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

"I have decided! Mark will succeed me as the city lord!"

When this decision was announced, no one was happy for Mark.

The entire hall fell silent.

"Why!"

Charles immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

But Morgan simply suppressed Charles's objections.

They announced directly that a handover ceremony would be held seven days later.

Morgan told Mark to stay, and the others to leave.

Jingyuan walked over to Mark and whispered, "Mark, focus on the future, don't dwell on the past!"

After he finished speaking, Mark did not understand what he meant.

After Jingyuan went down the elevator, he went straight to Jingnan.

"Lord Jingnan!"

Jingnan turned to look at Jingyuan, "What's wrong?"

Can we talk?

"What do you want to talk about?"

Jing Yuan laughed and said, "Did you already know that the city lord was going to pass the throne to Mark?"

Jingnan asked in surprise, "How did you find out?"

"When you were chatting with Mark in the elevator just now, it was practically written all over your face," Jing Yuan said. "Which administrative position would be most suitable for a Hunter Commander to switch to?"

"You have a pretty good eye for observation!"

"Not bad!" Jing Yuan pressed on, "Lord Morgan appointed Charles as the head of the Light and Shadow Society. This position has a huge following and is closer to the lord's position. Besides, Charles is his own son. I want to know, why didn't he choose Charles?"

"Why are you asking these questions?" Jingnan did not answer directly.

Although she and Jingyuan had talked several times in the Dawn Hall, it didn't mean they were familiar enough to talk about anything.

"I want to ask you, do you support Mark or Charles?"

"Now that the position of city lord has been decided, it's pointless to talk about who to support."

"Do you really think it's settled? Will Charles be willing to accept that?"

Jingnan looked at Jingyuan in surprise; his opinion was the same as hers.

Jingnan still has not made a statement.

Jingyuan said, "Charles will definitely make a move next. I want to know why Lord Morgan didn't choose him, so I can try to persuade him!"

Jing Nan looked at Jing Yuan and shook his head, saying, "Charles is not someone you can persuade."

"How will we know if we don't try?"

After listening, Jing Nan sighed and said, "The city lord did intend to pass the throne to Charles, but he didn't have the chance. The city lord believed that if he passed the throne to Charles, Charles would definitely kill Mark. But if he passed the throne to Mark, Mark wouldn't make things difficult for Charles."

It turned out to be the case.

Jingyuan could have guessed this, but hearing it from Jingnan made it all the more real and shocking.

Morgan was right; Mark indeed wouldn't make things difficult for Charles, which led to Mark being killed and transformed into a Devouring Beast.

"How do you plan to persuade Charles?" Jingnan asked.

Jingyuan scratched his head, indicating that he hadn't expected this either.

"By the way, about the Dawn Hall..."

Jingnan glanced at him. "You and Mark have won a great victory this time, so Charles probably won't arrange for you to go to the Hall of Dawn."

"I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about you. What do you think?"

“I’ve uncovered some clues, but I still need evidence. However, I won’t be going to the Hall of Dawn anytime soon.”

"That's good."

Whether Jingnan goes to the Dawn Hall or not is none of Jingyuan's business.

Jingyuan was still chatting with Jingnan when Heguangzhe Fanlu came looking for them.

"Lord Jingnan." She bowed to Jingnan first, then turned to Jingyuan and said, "Vice Captain Jingyuan, the leader requests your presence."

Jingyuan smiled awkwardly. He figured Charles was probably planning to take his anger out on him instead of going back to vent his anger first.

Chapter 78 He's not my biological son, you are.

Jingyuan followed Fanlu to the Vinaya Institute.

Seeing the room full of things scattered on the floor, you could tell Charles was furious.

if not?

Actually, anyone would be angry about this.

Jingyuan stepped forward and looked at Charles, who had an angry expression on his face.

"Why is the head of the association so angry?"

Seeing Jingyuan's indifferent attitude, Charles became even angrier.

"Jingyuan, shouldn't you give me an explanation for what happened this time?"

"What kind of explanation does the Chief want?"

