Alex had a bad feeling.

Jiang Ran then said to everyone, "I suddenly remembered that there's a good place to gather information in this town. Wait for me a moment, I should have the results in half an hour!"

"By the way, Ye Ye, lend me some spiritual energy."

Jiang Ran then left the area, but instead of going out into the street, he turned around and hid in a nearby spot. He could clearly see where everyone was, but it was difficult for them to see him.

There is no such place at all, but as long as people believe that such a place exists, they can further believe that Jiang Ran already knows information about others, and then through [faith], they can make this false thing true!

This 30-minute window served as both a convenient cover and a means for Alex to recover his mental strength. Jiang Ran's presence here was to prevent a sudden attack by Song Yang and Jiang Bowen.

Fortunately, after the first surprise attack failed, Song Yang and Jiang Bowen were noticeably less impatient and more inclined to play it safe.

Jiang Ran had been wondering if the two of them had some hidden schemes they were plotting against them, and vice versa. They needed to consider whether Jiang Ran had already foreseen their plans, which could lead to their failure once again.

With so many concerns, neither side dared to make a move rashly. Once they lost a point and their disadvantage was exposed, it wouldn't be so easy to turn the tide.

Jiang Ran returned to the group with a smile on his face: "Although I don't know everyone's information, I do know about Arceus and Gwen. Let's go and rescue them first."

[Faith] requires a significant number of people to believe in it, so if too few people believe in something, it will definitely consume more of the user's mental energy. Jiang Ran only mentioned the most important people, Arceus and Gwen, because he didn't want Alex to fail to activate it due to insufficient mental energy.

Alex breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Jiang Ran still had some conscience and wouldn't squeeze every last drop of his mental energy out of him!

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Jiang Ran is the absolute leader among all the ghost story tellers in the Dragon Kingdom. Naturally, the group has complete trust in Jiang Ran. If he says he has information, then he definitely has information!

Information about the two instantly flooded Jiang Ran's mind: Gwen was now a plush toy in a claw machine, while Arceus had turned into a stone, a stone with self-awareness...

It seems that assimilation doesn't just mean turning into an animal; there are other options. No wonder Arceus couldn't save himself. No matter how brilliant he was, he was completely helpless in this situation!

Jiang Ran sighed once again, "Cats are still the best!" By all accounts, at least for now, he was the one with the best treatment among these assimilated people.

This reminded him of that saying again.

Fate is on your side.

Therefore, it can be inferred that in the second cycle, Arceus, Aransta, and the black dog were unable to transmit intelligence in any way, so their condition after being assimilated is probably not optimistic, at least they certainly do not have the ability to move freely.

Even if she were to become a mouse, let alone a cat, it would be much better. Aisha is the same. They stayed in the last cycle the longest. If she could move freely, she would have brought out the information long ago.

"There are two enemies lurking in the shadows, so it's not advisable to split up. Let's go to the claw machine first, and then go and retrieve the stone that Arceus turned into."

“But I have a question.” Su Yu’s eyes were slightly confused. “Brother Jiang Ran, are you sure you didn’t say the wrong name? Shouldn’t we be rescuing Aransta? Didn’t you already kill his brother a long time ago?”

"Ahem, this is a bit complicated to explain, but just know that he's not dead!"

Su Yu and Chen Qiuran exchanged a glance. Well, it didn't seem so unacceptable. Strange creatures had taken over Blue Star, and everyone else had vanished into thin air overnight. The idea of ​​someone being resurrected didn't seem so bad after all...

Jiang Ran also inscribed his faith on his water mirror, along with the spiritual power that Ye Ye had previously transmitted. Originally intended as an emergency measure, but now that it wasn't needed, he decided to use it to speed up the recovery of his spiritual power.

Having more trump cards allows one to handle more unexpected situations, and Jiang Ran naturally hopes to keep these trump cards in his own hands.

Although becoming these inanimate objects doesn't allow you to move, there are still some advantages to it.

Jiang Ran went to the claw machine, exchanged cash for a coin from the owner, and grabbed Gwen on his first try, leaving the owner somewhat bewildered, fearing that this bold young man would continue to grab more. Fortunately, Jiang Ran did not do so and left after grabbing the toy.

"It seems we'll have to do more tampering with the machine!"

The boss began his busy work. Jiang Ran held the doll in his arms and did not immediately turn Gwen back. This was because he only had one last chance to use the "Remnant Dream" he had inscribed on the "Water Mirror". So he had to turn Arceus back first, and then have Arceus use "Remnant Dream" to turn Gwen back. In this way, Jiang Ran could also inscribe a few more layers of "Remnant Dream".

The group walked around the road, keeping an eye on Song Yang and his companion. They wished Bates had come with them; with his full-view vision, not even a mouse could escape, let alone Song Yang.

Unfortunately, since returning to Earth, Bates has been living a life of idleness and indolence, to the point that the people at the outpost have almost forgotten that he even exists.

When the group arrived at Arceus's location, they found only a few rubble stones nearby. The large rock that had originally been there was gone. Had someone picked it up? Damn it, they didn't even leave the stones behind.

"The intelligence we just gathered indicated that the rock is here, and not much time has passed yet, so it's not too late!"

Fortunately, after making inquiries, Jiang Ran and the others learned that an old man had taken the stone, so they went to his home to visit him.

What do you want to do?

Looking at the group of complete strangers in front of him, the old man instinctively became wary. Jiang Ran didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, asking about the stone.

"This rock is so big, I was planning to use it as a stepping stone! What I found is mine, there's none for you!"

Jiang Ran pulled a 100-yuan bill out of his pocket.

"Yours is yours!"

Jiang Ran held a doll in one arm and a stone in the other. After being in Tianguang Town for so long, things were finally going smoothly.