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

"Teacher, I'm fine."

Charles chuckled to himself, but outwardly put on a reassuring expression: "Captain Mark, don't worry too much. Although you didn't manage to retrieve the supplies, Vice Captain Jingyuan had a great haul. Overall, the Hunters still won."

Charles is truly skilled at sowing discord.

The high-ranking officials present all knew that whether or not the repair equipment and materials could be retrieved was irrelevant; the city lord's medicine was the key to this mission.

Mark messed it up.

Charles saw disappointment in Morgan's eyes, which made him especially happy.

Captain Mark's mission failed, so there's no reason for him to be welcomed with open arms.

But everyone's already here, so should we disperse them?

That was naturally impossible, so instead of giving a warm welcome, everyone stood on both sides of the road and watched.

The Hunters team members felt humiliated under the watchful eyes of so many people.

This is practically a public execution.

Many of Mark's hunter team members blamed this embarrassment on Captain Mark's incompetence.

On the other side, Jingyuan's team won a great victory.

However, since we are all hunters, we cannot belittle or belittle one another.

Although no one is talking about it, Mark's reputation has plummeted this time.

Jingyuan escorted the supplies to the distribution room, and then went to the medical area to find Mark.

Mark only had some minor injuries that could be treated with a simple bandage.

"Captain, what's going on?"

Mark is still filled with regret, "There are far more Devouring Beasts on the ground than we thought!"

"Thinking about it?" Jing Yuan asked doubtfully. Was Mark the kind of person who would act rashly?

"Captain, have you been misled by the reconnaissance data again?"

Mark suddenly stared at Jing Yuan, as if he had just realized something.

Mark felt guilty because his poor command on the ground had led to the heavy casualties later on.

However, if the intelligence he receives is flawed, and Mark is given incorrect information, he will inevitably arrive at the wrong direction for command.

Seeing Mark's surprise, Jingyuan had already guessed what was going on. He said, "Captain, don't rush to blame yourself. This is a serious problem. It's not a coincidence that things have gone wrong time and time again."

Mark immediately stood up. "I'll be right back!"

After Mark left, he went straight to the navigation control room to find Jingnan, but Jingnan wasn't there.

Jingnan is in the archives.

Mark's crushing defeat this time puzzled Jingnan greatly.

She remembered what Jingyuan had given her last time, so she went to the archives to check the information as soon as she got back.

Mark went straight to the archives room and knocked on the door.

Jingnan was not surprised.

She let Mark into the archives and showed him the documents she had found.

After reading the information, Mark was furious.

"This intelligence is missing a crucial part, Lord Jingnan. You're not going to tell me this is a technical error, are you?!"

Jingnan's department collects intelligence, and if there are problems with the intelligence, Mark will naturally ask Jingnan first.

"I will find out the truth and give you an explanation!"

Mark believed in Jingnan, but his reckless actions, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of the hunters and the failure to retrieve the supplies, were simply too much.

“You don’t just need to give me an explanation, you need to give the Hunters an explanation, you need to give the Lighthouse an explanation.” Mark let out a long sigh and said, “Jingnan, handle this matter properly. The next mission must have accurate information; the City Lord can’t wait any longer.”

"I see."

……

Inside the law firm, Lorife was reporting the situation on the ground to Charles.

Lorife said he was reporting the truth, and he was indeed reporting the truth.

He revealed everything, including how Jingyuan hit Locke on the ground, and how Locke, harboring resentment, wanted to kill Jingyuan using the Devouring Beast.

More importantly, Locke attacked Lorife in order to escape.

Lorife emphasized Locke's shamelessness, but also stressed that Jingyuan saved him.

He added, "Jingyuan also said that he saved me because he promised the head of the association. I think that although Jingyuan is arrogant, he is still obedient to the head of the association."

Did he ask you what your mission was?

"We asked, but we didn't tell him!"

"Does he know you got the potion?" Charles asked, fiddling with the medicine box.

"I don't know. I haven't asked about it since."

When Van En and his group received the potion, each of them took one box.

Locke suddenly hatched a wicked plan, luring Jing Yuan to attack the Devouring Beast.

Lorife believed that Jingyuan's actions were justifiable because Jingyuan had saved him.

As for the deaths of Van and Locke, they had only themselves to blame.

However, Lorife failed to realize that his words were worthless to Charles.

Charles no longer cared about Vane and Locke's deaths because he never cared in the first place, not because they had done something wrong and deserved it.

"You did a great job this time. You may leave now!"

"Yes!"

After Lorife left, Charles called Fanlu over and said, "Jingyuan helped us complete the mission this time, so give him some contribution points. Also, arrange for the people he wants to be given to him!"

"Yes!"

……

Charles left the law firm and went to the upper level of the lighthouse, to Morgan's residence.

This kind of private space belongs to the city lord, and apart from a few people close to Morgan, no one else has the right to approach it.

Charles found Morgan and saw him sitting behind his desk, looking worried.

Charles stepped forward, looking worried, and said, "Father, don't blame Captain Mark too much for his failed mission. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I believe he will succeed in bringing back the medicine next time."

Morgan remained silent.

Charles took out a medicine box and said, "Father, I have another box of medicine here. It should last until Captain Mark's next mission."

Morgan's eyes lit up, and he asked in confusion, "How do you have these medicines?"

Charles said, "I was worried about something happening in the medicine storage room, so I secretly took a copy and kept it myself as a precaution. If Captain Mark brings the medicine back this time, I won't take it out. It's a pity..." Charles showed a hint of regret, then a hint of relief, "Luckily, I kept a copy."

Charles's satisfaction was feigned, but Morgan's satisfaction was genuine.

"You're so thoughtful."

“This is all I should do. As the helmsman of the lighthouse, your health is the most important thing.”

The father and son were chatting when Jingnan came in.

"Lord City Lord!"

“Jingnan, what brings you here?” Morgan looked at Jingnan.

When Jingnan saw Charles there, his expression flickered. "I've come to report some things to the city lord. Since you don't have time now, I'll come another time."

"It's okay, go ahead and tell me!"

Jingnan took out his tablet, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sorry, I forgot to bring a document. I'll report it next time!"

"Hmm. That's fine too." Morgan looked at Jingnan and smiled, "We can talk about work later. Since you two are both here, why don't you keep me company for a while?"

……

When they left, Charles and Jingnan walked together.

Charles keenly sensed that Jingnan was deliberately hiding something from him.

"Jingnan, what did you want to report to the city lord just now?"

Chapter 61 The Mission in Jingnan

Jingnan has a high level of composure. She quickly adjusted her emotions and said easily, "It's just routine work in the flight control room."

Charles glanced at her but didn't ask any further questions.

After parting ways with Charles, Jingnan once again fell into hesitation.

After much deliberation, Jingnan went back.