The World in a Box

Black.So black.

这个念头,这七天来一直在林铭的脑海中反复出现.七天前,林铭醒来,发现自己被无尽的黑暗所吞没.在摸索了七天之后,林铭确认了自己还在自己的房间里.被黑暗吞没的不仅仅是林铭;他的房间也是.窗户和门被钉上了,无法打开或被摧毁.墙壁是一样的.整个房间似乎陷入了一个未知的空间.在浓浓的黑暗中,林铭摸索着沿着墙壁前进,直到他来到窗户前.他满怀希望地望向外,渴望看到哪怕是一丝微小的光芒.但林铭看到外面的景色,还是忍不住感叹.窗外是更浓的黑暗,散发着一种诡异,令人毛骨悚然的气氛.林铭在窗外默默地等了片刻,然后抓起附近的一张凳子砸在了窗户上.结果是,一如既往,窗户没有移动.由于整个房间都陷入了黑暗,房间里的一切都变得像游戏中看不见的墙.无论玩家多么努力地试图摧毁它们,都不会改变.由于停电,所有电器也都停止了工作."我要在这黑暗中度过我的一生吗?这到底是怎么回事?一向乐观的林铭,经过七天的挣扎,已经逐渐变得沮丧起来."不,我不能就这样放弃.至少我不会挨饿,对吧?林铭醒来的那一刻,他意识到房间里的时间已经停止了.在这个房间里,林铭没有感到饥饿或口渴,也没有排出任何未消化的营养物质.也许,这是这场不幸中唯一的幸运.沮丧了一会儿,林铭振作起来,开始在未知的黑暗中摸索着.在浓浓的黑暗中,林铭继续摸索着自己的路,在心里分析着房间里是不是发生了什么变化.爬了七步后,林铭停了下来,没有再往前走.因为他知道,在他面前,躺着一具尸体.一具凭空出现的尸体.林铭虽然不明白为什么他的房间里会有一具尸体,但他知道那是一具既非人也不是非人的尸体.它有人类的特征,但有六只手臂,三只眼睛和无数的翅膀.显然,这不是人类可以拥有的身体.幸运的是,它已经死了,没有构成直接威胁.黑暗的房间,无名的尸体——一切都让人感到压抑和诡异.林铭不喜欢碰那具僵硬的尸体,多半是因为它给他一种奇怪的感觉.这让林铭有一种想要触摸它的冲动,甚至想要崇拜它.林铭改变方向,朝着房间中央爬去.突然,他撞到了什么东西."砰!"那是肉体撞击木头的声音."这是什么?几天前房间里还没有这样的东西.林铭既兴奋又担心.为这个漆黑的房间终于有了变化而兴奋,因为他不知道这个变化是好是坏而担忧.林铭小心翼翼地摸索着那不知从何而来的物体,试图在脑海中想象它."它是方形的,感觉有点像木头——这会是一个木箱吗?"既然看不见,林铭就不确定.一个木箱?盒子通常用于存放物品.这会不会是来自另一个存在的东西,一份旨在帮助他逃脱的礼物?无数的念头在林铭的脑海中飞驰,但很快,他的思绪又陷入了沉寂.这是否是一个木箱仍然不确定.林铭的手继续探查着这个神秘的物体,试图用眼睛看到它,但他所能看到的只是压倒性的黑暗.他下意识地喃喃道:"要是有光就好了..."As soon as the words left his mouth, the object in his hand suddenly emitted a brilliant light.In an instant, the entire room seemed to be plunged into the heart of the sun, dazzling beyond belief."What is this?!"The sudden light startled Lin Ming, and then a mechanical voice rang out in his mind:"Activation successful.""Activation successful? What did I just activate?"Lin Ming widened his eyes, staring at the blinding light.In an instant, an overwhelming amount of information flooded his mind through the mysterious light."The multiverse is an entropy-increasing process, and all things will eventually reach oblivion.""We have failed. The gods cannot reverse the increase of entropy.""The starry sky has always been a lie."With each booming voice in his head, fragmented or complete scenes flashed before his mind. He saw billions of civilizations:Wizard civilization, insectoid civilization, necromantic civilization, cultivation mech civilization, world tree civilization, planar civilization, planetary civilization, cyber-zombie civilization...And some civilizations that Lin Ming couldn't even describe.They were either as silent as the night or as brilliant as the morning sun. The common theme was that all these civilizations were heading toward extinction in the chaotic expansion of the multiverse.These obliterated civilizations, now lost in unknown history, flashed rapidly through Lin Ming's mind in the form of images.At the end of the images, the multiverse fell into silence, and a tall girl with six arms and three eyes embraced a box and fell into the unknown darkness.Though Lin Ming had never seen this solemn girl, he was certain she was the nameless corpse in his room.Lin Ming speculated that this girl might have been the creator of the previous civilization.As Lin Ming was lost in speculating about the girl's identity, the mechanical voice once again sounded in his ears."Congratulations. You have become the new creator. The multiverse will continue in your hands, or it will fade into oblivion."After these words, the "sea of information" in Lin Ming's head finally vanished, giving him the time to process everything.Clearly, Lin Ming had crossed over, and together with his room, had been fixed in an unknown dimension.In this dimension, Lin Ming could use the mysterious box in his hands to create and observe the evolution of countless worlds.And all of this was to prevent all things from heading toward oblivion.Though Lin Ming didn't know who was behind all this, he knew that he had become the new creator."A creator, huh?"Other crossers often either reincarnate as useless youths or become invincible beings.Interestingly, most of them end up becoming creators, or at least pursue that as their ultimate goal.But Lin Ming had directly become the creator in one step.However, he—no, it—wasn't an eternal being.It would die.The quiet divine corpse in the room was the best proof of this.The most important thing was that Lin Ming seemed to be trapped in this nameless space."Perhaps, this box can help me escape this unknown space."Thinking this, Lin Ming lowered his head and carefully examined the box in his hands.It was a bronze box, not too big nor too small, exuding an ancient aura."This box is so small—can it really evolve into the multiverse?"Lin Ming, according to the information he had absorbed, placed his hand on one edge of the bronze box.As soon as his hand made contact, Lin Ming felt an inexplicable connection between the box and himself.Suddenly, Lin Ming's energy surged, eager to create a world of his own.The idea that had long been brewing in his mind instantly burst forth from his mouth:"Create the Great World!"With his words, a brand-new world began to take shape under Lin Ming's gaze!