"I still say the same old thing, your own safety is the first priority. If you feel there is danger, don't hesitate, run away quickly." Xue Yingsong said seriously.
Gu Ran nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not that pedantic. Even if you don't tell me, I will do it."
"So when are you going to Far East City?"
"The sooner the better. I don't think I have anything to wait for any longer."
Xue Yingsong stood up and entered the "treasure room" again, and took out another space prop which was also a ring.
"Here you go." Xue Yingsong handed the ring to Gu Ran. "Because it has been used several times in history, Far East City has already put a warning on the teleportation location. Although the teleportation location was slightly adjusted later, it should still be within the Far East City's warning range, so you must be prepared to be discovered once you teleport there."
"Okay." Gu Ran took the ring and started it immediately.
Then Gu Ran didn't say anything else, just walked into the portal and left.
... ...
As soon as he stepped out of the portal, Gu Ran felt the sensation of weightlessness and falling.
Plop.
Gu Ran fell into the sea.
The long-lost smell of the sea made Gu Ran miss it very much.
Because the sea is not like the land, the mental power has no support to materialize, so Gu Ran can't run in the air.
However, Gu Ran was not depressed at all. Without the support of telekinesis, there would be no power. It was not like he had not swam in the sea before.
After observing the surroundings, Gu Ran quickly determined the direction of the Far East City.
Because there is a huge building complex with very clear outlines on that side, and its magnificent scale can be vaguely seen.
The Far East City was built on the archipelago in the sea, and this building complex is also divided like the archipelago.
Obviously, this should be the Far East City.
Gu Ran did not hesitate. He immediately moved and swam towards the Far East City.
Along the way, Gu Ran used his telekinesis to explore the surrounding environment.
"Strange, aren't the fishermen from Far East City fishing today?"
There are several fishing grounds with abundant fish near the Far East City, and the ferocious beasts and sea beasts have long been cleared out to allow fishermen to fish.
Under normal circumstances, fishermen in the Far East City would go out fishing every day, and this habit has lasted for nearly a thousand years.
This is recorded information.
Gu Ran felt that this shouldn't be a mistake, so something must have happened and the fishermen were unable to come out to fish.
Continue swimming towards the Far East City.
Although Gu Ran was still some distance away from Jidong City, his mental power had already reached Jidong City and he could feel what Jidong City looked like.
On this side of the Far East City, residents are living their normal lives. They are walking on the streets, shopping, chatting, and creating a happy scene.
But the next moment, Gu Ran discovered something that made him feel very strange.
—There were no conflicts among the residents of Far East City.
This conflict included all aspects, without any quarrels or unpleasantness between each other.
Are people in Far East City naturally more optimistic
Gu Ran recalled the relevant records.
Because the Far East City is isolated overseas, although there are no natural disasters of any size, it is constantly invaded by sea beasts and ferocious beasts.
The people here struggle for survival every day, so the people in Far East City are usually more depressed, irritable, and emotional.
This is the relevant record, which is completely opposite to the actual situation of the residents of Far East City that Gu Ran currently feels.
What surprised Gu Ran was that he soon encountered an area that blocked his mental power.
This was the first time he had encountered this.
In the New Testament City, although a few buildings can block the spying of telekinesis, they are only a few buildings.
The overall strength of New Covenant City is much stronger than that of Far East City, but what New Covenant City does not have, Far East City actually has, and a lot of it...
"No, that's not right. What's blocking my telekinesis is not some special building material, but a kind of ability that I have never encountered before."
Gu Ran's heart sank slightly.
If it was like the New Testament City, there would be obvious buildings, but the Far East City was different. Although there were many buildings in the area that blocked his mental power, most of them were simply empty spaces.
There is no physical thing that can be "felt".
But his telekinesis just couldn't extend forward any further.
Soon, Gu Ran swam to the archipelago where the Far East City was located.
Without any hesitation, Gu Ran immediately rushed to the outside of Jidong City, took a look at the appearance of Jidong City, and then entered Jidong City.
Because of its special geographical features, the slums and inner city areas of Far East City are quite special.
Unlike other main cities, the slums do not form a circle around the inner city, but are divided into two halves like a long strip in the middle.
The side close to the mainland is the inner city, and the side close to the vast ocean is the slums.
Because sea beasts and ferocious beasts usually invade from the other side of the vast ocean, the location where Gu Ran was teleported was also in this direction.
After Gu Ran set foot in the slums of Far East City, he felt more and more that this place was weird.
Yes, it's weird.
Although the scene before his eyes was peaceful, everyone had a happy smile on their face, some were chatting, some were setting up stalls, and some were traveling.
It seems like this is just an ordinary, quiet small town.
But the more this happens, the more weird it feels.
If Gu Ran were to describe this weird feeling, it would be that everyone's behavior here seemed to be... programmed
They are like programs, forming their own fixed patterns.
Gu Ran didn’t know whether his word was accurate or not, but it was indeed the most accurate word he could think of.
He walked silently through the streets of the slums.
Suddenly, Gu Ran stopped, looked at a vendor selling masks, and asked, "Do you know Canglong City?"
The vendor smiled and said, "Canglong City is very famous, who doesn't know it?"
Gu Ran looked at the vendor carefully.
He then asked, "What is 997 plus 4?"
"What is 997 plus 4? What is 997 plus 4..." The vendor was still smiling, but he could not answer Gu Ran's question and kept repeating it mechanically.
Gu Ran walked up to a man who was walking and tripped him.
The man who fell suddenly became furious.
"Who the hell... "
"What is 997 plus 4?" Gu Ran interrupted him and asked directly.
The angry man was stunned for a moment, and kept muttering "What is 997 plus 4?", not at all showing the anger he had just shown.
Seeing the man stuck in a repetitive pattern, Gu Ran moved on to the next place.
It was a girl. Her clothes were a little worn, but she was reading a book. Gu Ran recognized the book. It was a book about basic arithmetic.
"What is 997 plus 4?"
Gu Ran walked up to the girl, interrupted her reading, and asked in the look of surprise.
"1001!" the girl who was reading a book answered quickly.
Seems... normal
Gu Ran asked again: "What is the ninth prime number?"
"What is the ninth prime number?" The girl immediately fell into endless repetition like the previous ones.
Gu Ran was silent.
He no longer tried to test these people one by one, because he was already certain that they were trapped in some weird situation.
"Could it be that the source of everything is the forbidden area that cannot be reached by mental power?" Gu Ran thought of the area that blocked his mental power.
Gu Ran walked towards that area.
"Who are you?" Suddenly a voice came, and a figure appeared in front of Gu Ran.
The figure was a man, but he had the unique bun style of Far East City and wore the unique military uniform of Far East City.
He looked at Gu Ran with doubt in his eyes, as if he was very surprised by Gu Ran.
Gu Ran could feel that this man was different from the previous slum dwellers.
This man's demeanor is more natural and more like a real person.
As for whether it is a "real person"...
"What is 997 plus 4?" Gu Ran suddenly asked.