Gu Ran's pupils suddenly shrank, and he said, "Triangular crystal cone? Your ability to simulate the world comes from the triangular crystal cone next to you?"
"Wait a minute, what do you mean when you say another 'we'? Didn't you say that you are not me and I am not you, and we are not the same person?" Gu Ran frowned.
"It seems that you have been to the mermaid tribe, so you should also know the secret of the mermaid queen's inheritance, right? So do you think the mermaid queens of different generations are the same person, or different people?" The "Tyrant" asked back.
This question stumped Gu Ran for a moment.
The successive generations of mermaid queens will receive the memories and even part of their soul origins of the previous queens. From this perspective, they seem to be "the same person".
However, the memories received by each generation of mermaid queens will not affect the inheritors. The inheritors are just equivalent to experiencing one more period of experience. Their behavior and personality are still dominated by the memories and experiences of the previous ten years. As for the incident with the little conch, it was completely an accident.
Thinking of the little conch, Gu Ran's heart ached slightly and his face couldn't help but darken.
"It seems that your experience with the mermaids was not a good one." Tyrant keenly sensed Gu Ran's change, "That's right... After all, the time limit should be almost up, so all the rules and causes and consequences will eventually be borne by you."
The Tyrant said: "The experience of the mermaid tribe is not the beginning of your 'accident', nor will it be the end. As long as you continue on this path, you will suffer more hardships until everyone around you betrays you, is hostile to you, and hates you, until you, a person who does not follow the rules, truly die!"
The other party's words shocked Gu Ran.
"You mean the accidents I experienced before were not accidents? And I will experience more such accidents in the future?"
Although Gu Ran's words were a bit confusing, the other party obviously understood them.
The Tyrant nodded: "Yes, since you have been to the mermaid tribe, you should have seen that the inheritance of the mermaid tribe requires accepting the memories of the previous queen and absorbing a part of the soul essence, right? But after accepting the inheritance, you can still maintain your original heart and will not lose your mind. Well, if the accidents that happened during your experience in the mermaid tribe did not affect this aspect."
After a pause, the Tyrant looked at Gu Ran's expression, understood, and said, "Okay, it seems that the accident you experienced is really related to this. Then let me guess, the one who was affected is your confidante in the mermaid tribe?"
Gu Ran whispered, "She's my lover."
The Tyrant was startled and said, "Lover? It seems that this time the entanglement with the mermaids is very deep."
There was silence for a while, and the "tyrant"'s face revealed a trace of confusion and sadness.
"How many generations of mermaid queens are there now?"
Gu Ran shook his head: "I don't know either."
Then he told the other party about the current situation of the mermaids.
"How could the mermaids have fallen to this point?" Tyrant couldn't help but be a little surprised. "The mermaids used to be so powerful. Even though the mermaid queen came from the ocean to the land, she was still a top-notch warrior. The number of warriors in the mermaid tribe was enough to make them a powerful force. But I didn't expect that after hundreds of years, the mermaids can't even have a queen."
After a moment of silence, the Tyrant continued to ask: "What about the Sea Eyes? Are the Sea Eye ruins still there? The mermaid queen used to guard the Sea Eye ruins. Now that the mermaid queen is gone, are the Sea Eye ruins still intact?"
"The remains of the sea eye are a little loose, but they are not completely damaged."
"You must repair the Sea Eye ruins and never let the Sea Eye erupt. If all the Sea Eyes erupt, it will be a world-destroying natural disaster."
"A world-destroying disaster?" Gu Ran was stunned. This was the first time he had heard of such a disaster. "There is actually a disaster of this magnitude. If the Sea Eye Ruins are so important, why are they not guarded by humans themselves, but by the Queen of the Mermaid Tribe? If the sea water just flooded the earth, shouldn't it be beneficial to the Mermaid Tribe?"
Tyrant shook his head seriously: "Why can I be sure that it is a world-destroying natural disaster? Because the last time it almost destroyed the world, and what erupted from the sea eye was not just deep water, but also other things, such as *****"
"Well, I can't tell you these things so far. You just need to know that you must not let the Sea Eye explode. Even if the explosion of the Sea Eye cannot be stopped, you can't let all the Sea Eyes explode. As for why the Mermaid Queen will protect the Sea Eye ruins, it is because if all the Sea Eye ruins explode, the ocean will become a dead sea, and all life in the ocean will lose its habitat, so she will naturally protect the Sea Eye ruins."
The Tyrant rubbed his head and continued, "But I never expected that the mermaids you mentioned have forgotten all this. There are even some foolish descendants of the mermaids who want to rule the world in order to submerge the earth and destroy the remains of the Eye of the Sea. Well... from your weak strength, I can still guess a little. The chances are getting smaller and smaller. This time may be your last."
"My strength is so weak... My strength is not very weak among humans." Gu Ran frowned slightly, "You are too strong."
