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

However, it wasn't that no one noticed anything suspicious.

"Why does Lin Zhizheng's triangular crystal cone look almost the same as the two triangular crystal cones in the Mermaid Ruins and the Sea Eye Ruins? Could they have originated from the same source?"

Not noticing anything unusual or dangerous, the powerful figures' thoughts naturally shifted to other things, and that's when someone thought of this.

"Indeed, the triangular crystal cone that Lin Zhizheng has is almost identical to the two triangular crystal cones that appeared in the light screen. Could they be from the same source?"

"Yes, and did you notice that when Gu Ran first saw the triangular crystal cone in the Merfolk heritage ruins, that triangular crystal cone actually unfolded a light screen, displaying the past history of the Merfolk? And Lin Zhizheng's triangular crystal cone can also display the past memories of the trapped people. Could there be any connection between these?"

People were discussing it, wondering if there were too many coincidences involved.

So everyone looked at Lin Fan standing to the side.

Lin Fan himself wasn't quite sure about this, as it was the first time he had ever learned that there were other treasures in the world that looked almost exactly like his triangular crystal cone.

"Whether they come from the same source, I don't know either, but I did find this triangular crystal cone in an ordinary ruin on land. Although I have been to the sea, I have not explored any ruins there," Lin Fan said after a moment of contemplation.

A slight doubt began to creep into his mind: why did the triangular crystal cone he obtained look so similar to the triangular crystal cones in the Merfolk ruins and the Sea Eye ruins? Could it really be related to the Merfolk? But he did obtain this treasure from the ruins on land.

Unable to understand for a moment, Lin Fan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Xue Xiling beside him. Most people might not know about her achievements, but he knew them very well. When it came to knowledge in various scientific research fields, no one in the entire Human Alliance could surpass her.

Xue Xiling pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, the beauty mark on her lips twitching slightly, and said slowly, "Actually, this kind of relic core is not unique to the Merfolk relic. Although it is rare on land, such relic cores have indeed existed. Lanxin University still has such a triangular crystal cone, but its effectiveness is relatively average. It can only absorb the surrounding spiritual energy and convert it into energy for the relic to use."

The prestigious title of president of Lanxin University was quite convincing. After Xue Xiling finished explaining, everyone nodded in understanding, dispelling some of their doubts.

Lin Fan felt much more at ease, but he was still curious about the core of the relic from Lanxin University, which was also shaped like a triangular crystal cone, and asked:

"Principal Xue, I wonder if your school has made any breakthroughs in the research on that triangular crystal cone? It can automatically convert spiritual energy into the energy it needs for a long time. Humanity's current technology cannot do that yet. If your school can make a breakthrough in this area, then no one will be able to question your school's number one ranking in the alliance."

Lanxin University is a very famous university in the entire Human Alliance, but it was not the undisputed number one before; it could only be considered one of the best universities in the Human Alliance.

The turning point for Lanxin University to shed its "one of" status and become a truly leading university was...

Xue Xiling looked at Gu Ran inside the triangular crystal cone with a complicated expression.

If it weren't for him, Lanxin University wouldn't have been able to win the top spot in the league. But it was also him who destroyed the university that was once proud because of him, and even murdered the former principal, his teacher—her father.

Then he turned around and sat on his throne, beginning a brutal reign. That marked the beginning of the dark period for Azure Dragon City, and it could also be said to be the beginning of the dark period for the entire Human Alliance.

"Currently, we have only achieved a small breakthrough in converting the omnipresent spiritual energy into various forms of energy needed by humans. For now, we can only do a part of it in the laboratory, and we cannot yet start large-scale civilian use," Xue Xiling said, shaking her head.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan expressed his regret and said, "That's a real pity. However, I believe that under Principal Xue's leadership, Lanxin University will definitely get better and better. If I become the leader of the Alliance, I will definitely give strong support to Lanxin University and make it the research center of the entire Human Alliance."

Xue Xiling chuckled inwardly. Was he just making empty promises to her?

As someone who often makes empty promises to others (researchers), Xue Xiling naturally wouldn't fall for Lin Fan's promises, so she just smiled faintly upon hearing this, without making any statement.

Even without the support of the so-called General Administrator, she was confident that she could lead Lanxin University to secure the top position in the Human Alliance, surpassing her father, and also surpassing... Gu Ran.

Lin Fan felt a pang of regret; he did indeed want to win over Xue Xiling.

Xue Xiling was very beautiful. She wore a white suit that showed off her slender figure. Her hair was simply tied up in a silver ponytail, which made her look very capable. The gold-rimmed glasses on her cheeks gave her an intellectual and elegant temperament, while the beauty mark at the corner of her lips would occasionally move up and down slightly as she spoke, adding a touch of charm to her.

Anyone who sees Xue Xiling cannot help but say that she is an extremely beautiful woman. Moreover, such a woman is the president of the number one ranked university in the Human Alliance. Her abilities and connections are enough to make most people look up to her.

