I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 895 Never Separated
"Today, the researchers sent me new research results."

"They warned me that the price of the relic had begun to erode my consciousness and asked me to be more careful. But now is the most critical time to establish the base. I cannot back down at this time."

"According to the order I received above the Abyss Hole, I need to build a functional 'prison city' to accommodate the Abyss Parahumans that arrive here."

"Abyssal superhumans, every time I see this name, I find it ridiculous. They are all human beings, but they have to be defined with various prefixes. However, classification management is indeed the most appropriate and time-saving method. It's just that these people who are treated as 'prisoners' suffer. When humans needed them the most, they were treated as heroes, and now this very strong 'tentacle' has to be cut off."

"When a tentacle threatens the entire body, there seems to be no better option than to cut it off. I understand why my superiors gave such an order, and I also know the importance of my mission."

"But how do we build a prison city? When I first came here, I was also confused, but the researchers who accompanied the team gave me a good suggestion. They asked me to make use of the Dream Unicorns that gathered here."

"For some reason, there are many Dream Unicorns living in the dreamland of this stronghold. They live carefree in the dreamland here. It seems that there is something special here that attracts them. The researchers told me that this may be related to the entrance to the next level, but they have not found any clues about the entrance to the lower level. They only found those Dream Unicorns."

"But these Dream Kirins are enough... My relics can connect these Dream Kirins together."

"I have never known what to call this relic. When I registered the name of the relic, the recorder suggested that I call it 'Internet of Everything'. I had no objection and accepted it. Now it seems that this name is quite appropriate."

"I can communicate with all things. Any living being and conscious thing will initially have a 'friendly' relationship with me. They will seriously consider my suggestions and empathize with me. After I put forward certain conditions, they will even do their best to help me. I am the friend of all things and their best partner."

"But feelings are mutual. When they understand me, I also understand their emotions. These emotions will make me lose myself and get lost in the network of consciousness. This is the price I have to pay."

"I have been very restrained in using my abilities, and tried not to be affected by external emotions, but the cost of this relic still inevitably eroded me."

"Before I completely lose myself due to the price, I must first establish a base and connect the Dream Qilin gathered here."

"Following the guidance of the researchers, I started to connect with those Dream Qilins. Things went smoothly. They are simple creatures. I easily became friends with them. Then, with the help of the researchers, I collected their farts."

"They call it 'dream gas', but I know it's just fart."

"Dream Qilins will wander around in dreams, eating all kinds of things they think are delicious and nutritious. The waste residue that cannot be digested will be excreted as farts. These farts are incomprehensible and extremely confusing. Under the erosion of the power of the Dream Qilin, they become a substance that is very useful to humans."

"We can use this substance to build our base. By taking advantage of its plasticity, we can build the entire base into the shape we want. These dream energy can also be used to replenish the supplies we need. After the entire base is built, our supplies will be inexhaustible."

"With the help of these Dream Qilin, the development of the base is on the right track, and my mission is completed."

"Because of the overuse of the relic, I received a severe warning from the researchers. They said that the price has almost completely eroded my self, but I feel that I am in good condition now. I am even more conscious than before."

"They say this is just the last flicker of light before the self-consciousness dissipates. The only remaining will is constructing a fictitious afterimage in the ocean of consciousness. My current thoughts are all echoes of my past self. I am using this afterimage as a boat to wander in the ocean of consciousness..."

"That's pretty scary."

"I feel pretty good recently. I have fewer worries. I don't need to worry too much about the construction of the base. I can also concentrate on taking care of Xiaoling and Liangliang."

"Liangliang is in high school now and often has a lot of trouble with his studies. Fortunately, I can finally spare the energy to teach him. With my help, Xiaoling can also do something she likes."

"Usually when Liangliang goes to school, I can take Xiaoling to the park for a walk. Dawn City is now well built. I haven't heard birds singing for a long time since the invasion of the Abyss. This park is full of birdsong and flowers, and it's bustling. Xiaoling and I just hold hands, say nothing, and walk around in circles along the path in the park."

"It would be nice if it could go on like this forever, but unfortunately, after I opened my eyes, it was all dark again..."

"I asked them to fill the base with neon lights, and it seems not so dark anymore." "You left without saying hello, Xiaoling must be worried about me, right?"

“I hope she can understand.”

……

"I learned something very sad today."

"It turns out that the higher-ups asked me to build a prison city here not because they really wanted to cut off the 'tentacles', but because they had no other choice."

"I just found out now—"

"The abyss can only go down, not up."

"I should have guessed it long ago. The Abyss Hole filters out useless and irrelevant things that do not belong to the Abyss. It's like a big funnel. Things that meet the requirements will fall down by themselves, while things that do not meet the requirements will be blocked above the funnel... Those of us who fell under the Abyss Hole certainly meet the requirements of the Abyss. How could the Abyss let us go so easily?"

“We who are under the funnel certainly can’t climb back up.”

"It was the abyss that cut off the tentacles of humanity, not humanity itself."

"This is indeed a prison that has blindfolded everyone, but compared to knowing the truth, this is not too cruel."

"It would be the best outcome for these 'prisoners' to live here peacefully, regard this place as their 'home', not cause trouble, and live happily. Hiding the truth is actually a form of protection for them."

"..."

"But why, even though the tentacles have been cut off, I can still feel Xiaoling and Liangliang?"

"We seem to be getting closer and closer. I hold their hands, hug them, and walk with them in the sunshine..."

"We spend more and more time together. I am back home and no longer have to endure the cold nights. My family is by my side and I feel warm every time I wake up."

“They all understand me, and I understand them.”

“There is no need for communication or exchange. Our consciousnesses have been intertwined from the beginning to the end, embraced in the body of a giant beast called ‘human’…”

"It seemed as if I had never left that day. I watched Liangliang grow up slowly, and Xiaoling and I grew older together. We were together no matter what we did."

"That's it, I understand..."

“Even though this place is so deep, so far away, and so dark, the distance between people’s hearts will not be separated by the abyss, nor will it be separated by the so-called prison. The abyss cannot separate us either. As long as we miss each other, we will eventually meet in the ocean of consciousness, on our own lonely boat, smiling and waving at each other…”

"Here, we have never been far away, and we have never been apart."

(End of this chapter)