Above the Stairway

"Who exactly is this 'Zeus'...?"

Li Luo had seen his popular science articles more than once.

He was not a famous author, and she had never heard of that pen name, yet she always managed to find his articles at just the right time.

Li Luo softly repeated the familiar name, then turned to look at the Cube.

"Have you finished reading?"

The Cube did not move at all, as if it had already burned out.

"Hm? Did I read too fast? Do we need to flip back?"

The Cube remained motionless.

"..."

Seeing the Cube like this, Li Luo grew a little worried and quickly stepped forward to knock on it.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

"Teacher, I wasn't sleeping!"

Mo Ling inside the Cube instantly woke up and looked around in confusion.

He had just dreamed that his Groundhog Classmate was jabbing him with an elbow, and the fright had jolted him awake.

"When did I fall asleep?"

Mo Ling was confused himself. Had it been when he saw those theories? Or when he saw those calculations?

In his daze, he seemed to have seen the teacher covering the blackboard with dense formulas, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.

He was still groggy now. He seemed to understand the article's contents, yet also seemed not to understand them.

Mo Ling had not expected that even after becoming this strange form, the habits ingrained in his bones would still take effect. When drowsiness struck, he simply could not resist it...

The surroundings were pitch-black. Only Li Luo's electronic screen still emitted a faint glow, its dim light illuminating her face, where a trace of concern remained.

Realizing that Li Luo was still knocking on the Cube, Mo Ling hurriedly controlled it and gave it a shake.

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