I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1123 Between the Sand Sea
At dusk, a foul mist rose above the desert.

The cyclones caused by the alternation of cold and heat rolled up the sky full of sand, completely blocking out the already limited sunlight.

The sand dunes were pushed by the wind to change their position. They were here just now, and then piled there again. The endless sand dunes rose and fell like waves, and the sand patterns cut by the wind were curved like ripples.

Gravel dripped onto the sand dunes, like water drops swept up by the waves, and a "light rain" began to fall on the sand dunes.

The "raindrops" buried Mo Ling's shoes, and he could only jump out of the "puddles" and run to the highest point of the sand waves.

It is finally not so hot anymore. Although the sand is still warm, the wind brings a cool breath. My lower body is still trapped in the heat wave, but my upper body is slightly cold. When day and night alternate, the rules of the disordered sand dunes are also quietly changing.

Mo Ling wrapped himself up, put on the coat he had taken off during the day, and tightened his mask.

After the direct sunlight was no longer shining, Mo Ling's mind became much clearer.

"Road, there doesn't seem to be much vegetation in this desert."

"Yeah." Lu Qi squatted down and grabbed a handful of yellow sand on the ground. The sand quickly flowed through his fingers.

"The sand here is too fine and loose, and there's not much moisture, so the roots of plants can't get a firm grip."

"Are we going to keep going like this? This desert is so big, when will we reach the end?" Mo Ling looked at the yellow sand all over the ground, and pessimism spread again.

I didn’t expect to encounter such a problem just after reaching the second level of the abyss.

Luqi did not answer, but looked up at the sky.

As the sun sets, the stars in the sky have gradually revealed their traces.

"Don't be afraid. Those pioneers who came to the second floor of the abyss before all made it this way. Our supplies can still last for a while. There is no need to be so pessimistic now."

"Lu Qi, don't you think we are too naive to go down into the abyss without considering the way out?"

"You've already entered the abyss, why are you still thinking about your way out?" Lu Qi looked at Mo Ling and asked seriously, "Don't you want to go to the bottom of the abyss?"

"Ah."

"Why do you want to go so badly?"

"Uh... I told you not to laugh. I feel like there is something waiting for me there." Mo Ling replied in a low voice.

"Really?"

"Really, I don't know why I have this feeling... What about you? Why do you want to go to the bottom of the abyss?" Mo Ling asked back.

Actually, they had never had a serious conversation about this.

After hearing Mo Ling's question, Lu Qi didn't hesitate at all and blurted out the answer: "Curiosity."

"Curious? Just out of curiosity?"

"What else? Something beyond your cognition directly disrupts your normal life and completely changes your previous cognition. The whole world is also changed because of it. Aren't you curious about this?"

"That's true. I'm curious too."

"I want to see what it looks like down there. Even if I die halfway, I will have no regrets." Lu Luqi's eyes were full of determination.

Looking at that determined look, Mo Ling suddenly felt that his will was a little too weak.

Even though the abyss has been here for so long, he still hasn't come out of his trance. He still subconsciously thinks that this is a dream. He is just in a dream now, and one day he will wake up, the world will become the same as it was before, and he will return to his daily life.

Because of this "expectation", he has never been very determined in doing things. He just muddles through many things and gives up when he should.

Even when it came to entering the abyss, he initially just wanted to give it a try. If he could get in, that would be great. If he couldn't, he would wait for the next opportunity. This "Buddhist" attitude was his way of escaping reality.

Now faced with this unknown situation, the first thing he thought of was to retreat and find a way out.

Mo Ling examined the differences between himself and Router Qi and suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Sorry, Router."

"Why are you apologizing suddenly?" A look of surprise appeared on Lu Luqi's face.

“I’m a little too pessimistic…”

"It's okay. It's normal to be pessimistic. Everyone is pessimistic. You will feel better if you talk about it."

"I never thought I could really reach the bottom of the abyss. That was just a luxury of mine. I was just pushed, walking and walking, until I reached the entrance of the abyss, the first floor, and the second floor. I couldn't even be sure if there was really something waiting for me at the bottom of the abyss. I was still hesitating and confused. This is not the attitude a person who is moving forward should have."

Mo Ling lowered his head and poured out all his inner thoughts.

His character has always been like this, somewhat weak, somewhat passive, never deliberately pursuing anything, sometimes a little clever, but only a little clever, when faced with difficulties he would become delusional and fall into internal friction...

When the starlight of the disordered sand dunes shone between the two of them, it was a depressing moment again. The night would make people's emotions overflow, and Mo Ling could no longer suppress these emotions in his heart and revealed all his thoughts.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the night covered his red ears. He lowered his head, and Lu Qi couldn't see his expression clearly.

After hearing Mo Ling's words, Lu Luqi was unusually silent for a long time and did not answer.

Just as he was about to speak, another gust of wind blew, and gravel dripped onto the two of them, knocking back what he was about to say.

After the gust of wind passed, Lu Luqi seemed to feel that his wording was inappropriate and shut up.

"What did you just want to say?"

"What else can I say? It's just words of comfort to you."

"I don't need you to comfort me."

Hearing Mo Ling's answer, Lu Luqi's face was choked with anger: "Why are you just like a young couple when they have a quarrel... saying a lot of pessimistic things, making the other person depressed, and then when the other person comes to comfort you, you say you don't need it, and if the other person doesn't come to comfort you, you accuse the other person of being heartless..."

"..."

Mo Ling was silent.

Although I don't want to admit it, it seems that what Router said is right...

Mo Ling quickly pretended nothing happened, scratched his head, and smiled awkwardly.

"Luqi, let's go! Go, go, go!"

This abrupt way of changing the subject made the frown on Router's face even darker...

"You're not pessimistic anymore?"

"What's pessimistic? I'm never pessimistic." Mo Ling patted his chest and said without blushing or beating his heart.

"Then what you just said..."

"Hush, router, I'll tell you a secret. I actually have another personality. The pair of sunglasses I picked up didn't actually give me a new vision, but a new personality! Those words just now were said by my other personality..."

(End of this chapter)