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"Yes. Sharif's skin ulcers and Lorif's delirium are both side effects."
Jing Yuan sneered, "Your real goal is to have Sharif kill Mark in front of everyone. So you were lying to me all along; Charles doesn't know how to use the drug at all."
"The leader is a chosen one, why would he need these things?"
Jing Yuan laughed and said, "At a time like this, you're still talking to me about being the chosen one of God."
Fanlu proudly said, "The leader was personally chosen by the Lord of Light and Shadow. When the leader was still a child, he went down to the surface with the Wasteland Hunters and was surrounded by Devouring Beasts. It was the Lord of Light and Shadow who saved him. This is all recorded in the Wasteland Hunters' surface records. Don't you know that?"
Jingyuan still smiled and said, "Do you think I would believe any of this?"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Fan Lu stared at Jing Yuan. "You just promised me that you would tell me about the gene serum and help us get a chance to travel far away."
Jingyuan stared at Fanlu, "You must know that traveling far away is also a form of death."
"No! The leader won't die!"
Jing Yuan smiled slightly and left the cell.
Once outside, some distant memories suddenly surfaced in Jingyuan's mind.
In my past life, when I watched "Ling Cage," there seemed to be a scene where Charles met with the Lord of Light and Shadow.
However, because so much time has passed, he can't remember some of it.
"Fanlu said there are records of this matter, let's go to the archives to check them first."
To get to the archives, Jingyuan had no choice but to ask Jingnan for help.
However, now when Jingnan goes to the archives, they don't have to sneak in like Mark and Ranbing did.
After Jingyuan explained the reason to Jingnan, Jingnan was also very curious, so she accompanied Jingyuan to the archives room.
Jingnan opened the door and led Jingyuan into the archives room. Looking at the rows of shelves, Jingyuan didn't know where to start looking.
Fortunately, Jingnan was by her side. She said, "According to your description, this happened when Charles was a child. After the three laws were promulgated, Charles became the head of the Light and Shadow Society, and since then, he has never been on the ground. Based on the timeline, it should be between 30 and 35 years of the Lighthouse."
"Aren't you and Charles siblings? Don't you remember when he came to earth?"
"No. Unless there are special circumstances, I don't have very deep memories of things from my childhood."
Jingyuan nodded.
Even if he was reborn with memories of his past life, he wouldn't remember much about his childhood in this life.
After all, a child's brain is not fully developed and cannot hold too many memories. Selective deletion is also a form of protection for the brain.
Based on the time, Jingnan took several hard drives from the shelf.
"These are records of the hunters' field missions during the 30 to 35 years of the Lighthouse's history. Let's split up and look at them!"
As he spoke, Jingnan handed Jingyuan several hard drives.
Jingyuan took the hard drive and examined it on the machine next to him.
Previously, when hunters went on missions in the wilderness, there would be records, but not every recording could be brought back.
If the person whose information is being recorded happens to die, the relevant data will be lost.
Because the lighthouse lacked the technology to produce cameras, the number of machines dwindled, resulting in very little video recording during later Hunter missions.
Jing Yuan didn't recognize most of the people in these videos, but he could still see some familiar faces.
“This Sengge was once a hunter as well,” Jing Yuan said, watching the video.
While looking at the documents, Jing Nan said to Jing Yuan, "Most of the combat personnel on the lighthouse were once hunters."
Jingyuan also saw other people, such as Elon, Xuefeng, Hongkou, and so on.
"The Devouring Beasts back then were somewhat different from the Devouring Beasts of today," Jing Yuan said, looking at the Devouring Beasts inside.
"The Devouring Beasts evolve very quickly. In just twenty years, many of them have changed," Jing Nan sighed. "Our research on the Mana ecosystem has been stagnant for a long time. I wonder if any new Devouring Beasts will be born on the ground."
"Once we find the people on the ground, you can talk to them and maybe you'll gain some new insights."
Jing Nan glanced at him. "Is this also something you foresaw in the future?"
