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

4277 nodded, "Don't worry! I will keep it a secret. I won't tell even 4068 and 4079."

After saying that, 4277 got up, went to the workbench next to her, and carefully picked up two throwing knives. She showed them to Jing Yuan, and the two throwing knives easily stuck together under the action of magnetism.

4277 asked, "Will this work?"

Jing Yuan took the throwing knife and examined it carefully. Its appearance was fine, but he still needed to use it to see how it worked.

"I'll give it a try! Come back here tomorrow and I'll give you an answer." Jingyuan checked the time and said, "That's all for today! You can go back now!"

4277 nodded and left the workshop with his things.

After 4277 left, Jingyuan was alone in the workshop, controlling the throwing knives with his telekinesis.

Chapter 22 Estrangement

Throwing knives flew back and forth in the workshop, leaving trails of afterimages.

The two throwing knives merged into one under the influence of magnetism. Jingyuan could control the knives to merge or separate, but he could not control the two knives to fly in two different trajectories.

"It seems I need to further improve my strength to control these two throwing knives," Jing Yuan analyzed to himself. "According to the system's prompts, I also need to improve through training..."

click!

Jingyuan was pondering a problem when he suddenly lost focus, and a throwing knife slashed a gash in the metal wall of the workshop.

Jingyuan quickly retrieved the throwing knife.

The workshop is too small; it's not a good place to work.

Moreover, the workshop is rented. If the walls are covered in knife marks, Jingyuan will have a hard time explaining it later.

So Jingyuan left the workshop and came to a secluded place on the outer ring road of the lighthouse.

This area is located on the edge of the lighthouse, and apart from some working people, few people from the upper class come here.

The lighthouse floats in the air, surrounded by clouds when viewed from the outer ring, making it an excellent vantage point.

But those atop the lighthouse have no interest in sightseeing. This is a lighthouse, but also a cage.

Jingyuan used his telekinesis to release throwing knives, controlling them to dance wildly in the air.

After several experiments, Jingyuan discovered that if he was controlling the small steel ball, then any direction would be the same, with no difference.

However, controlling a throwing knife is different. Throwing knives are flat, and different angles will produce different effects.

At high speeds, there is also the effect of uneven resistance. These are areas that Jingyuan needs to practice.

Jingyuan was so engrossed in his practice that he didn't notice anyone nearby.

It wasn't until a few sobs that Jingyuan realized what was happening and quickly put away his flying knife.

Fortunately, the other party was also immersed in their own emotions and did not notice the flying knife in the air.

Out of curiosity, Jingyuan went over to take a look and saw a blonde woman sitting on the edge of the outer ring, facing the clouds, lost in sadness.

The woman sensed someone approaching and instinctively turned around to look.

The woman hadn't recognized Jing Yuan yet, but Jing Yuan recognized her.

"Penny, what's wrong with you?"

This woman was Penny from The Hunters. Seeing her crying, Jingyuan instinctively thought she had been bullied.

“You are… Jing Yuan?” Penny hesitated for a moment before recognizing the person in front of her as Jing Yuan.

"Yes!" Jing Yuan walked over, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Um... are you alright? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's nothing, I just want to be alone for a while?"

"Okay, it's good that you're alright!" Jing Yuan pointed to where she was sitting and said, "It's a bit dangerous here, you should move back a bit!"

I told you I'm fine!

Sensing that Penny's tone was a bit off, Jingyuan smiled slightly and stepped back, deciding not to meddle in other people's business.

“Jingyuan!” Penny suddenly turned around and called out to Jingyuan.

"What's wrong?" Jing Yuan asked, startled.

"I have a question for you!"

Although Jingyuan was puzzled, he still approached Penny and said, "Ask away!"

"You disguised yourself as a Dustman and carried out a mission on the ground with Captain Mark, and we had no idea. When Donnie reprimanded you, why didn't you explain clearly, but instead chose to fight? We all know you are very strong. Are you trying to show off your strength?"

Jingyuan was still completely bewildered. He tentatively asked, "You're not crying here because I hit Donnie, are you?"

“No!” Penny also felt her mind was a mess and didn’t know what to say. She said again, “I feel that Donnie has changed since we had that argument.”

Now that he heard that, Jingyuan understood. It turned out it was because of Donnie.

