I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1208 The Struggle Against Confusion
During this time, Mo Ling has been cooperating with the research institute's experiments. The research on cubes has become routine. He only needs to go to the laboratory to "work" according to the schedule, and he can wander around the research institute building the rest of the time.

At first, the people in the research institute were quite surprised to see a cube flying around everywhere. They would stare at it intently and even follow it. But gradually, they got used to having such a special presence in the research institute.

Director Wang told Mo Ling that she could go wherever she wanted in the building, since those secret locations were no secret to him anyway, and he could see them with a glance. The only thing he shouldn't do was leave the building, because leaving the building might cause a commotion outside, since he still had the identity of the "Savior Cube".

“There are many religious groups outside who worship you as a god, collect money to build statues of you, and build religious sites themed around you. We have blocked information about your awakening. If you suddenly run out and are discovered by those fanatics, they will cause a huge uproar, and I cannot bear the responsibility.”

Director Wang patiently explained to Mo Ling, and Mo Ling agreed.

He certainly wouldn't just run off anywhere.

The research institute was quite interesting. Mo Ling often drifted to the outside of some laboratories and spent the whole day peeking at the experiments inside.

The research institute does not only have the cube as a research object. There are also many relics left behind after the abyss was sealed, abyssal creatures, and even some artifacts of abyssal civilization, all of which are preserved in the research institute. The projects carried out by each experimental group are also different.

As someone who had "never been to" the abyss, Mo Ling was very curious about these strange things. Although he couldn't understand the experiments, he found them very interesting. Some of them even evoked fragments of his memories, causing some blurry images to appear in his mind.

This made him even more curious about these experiments, and he tirelessly wandered around the research institute building, curiously going into every room and every area to take a look.

Before long, the researchers in the lab got used to this NPC who "refreshed" at fixed times and locations. They would even open the door to let him in to watch, and secretly ask him some strange questions.

"Please don't tell Director Wang that I spoke to you; that's against regulations."

"it is good."

"I have a question that's been on my mind for a long time... Are you handsome?"

"...I consider myself very handsome."

“This is a very subjective question, and you can’t judge it yourself. I have a way… Do you know about the camera function on electronic screens? You can take a picture of yourself, send it out, and let me see it. I’ll give you my opinion.”

"..." Mo Ling was speechless inside the cube. He never thought that the electronic screen could be used in this way. Wouldn't it be possible to record a video, sing a song or something, and send it out so that the researcher could help him post it online with a title like "The Savior Cube Sings Affectionately," which would definitely get a lot of clicks?

Previously, Director Wang said he had confirmed his identity but did not ask him to provide a photo or anything. If he had provided a photo, wouldn't it have been easier to confirm his identity? However, too much time has passed, and the photo may not be of much use now. There is probably not much information left about a person's image from a hundred years ago, so there is not much to compare.

"Is this alright? I won't show it to anyone else," the researcher outside tentatively inquired. "If it's not alright, that's fine too..."

"I'll give it a try." Mo Ling replied to the researcher using the electronic screen, then transmitted the electronic screen back in, fiddled with it for a bit, and found the photo-taking program.

However, when he raised the electronic screen and pointed it at himself, nothing was displayed on the screen...

Under the faint metallic glow, the spot where he stood was empty. The electronic screen didn't capture his image, nor even the metal wall behind him; only a blurry silver light remained, as if the camera had malfunctioned.

Did I set it up wrong?

Mo Ling tried adjusting the brightness and focus, but the image on the screen remained a blurry silver light. He tried rotating the screen, but every direction yielded the same result—nothing could be captured. After thinking for a while, Mo Ling tried other shooting modes, but the result was always the same.

He immediately realized that it wasn't the electronic screen that was the problem, but the squares.

"The cube blocks the information of light..."

But why aren't text messages blocked?

Mo Ling was confused.

He wrote "Sorry, I don't know how to take pictures" on the electronic screen, apologized to the researcher outside, and then quickly escaped from the laboratory, drifting towards Director Wang's office.

Director Wang had previously said that if anything happened, people could go there to find him.

Soon, Mo Ling found Director Wang and told him about her discovery, while also expressing her confusion.

To his surprise, Director Wang simply nodded, showing little astonishment.

"I'm sorry, I can't answer your question..."

Director Wang first apologized, then turned on the electronic screen and started searching through the experimental photos. He quickly found a photo that showed a "blurry silver light".

“The image you captured with the electronic screen is the same as the image we saw when we observed the cube with an electron microscope. We suspect that this is also a kind of disguise. The cube is using this method to present a false 'shield' to hide deeper information.”

"To be honest, we still can't determine whether you truly exist or are a 'consciousness' simulated by the cube. The space you inhabit might be a world of consciousness you've constructed yourself, or perhaps the cube doesn't exist at all, and neither do you..."

"Our experiments haven't deepened our understanding of the cube much; on the contrary, they've made us even more confused. Since the day the cube appeared, our knowledge has been constantly being challenged. It's like facing an abyss; the more we pursue the truth, the further it seems to drift away from us..."

At this point, Director Wang sighed deeply.

"From its emergence to its closure, the Abyss lasted a full eighty years. Humanity seemed to have understood a lot, yet it also seemed to have understood nothing... Just like humanity's understanding of the universe, after seeing the solar system, we were lost in the Milky Way. After seeing the Milky Way, we were lost in the Virgo Supercluster. The universe is so vast that it makes people hesitate to move forward, and the Abyss is so deep that it makes people want to retreat."

"Back to the cube... I can't be sure if our quest for knowledge has an end. Maybe all the secrets will be revealed tomorrow, or maybe tomorrow will be just like today, still mired in confusion."

Director Wang looked at the densely packed research documents and stacks of materials on the table, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes. He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and then put them back on, his eyes already bloodshot.

The information wasn't just about the cube; it also included all sorts of unknown things from the abyss within the research institute. Even after the abyss had been sealed off for over twenty years, these things continued to challenge human understanding and bring new questions to humanity.

"I'm saying all this to tell you that you should be prepared to fight against confusion forever. We will not give up, and please don't be discouraged..."

"We must always be full of hope."

(End of this chapter)