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

Jingnan returned to Morgan's residence.

Morgan looked at Jingnan with surprise and asked, "Why are you back again?"

"Lord City Lord, what I have to say is very important, so..."

"Then why didn't you say so just now?"

Morgan was incredibly shrewd, but because Charles was present, Jingnan remained silent.

After Charles left, she returned, which clearly indicated that Charles was involved in the matter.

Jingnan remained silent; she didn't know how to begin.

Seeing Jingnan's hesitation, Morgan seemed to have a premonition.

"Go ahead and say it! I'm listening."

“Lord of the City!” Jing Nan said with difficulty, “Captain Mark’s recent mission failures are related to the intelligence our command center has obtained. Based on the situation Captain Mark encountered on the ground, there is no reason why we should not be able to detect the whereabouts of a Devouring Beast of this level.”

"Was it an intelligence failure?" Morgan still held onto a sliver of hope.

"It wasn't a mistake; someone tampered with the information, concealed crucial details from the hunters, and released incorrect intelligence!"

Morgan's face remained calm, but anger was rising within him. "Who is it!"

Jingnan remained silent for a moment, then said, "Everyone involved in the three stages of investigation, organization, and distribution was involved."

"You mean, the entire department is giving the hunters the wrong information."

“Yes,” Jingnan said. “The last time the hunters returned, they noticed something was amiss. I launched an investigation then and took action against the people responsible for compiling the information. But I didn’t expect that problems would arise again this time. As I continued my investigation, I discovered that the entire department…”

Morgan looked at Jingnan and said, "You manage this department, and the entire department makes the same mistake, yet you, as the head of the department, were completely unaware of it!"

From a procedural standpoint, Jingnan is indeed not without fault.

"Who is instigating this?"

Jingnan didn't answer; she was in a difficult position.

Even if Jingnan hadn't said anything, Morgan had already guessed it.

They can turn an entire department to work for them, especially when it comes to something as important as hunters going down to the ground to gather resources.

If we are not careful, the entire hunters will be wiped out. What a loss that would be for the Lighthouse!

The person who dares to instruct their subordinates to do this must be of high rank and authority.

And how many such people are there, like beacons?

Jingnan had already said all that; she knew Morgan knew.

Morgan knew that, of course, but he hoped not.

"It's Charles!"

Jingnan's words shattered Morgan's last shred of hope.

"Damn it!" Morgan slammed his fist on the table.

Morgan's actions startled Jingnan.

"Lord City Lord, please take care of your health!" Jing Nan immediately expressed his concern for Morgan's well-being.

Morgan was so angry that he clutched his chest and sat down.

"Lord of the City! Charles won't listen to me. In the past, his minor squabbles against Mark were to be tolerated. But this time, Mark went down to the surface to retrieve medicine for you, and he still did it! He really doesn't know what's important!"

"What did Mark say?"

Jingnan looked at Morgan in surprise. At this moment, he was actually concerned about what Mark had to say.

“Mark doesn’t know about these things yet. He only has some suspicions because of a few intelligence failures during missions.”

Morgan calmed himself down.

Since the incident has already occurred, there's no point in pursuing accountability.

If they insist on holding him accountable, what can he do? Should Charles be dealt with according to the law?

"Remove all the people in the intelligence room and have the human resources department assign them to the toughest and most tiring departments."

Morgan began to take action.

"And what is the charge?"

This charge is very important. Should it be "deliberately plotting" or "negligence"? Should it be "mastermind" or "accomplice"?

The different charges indicate which level of investigation Morgan is prepared to pursue.

"Dereliction of duty!"

"understand!"

Morgan's statement already indicated that he would not deal with Charles.

But Jingnan remained worried because Charles was the main problem.

If this isn't addressed, there's no guarantee that another problem won't arise next time.

“Lord City Lord, Charles…” She paused, then stopped speaking.

"You will set up a new intelligence and reconnaissance department, which you will personally oversee. If you are worried about not being able to handle it, transfer a few people from the Hunters to help you. As for Charles, I will speak to him personally."

"Yes!"

This is where things end.

Jingnan understood this, so he left the room without saying a word.

After Jingnan left, Morgan stood up and walked to the window. Looking at the lighthouse floating in the air, he first sighed, then shook his head and said, "It's time to make a decision."

……

Jingnan walked back to her residence, her mind filled with many thoughts.

Born on a lighthouse, and raised in a city lord's family.

With a father like Morgan and a brother like Charles, what couldn't she understand?

Her father seemed selfless, constantly talking about the future of humanity.

In reality, the lighthouse was his personal fiefdom.

Charles is here today, and it's all thanks to him.

In the old world, it was perfectly normal for sons to inherit their fathers' businesses.

Jingnan did not see anything wrong with Charles inheriting the title of city lord.

But now Charles handles problems without considering the bigger picture.

Is someone like this really suited to lead a beacon?

Jingnan was thinking about these things when he arrived at his residence.

She looked up and saw a middle-aged woman standing at her door.

"Lord Jingnan!"

"Melissa!"

This middle-aged woman's name is Melissa, and she is the person in charge of task management in the Dawn Hall.

"You've come to see me?" Jingnan had a bad feeling as soon as he saw Melissa.

"Yes. Lord Jingnan, there is something I need to inform you!"

Melissa used the word "notify" rather than "discuss".

"Is this a mission from the Hall of Dawn?"

Melissa nodded. "Yes. According to the Lighthouse Law, every citizen of the Lighthouse must go to the Hall of Dawn to complete the breeding task. This is a great task assigned to us by the Lord of Light and Shadow."

Jingnan smiled dismissively. As high-ranking officials in the Lighthouse, she and Charles naturally didn't believe in the Lord of Light and Shadow's theories.

Those were all ways to fool those below.

"As a senior talent at the Lighthouse, I do not need to participate in breeding missions."

“Yes,” Melissa said calmly, “except in special circumstances.”

Jing Nan was taken aback. Didn't this mean that the organizers had the right to interpret the rules?

“Lord Jingnan, you are a high-ranking talent of the Lighthouse with excellent genes. How could such excellent genes not be passed on? According to the Lighthouse law, you still have to carry out breeding tasks, but you don’t have to do it continuously like ordinary citizens.”

"Based on a woman's physiological condition, if you do not engage in reproductive activities, you will miss your optimal reproductive period! Therefore, you must engage in reproductive activities."

Jingnan's face darkened.

This "must" means Melissa is going to take things too seriously. Once she takes things too seriously, under the deterrent effect of the three laws, Jingnan will not gain anything by refusing the mission.

The claim that highly skilled personnel do not participate in breeding tasks is merely a pretext.

It is a cover-up by the middle management for the upper management's rejection of the task.

How could a sensible middle manager possibly force the upper management to carry out a task?

But this time, it was Charles who arranged it.