I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 525 The Non-Existent Cup
"Just imagine, if the event of drinking water did not happen, would it be impossible to prove the existence of the cup?"

“If the abyss is likened to a book, then anything that does not appear in the book cannot be proven to exist.”

"It's like if a cup of water doesn't appear in a story, there's no way to prove the existence of the cup."

"And we are the non-existent cup."

"After effective synchronization, we have arrived at the fourth floor of the abyss, but at this moment we are no longer part of the abyss. We can only be regarded as some kind of illusion floating outside the abyss."

"And if you want to turn fantasy into reality, and turn non-existence into existence, you need a 'drinking water' event."

"We need to make ourselves as much as possible a part of the abyss, so that this non-existent cup of water can be 'picked up'."

“Once the cup interacts with the outside world, we are recognized by the abyss and are no longer an illusion.”

"If we want to reach the fifth floor, we must prove the existence of the water cup. Once we establish connections with various events in the abyss, we will be able to completely establish the existence of the 'water cup'."

"These events are the anchor points of the water cup..."

……

Seeing this, Li Luo also understood why Zhou Chao said that it would take "time" to get to the fifth floor.

Experiencing various things on the fourth level of the abyss is the process of "anchoring" yourself. The longer the time, the more stable the anchoring will be.

However, the author of this popular science article gives a more precise explanation.

"The drinking event can only simply prove the existence of the water cup."

"But what if it was the cup from the Hongmen Banquet? If this cup doesn't exist, what would be used to break the cup as a signal?"

“So, different events have different anchoring strengths.”

"The more impactful the event, the stronger the anchoring force, and the more it can prove the existence of the water cup."

"If you want to qualify to go to the fifth layer of the abyss, in addition to the accumulation of time, you can also participate in a few far-reaching events to completely anchor your existence, so that you can save time..."

At the end of the article, a lot of data is listed, comparing the events of different subjects going from the fourth level of the abyss to the fifth level of the abyss, and listing the events they experienced.

After reading the article, Li Luo discovered the author's pen name.

"Zeus..."

She was very familiar with this pen name.

"The popular science article about synchronization that I read last time was also written by this author." Li Luo immediately remembered the article he had seen in Mirror Square before.

I didn’t expect to see this author again by such a coincidence.

Li Luo looked at the data in the article again and then fell into deep thought.

“How can we participate in events that have far-reaching impacts?”

Just as I was thinking about it, a message suddenly appeared on the electronic screen.

"Zhou Dynasty?"

Looking at the familiar name, Li Luo curiously opened the dialog box, which contained only one sentence:

"I'll wait for you in the restaurant."

……

After updating the database, Li Luo followed the map and found the location of the restaurant in the winding pipeline fortress.

Compared with other facilities, the restaurant is quite normal. As long as you ignore the tables and chairs made of tiny pipes, it looks pretty good.

Zhou Chao had taken off his mask and was sitting at the table, looking depressed.

"What's wrong?" Li Luo sat down opposite him.

"Another mission is about to start. I wanted to take you around the Pipeline Fortress, but it seems that I don't have time." Zhou Chao said dejectedly, "My teammates have to stay in the fortress for a while to check their health, and I have been directly transferred to another investigation team and will set off soon."

"Exploitation! Naked exploitation. They must think that I am a relic with no human rights, so they exploit me like this. How can this be possible? I haven't even had a good night's sleep..."

Zhou Chao spared no effort to complain about the upper echelons of the pipeline fortress.

After venting his anger, he looked at Li Luo again.

"Were you in the data center just now?" "Yes." Li Luo nodded: "How did you find me?"

Zhou Chao smiled embarrassedly: "I used some authority. I am now a special team member seconded by the fortress and can use some of the fortress's functions."

"I get a discount when I eat here!"

As he was speaking, several pipes extended to the table, and several portions of hot meals spit out from the pipes.

Although the way the dishes were served was a bit peculiar, the meals all smelled delicious.

"Eat quickly and try the synchronized cuisine from the fourth floor of the abyss."

"Some of these ingredients are blasted out of the fissures using fissure bombs, and some are unique species on the Sky Island. They are very unique."

Zhou Chao pointed at the dishes on the table and introduced them one by one.

"The tenderloin of a rift bear."

"Dip it in this. This is the honey of the sky sea bee."

"And this one, this is the magnetic shell monster from the Anti-Magnetic Island. It tastes like roast duck, and the shell is very crispy."

As he spoke, Zhou Chao picked up one and bit into it hard.

"Eat quickly...it's delicious..." Zhou Chao's mouth was full and his words were a little unclear.

Li Luo's eyes moved back and forth between Zhou Chao's puffy cheeks and the somewhat special meal. He tentatively picked up a crispy roasted magnetic shell monster and took a careful bite.

"Not bad." Li Luo's eyes lit up and he began to try other dishes. Unexpectedly, they were all very delicious. It seemed that the chef of the Pipeline Fortress had tried his best to make these dishes suit human tastes.

However, as Zhou Chao ate, he began to feel depressed again.

"It would be nice if I could stay in the fort longer. After this meal, I will be leaving and won't have a chance to use the discount."

"Wait until the mission is completed, then come back and have a good meal." Li Luo comforted.

"What about you? Where are you planning to go?" Zhou Chao asked back.

After hearing Zhou Chao's question, Li Luo was also a little confused, so she told him the information she found in the data center...

"A major event with far-reaching impact?"

Zhou Chao thought about it and suddenly thought of a place.

"You can go to Danger Island!"

"Dangerous Island? What is that place?"

Zhou Chao took out his newly bought electronic screen, flipped it over, and handed it to Li Luo.

"It is an island with an extremely dangerous signal from the beacon. There is usually a spreading disaster or a war on it. The nearby monitoring station will mark the island in red to warn people not to approach it casually."

"This should be considered some kind of big event, right?"

Li Luo looked at the information on the electronic screen and nodded.

"However, after going to the dangerous island, it is not so easy to come back..." Zhou Chao said with some concern: "We need to enter the center of the dangerous island, find the beacon, and activate the emergency escape function before we can leave. We don't know what will happen during this period."

“Moreover, if you want to be involved in big events, you have to be in those dangers, and if you want to anchor strongly, you have to be deeply involved, which is not an easy thing to do.”

"Forget it..."

Thinking of this, Zhou Chao shook his head.

However, Li Luo was still staring at the electronic screen, completely immersed in it, and had already begun using the database to search for nearby dangerous islands.

The conditions on these extremely dangerous islands are changing every moment, and the beacon signals will be delayed due to interference. No one knows the true situation on those dangerous islands.

But Li Luo didn't want to give up these opportunities.

She raised her head and looked at Zhou Chao with a firm gaze.

"How can I get to the island of danger?"

(End of this chapter)