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In the blink of an eye, Penny appeared with him on a locator fifty meters away.

"I'm going to continue!" Penny warned; this time, she would perform consecutive teleports.

"Bring it on!"

Whoosh!

Jing Yuan entered the quantum superposition state once again.

Whoosh!

He experienced it yet again.

By entering the quantum superposition state repeatedly, Jing Yuan was able to see the true face of that strange space.

The entire strange space was like a chaotic, three-dimensional mesh structure.

When Jing Yuan and Penny shuttled through space, they were actually moving through these mesh structures.

This made Jing Yuan realize that this might be what high-dimensional space looks like to three-dimensional beings.

Every teleportation in high-dimensional space was like moving from one node to another.

Just as Tasia had said, the purpose of the locators was to provide them with positioning.

After completing a lap, Penny looked at the dazed Jing Yuan and asked with a smile, "Do you want to continue?"

"No need!"

With a sweep of his telekinetic power, Jing Yuan retrieved all the surrounding locators and handed them to Penny.

"What did you discover?"

"It's actually just as Tasia said. High-dimensional space has a different structure, which is what allows us to achieve Space Teleportation.

Perhaps in the future, we can find a way for you to do it without locators. When that time comes, you'll be truly formidable."

Penny said with emotion, "Actually, I already find this incredible. I never dreamed I would possess potential."

Jing Yuan said with a smile, "Potential is an ability you always had; it was just latent and hadn't been unearthed yet!"

Jing Yuan controlled the scale disk to come to his feet. "Let's go! Let's head back!"

Penny looked at the grasslands, still somewhat reluctant to leave.

"I really wish I could build a house on The Surface!"

"That day will come," Jing Yuan said sentimentally. "Our group flying directly here was quite a shock to their village. Let's take it slow! One day, we will be able to build houses on The Surface."

"Mm."

The two stepped onto the scale disk and slowly flew back to the Lighthouse... Inside the Lighthouse's central elevator, Mark was alone as he arrived at Morgan's room.

Morgan's room was always guarded by Wasteland Hunters. Seeing Mark approach, the two immediately stood at attention. "City Lord!"

"Where is the old City Lord?"

"Inside."

Mark nodded and walked in.

In the hall, Morgan sat powerlessly by the window.

Although Mark had not yet informed Morgan about the situation on The Surface, the news had drifted into Morgan's ears like the wind.

Hearing someone approach, Morgan said without turning his head, "Is this the result you wanted?"

"The result I want is to eliminate the ecology."

Morgan did not follow Mark's lead, instead speaking to himself, "You've met that woman from The Surface?"

"I have."

"Then what are your thoughts now?"

Mark hesitated for a moment before saying, "The humans on The Surface have mastered a special power they call Source Essence Potential. After stimulating this potential, one can gain a Supernatural Ability. From what I can see, if we can help the people on the Lighthouse stimulate their Supernatural Abilities, it will add another chance for our survival in this apocalypse."

"I know!" Morgan said calmly. "That woman is very powerful. Not only can she insta-kill a Twin-Jawed Beast, but back when I invited her to the Lighthouse, she slaughtered the entire Wasteland Hunters by herself. Do you think someone with such power is still human?"

"City Lord." Mark still hadn't changed how he addressed him; it was his respect for Morgan. "That woman is named Bai Yuekui. At least for now, I believe she is a good person. Perhaps you could meet her again? Maybe some of the misunderstandings from back then can be resolved?"

Morgan laughed.

"Resolved?"

"I have already represented the Lighthouse in establishing cooperation with their village. They have taught us how to hide from Phage Beasts and helped us stimulate our potential. In the future, more Lighthouse residents will become Ability Users. No, not Ability Users—they call them Awakened Practitioners!"

"Do you think we are still human if we do this?"

Mark shook his head helplessly. "Ran Bing has also stimulated her potential; even I am no longer her match." He sighed and said, "It seems Jing Yuan was right back then! I think I finally understand how you feel today!"

Morgan looked back at Mark with a face full of confusion.

Mark explained, "Today, they helped us awaken our potential. Not just Ran Bing, but even Penny awakened hers, yet I failed to do so. Growing up on the Lighthouse, I was always the best, but on The Surface, I can't even manage to awaken my potential! I cannot accept this contrast, and I imagine you feel the same way!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"City Lord, I understand the choice you made back then. But I do not agree with it. In the future, if someone more capable than me appears on the Lighthouse or in Dragon Bone Village who can lead everyone against the ecology, I am willing to be a mere soldier under them.

In this world, our only purpose for living is to solve the ecology and return to The Surface. Nothing else matters. I hope you can understand this, City Lord!"

Morgan gave a bitter smile.

"According to the Lighthouse's rules, now that you've reached the age, you should go on a Far-Away Journey. However, even if you go now, it will be to The Surface. Dragon Bone Village accepts the elderly we send down. If you wish to go to The Surface, I can let you go down early. Master Elon and the others are also in the village."

"Elon? He's still alive?" Morgan was somewhat shocked.

"Yes. After they went on their Far-Away Journey, they were taken in by the people of Dragon Bone Village. They are willing to take in and provide for the elderly. If you go down, they will welcome you too."

"Hmph!"

At this moment, Morgan laughed self-deprecatingly. He also began to wonder if his original decision had been wrong.

"Please rest well! If you need anything, send someone to tell me!" After saying this, Mark turned and left.

Morgan looked out the window, reminiscing about his life.

When the disaster began years ago, he was still a child.

On the Lighthouse, he had fought alongside the previous City Lord and grown up under his leadership.

When he first met Bai Yuekui, he also thought she might have a way to save the world.

But that subsequent battle caused both sides to part on bad terms.

Morgan knew that someone with superpowers like Bai Yuekui could not be an enemy, but could she really be a friend?

"They will destroy humanity!"

"An even greater disaster is coming!"

"You cannot indulge them!"

"They will destroy humanity!"

Morgan looked around in terror as whispers echoed in his ears.

"Who are you? Who is speaking?"

"Your choice was not wrong! If you continue to indulge them, they will trigger an even greater disaster, and humanity's last hope for survival will be shattered!"

...Chapter 151: Universal Learning on the Lighthouse

In the early morning, a busy day began on the Lighthouse.

Mark led the people on the Lighthouse to welcome the guests at the lift platform.

The Lighthouse citizens began to whisper among themselves.

The Lighthouse had not taken in any survivors from The Surface for twenty years.

However, this time it wasn't about taking them in; they were just visiting.

As the lift platform slowly rose to the Outer Ring height, a group of people led by Ulaanbaatar appeared before the Lighthouse citizens.

Ulaanbaatar had brought ten people, all of whom were his disciples. These people would teach the Lighthouse citizens the Guiyuan Heart Method.

Although the Lighthouse had arrived at this grassland area a few days ago, most of the citizens still did not know the truth.

Mark stepped forward and addressed everyone, "Citizens of the Lighthouse, today I have an important announcement to make.

As you all know, a few days ago, we navigated to these grasslands.

This is an area that has not been invaded by the ecology. On the ground here lives a group of people who have special methods to combat Phage Beasts.

After our discussions with the Ground People, they have agreed to share their methods of fighting Phage Beasts with us."

The Lighthouse citizens looked at each other—a method to fight Phage Beasts?

If they could fight Phage Beasts, their lives would be much better.