The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Gu Ran's pupils suddenly contracted, and he said, "A triangular crystal cone? Your ability to simulate the world comes from that triangular crystal cone beside you?"

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by another 'we'? Didn't you say you're not me, I'm not you, and we're not the same person?" Gu Ran frowned.

"It seems you've already been to the Merfolk, so you should know the secret of the Merfolk Queen's succession, right? So do you think the Merfolk Queens of all generations are the same person, or different people?" the "Tyrant" asked rhetorically.

This question stumped Gu Ran for a moment.

The successive generations of mermaid queens inherit the memories of previous queens, and even a part of their soul essence. In this respect, they do seem to be "the same person".

However, the memories received by each generation of mermaid queens do not affect the inheritors. The inheritors are simply experiencing an additional period of time. Their behavior and personality are still dominated by the memories and experiences of the previous ten years or so. As for the little conch, that incident was completely an accident.

Thinking of the little conch shell, Gu Ran felt a slight pang of pain in her heart, and her expression darkened.

“It seems your experience with the merfolk was not a good one.” “Tyrant” keenly sensed Gu Ran’s change. “That makes sense… after all, the time limit should be approaching, so all the rules and consequences will ultimately fall on your shoulders.”

The "tyrant" said, "Your experience with the merfolk is neither the beginning nor the end of your 'accident.' As long as you continue down this path, you will suffer even more hardships until everyone around you betrays you, antagonizes you, and hates you, until you, who are not within the rules, truly die!"

The other person's words startled Gu Ran.

"You mean the accidents I experienced before weren't accidents? And that I'll experience more accidents like this in the future?"

Although Gu Ran's words were somewhat convoluted, the other party clearly understood.

The "Tyrant" nodded: "That's right. Since you've already been to the Merfolk, you should know that the Merfolk's inheritance requires accepting the memories of the previous queen and absorbing a portion of the soul's essence, right? But after accepting the inheritance, you can still maintain your original heart and not lose your mind. Well, if the accident that happened during your experience in the Merfolk didn't affect this aspect."

After a pause, "Tyrant" looked at Gu Ran's expression and understood. He said, "Alright, it seems that the accident you experienced is indeed related to this. Let me guess, the one affected is your confidante in the Mermaid Clan?"

Gu Ran whispered, "He's my lover."

The "tyrant" was taken aback and said, "Lovers? It seems that this time you have a deep entanglement with the merfolk."

There was a moment of silence, and a look of bewilderment and sadness appeared on the "tyrant's" face.

"How many generations of merfolk queens are there now?"

Gu Ran shook her head: "I don't know either."

He then told the other party about the current situation of the merfolk.

"The Merfolk have fallen to this state?" The Tyrant was somewhat surprised. "The Merfolk were once so powerful. Even after coming from the ocean to the land, the Merfolk Queen was still a top-tier powerhouse. The number of strong Merfolk was enough to make them a major force. But I never expected that after hundreds of years, the Merfolk would not even be able to gather a single Queen."

After a moment of silence, the "tyrant" continued, "Then what about those sea eyes? Are the sea eye ruins still there? The former mermaid queen used to guard the sea eye ruins, but now that the mermaid queen is gone, are those sea eye ruins still intact?"

"The sea eye relic has become somewhat loose, but it is not completely destroyed yet."

"You must repair the sea eye ruins. You absolutely cannot let the sea eye erupt. If all the sea eyes erupt, it will be a cataclysmic disaster."

"A cataclysmic disaster?" Gu Ran was taken aback. This was the first time he had ever heard of a cataclysmic disaster. "There are actually natural disasters of this magnitude? But if the Sea Eye Ruins are so important, why aren't they being protected by humans themselves, but by the Mermaid Queen? If it's just the seawater flooding the land, shouldn't that be beneficial to the Mermaids?"

The "Tyrant" shook his head solemnly: "Why am I so sure it's a world-destroying catastrophe? Because the last one almost destroyed the world. What erupted from the sea eye wasn't just deep water, but also other things, such as *****."

"Alright, these things can't be told to you right now. Just know that you absolutely must not let the sea eye erupt. Even if you can't stop the sea eye from erupting, you can't let all the sea eyes erupt. As for why the Mermaid Queen guards the sea eye ruins, it's because if all the sea eye ruins erupt, the ocean will become a dead sea, and all life in the ocean will lose its habitat. So naturally, she will guard the sea eye ruins."

The "Tyrant" rubbed his head and continued, "However, I never expected that the merfolk would forget all this, and that there are even foolish descendants of the merfolk who want to destroy the sea eye ruins in order to submerge the land and rule the world. Well... judging from your weak strength, I can still guess some things. Opportunities are getting fewer and fewer. This may be your last chance."

"My strength is so weak... but it's not that weak among humans, is it?" Gu Ran frowned slightly. "It's you who are too strong."

