I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1122 New Follower

The stone man no longer had his original appearance. His body was covered with layers of stone flakes. He looked very "strong" and was half a head taller than a normal human.

The red light of magma can be vaguely seen in the cracks of the joints, and hot steam gushes out from time to time. The stones at the joints float slowly, as if "suspended" in mid-air, but actually beneath those stones is flowing magma.

The stone man would no longer emit cold or hot air for no reason. The hard rock protected the high-temperature core that reflected heat at the deepest part. The heat dissipated in a gentle and steady manner, passing into the ground along the exoskeleton.

This perfect form is more like a sophisticated machine than a life. Every structure carries the experience accumulated by these stones over hundreds of millions of years and their understanding of what it means to be alive.

The stone man just stood there, using the "brain" inherited from humans to think about his own existence and examine his new self...

"Come over and take a look?" Mo Ling nodded to the person next to him.

"I dont go."

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a stone man?"

"Then why don't you go?"

"I'm afraid." Mo Ling answered without disguising, "What if it suddenly awakens and starts to slaughter humans? I'm doomed. It's so strong, I can't beat it."

"I think you're thinking too much... It should still be in a very confused state. Apart from understanding its own structure, it has no knowledge of the outside world."

"Then you go... Never mind, let Ah Dai go, Ah Dai is very capable."

As Mo Ling spoke, he controlled Ah Dai, walked out from behind the rock where he was hiding, and came in front of the dull stone man.

The fragile girl and the tall stone man formed a sharp contrast.

Ah Dai just raised her head and looked at the stone man. The air current around the stone man that had not yet dissipated blew onto Ah Dai, blowing her hair all over the place.

The stone man slowly lowered his head and looked at Ah Dai, but there was no expression on his face.

"Do you think I should let Ah Dai give him a punch?" Mo Ling suddenly asked.

"Don't mess around."

The router directly snatched control of Ah Dai and circled around the stone man.

The stone man stared at Ah Dai blankly, his head turning a full circle on his neck.

When Ah Dai stood still, the stone man suddenly moved, and also imitated Ah Dai and circled around.

"..."

"What is it doing?"

"It seems like he is imitating Ah Dai."

“Is it still imitating?”

"Maybe."

The stone man seems to have not yet broken free from the path dependence of imitation. After solving his own problems, he returns to his previous state.

"Maybe it feels that it has achieved its current progress through imitation... so it continues to imitate."

"Probably."

"Can you let Ah Dai come back and take a look?"

"it is good."

Ah Dai turned around and walked back blankly.

Upon seeing this, the Stone Man immediately followed behind Ah-Dai, clumsily like primary school students marching in a line, and forced his pace to be consistent with Ah-Dai. As his body was too big and Ah-Dai's steps were too small, he walked like a penguin, which looked very funny.

But it still keeps learning stupidly, with no intention of making any changes at all.

Until Ah Dai walked back to the two of them and stood there, the stone man also stood firmly beside Ah Dai, like two soldiers waiting for inspection.

Looking at this scene, Mo Ling and Lu Luqi didn't know what to do.

"Shall we go first? Maybe it won't imitate us anymore..."

"Okay." After discussing it, the two decided to continue on their journey.

Anyway, the mission of helping these stones gain life has been completed, so they don't need to stay here any longer.

Without any hesitation, Mo Ling started to determine the direction.

"This way."

He pointed in a direction and walked straight over, and Lu Qi quickly followed...

The stone pillars were becoming increasingly sparse, and the two were moving faster and faster. However, without the stone pillars to block the view, the direct sunlight became stronger and stronger, and the ground was so hot that it made people's mouths dry and thirsty.

Mo Ling had no idea how many bottles of water he had drunk, but it was still not enough. Not long after he finished one bottle, he started to feel thirsty again.

"Luqi, do you have any water?"

"Yes, drink it sparingly."

Lu Qi took out a bottle of water from his bag and handed it to Mo Ling, who drank it down in gulps.

"Hold on a little longer. I see there are no more stone pillars ahead. We should be almost out."

"Really?" Mo Ling's eyes lit up instantly.

"Hmm..." Lu Qi turned his head and looked behind him: "But it's still following."

"Don't worry about it. Let it follow me if it wants." Mo Ling waved his hands. He didn't have the heart to care about the stone man anymore. He just wanted to leave the stone forest as soon as possible and find a shady place to rest for a while.

The two quickened their pace and continued to move forward.

After walking for a while, there were no stone pillars in Mo Ling's sight.

"Are there any more stone pillars ahead?" he asked the route guide.

"Gone."

"So we are out?"

"should be."

The rocks on the ground became sparse and scattered, and some areas were covered with yellow sand. It was obvious that they had reached the junction of the stone forest and the desert.

Looking at the rolling yellow sand, a trace of despair rose in Mo Ling's heart.

"After the stone forest, there's the desert again. We don't know how long we'll have to walk through the desert. We don't even know where the nearby water source is. We won't really die of thirst here, will we?"

Lu Qi's expression wasn't very good either. He kept looking around, as if trying to figure out where he was.

"There is still too little information about the second layer of the abyss. I can't be sure where it is..."

"It would have been better if I had brought more water." Mo Ling said regretfully.

"The more water we bring, the heavier our luggage will be, and the more energy we will consume, but the end result is the same. The amount of water we carry is already the most appropriate."

"Then what should we do?"

"First, go into the desert and find some desert plants. We can get water from them. At least it's better than in the stone forest."

"Ok."

Mo Ling no longer had the strength to speak. He could only listen to Router Qi's words and continue moving forward.

His steps were a little weak as he stepped on the sand. The sun shone directly on him, and he felt a heat wrapped around his body, taking away the moisture from his body.

"The sun is about to set, and things will get better then."

"Is it afternoon now?"

"Well, we have to be prepared. Although the desert won't be so hot at night, it might be more dangerous..."

(End of this chapter)