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

"It turns out that the leader has quite a few informants among the hunters."

"Everyone is working for the lighthouse, so of course the lighthouse needs to know whether the people on the ground are doing their best."

"Does the Chief Minister think I have done my best?"

“Of course. I originally thought Mark would only encounter Devouring Beasts while retrieving supplies. I didn’t expect you to be even braver than I imagined, actually attracting a whole group of Devouring Beasts.”

Charles's words were loaded with meaning. Did he know in advance that Mark would encounter the Devouring Beast?

"Although you attracted the Devouring Beast, you also resolved the crisis. Procedurally speaking, you have no problems. Of course, if anyone doubts you, I will defend you!"

"Then I should thank the head of the association, right?"

"No need to be so polite, after all you're doing me a favor."

Charles didn't even pick up on Jingyuan's sarcastic tone, still lost in his own happiness.

"What if I told you that it was all an accident?"

“Of course it was an accident!” Charles said with a smile. “Nobody wants an accident to happen! Don’t you think so?”

"The head of the association has thought of everything very thoroughly."

Charles smiled and said, "You did well this time, and I will keep my promise. In a few days, I will speak to the city lord about assigning a vice-captain to the hunters. You should seize this opportunity."

"vice captain?"

Jingyuan remembered that Fanlu had mentioned last time that Charles would arrange an opportunity after the mission. Could it be this vice-captain position?

"Only with your promotion will you be able to rival Mark in the future!"

"Although I killed a Devouring Beast this time, my merit is not enough to be appointed as the vice captain!"

"You don't need to worry about that. I'm going to make you the vice-captain, and you'll definitely be able to do it."

"Okay! I'll wait then."

After saying that, Jingyuan turned and left.

On the way back, Jingyuan felt increasingly uneasy.

Could it be that Charles was behind this incident?

Any normal person would think that even if Charles wanted to target Mark, he couldn't control the Devouring Beast!

If Jingyuan hadn't known Charles's personality and his jealousy of Mark, he probably wouldn't have imagined that this mission would be related to Charles!

After all, how could Charles interfere in matters on the ground?

He'd be lucky if he could arrange one or two informants.

As for controlling the Devouring Beast?

They really think he's the master of light and shadow!

But if it really has to do with Charles, if he can't control the ground, surely he can interfere with the lighthouse?

Which steps can be taken on the lighthouse?

After leaving the church, Jingyuan went directly to the outside of Mark's residence.

Unfortunately, Mark was consumed by self-blame and refused to see guests, so Jingyuan had no choice but to return home first.

Outside Mark's residence, Jingyuan encountered Ran Bing, who was also there to see Mark.

Mark is still nowhere to be found.

Seeing this, Jingyuan could only shake his head.

Jing Yuan stepped forward and found Ran Bing, asking, "Ran Bing, can I talk to you?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

Jingyuan gestured for Ranbing to go to a secluded place.

Jing Yuan looked around to make sure no one was there, then asked, "I'm new to the Hunters and I'm not very familiar with the mission arrangements. I'd like to ask if there's any reconnaissance before each mission?"

"Why are you asking these questions?" Ran Bing was also puzzled.

When Jingyuan suddenly asked these questions, she didn't know where to begin answering.

“I know that the task for each new recruit training assessment is to select a relatively safe location. But judging from the situation we encountered on the ground, this location is clearly unsafe. This does not meet the standards for the new recruit training assessment. Even if it is for energy collection, there are more than one location with energy.”

After Jingyuan said that, Ran Bing also realized that something was wrong.

“You’re right. This mission seemed safe at first, but then a new type of Devouring Beast appeared. That doesn’t make sense.”

"So I'd like to know, was there any reconnaissance before the mission? And who was collecting information about the area around the punctuation marks?"

Ran Bing thought for a moment and said to Jing Yuan, "Not every mission is preceded by reconnaissance; it needs to be assessed based on the specific circumstances. This mission did have advance reconnaissance, but they did not find any trace of the Devouring Beast."

"Nothing found?" Jing Yuan knew this was nonsense as soon as he heard it. There were so many Devouring Beasts, not just one or two. How could there be no trace of them?

Which department is responsible for this part of the work?

“Air traffic control room!” Ran Bing explained, “The lighthouse has radar and optical telescopes that can detect ground conditions. These are all handled by the air traffic control room, which also arranges the marking and material collection.”

"You mean... Jingnan!"

The chief air traffic control commander is Jingnan.

"Yes! I'll go find Jingnan and ask him about the situation."

"Don't go yet!"

Seeing that Ran Bing was about to set off to find Jing Nan, Jing Yuan quickly stopped her.

Jingyuan was a little unsure about Jingnan.

In the original story, Jingnan appears to have a good relationship with Mark, and there are scenes where she defends Mark.

But Jingnan was, after all, Morgan's daughter and Charles's sister.

Children raised in such families are unlikely to be ordinary people.

In the two times he spent with Jingnan, Jingyuan sensed that this woman had a deep mind.

Jingyuan looked at Ran Bing. This girl was quite unique in her naivety on the lighthouse, just like Mark. No wonder they were a couple.

"Don't go to Jingnan yet, and don't tell anyone what we just said. Let Mark calm down for a couple of days, then we'll talk to him about it."

Ran Bing always listens to Mark, and in this situation, she also wants to wait for Mark to make the decision.

"it is good!"

Jing Yuan arrived at the Hunter's Supply Depot, while the other Hunter team members continued with their usual tasks.

Casualties on the ground are nothing new to the hunters.

Mark couldn't accept this result because he was the captain and bore responsibility.

Others, unless it was their own friend who died, didn't seem to be sad at all.

Jingyuan met Mo Dong and the other two here. They performed well in this mission and also collected supplies. They passed the new recruit assessment with a 100% success rate.

However, due to the large number of casualties, the Hunters canceled the final round of assessments and hired all the new recruits.

On a lighthouse, rules are a strange thing; they can be there or they can not be.

"Jingyuan!"

Penny, with blonde hair, appeared behind Jingyuan.

Chapter 38 Small gathering

Jingyuan turned to look at Penny, who was in a low mood and was also a sensitive person.

“Penny!”

"Thank you so much for saving me time and time again. Without you, I might not have made it back."

Jing Yuan smiled faintly, "Don't talk about saving me or not, it's just teammates helping each other. If I were attacked by a Devouring Beast, you would shoot to save me too, right!"

"of course."

Jingyuan looked at Penny, and the two stared at each other, creating a somewhat strange atmosphere.

Fortunately, at that moment, Chu Feng walked over with two people and said, "Jingyuan, let me introduce you to two people!"

Seeing this, Penny quickly said, "You go ahead and do your work!"

"Okay, see you later!"

"See you!"

Chu Feng watched Penny's retreating figure and joked, "She's really beautiful, what a pity!"

"What's a pity?" Jingyuan asked.

"If this were the old world, I could have pursued her. But this is the Lighthouse, so I can only wait for the Dawn Hall to assign me. With so many upper-class citizens on the Lighthouse, it's very difficult to meet a beauty like her."

Mo Dong walked over and slapped Chu Feng on the head, scolding, "All you ever think about is the Dawn Hall! Hurry up and introduce him to someone."

Jing Yuan looked at the two people Chu Feng brought; their faces seemed somewhat familiar, as they appeared to be newcomers selected this time.

Chu Feng only realized what had happened after being hit, and quickly introduced, "Jing Yuan, this is De Hai, and this is Lin Ge. They are our fellow new hunters. After witnessing your strength on the ground yesterday, they greatly admire you and asked me to introduce you."