From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Meanwhile, outside the window of the central command hall, Lu Jin, who was attached to the ground by the magnetic field, heard the entire contents of the meeting and transmitted them to Hong Guniang and Zhang Zhiwei through the light spots.

"This lighthouse is definitely problematic!"

"Was Mark... the previous commander of the Hunters murdered?"

"Light gives birth to all beings, and all beings follow its shadow... Charles must be insane, comparing himself to light, while those who follow are most likely pawns he's promoted to deal with shady dealings..."

# Chapter 1136 Gathering Intelligence (Part 1)

To summarize—

While Lu Jin secretly went to eavesdrop outside the central command hall, Hong Guniang and Zhang Zhiwei were not idle either. The former went to the Upper Civil District to inquire about the situation of the lighthouse, while the latter investigated the attack on the lighthouse by the Devouring Beast in the Dust Civil District.

After the three met in the pigeon coop, they began to analyze and summarize the intelligence they had collected.

"Firstly, the previous city lord was named Morgan, who was the previous generation of hunter commander. It is said that since the establishment of the Lighthouse, the candidates for city lord have all been assumed to be hunter commanders. The city lord in this area has only been in office for less than three days, and was previously the head of the Light and Shadow Society."

"Secondly, the previous commander of the Wilderness Hunters was named Mark, who was deeply loved by the Wilderness Hunters. Even now, most of the Wilderness Hunters still miss him."

"Thirdly, Mark was not only parasitized by the spinal parasite, but his throat was also slit open. It is said that before Charles took the throne, almost everyone believed that Mark would be the next city lord, and Mark believed that every life was unique. As an upper-class citizen, he was also deeply loved by the dust people... However, after he turned into a monster, the dust people's feelings towards him became quite complicated."

"Fourth, under the influence of the three laws of abandoning the family relationships of the old world and dividing the residents into the upper class and the dust people according to the superiority of their genes; strictly implementing the life formula and allocating resources according to contributions; and prohibiting free love and reproduction, with gene pairing and reproduction carried out by the Hall of Dawn, the class system of the Lighthouse is very strict. Even if some dust people have mastered technology that is more advanced than that of the upper class, they can only do heavy physical labor and monotonous manual labor."

Fifthly, even under such a strict hierarchical system, 4068, a commoner, was exceptionally promoted to a commoner by Charles.

"Sixth, most of Mark's closest former subordinates have been killed or wounded. The remaining survivors, Kun Jie, Mo Chen, Fei Xue, and Erica, are currently restricted from moving around and cannot go out."

"Seventhly, Charles is the son of the previous city lord. It is said that in private, the previous city lord and Charles addressed each other as father and son. Moreover, after the promulgation of the Three Laws, the young Charles ascended to the position of leader of the Light and Shadow Society. Furthermore, at the beginning of the promulgation of the Three Laws, the Lighthouse was attacked by the Devouring Beasts, resulting in the deaths of countless people, and their corpses were all thrown into the Lighthouse..."

At this point, Zhang Zhiwei chuckled and said, "Then this lighthouse is doomed! The promulgation of the three laws will definitely be accompanied by bloodshed."

What kind of Devouring Beast attack?

The previous city lord must have suppressed the opponents by any means necessary.

I've seen this kind of tactic many times when I accompanied my husband in suppressing bandits and landlords.

In the end times, people's hearts are unpredictable.

But they still resort to this kind of bloody and violent repression—

There were many sculptures of living people on the ground, and the three of them now knew that they were the flesh and soil left behind after the "life essence" was absorbed.

The so-called source of life essence is roughly what these practitioners consider to be Qi, the primordial Qi.

That is to say

Even a corpse, as long as it hasn't decomposed, will still retain most of its innate vital energy. This energy will be used to violently and bloodily suppress opponents, and the corpse will be thrown outside the lighthouse...

Isn't this to deliver supplies to the Devouring Beasts on the ground?

That's absolutely stupid!

“We who cultivate Qi can understand these things, but they don’t have this concept. They may think that after a person dies, the innate Qi, or the life essence, will dissipate in an instant.”

Lu Jin, having followed Jiang Liu the longest, was able to put herself in his shoes. "They didn't see this aspect. Considering the three laws, Sister Hong, Brother Zhang, what do you think is the reason?"

"The previous city lord, Morgan, was the one who promulgated the three laws. He abided by them on the surface, but he might not have done so in private. His son was able to ascend to the position of head of the Light and Shadow Society at a young age, and the Light and Shadow Society also controlled real power. This was no longer selfishness, but abuse of power for personal gain."

Zhang Zhiwei shared his opinion, "Also, his daughter, I think she's adopted? Jingnan, is now the commander of the Lighthouse Aviation Control Center..."

Although from what I've gathered from the common people, Jing Nan is indeed a decent person, one of the few upper-class citizens willing to be considerate of them.

But the fact is that those who hold important positions in the beacon of hope all belong to the Morgan family.

Red Girl nodded, but then shook her head and said, "Brother Zhang, what you said makes sense. It's understandable that Morgan has selfish motives; everyone has selfish motives. But if he only wants to seek benefits for his children, there's absolutely no need to establish the Three Laws."

"really."

After careful consideration, Zhang Zhiwei agreed.

After all, for the sake of future generations and their well-being, preserving family relationships is more convenient. Even if the children are not good, as long as they are well-educated and do not develop a spoiled nature, others will be more tolerant because of the city lord's contributions, so there is no need to go to great lengths.

and so--

Is the key emotion?

