Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

Jingyuan looked at Morgan, who was high above him and whose expression was not clear, but Jingyuan knew that this was the biggest charlatan in the lighthouse!

"Reporting to the City Lord, yes, there is." Jing Yuan continued his fabrication: "The Lord of Light and Shadow gave me a divine decree, which was not just a single sentence. He had me review past cases of how the Hunters dealt with the Devouring Beasts. In those past cases, the Hunters killed the Devouring Beasts by either beheading them or blowing their heads off, but they could not completely kill them!"

"Guided by the Lord of Light and Shadow, I boldly speculate that if the Devouring Beast's weakness is not in its head, then it must be in its chest or abdomen. The Devouring Beast is also a living being; its weakness cannot be in its limbs or tail!"

"I told Captain Mark my idea, and when Captain Mark learned that it was the Lord of Light and Shadow's guidance, he immediately decided to take me to the ground to test it. As a result, after we killed a few more Devouring Beasts, we discovered this weakness."

Carrie was still somewhat skeptical of Jingyuan's answer.

"It's that simple?"

“It’s that simple!” Jing Yuan nodded, appearing quite composed.

Conjecture, deduction, and proposing solutions are not difficult; the difficulty lies in how to verify them.

In the past, when hunters faced Devouring Beasts, they could only flee; they had no time to study them.

Jing Yuan relies on his extraordinary strength and uses results to deduce causes, which is a way to fool people. If he didn't bring up the Lord of Light and Shadow, he really wouldn't be able to fool people.

Carrie didn't believe in the Lord of Light and Shadow, but Jingyuan's proposed method of proof was indeed feasible. The only drawback was that it required immense power to verify it.

Others can't do this, but Jingyuan happens to be able to.

Carrie looked at Jingyuan and said meaningfully, "I heard you took on more than a dozen people by yourself, including several city defense soldiers with guns. Although they were all useless, it still shows your strength. I want to know, if you and Mark team up, can you capture a Devouring Beast for me to study?"

Charles and Victor's expressions turned sour when Carrie called the law firm and the city garrison useless.

"Catch the Devouring Beast?" Jing Yuan laughed. "Excuse my bluntness, but if you want to study the Devouring Beast, we can accompany you to the surface. But bringing the Devouring Beast to the Lighthouse is too risky. No matter how much research you do, it's not worth risking the lives of everyone at the Lighthouse."

"What do you know..."

"Alright!" Morgan stopped Carrie. "Jingyuan has already answered the questions you wanted to know. As for capturing the Devouring Beast and taking it to the Lighthouse, the risk is too great."

"Lord City Lord..."

Morgan reached out and stopped Carrie again.

"Jingyuan," Morgan said calmly, looking at Jingyuan, "You have considerable strength and intelligence. You're exactly the kind of talent the Hunters need. Here's what we'll do! You don't need to take the assessment anymore; just report to the Hunters directly!"

Jing Yuan bowed and said, "Lord City Lord, I'd better go and participate in the assessment! Otherwise, someone will use this as an excuse to slander Captain Mark."

Morgan's expression changed, and he said seriously, "Jingyuan, we're all working for the Lighthouse! In this apocalypse, we must unite! Do you understand?"

Jing Yuan quickly lowered his head; the old man was pointing the finger at him. "Understood!"

"Alright, you can go now!"

Chapter 15: The Battle with Mark

After Jingyuan and Jiali left, Victor also left.

Only Morgan and Charles remained.

The two walked one after the other, with Charles following behind, but his respectful demeanor remained unchanged.

“I told you this before,” Morgan suddenly said. “To manage the Lighthouse, you have to be able to manage people. Mark and Jingyuan are both people I can use, so why are you making things difficult for them?”

"Father, I didn't..."

Morgan raised his hand to stop him, not wanting to hear his explanation.

“I know what you’re thinking. You want to suppress him and then give him some benefits so he can be used by you. This works fine for someone who lacks ability. But Jingyuan is clearly a capable person. If you do this, it will backfire.”

Charles bowed behind Morgan as he listened to his instructions.

