136: Section 136

Besides, if the lord of light and shadow Charles encountered is also a Phage Beast, then it counts as one too.

Jing Yuan's mind raced, and he suddenly asked, "The Humanoid Rending Beast you saw—was it strong? Or frail?"

Mark looked at Jing Yuan in confusion. "Why do you ask that?"

"I want to know if there's anything in common between the images you saw and the future you foresaw."

Mark didn't think much of it. "It was a powerful Phage Beast. It had sharp horns on its head and four arms!"

Strong, with sharp horns... this reminded Jing Yuan of Mark after his beastification.

But the beastified Mark didn't have four arms.

"Was there such a Phage Beast in the future you saw?"

Jing Yuan shook his head and then asked, "Did you only see images? Did clotho speak to you?"

"Speak? No!"

"It seems to have spoken to me," Jing Yuan said calmly.

"What?" Mark was startled.

"I remember a remark Lottie made while examining you; she suspected your coma was due to information overload!" Jing Yuan analyzed. "clotho is a living organism and should possess the ability to communicate. It might have wanted to communicate with you, but your brain couldn't handle the information it sent, which led to your coma."

"If that's the case, and it spoke to you, why didn't you fall into a coma?"

Jing Yuan smiled. "I'm different from you. My brain is much stronger than yours!"

This wasn't a joke from Jing Yuan. His Telekinetic Talent made him much stronger in this regard than ordinary people, even Mark couldn't compare.

"However, I couldn't communicate with it fully either. Perhaps my Mental Power isn't strong enough yet." Jing Yuan said, "If I'm not mistaken, as long as one's Mental Power is strong enough, one should be able to communicate with clotho."

"Then how can I strengthen my Mental Power?"

Jing Yuan hesitated. He could grow stronger by slaying Phage Beasts and devouring life source essence.

But Mark couldn't!

Jing Yuan raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, "Perhaps awakening Source Essence Potential would work!"

Chapter 139: Official Meeting

Jing Yuan and Mark walked out of the medical room.

Mark immediately made arrangements.

"Snow Peak, you stay on the Lighthouse. Mo Cheng, take your men and follow me to The Surface. Remember, wear armor and bring weapons."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The two immediately responded and went to prepare.

Jing Nan looked at Mark and said, "City Lord, let me go down with you!"

"Jing Nan, the Navigation Control Room still needs you to preside over it."

Jing Yuan reminded him from the side, "Once we're on The Surface, some specific matters of cooperation might need Jing Nan's coordination. With Snow Peak and the others on the Lighthouse, nothing will go wrong!"

"True!"

Both Jing Yuan and Mark were warriors; some detailed matters did indeed require Jing Nan to handle.

After preparations were complete, Jing Yuan, Mark, and their group arrived at the lift platform.

Besides Jing Nan and Ran Bing, they also brought Mo Cheng, Flying Snow, Erica, and Jeff.

As the platform slowly descended, they arrived at the grassland below.

Seeing the beautiful scenery before her, Erica's eyes widened, and she ran around excitedly!

"Gosh! Is this the grassland mentioned in the books?"

Jing Yuan watched Bai Yuekui's group approaching and said to Erica beside him, "Erica, there will be plenty of chances to play later."

Mo Cheng also chimed in, "Exactly. Be serious; this is a diplomatic occasion!"

Jing Yuan and Mark walked in front, and the two parties met on the grassland.

Mark first stepped forward and said, "Hello! I am Lighthouse Hunt... Lighthouse City Lord, Mark!"

"Hello!" Bai Yuekui stepped forward to shake Mark's hand. "I am the Equilibrium Bearer of Dragon Bone Village, Bai Yuekui!"

"What does 'Equilibrium Bearer' mean?" the Lighthouse people whispered behind them.

Jing Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about what it means. Just know that in diplomacy, it's head to head."

Bai Yuekui smiled slightly and looked at the crowd from the Lighthouse. "Are you still uneasy? You've all brought weapons!"

Jing Yuan smiled; he was indeed uneasy, so everyone except Jing Nan was armed.

