I'm trapped in a cube

"Just imagine, if the drinking event did not happen, wouldn't it be possible to prove the existence of this cup?"

"If the abyss is compared to a book, there is no way to prove its existence without the things that appear in the book."

"It's like in a story, if there is no water glass, then there is no way to prove the existence of the water glass."

"And we are the non-existent water glass."

"After effective synchronization, we arrived at the fourth level of the abyss, but at this time we are not part of the abyss. We can only be regarded as some kind of illusion floating outside the abyss."

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

“We must make ourselves part of the abyss as much as possible, and let this non-existent water glass be ‘taken’.”

"Once the water cup interacts with the outside world, we are recognized by the abyss and are no longer a ball of illusion."

"If we want to reach the fifth level, we must prove the existence of the water glass. When we are related to various events in the abyss, the existence of the 'water glass' will be completely fixed."

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

…

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

Experiencing various things on the fourth level of the abyss is the process of "anchoring" oneself. 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 incident of drinking water can only simply prove the existence of the water cup."

"But what if it's the cup in the Hongmen Banquet? If this cup doesn't exist, then what is the name for smashing the cup?"

"So, different events have different anchoring strengths."

"The greater the impact of the event, the stronger the anchoring force, and the more it can prove the existence of the water glass."

"If you want to be qualified to go to the fifth level of the abyss, in addition to passing through time, you can also participate in several far-reaching events to completely anchor your existence. This can save time..."

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

After reading this article, Li Luo discovered the pen name of the author of the article.

"Zeus..."

This pen name was very familiar to her.

"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 before in Mirror Square.

Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, I saw this author again.

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

“How do you get involved in something big and far-reaching?”

Just as he was thinking about it, a message suddenly came from the electronic screen.

"Zhou Dynasty?"

Looking at the familiar name, Li Luo opened the dialog box curiously. There was only one sentence on it:

"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 twists and turns of the pipeline fortress.

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

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

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

"It's time to go on a mission again. I want to take you around the Pipe Fortress, but it seems I don't have time." Zhou Chao said dejectedly: "My teammates have to stay in the fortress for a while to check their health. I was directly transferred to another investigation team and will be leaving soon."

"Oppression! Naked oppression. They must think that I am a relic and have no human rights, so they oppressed me like this. How can there be such a thing? I didn't even get a good night's sleep..."

Zhou Chao spared no effort to complain about the upper level of the Pipe Fortress.

After venting, he looked at Li Luo again.

"Were you just in the data center?"

"That's right." Li Luo nodded: "How did you find me?"

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

“I get a discount when I eat here!”

Just as he was talking, several pipes stretched out to the table, and then several hot meals were spit out from inside the pipes.

Even though the way they were served was a bit unusual, the meals all smelled delicious.

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

"Some of these ingredients were blown out of the cracks using fissure bombs, and some are endemic to Sky Island, which are very unique."

Zhou Chao pointed to the food on the table and introduced them one by one.

“Crack Bear Tenderloin.”

"Dip this and eat it. This is the honey of Kukai Bee."

"And this, this is the Magnetoshell Monster on the Anti-Magnetic Island. It bites like a roast duck, and the shell is very crispy."

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

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

Li Luo's eyes looked back and forth between Zhou Chao's bulging face and this somewhat special meal. He tentatively picked up a crispy Magnetoshell and took a bite carefully.

"Not bad." Li Luo's eyes lit up, and he began to try other dishes. They were surprisingly delicious. It seemed that the chefs of the Pipeline Fortress had tried their best to make these dishes suitable for human tastes.

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

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

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

"What about you? Where are you going?" Zhou Chao asked back.

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 Wei Island!"

"Wei Island? What is that place?"

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

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

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

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

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

"Moreover, if you want to participate in major events, you must be in those dangers. If you want to anchor strongly, you must also participate deeply. This is not a simple thing."

"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 begun to search for nearby dangerous islands using the database.

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

But Li Luo did not want to give up these opportunities.

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

"How can I get to Wei Island?"