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Jingyuan returned to his residence to rest.
The continuous battles took a heavy toll on his mental strength, especially the final act of lifting up the lighthouse, which completely exhausted his mental energy.
Moreover, he broke through two levels in a short period of time by absorbing life essence, and it is unknown whether this will have any impact on his body.
Jingyuan sat cross-legged on the bed and entered a state of introspection. He began to carefully examine his body, fearing that rapid improvement might have adverse effects on his health.
After checking, however, no problems were found.
It seems the system provides quite powerful capabilities.
Moreover, he discovered that after entering the fifth rank, his body entered a new stage.
Previously, absorbing source energy could only be described as absorption, but now it is almost like plundering.
Once Jing Yuan begins cultivating source energy, he will absorb source energy within a radius of several kilometers.
However, the source energy in this world is scarce, so even so, the efficiency of cultivation is very low.
"It seems that if I want to advance, I still have to rely on killing Devouring Beasts!"
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Jingyuan went to open the door and found Jingnan standing outside.
"Are you here to confront me and demand an explanation?"
Jingyuan ignored Jingnan and went straight back into the house to sit down.
"No," Jingnan followed him inside. "I came to ask you, how do I get to the lighthouse from here?"
"Mark is the city lord, you should ask Mark!"
Jing Nan looked at Jing Yuan and said, "You now hold the power of life and death over the Lighthouse, and you still want to pass the responsibility of guiding the Lighthouse to Mark?"
Jing Yuan smiled helplessly.
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's hover around the outer edge of the ecological zone!"
Jingnan asked in confusion, "You still want to go back to Dragon Bone Village?"
Jingyuan nodded, "I definitely need to go back. But before I go back, I need to conduct an experiment."
"Alright then!" Jingnan said, turning around to leave.
"Jingnan!" Jingyuan called out to Jingnan.
Jingnan turned around. "What's wrong?"
"I killed Morgan and Charles, do you hate me?"
Jing Nan was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know why I didn't stop you just now?"
Jing Yuan was taken aback, then realized what was happening.
When Jingyuan went to Morgan's residence, everyone with eyes could tell what he was going to do!
Logically speaking, as Morgan's adopted daughter, Jingnan should have been the first to stand up and stop Jingyuan, but she didn't.
After she learned the reason for the rebellion, Jingnan also understood a principle: sparing their lives was a small matter, but the instability of the lighthouse was a big one.
Jingnan knew in her heart that no one could persuade Jingyuan.
“You see things much more clearly than Mark.”
Jingnan turned around and looked at Jingyuan.
Transparency? It's just that we're powerless to change it.
"Jingnan, let me tell you a few stories! Would you like to hear them?"
"You said."
"The first story is a dream I once had. In the dream, I was an employee of an old-world company. The industry this company was in was already a sunset industry, but the company was rife with bureaucracy and backstabbing. Middle managers rose to their positions by flattering the upper management, while those who worked hard were marginalized."
Once upon a time, a golden opportunity presented itself to the company, but the top management was fixated on their internal power struggles. They even went so far as to suppress the promising industry in order to fuel their infighting, completely disregarding the company's future. Ultimately, one side prevailed.
Later, the company died, and the winning executives packed up and moved on with their advanced experience, leaving behind a mess.
And the company's employees..."
Jingyuan smiled and didn't continue. What he called a dream was actually his experience in his previous life.
"That's why I hate infighting. Back when I was just a lowly hunter, even though Charles tried every way to recruit me, I remained unmoved, because I knew that a guy obsessed with infighting could never achieve anything great!"
"I chose to help Mark. I told Mark a historical anecdote back then."
A king and his two sons.
The eldest and second princes fought each other. After the second prince won the coup, he showed no mercy and killed the eldest prince on the spot.
The eldest prince died, but the second prince pardoned some of his former officials and was able to lead them in creating a prosperous era.
When I told Mark this story, we made the decision to kill Charles.
Of course, I can't blame Mark; I was too arrogant myself. I thought Charles wouldn't cause any trouble…
"The third story is also a historical anecdote."
King A was captured after being defeated in battle, and his younger brother was appointed to succeed him as King B.
After King A was released by the enemy.
A group of military generals, along with King A, launched a coup and regained the throne.
Many people died.
In fact, this coup was unnecessary. King B was seriously ill and had no son.
King A does nothing, and the throne will automatically return to him.
All of this was instigated by a group of military generals who, for their own benefit in supporting the emperor, encouraged King A to launch this attack.
It didn't change the outcome; it just meant many people died for no reason.
After hearing these three stories, Jingnan realized that regardless of whether they were true or not, they all alluded to the power struggles on the Lighthouse.
Jingyuan looked at Jingnan and said, "Sometimes I wonder, is Morgan really grooming Mark as his successor?"
In the old world, a politician groomed a successor who might be incompetent, but he absolutely had to study politics. And to study politics, one would inevitably have to study history!
Clearly, Mark's understanding of history is lacking.
Jingyuan smiled and sighed, "Don't even mention Mark. I know this history, but I couldn't avoid it either. Sometimes, knowing doesn't mean you can do it. I know about the unity of knowledge and action, but I can't actually achieve it."
Jingnan said, "Now I finally understand why Morgan used to tell Charles all sorts of strange stories."
Jingyuan looked at Jingnan, "So you overheard some of it too, right?"
Jingnan nodded.
Jingyuan sighed, "It seems Morgan only saw Mark as a tool to end the world, a knife prepared for Charles. It's just that Charles was too useless, so Morgan had no choice but to use Mark!"
"So what's your opinion of Mark?"
Jingyuan stared at Jingnan, failing to understand the meaning behind her words.
"I have always believed that Mark is the key to solving the apocalypse, so I have done everything I can to push Mark to the top."
However, Mark is only suited to be a soldier, not a leader. I shouldn't put all my hopes on him.
"Do you also treat him as a tool?"
"No, he is a person. A person just like you, and should not be treated as a tool."
Jingnan looked puzzled. "What do you mean by someone like me?"
Jingyuan suddenly turned to look at Jingnan, "Do you want to know about your background?"
"My background?"
“Yes!” Jing Yuan nodded. “I met May in Clotho! She was the last volunteer to participate in the brain-connection experiment! She was devoured by Clotho and has been existing inside Clotho in the form of life essence.”
She wasn't completely consumed until I entered Clotho, in order to help us.
“Meiwei…” Jingnan certainly remembered who Meiwei was.
According to Charles, Jingnan was adopted only because she looked like May.
But as Jingnan grew up, he also understood how low the probability was that two people who looked alike but were not related by blood would appear in such a small population as Lighthouse.
Jingnan always felt that Meiwei should be her biological mother.
“It was Meiwei who told me…” Jingyuan said, “You… are just her clone!”
Jingnan turned pale; she couldn't believe this was the truth.
Jingnan wasn't a complete novice when it came to technology; she knew a little about cloning.
"Impossible! Clones may have basic consciousness, but they won't possess life essence!"
Jingyuan nodded. He had consulted the materials, and many experimental evidences could prove this point.
"There is one explanation!"
Chapter 202 Turning You into a Devouring Beast