From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Then he looked at Miss Hong and asked, "What do you think, Sister Hong?"

Although he could contact Jiang Liu, he was focusing most of his energy on Mark in Dragon Bone Village, so the Lighthouse was mainly managed by Red Girl: "Although the truth about Charles murdering Mark is already circulating in private, it would be easy to cause gossip if we acted at this critical juncture."

Implication:

Inaction!

The reason is simple: the lighthouse suffered a catastrophic accident, plummeting to a depth of two hundred meters, where the Devouring Beasts below had swarmed in...

At this critical juncture, rashly tearing away the outward facade—

What will happen when they leave this world and ambitious mortals follow suit?

The baseness in people's hearts cannot be ignored!

of course.

Even if they don't do this, there will still be people who cause trouble because of their greed, but at least they should leave behind a "good example" before leaving this time and space.

"to make."

Zhang Zhiwei thought about it and realized that the situation of this lighthouse was quite different from their original era. If they really did that, it would definitely set a precedent for the few remaining humans in this world to "compete for fame and fortune".

therefore.

Before Charles could give the order, the three immediately set to work—

While the regular city defense troops led by Seng were terrified by the mountain of Devouring Beasts piled up on the physical plane below the lighthouse, and even collapsed to the ground, Red Girl had already led a hundred city defense reserve soldiers and a hundred city defense civilian logistics soldiers to patrol the perimeter of the lighthouse, set up traps, and had begun preparations for battle.

Under Zhang Zhiwei's leadership, the Dust People quickly inspected and repaired the various devices of the lighthouse, and also voluntarily separated some people to temporarily join the city defense reserve and logistics led by Red Girl, and patrolled together.

As the head of the supplies distribution room, Lu Jin waved his hand and distributed weapons to the common people as well.

firearms?

Naturally not.

Although the Lighthouse has the capability to manufacture firearms, the quantity is only enough to equip the city defense forces and the hunter teams, and it is impossible to arm all the Dust People.

But cold weapons can.

Over the past six months, as Dr. Carrie of the Ecological Research Institute has made progress in her research on living Devouring Beasts, she has discovered that melee weapons are actually more effective against Devouring Beasts.

Without him.

When fighting the Devouring Beasts in close combat, it is easier to attack their chest and abdomen, and destroy their spirit seeds in the shortest amount of time.

And what about firearms?

Unless heavy firepower is used to directly shatter the Devouring Beast's body, it can only buy time.

Seng was naturally unwilling to have his soldiers replace their firearms with cold weapons. Therefore, most of the cold weapons that the Lighthouse had made in the past six months using the bones of the Devouring Beasts and the alloys collected from the ground by the Red Girl team were gathering dust in the warehouse.

Lu Jin then distributed these cold weapons to some of the idle Dust People to enhance their combat capabilities.

Because the three men acted so quickly, by the time Charles realized what was happening, it was too late. If he were to issue an order at this point to take back the cold weapons from the commoners and have the city defense reserve return to the training grounds to await orders, not only the commoners but also the upper class would have objections.

Therefore.

Charles could only summon the heads of various departments of the lighthouse, including Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin, to the central command hall.

"Reporting to the City Lord."

Before Charles could speak, Red Girl said, "The city defense reserve has brought the chaos after the lighthouse fell under control and is ready to fight the Devouring Beasts that climbed onto the lighthouse."

Zhang Zhiwei followed closely, his gaze sharp: "The Devouring Beasts on the ground have piled up into mountains, and they may soon climb up the lighthouse. Therefore, the Dust People must also participate in patrols and battles."

Lu Jin concluded, "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures! Ordinary people must also possess weapons to protect themselves!"

After those three sentences, Charles was speechless and could only praise, "With three such capable people like you at the Lighthouse, I feel much more at ease than ever before."

Hong Guniang declared righteously, "It's my duty."

Zhang Zhiwei said in a serious tone: "It's my duty."

Lu Jin then stated confidently: "In conclusion..."

The rest of the group: "..."

It has to be said that with these three "god-like figures" in the Lighthouse, not only are the three major Fanzes now practically defunct, but the atmosphere is also ten times more intense than before.

Only Senger frowned and suggested to Charles, "Lord of the city, the lighthouse is in imminent danger. The Devouring Beasts below are gathering in countless numbers, just as the Dust People Commander said. We must increase the number of equipment in the city defense forces so that we can suppress them with firepower when they charge up."

"hehe."

Dr. Carrie scoffed, "Captain Seng, haven't you read the research reports on the Devouring Beasts in recent years? Only by shattering their core - the Spirit Seed - can you completely kill the Devouring Beasts. Otherwise, no matter how much firepower you have, it will only delay their regeneration."

In my opinion, it would be better to hand over the regular city defense forces to Captain Hong as well. Keeping a city defense commander like you, who has never been in ground combat, around is a waste of resources.

"you!"

Enraged, Seng said to Charles, "Lord of the City, Dr. Carrie's research has already consumed a lot of resources. At this critical moment, her Abyss-Bearer experiments should be stopped immediately. Otherwise, it will only be a waste of the lives of the people!"

Charles was already worried about the growing prestige of Red Girl, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin in the Lighthouse. Seng, who had submitted to him, was not very capable, and the Light and Shadow Society... needless to say, had called themselves city lords. He actually felt a bit like his father.

Although he believed 100% in the existence of the Lord of Light and Shadow, as the city lord, he had to consider the survival of the entire Lighthouse. Although the people of the Light and Shadow Society obeyed him, none of them were of any use. Even Vatican, whom he had used most smoothly in the past, was nothing more than a pretty face when it came to truly important matters.

