I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1089 The Call of the Abyss

"I want to go down there and take a look."

This thought has been in Mo Ling's mind since the first time he looked into the abyss.

Now, five years have passed since that disaster, and the turmoil brought about by the abyss has not yet subsided.

The "wave" of change is constantly echoing throughout the world. The previous rules have been completely broken. In just five years, the social structure of mankind has undergone earth-shaking changes. Countries are no longer countries. An organization called "Commonwealth" has replaced various governments and united all human beings together.

Such a thing was unimaginable in the past, but the emergence of the abyss directly led to such a result. After humans' initial contact with the abyss, they realized how unusual this "hole" was.

"In there, there is another world..."

Humanity’s internal contradictions have been transformed into external contradictions, and the sense of crisis deeply embedded in human genes has prompted humans to face change in a more united manner.

This change is destroying humanity's long-standing technological system, humanity's belief culture, and humanity's normal cognition. This is more terrifying than those incomprehensible strange phenomena themselves. It is fundamentally modifying human concepts and causing humanity's understanding of the world to increasingly collapse.

Some pioneers realized this and believed that before humans lost their "humanity", human cognition must be solidified so that the impact of thought would not cause the collapse of civilization. They proposed various concepts to explain the abyss and the strange power it brought.

"Abyss, relics, layers, abilities, costs, abyss creatures..." These strange yet familiar terms have been added to human cognition, using a rational standardization to explain these phenomena that transcend daily life.

Many people who cannot accept these words go crazy.

Their sanity collapsed, they lost their humanity, and they were on a path that was being eroded by the abyss, from which there was no return.

Later, these people disappeared again.

Some say they were destroyed by the Federation government, others say they went on a "pilgrimage" to the abyss...

In any case, after these crazy people disappeared, human beings as a whole became a lot more "rational".

People talked about the abyss in a bland tone and explained the relics in standardized language, just like how humans talked about politics and economics five years ago.

"Gold has gone up again. If I had known this, I would have bought it earlier..."

"That relic is really amazing, but the price is a bit too high..."

When those unspeakable distorted phenomena become "nouns", they have nothing to do with madness.

In five years, the world has changed a lot, but Mo Ling has not changed much.

He has been staying at the 921 base, cooperating with researchers in research, watching the news, doing experiments, eating and sleeping with the people in the base every day...

The world outside is changing with each passing day, but Mo Ling can only peek through the screen.

"The City of the Abyss is under construction. In the near future, a city built on the abyss will guide mankind towards a new dawn!"

"The city naming is in hot demand..."

Mo Ling could see the slowly rising city from the open space of Base 921. Because it gathered the power of almost all mankind, the city was built very quickly. Now the infrastructure was actually complete, and it only needed to add some other public buildings, which would not take long.

He was still looking forward to going back to take a look. After all, he had been staying in the 921 base for the past five years and felt a little bored.

"Mo Ling, what do you think the City of Abyss should be called?" A researcher who was familiar with Mo Ling asked him.

"It's called Dongdong City." Mo Ling blurted out.

His answer made the researcher burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you are such a genius." "Since there is a hole, can't we call it Dongdong City?" Mo Ling asked back expressionlessly. He was answering very seriously.

"I don't have any objection, but the name is too ridiculous. Have you seen other cities with such names? Think about it, what else can you call it? It should be more official and formal."

Listening to the researcher's words, Mo Ling nodded. What the researcher said did make sense.

Mo Ling pondered for a while, and then gave an answer seriously:
"Why not call it Twilight City? When the abyss first descended, it was like dusk there..."

"The name is not bad, but it sounds a bit pessimistic. The sun is setting, dusk is approaching, and darkness is about to come. It sounds like humans won't be able to hold on for much longer." The researcher said, shaking his head.

"How can you interpret so many things?" Mo Ling asked in surprise.

"You can't blame me for over-interpreting it. Such an important city must have a special meaning in its name. Think about it..."

"Okay." Mo Ling lowered his head and continued to ponder.

As he was thinking, he suddenly thought of a very suitable answer, which corresponded exactly to the previous dusk, but when he was about to tell the researcher the name, he was interrupted by the researcher.

"Forget it, forget it. You don't have to think about it. These names are all predetermined anyway. They are called for names, but they have already been decided..."

"That's true." Mo Ling swallowed the answer he had just come up with and agreed with the researcher.

"Once the city is built, I will definitely go and see it." The researcher said expectantly, looking at the TV screen.

"I want to go too." Mo Ling agreed.

"You should be able to go there soon. It is said that the advance team has found the entrance to the third layer of the abyss, but there is a serious shortage of personnel to explore the abyss. The Federation government has approved the proposal, and soon, some capable individual explorers will be allowed to enter the abyss."

"Really?" Mo Ling's eyes lit up when he heard the researcher's words.

He had always been looking forward to taking a look into the abyss. From the first moment he looked into the abyss, he always felt that there was something "calling" him, inviting him with a silent cry.

"Of course it's true. You can ask other people. This is no longer gossip." The researcher answered affirmatively.

"Oh, then I should get ready. Will the base let me leave?"

"Of course, no one is restricting your freedom. The government absolutely supports individual explorers. And you have special abilities, so maybe you don't even need to take the test."

After listening to the researcher's words, Mo Ling felt much more relieved.

During these five years, Mo Ling also thought about leaving the base, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out where he should go.

The city where he had always lived was gone, and the world was undergoing rapid changes. Instead, staying in the base and leading an unchanging life made him feel more at ease.

That's why Mo Ling stayed here and cooperated with the experiment, which was considered to be of some help.

But now, it seems that he should not hide anymore...

Looking at the city under construction on the TV screen, the huge black hole in the center of the city is still hard to ignore.

"Come quickly."

Mo Ling suddenly heard the abyss calling him.

The silent call echoed in my mind, and the thought of stepping into the abyss reached its peak at this moment.

(End of this chapter)