This was naturally very attractive to Lin Fan as well. He had originally planned to include Xue Xiling in his "harem" of women. If he could win her heart, he would not only gain a stunning beauty, but also a great asset to his career.

Xue Xiling was different. She seemed to see right through his various attempts to be nice to him. Just one glance from her made Lin Fan feel embarrassed that his thoughts had been exposed.

In the end, he simply gave up his own thoughts. He figured that he would only be qualified to pursue a woman like her once he reached the high position of President. So, he simply tried to win her over, hoping she would help him become President.

However, all the previous attempts to curry favor have had no real effect, just like now.

Lin Fan has gotten used to it now and is no longer embarrassed. He just turned his head away, pretending not to care, as if his attention had been drawn to something else.

“Actually, Lanxin University had other such core ruins a long time ago, but they were all lost in that catastrophe, or more likely completely destroyed, leaving no trace of their existence,” Xue Xiling said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan immediately said, "Oh, is that the catastrophe that Gu Ran launched so that he could become the ruler of Canglong City? Gu Ran, that tyrant, deserves to die. For his own selfish desires, he actually slaughtered so many people and even destroyed his alma mater. It's such a pity that such a precious core of the ruins is gone."

Xue Xiling silently looked at Gu Ran, who had closed his eyes inside the triangular crystal cone, and said calmly, "Actually, the other core of the ruins was brought by Gu Ran. I guess it should be the core of the ruins in the Merfolk's heritage ruins."

"Uh..." Lin Fan was speechless for a moment, choked by Xue Xiling's words.

Gu Ran took away the triangular crystal cone from the Merfolk's legacy ruins.

After hearing Xue Xiling's words, the others couldn't help but feel curious, and some of them turned their attention to the light screen.

The remaining people watched Gu Qingqing and the Sea Queen with caution and vigilance.

The two women were indeed in a daze, their eyes were red and swollen from crying, and their spirits were extremely low. They no longer had the spirit they had just shown, which was willing to do anything to save Gu Ran. However, they still dared not let their guard down, and some of the powerful figures even harbored murderous intent, hoping to eliminate the problem once and for all.

However, the Sea Queen was accompanied by other sea creatures. Although these sea creatures were the Sea Queen's subjects, they were actually quite powerful, with several top-tier experts comparable to humans. Therefore, there was no opportunity for them to make a move. On the other hand, Cheng Youmeng was protecting Gu Qingqing, thus cutting off any chance for her to attack.

The powerful figures present were all thinking different things, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat strange.

Xue Xiling sighed and said, "Sea Queen, you should leave. You can't possibly save them, and didn't he already tell you to stop? So leave, or your sea race will become the target of everyone's hatred here."

Then she turned to Gu Qingqing and said, "Gu Qingqing, your strength has already dropped to only 20-30% of what it used to be. If you continue to overuse your abilities, your foundation will be completely destroyed. Moreover, even if you overuse your abilities, you still won't be able to save Gu Ran. Besides, you should know what the Sea Queen just said. She doesn't want you to save her."

"You can also choose to leave here, and I believe no one will cause you any trouble. If you want to stay here, then you must stand in the middle of these four devices."

111. A shocking speculation! Lin Fan vomits blood! (4k)

Xue Xiling waved her hand gently, and a small mechanical ball landed, popping out four devices, which then generated a transparent energy shield.

"This is the latest space interference device developed by Lanxin University. It is not only smaller and easier to carry, but also has a stronger interference effect. In addition, it has a space reinforcement effect. If you are in the middle, you will not even be able to use your space abilities." Xue Xiling said to Gu Qingqing, who was somewhat lost in thought. "Gu Qingqing, although you can't save Gu Ran, you don't want to be driven away, do you? His memories of the second half of his life have not yet been revealed."

"Don't you want to know what happened to him after that, which is why he is like this now? To be honest, I am also very curious about these things. I want to know what he went through after that, what happened to him, which is why I have been standing here."

“If you share my thoughts, then please stand in the middle of those four devices, because otherwise, the others will not be able to lower their guard against you.”

Upon hearing Xue Xiling's words, a hint of interest finally appeared on Gu Qingqing's pale face, indicating that she had taken them to heart.

Yes, she knew her brother hadn't wronged her, but why did he end up like this? Why did he provoke the entire human alliance to condemn him? Why did he become such a tyrant? What exactly happened to her brother?

If she knew, could she do something to win her brother back and make up for the mistakes he made?

Thinking of this, Gu Qingqing's previously listless spirits were lifted again.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Qingqing still walked to the four devices that Xue Xiling had set up.

Seeing the resentful looks on the faces of a few of the powerful figures, Xue Xiling smiled and said, "Some of you may be thinking, why can I guarantee that Gu Qingqing can't rescue Gu Ran? Let me explain briefly. Of course I can guarantee it, because all the space interference devices of the Human Alliance are the result of research and development by Lanxin University. When it comes to space interference devices, no one knows more about them than me."

"Although there are many space interference devices circulating on the market, they are all basic products developed by Lanxin University. The real latest products are used internally by Lanxin University."

