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Jingyuan looked at Jingnan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Is this old man a scientist?"
In Jingyuan's mind, scientists, while not necessarily mature and steady, should at least not have this kind of rogue-like demeanor.
Flynn looked at them with a flippant gaze. "Mark? I saw you when you were a kid, I didn't expect you to grow up so strong! Morgan finally passed the position of city lord to you!" He then looked at Jing Yuan, "The new head of the Light and Shadow Society? What about Charles?"
“Dead!” Jing Yuan stared at Flynn. He hated frivolous people the most, but he never expected to see such a demeanor on an old man.
Flynn was somewhat surprised. "Even if Charles is dead, Morgan won't let anyone else be the head. By the way, how did he die?"
"I killed him with a single blow!"
Flynn was stunned because he saw murderous intent in Jingyuan's eyes.
Jing Yuan killed so many people and so many Devouring Beasts that even if he didn't actively release his killing intent, it couldn't be concealed.
Seeing Flynn standing there, Jingnan spoke up, "Dr. Flynn, we've come here to ask you about the brain-connecting experiment."
"Oh? You want to connect to Clotho again?"
"Yes."
Flynn chuckled, "I was imprisoned by Morgan back then because of my research on the brain! It seems that old man just can't understand. He only realized the value of this research after a new city lord came along."
"The lighthouse is under the control of Kloto, and we need to take it back! To take it back, we need to get inside Kloto."
"Take back control? Hmph!" Flynn sneered.
"We know from the records that you once conducted a brain-to-brain experiment. What were the results of that experiment?"
Flynn ignored Jingyuan's question completely.
Jingyuan was about to make his move when Jingnan stopped him again.
"Dr. Flynn, I hope you can help us!"
"Hmph!" Flynn sneered, "Want my help to connect to Kloto? Fine! Agree to three conditions?"
"You still want to negotiate?" Jing Yuan sneered.
Mark, however, was tolerant and generous, saying, "Just tell us! We'll try our best to meet your needs!"
"First!" Flynn began to set his conditions, "Morgan has imprisoned me for so many years, make him come here and apologize to me! Second, I want to be the city lord! As for the third... hehe... go to the law firm and apply to arrange for me to go to Dawn Hall with you!"
This last sentence was said to Jingnan.
Jingyuan could no longer hold back. He strode over, grabbed Flynn by the neck, and lifted him up, yelling, "Old man! You're tired of living, aren't you! We're not here to beg you! Get this straight, if you don't cooperate, I'll kill you!"
"Jingyuan!" Jingnan rushed forward, fearing that Jingyuan might crush Flynn to death with a little force.
Jingyuan casually tossed Flynn to the ground.
Jing Nan said, "He's just a bit sarcastic, but he's not a bad person!" Then, Jing Nan looked at Flynn and said, "Dr. Flynn, I know that completing an experiment that directly connects a human brain to Kloto is your lifelong dream. We're giving you that opportunity now; you have no right to negotiate with us!"
Flynn sat on the ground, coughing as he said, "You can leave! I won't help you! Even if you kill me, I won't cooperate with you."
"Leave?" Jing Yuan stared at Flynn. "Today you either cooperate obediently, or..."
Jing Yuan used his telekinesis to control a cable that flew over and wrapped around Flynn, making him fly in the air.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
The cables binding Flynn tightened further, and he cried out, "I'll cooperate! I'll cooperate!"
Jing Yuan was stunned. He admitted defeat way too quickly!
Jingyuan loosened the cable, but still kept Flynn suspended in the air.
"Tell me first! How did your brain-connecting experiment go?"
"It failed! The volunteers who underwent the brain-connection experiment died after being connected to Cloto, and no useful information was found."
How can I connect to Clotho?
"The main problem with the connection between the human brain and Kloto is the signal mismatch. To solve the signal mismatch using spinal worms, it is also necessary to implant spore viruses into the human brain, and all of this is irreversible."
"Spine Worm? Spores?" Jing Yuan looked at Flynn. "Are you transforming people into Devouring Beasts?"
"You could say that, but it's just brain modification, used to fool Clotho!"
Why lie to Clotho?
"It seems that the Devouring Beasts have their own way of communicating through brainwaves, but we humans do not have this ability. Therefore, when we communicate with Kloto using the device, we must disguise ourselves as Devouring Beasts."
Jing Yuan released Flynn and said coldly, "Explain yourself clearly!"
Flynn looked at Jing Yuan, a hint of fear already appearing in his eyes.
