I’m Trapped in a Cube - Chapter 184

This Hunter was a famous weirdo in Oasis City.

The title on his nameplate was “Director.”

The Director carried his camera with him everywhere and always liked to point it directly at other people.

This time, he walked straight into the Wishing Fountain holding a handheld camera.

The little sprite popped out from the water flow nearby, curiously looking at the camera in the Director’s hands.

“My boss told me to come record the wishing process,” the Director explained seriously, noticing that the little sprite kept staring at the camera in his hands.

“I know,” the little sprite not only didn’t object, but even moved closer to the camera lens. “Am I in the shot? Do I look cute right now?”

The Director glanced at the camera and nodded.

“That’s good, then let’s begin!”

“Action!”

The little sprite called out on its own, suddenly changing state and putting on a serious expression. “What do you want most?”

It spoke with perfect enunciation, as if its speech had become much more standard, but this made it appear very affected.

“You’re being too theatrical. Just pretend my camera doesn’t exist,” the Director said to the little sprite.

The little sprite nodded repeatedly and adjusted its “performance” according to the Director’s instructions.

“Relax a bit, just act normal,” the Director couldn’t help but complain, seeing the little sprite’s awkward appearance.

“What do you want most?”

“Don’t lie.”

“I want to become an Abyss documentary director, recording the dangers and wonders of the Abyss,” he answered calmly.

He had always wanted to become a real documentary director, filming the stories of Hunters’ difficult adventures in the Abyss, showing the true terror and danger of the Abyss to people outside.

This was not only to commemorate those heroes who explored the Abyss, but also to warn all those who underestimated the Abyss…

His wish also appeared on the golden water flow nearby.

Reaching forward with both hands, a huge professional camera appeared in the little sprite’s tender hands. It floated in the air, struggling to hold it up, swaying unsteadily.

“It seems so. It’s really hard to lift,” the little sprite agreed.

The Director looked at this huge professional camera and shook his head. “Not very satisfied. This thing is inconvenient to carry. You should know the Abyss is very dangerous, right? I can’t even run carrying this thing.”

“Good! I’ll fulfill your wish,” the little sprite said with a smile.

It swung the camera with a flourish, instantly transforming it into a compact handheld camera.

The little sprite held this handheld camera and spun it around a few times. “This is much lighter now. Try it and see if it’s suitable?”

This was much more normal. The Director nodded with satisfaction.

“Great! This is a Relic camera. As long as you point it at any person, it can film all of that person’s experiences in the Abyss, in third-person perspective.”

“The cost is that you have to feed it film rolls. Any type will do—, ust one roll per use.”

The Director took the camera and played with it for a moment, then praised, “Pretty good. It’s just that film rolls are a bit hard to find in the Abyss. Can we change the cost? If not, it doesn’t matter.”

“Of course we can! I’ll make you satisfied!” The little sprite didn’t mind the Director’s request and asked back, “What cost do you want? Something easier? How about I change the cost to just pouring some sand?”

“There’s plenty of sand in the Abyss Second Layer. You should be able to find it easily,” the little sprite said excitedly, seeming very satisfied with its own suggestion.

The Director thought for a moment and raised another question, “What if I go to the third layer?”

“Oh right, I forgot, you need to record the entire Abyss,” the little sprite scratched its head and began thinking again.

But the little sprite thought hard for a long time without coming up with any suitable cost.

“Forget it, I’ll change the cost to ‘pat the camera three times with your hand each time you use it.’ That should solve the problem.”

The Director nodded. “Very convenient. But wouldn’t this be too simple?”

“Whatever, I’m the one setting it anyway,” the little sprite said casually. “Are you satisfied?”

“Very satisfied,” the Director answered seriously, holding the camera.

He couldn’t be more satisfied.

“Good. If you’re satisfied, then I’ll send you out,” the little sprite flew around in front of the camera lens, saying happily.

But the Director refused. “Don’t send me out yet. I want to interview you with a few questions. Is that okay?”

Hearing this very outrageous request, the little sprite actually agreed and was even very excited, “Of course! Go ahead and ask.”

Seeing the little sprite accept the invitation so simply, the Director was also somewhat surprised, but he still began asking questions methodically:

“Why do you fulfill human wishes?”

“Because I like humans.”

“Are there any bad consequences to making wishes?”

“No, unless you lie.”

“What’s the cost of making a wish to you?”

“You’ll forget your original wish.”

Forget the wish?

Hearing this, the Director felt very puzzled and pursued the question, “My camera has already recorded all of my wish. When I get out and see the recording, I’ll remember it again. What’s the point of this cost?”

The little sprite shrugged indifferently. “If you remember, then you remember. The cost has already been paid anyway. It’s none of my business if you remember again later.”

It didn’t care about this at all.

After asking a few more simple questions, the Director said to the little sprite, “Thank you. I’m done with the interview. Please send me out.”

“Okay,” the little sprite nodded.

The water flow swirled, and when the scene changed again, they were outside the Wishing Fountain.

The content on the screen ended there.

After watching this footage, the conference room was silent.

Not only the little sprite, but even the Director, who was human, behaved somewhat unexpectedly.

“Because of the Director’s recording, we learned more about the Wishing Fountain. We’ve also examined that camera Relic, and it works exactly as the little sprite described,” the researcher explained.

“We found that the little sprite has a relatively pure and naive mindset, without any malice. It has a very good attitude toward people who don’t lie, will do its best to fulfill their wishes, and is very patient.”

Hearing the researcher’s words, the elderly man’s constantly furrowed brow relaxed slightly. “Opening it still needs to be put on the agenda. Oasis City’s population is growing, Relics are limited, and we must make full use of all resources.”

However, the middle-aged officer beside him still insisted on his viewpoint, “I still don’t recommend opening it. Wish-type Relics must be used with extreme caution. It’s better not to use them than to take unknown risks.”

“What do you think?” The elderly man turned his gaze to the researcher.

Hearing this, the middle-aged officer also looked at the researcher, his serious gaze staring intently at him.

Everyone present also looked at this researcher.

For a moment, his hands holding the electronic screen actually began to tremble.

At this moment, in the conference room, he was the only one standing while everyone else was sitting. In those people’s gazes, he saw various meanings.

Some were curious.

Some were encouraging.

Some were warnings.

Phew~

Taking a deep breath, the researcher finally made up his mind and voiced his opinion.

His voice trembled slightly.

“Open it, but partially open it.”

“What does partially open mean?”

“Children first.”