I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1245 The Beginning of the Abyss
In this vast root-like universe, a colorful spaceship slowly flew by.

Countless stars guide its direction, and human dreams pave a clear path for it to reach its destination.

The shimmering pixels, like the brilliant consciousness of humankind, are constantly changing, searching for their own way out.

No color is correct; change is correct.

Humans can only live when the jumping neural currents are changing.

Humans become life when muscles contract and stretch, and joints rotate.

Flowing life, unlike inanimate objects, possesses the ability to create everything; this is the result of life's continuous "selection" over billions of years of evolution.

Regardless of whether the choice is subjective or not.

When humans were still a mass of chemical substances, they didn't care about subjective opinions. They didn't even have the power to choose. Environmental chance gave them the ability to live and forced them to be pushed by fate toward a shining path.

Does it matter whether you choose it or not?

When he saw the beautiful trajectories drawn by countless humans on the star map, Lu Youqi was also pondering this question.

To this day, humans are still a mass of chemical substances, and their daily task is to find enough energy, ingest enough elements, and ensure their own safety, which is no different from billions of years ago.

Even if the abyss descends, the roots rot, and the world becomes a different place than ever before, the mission of the individual human being remains unchanged.

All those philosophical thoughts and creations are things that humans do when they are "idle".

What's the point of all this trouble?

The roots will still rot and eventually fall off completely.

As Lu Ruqi pondered, he suddenly realized that his current thinking was also a form of "fussing," and he seemed to be doing something that confused him.

Human beings are so contradictory.

"But it is precisely because of this contradiction that it shines..."

Humans in their sleep think about the endless suffering of the day, tormenting themselves with nightmares, and contemplate pleasant moments, soothing their souls with sweet dreams.

Humans are a race that so pursues reality and material things, yet they need such illusory things as an antidote to reality.

The light that flickers in those dreams comes from such contradictions and entanglements.

Human beings are making a fuss, and as a result, they are changing.

They seem to want to transcend being just a mass of chemical substances and become a higher form of existence...

"Luo Yuqi, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you have anything to ask?" Martin's sudden words interrupted Luo Yuqi's thoughts.

"I'm looking at those stars... How much longer until we reach the starting point?"

"It'll be soon. What do you think the starting point will look like?"

“Of course it’s a world. If every node is a world, then that place must be one too.” Lu You already had a general idea in his mind.

"If the starting point is a world, then why would the Abyss appear there?" Martin pressed.

"Perhaps something happened..."

The abyss certainly didn't appear out of nowhere. This terrifying power that has eroded countless worlds must have been born under some extremely extreme circumstances. Right now, only by reaching the starting point can the two of them find the answer to their questions.

The colorful spaceship did not slow down, following its trajectory and passing through one decaying node after another. Martin also stopped speaking, focusing on controlling the dream.

……

Suddenly, the spaceship seemed to hit something, and both of them felt a violent tremor. Then, the colors on their bodies quickly faded, and they plummeted straight down.

Martin clearly hadn't expected this either. He gripped Lu Qi's hand tightly, and the tentacles inside the glass jar danced wildly, channeling the power of dreams. Finally, just as the two were about to fall to the ground, a buffer zone formed by colorful cracks stabilized their bodies. "How did we end up in the sky?" Martin looked up in confusion.

Logically speaking, the place reached through a dream shouldn't be in the sky.

Unless someone is sleeping in mid-air...

This is obviously unlikely.

Martin pulled Lu Qi to the ground, and after confirming that there was no danger, he closed the crack and released Lu Qi's hand.

As the colorful cracks gradually disappeared, the surrounding environment slowly came into view for the two of them.

Lu Ruqi held his breath, looking expectantly at the world beyond the colorful light.

But when the whole world was fully revealed to him, he was stunned.

"Isn't this just an ordinary small town?"

They stood taut in the middle of a road, surrounded by low town buildings. The road was lined with neat railings, and trees were planted along the railings for landscaping.

Sunlight streamed into Martin's glass jar, making it sparkle like a lens. The blue sky and white clouds were also reflected on the jar. The afternoon breeze rustled the hems of their clothes, and the tension of facing the starting point of the abyss was dispelled by a touch of heat...

"Hey!"

Suddenly a sound broke the afternoon tranquility and pierced the tense nerves of the two.

They all looked in the direction of the sound and found that an old man had come out of the newsstand by the roadside and was calling to them while waving.

"What are you two doing standing there?!"

The old man's voice was strong and clear, carrying a hint of questioning, yet also a touch of worry.

"Don't stand in the middle of the road, those ore trucks can't see you! Come over here!"

Upon hearing the old man's call, the two exchanged a glance and decided to go and see what was going on.

When I walked up to the old man, he was also stunned. He adjusted his reading glasses, used the newspaper in his hand to shield his eyes from the sun, and stared at Martin's head for a long time, his eyes full of doubt.

What's wrong with your head?

The old man clearly couldn't understand why someone's head was a glass jar with floating kimchi and colorful tentacles inside.

While Martin was still pondering how to explain, the old man had already come up with a reasonable answer in his own mind:
"You're Cospree, right?"

Martin was stunned. Just as he was about to nod, the old man puffed out his chest and said confidently, "I know, I know. Two-winged apes, my grandson does that too."

"Wearing a wig, a wig, and some flashy clothes, they just run around on the street, not even feeling hot..."

“It’s good that young people are energetic. When I was young, I was just as energetic as you. Back then, I carried my tools to the mine and repaired twenty ore trucks in a single day…”

The old man waved the newspaper to fan himself and began to reminisce.

Lu Qi and Martin had no choice but to listen.

However, they did learn quite a bit from the old man.

This small town seems to have been built around a mine, which mainly produces iron ore. The ore is transported by trucks to the ore dressing plant, where it is processed and sorted. After further processing, it is transported to the train station, where it is then taken by train to be sold elsewhere.

How could the starting point of the abyss be a mining town?

Both of them were filled with great confusion.

(End of this chapter)