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

Gu Ran could even instantly calculate how many people were in the area he had entered, how many men and women, how many elderly people and children—any number he could distinguish conceptually.

His brain was like a supercomputer.

After that state ended, Gu Ran pondered.

"What's wrong?" Xue Yingsong asked impatiently. "How big is it? Has it exceeded the scope of Lanxin University?"

Xue Yingsong's mental power range was exactly the same as that of Lanxin University. If Gu Ran surpassed him, it would mean that Gu Ran was indeed stronger than him.

Therefore, it is reasonable that Gu Ran can do things that he cannot.

Gu Ran nodded, but he did not reveal the range of his mental power.

Even he himself felt that this range was somewhat exaggerated.

It should be noted that Canglong City has a population of around 400 million, and one-third of the area of ​​Canglong City, which means more than 100 million people, are under his perception.

Although it was only a preliminary, vague perception, it was still very frightening.

While telekinesis may not be as powerful as martial arts or some supernatural abilities, it is far more terrifying in certain aspects.

"So you really are stronger than me now," Xue Yingsong said with emotion. "Then I have nothing more to say. My mental power hasn't improved for many years, and I probably will never reach your level."

"But speaking of which, I don't think I need to reach your level, haha. Although I can mobilize very little spiritual energy, even less than some martial arts apprentices, it's still enough for daily use."

Gu Ran said somewhat speechlessly, "Although I am stronger than you, could you please stop looking at me like I'm a test subject? I am a researcher myself, and if I want to study myself, I will do it myself. There is no need for you to do it."

Xue Yingsong chuckled awkwardly, "Now that you can use this spatial item, you should hurry up and go. The temporary special committee has entrusted you with full authority. How to proceed and to what extent is up to you. If there's anything you're unsure about, you can discuss it with me through this special communication channel."

Gu Ran paused for a moment, then said, "This matter concerns the future strategic direction of Canglong City. Are you really entrusting it entirely to me?"

"What, are you scared?" Xue Yingsong said with a smile. "After all, you're still young. If you're afraid of taking on such a big responsibility, I can understand."

"You're all afraid, so why should I be?" Gu Ran smiled and shook his head. "Alright, I'll do my best to handle this, but as always, if I feel there's any danger, I reserve the right to retreat."

With that, Gu Ran stepped into the spatial portal.

......

The coordinates of this teleportation portal are fixed, perhaps to prevent laymen from not knowing how to use it or misusing it.

Gu Ran stepped out of the spatial portal, thinking to himself.

If spatial coordinates are not fixed, then people who are not familiar with spatial coordinates may either not know how to use coordinates to determine their location, or they may get the coordinates wrong and be teleported to the wrong location.

Of course, these two points don't apply to Gu Ran, as he is extremely familiar with spatial coordinates.

Even if he loses his spatial abilities, he cannot possibly get spatial coordinates wrong.

"I wonder if I'll still be able to change the teleportation coordinates after losing my powers..."

Gu Ran suddenly had a brilliant idea: if he could change the coordinates, it would be equivalent to him regaining his previous spatial teleportation ability with this spatial item.

Although it may not be as convenient to use as before, it provides another way to get around, which is much better than it is now.

Gu Ran extended his mental power to survey the surroundings while examining the ring on his hand.

"Hmm, it has been used quite a few times. If the intensity or number of uses exceeds a certain limit, then this ring will break down and become unusable."

"Well, this ring is still too fragile and can't withstand too much wear and tear."

Temporarily abandoning her research on the ring, Gu Ran shifted her attention to her surroundings.

"This is 15 kilometers northwest of New Testament City..."

Because of the wide range of his telekinetic abilities, Gu Ran quickly determined his location.

Although Gu Ran only passed through New Testament City when she accompanied Little Conch home, the style of New Testament City left a deep impression on her.

Popular bounty hunter teams, the slave trade, and a sophisticated shipbuilding system...

Unlike Saint John's City and Azure Dragon City, New Testament City emphasizes the separation of powers.

The official political leader of the New Testament City is called the Overlord, meaning the one who oversees all affairs, but in reality, even as the Overlord, there are many matters that are beyond his jurisdiction.

For example, the large corporations in New Testament City.

These large conglomerates have extended their economic reach into every aspect of New Testament City; they are the true controllers of New Testament City.

Because the Julyflower Hunters, comprised of these large conglomerates, have the power to set the rules for New Covenant City.

The chief judges who decide whether these rules conform to the constitution are mostly students from universities that were established or sponsored by large corporations.