The Tyrant showed a matter-of-fact expression on his face: "No matter how weak you are, you are definitely stronger than most strong people. This is certain. After all, humans are still too weak. And it is natural that I am stronger than you, because we are ******"
"Okay, okay, Fake's rules, you have to remember first, I am stronger than you, and in the more ancient times, there were also many people who were stronger than me, and even had civilizations more brilliant than the present. By the way, you know the triangular crystal cone."
"Then let me tell you, this triangular crystal cone next to me is from the previous civilization."
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The previous civilization
When the other party gave this answer, Gu Ran was not too surprised.
After all, when he was in the mermaid tribe, he had already realized that the technology of the triangular crystal cone was completely different from the current star stone technology, and was far more advanced than the current star stone technology of humans.
It would be understandable if the mermaids' heritage relics were also star stone technology, and only slightly more advanced than humans' current technology. However, the mermaids' heritage relics follow a completely different technological path from humans.
This is quite thought-provoking.
Gu Ran made many speculations about this, and when he thought about some advanced technological relics that still exist, the speculation of prehistoric civilization came into being.
However, speculation is just speculation after all. Due to the lack of evidence, Gu Ran kept it in his mind and regarded it as one of several possible candidates.
Now that it has been confirmed here, Gu Ran is somewhat happy.
Since it is a previous civilization, a civilization that is much more advanced than today's humans, then perhaps human Star Stone technology civilization can learn something from it, thereby allowing Star Stone technology to develop better.
Gu Ran immediately had a lot of questions in his mind, such as what is the driving energy of the triangular crystal cone? Is it driven by a single energy source or multiple energy sources? It has a digital simulation function, so what is its own positioning, a computer? And so on.
"I know you have a lot of questions, but don't be anxious. Your irrelevant questions are just a waste of time. We don't have much time to meet." The "Tyrant" waved his hand, and the triangular crystal cone floated in the air, emitting an energy wave that Gu Ran had never seen before.
This energy wave is a light white color and can only be seen but not felt by the body, as if it was just a layer of special effects.
"You also have a triangular crystal cone on your body?" The Tyrant suddenly looked at Gu Ran in surprise. "The one on your body should be the one from the mermaid tribe. Since it is on your body, it seems that this is indeed the last chance. Well, everything will come to fruition this time. It's a pity that I can't see it."
Tyrant sighed, then cast his gaze towards the floating triangular crystal cone: "This device comes from the previous civilization. The specific name is no longer known because it is too long ago, but that is not important.
"This device actually serves as the core of the Ark, controlling the Ark's navigation and supplying energy to the Ark. Therefore, it has multiple functions and is the most representative achievement of the highest level of science and technology at that time."
"Ark? What is that? A flood?" Gu Ran asked with a frown.
"Yes, didn't I tell you before that the eruption of all the sea eyes would be a world-destroying disaster? That time it almost destroyed the world. The flood was not ordinary water, but a kind of dead water that destroyed all life. Therefore, even the races in the ocean could not escape it, and they would even be worse off. The land civilization at that time only relied on nine arks to preserve some of the sparks of civilization." said the "Tyrant".
Gu Ran: "What about those who survived? They can't all be dead, right? But if they didn't die, why is there no record of them in history?"
Tyrant: "It's true that there are no records, but they didn't completely withdraw from the stage of history. Otherwise, how do you think the first few main cities came about? With the technology of the time, it was impossible to build a defensive city with a population of tens of millions, let alone a city with a population of over 100 million. It was the legacy of the achievements of the previous civilization. Now these people are all descendants of the remnants of the previous civilization. It's just that with the evolution of time, coupled with some unknown secrets, all the records and information about the previous civilization have been lost in history."
Gu Ran suddenly realized.
At this moment he solved a lot of confusion.
Then he asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
The other party had emphasized several times how short their meeting time was, so Gu Ran simply let him talk about what he thought was important.
"There are too many, too many to mention even if I talk for three days and three nights. But time is not that long, so I can only tell you the things I want to say the most. First of all, our previous relationship. I think this is what confuses you the most right now."
Gu Ran nodded. He was indeed very curious about the relationship between him and the other party.
He and the other person look exactly the same. It is impossible to say that this has nothing to do with him. Moreover, the other person's tone and content also reveal that there is definitely a connection between them, which means that the other person should know something, at least more than he knows.
The Tyrant smiled and said, “Before that, let’s first clarify one issue. The reason why a person is a person, his character, his thoughts, and his behavior are slowly formed by his life experiences over a dozen or even dozens of years starting from birth.
“Generally speaking, these will become a kind of soul origin, forming a unique characteristic of themselves. The mermaids seem to have added other soul origins that do not belong to themselves, but it is not the case. Soul origins cannot be absorbed unilaterally, but can only be integrated with each other. This integration is not unilaterally dominated, but a two-way process. Therefore, as long as the soul origin is integrated, the self will definitely change.
"But the mermaids came up with a solution, which is to use a medium to make it look like they are fused, but in reality, they are not fused. This medium is the treasure that each generation of them will pass down as one of the Queen's tokens—the Heart of the Ocean."
