I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 504 Stars and Consciousness

"Each star thinks it is independent. They think they can run in their own orbits, shine their own light forever, and ignore other stars."

"However, the so-called 'independence' they pursue cannot escape the influence of other stars."

"What they think are orbits are the vortices of gravity from other stars. They are just following the paths that have been set by other stars in the established gravitational web."

"What they thought was moving forward was just the pull of gravity. What they thought was moving away was just being thrown far away by the vortex of gravity."

"They are galloping in the vast universe arrogantly, thinking that the endless void is full of freedom, but they never realize that they have long been tied with the reins of gravity."

"So-called independent starlight is nothing more than the afterglow of larger stars. They reflect the light of other stars, but call themselves free."

"Planets are pulled by stars, and stars are pulled by larger stars. Ultimately, they cannot escape the control of the center of the universe."

The voice seemed to pull Zhou Chao to the center of the stars. The countless stars in the sky were just puppets revolving around the only one.

No matter how stunning the nebulas are, they cannot escape the mutual entanglement of gravity. Their orbits have long been fixed, and they are merely struggling in vain.

"It is the same with consciousness. A tiny consciousness thinks it can walk an independent path, but in fact the path has already been determined."

"They thought that their independent thinking was amazing, but it was thought of by other consciousnesses a long time ago. They thought that their inspiration had already burst out many times in other consciousnesses."

"They think they can escape the cage, but they don't understand that they have already been on a predetermined track, and the starlight on them is just the afterglow of others."

"With futile persistence, you are heading towards the abyss of conceit."

"Humans always think they are independent, but from the moment they are born, they have been under the gravity of others and constrained by the thoughts of others. Others have already thought of what they have thought of. They think they have broken through the orbit, but they are still in the starry sky."

Hearing this, Zhou Chao suddenly realized something was wrong and asked, "Do you know that I am a human?"

The voice did not give a direct answer, but sighed helplessly:

"This is the arrogance of human beings. They think their consciousness is higher than other consciousnesses. But in fact, consciousness has no highs or lows. It is only the shell that has highs and lows."

"What do you think is the difference between your consciousness and that of the soil?"

“A planet thinks it is unique, but in the vast starry sky, there are countless planets just like it. A consciousness thinks it is unique, but perhaps at the same time, there are countless other consciousnesses that have the same idea as it.”

The voice spoke in disappointment, more like pouring out its emotions to Zhou Chao.

"Why can consciousness converge together? Because they are the same in nature. Different experiences are just brought by different bodies. The core inside the body is the same thing."

"It's the same with stars. No matter how special they are, they are all the same thing."

“The pursuit of self is like a baby looking into a mirror. All he sees is an illusion. He thinks he is independent, but in fact he is just following the movements of the mirror. He thinks he is controlling the person in the mirror, but in fact the person in the mirror is himself.”

Zhou Chao listened and was extremely shocked.

He could feel that, although this voice kept accusing humans of arrogance, it was not targeting "humans" but was truly helpless. It very much hoped that all consciousnesses would put aside their prejudices and merge with each other, but most consciousnesses could not do this.

Not only that, Zhou Chao also intuitively realized that this sound had a strange emotion to humans.

Is it...

"Have you seen humans?" Zhou Chao asked hurriedly.

"I have seen it many times. Humans are a persistent race." The voice replied. Zhou Chao immediately thought of those strange teammates. Could it be that their original consciousness was also in this sea of ​​stars, and it was only other consciousnesses that controlled their bodies?
This thought became uncontrollable, and Zhou Chao quickly felt around carefully, trying to find his former teammates, but the light spots in the starry sky were so dense and the sounds were so noisy that he could not find them at all.

These consciousnesses look exactly the same and their voices are vague. Unless you truly empathize with them, you cannot tell who is who.

Looking at these spots of light, Zhou Chao was in a dilemma. He didn't want to have too much contact with these consciousnesses, but if he didn't do so, he wouldn't be able to find his teammates.

His anxious mood was transmitted to the light spot nearby, and the voice said helplessly: "I'll help you find it."

Then, the voice fell silent, as if it really started to help him search.

The galaxy was turbulent, and a steady stream of light points came from all directions, and this sea of ​​consciousness was becoming more and more crowded.

"Not found..." After a while, the voice sounded again, speaking to Zhou Chao tiredly.

Although he didn't know whether it really found it, Zhou Chao still expressed his gratitude to it.

"Don't thank me. I can feel the trouble in your heart. Your trouble is my trouble. I will do my best to help you solve it."

After hearing this, Zhou Chao felt helpless. He could feel that this voice really wanted to help him, but their ideas conflicted, and he couldn't really let down his guard as the voice said.

However, we can understand from his words that in this sea of ​​consciousness, not all consciousnesses have let down their guard. There are still many independent consciousnesses that are unwilling to share their thoughts with others.

Perhaps his teammates are among them.

"Maybe they were accidentally rushed here..."

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope arose in Zhou Chao's heart.

"After filling the gap in my consciousness, can I leave?" Zhou Chao asked the voice.

"Yes, you can go if you want."

"Then when will we fill it up?" Zhou Chao was a little confused. It was said that the gathering had been completed, but the galaxy was still flowing. A steady stream of light spots came from afar and crowded into this sea of ​​consciousness.

"It's being filled now, but..." The voice's tone was a little solemn: "It seems that this void can't be filled at all."

Hearing this, Zhou Chao suddenly remembered the square holes he had seen in the lake of consciousness before.

Could that be what the light spots mean by “void of consciousness”?
Or is it something else?
"What does that hole look like?" Zhou Chao asked curiously.

"A cube."

"really……"

Zhou Chao recalled what happened in the Starlight Forest before:

Li Luo's cube relic absorbed all the light spots from the animated resins, causing a raging torrent.

At present, it seems that the reappearance of the consciousness gap is also related to the cube relic.

However, the Zhou Dynasty knew very little about the relic and had no idea what had happened to it.

"I don't know where Li Luo is. It would be nice if I could ask her..."

(End of this chapter)