I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1196: Studies on the Cube
"If it weren't for technological advancements, we wouldn't be able to see through the cube's disguise."

"It's a very clever disguise; it simulates the physical phenomena of normal matter in various unexpected ways..."

"Macroscopic physical phenomena are determined by microscopic matter. A cube does not contain any so-called microscopic matter, so normally it will not exhibit observable macroscopic physical phenomena, but the cube will try its best to behave 'normal'."

"After realizing this, we began to suspect that other physical properties exhibited by the cube were also 'simulated,' including its mass, volume, optical properties, and collision properties..."

"The cube may not be what we see at all, a 'metal cube with a length, width and height of one meter'. It may have a different size, a different material, and a different shape. The appearance it presents to us is just a simulation created by some physical means."

"We terminated the experiment. Since we couldn't be sure if the phenomenon it presented was real, the experiment was of no use. We first needed to determine what it actually was."

"At this point, someone in the team suggested conducting the same 'humanity experiment' on the cube as on the previous Yuan Tie sample. Although we cannot determine the essence of the cube, we can verify its purpose through its tendency towards good and evil."

"So we quickly replicated the same erasure experiment as the sample, using a cube as a medium to transmit vibration signals. If the signal could reach the erasure device, the erasure device would kill the mice directly."

"After the experiment began, something unexpected happened. The cube, acting as a medium, carelessly transmitted the vibration signal, causing the annihilation device to kill the mice. This was completely contrary to the results in the sample experiment. The cube's tendency towards good and evil was 'evil'!"

"Although we were shocked, one experiment doesn't prove anything. We changed the triggering mechanism of the annihilation device to the opposite and conducted the experiment again. This time, the cube still transmitted the vibration signal without any concern, and the mice survived."

“We repeated the experiment several times and got the same result. At this point, we thought that the cube did not have the ‘autonomy’ of the sample and could only mechanically transmit signals.”

"But when we reversed the trigger mechanism of the elimination device again, changing it so that transmitting a signal would kill the white mouse, a magical thing happened: the cube chose not to transmit the signal... it became 'good' again!"

"The results of these experiments have left us puzzled. The cube showed a simple sense of self-awareness, but it did not have the predictive ability of the iron sample. It seemed that it did not know the principle of the annihilation device, but after several experiments, it 'learned' the principle of the annihilation device and made the correct choice."

"Unlike the sample, it didn't know the principle of the erasure device from the beginning. It seems to be much 'dumber' than the sample..."

"The next experiment surprised us: we hid the annihilation device elsewhere and set up false results to deceive the cube, and we succeeded every time. The cube seemed to be really 'dumb' and easy to deceive, unlike the sample which was result-oriented and could be fooled by the false conditions given by the experimenters."

"Sometimes it will 'throw a tantrum' because the experimental conditions are too complicated and the cube doesn't understand them. It will make random choices or not choose at all and just let it go. Even though it can save the mice, it just won't. It will 'not cooperate' with the experiment for several days in a row."

"In one experiment, we even successfully 'enraged' the cube..."

“We created a fake extermination device with a few cockroaches inside. We told the cube that if the vibration signal was successfully transmitted, the extermination device would kill the cockroaches. But in reality, if the device received the signal, it would release the cockroaches, and these cockroaches would fall onto the cube.”

"The cube was deceived once again, choosing to transmit the signal directly in an attempt to kill the cockroach, but the result was that the cockroach was released..."

"We observed 'anger' on the cube, a trait unique to humans. It used its teleportation ability to tear all the cockroaches to pieces and even damaged the eradication device. Then it ignored the researchers for a whole week. Later, the researchers showed it several movies on an electronic screen, and it finally 'forgave' them." "At this point, we can finally confirm that the cube possesses extremely strong humanity. Compared to the sample, its humanity is stronger and more complete."

"If a cube possesses humanity, it can communicate. Therefore, our research focus shifted from verifying the cube's humanity to achieving communication with it..."

When Director Wang talked about the "cockroach experiment," he secretly glanced at the cube on the table. His eyes darted away, as if he was a little embarrassed.

Mo Ling listened to the experiment but didn't pay much attention. He carefully recalled his memories of the cube and realized that there really was such a scene, but the memory was too vague. He couldn't remember whether he had "actively" responded to the researchers or reacted subconsciously.

At that time, he seemed to be in a "half-awake" state, in a daze, and his behavior was like that of a child. Only after Director Wang talked about these things did he have a slight impression.

As Mo Ling recalled the image of tearing up the cockroach, a familiar feeling rose in his heart.

Like "raising your arm," focus your gaze on something, concentrate your attention on it, and then your vision becomes a frame, enveloping that thing. You don't need to use too much force; gently "clench your fingers" and "grasp" that thing...

Just as Mo Ling was recalling this familiar feeling, a bottle of water on the conference table suddenly disappeared... which was exactly what Mo Ling's eyes were focused on.

At the same time, a bottle of the same water appeared on the metal floor in front of Mo Ling.

Mo Ling was stunned. He had just suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, so he followed that feeling and "moved" a little. Unexpectedly, he directly triggered the cube's teleportation ability.

After initiating the teleportation, he felt nothing, as if he had just done something very ordinary.

Mo Ling looked at the bottle of water that had suddenly appeared, but he wasn't shocked at all. His subconscious kept telling him, "This is normal."

He had long been accustomed to teleporting, just like he was used to "raising his arm"; this ability had become a part of his body.

No ripples appeared in his heart. The vague fragments in his memory and the scene before him gradually connected, giving him enough confidence.

He should have been surprised, but this had happened countless times before and couldn't pique his interest; he found it utterly ordinary.

"As simple as breathing..."

(End of this chapter)