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"Xu Tong, prepare the soul storage device!"
Xu Tong nodded, picked up the metal can, turned on the machine, and set the parameters.
Bai Yuekui slashed through the skin of the Devouring Beast with a single stroke.
Her slash was light and natural; with just one stroke, she easily sliced open the Devouring Beast's skin, revealing a geometrically shaped Spirit Seed.
Bai Yuekui grabbed the Spirit Seed and placed it on the Soul Storage Device.
Jingyuan observed the device; after it was activated, it began to absorb a stream of energy from the Spirit Seed.
There seemed to be two streams of energy within the Spirit Seed. One was absorbed into the Soul Storage Device, while the other began to dissipate.
With a thought, Jing Yuan actually used his mental power to capture that energy and then absorbed it remotely.
"This energy is the life essence of the Devouring Beast!"
When both energies were absorbed, the Spirit Seed turned to stone.
Jing Yuan looked at the mass of energy in the soul storage device. This was the first time he had seen the life essence outside the body fully presented.
"The life essence of humans is different from the life essence of the Devouring Beasts that I absorbed!"
Next, they went to the taciturn group and used the same method.
One of the two energies in the Spirit Seed entered the Soul Storage Device, while the other dissipated but was captured and absorbed by Jing Yuan.
After collecting the life essence of the two individuals, they immediately retreated back to the shielded zone.
On the way back, Jingyuan was also thinking about the difference between the life essence of Devouring Beasts and the life essence of humans.
He can absorb the life essence of Devouring Beasts, but he clearly cannot absorb the life essence of humans.
He had killed people before, but he had not absorbed their life essence.
Jing Yuan looked at the soul storage device, wondering if bringing back the life essence would really revive people.
Soon, they returned to the village entrance, and just as they were about to enter the village, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance.
Jingyuan looked closely and realized it was Penny!
Jingyuan got out of the car and jumped directly to Penny's side.
At this moment, Penny had a bullet graze on her shoulder and her breathing was unsteady. What had she just experienced?
"Penny, what's wrong with you?"
When Penny saw Jingyuan appear, she suddenly burst into tears!
"Penny, what happened?"
Penny's actions made Jingyuan feel uneasy.
"Mo Dong, Neil, Xuefeng, Gavin, they're all dead!"
Upon hearing these words, Jing Yuan's mind went blank, and a surge of anger rushed from his chest to the top of his head.
"Who did it?"
“Senger and Victor went to the armory and almost slaughtered all the hunters, Charles and Morgan, and their remaining followers, and regained control of the Lighthouse!”
Chapter 171 Snake and Rat
Lighthouse, Shangmin District Canteen.
4277 led 4068 to the kitchen of the cafeteria.
4277 looked out from the kitchen doorway, then called out with a smile, "Toby!"
A young man in the kitchen saw 4277, put down his work, and walked over.
"4277, what brings you here? Does Lord Jingnan have any orders?"
4277 gave an awkward smile and said, "No. I need your help with something!"
Toby was very enthusiastic, saying, "What do you need? Tell me! I'll help if I can!"
4277 pointed to 4068 next to him and said, "This is my friend 4068. He's currently unemployed. Could you arrange for him to do some work here?" After saying that, 4277 added, "Anything is fine with him. He's not picky."
Upon hearing this, Toby laughed and said, "No problem, we happen to be short of dust here... short of manpower for odd jobs. Keep him here! I'll arrange it!"
"Thank you!" 4277 said with a big smile.
"No need to thank me, just let me know if there's anything I can help you with."
4068 witnessed this scene from the sidelines and felt very uncomfortable.
After 4277 left, Toby took 4068 into the kitchen.
Toby is a really nice guy; he even had a smile on his face when he was with 4068.
He laughed and said, "You and 4277 must be very good friends!"
4068 was taken aback. "Uh, yes."
"You're so lucky to have this friend!" Toby said to himself, "Not only is 4277 the first Dustman Engineer in the Research Department, but she's also deeply favored by Lord Jingnan. It's said that she also has some unknown relationship with Lord Jingyuan. You'd better make the most of this relationship!"
4068 frowned.
"By the way, what did you do before?"
"I used to be a porter for the hunters."
"Oh, the contribution points over there are quite high, but it's also dangerous."
Toby led 4068 to a corner of the kitchen. "You can wash the dishes here first!"
"Yes!"
4068 nodded and immediately went to the sink to wash the dishes.
Although he was very unwilling, he had no choice at all.
He can no longer work for the hunters.
It's impossible for a hunter to bring a backstabbed Dustman down to the surface.
Other jobs also dared not hire him after learning about 4068's identity.
Only the cafeteria kitchen is relatively isolated from information, so they don't know about 4068's betrayal of Jingyuan.
Moreover, Toby is a good person, as can be seen from his attitude towards the Dust People.
Of course, accepting 4068 was also out of consideration for 4277.
It's unclear who spread the rumor that 4277 is related to Jingyuan, but as a result, people on the Lighthouse who come into contact with 4277 don't treat him like a commoner and give him a lot of face.
4068 was washing dishes by the sink when she suddenly heard a loud voice from the kitchen: "Who's in charge of delivery today? Where is he? Why isn't he here yet!"
No one responded.
"Toby, can you find someone to deliver my food?"
"Santos, I'm very busy here too!"
"I'm in charge of the cafeteria's food preparation here. You're not that busy with logistics, so why don't you go deliver it!"
"Alright, alright, I'll find you someone!" Toby turned around and shouted, "4068! Come here for a second."
4068 rushed over and immediately spotted the fierce-looking chef, Santos.
Santos pointed to the lunchboxes on the table and said, "Go deliver them!"
Toby added from the side, "These are for the prisoners held in the law institute."
"It's for former head Charles, don't send it to the wrong person!" Santos added when Toby hadn't explained clearly.
Toby handed the lunchbox to 4068, then patted him on the shoulder, "Go and come back quickly!"
And just like that, 4068 inexplicably became a food delivery service.
Driven by curiosity, 4068 opened the lunchbox and took a look.
Wow, they're eating so well!
4068 recalled his days in prison, saying that the guards would only throw in a worm cake if they were in a good mood.
He didn't expect that even though Charles had become a prisoner, he was still eating better than the common people!
4068 arrived at the law firm.
Entering this place again, he felt a mix of emotions.
Ever since he was arrested by Charles and taken to the law firm, his fate has been tied to Charles's.
If Charles hadn't arrested him, he wouldn't have betrayed Jingyuan.
If he did nothing, he could do the same thing as 4079 and 4277, or even better!
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".
4068 entered the law firm and, surprisingly, did not find any guards along the way.
4068 continued walking forward and suddenly heard a sound.
"Chief, according to our information, Jing Yuan and Mark are both on the surface, as is the main force of the Hunters. It's said that Jing Yuan and Mark have gone on a mission with the surface forces. Now is the perfect time for us to act!"