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

Even though the "Deepwater Consciousness" and the "Ark Core" are bound to this extent, he still can't understand it.

However, based on his observations, this is indeed a highly probable guess.

However, whether it is true or not, we'll find out by verifying it.

So Gu Ran stopped processing this "Ark Core" and quietly waited to observe.

The instant he stopped the "Ark Core" from processing information, he felt as if the "Evil God's Consciousness" had moved slightly.

Soon, the "evil god's consciousness" was restored.

"Run, run, run!"

Because the "evil god consciousness" is a conscious life form, it has no expression.

However, Gu Ran could still sense the fear it was conveying.

"This is so, so, so terrible!"

After sensing the presence of the "Ark Core", the "Evil God Consciousness" instinctively wanted to escape with the "Ark Core" before it even had a chance to check its location.

"You're awake? If you're awake, answer a few questions for me."

Suddenly, the "evil god consciousness" heard that nightmarish voice.

Then, upon sensing the outside world of the "Ark Core," it immediately fell silent.

who am I?

Where am I?

What am I going to do?

“The ‘mass consciousness’ you’re looking for is gone. You are now the last ‘deep-water consciousness’ in this world.” After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran added, “I think so.”

The "evil god consciousness" remains silent.

“You have the right to remain silent, but I’m not sure how long my patience will last. You should already be able to sense that the ‘body’ you are currently inhabiting has been taken over by me.”

Gu Ran said calmly, "In other words, I can do whatever I want with your 'body,' and as for you who reside in this 'body'... I don't need to say more, do I? You may remain silent, but I have plenty of ways to pry your mouth open."

"Don't play dumb with me. I know your intelligence is already quite high, and you are definitely capable of organizing your thoughts to answer my questions. If your questions satisfy me, then I can let you continue to live here as your rent."

"If you're not satisfied... I don't need to elaborate on the consequences, do I?"

Finally, Gu Ran left the "Evil God Consciousness" with endless room for imagination.

However, this threat was enough to intimidate it, because it could sense that Gu Ran was truly controlling its "body".

No matter how unwilling it may be, the fact remains that it is now at the mercy of others, like a fish on a chopping board.

"Okay, just ask."

The "evil god consciousness" remained silent for a moment before surrendering decisively.

It seems that the intelligence has improved a lot.

Gu Ran was somewhat surprised.

However, he remained outwardly calm, as if he hadn't noticed it at all, and asked casually:

Do you know the name of the 'body' you're inhabiting?

The "Evil God Consciousness" replied, "I don't know. I've been in this place as long as I can remember. Don't you have it too? You don't know the name of this thing?"

Finally, it asked a question out of curiosity.

"I'm asking you, not the other way around. Let's get our identities straight."

Gu Ran said in a feignedly cold tone, while extending his mental energy into the "core of the Ark" and constantly kneading its "consciousness body".

"Ahhh, no, no, no... I was wrong, I was wrong!"

The "evil god consciousness" immediately begged for mercy.

At that moment, it truly felt itself changing shape.

This shows that Gu Ran does indeed have a way to attack it, or even destroy it.

In an instant, its fear of Gu Ran intensified.

He dared not disobey Gu Ran in the slightest.

After teaching the "evil god's consciousness" a lesson, Gu Ran continued:

"Alright, a wise person knows when to yield. Next question—where did you start? Do you remember the location? It's the place where your 'body' is located."

Although it didn't quite understand what "a wise man submits to circumstances" meant, it didn't stop the "Evil God Consciousness" from roughly guessing that this was Gu Ran's praise for its recent statement.

This made it overjoyed.

It's good that Gu Ran is satisfied. It's actually afraid that Gu Ran won't be satisfied. If Gu Ran is not satisfied and destroys it, who will it cry to?

It didn't dare to be negligent in response to Gu Ran's second question and quickly replied to Gu Ran:

"I don't actually know the exact location myself. I only know that I stayed in the ocean for a very long time, and then one day, you humans caught me in your fishing nets... this 'body' that I inhabit."

"The humans who discovered me seemed very happy and immediately handed me over to their 'City Lord's Mansion,' or something like that."

He paused briefly, seemingly to confirm.

After a while, the "evil god consciousness" continued with certainty:

"That's right, it was their city lord's mansion. And the people in the city lord's mansion seemed to have a very special feeling for me. At that time, I was already able to convey some meaning to them through this 'body'."

"They were extremely happy when they received the instructions I gave them, and they did them quickly and well. Then I continued to instruct them to complete the various tasks."

"However, these humans are far too greedy. They even want me to bless them and grant them power. Otherwise, their efficiency will not improve, and they will no longer be able to do the things I instruct them to do well."

Feeling the resentment of the "evil god's consciousness," Gu Ran pondered all of this.

Has she become this emotional?

What are you instructing them to do?

"They have to collect human consciousness for me. I need a huge amount of human consciousness, especially that human from Azure Dragon City. We absolutely have to find him..."

As they were talking, the "evil god consciousness" suddenly realized who it was talking to and quickly lowered its voice.

Gu Ran pondered.

He had already determined that the "evil god's consciousness" was looking for him.

Previously, "deep water" and "large group consciousness" had also revealed their covetousness towards him.

What exactly did they mean by the "mission" they mentioned earlier?

Why are their missions related to him?

"Why did you come to me? Or rather, how can you be sure I'm the person you're looking for?" Gu Ran continued to ask.

"I do not know."

The "Evil God Consciousness" said somewhat blankly, "I didn't know you were the person I was looking for. I only know that I must find 'that person from Azure Dragon City'."

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"As for confirming that you are the person from Canglong City I am looking for, I only confirmed it when I met you later," the "Evil God Consciousness" said weakly.

Gu Ran understood the meaning of "evil god consciousness".

It was certain that the person it was looking for was from Canglong City, but it was not certain which specific person it was.

That's why the martial arts masters sent by Far East City both stirred up trouble between New Covenant City and Azure Dragon City and interfered in the internal affairs of Azure Dragon City.

The Canglong City residents in the New Testament City concentration camp were just an "appetizer"; the real target was the entire Canglong City population.

This is likely due to both the millennia-long feud between the two main cities and the so-called "divine oracle."

"Why are you looking for people from Azure Dragon City? Why are you so sure you want to find people from Azure Dragon City? If you dare to hide this from me, then you..."

Gu Ran only threatened it slightly, and the "Evil God Consciousness" hurriedly swore an oath: "I would never dare to hide it from you! It's just that I don't know either! This... this is like pursuing the ultimate goal of life, the essence of evolution, which is engraved in the depths of our consciousness from birth! It is also one of our instincts, I really am not hiding it from you!"

Innate instinct?

Is it etched into one's consciousness as if by instinct?

Gu Ran frowned slightly.

He could sense that the "evil god's consciousness" was genuinely afraid of him and was unlikely to be lying.

Moreover, this statement does indeed align with Gu Ran's impression of the "deep-water consciousness" species.

"Is your ability to manage time also an innate ability?"

"Yes, I've had this ability ever since I had any memories of this world."

With no other issues for the time being, Gu Ran stored the "Evil God Consciousness" into the "Ark Core," then restarted information processing and maximized computing power.

Soon the "evil god consciousness" fell back into "sleep".

Keeping this guy awake not only wastes computing power, but he might also be plotting something against him.

Gu Ran had been watching closely as the "Evil God Consciousness" made progress in intelligence.

Before we understand it, cut off its path to further progress and don't give it any chance to cause trouble.