I'm trapped in a cube

The old man finally moved away. Except for the one he left, all the other books were taken away by the old man. In the end, he was the only one left in the No. 0 residential area.

After reporting the relocation situation to his leader, he was praised again.

However, apart from praise, there was no substantive reward, no promotion, no reward. The leader patted him on the shoulder and asked him to take inventory of the rooms in the zero residential area and leave as soon as possible.

He was also used to this kind of thing. He solved an annoying thing, but his superiors did not give him any reward, only verbal praise.

"Maybe I will be promoted next time..."

He sighed and returned to Residential Area Zero.

"Check whether there are any missing residents in the living area, and whether there are any flammable and explosive dangerous goods left behind... The things in room 0122 must also be tidied up, and when leaving, a warning tape must be put on to prevent modifications. Someone ran in."

He was a little sad to see that the once bustling No. 0 residential area had become deserted now. This place left him with many memories. Although the residents had a bad attitude towards him, they also gave him a lot of warmth. , so that he, who has always been a "little transparent" person, received special attention.

"It's time to leave."

After checking the missing residents and dangerous items, he returned to room 0122.

The luggage has been packed a long time ago, but the book the old man gave me is too big to fit in the bag.

""From the Shadow"."

This book has a very strange name, just like "The Legend of the Magic Mountain".

When he got the book, he asked the old man: "What kind of book is this? A martial arts novel?"

"Congying" sounds like the name of some kind of weapon.

"The Shadow Sword will have a shadow every time it is swung out, making it difficult for people to see the moves and killing people invisible. Fifty years ago, the Shadow Sword disappeared with the fall of the martial arts leader. But recently, many good players in the world have He died, leaving dense sword marks on his body..."

In just a moment, he figured out a lot of plots in his mind. The figure of the "Martial Arts Leader" gradually merged with the old senior, and he was the successor to the Shadow Sword.

Looking at the book in his hand, he nodded and said thoughtfully: "Yes, Congying Sword Technique is well-deserved."

In exchange for his murmuring, the old man had a brain breakdown.

"This is not some kind of swordsmanship..." the old man sighed and said helplessly.

"What's that?"

"You will know after you read it yourself. You still have to read the book yourself. You can't do what others say."

…

Now, holding this book "Cong Ying", he actually missed his previous experience of "fighting wits and courage" with the old seniors. Now that the No. 0 residential area is empty, it actually adds a bit of loneliness.

There was no rush, he cleaned the room, threw his luggage outside the door, leaned against the wall, and opened the book.

"Let me see if it's a martial arts novel..."

This book is of course not a martial arts novel, and has nothing to do with Cong Ying Sword, martial arts leaders, or other bloody events in the world. This book is about a kind of creature - Cong Ying.

Just like the title of the book, the name of this creature is "Congying".

Be born from a shadow and become a shadow that follows others.

They emerge from anywhere within the abyss, crawling out of the shadows of other creatures.

At first, they were just a wriggling mass of black smoke.

As they follow their "master" for longer and longer, they will slowly distort into the outline of the "master", and then begin to imitate the behavior of the "master". Finally, the layer of black on their bodies fades away, and they gradually become the "master" look like.

However, although the shadows feel that they are their "masters", most creatures do not think that it is a good thing that their shadows have come to life. When they are just born, these shadows can easily be destroyed by their "masters".

All it takes is a flash of light to make this fragile shadow life fall apart.

Therefore, there are very few followers in the abyss, and even fewer who can take shape and become the master.

Shadows have no lifespan, and neither do shadows. They will always maintain a certain appearance. Even if the owner ages, their appearance will not change in any way and will always be solidified in a certain fixed appearance.

When the master dies, the slave shadow will be completely freed and no longer has to follow the master.

But they are not completely "free" either.

Congying will follow other creatures of the master's race and perform various behaviors without purpose. It will follow whatever others do. It also has no self-desire. Sometimes it will turn into other forms unknowingly, but Congying itself will also I don’t know, but I still abide by the established behavior.

Logically speaking, it could have replaced its master and become an "immortal" in the group, obtaining more survival resources, and even used the advantage of immortality to dominate the group, but Congying has no desire to do so. It will only follow the steps. Living on earth, thinking that he is just an "ordinary person", he acts according to the behavior of his master during his lifetime, and lives an ordinary life.

These creatures are harmless. They will completely become the "people" of their master's race. They will work hard and maintain good character. Even if they are ostracized, they will not complain.

After some races understood Cong Ying's habits, they treated Cong Ying as a slave, and they didn't have any objections.

If it weren't for the random reproduction of the shadows, some races would have mass-produced the shadows and enslaved them.

They appear randomly, choose their "masters" randomly, and some shadows even recognize plants as their "masters" and then turn into plants. When these shadows that have turned into plants have completely fixed their appearance, they can no longer be distinguished.

After the shadows have fixed their appearance, they are no longer afraid of light. They are like other normal creatures in the tribe, with the same weaknesses, the same eating habits, and the same behaviors. They are ordinary and ordinary, and they live in the tribe forever.

"They have a strong ability to imitate, but they are constrained by habits and cannot get rid of them. They imitate others and become others. They are born from the shadows and will not have a good end..."

"What you perceive will eventually become what you will become. Shepherd dog pups grow up in a wolf pack and become fierce wolves. It's not because they have been changed, but because they have always perceived this."

The book speculates that the reason why the shadow race chooses this way of survival is actually to adapt to the environment.

They are born fragile and even afraid of light.

The creatures around them that can adapt to the environment have become their "idols".

They will become fish in the sea and birds in the sky. They can only survive by adapting to the environment, so they will keep imitating.

However, because the imitation is too perfect, they become mediocre and ordinary.

The good and the bad, the strengths and the flaws, are all learned from the shadows, and finally they completely become like the ones being imitated.

However, their goal has been achieved. They are no longer fragile shadows that cannot be seen in the light, and they can also adapt to those complex and changing environments.

"It's just that the price is a bit high..."