Zhang Zhiwei thought of another possibility: "Discard emotions."

The three laws can be summarized in three words: prohibit emotions, abolish family, and deny free will. In short, they treat people as cold, lifeless machines.

"For survival."

Lu Jin squinted, “The current city defense force of the Lighthouse may not have fought against the Devouring Beasts on the ground, but the former city lord probably knows something about them. What are the ways the Devouring Beasts find humans?”

They are able to devour Qi, the primordial Qi, so their way of exploring Qi is most likely to be by sensing the fluctuations of Qi, and specifically, the fluctuations of Qi that are strong.

Whether we are cultivators or ordinary people, we all possess Qi within our bodies. Under intense emotional fluctuations, hormone secretion affects a person's magnetic field, causing the Qi within the body to fluctuate even more violently. The Devouring Beast is highly likely to be able to sense these Qi fluctuations.

"If this theory is true, then we cultivators, without using our special abilities, adjusting our breathing, and stabilizing the flow of Qi within our bodies, would most likely be seen as moving stones by the Devouring Beast."

The girl in red seemed to be thinking, "However, once we use our superpowers, the Qi in our bodies will inevitably fluctuate, which may appear to them as brilliant as the sun."

The fundamental purpose of the three laws established by the Lighthouse leadership is most likely to control people's emotions, thereby reducing the activity of human Qi and thus decreasing the probability of being discovered by the Devouring Beasts.

After all, the Devouring Beasts also have the ability to attack from a distance. If the Hunter of the Wasteland attracts a large number of Devouring Beasts when he goes down to the ground, the entire area will probably crash.

Of course, although the Lighthouse has given Qi a scientific name: the source of life, no one has embarked on the path of Qi cultivation. Only a very few individuals have gained some insignificant control over Qi through regular practice, but without any systematic scientific instruction, they know what it is but not why it is.

in short.

The three laws that lighthouses establish are ultimately for survival, but once people are truly treated as cold machines, then destruction is only a matter of time.

After all, trying to suppress a person's emotional expression without physically damaging the hypothalamus, prefrontal cortex, etc., is tantamount to plugging a live volcano.

When the pressure becomes too great, whether it's anger, joy, or any other emotion, if it really erupts, it can be a thousand times more violent than a volcanic eruption.

But there is another possibility.

As Lu Xun said:

Instead of erupting in silence.

They perished in silence—

# Chapter 1137 Gathering Intelligence (Part 2)

"The reasons for the three laws have been clarified for the time being. They are related to personal will and emotions, and ultimately they are for the purpose of escaping the perception of the Devouring Beast."

Zhang Zhiwei sighed, his gaze sharpening again, "However, the previous city lord must have had ulterior motives in this process, and the current city lord, Charles, has been the head of the Light and Shadow Society since childhood. His rise to become the new city lord of this Lighthouse—"

The previous Hunter Commander, Mark, had his throat slashed, was parasitized by a spinal cord parasite, and transformed into a monster within the incinerator, eventually becoming a Devouring Beast that wreaked havoc on the lighthouse...

Dustman 4068 was exceptionally promoted to Upper Class and personally bestowed the name "Shadow Follower" by Charles...

This inevitably involves a brutal power struggle.

Mark is most likely an idealist who doesn't understand political maneuvering, which is a pity and a shame.

That being said.

But according to their deduction, although Mark was indeed outmaneuvered by Charles, there is no such thing as a perfect scheme.

Just as 4068 went from being a commoner to a superior being, he acquired a name unique to him: Suiying.

For the first time, the hierarchical system, which was entirely limited by birth genes, developed cracks, giving rise to a glimmer of hope for most commoners to rise to the upper class.

Simultaneously.

The vast majority of the upper class, who originally looked down on the common people, will inevitably develop a slight, almost imperceptible sense of vigilance deep in their hearts.

Indeed.

Neither side is currently aware of any change in their own thoughts.

negligible.

But a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Once this loophole is opened, meaning that 4068/Following Shadow will continue to exist, it will be equivalent to constantly giving the same hint to the upper class and the lower class.

In other words, as long as one contributes enough, even a commoner can become an upper-class citizen and have their own name!

Could Charles have thought of that?

Zhang Zhiwei believes that he most likely didn't expect this.

After all, before becoming the city lord, he was the head of a religious department used to appease people and enforce doctrines. Even after becoming the city lord and starting to think in a grander direction, namely, to ensure the survival of the entire lighthouse, he could not change the fact that he was a guy who had been influenced by light and shadow since childhood and believed that the Lord of Light and Shadow truly existed.

in short.

Even though he did eliminate Mark, a candidate for city lord, by threatening 4068, his thinking was already rigid and he couldn't escape the logic of "worshiping the Lord of Light and Shadow".

"so?"

Facing Zhang Zhiwei's sharp gaze, a cold glint appeared in Lu Jin's eyes as well.

"How about we seize control of this lighthouse?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Zhiwei grinned and said, "Such a large city could not possibly have been built by Charles's family with hammers and pliers, could it?"

Why should those commoners have to do the hardest and most tiring work?

Their minds are no less sharp than those of the upper class.

Their physical condition was no weaker than that of the upper class.

Genetic testing alone negates the possibility of their development through nurture.

Hey!

Daoist Master, I disagree!

Not to mention I've joined the bowing faction!

Lu Jin grinned, gave a thumbs up, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! No wonder you joined the Gong Sect! Your awareness is truly remarkable!"

Then he asked Hong, "Sister Hong, what do you think?"

"I think you two are being too presumptuous, aren't you?"