From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

# Chapter 1140 The Privileges of Being Below One Person

While Suiying was having a big argument with 4277 and 4079, Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin also took action and went to the Central Command Hall to ask to see Charles.

Fan Lu, who was always serving Charles, was about to call in the city's defense forces and the forces of the Light and Shadow Society just in case, but Charles stopped him, saying, "Given their performance in killing the swarm of thorn eels and the flower calyx beasts, if they really wanted to kill me, no one on the lighthouse could stop them."

They just wanted to tear down the lighthouse—

Their efficiency might be far greater than Mark's when he transformed into a Devourer.

Fanlu advised, "Lord of the city, you should call the city defense troops over. After all, they are made of flesh and blood. If a bullet can penetrate their head, it will surely kill them."

"cough!"

Charles coughed and said, "Of course I know that, but this is the Lighthouse, and I am the city lord. We cannot afford any more losses in the short term."

of course.

Most importantly, he wasn't very familiar with Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin, so he couldn't easily manipulate those three as he had with Mark.

"Go and invite them in, be polite, and don't say a word afterward, understand?"

Charles knew the personality of this "personal maid" well. To avoid conflict, it was best to back down for the time being. Otherwise, what if Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin, who were young and impetuous, really attacked him?

"Yes."

Fan Lu agreed, opened the door to the central command hall, welcomed the three in, and said coldly, "You must bow to the city lord, otherwise it is disrespectful."

"Is that how the city lord told you to be nicer?" Zhang Zhiwei had sharp ears and could hear the commotion even through the door.

"Humph!"

Fanlu snorted coldly and shut his mouth.

Don't bother arguing with a pretty face, Brother Zhang.

Lu Jin secretly sent a message.

"Am I that kind of person? I was just checking if this woman was still salvageable. Now it's confirmed, this guy's some kind of fanatic of Charles, beyond saving!"

Zhang Zhiwei grinned.

However, Fan Lu caught a glimpse of this scene but could not hear the two communicating through the light. He simply assumed that Zhang Zhiwei was a lecherous man and couldn't help but show a hint of contempt.

"Lord, they've arrived," Fanlu reported, then returned to Charles's side to wait.

"Gentlemen, is there something you need from me?"

If he were still healthy, Charles would have been more willing to exchange pleasantries, but since contracting scarlet fever, his condition has deteriorated significantly, so he has to get straight to the point.

“Lord, the three of us have some medical skills. The moment we saw you on the elevator platform, we could tell that you were poisoned. If it is not removed, your life may be in danger.”

Lu Jin's expression was serious.

Charles's remaining left eye flashed with a hint of mockery as he asked, "Do you have a way to solve my problem?"

“It would be difficult to regenerate a severed limb or grow an eyeball back, but it wouldn’t be so difficult to resolve the root cause of your illness.”

Lu Jin spoke with absolute certainty.

After a long silence of about ten minutes, Charles, seeing that the three below were very composed, thought for a moment and said, "I understand that you have been able to survive on the ground for so long and have a way to deal with scarlet, but I don't think you would help for nothing, do you?"

"Indeed not."

Zhang Zhiwei smiled faintly, "What can you give us?"

"The research data on ecology is invaluable, and it is indeed something you can only provide after your investigation period," Charles said calmly. "But what you've come to me about this time is probably not that data... What do you want?"

"privilege."

Red Girl said.

"Oh?"

Charles only now realized that this woman was the core of this small group, and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of privilege?"

"The privilege of being second only to one person."

Red Girl looked directly at Charles and said, "We do have our own selfish motives. As I've told you before, our goal is to find our lost companions. But ultimately, our enemies are the same: the Devouring Beasts and the Mana Ecosystem."

Their evolution is so rapid—

So you must know something about your lighthouse?

Charles affirmed, "That's certainly true."

Hong Guniang laughed and said, "Therefore, to deal with them, or even eliminate them, we need more efficient methods!"

We possess methods for identifying the core of a Devouring Beast, which we can directly teach to hunters, and even instruct them on how to avoid being detected by the Devouring Beasts!

"You have such a method? Yes! Otherwise, even if you could fight against a thousand, you would still be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Devouring Beasts."

A fiery glint appeared in Charles's single eye, but it vanished immediately, replaced by a hint of confusion. "If you really want to deal with the Mana ecosystem, why don't you just contribute it directly?"

"Contribution and self-interest coexist without conflict. It's like how, in the entire Lighthouse, only the previous city lord still maintained the family relationships of the old world in private, isn't that right?"

Hong smiled confidently, "Those who are capable and make contributions, especially those with great abilities and numerous contributions, should also enjoy corresponding rights after fulfilling their obligations, shouldn't they?"

"We can do without rights..."

Lu Jin added a sentence that slightly surprised Charles.

But Zhang Zhiwei added, "But as the city lord, you can't refuse."

Charles: "..."

Is this still just an attitude problem?

"you!"

