From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Brie believed it, even blinking and confirming with Jessica several times.

However, this stumped Jessica, who could only roll her eyes and mouth the words—

SB!

But Brie really didn't understand what she meant. He scratched his head and saw that the first reserve group of the city defense army and the hunters like Suiying had arrived. He then held up a book called "The Book of Light and Shadow" and, in his hoarse voice, prayed for everyone: "Light gives birth to all beings, and all beings follow shadow! Light cleanses my soul, and shadow shelters my body! Use the Tao to control desires, and enjoy without being licentious! I would rather have my body damaged than abandon light and shadow!"

While singing, he also waved his arms, clearly immersed in his own "art" and unable to extricate himself.

However, because he was missing a tooth, his singing was slurred, and his high-pitched voice sounded as comical as a male duck, causing many people in the audience to burst out laughing, with "pfft" sounds rising and falling.

Zhang Zhiwei, in particular, being a man of true character, couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

"Ok?"

After the prayer was finished, Buli glanced at Zhang Zhiwei, who was still laughing. Even though he respected Zhang Zhiwei, the laughter was still grating, as if it were insulting his status as a prayer officer. Feeling his pride hurt, he couldn't help but ask, "Commander of the Dust People, what are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at you for defiling the sacred ritual of blessing."

Zhang Zhiwei, however, wasn't stupid. He immediately accused Buli of "praying for everyone with such a ridiculous voice..."

I think you don't even consider the Light and Shadow Conference!

Getting a tooth filled shouldn't cost many contribution points, right?

Could it be that in your eyes, the act of praying for blessings is less important than the contribution of getting a dental filling?

The whole audience was silent.

Whether it was the hunters, the city guards, or the other commoners who came to see them off, none of them could believe that Zhang Zhiwei had managed to put Buli, a "loyal subject" of the Light and Shadow Society, into an unjust situation with just his words.

In particular, Mo Chen, Fei Xue, and Erica, after being guided by Kun Jie and recalling their words and actions towards Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin over the past two months, completely believed one thing: the three of them seemed to have great respect for the Three Laws and the Light and Shadow Society, but in reality, they were just using this "respect" as a knife to cut the Light and Shadow Society and the Three Laws to pieces!

This bloodless tactic—

The Light and Shadow Society, the city defense forces, and even Charles himself were all well aware of this, but they had to keep it a secret on the surface.

terrible!

respectable!

"You...you, don't make false accusations! I'm just following the teachings of the Light and Shadow Society: Better to be mutilated than to abandon the light and shadow! Yes, that's it!" Burri, who had been accused of disrespecting the Light and Shadow Society, had a mind that worked much faster than usual and actually came up with this reason.

“Then I sincerely wish that you will practice this doctrine in the future. Even if you have trouble eating, speak with a lisp, or are disliked by others, please do not replace the missing teeth.” Zhang Zhiwei said with a face full of “apology” and offered “sincere” “blessings” to Buli.

Brie: "..."

The others all lowered their heads and covered their mouths, afraid that their laughter would be heard by Brie.

Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin exchanged a smile—

While the three laws of the lighthouse are not entirely obsolete, everyone except the Light and Shadow Society has suffered from them for a long time!

Their arrival merely accelerated this process and helped preserve as many lives as possible...

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"Lord City Lord, Miss Red has already led the first reserve group of the city defense army, along with the corresponding Dust People, to the ground for live-fire exercises."

Central Command Hall.

Fanti came to report the situation and took the initiative to suggest, "Lord City Lord, Red Girl and her group have ill intentions. If this continues, it may shake the order of the Lighthouse."

"Only they can cure my illness."

This one sentence immediately shut Vatican up.

"Over the past two months, I've become aware of their actions. They're purposeful and disciplined, but it's precisely their presence that has made me realize how many loopholes exist in the order of the Lighthouse, which is based on the Three Laws..."

"I hope you can rest assured, Lord City Lord, that I will work with the other members of the Light and Shadow Society to perfect the Three Laws and present them to you for review." Fan Lu immediately volunteered to further improve the Three Laws.

"Need not."

Charles shook his head.

Without him.

Even the most perfect rules can't hold back the strong! He had heard about the incident three days ago when the girl in red casually shattered a five-centimeter-thick steel plate with a single punch—

Perhaps she is still made of flesh and blood, and as long as a bullet is shot into her brain, she can kill the other person, but what price would that require?

Mark almost destroyed the lighthouse all by himself!

However, Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin still maintained their rationality. If they were truly angered, the threats they would face would be far greater than those of a single Mark!

"The key is to learn how to control one's own life essence!"

"And we, the lighthouse, must also possess our own power!"

"Go and inform Dr. Carrie that Project Abyss is being moved up!"

Charles believes that the Abyss is the key to dealing with, or even controlling, those three "superpowered" individuals who can manipulate the essence of life.