“Mark is kind and generous, while Jingyuan is impulsive and headstrong. If you want to get them to work for you, you'll have to use your brain and put in more effort.” Morgan turned to Charles. “Do you understand what I'm saying?”

"understand!"

……

When Jing Yuan came down from the court hall, he happened to run into Mark who was walking towards him.

Mark saw Jingyuan and asked, "Jingyuan, has the city lord summoned you?"

Jingyuan nodded and said, "I knew Charles wouldn't give up easily. He wanted to verify whether we had really found the weakness of the Devouring Beast, so he asked Dr. Carrie to ask me how to deduce the weakness of the Devouring Beast."

"How did you answer?"

"An eye for an eye. That's what the Lord of Light and Shadow told me."

Mark was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"I was worried something might have happened to you, so I came here specifically to check on you."

"Oh? Thank you, Captain Mark!"

"After all, Professor Elon asked me to take good care of you."

"Thank you, Professor Elon."

Mark changed the subject, saying, "The supplies we brought back yesterday were delivered to the medical area to help the staff who were infected recover. The recruitment exams that were delayed are also scheduled for three days from now. If you need to, you can come to our maintenance depot for training these next few days."

Training in the maintenance depot is practically like using the exam venue in advance.

Jing Yuan nodded happily, then asked, "Captain Mark, I have three roommates. We agreed to take the Wilderness Hunter exam together. Can I bring them with me to the training?"

"Roommate?" Mark smiled. Jingyuan really was the kind of person who would "not forget his friends if he became rich and powerful."

Using the depot for training isn't a big deal; Mark, as the commander, has that kind of authority.

Mark nodded and agreed.

Jingyuan returned to the dormitory and told his three roommates the news.

Training in the hunters' territory would certainly be of great benefit to them.

Afterwards, the four of them ate in the canteen and headed straight for the armory.

The hunters usually train here.

As soon as he entered the gate, Jingyuan saw a crowd cheering around the arena.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Mark was playing a tag-team game with the other team members.

Mark's strength, stamina, and resilience are monstrous. He could fight this kind of relentless battle all day long.

Mark defeated all his opponents and walked to the edge of the ring, asking, "Anyone else want to come up?"

Jingyuan walked up and greeted Mark: "Captain Mark!"

"Are you coming up?"

Jingyuan was taken aback, so he came over to say hello, since Mark had sent him here for training.

Do you want him to go into the ring?

Is Mark getting too excited?

"No! Captain Mark, I came to tell you that I've come with my three roommates."

"Oh!" Mark remembered what they had talked about that morning, and he turned and called out, "Jeff!"

A bearded man stepped out from the crowd.

"A few trainees who are preparing for the assessment have arrived here. Let's give them some special training."

"No problem!" Jeff readily agreed. "Which ones?"

Jingyuan stepped forward. "Professor Jeff, it's us!"

Jeff looked at Jing Yuan and said, "It's you, kid!"

Mark said from the side, "Leave Jingyuan to me, you take the others for special training."

Jeff laughed and said, "Captain, you even bully the newbies?"

Mark laughed and said, "Jingyuan isn't as weak as you guys! Jingyuan, come up and fight me!"

"Huh?" Jing Yuan hesitated for a moment, then thought it was a good choice. Mark was the strongest fighter on the Lighthouse, so it was a good opportunity to test how strong he was now.

"Alright!" Jing Yuan jumped onto the arena.

Compared to Mark, Jingyuan doesn't have exaggerated muscles, but he is still very fit overall.

Jingyuan put on his boxing gloves and got ready.

Mark stood opposite him, not even adopting a fighting stance, but simply casually rotating his wrist.

He knew Jingyuan's record; he had only defeated a dozen or so useless members of the law firm.

As for killing the Devouring Beast on the ground, that only shows that he has a great deal of control over gravity.

As for fighting?

Since Mark grew up, no one on the lighthouse has been able to beat him.

Of course, this excludes Instructor Elon, who likes to cheat during battles.

"Come on! Attack me with all the moves you've learned." Mark's voice was calm and steady, seemingly casual, but actually flawless.

Jingyuan suddenly sprang up and threw a straight punch at Mark's face.

Mark immediately raised his arm to defend himself.

Bang!