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

Looking at the words in the diary, Gu Ran felt a sense of familiarity.

The handwriting does look somewhat like mine. If I couldn't tell the difference, I would have almost thought I wrote it myself.

And this way of recording things by adding the date and my feelings at the end—it's just like my habit.

Is it really such a coincidence?

Gu Ran muttered to himself and continued reading.

[Haha, they all say that Starstone Technology is a heretical and crooked path, making martial artists accustomed to relying on external forces, losing their resilience, and allowing people without talent to gain extraordinary abilities, which is a blow to the martial artist's heart for cultivation. It's really ridiculous.]

[If they weren't still somewhat useful, I would have sent all these faction-based insectoids to the disaster zone to grow potatoes! Tomorrow is the first Starstone Technology Exhibition, and I can't let these useless insectoids ruin it. I'll give them a warning tomorrow.]

[I'm in a slightly bad mood today, January 1.29th]

Gu Ran stared at the rapidly changing dates and fell into deep thought.

"Are there any missing page numbers in the middle? Why did the date jump directly to the 29th?" Gu Ran looked up and asked Xue Yingsong.

"No, the former president of Lanxin University also had doubts, but after investigation by several presidents, the conclusion was always the same—it was the first president's habit; he didn't write a diary every day. So it can actually not be called a diary, but just a casual note, because the content recorded in it is really very casual."

Xue Yingsong explained.

The habits of the first principal...

Gu Ran remained silent.

This was also a habit he used to have.

Back when I was in high school, it was a boarding school.

Sometimes, when no one is in the dormitory, he will jot down his thoughts, experiences, and feelings of the day.

Because high school studies are quite demanding, he spends most of his time in the classroom and has little time in the dormitory, so he doesn't have time to memorize things every day. He only memorizes a few things when he has time.

232. The Star Stone actually has consciousness?! The reason for the "Tyrant's" complete transformation! 4k

This habit is just a way to relax during this special period of high school.

Once he got to university, the environment became much more relaxed, and he was drawn to other things, so he stopped doing that.

Although it was only a brief experience during a special period in high school, Gu Ran can still remember it clearly.

This was a relatively effective way for him to relieve stress when he didn't have a mobile phone.

Now, Gu Ran fell silent, as if she were witnessing a ghost story.

He hadn't thought much of it when the "tyrant" phantom appeared in his image before him.

But now he couldn't help but have a strange and bold guess.

Could it be that the first president of Lanxin University was another "me"?

However, this speculation still lacks more information, corroboration, and further inferences and confirmation.

No, no, no... The first president of Lanxin University and I were both "destined people," so it's normal that we have some similarities.

Gu Ran quickly came up with an excuse.

However, this excuse lacked sufficient persuasiveness to convince him.

Although a huge wave of emotions surged within him, Gu Ran did not show it on the surface and continued to flip through the diary.

[My proposal to absorb people from slums for the industrialization of Xing Shi Technology was actually questioned? Ha! What do you mean people from slums are inherently stupid and incapable of doing this? What do you mean people from slums are inherently defective and cannot be entrusted with important tasks? Do you really think I can't see through your true thoughts?]

These insects in the inner city have really gotten used to being masters, especially those conservative sectarian old men, they're more reactionary than streetlight ornaments! In their eyes, the people in the slums don't even deserve to be exploited, they can only serve as a barrier against the beast tides, nothing more than human cannon fodder released outside the inner city.

[These guys, I'll write down your names one by one. Not one of you will escape! Let you cause trouble for now; the more you cause, the better. It would be best if you exposed all your accomplices so I can settle accounts with them one by one later. If I don't clean up Canglong City, my reforms will be difficult to implement.]

Then, one by one, the names were listed below.

Gu Ran was both amused and exasperated.

If it really is him, he shouldn't be so stingy as to keep such a record.

I guess so...

Although this act of writing down the little notebook seemed childish, Gu Ran sensed a strong sense of bloodshed and malevolence within it.

Because Gu Ran knew he really could do it, and he did indeed do it later.

However, Gu Ran would not sympathize with these people and forces who were being held accountable later. If it were him, he would also choose to wipe them out.