He must also possess power!

"But to truly implement the Abyss Explorers Project, we must conduct experiments on living people. However, the Dust People are currently under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhiwei. They have been organized into classes and groups, which has greatly improved their work efficiency. But it is probably impossible to 'create an accident' again."

After two months, Fanti had a clear understanding of Zhang Zhiwei's abilities: never test the limits of his abilities, because he would constantly redefine their understanding, especially in terms of strength. She even suspected that he had reached a level comparable to those who had reached the Abyss!

"Dust people... all have genetic defects, they are inferior products."

Charles was concise and to the point.

You mean—

Vatican was surprised, then pledged his loyalty, saying, "I am willing to personally wear the Abyss Warrior Armor for the experiment..."

# Chapter 1157 The Real Survivors on the Ground

As the lighthouse descended to a height of about 100 meters above the ground, the teams led by Red Girl and Suiying reached the ground along with the lowering of the elevator platform.

As the lifting platform ascends, the lighthouse gradually disappears into the clouds.

"Captain Red, this time we are going to the W-38 supply collection point to collect supplies, including heavy equipment, energy devices, medical supplies, and canned food for space."

Suiying introduced the location and objective of this supplies collection to Hong Guniang.

The W-38 supply collection point is located in this barren plain where they are currently situated; it was originally a spaceship that crashed from space.

Because it crashed in a canyon covered with dead vines and the terrain was uneven, the lighthouse could not directly lower the platform at the target location. Therefore, they needed to drive modified off-road vehicles and armored vehicles to get there.

"understood."

Hong Guniang nodded, "Our city defense force is tasked with dealing with the Devouring Beasts. Therefore, if you encounter a horde of Devouring Beasts, do not linger in battle. Take your supplies and evacuate as soon as possible. We will cover your retreat."

Also, please remember that the lives of both the upper class and the common people are more important than material possessions.

"understand!"

Sui Ying glanced at Wu Chenxi beside the red-haired girl, not wanting her to take the risk, but at this moment he could only agree.

That's how it is.

Fourteen vehicles braved the swirling sandstorm, traversing the boundless plain and adding a touch of liveliness to the otherwise desolate landscape.

The journey was uneventful, and they did not encounter any Devouring Beasts. However, the girl in red, sitting in the passenger seat, used her mental power to scan and detect something. Looking out the car window to the side, she saw six people standing on a ground vine protruding from the ground in the distance.

What was invisible to the naked eye was clearly visible to the girl in red; the six people were looking down at their convoy...

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"Follow."

The woman in the lead narrowed her eyes and addressed the other five.

"Boss Bai, you seem a bit serious?" Among the five, the one with a broad build had a somewhat honest voice, but he was good at reading people.

"Master Lai said that during this mission, we should make close contact with one of the women in the Lighthouse's amphibious team... I have identified the target, and she has already spotted us."

Mr. Bai spoke concisely and got into the driver's seat first.

"What?"

The man got into the car, looking incredulous. "They spotted us? I couldn't even see the people in that car!"

"I see it clearly now."

Another girl, about 1.6 meters tall and dressed in something resembling Mongolian clothing, said, "The person in the passenger seat of the last car suddenly looked this way..."

The other party is most likely like us, having awakened their source potential!

Moreover, that potential is very likely similar to mine, specifically in the area of ​​vision.

"Maiduo, are you serious? Given the situation on the pot lid, is it possible for someone to spontaneously activate their potential?" another girl asked, sounding doubtful.

"What if she wasn't the lighthouse?"

Boss Bai countered with a question.

"Not from the Lighthouse? Then they must be other ground survivors!"

The man thought of a possibility, but became even more puzzled. "If they are not from the four major settlements, then they are those who have abandoned all emotions in order to survive. It is even less likely that they would awaken their source potential."

Who she really is is another matter.

Master Lai said that the arrival of outsiders may change the relationship between humans and the mana ecosystem...

Perhaps the Kloto system on the lighthouse detected it as well, and thus dispatched them to locate the target.

Boss Bai's goal was clear: to find the "outsider" based on Master Lai's guidance.

"Can we really believe Master Lai's words? Last time, Xu Tong said that you only found a stick and didn't see any 'outsiders' at all. But I also went to the village to get that stick..."

Goodness, it's quite heavy, exactly 1350 pounds...

Is that Sun Wukong's golden cudgel?

By the way, wasn't Mark supposed to be put in the furnace and refined on the lighthouse?

A man wearing a hoodie, a mask, and sunglasses looked puzzled.

The man with silver, tousled hair standing next to him also shared his opinion, saying, "I think Master Lai looks like a relative of the Devouring Beast."

“Master Lai doesn’t lie. We may have overlooked something last time, so this time we brought you two, the ones with the ability to see and hear everything, to investigate.”