I’m Trapped in a Cube - Chapter 194

“Directional sense is human instinct. You might not notice it normally, but as soon as you lack it, it will cause the entire world to change.”

The little sprite explained.

After listening to the little sprite’s explanation, Mo Ling found it somewhat difficult to imagine.

That kind of world without directional sense was too terrifying for him.

Looking at Li Xiangyi who was in confusion, Mo Ling speculated further, “Would the sense of time also be affected because of this?”

“Yes,” the little sprite nodded with satisfaction.

“For Rainbow Shuttle users, using anything to understand ‘direction’ will cause the cost to spread.”

Time sense and spatial sense were inherently inseparable.

In other words, the direction of an object’s displacement was from the starting point to the endpoint.

And the starting point or endpoint was determined by time—whichever occurred first was the starting point, and the opposite was the endpoint.

Hearing the little sprite’s words, Mo Ling was stunned, “That’s right.”

“‘Before’ and ‘after’ are not just directional terms, but also temporal terms,” the little sprite explained. “Human ancestors understood the relationship between time and space long ago, incorporating them into their vocabulary and sentence construction.”

If one knew the positions of two different points in time, one could determine their direction.

At this time, the Rainbow Shuttle’s cost would take effect.

Suppose Li Xiangyi would age, she would feel the “before” and “after” of time through her body’s changes, thereby sensing directional changes.

“Because age and bodily changes are also part of time,” the little sprite said lightly.

So her age was also fixed because of this. Even if she got injured, she would immediately recover.

It could be said that this was no different from immortality.

Human beings could feel their bodies every moment.

At this point, it began affecting the user’s concept of time. Among the things she experienced, she wouldn’t know the sequence, she could only connect them through corresponding scenes, but she wouldn’t understand “before” and “after.”

Of course, she herself didn’t know these things, because from her perspective, she was just experiencing more and more distorted scenes, jumping from one scene to another. Her concept of time had completely disappeared.

It looked at Mo Ling again, “You want to ask me why Li Xiangyi will keep this appearance unchanged until many years later, right?”

It had actually guessed Mo Ling’s intention, but the little sprite didn’t seem to mind Mo Ling’s indirect probing.

Mo Ling no longer beat around the bush and asked directly, “Why did she go to such lengths to create the oasis?”

“Her wish also includes these things.”

“Because she likes humans,” the little sprite tilted its head and smiled as it answered.

“If you like something, you’ll protect it, put it in a comfortable place, and satisfy all their needs,” the little sprite said with a smile, as if thinking of something happy.

“In her view, creating the oasis is just a scene from her memory, an obsession left by the non-human version of herself. She just needs to complete it,” the little sprite explained.

“Moreover, the future Li Xiangyi will completely forget about creating the oasis due to having too many memories. The human brain cannot store so many things.”

The little sprite waved both hands, and the Purple Gauze Creature’s wish appeared again on the golden water flow, but this time the wish was much clearer, as if the little sprite’s technique had become much more skilled.

That was the scene after Li Xiangyi came to the Abyss Second Layer.

She created a beautiful oasis.

This oasis attracted many humans, who worked hard to build this city, establishing it as a comfortable haven. More and more humans came, even marrying and having children in this city, living and working in peace.

Just like what Li Xiangyi had once seen on Earth.

Plain and happy.

The scene shifted, and she lived happily as a member of humanity in Oasis City…

“This is her complete wish.”

Mo Ling looked at Oasis City in that scene, his heart already extremely shocked.

Oasis City was just one of Li Xiangyi’s wishes.

A wish that was being realized.

Everything she did was just to establish a comfortable haven, to let the confused people in the Abyss find hope for survival.

“Is it really worth it?”

Mo Ling murmured to himself. Just because she liked humans?

“It’s worth it,” the little sprite beside him said with certainty.

It didn’t hesitate for a moment, its eyes revealing determination, as if stating an undeniable fact.

“She gave me her wish. I know.”

“Where the heart points, everything is worth it.”

When saying this, the little sprite was very serious, its slender little hand touching its non-existent heart.

It looked deeply toward the newly born oasis outside the water flow, as if seeing the future thriving Oasis City, full of yearning and longing, as if all of this were its own wish.

Mo Ling looked at it with some surprise. The little sprite was clearly not empathizing at this moment, but genuinely feeling Li Xiangyi’s wish.

“Her wish was given to you?”

Mo Ling seemed to understand the little sprite’s meaning somewhat.

Li Xiangyi’s wish had transferred to the little sprite.

“Yes, now that’s my wish,” the little sprite explained calmly. “This is the cost of making a wish to me.”

“She won’t remember her wish, but will only follow the predetermined path to realize her former wish.”

“She might only feel that creating the oasis is just a thought left by her former self, unrelated to any wish.”

“But she’ll forget soon…”

Li Xiangyi sitting on the rock was still shaking her head, looking confused, occasionally lifting her head to look around, seemingly puzzled about her position.

Finally, she stood up again. Probably having adapted to the feeling of losing directional sense, she walked out of the oasis in a zigzag manner.

Watching Li Xiangyi gradually walking away, the little sprite smiled.

“She’ll come back, at the appointed time.”

“To continue realizing that unfinished wish.”

Mo Ling also looked at that confused figure and asked puzzledly, “Does she know she’s realizing a wish she once made? Even if the wish is fulfilled, will she be happy?”

This was originally just a simple question, but the little sprite didn’t answer immediately. Instead, it continued supporting its chin, gazing into the distance.

As it gazed, the little sprite’s smile slowly disappeared, leaving only a bitter expression. That expression seemed to contain some pity and some self-mockery.

The golden light became somewhat dim due to the little sprite’s low mood. Water flowed down like tears, and it rarely rained in the small space.

“She doesn’t know. She’s just being manipulated by fate.”

“She won’t be happy either.”

“Because that’s not her wish.”

“It’s mine…”