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

Gu Ran walked into the central government building.

This building was not unfamiliar to him; he had entered it before when he was working with Xue Yingsong.

However, coming here again now, I do feel a sense of things being different and people not being the same.

As the core area of ​​Azure Dragon City, the ruling center building was only partially damaged when the aliens descended, and it has now been fully repaired.

The lobby on the top floor of the building is now filled with blood.

Although each faction had retrieved the bodies of their respective martial arts masters, no one bothered to clean the hall.

Everyone was terrified by the blood-stained hall and dared not enter.

Half of the floors of the government headquarters building are paralyzed, with no departments coming to work.

Because before the situation became clear, many people felt that this was a dangerous place.

Although they didn't come to the central government building, their information network was very efficient.

Soon, news that Gu Ran had arrived at the central government building and ascended to the blood-stained hall on the top floor spread throughout the administrative system of Canglong City.

Everyone knows that the situation in Canglong City has changed again.

There were opportunists pondering how to demonstrate their loyalty to the new master of Canglong City, and there were also indignant people from Aicheng who were thinking about how to expel Gu Ran.

However, everyone knows that Gu Ran's takeover of Canglong City is a fait accompli.

Legally speaking, Gu Ran was originally the successor carefully cultivated by Principal Xue. As long as Gu Ran deliberately emphasizes this experience and ignores the cruel fact that he murdered Principal Xue, then he will have a foothold in the "legal" case.

In terms of strength, needless to say, Gu Ran was originally recognized as the strongest in Canglong City, and most likely the strongest in the Human Alliance (after all, he had not fought extensively against the strong in other main cities, so this is still in doubt). Then, dozens of martial arts masters in the Martial Arts Alliance were slaughtered by Gu Ran.

Although the methods used were somewhat despicable (the methods used by Wu Shengyuan), it was still not easy to accomplish this.

Moreover, this move greatly weakened the strength of Canglong City and suppressed the will to resist of the city's powerful members.

Gu Ran thus created a situation where no one else could stand against him.

Many people marveled at how terrifying Gu Ran was, with his unfathomable cunning and ruthless methods.

After throwing away the head, Guan Chaoyang quickly followed Gu Ran.

He interpreted Gu Ran's actions as an example to warn others, telling them to be respectful, do their jobs properly, or else this would be their fate.

As someone who understands the times and is wise to be pragmatic, Guan Chaoyang easily convinced himself to become Gu Ran's most loyal person.

As for the family background of that unfortunate guy who was just killed?

As long as we cling to Gu Ran's coattails, why should we care about such powerful forces?

By then, the other party will be begging him!

Thinking about this, Guan Chaoyang suddenly had a thought: was there a deeper meaning behind Gu Ran's killing?

"Gu, cough cough, Your Excellency, are you planning to take action against Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy?"

Guan Chaoyang bowed and asked.

Gu Ran gave him an appreciative look. As expected of the talent he had chosen, he was very quick-witted.

“That’s right, Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy should be removed from the list.”

Although he had some suspicions, Guan Chaoyang was still very shocked.

That's a long-established martial arts hall in Canglong City with a history of hundreds of years. Now, there are even two martial arts grandmasters in the hall, who are much stronger than him, an A-level ability user.

However, the thought that it was Gu Ran standing in front of him made him feel relieved.

Jun Sheng Martial Arts Hall is a behemoth only in terms of him; it is obviously not worth mentioning to Gu Ran.

He immediately recalled that Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy had once actively tried to join the Martial Arts Alliance, but was rejected because the two grandmasters of the academy were too weak, and had never succeeded.

Even among martial arts grandmasters, there are differences in strength. For example, the two martial arts grandmasters of Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy both rose to the top by consuming pure star stones, which damaged their foundation and left them with no potential. They will remain like that for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, the martial arts masters of the Martial Arts Alliance looked down on them and did not want to share the pie with such weaklings, but unexpectedly, this allowed them to escape a disaster.

That stubborn, unlucky guy was one of the promising young talents at Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy. His hatred for Gu Ran was clearly not only because Gu Ran's actions "harmed" Canglong City, but also because Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy had previously been an enemy of Gu Ran.

Moreover, that guy just spoke ill of Gu Ran in front of her and acted so stubbornly, which must have been seen and remembered, and even Jun Sheng Martial Arts Academy has taken notice of him.

This is no longer an ordinary hostile group; we must strike hard!

Guan Chaoyang thought he had figured out Gu Ran's thoughts, and immediately began to think of ways to strike at Jun Sheng Martial Arts Hall.

"Call all the department heads over."

Gu Ran glanced at Guan Chaoyang.

"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away!"