Gu Ran continued reading.

[She even tried to seduce me with her beauty... Ha, if it were at the beginning, I might not have been able to resist the temptation. But how could I possibly look at these common beauties now? Besides, the women I love... Never mind, this shouldn't be written down, otherwise, this little notebook might disappear.]

I will definitely find a way to save them, even if it costs me my life. No matter who stands in my way, they will not be able to stop me. These guys... let's just take them out for now, these old fogies who don't even know that times have changed.

[I cannot yet completely eliminate the de facto nobility, but if you wish to rise above others, then demonstrate your talents and contributions. Do you think you can obtain power that doesn't belong to you based solely on family background? And you even intend to trip me up? Heh, aren't you all secretly calling me a "tyrant"? Then I'll show you what a true "tyrant" is!]

Killing one is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand makes one a hero, slaughtering nine million makes one the hero of heroes!

【kill! 】

[No wind tonight, February 2.19]

The last character, "kill," is written in a vigorous, flowing style. Even after hundreds of years, one can still feel the surging killing intent of the person who wrote it.

Gu Ran was secretly alarmed.

But he became even more certain of his guess.

[Star Stone! Star Stone! Star Stone!]

Why did this happen just when I wanted to fully focus on developing Starstone Technology?

Is the path of Starstone inherently wrong? Why can't Starstone develop extraterrestrial technology?

No, I don't believe it! I don't believe the path of Star Stone is wrong!

There must be a way! There must be a way to defeat this apocalyptic disaster!

[March 3.7th, overcast skies]

Is the path of Star Stone wrong?

An apocalyptic catastrophe?

Gu Ran quickly grasped the key words and phrases.

Did the first principal not discover the secret of the Star Stone at this time? Or did he only notice the strangeness of it?

And then there are cataclysmic natural disasters...

What does he mean?

Is humanity about to face an apocalyptic catastrophe?

Is this the "prophecy" that Xue Yingsong was referring to?

Gu Ran kept guessing in her mind.

The severity of the Star Stone infection problem has exceeded my expectations. Why didn't this problem occur when humans used Star Stones for supernatural abilities and martial arts training for so long before? Yet, I've only been promoting Star Stone technology for a short time, and these kinds of things are happening frequently.

Seeing this, Gu Ran recalled the simulation he had done in the ruins.

Humans severely infected by the Star Stone are like walking corpses, devoid of reason, left only with madness.

[Starstone, Starstone Technology: Is it a path to humanity's salvation, or a path that accelerates humanity's self-destruction?]

It's clear that the "tyrant" at this point has begun to doubt himself about the path he had originally chosen.

So, will the final outcome be to continue down the path you've chosen?

Gu Ran recalled that some historical records still contained a few evaluations of this "tyrant".

Among them were those who extremely disliked Starstone Technology.

Then he recalled his conversation with the phantom of the "tyrant" in the ruins.

His actions contradict historical accounts.

Did you ultimately change your initial stance...?

Gu Ran continued reading.

Regardless of the circumstances, I have no choice but to continue down this chosen path, because I have no other options.

The only choice is the best choice!

I have no other choice; even if this path is wrong, I will walk to the end.

[Then a reminder... "those who come after"... there should still be "those who come after," after all, the time I'm in now... (scribbles out a large chunk of text) is still over three hundred years away.]

[April 4.1st, cloudy skies turning sunny]

"This diary is something that almost every principal reads frequently, but normally it's only allowed after one has taken office. However, I think it might be more useful for you if you can see it sooner, and since you'll be the principal of Lanxin University sooner or later, I'm making an exception this time."

Xue Yingsong looked at Gu Ran from the side and said with a smile.

"Many parts of it are written in a very cryptic way. Even though the previous principal had made many speculations and verifications, there are still many parts that have not been deciphered. Perhaps the diary will only be deciphered when it meets the right person."

"Look at these contents. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. I can even recite this diary backwards. I've also read through all the annotations and speculations made by the former president of Lanxin University many times."

"Oh, it's nothing, I can understand most of it," Gu Ran replied without looking up.