The "tyrant's" face wore an expression of utter self-righteousness: "Even if you're weak, you're still stronger than the vast majority of strong individuals, that's for sure, after all, humans are still too weak. And it's only natural that my strength surpasses yours, because we *******."

"Alright, alright, remember Fuck's rules first. I am stronger than you, and in much earlier times, there were many people stronger than me, and even more brilliant civilizations than we are now. Speaking of which, you know about triangular crystal cones."

"Then let me tell you, this triangular crystal cone next to me comes from the previous civilization."

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The previous civilization?

Gu Ran wasn't too surprised when the other party gave this answer.

After all, he had already realized while he was with the merfolk that the technology of the triangular crystal cone was completely different from the current star stone technology, and was far more advanced than the current star stone technology of humans.

If the Merfolk's legacy was also based on Starstone technology, and only slightly more advanced than current human technology, it would be easier to understand. However, the Merfolk's legacy follows a completely different technological path from that of humans.

This is quite thought-provoking.

Gu Ran made several guesses about this, and then, thinking about the remaining advanced technological relics, the idea of ​​a prehistoric civilization came into being.

However, speculation is just speculation. Lacking corroborating evidence, Gu Ran kept it in mind as one of the possible candidates.

Now that it has been confirmed here, Gu Ran is somewhat pleased.

Since it was a previous civilization, far more advanced than humanity today, perhaps humanity's Star Stone technology civilization could learn something from it, thus enabling Star Stone technology to develop even better.

Gu Ran was immediately bombarded with questions, such as: what exactly is the driving energy of the triangular crystal pyramid? Is it driven by a single energy source or multiple energy sources? It has data simulation capabilities, so what is its purpose—a computer? And so on.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but don't rush. Your irrelevant questions are just a waste of time. We don't have much time to meet." With a wave of his hand, the "Tyrant" caused the triangular crystal cone to float in the air, emitting an energy wave that Gu Ran had never seen before.

This energy wave is a faint, shimmering white color; it can be seen but not felt by the body, as if it were just an added special effect.

"You also have a triangular crystal cone on you?" "Tyrant" suddenly looked at Gu Ran with surprise. "The one on you should be the one from the Merfolk. Since it's on you, it seems this is indeed the last chance. Well, everything will be resolved this time. It's just a pity that I won't be able to see it."

The "tyrant" sighed for a moment, then turned his gaze to the floating triangular crystal cone: "This device comes from the previous civilization. Its specific name is lost to time, but that doesn't matter."

"The function of this device is actually as the core of the ark, controlling its navigation and supplying it with energy. Therefore, it has multiple functions and best reflects the highest level of technology at that time."

"An ark? What's that? The Great Flood?" Gu Ran asked, frowning.

“Yes, didn’t I tell you before that the eruption of all the sea eyes would be a cataclysmic disaster? That time it really almost destroyed the world. The great flood was not ordinary water, but a dead water that wiped out all life. So even the marine races could not escape it, and it would be even worse. At that time, the land civilization only managed to preserve some of the sparks of civilization with nine arks,” the “Tyrant” said.

Gu Ran: "Then what about those who survived? They couldn't all have died, could they? But if they didn't die, why is there no record of them in history?"

"Tyrant": "Indeed, there are no records, but they did not completely disappear from the stage of history. Otherwise, how do you think those original main cities came about? With the technology of that time, it was impossible to build defensive cities with tens of millions of people, let alone cities with hundreds of millions of people. They were the remnants of the achievements of the previous civilization. The people now are all descendants of the remnants of the previous civilization. It's just that with the passage of time and some unknown secrets, all the records and information about the previous civilization have been lost to history."

Gu Ran suddenly realized.

At that moment, he cleared up many of his doubts.

Then he asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Since the other party had emphasized the brevity of their meeting several times, Gu Ran simply let them pick out what they felt was important to talk about.

"There's so much to say, it could take three days and three nights to finish, but I won't have that much time to tell you. So I can only tell you what I really want to say. First of all, our past relationship. I think that's what you're most confused about right now."

Gu Ran nodded; he was indeed very curious about the nature of his relationship with the other person.

He and the other person look exactly alike. To say that there's no connection between them is impossible. Moreover, the other person's tone and words also reveal that there is definitely a connection between them, which means that the other person must know something, or at least more than he does.

The "tyrant" smiled and said, "Before that, let's first define a question: what makes a person a person, his personality, his thoughts, and his behavior, is gradually formed through his life experiences over a dozen or even several decades, starting from birth."

"Generally speaking, these will become a kind of soul origin, forming a unique characteristic. Mermaids seem to have added other soul origins that do not belong to them, but that is not the case. Soul origins cannot be absorbed unilaterally; they can only be integrated with each other. This integration is not unilaterally dominant but bidirectional. Therefore, as long as one integrates soul origins, one will definitely change oneself."

"But the merfolk devised a method, which was to achieve the appearance of fusion through a medium, but in reality, they did not fuse. This medium was the Heart of the Ocean, a treasure that they would pass down as one of the queen's tokens in each generation."