The Bounty Hunters Association is naturally supported by these large corporations.

Just like when Gu Ran took Little Conch home, the Giant Shark Squad captured Little Conch's mother, intending to give her to the young master of the Mellon Corporation as a commodity to exchange for the advancement resource, Pure Star Stone.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran did not head towards the main road for communication between New Testament City and the outside world, but instead came to the slums of New Testament City from another direction.

The slums of New Testament City are in a far worse situation than those of Azure Dragon City, and even worse than those of New Testament City itself.

You can tell from their environment.

The dilapidated houses are messy and disorderly, with garbage and animal carcasses everywhere, and occasionally even human corpses dragged to the side of the road.

The pedestrians on the street were hurrying along, their eyes warily scanning their surroundings.

Several windows were open, and it seemed as if someone inside had spotted Gu Ran before immediately closing the windows.

Pedestrians on the street would also move away when they saw Gu Ran, heading in other directions, as if Gu Ran were a jinx.

Gu Ran watched this scene in silence.

It seems that it's indeed not easy to gather information in the slums of New Testament City; the residents here are very wary of all strangers.

Clearly, this is a survival experience learned from past lessons.

The people of the inner city and the bounty hunters viewed the people of the slums worse than slaves. Slaves, at least, were commodities that could bring value to their owners, but the people of the slums... brought mostly negligible value.

Their role is to serve as consumables to deplete the beast tide, forming the first line of defense against it.

Therefore, people in slums do not have control over their own lives and deaths, and they do not even have basic personal rights.

A few beautiful women, if they caught the eye of slave owners, could be promoted to slaves and sold to the inner city for people's enjoyment.

Compared to their previous situation, at least they are no longer so easily swallowed by ferocious beasts.

Of course, survival is the primary consideration. If you want to survive and be free, then you must master the survival skills in the slums.

For example, don't talk to strangers.

Because the stranger in the New Testament City could very well be a passing bounty hunter, and even if he kills you on a whim, he won't be punished in any way.

These are some written materials that Gu Ran obtained before he came, and now it seems that these materials are quite consistent with the facts.

However, Gu Ran didn't need to communicate with them directly to gather information. When he expanded his mental power, he could perceive all the conversations of the residents in the slums.

Gu Ran continued to extend his mental power to the inner city of New Testament City, and he also sensed the conversations of the inner city residents.

Quickly filter out invalid information from tens of millions of messages and focus on relevant and useful information.

Even so, Gu Ran still felt somewhat strained.

If the brain is a CPU, then Gu Ran feels that his CPU is still too weak, and it is difficult to process so much information at the same time.

Left with no other option, Gu Ran could only continue to eliminate less important information.

The impact of information flow on the brain has finally lessened considerably.

The telekinetic energy continued to spread towards the inner city, but the further away it was, the weaker the perception became.

When the power of his mind had spread to one-tenth of the inner city, Gu Ran stopped expanding it.

This distance was just right, allowing him to clearly perceive the content of the residents' conversations, and it was also the limit of his ability to extend his reach.

It's not impossible to expand further, but then we wouldn't be able to clearly perceive the content of the residents' conversations.

"That's him! Over there, look over there, that's him."

Just then, a thin, middle-aged man from the slums led a small squad of soldiers dressed in New Testament City uniforms.

“Look at his skin color, hair color, and face shape—he’s definitely from Canglong City!” The middle-aged man pointed the way to the group of soldiers with a fawning smile.

"He definitely looks like someone from Azure Dragon City. Arrest him!"

An officer who appeared to be the leader gave instructions to the squad of soldiers beside him.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving their orders, the soldiers carried their weapons and headed towards Gu Ran.

"You did a good job, this bread is yours."

The man next to him opened a bag of bread, and the officer reached in, grabbed a handful, and threw it at the middle-aged man's feet, not caring how much he had.

Three thick, hard black bread loaves, resembling short wooden sticks, rolled a few times on the ground, getting covered in mud.

But the middle-aged man didn't mind at all—no, you could even say he was very surprised—and fell to the ground, grabbing the few pieces of black bread.

"thanks, thanks!"

The middle-aged man held the few dirty, hard black breads in his arms as if they were precious treasures.

The officer gave the middle-aged man a disgusted look: "Get lost, you lowly commoner, you're disgusting."

The middle-aged man dared not look at the officer, hunched over, and tried to leave.

The officer said calmly, "I told you to get lost, didn't you hear me?"