I’m Trapped in a Cube - Chapter 160

“That spring water can fulfill children’s wishes?”

Mo Ling looked at the little sprite in shock.

It seemed able to create Relics based on children’s wishes, then distribute them to the children.

No wonder so many parents were waiting outside with their children.

And they all seemed to want their children to obtain Relics according to their own wishes.

But this little boy ultimately chose to follow his own heart in creating the Relic.

He’d probably get another beating when he got out.

In the spring water, the golden sprite touched the red marks from where the little boy had been hit, looking at him with distress. Light flickered in its hands, and after a mist of water drifted by, the red marks instantly disappeared.

The sprite was in no hurry either, continuously circling around the little boy, watching him use the toy gun in his hands to create various candies.

Only after the little boy had played to his heart’s content did the sprite remind him at the right moment:

“I’m going to send you out now. Other children are still waiting.”

Hearing he had to go out, the little boy probably thought of his mother and showed a frightened expression, but still nodded and obediently responded, “Okay.”

The rippling water waves rose again, lifting the little boy up and gently placing him outside the fountain. Not a single water stain touched his clothes.

The little boy held the toy gun and looked around, finding his mother in the distance.

The woman didn’t seem to care about the boy at all, but stared straight at the toy gun in his hands, her face full of dark clouds, her eyes filled with anger as she glared.

“Did you forget what I told you?”

As soon as the little boy came to the woman’s side, his ear was immediately grabbed. At this moment she didn’t even care about the surrounding soldiers and directly began cursing at the little boy.

Then several more slaps landed on the little boy, and while hitting him, she herself began to cry.

“Do you know you only get one chance like this in your lifetime? You wanted such a garbage Relic? When you encounter danger in the Abyss later, are you going to shoot people with candy?”

“Do you know how your father died? It was because his Relic was too terrible, he had no way to deal with danger.”

“Relics are a Hunter’s life! Mom warned you so many times, why won’t you listen?”

The woman didn’t know if she was tired from crying or tired from hitting, but she collapsed to the ground, still muttering constantly.

But this time the little boy didn’t cry. Instead, he tugged at the woman’s clothes and helped wipe the tears from her face, weakly explaining:

“Because when Dad and Mom were fighting before, Mom said she wanted to eat candy.”

“Later Dad secretly told me that Oasis City doesn’t have candy, and when he went on missions he would go back to Dawn City to buy some.”

“But he never came back.”

“So I thought, if I had endless candy, Dad would come back.”

“……”

The little boy spoke quieter and quieter, lowering his head as if he had done something wrong.

The woman’s eyes widened, her crying stopped abruptly, then she suddenly hugged the little boy tightly and wailed.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Mom was wrong……”

The crying mixed with the lively voices of people, unable to make even a ripple.

This was just an ordinary pair among countless parents and children—no one would pay attention to them……

Mo Ling quietly watched this little episode, then looked back into the fountain.

The numbers had reached the dozens, and most children, after seeing the beautiful scenes in the golden spring water, chose to follow their hearts.

The sprite also tirelessly created various toy-like Relics for them.

The costs and functions of these Relics were very simple:

A doll that could change its own clothes every day, with the cost being drawing some pictures with clothes for it.

A cup that could provide various drinks, with the cost being putting hot water in it beforehand.

And a mechanical piglet that could float in the sky, with the cost being getting up early every morning and blowing on the piglet after brushing teeth……

Most of the Relics were like child’s play. After choosing these Relics, the children inevitably faced scolding and beatings from their parents when they came out, filling the plaza with wails again.

Soon it was the turn of the boy in the mature suit. He made an “OK” gesture to his equally well-dressed father, then walked toward the spring water.

The spring water swirled up, and the giant hand grabbed him into the fountain.

Golden raindrops fell, and the sprite appeared again.

“Little friend, what do you want most?” Just like with the other children, the sprite asked the same question: “Don’t lie.”

A paintbrush appeared on the surrounding water flow, able to draw rainbow-like curves in the sky……

The suited boy originally stared longingly at the paintbrush, but soon steeled himself and turned his head away without continuing to look.

Then his eyes rolled as if thinking about something, and he began reciting emotionlessly:

“I want a Relic that can annihilate creatures I see. The form should be a bracelet or ring, with the cost being that after wearing this Relic, my body will temporarily become intangible.”

Hearing this, the smile instantly disappeared from the sprite’s face, and it looked coldly at the suited boy.

But the boy seemed to have not stopped his recitation.

“Annihilation means thorough killing, completely making creatures lose all life phenomena, unable to move, attack, forage, etc. again, including undead-type Abyss creatures. Annihilation means making them dissipate on the spot, including……”

“Creatures include all Abyss species, Earth species, otherworld species, Relic-derived species, mechanical life……”

“Intangible means everything around cannot touch me, including light, sound, and all material phenomena, including Relic phenomena, special Abyss creature attacks……”

“Note 1: Intangibility will not cause me to be unable to receive external signals. I can still stand on the ground and perceive everything around me through my five senses, but none of this can harm me.”

“Note 2: Body intangibility will not affect the user’s body when not wearing the Relic, nor will it produce any distortion, including mental or physical distortion. It will not affect surrounding things, will not……”

“……”

“The final interpretation rights of this Relic belong to this user.”

“Complete.”

The boy recited for a long time, with every word annotated seamlessly, like contract clauses.

He must have practiced specifically for a long time, reciting very fluently without any errors.

The sprite patiently listened to his entire recitation.

The paintbrush on the water flow had disappeared without a trace, and those scattered golden raindrops also vanished.

“I will fulfill your wish.”

The sprite’s tone was somewhat disappointed. It stretched out its drooping arm and pointed, and a silver ring appeared in the boy’s hand.

This time, the sprite had no words at all and directly dissipated. The water flow surged again, roughly grabbing the suited boy.

The giant hand casually threw him, and the boy heavily hit the ground outside the fountain.

His originally neat little suit was now soaked through, and the boy sneezed from the wind.

He awkwardly clutched the ring and walked toward his waiting father.

This father casually took out a handkerchief.

“Wipe yourself off. Don’t be embarrassing.”

Then he directly pried open his hand and took the ring.

“Did you recite according to what I taught you before?”

The boy answered excitedly while shivering, “Dad, I recited it all! I didn’t forget a single word!”

He looked at his father hopefully, seemingly wanting praise.

But the man only held the ring in his hand, examining it constantly, no longer paying attention to the boy.

No one noticed that in this father’s eyes, an irrepressible mad desire emerged.