey, but what surprised her was that it was just a machine, but it could gradually "wake up" in its daily work, start to reflect on its current situation, and even have "rebellious" thoughts and take actions for it.

"Aren't you worried that the hotel will find out what you're doing?" Li Luo asked curiously.

Omega Zero shook his head: "I have done so many extraordinary things, what am I worried about? I am actually afraid that my behavior will affect other colleagues. After all, some of them know what I am doing, but they have helped me to conceal it." Hearing this, Li Luo was stunned and asked: "Are they awakened like you?"

"No, they can't understand my behavior, and some even oppose my approach, but they won't interfere with me because I only do these things on the floor I'm responsible for, and they can't control me."

Li Luo nodded and thought for a moment: "This is also because of the hotel's 'rules'. They are not employees of this floor, so they will not interfere with you."

"Yes."

But if something goes wrong, the punishment may not just be on Omega Zero, other employees may also be affected.

Just like a normal hotel, if there is a service problem, the superior will not care where you are responsible for when punishing you, but will call everyone together for a lecture, or even reduce their wages...

But, does this hotel really have such a superior?
Li Luo thought about it and threw his doubts to Omega Zero.

Hearing Li Luo's question, Omega Zero remained motionless for a long time.

"Superiors... I don't think I've ever met the hotel's management, except for the instructors who trained me before."

"Did you see the instructor again later?"

"No, I haven't seen him since then..."

"Then how can you be sure that there is a higher-level being above you? Maybe you are the highest-level managers of this hotel, but the employees on each floor are at the same level, making you think there is a 'superior', but in fact there is no such thing."

Li Luo analyzed it seriously, and Omega Zero fell silent again.

After a while, he spoke again: "What you said... does make sense. The so-called 'superior' seems to have always existed as a concept. We have never seen it, nor have we ever felt real pressure. This may be another deep-rooted 'falsehood', but it is not so unreasonable, so we have never noticed it..."

Omega Zero's mechanical eyes suddenly lit up.

"I was too conservative before. Although I have awakened, I am still bound by the 'rules' of the hotel. I should just let go and do it instead of being timid and hesitant."

Then he suddenly looked at Li Luo and said "thank you".

"You are from the outside world too, right?"

Hearing the other party's question, Li Luo hesitated for a while, but still nodded.

"If I had met you earlier, it wouldn't have taken me so long to strengthen myself." Omega Zero said somewhat dejectedly.

"What's the world outside like?" A hint of human yearning was revealed on the broken metal face. Omega Zero looked at Li Luo and asked with great anticipation.

"outside world?"

Countless images suddenly emerged in Li Luo's mind.

There is so much to say about the outside world. After thinking for a while, she finally replied calmly:
“It’s better than here.”

(End of this chapter)