Charles gritted his teeth and said, "Before we set off, you promised me you'd get credit for intercepting Mark. But why is it that Mark still gets the credit in the end?"

Jing Yuan smiled slightly. He had only fooled Charles at the time, and after getting off the ground, he hadn't thought about it at all.

Jing Yuan said with a smile, "Mark led the team on this mission and brought back the supplies, so he deserves the most credit!"

Charles stood before Jing Yuan, pointing at him and saying, "You could have led the team to gather supplies yourself, leaving Mark to deal with the Devouring Beasts! Or you could have done nothing at all! Wait until the Devouring Beasts severely injured Mark before you made your move! But what did you do? You killed more Devouring Beasts than anyone else. Without you, Mark would have suffered heavy losses even if he hadn't been seriously injured!"

Charles stared at Jing Yuan and asked, word by word, "Tell me, are you helping Mark or me?"

Jingyuan stared at Charles; the way this guy was emotionally unstable was truly disappointing.

“You’re right! If it weren’t for me, Mark would have suffered heavy losses even if he wasn’t seriously injured this time! At least dozens of upper-class citizens would have died! But have you ever thought about how many hunters have died because of you since you altered the intelligence? Not to mention the commoners, how many upper-class citizens have died?”

Jingyuan sighed and said, "I'll say it again, our enemy isn't each other. You're sending so many people to their deaths just to ruin Mark's reputation. Do you really think you'll benefit from that?"

"Those who support Mark are the most capable people among the hunters! You've killed them! Who will collect supplies for you in the future? Seng? Or 4... Are you planning to promote a few people from the Dust People?"

Charles had intended to teach Jingyuan a lesson, but instead, Jingyuan taught him a lesson instead. He roared, "I don't need you to teach me how to do things! I need you to obey my orders!"

Jingyuan looked at Charles's face; he really looked like he deserved a beating.

Although Charles did some despicable things, he also provided tangible benefits to his subordinates.

However, Jingyuan's goal was not limited to this.

In the post-apocalyptic world, survival is about long-term survival, not about indulging in pleasure within a small circle.

Jing Yuan took a step back and said calmly, "Charles..."

"How dare you! You have no right to address the head of the association by his name!" Fan Lu, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward to stop him.

Jingyuan glanced at her and snapped, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"

Charles was stunned.

Jingyuan continued, looking at Charles, "Let me tell you something! When you recruited me, I talked to Mark about this. Do you know what Mark said?"

"What do you mean?"

“Mark asked me to talk to you! He even wants me to work for you, so you don’t just have a bunch of useless sycophants giving you advice!”

Fan Lu was standing nearby, and naturally, she didn't feel good hearing this. But since Charles hadn't said anything, it would be inappropriate for her to speak up.

Jing Yuan shook his head and said, "Charles, do you think that if Mark fails in this mission, the city lord won't pass the throne to Mark? Have you ever thought about why it's Mark and not you? Did the city lord elevate you to your current position just so you could be a side dish for Mark? Did he really not consider passing the throne to you? If he really didn't, you wouldn't be sitting in such an important position as the head of the Light and Shadow Society today!"

This last sentence seemed to hit a nerve with Charles, but he couldn't say a word in the face of Jingyuan's questioning.

Yes! Why? He couldn't figure it out either.

Charles remained silent. Given his superior position, he couldn't very well lower himself and ask Jingyuan:

Why didn't my father pass the throne to me?

At this moment, Fan Lu, who was acting as Jing Yuan's follower, came in handy. She walked up to Jing Yuan and politely asked, "Captain Jing Yuan, why do you think the city lord would pass the position to Mark instead of the Chief?"

Jingyuan looked at Fanlu. She had just been yelled at by him, but she had forgotten it in the blink of an eye and was very polite. This was truly admirable.

Jingyuan turned to look at Charles, "Do you want to know?"

Charles's face showed anger again.

I want to know.

But you can't expect me to lower myself to ask you! As the subordinate, you have to take the initiative to speak up.

Fan Lu, who was watching from the side, quickly said, "Captain Jingyuan, just say what you have to say!"