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

Luca didn't dare to speak for a moment. He dared to curse in front of Jing Yuan, but what could he say in front of Mark, after all, Mark was a real high-ranking member of this lighthouse?

As for Charles, he only dared to call him "Charles" below, and "Head of the Society" on the lighthouse.

At this moment, Mo Cheng also came over and said, "That's right! Jing Yuan single-handedly piloted the Gravity Body and brought us out of the Devouring Beasts' encirclement. His strength is beyond doubt. He definitely has the ability to be the vice-captain."

Gao Ge, standing nearby, added, "Among the Hunters, strength is everything. Whoever kills the most Devouring Beasts becomes the leader. Back then, Mark didn't have as much seniority as us, but he was incredibly good at killing Devouring Beasts!"

"Alright, let's go back!" Mark stopped the conversation.

The lifting platform began to rise slowly.

Mexico City, Gogol, and Kunja began reporting casualty figures to Mark.

Jingyuan, who was nearby, naturally heard it as well.

Their three teams also suffered casualties, but the total number of dead, including the Dust People, was less than five. They also managed to collect a small amount of supplies, which is considered normal compared to previous missions.

Of course, this also includes Mark and Jingyuan's rescue.

If they don't come to the rescue, the casualties could be even greater if they try to break through the encirclement of the Devouring Beasts.

Luca's team alone suffered more deaths than the combined total of the other three teams.

The main reason for this was Luka's poor command, his greed for quick success, and the team's insufficient capabilities. After all, their team had encountered relatively few Devouring Beasts.

Jingyuan, standing to the side, saw Luka's resentful gaze and originally didn't want to pay him any more attention, but suddenly, he realized something!

So that was Charles's real purpose.

Jingyuan now realized that the previous method of selecting the vice-captain through a ring competition might not have been Charles's arrangement at all.

Just imagine.

If the vice-captain is selected through a tournament, Jingyuan faces a significant challenge.

Although one has to defeat all of Mark's old retainers to become the vice-captain, it might seem like one climbed to the top by stepping on Mark's old retainers.

But as Mark said, as long as you win honestly and through your own merit, so what if you climb up by stepping on others?

After all, the hunters need people with strength!

Now that the selection process involves going down to the ground to collect supplies, the situation is different!

Chapter 47: The Final Decision

There is plenty of room for maneuver when collecting supplies on the ground.

The choice of resource markers and the distribution of Devouring Beasts are all factors that affect the situation at each marker, so each team will encounter different situations.

For example, this time, Jingyuan did not encounter the Devouring Beast, while the other teams did.

If people find out that Jingyuan and Charles colluded to manipulate things behind the scenes, what will they think?

Luca's outburst is a very typical example of this attitude.

Regardless of his purpose in participating in the selection.

During this selection process, due to your underhanded tactics, Jingyuan and Charles, so many of my brothers died.

Do I hate it or not?

Whom should I hate? I dare not hate Charles! So I hate you, Jingyuan, because it all started with you.

If Jingyuan hadn't gone to rescue Mocheng this time, Mark wouldn't have gone to rescue Gaoge and Kunjie either.

Regardless of who died or survived in those teams, the survivors thought about how so many brothers had died, all to pave the way for Jingyuan!

Do they hate them?

If you beat me in the ring, I might lose face, but that's no big deal!

But in order to rise to power, you used conspiracies and tricks, and used so many lives to pave the way for you!

Can I bear this?

At that time, more than half of the entire Hunters team will not support Jing Yuan.

Even if Jingyuan becomes the vice-captain, the only person he can rely on is Charles!

This is what Charles wanted.

Jingyuan stared wide-eyed at Mark and his group around him.

He then realized what was happening.

Perhaps the initial list for the tournament was just to let everyone know who was on whose side!

Then the Light and Shadow Society spread the news that Jingyuan had sided with Charles.

The goal is to push Jingyuan toward Charles.

Mark is magnanimous and won't care, but what about the others under his command?

Fortunately, the incident did not go as Charles had planned.

Following his heart, Jingyuan, while still having the strength, went to save the teams of Mo Cheng and Luka.

Although Luca harbored resentment, some members of his team still appreciated his efforts.

Mo Cheng and the others were not only grateful to Jing Yuan for coming to their aid, but also admired the strength he had displayed.

As for Luca's claim that Jingyuan and Charles were secretly colluding to control ground missions, they were only half-convinced.

Jingyuan was indeed the ultimate beneficiary of this selection.

However, Jingyuan did not back down or only care about his own interests at the critical moment, which is commendable.

The elevator platform slowly rose to the lighthouse.

Jingnan, Charles, Elon, and others were waiting for them upstairs.

Penny, Mo Dong, and others who had come up earlier were also there.

Seeing Jingyuan return safe and sound, Penny felt relieved.

Charles glanced at Mark, then looked at the many people behind him, his expression shifting slightly, but he tried his best to keep it to himself.

Charles originally thought that this plan could kill two birds with one stone.

Firstly, it would reduce the number of loyal ministers around Mark, and secondly, it would keep Jingyuan firmly by his side.

But Charles still miscalculated.

He hadn't expected that Jing Yuan and Mark were so capable that they could actually rescue so many people from the Devouring Beast.

Charles looked at Instructor Elon beside him and said, "Instructor Elon, this selection is based on the amount of supplies collected. However, judging from the situation here, no one should have collected more supplies than Jing Yuan."

Elon said, "The supplies still need to be counted. No rush, we'll announce the results after the count is complete."

After speaking, Elon instructed the people behind him to move the collected supplies away and put them into storage for inventory.

"Okay, let's go wait for the results together!"

Charles led a group of priests away first.

The rest of the group also walked towards the military training and preparation depot.

Mark approached Jingnan and whispered, "The ground markers we chose this time are two levels more dangerous than before, just like in the last mission. Do you want to look into what happened?"

Jingnan was somewhat surprised to hear this, as the collection and organization of reconnaissance data had always been handled by the people in their air control room, who were also under her jurisdiction.

If this problem occurs twice in a row, then it's not just bad luck.

"Okay, I'll go back and check!"

Their conversation was overheard by Jing Yuan, who was standing behind them.

Jingyuan also had some doubts.

It seems Mark also noticed the problem, and he even handed it over to Jingnan to investigate.

Does this mean he trusts Jingnan a lot?

Ever since he guessed that Jingnan and Charles might be in competition, Jingyuan had been considering whether to win Jingnan over to deal with Charles.

Based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the fact that only Jingnan can investigate matters in the air control room.

But even if we find out, what can we do?

As the group entered the armory, the supplies began to be stored and inventoried.

Jingyuan brought back far more supplies than the other four teams combined.

In this vice-captain selection, Jing Yuan won with an indisputable advantage.

Although he was appointed as the vice-captain, Jingyuan was not happy.

He felt himself sinking deeper and deeper into the power vortex of the lighthouse.

After the results were announced, everyone addressed Jing Yuan as "Vice Captain Jing Yuan!"

Chu Feng even organized a celebration for Jing Yuan.

In addition to the five new members in Jingyuan's team, they also invited Penny, Erica, and others.

In the end, even Mark and Ran Bing were invited to join in, celebrating for Jingyuan at his residence.