"Ah."
Looking at the screen, Jingnan suddenly said, "We've found Charles."
Jingyuan quickly walked over to Jingnan's side and looked at the screen.
In the video, a group of hunters are seen moving on the ground.
Morgan was with Charles in a transport vehicle. Charles was very happy, looking left and right.
Charles was born in a lighthouse, so he is very curious about the ground.
Jingyuan was completely baffled by what he saw.
Are the hunters going down to the ground for a picnic? Why did Morgan bring Charles down with her?
Not long after, the hunter team encountered the Devouring Beasts and was surrounded by them.
Morgan arranged for a team to help Charles break through and escape, but unfortunately there were too many Devouring Beasts, and Charles was unable to escape.
Among the besieging Devouring Beasts, there was even a giant double-jawed beast.
Given the fighting strength of Morgan's team, encountering the Two-jawed Beast would almost certainly mean certain death.
But just then, a figure appeared at the front of the group.
He was tall and slender, his entire body covered in clothing, making it impossible to see his face.
He didn't look human; his height far exceeded that of normal humans, and he could only be described as a humanoid creature.
With a wave of his hand, he caused the Devouring Beasts that were besieging the Hunters' team to retreat.
Then he waved his hand again, and Charles was lifted up by an invisible force and brought to the front of the strange humanoid creature.
Then, the entire screen displayed static and garbled text.
This concludes the video recording.
Jingnan repeatedly checked the video data and found that it was not that the file was corrupted, but that the recording had not been successful at the time.
"Go back and take a look!"
Jingyuan asked Jingnan to rewind the video to the last frame.
The image shows a humanoid creature resembling the "Lord of Light and Shadow," and Charles rising into the air.
Jingnan was also seeing this scene for the first time, and she still had a look of surprise on her face.
"Is this the Lord of Light and Shadow?"
Chapter 124 The Core of the Lighthouse (Sixth Update)
Jing Yuan looked at Jing Nan and asked, "Do you believe that gods really exist? If he is truly a god, why doesn't he just help us exterminate all the Devouring Beasts?"
"I always thought that the Lord of Light and Shadow was just a fabrication by Lord Morgan."
"I think so too."
“However…” Jing Yuan pointed to the humanoid creature in the image and said, “I think this thing looks more like a Devouring Beast?”
Jing Nan asked in surprise, "A humanoid Devouring Beast?"
"If it's not a Devouring Beast, could it really be a god?"
Jingyuan doesn't believe in gods, and even if he were a god, he probably wouldn't be on the side of humanity.
Jing Nan looked at Jing Yuan and asked, "What do you think is the purpose of the Lord of Light and Shadow choosing Charles?"
Jingyuan shook his head; he couldn't guess.
Jingyuan looked at Jingnan and asked, "Has Charles seen this video?"
"I do not know."
"Over the years, did he learn from others that he was the 'chosen one,' or did he believe in his own heart that he was the 'chosen one'?"
Jingnan shook her head and said again, "I don't know either. Charles and I only spent some time together when we were young. After he became the head of the association, we didn't communicate much."
"So that's how it is, no wonder..."
“No wonder…” Jing Nan suddenly understood and said nonchalantly, “No wonder he would use me as a bargaining chip, right!”
"no no!"
Jing Yuan quickly denied it.
Suddenly, Jingyuan froze. Seeing his stunned expression, Jingnan quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Jingyuan said, "I just met Fanlu and tried to get information out of her, so I deliberately told her that I could send Charles on a long journey. The ground is full of Devouring Beasts, but they are not worried about traveling far away."
Jingnan also looked thoughtful.
"Do you believe that Charles, like the Lord of Light and Shadow, can control the Devouring Beasts?"
"If he had that ability..." Jing Yuan smiled disdainfully, but his smile vanished in an instant.
Is it possible that even Charles himself couldn't be certain whether the Lord of Light and Shadow existed?
No miracles occurred to Charles based on that one encounter back then.