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

It was as if the space was naturally this bright, as if the source of the light was every speck of dust in the air.

“It’s bright so you can see the road clearly, right? Don’t you like it so bright, sister?” Zero turned to look at Lilith, her eyes questioning.

"Not really... it's just a little strange." Lilith had already accepted Gu Ran's "daughter" in front of her, and shook her head in response.

"'Zero,' are you controlling the light here, making this place so bright?" Gu Ran suddenly asked.

"Zero" nodded: "Yes."

How did you control it?

"It's about wanting to. As long as I want to, I can control it. Isn't that what you taught me, Dad?"

"Do you know what kind of device you're controlling?"

“A device?” Zero was very surprised. “It’s one of those things you like to tinker with, Dad. There’s no device here.”

"Without a device, how can it be controlled? Is the light source here really not emitted by any device?" Gu Ran looked around, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself.

Although this technology may seem very ordinary, just lighting, there is a lot of knowledge involved if you look closely.

Gu Ran had envisioned at least a few solutions, all of which required the use of star stones and star stone devices, making it impossible to achieve such "purity" as it does now, without any other unnecessary "impurities".

“I just want to, I can just think about it,” Zero said, pouting.

She genuinely seemed unsure how to explain this, as if it were something perfectly natural and easily achievable, yet she didn't necessarily understand why she could do it so easily.

Suddenly, she clapped her hands and said happily, "Since Dad has forgotten, why don't I demonstrate it for him?"

However, she then became somewhat troubled: "But now that Dad is so slow, I don't know if he'll understand after the demonstration."

Gu Ran: "......"

Unfilial son, no, unfilial daughter.

He actually called his elderly father stupid.

Suddenly, the light inside the central temple dimmed considerably, as if the sun were setting and slowly receding its radiance.

Then, the light became intense again, as if the sun were rising in the east, shining brightly.

However, looking around, they still couldn't find any light source.

Gu Ran looked down at "Zero," which looked like an ice and snow sprite under the light, and a guess suddenly came to her mind.

"Zero"... isn't that the kind of name that experimental, mechanical manufacturing, and other fields like to use to refer to "engineering machines"?

This demonstrates its importance and also indicates that it differs from the officially produced model.

The "Zero" in front of us...

"Ouch, Dad, why are you pinching my face?" Zero looked angrily at Gu Ran, who had suddenly "ambushed" him.

It's as if I'm not done with you until you explain or coax me.

Gu Ran silently released her fingers from pinching his cheek, her expression somewhat embarrassed.

He just wanted to test whether his adopted daughter's skin was real.

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"'Zero' is so cute, I couldn't help myself. Sorry, I won't do it again."

"Hmph, if Dad bullies me like this again, I'll tell Mom."

"Zero" said with a stern face and puffed-up cheeks.

"Okay, okay, Daddy promises he'll never bully 'Zero' again. This piece of cake is for 'Zero' as an apology. 'Zero', please don't be angry with Daddy anymore, okay?"

Gu Ran took out a small piece of cake from the storage space in the core of the Ark and handed it to "Zero".

"Zero" happily accepted the cake, took a small bite, and chewed slowly. Suddenly, her eyes widened in surprise.

"It's delicious, thank you, Dad."

"Zero" immediately forgot about her unhappiness and looked satisfied.

Lilith watched from the sidelines, finding it somewhat amusing.

She hadn't expected Gu Ran to have this side to him; he was completely unlike a top-tier expert whose strength was enough to suppress an entire era.

However, after "Zero" turned around and continued leading the way, Lilith saw Gu Ran's face suddenly become serious, and he looked thoughtfully at "Zero" in front of him.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Lilith immediately put aside her thoughts, stood next to Gu Ran, and whispered in his ear.

Gu Ran shook his head and didn't say anything.

Judging from the feel of its skin, it is completely like a real person and can eat human food.

From any perspective, she is a completely real little girl.

It seems his probing just now yielded no results, but... that's precisely the strangest thing about it.

Could the "ruler" of the abyss be an ordinary human little girl?

This is obviously impossible.

So now, if we want to get more information, we'll have to look in "Room A01," or perhaps...

Gu Ran looked at "Number Zero," who was hopping and skipping forward, leading the way.

Although she is now "Zero", has her previous "Master" personality really completely disappeared?

Aside from some risks, her answer was also frustrating; the amount of useful information collected was too small, and the efficiency was too low.

A short while later, Gu Ran saw a long corridor appear in front of him.

At the end of the corridor was a very ordinary room.

From the outside, it really does look no different from an ordinary room.

The brown oak door is of normal size and width.

If the location were different, Gu Ran would have just assumed it was an ordinary room.

However, there are also rooms that look ordinary on the outside but contain hidden wonders inside.

For example, Xue Yingsong's comprehensive "research room" has many functions, but when viewed from the outside, it looks similar to other rooms at Lanxin University.

“Dad, we’re here,” Zero said, turning around and pointing to the room.

The room door did indeed have "A01" written on it, and Gu Ran walked forward.

He tried to use his telekinesis to pass through the walls and scout out the room beforehand.

However, to his surprise, his mental energy was immediately absorbed as soon as it touched the wall outside the room.

A wall that can absorb telekinesis?

Gu Ran frowned slightly and immediately withdrew his mental power.

"Dad, let's go in." "Zero" turned the doorknob and hopped in like a little rabbit returning to its burrow.

“Gu Ran…” Lilith frowned, looking at the open room. “I’ll go in first; the situation is still unclear…”

Gu Ran shook his head. He understood what Lilith meant; she wanted to go in and check for any danger.

However, there was no danger inside. He had already seen the furnishings in the room, and he didn't need Lilith to test the waters for him.

Gu Ran opened the door and went inside.

After taking a clear look at the room, he raised an eyebrow, feeling a strong sense of familiarity.

This room is very similar to Xue Yingsong's comprehensive research lab, and it is also divided into several areas.

The largest area is the research area, where various machines are stacked up.

In addition to the research area, there is a living area and a simple open kitchen.

The bed placed in the corner was very large; it looked like it could easily sleep several people.

This made Gu Ran's expression somewhat strange.

"Dad, now you remember how to get back, right? Don't forget it again!"

After returning to the room, "Zero" immediately sat on a swing and happily swung around.

This swing wasn't very big, just big enough for "number zero" to sit on. It was decorated with some brightly colored flowers, and somehow, these flowers still looked very vibrant and even emitted a faint fragrance.

Clearly, this is a swing set up for "Number Zero".

"Is it really about raising children..." Gu Ran murmured to himself.

He then scanned the room, using his telekinesis to thoroughly examine it.

To Gu Ran's surprise, his mental energy couldn't penetrate the room at all when he was outside; it was absorbed as soon as it touched the wall.

However, inside the room, his telekinetic energy could extend through the walls without any obstruction.

"One-way defense? There's such a material? Is it synthetic or natural?"

Gu Ran felt that the wall was not only defending against his psychic power, but might also have other mental abilities. After all, psychic users were too rare, and most of them were related to the "destined person", or simply the "destined person" himself.

It can't be to guard against one's own people or oneself, can it?

A reasonable explanation is that telekinesis is just one type of force being defended against.