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

"You said."

Jing Yuan asked, "Higher-dimensional life forms also have life essence, right?"

"Yes."

Jingyuan said, "'Soul Destroyer' is a weapon that destroys souls. Since we can use it to deal with earth vines, we should be able to use it to deal with higher-dimensional life!"

Jingyuan's words made Mark, who was standing next to him, suddenly realize something!

The effectiveness of a weapon depends on how the user uses it.

Since we have such powerful weapons, why not use them?

Mark stepped forward and said, "Boss Bai, Jingyuan is right! Since this weapon is so powerful, whether it's dealing with earth vines or higher-dimensional life forms, having a weapon is better than having none. I think we can prepare for both possibilities. I'll discuss with you how to enter the higher-dimensional world! Jingyuan, you and Jingnan start preparing the weapon! Since we have the ability to manufacture this weapon, we should give it a try no matter what!"

Master Lai shook his head, "There's no need! Weapons designed to deal with earth vines are insufficient to combat higher-dimensional life!"

Bai Yuekui also said, "Building this weapon will consume a lot of manpower and resources. For a useless weapon, it will make our already scarce life even more difficult."

Jingyuan looked at Master Lai and Bai Yuekui. Master Lai's attitude was exactly what Jingyuan expected, but why did Bai Yuekui also object?

Jingyuan looked puzzled and said, "We're in the apocalypse now. We shouldn't be thinking about whether life will get harder, but whether what we're doing can bring us hope! If there's no hope for the future, what's the point of indulging in a day or two of idyllic rural life?"

Mark looked at Bai Yuekui and said, "You said that as long as there's even the slightest possibility, I won't give up!"

Bai Yuekui said helplessly, "We've already told you the consequences. If you insist on building weapons, there's nothing we can do to stop you. But our Dragonbone Village has its own things to do and can't help you."

Jingyuan looked at Bai Yuekui, "Isn't your plan just to use Mark?"

"Who said only Marks are needed?"

Jingyuan smiled and didn't continue.

It doesn't really matter whether Bai Yuekui agrees or not.

Dragonbone Village is only decent in terms of individual combat strength; its technological level is even inferior to that of the Lighthouse.

Even if Dragonbone Village joins in, they will only serve as laborers. Compared to the Lighthouse, these few hundred laborers are dispensable.

Bai Yuekui and the villagers of Longgu Village were still on the lighthouse. Knowing that she was indebted to them, she said, "Although we can't help you, we can provide the materials and technology you need."

Jing Yuan smiled, "Thank you!"

"After the Devouring Beasts leave, we will return to live on the surface. Before returning, we will send people to the village to retrieve food and supplies. You don't need to worry about supplies."

……

Jingyuan left the Swift spaceship and returned to the research department's laboratory.

Jingyuan told Jingnan, "Let's start building the Soul-Destroying Tower!"

Jingnan looked at Jingyuan, "What you're waiting for... is Master Lai's opinion?"

Jing Yuan was taken aback. "How did you know?"

"You went to the Swift just now and made a decision after you came back. Considering that Bai Yuekui was present before, your only reason for going to the Swift is to see Master Lai!"

"That's right!"

Why do you think his opinion is reliable?

"On the contrary, I think his opinion is unreliable!"

Jingnan looked puzzled.

"Master Lai and Bai Yuekui both opposed my creation of the Soul-Destroying Tower."

"They oppose it, yet you insist on doing it?"

"Correct!"

"why?"

"Because Ash told me that Master Lai is not trustworthy!"

When Jingyuan left Clothori, Ash said one last thing to him.

The original quote was: "Another version of myself may not be believable!"

The other Ash should be Master Lai, who claims to have separated from Kloto and become an incarnation.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Bai Yuekui trusted Ash, and therefore she also trusted Master Lai.

Bai Yuekui's opinion is not worth considering.

Jingyuan only referred to Master Lai's opinion.

If an untrustworthy person says it's unnecessary, then conversely, it is necessary.

Therefore, Jingyuan made up his mind to build the Soul-Destroying Tower.

At this point, Jingnan understood.