Fanlu could no longer tolerate it. Suspecting that these three surface survivors were trying to amuse her most respected city lord, she couldn't help but rebuke them, but—

"Shut up! Have you forgotten what I said?"

Charles growled, propped himself up from his seat, walked down the steps to the three men, and said sincerely, "I promise you! I'll give you special privileges! But I can't take any risks; you must prove yourself to me first!"

"can."

The young woman smiled and said, "Just take us to find someone who has the same illness as you."

"Come with me to the infirmary!"

Charles, not wanting to delay, led the three to the infirmary accompanied by Fan Lu, and ordered someone to call Dr. Carrie, Sengge, Jingnan and others over as well.

Inside the medical room.

After receiving the order, Dr. Carrie, Sengge, Ewan, Jingnan, Jessica and others took action. Because the medical room was located far from the central command center, they arrived before Charles and were already wearing protective masks.

"Lord City Lord."

After putting on the protective mask, Van Lut wanted to put one on Charles as well, but Charles refused, saying, "I already have scarlet fever, so it doesn't matter whether I wear one or not..."

He looked at the three people and said, "Let's put these on Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin, these three most respected guests of the Lighthouse."

"Yes."

Even if the Vinaya Pitaka was unwilling, he had no choice but to obey orders.

However, the girl in red refused, saying, "No need. Our bodily functions far exceed your imagination. As long as we don't absorb too much scarlet at once, our bodies can metabolize it spontaneously. Even if it's excessive, at most we'll faint a little and rest for a while."

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them pushed open the door and entered the isolation room. There, a patient with scarlet fever was strapped to the bed. His skin was ashen, his face skeletal, and saliva dripped from his mouth. He was crying out things like "Help!" and "I don't want to die!"...

# Chapter 1141 Treatment of Scarlet Syndrome

"This is Dustman 3852. He was infected with Scarlet Inotrione while collecting supplies with the previous Hunter Commander. He developed Scarlet Syndrome and, together with another Dustman 2411 who also had Scarlet Syndrome, stole food from the Upper Class. He fired indiscriminately and accidentally killed Dustman 2411. He lost his will to fight and was thus captured."

"But because he had scarlet fever and was of research value, he was not executed directly."

Dr. Carrie explained the situation of patient 3852 on the hospital bed, then put her hands on her hips and said in a slightly teasing tone, "The three of you, if you have a way to treat Scarlet Syndrome, please use it."

Lu Jin didn't speak, but stepped forward, grabbed 3852's left wrist, took his pulse, and used his mental energy to scan him, transmitting all of 3852's condition to Hong Guniang and Zhang Zhiwei through the light points. He then said, "His physical functions and physical qualities are declining at an extremely slow rate, and his innate life essence is flowing away at an extremely slow rate."

These words were meant for others to hear, but Hong Guniang and Zhang Zhiwei received more accurate information.

That is, after scarlet enters the body, it does not directly affect the body's organs, but rather involves the entire meridian circulation system of the body. In a rather peculiar and imperceptible way, it causes the body's innate Qi to operate and pulsate according to specific rules, and then causes the innate Qi to dissipate out of thin air.

no doubt.

This is a method of stealing the body's innate vital energy!

Efficient!

concise!

convenient!

Scarlet pigment is not a medium, but a trigger. The key is that the information contained in scarlet pigment mobilizes the body's own microcosmic orbit, thereby connecting with the external microcosmic orbit and unconsciously transmitting one's innate Qi.

This "external universe" is not the Earth's universe, but the Mana ecosystem—a bizarre ecosystem created by a higher-dimensional being through matter on Earth. It replaces the Earth's original macro-ecosystem, which is composed of land, sea, air, animals, and plants, and constructs a global atmospheric pattern.

At least according to Zhang Zhiwei and others, it can be called a "qi ju" (气局).

but.

After realizing this, Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin were not particularly afraid of the existence of higher dimensions, because such beings could not descend into their dimension of spacetime in a single thought. They needed to first modify the environment, create conditions, and then finally create a physical body.

therefore.

Humanity is not entirely helpless against the Devouring Beasts and the Mana ecosystem...

Let's get back to the present.

After confirming the situation of 3852, Lu Jin circulated his Qi to the eighth or ninth level, transforming his entire body into Qi. With a flick of his arm, he spread the thin film, which resembled clouds and a force field, enveloping the entire isolation room and forming a small artificial aura, thereby isolating it from the influence of the external Mana ecosystem.

For a moment, the bystanders, who were also involved, became nervous.

Charles, however, seemed to be in better spirits. He raised his right arm, signaling the others to calm down, and said, "This must be some kind of treatment. Inside this strange enclosure, I feel much better."

"Incredible!"

Dr. Carrie's eyes lit up, her gaze towards Lu Jin filled with fervor.

Jessica speculated, "Did this special cloud-like force field stabilize the physical and mental states of the city lord and 3852 by isolating them from the outside world? Or did it isolate them from some kind of special magnetic field that we cannot detect?"