"To put it simply, the mermaids' inheritance method does not involve any changes to the soul. Instead, it creates an illusion of fusion, borrowing the power of previous mermaid queens. It is the Ocean Heart Necklace that allows them to achieve this ability."
"Wait a minute, you mean that the Ocean Heart Necklace is the medium that allows the mermaid inheritor and the successive queens to achieve the illusion of fusion in order to maintain the inheritor's self. That means if it succeeds, the inheritance will not change the inheritor, right? And if it fails, then naturally the inheritance will not be received. But why... After successfully accepting the inheritance, the inheritor of this generation seemed like a different person, completely influenced by the soul characteristics of the successive queens of the mermaid tribe?" Gu Ran took a deep breath and his heart suddenly began to beat faster.
If what the other party said was true, then wouldn't it mean that Xiao Hailuo's current state was just an "illusion"? As long as she put things right, would she be able to return to herself and get rid of this "illusion"
The Tyrant looked at Gu Ran with pity: "Do you still think that it was an accident? If one accident is an accident, then what about two similar accidents? Three? Four? Even if you haven't encountered so many accidents yet, it's only a matter of time.
"Your little mermaid lover is now in a 'false impression' of successful soul fusion. The normal inheritance of the mermaid tribe should be that the inheritor will store the received soul of the queen in the Heart of the Ocean, and then the Heart of the Ocean will become a transmission point, connecting the soul of the inheritor and the soul of the mermaid queen, allowing the two to achieve a fusion effect.
"What if it's the other way around?" Gu Ran asked hurriedly, "What if the inheritor's soul essence is missing for some reason and has to merge with the mermaid queen's soul essence, but part of her soul essence that was refined by the three-sided crystal cone of the inheritance ruins is stored in the Heart of the Ocean, what will happen in this situation?"
The Tyrant glanced at Gu Ran and said, "So this is the case with your lover. Don't worry, this situation will also reach a balance. At the same time, if it is the inheritor, the relics usually will not refine the soul so quickly. There will be a preservation period, which is usually hundreds of years. So in fact, it is not refined, but the soul essence is separated and preserved. Otherwise, you will not be able to store it in the Heart of the Ocean.
"That is to say, your lover is probably in a state of temporarily losing some self-characteristics, such as losing a most precious memory, or losing a personality, or losing an ability. The specific situation depends on the separated soul origin. If she merges with the Queen's soul, she may indeed be affected by the most obvious characteristics of the Queen's soul. Let me think about it, the mermaids... ...are a race with a strong sense of collectivism, so it should be something like revitalizing the mermaids."
Gu Ran nodded: "It is exactly what you said."
The Tyrant explained, "Don't worry, since you have found the part of her soul that was separated and stored in the Heart of the Ocean, as long as she controls the Heart of the Ocean and consciously integrates it, she can complete this part of the soul. Replace the Queen's soul with the Heart of the Ocean, let this inheritance return to the right track of history, and she will return to her original appearance.
"Of course, because her memories and experiences are not erased, she will also remember the things that happened afterwards, and these things will also change the part of her soul that is still in her body, so the sooner she merges back to her original soul, the better, and the smaller the impact will be. For example, if she loses the soul trait of loving you and the memory of being with you, then she will be like temporarily losing her memory.
"During the period of her 'amnesia', if she develops feelings for someone else, even if she later merges back into the soul trait that loves you, because this part of the soul trait in her body has been affected by her life experiences, she will still have feelings for other people in her heart."
At this point, an indescribable expression appeared on the "tyrant's" face.
"So, if you don't separate her into two parts and merge their soul essences as soon as possible, the minotaur may take advantage of her situation and sneak in."
Gu Ran's face froze.
Then, Gu Ran relaxed his expression, shook his head and said, "It's impossible for her to fall in love with anyone now. She only wants to revive the mermaid tribe. And with her pride, she will only rely on herself. Men will only affect her revival plan."
"Don't you want to go back to her?"
"I did think so, but since you said that this kind of accident is not an accident, if I provoke her again without finding out the truth, it is very likely that I will continue to cause trouble for her. Now she is devoted to reviving the mermaids, which is good, right? If the mermaids really decline and disappear in the ocean as you said, it would be a pity. After all, they have made great contributions to protecting the Sea Eye ruins."
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Outside the light screen.
Seeing this, Eudora bit her lip and almost burst into tears again.
It turns out that he has given me much more than I imagined.
She really wanted to tell him loudly, please come back soon, I am not afraid of any disaster at all, as long as I can be with you, I will not be afraid even if we face a world-destroying natural disaster together.
But all this could not be undone, because it was just a memory of the past. The only thing she could do now was to rescue Gu Ran and then slowly make it up to him.
Xue Xiling kept a tense expression on her face, her eyes fixed on the screen.
It turns out that this was the reason why she fell into a coma.
Why couldn't she even see the other person's face at that time