"Simply put, the Merfolk's method of inheritance doesn't involve any change to the soul at all. It merely creates a fusion illusion to borrow the power of previous Merfolk queens. The Ocean Heart Necklace is what allows them to achieve this ability."

"Wait a minute, you mean the Ocean Heart Necklace is the medium through which the Merfolk's inheritor and the successive queens achieve a false fusion, thus preserving the inheritor's individuality? So, if successful, the inheritance won't change the inheritor, right? And if it fails, naturally, the inheritor won't receive it. But why... after this generation's inheritor successfully received the inheritance, did they become like a completely different person, entirely influenced by the soul traits of the Merfolk's successive queens?" Gu Ran took a deep breath, her heart suddenly pounding.

If what the other party said is true, then doesn't that mean that Little Conch's current state is just an "illusion"? As long as things are set right, won't she be able to return to herself and get rid of this "illusion"?

The "tyrant" looked at Gu Ran with pity: "Do you still think that was an accident? If one accident is an accident, what about two similar accidents? Three? Four? Even if you haven't encountered that many accidents yet, it's only a matter of time."

"Your little mermaid lover is indeed currently in a state of 'illusion' where the soul essence has been successfully fused. The normal way for mermaids to pass on their heritage is for the inheritor to store the received Queen's soul essence in the Heart of the Ocean. Then, the Heart of the Ocean will become a conduit, connecting the inheritor's soul with the mermaid Queen's soul essence, allowing the two to achieve a state of fusion."

"What if it's reversed?" Gu Ran asked hurriedly. "What if the inheritor's soul essence is missing a part for some reason, and they have to merge with the soul essence of the Mermaid Queen, but a part of her soul essence that was refined by the triangular crystal cone of the inheritance ruins is stored in the Heart of the Ocean? What would happen in this situation?"

The "tyrant" glanced at Gu Ran: "So this is what your little lover is like. Don't worry, this situation will also reach a balance. Also, if it is an inheritor, the ruins usually don't refine the soul as quickly as they do. There will be a preservation period, which is usually in the hundreds of years. So in fact, it is not refined. It is just that the soul's origin is separated and preserved. Otherwise, you would not be able to store it in the Heart of the Ocean."

"In other words, your little lover is probably in a state of temporarily losing some kind of self-characteristic, such as losing a most precious memory, or losing a personality trait, or losing an ability. The specific situation depends on the part of the soul that was separated. If she merges with the Queen's soul, she may indeed be affected by the most obvious characteristics of the Queen's soul. Let me think, the merfolk... are a race with a strong sense of collectivism, so it should be something like revitalizing the merfolk."

Gu Ran nodded: "It is indeed as you said."

The "Tyrant" explained, "Don't worry. Now that you've found the part of her soul that was separated and stored it in the Heart of the Ocean, as long as she controls the Heart of the Ocean and consciously merges with it, she can complete this part of her soul essence, replace that part of the Empress's soul essence in the Heart of the Ocean, and let this inheritance return to the right track of history. She will also return to her original form."

"Of course, since it doesn't erase memories and experiences, she will still remember everything that happened afterward. These things will also change the part of her original soul that is still in her body. So the sooner she merges back into her original soul, the better, and the smaller the impact will be. For example, if what she loses is the soul quality of loving you, and the memories of being with you, then she will be like someone who has temporarily lost their memory."

“If she develops feelings for other people during the period of her ‘amnesia,’ even if she later reverts to the soul quality that loves you, because that part of her soul quality has been influenced by her life experiences, she will still retain feelings for other people in her heart.”

At this point, the "tyrant" wore an indescribable expression.

"So, if you don't separate her soul essence into two parts and merge them as soon as possible, the minotaurs might take advantage of the situation."

Gu Ran's expression froze.

Gu Ran's expression relaxed immediately. He shook his head and said, "It's impossible for her to be interested in anyone right now. Right now, all she cares about is the revival of the Merfolk. And with her pride, she will only rely on herself. Men will only hinder her grand plan for revival."

Don't you want to go back to her?

"That's what I was thinking, but since you say this accident wasn't an accident, if I provoke her again without finding out the truth, I might continue to bring her trouble. Right now, she's focused on reviving the mermaid race, which is good, isn't it? If the mermaid race really declines and disappears into the ocean as you say, it would be a pity, after all, they made great contributions to protecting the sea eye ruins."

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Outside the light screen.

Upon seeing this, Eudora bit her lip, almost bursting into tears again.

It turns out he did much more for me than I imagined.

She wanted to shout to him, "Come back soon! I'm not afraid of any disasters. As long as I can be with you, I won't be afraid even if we face a cataclysmic disaster together."

But all of this is beyond redemption, because those are just images of past memories. The only thing she can do now is to rescue Gu Ran and then slowly make amends to him.

Xue Xiling kept her face tense, her eyes fixed on the screen.

So that's why she fainted in the first place.

Why couldn't she even see the other person's face at that time?