Therefore, he felt somewhat aggrieved...

Chapter 1212 One Day Ago—Humanity Needs to Evolve Once Again

No matter how frustrated he felt, Charles had to make a decision at this point, otherwise the operation of the entire lighthouse would truly fall into the hands of these three "capable people" and "extraordinary individuals": Hong Guniang, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin.

Even though the lighthouse was facing a life-or-death situation, he still had to consider his rights!

Therefore, he took a deep breath, coughed, and gave the order: "The lighthouse is in a critical moment of life and death, and everyone must work hard!"

First, Sengge—"

"exist!"

Senger stood tall with his head held high, a hint of surprise in his eyes, believing that Charles was still on his side.

"I agree to your request."

After Charles finished speaking, he looked at Eun, but then shifted his gaze to Lu Jin, because he knew that the real power of the Lighthouse's material management had already fallen into Lu Jin's hands. "Manager Lu, are you willing to cooperate?"

"What are you saying, City Lord? It was originally yours; it's just a matter of your word." Lu Jin agreed without hesitation.

Charles was silent for a moment before nodding and then said to Red Girl, "Captain Red, although the city defense reserve and the Dust People logistics team you lead have experience fighting the Devouring Beasts on the ground, ground combat is different from the defense of the Lighthouse. The difference in terrain alone may greatly reduce their combat capabilities. How about supporting Seng in terms of logistics?"

Everyone present frowned, realizing that Charles was trying to take the opportunity to undermine Red Girl's prestige... But at a time like this, he was still thinking about his own power—

He is no longer a qualified city lord!

But to everyone's surprise, Hong Guniang agreed without batting an eye.

Instantly.

Sengge straightened his back even more!

Before he could celebrate for long, Red Girl added, "If the Devouring Beasts really manage to climb the lighthouse by stacking themselves on top of each other, and Seng is incompetent, can I take full command?"

In that instant, Sengge's smile froze, and he stared at Red Girl in shock, wanting to refute, but considering the other party's strength, he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Charles's eyes were filled with disappointment, but it vanished in an instant, and he agreed: "If Seng is truly incompetent, all members of the city's defense forces will be under your command, including Seng himself."

Seng hurriedly assured Charles, "Lord of the City, please rest assured, I will never allow a Devouring Beast to climb the lighthouse!"

People in other departments don't really trust this.

Charles gave Seng a deep look—he had given him the opportunity, but if Seng couldn't seize it, he wouldn't be to blame.

As for agreeing to Hong Guniang's request...

If the Devouring Beasts truly climb the Lighthouse, then considering power issues becomes meaningless.

Charles then turned his gaze to Jingnan and asked, "Can you repair the lighthouse's navigation system?"

The key lies in—

Jingnan glanced at the red-haired girl and the others, then stopped hiding the truth: "The root cause of the lighthouse's collapse was that someone, or some entity, forcibly intruded into the lighthouse's aviation system through an unknown protocol, thereby locking onto the anti-gravity system, which in turn caused the flamethrowers to extinguish..."

Before this, I had already learned the root cause.

There are two lines of junk code in the navigation system, but even I don't have permission to delete them... It's because of the Croto system!

"The Clotho system?"

Even Charles only knew of the existence of the Kloto system for a short time. After becoming the city lord, he handed it over to Jingnan for management. "I don't know much about this matter either. You'll have to solve it yourself. I'll give you all the authority to find a solution as soon as possible."

"But···"

Jingnan has limited knowledge of the Kloto system and doesn't even know its origins. How can he find a solution?

"There are no 'buts'. This is your duty. If you have no ideas, you can go and take a look at the library from your childhood."

This was Charles's reminder.

Jingnan was taken aback and said no more.

Finally, Charles asked Dr. Carrie, "How is the experiment progressing regarding the Abyss Project?"

"Progress has not been so smooth."

Dr. Carrie truthfully reported, "The Upper Citizens can activate and control the Abyss-Dweller for an extremely short time; they can't sustain it for long. After emerging, they appear decades older. According to tests, their cells have undergone irreversible aging, losing a significant amount of energy—"

Therefore, I speculate that any healthy living being is capable of piloting the Abyss-Dweller, but the energy required for activation comes from the living being itself...

If Mark's report last time was correct, the previous city lord and the city lord before that did not actually kill that white-haired woman. She was very likely to have mastered immortality... or at least she contained a great deal of energy, which ensured that she had lived from the old world to the present.

Control over the essence of life is absolutely a prerequisite!

At this point, Dr. Carrie's gaze fell on the girl in red, and she asked, "You are survivors of the old world, do you know anything about that white-haired woman?"

"do not know."

Red Girl directly denied it, since their explanation when they went to the lighthouse was that they were also looking for other survivors. However, she did provide some information: "During our operation in the ecological cluster area, we saw traces of human activity in many places, and in a laboratory somewhere in Nirvana, we found some video footage of Old World humans researching immortality technology. There's a miracle called K, which can rejuvenate aging body cells, but it can't reverse nerve cells..."

Later, this drug was used to research a drug called 'Angel'... at least the information described it as being able to make human nerve cells and body cells immortal.

The disaster occurred... according to the woman in that part of the footage, because humanity's research into immortality attracted the attention of higher-dimensional beings—

This was a genocidal attack targeting humanity.

The amount of information contained in these words is enormous, making one wonder... what kind of myth she is telling.