Back in the day, Morgan would at least come up with a suitable reason to kill someone, but this guy just does it without warning!
Flynn didn't know that Jingyuan used to be easy to talk to, but after what happened with Charles, his mentality had somewhat collapsed.
Flynn turned and walked inside, saying, "Come with me!"
There's a device in the room inside. Flynn has been locked up here for years, actually researching human brain connectivity.
Flynn said, "With the signal problem solved, all that's left is the connection. Connecting the human brain to Kloto relies on the exchange of neural signals, so we can only use a direct connection, but the consequences of that are severe!"
Jingnan asked, "What will be the consequences?"
"The consequence of a direct connection is that one's life essence is devoured by Klotor. That volunteer was one such example!"
Devouring the essence of life?
Jingyuan had a sense of déjà vu about what Flynn was saying.
He remembered that Ash had once connected directly to the giant brain in order to explore the secrets of the Mana Primordial Body, and then his life essence was devoured by the giant brain.
"You need to think this through carefully. This process is irreversible. Who will be the volunteer to perform the surgery?"
Mark looked at Flynn. "Is this the only way to get back control of the lighthouse from Clotho?"
Flynn nodded. "Giving control of the lighthouse to Clotho was easy at first, but taking it back won't be so simple. To regain control, you'll first need to communicate with Clotho!"
After listening to Flynn's words, Jingyuan seemed to be deep in thought.
He looked at Mark and Jingnan, "This old man's research is unreliable! Let's wait for Master Lai to come back and ask him first!"
"Whose research are you calling unreliable?" Flynn couldn't help but retort.
Jingyuan turned his head slightly to stare at Flynn, startling Flynn.
"You've dedicated your entire life to this research, and now someone is going to die, and there's no guarantee of success. Do you really think your research is reliable?"
Flynn dared not speak, nor did he have anything to say.
He did indeed spend his whole life researching without much success, just like Carrie.
Jingyuan turned and left the archives. "Let's go! Master Lai seems to be back again!"
Chapter 191 Regaining Control
Master Lai and Bai Yuekui left together on a spaceship and arrived at the core of the shielding system.
This is a secret base, the place where Bai Yuekui's father, Bai Jingyu, stored the original Mana body.
Normally, only Bai Yuekui's brother, Bai Yuetian, guards this place.
Bai Yuetian's body was taken by Gray, and now only his brain is stored in a robot. He lives in a half-human, half-machine form.
Upon seeing Bai Yuekui and Master Lai appear, Bai Yuetian seemed somewhat surprised, "Why is Master Lai here?"
Master Lai is usually elusive and rarely shows up unless something major is happening.
Normally, he and Bai Yuekui only communicate by phone.
"What? You guys caught that kid Mark from the lighthouse?" Bai Yuetian's round, robotic head wobbled out.
"Something's happened! The Devouring Beasts have surrounded Dragonbone Village," Bai Yuekui said simply.
"What?" Bai Yuetian looked at Mana's initial form behind him. "I haven't found anything unusual on my end!"
"Is there anything unusual?" Bai Yuekui murmured to himself.
"What about the village? What about the villagers?" Bai Yuetian asked dejectedly, seeing no one else behind him. "Didn't a single person stay?"
"No……"
Before Bai Yuekui could finish speaking, Bai Yuetian showed a shocked and sad expression.
"What……"
“They’re all taking refuge in the lighthouse!” Bai Yuekui said quickly.
"lighthouse?"
Bai Yuekui hadn't had a chance to tell Bai Yuetian about the cooperation between Longgu Village and Lighthouse.
Bai Yuekui didn't explain in detail. She said to Bai Yuetian, "Although the village is temporarily in ruins, everyone is safe. We came here to check if there are any abnormalities in the initial body!"
Bai Yuetian said, "Could it be that the blocking system has malfunctioned? But everything is showing up normally on my end!"
"The system hasn't failed; it's still working!" Bai Yuekui said.
Master Lai remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "This time, the unusual behavior of the Devouring Beasts is clearly being orchestrated by Ecology. After the ancient civilization defeated the Primordial Being, Ecology severed its connection with it. But why is it that this time, while the Devouring Beasts are surrounding Dragon Bone Village, the giant brain on the Lighthouse is restricting its actions?"
Bai Yuekui looked at Master Lai, "Didn't you say that the life essence in the left brain transformed into cranial matter, while the life essence in the right brain, although still there, was sealed off by you? It must be that the life essence in the right brain broke through your seal!"