When Xue Xiling mentioned the name of Lanxin University, the strongmen who had initially shown resentment softened their expressions.

Since all the existing space jamming devices in the Human Alliance did indeed originate from Lanxin University, which is the most authoritative institution in the Human Alliance in terms of space jamming devices, Xue Xiling said that no one in the Human Alliance knew more about space jamming devices than her, and they really couldn't find a counterexample.

When this was mentioned, the strongmen of Vermilion Bird City looked rather grim, because all the previous spatial ability users were from Vermilion Bird City, such as Leng Feng and Gu Qingqing.

The Canglong City invented the space interference device precisely to restrict the space ability users of the Zhuque City. However, due to an agreement reached with previous generations of space ability users, the space interference device developed by Lanxin University is not sold to the public, and it will not even be authorized for use on a large scale.

The spatial interference devices used by ordinary forces, such as the Lasambo family of Saint-Joel City, collected a lot of spatial interference devices in order to deal with Leng Feng. They were all bought on the black market at ridiculously high prices.

As for where these space interference devices circulating on the black market come from, opinions vary.

Therefore, after the sole authority on the spatial interference device made such a guarantee, those powerful figures had nothing to say. The president of Lanxin University still had a lot of face, and they were willing to give it. Anyway, with the powerful figures of Zhuque City present, they couldn't possibly kill Gu Qingqing. Because of the special nature of spatial ability users, they enjoyed a special status in Zhuque City. Killing Gu Qingqing would be tantamount to weakening the strength of Zhuque City, which would be equivalent to making an enemy of Zhuque City, unless Zhuque City itself gave up on Gu Qingqing.

As long as they can ensure that Gu Qingqing cannot interfere with the killing of Gu Ran, they are willing to let Gu Qingqing go and not offend the president of Lanxin University and the powerful figures of Zhuque City.

While everyone's attention was focused on Gu Qingqing, the blood that Yudora had spat onto the triangular crystal cone was quietly absorbed. Because Yudora was also in a dazed state of confusion and self-doubt, she didn't even notice this phenomenon.

Gu Ran, inside the triangular crystal cone, suddenly felt the power of the cone increase, and his connection with it also strengthened.

All the strange phenomena that had been attacking him from inside the triangular crystal cone had disappeared, and now he could say that he had a small portion of control over the triangular crystal cone.

However, he still couldn't break through the cone. It seemed that he was forced to fully recover his memories in order to gain the highest authority over the triangular crystal cone, to have complete control over it, and only then could he leave.

“Sea Queen…” Xue Xiling turned to look at the most difficult part.

If Gu Qingqing's conflict represents an internal human issue that can be addressed with various means, then the Sea Queen is an alien race with far greater power. If she does not compromise, then war between humans and the Sea Clan is inevitable.

At this crucial juncture where the human realm, the celestial realm, and the abyss realm merge, Xue Xiling does not want to waste human elites and fight a war within the human realm against the sea race.

Compared to the crisis brought about by the merging of worlds, the conflict between humans and sea creatures is relatively less important.

However, after seeing the memory images displayed on the screen, Xue Xiling was still unsure of the extent to which the Sea Queen could achieve this.

Without a doubt, she held a very special place in Gu Ran's heart, and Gu Ran held the same place in her heart.

Xue Xiling could make Gu Qingqing obediently accept her restrictions in the spatial interference device, but she couldn't use this method to deal with the Sea Queen. The only victory she could achieve was to make the Sea Queen retreat.

Xue Xiling: "Didn't he just tell you to stop? Perhaps this is his desire to die after a sudden change of heart. Besides, you just tried, and you couldn't break this triangular crystal cone with your own strength. Since he won't let you save him, and you can't save him either, why not just leave? Humans and sea creatures can live in peace. At this crucial moment when the three realms are about to merge, you don't want the sea creatures' power to suffer a major loss, do you?"

It must be said that Xue Xiling's leadership qualities are much stronger than Lin Fan's. With her calm and composed words, she first resolved Gu Qingqing's troubles, and then spoke to the Sea Queen with reasonable and persuasive words, enough to make any normal and rational person follow her advice.

The reason she made the Sea Queen retreat was because the Sea Queen was much stronger than Gu Qingqing. Even though she was seriously injured by Lin Fan's attack, her injuries were healing rapidly, and her physical condition was even better than that of a martial arts master.

In addition to the strength of the other sea creatures present, they certainly have enough power to fight against the human powerhouses here. Although the sea creatures will definitely lose in the end, the matter of killing Gu Ran may be complicated by this.

Xue Xiling guessed what the others were thinking, which is why she made this request.

Xue Xiling's words, however, did not move Yudora.

reason?

How can you expect her to be rational?

She could fully imagine how her beloved felt at that moment—heartbroken and desperate—after being hurt by her.

He didn't even want her to save him.

This feeling was heartbreaking for Eudora. She couldn't help but recall the initial circumstances of her meeting Gu Ran, from initial wariness to later friendship, from their relationship developing from an ordinary wild beast bear to falling in love.

First love is even sweeter than honey.