Jingyuan continued, "Go and compile a list of the materials needed to manufacture weapons, and then combine it with the various material collection points to create a table. I will lead the team to find the materials."

Jing Nan hesitated for a moment before saying, "When you asked me earlier, I only gave a simple assessment of the technical aspects of the operation. Technically, there are no problems. However, the Soul-Destroying Tower is too large, and the Lighthouse doesn't have enough space to manufacture it."

"What about the surface?" Jingyuan said, "Once the Devouring Beasts on the surface leave, we can go to the vicinity of Dragon Bone Village."

"No need to bother!"

"Do you have a better way?"

“Yes!” Jing Nan led Jing Yuan to the computer screen and pulled up a file.

"When the disaster struck, the Hela Empire formulated an extraterrestrial colonization plan. At that time, they planned to build interstellar spaceships in space, so they constructed an engineering vessel."

However, before the engineering vessel could even reach space, it was destroyed by a Devouring Beast and could not take off.

Jing Yuan asked in confusion, "What use is an engineering vessel that can't take off?"

"Twenty years ago, the lighthouse sailed near the engineering vessel and collected supplies from it. The report brought back by the hunters at the time indicated that the basic structure of the engineering vessel was intact, but the anti-gravity device inside was damaged."

At the time, the lighthouse wanted to repair the engineering vessel. If successful, we would have another aerial home!

"Unfortunately, it didn't work!" Jing Yuan smiled. If it had worked, the lighthouse and the lightship would be together now.

"Yes. Although we found another anti-gravity device, we couldn't bring it with us. So, we gave up."

"So there's a way now?" Jing Yuan asked in confusion. Could something that couldn't be done back then really be possible now?

“Yes.” Jingnan stared at Jingyuan. “If you can lift the entire lighthouse, you can definitely lift that anti-gravity device too.”

Jingyuan smiled helplessly; it turned out that Jingnan had designs on him.

"Okay! I'll go!"

"The engineering vessel is located in the former Hela Empire. As the leading industrial power in the Old World, the Hela Empire has a lot of industrial materials. I will compile a list of materials as soon as possible and collect them together!"

“Okay! Right!” Jingyuan said to Jingnan, “Search our existing database again and see if you can find any other clues about time capsules.”

Jingnan seemed to have guessed Jingyuan's thoughts, but she still wanted to confirm again, "Are you looking for time capsules from other ancient civilizations?"

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Jing Yuan nodded. "The Lord of Light and Shadow said that over billions of years, several civilizations have struggled against the Mana ecosystem. I don't believe that only the Stardust Civilization left behind a time capsule. We humans have only existed for a few million years, from our ape-like beginnings to the present day. Could it be that no civilization has emerged in these fifty million years?"

What if there was another civilization between us and the Stardust Civilization, who also obtained the Stardust Civilization's time capsule and created weapons to fight against the Mana ecosystem...? Although I know they didn't succeed either, their experience might help us avoid some pitfalls.

Jingnan nodded, agreeing with this viewpoint. He then arranged for someone to consult relevant materials.

……

Lighthouse, aerial farm.

Mark took Ran Bing for a walk on the farm.

Many things happened after Ran Bing confessed her feelings to Mark here last time.

Looking back now, it feels like a lifetime ago.

The two continued walking, circling the farm twice, but Mark remained silent.

"You brought me here because you have something to say, right?" Ran Bing asked proactively.

"um, yes."

"Haven't decided what to say yet?" Ran Bing knew Mark quite well.

"Correct."

Ran Bing sighed, "Is it because too many things have happened recently, and the pressure is too great?"

"It's not entirely because of these things!"

"No matter what, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Perhaps, this is my destiny."

"What?" Ran Bing didn't understand why Mark would say that.

"I'm sorry!" Mark suddenly said, "I promised you before that we would go to the surface and start a family together... but now, I can't do that."

Ran Bing thought he was referring to the fact that Dragon Bone Village was surrounded by Devouring Beasts and they couldn't go there.

Ran Bing still really likes the living environment in Longgu Village. If she could settle down in Longgu Village, it would indeed be a good choice.