Penny is crying; it could be due to relationship problems.

Jingyuan smiled, about to explain. But then he thought, isn't this a chance to rescue Penny?

She and Donnie were in love with each other, and their life essence emitted a scent that attracted the Devouring Beasts!

What if they fall out of love? Can that danger be averted?

Jingyuan pointed to the side and asked, "Can I sit next to you?"

"casual."

Jingyuan sat down, keeping a distance between himself and Penny.

"You're secretly crying here because of Donnie, aren't you!"

"I didn't cry!"

“I don’t know what the problem is between you two. But since you asked me, I’ll answer you. First of all, my argument with Donnie wasn’t about whether I was wearing a Dustman’s outfit, but about Donnie not treating Dustmen as human beings. He slapped me on the head first, and only then did he speak to admonish me. I didn’t even have a chance to explain. I was slapped first, and I’m not a Dustman, so of course I couldn’t tolerate it. So you can’t blame me for this.”

Penny's eyes flickered; perhaps her thoughts had been too jumbled, and she didn't know what she had said. She quickly explained, "I didn't mean to blame you."

“I understand,” Jing Yuan said with a smile. “You might think that Donnie has changed recently, and that I caused these changes. But I want to tell you that Donnie hasn’t changed; he’s just always been this way!”

Penny looked up at Jingyuan, about to explain, when Jingyuan said again, "Isn't that right? A person's personality rarely changes after they grow up. What you call 'changed' is just that you've seen another side of him. I don't know what happened between you two, but whatever happened, it's not worth you crying here."

"Try to think positively! In this apocalypse, survival is more important than anything else. As for feelings and love, none of that matters!"

Penny's eyes widened in panic, and she quickly retorted, "You're lying! We didn't!"

"Shh!" Jing Yuan quickly pressed his index finger to his lips. "Keep your voice down! You can't believe everything you hear on this lighthouse."

Penny realized this too and whispered, "We didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"What's between you two has nothing to do with me. From my perspective, there's nothing wrong with loving someone; the problem lies with the Lighthouse's system." Jing Yuan quickly glanced at her and said, "Don't tell anyone that. There's nothing wrong with loving someone, but we always end up loving the wrong person. Life on the Lighthouse is already tough enough. If the person you love still makes you sad, does he/she really love you? If this person doesn't love you, what's the point of being sad for him/her?"

Penny's eyes widened slightly.

Love is forbidden on a lighthouse; she had never met anyone who dared to speak so openly about topics related to "love."

Even between her and Donnie, the subtle feelings between them were conveyed only through a glance or a gesture.

I've never even spoken of the word "love."

Jingyuan looked at Penny and smiled, "So no matter what happens, it's not worth being sad."

Penny realized that Jingyuan was comforting her, and politely replied, "Thank you! I'm not sad!"

"That would be great." Jing Yuan grinned mischievously and asked, "Do you know Mark's sister, Hong Kou?"

“I know.” Penny smiled bitterly. “Are you trying to tell me the consequences of loving someone?”

"No!" Jingyuan said, "I want to say that this is true love! If he loves you, he dares to go public with it, he dares to face the stake! The one you care about, does he dare?"

Penny hesitated for a moment. Yes! Would he dare?

Jingyuan's words were indeed somewhat malicious.

Even if it's true love, there's no need to throw your life away knowing it's impossible!

But in Penny's opinion, if they don't even dare to go public, is it still true love?

Jing Yuan smiled, unsure if he could successfully drive a wedge between the two.

But if we can succeed and save their lives, that would be a good thing!

"What are you doing here?"

Suddenly a voice came from behind; it was a patrolling soldier from the city defense army.

Chapter 23 Interrogation?

Jing Yuan turned to look at the city defense soldier and replied, "Oh, we were talking about something."

"Let me see your ID card."

Jing Yuan stood up, without even showing her his ID, and said directly, "My name is Jing Yuan, and her name is Penny. We're both members of the Hunters. We shouldn't be breaking the law here, right?"

The city defense soldiers looked at the two men. If they were ordinary citizens, it would be fine, but he insisted on introducing himself as a hunter.

The city defense troops always hated being overshadowed by the hunters, and seeing Jing Yuan's tone and expression, the soldier became even angrier.

"Whether it's illegal or not depends on what you talked about. Come with me!"