Guan Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's just that there are a few department heads who have some ideological issues, and they might not listen to me and come over..."

"Tell them this is my 'order,' I'll only wait an hour, and whether they're late or don't come at all, they'll face the consequences!"

Gu Ran was too lazy to engage in any political struggles with these guys.

He had neither the inclination nor the time to play these guys' political games.

He has the power to overturn the table, so he won't allow anyone to disgust him at that table.

Upon hearing Gu Ran's reply, Guan Chaoyang felt as if he had taken a stimulant and had been given a second spring. He excitedly said, "Your Excellency, I will definitely convey your words to them!"

He had a premonition that a major power reshuffle was about to take place in various departments, and that he, who clung tightly to Gu Ran, would be one of the biggest winners.

Guan Chaoyang immediately contacted the heads of various departments.

Gu Ran stepped into the building's central elevator and went straight to the top floor.

The top floor of the Central Building was once a council chamber that could accommodate hundreds of people and was decorated in a very luxurious manner.

The former political center has now become like a haunted house, filled with bloody and terrifying scenes.

Gu Ran walked into the council hall and pondered for a moment before activating the time-manipulation crystal core, enveloping the entire council hall in the power of time manipulation.

Soon, the blood in the council chamber began to fade and dissipate, and the damaged furnishings were restored to their original, intact state.

Time rewind!

In no time, the entire council chamber was restored to its original state, with no bloodstains or damage remaining.

"Time reversal affected individual objects, helping them return to their original state, rather than affecting the entire space, even bringing back and resurrecting those martial arts masters who had already died."

Gu Ran gained a deeper understanding of what Dani had said.

It is indeed a time reversal, but it is a limited time reversal.

"Perhaps it's because the ability crystal core is incomplete? But what caused the spatial ability crystal core and the temporal ability crystal core to split? Why couldn't they always remain complete?"

Gu Ran then thought of a new problem.

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, Gu Ran seemed to be looking down at Canglong City, but in reality, he didn't take the matter of Canglong City to heart.

He didn't care about Azure Dragon City, or even about unifying the human alliance.

Because this wasn't a particularly difficult task for him.

His military strength is enough to forcibly bind together the major cities, and even if they are unwilling, they will gradually get used to it unconsciously.

As for maintaining public support, that's not his goal.

Even if I end up like those 'destined people' before, I still hope to leave some trace of my existence.

"I just wonder if anyone in future generations will even notice my existence... Or perhaps, there won't be any future generations at all..."

Gu Ran's gaze drifted into the distance, his mental power constantly enveloping Canglong City.

He had just used his telepathy to "see" that Xue Xiling had woken up.

"Your Excellency, I have finished informing you."

Guan Chaoyang said cautiously.

Gu Ran turned around and asked, "If you said I wanted to remove the separation between the inner city and the slums, allowing people from both areas to move freely between them, how many people would object?"

Guan Chaoyang was taken aback and subconsciously wanted to dissuade him, but when he saw Gu Ran's indifferent eyes, he knew that this was not something he should interfere with. Regardless of whether Gu Ran really wanted to do this, he had to support Gu Ran.

"I think... basically everyone in the inner city will oppose it, but don't worry, Your Majesty, I will always stand by Your Majesty's side. If Your Majesty tells me to go west, I will never go east. If Your Majesty tells me to chase chickens, I will never beat dogs!"

Guan Chaoyang patted his chest and pledged his loyalty to Gu Ran.

Whenever he had the chance, he would express his "loyalty" to Gu Ran.

In his principles of conduct, loyalty cannot be achieved by simply working blindly; it must be constantly reminded and reinforced through words.

How can a big shot remember the contributions and loyalty of a nobody like you? You have to constantly "remind" him.

"Everyone's against it...?" Gu Ran chuckled lightly. "Then let everyone be against it."

Guan Chaoyang didn't quite understand what Gu Ran meant, but he wisely didn't say anything and just stood quietly to the side, waiting to see how many people would arrive on time.

The ruling center has a total of 32 departments, and the headquarters offices of most departments are located in the central building, with the department head in charge.

At this time, only 9 departments were working normally to maintain the basic operation of Canglong City. The ministers of these 9 departments quickly made their choices and followed Guan Chaoyang to the council hall shortly after he arrived.

When they saw the council chamber clean and pristine, they were taken aback. Those of them who worked in the central building clearly remembered how bloody and horrific it had been before.

But now it's so clean, it looks exactly the same as before. How did they do that?

Guan Chaoyang was also surprised when he came in, but he controlled his surprise well and didn't even show it in front of Gu Ran. He just reported his work to Gu Ran.