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

Seeing Mark's shocked look, Jingyuan quickly said, "That's how it is in history. The king made his decision too late, allowing his two sons to become evenly matched. So in the end, one of them had to die. But the situation at the lighthouse is different."

"How different?"

"This brings us to why Morgan passed the throne to you. If he had passed it to Charles, you would have been killed by him. But if he had passed it to you, you wouldn't have killed Charles. However..."

Mark fell silent; he hadn't expected this.

He certainly wouldn't kill Charles, because he hadn't even considered that possibility before.

“But what…” Mark pressed.

Morgan thought that once the successor was announced, Charles would follow orders. But he underestimated his son's ambition. For Charles, this was not the end, but the beginning. If you don't kill him, he will kill you; if you don't die, he can't become the city lord.

"You want me to kill Charles?" Mark stared at Jing Yuan with eyes as sharp as knives.

These ideas are terrifying.

“Not at all,” Jing Yuan said calmly. “If you kill him, you’ll become him! What you need to do now is not make mistakes, not die. In seven days, you will become the city lord, imprison Charles, control the Light and Shadow Society, and then manage the Lighthouse according to your own ideas…”

Jingyuan hadn't really thought too much about it, but when he got to this point, he realized that the problem was exactly the same as history.

You're being too kind and spared his life, but if you imprison him, won't he cause trouble? Won't his men try every means to rescue him and rebel?

What if we make a mess of things at the lighthouse and then feed it all to the Devouring Beast?

So... killing him is the simplest way.

However, not only would Mark not agree, but Jingyuan also couldn't do it.

"Don't worry, killing me won't be that easy!"

Jingyuan stared at Mark in disbelief. At this moment, his confidence was overflowing. If you've ever watched cartoons, you wouldn't believe how easy it is to kill you!

Mark looked at Jing Yuan and said, "After saying all this, you just want to tell me that we'll talk about everything after I become the city lord."

"That's right!"

"I understand." Mark patted Jingyuan on the shoulder and added, "No need to say anything else."

Jing Yuan was taken aback. What did that mean?

This made Jingyuan feel that all his words had been in vain.

He couldn't persuade Charles to put aside his grudges and cooperate!

Even that couldn't persuade Mark to be ruthless and decisive.

At that moment, Jingyuan suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness regarding the fate of others.

"No! Even Morgan believes that Mark is the key to solving the ecosystem problem, so it is very necessary to protect Mark."

Jingyuan made a decision: even if Mark disagreed, he had to live and become the city lord.

After Jingyuan and Mark climbed off the lighthouse, they went their separate ways.

After returning to his residence, Jingyuan was about to rest when the doorbell rang.

Jingyuan's first thought was 4277, but when he opened the door, he found it was Penny.

"Why are you here?" Jing Yuan was a little surprised, after all, this was the first time Penny had come to see him.

"Let me check how your injury is!"

"fine!"

As he spoke, Jingyuan invited Penny into the house.

Jingyuan had already changed into a T-shirt, and Penny lifted up his shirt to check his back.

Sure enough, apart from four scabbed wounds, Jingyuan was fine.

"How is this possible!" Penny exclaimed in disbelief. How could a human be shot and still be unharmed?

That's a rifle standard issue for hunters, not a toy gun.

"I wore an outer layer of armor, which blocked some of the kinetic energy."

Even if Jingyuan offered that explanation, it still doesn't make sense.

Penny looked puzzled and said, "I heard Ran Bing say that Captain Mark's injuries heal exceptionally quickly; most wounds are healed by the next day. But yours seems to heal even faster than Captain Mark's!"

Upon hearing Ran Bing's name, Jing Yuan turned and asked, "Last time we were caught by Ran Bing, did she ask you anything afterwards?"

Penny looked embarrassed. "It's all your fault. If you hadn't opened the door, Ran Bing wouldn't have seen anything."

"What's there to worry about? Ran Bing likes Mark too."

"Ran Bing likes Mark?"

Jingyuan's casual remark greatly surprised Penny.

"Don't you see?"

Upon closer examination of Jingyuan's question, Penny realized that there were indeed some clues.

“I’ve always thought Ran Bing was still a child.” Penny smiled. How could she not understand the girl’s thoughts? But on this lighthouse, normal emotions were considered sinful. She couldn’t help but feel sorry for Ran Bing.

Seeing Penny's mood, Jingyuan suddenly remembered something.

In the original novel, it was Penny's death that led Ran Bing to see Penny's diary, which made Ran Bing confront her feelings for Mark.

Ran Bing confessed her feelings first, which led to Mark's epiphany in the Dawn Hall.

Without these experiences, Mark would not have firmly chosen to stand on the opposite side of the three laws.

Now that Jingyuan has saved Penny, how can he inspire Ranbing's feelings for Mark?

Chapter 82 3D Printers

Jingyuan looked at Penny beside him and suddenly had some new ideas.

“Penny, did you know? At today’s court meeting, Lord Morgan announced that Mark will succeed him as lord.”

Penny looked shocked. "Mark is going to succeed as the city lord?"

For the hunters, it was naturally a happy thing for their leader to become the city lord.

However, Jingyuan's serious expression made her feel that things were not so simple.

"If Mark becomes the city lord, will you be promoted to commander of the hunters?"

Jing Yuan smiled faintly, "That's not the point. The point is that the lighthouse is about to experience another period of turmoil."

"how come……"

Seeing Penny's innocent expression, Jingyuan decided to tell her all about the problems between Mark and Charles, even using historical anecdotes from the past.

After hearing Jingyuan's explanation, Penny was even more shocked.

As a soldier, she never imagined that the relationships between the people on the lighthouse were so intricate.

There were many aspects to the problem that she had never even considered.

This is certainly not Penny's fault.

If Jing Yuan hadn't activated his God's-eye view beforehand, he might not have been able to see the whole picture under the cover of so much information.

For Penny, she simply lacked information; once the information was complete, she would understand the implications.

"Then what do you think?"

Jingyuan sighed and said, "Charles is obsessed with power, and Mark is too naive. But between two evils, I choose the lesser and support Mark. However, he needs to understand some things."

"Didn't you talk to Mark already?"

"That's no use. To change Mark's mind, we still need to rely on Ran Bing!"

"Ran Bing?"

Jingyuan nodded and said, "We need to make Mark deeply feel the injustice of the three laws, and inspire him to want to change things from the bottom of his heart. Only then will he be able to ascend to the position of city lord and lead us to make changes together."

"Okay! So what do you want to do?"

Jingyuan looked at Penny and said with a smile, "Go find Ran Bing first, make her understand what love is, and make her face her feelings for Mark."

"You want Mark to change because of his relationship with Ran Bing?"

"I want to get the story back on track!"

Penny didn't understand Jingyuan's words, but she still did as he said.

The next day, Penny went to the armory as usual, while Jingyuan went to the Dust People's District to look for 4277.

4277 was very happy to see Jingyuan come to find her.

"How did you come?"

"I wouldn't come here without a reason, of course I've come to ask for your help!" Jing Yuan smiled.

"Could it be... again..."

4277 smiled wryly, "It's probably about manufacturing weapons again."

Jing Yuan said awkwardly, "However, this time, the contribution points I give you may be delayed for a while."

4277 said nonchalantly, "It's nothing! Consider it helping you out."