Jing Yuan carried his plasma war blade on his back, Mark had a pistol, and the others all carried high-energy rifles.

Jing Yuan smiled and said, "The Wasteland Hunters are used to being on The Surface!" He gave a couple of awkward laughs and then asked, "So, where shall we talk? Here on the grass? Or go into your base?"

Bai Yuekui said, "Let's go to the base."

"But you must lay down your weapons!"

Before Bai Yuekui could finish, Sky Breaker, who was beside her, spoke up.

Jing Yuan smiled slightly and asked, "Are you the Boss?"

Sky Breaker frowned.

Bai Yuekui stopped Sky Breaker and then said to the Lighthouse group, "It's fine. If you feel more at ease carrying weapons, then carry them!"

Mark said, "We will act according to the rules of The Surface!"

Jing Yuan patted Mark's shoulder and said, "On The Surface, Boss Bai's word is the rule! No one else's word counts!"

Sky Breaker felt targeted and glared at Jing Yuan with gritted teeth.

However, Jing Yuan only gave a contemptuous smile.

"Why 'Boss'?" Mark asked curiously.

Bai Yuekui explained calmly, "It's just a nickname everyone uses casually!"

Jing Yuan smiled and remained silent.

Although the title "Boss Bai" seemed like a nickname, how could he not understand that as a leader, one needs to be distinguished from others?

Morgan being the "City Lord" and Bai Yuekui being the "Boss" were essentially the same thing!

Jing Yuan didn't point it out but joked, "This counts as an old world title! old world titles were diverse! For example, we could also call you: Boss Ma, President Ma, Mr. Ma, Teacher Ma, or Comrade Ma!"

Mark smiled slightly and didn't pay much mind. He asked out of pure curiosity.

Mark looked at the surroundings and sighed, "There's no trace of ecology here at all, but why didn't we know about this place for so many years?"

"You'll have to ask your predecessor what he was thinking. He actually knew of our existence all along but hid the truth from you."

The "predecessor" Bai Yuekui referred to was Morgan.

"We want to know what the truth is!"

"The truth is that the Lighthouse is not the only sanctuary for humanity." After saying this, Bai Yuekui quickened her pace.

Leaving the people from the Lighthouse behind to contemplate.

From the current perspective, with the appearance of the Ground People, the lie that the Lighthouse was the only sanctuary had already been shattered.

But what Jing Yuan was thinking was, besides Dragon Bone Village, were there other human sanctuaries?

Everyone followed her into the base, and Bai Yuekui led them to the same meeting room as before.

At this moment, two white-haired old men appeared in the meeting room.

One had short hair and a strong physique. The other had medium-length hair and was slightly frail. However, both were energetic and didn't look like ordinary old men.

When the two saw Bai Yuekui walk in, they shouted in unison, "Boss!"

"You've arrived." Bai Yuekui signaled everyone to sit and introduced them one by one. "These two are both Equilibrium Bearers of our Dragon Bone Village, Ulaanbaatar and Xia Tianlai."

Bai Yuekui did not introduce the other Awakened Practitioners.

Bai Yuekui said to Mark, "Jing Yuan found us and said he wanted to cooperate. I had him bring you here because I wanted to hear the thoughts of you, the new City Lord."

Mark glanced at Jing Yuan and said, "Jing Yuan represents my intentions. We wish to cooperate with you!"

"What is the purpose of the cooperation?"

"To fight the ecology together and survive this apocalypse, of course!" Mark looked at Bai Yuekui. "Your ability to survive on The Surface, besides those Supernatural Abilities, suggests your research into the ecology is deeper than ours."

Bai Yuekui nodded and said, "Indeed, we have many results from our research into the ecology. However, solving the ecology problem remains a distant goal."

"Then how did you manage to keep this piece of land from being invaded by the mana ecology?"

The question came from Jing Nan.

Bai Yuekui replied, "Through our research into the ecology, we invented a shielding system that can block the perception of Phage Beasts. Within the shielding system, Phage Beasts will not approach."

"What is the principle behind this shielding system?"