Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 253 The Tragedy of Civilization

"Civilization began when the first person discovered fire and then emerged from the cave."

Qin Ming looked at Morgan and said something profound.

Morgan paused, then frowned and said, "Human civilization needs a spark to survive in the darkness. Now is humanity's darkest hour, which is why I established the Three Laws to maintain humanity's current existence. Those who travel far are the pioneers who are not afraid of death and dare to leave the caves to bring 'hope' back to humanity. They are all warriors of humanity!"

Qin Ming shook his head slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. In fact, Morgan had done a very good job.

For the sake of the lighthouse, he did not favor Charles, and even sacrificed Charles for the revolution of the lighthouse!

Mark becoming the city lord was the popular choice, but the drawbacks of the class system and the irreconcilable conflict between the commoners and the upper class had led to this situation.

Therefore, once Mark succeeds as the city lord, he will inevitably have to carry out a reform to win back the hearts of the people if he wants to secure his position.

Change itself means sacrifice: the core departments of the Lighthouse, the Hunters, the Engineering Department, the City Defense Force, the Hall of Dawn...

These are all closely related to the Three Laws and cannot be compromised; only the Church of Light and Shadow can prevent them.

It is not indispensable in itself, but it is also the only part that can unconditionally concentrate all the contradictions. So once Mark becomes the city lord, he only needs to ignite this contradiction and abolish the Church of Light and Shadow, and he can completely control the Lighthouse without lifting a finger!

This was Morgan's arrangement, and the true handover ceremony.

Even if it means sacrificing her own son.

He truly devoted his entire life to the survival of the lighthouse.

However, human strength has its limits. Morgan was ultimately just a man, and even if he devoted his entire life to it, all he could do was keep the beacon in its current state.

As resources dwindle, it's only a matter of time before the lighthouse crashes.

Whether it's a passive fall or a human's deliberate choice to return to the ground, there are two completely different outcomes.

Qin Ming said to Morgan meaningfully, "Sometimes, being too stubborn and believing in your own judgment is not necessarily a good thing."

"what?"

Morgan wanted to ask what he meant by that, and also wanted to know how Qin Ming got here, but when he came to his senses, he found that there was nothing in front of him.

Only the enormous brain remained in the container, but Qin Ming was nowhere to be found.

With a furrowed brow, Morgan clearly remembered the conversation from just now.

After a moment of contemplation, Morgan sighed. He understood that the Three Laws were merely a stopgap measure, a choice humanity had to make as a last resort. He couldn't think of any other way for humanity to survive in this apocalyptic world.

……

On the other hand, after fighting with Elon, Mark learned that Elon was already on the travel list.

Elon will soon be embarking on a long journey.

After a conversation, Mark, having caught a glimpse of Bai Yuekui, began to question the viability of life on the ground. Elon, however, was not so optimistic and warned Mark to be wary of Charles.

That night, an incident broke out among the Dust People. Two Dust People, due to long-term repression, chose to steal food from the Upper People, causing a riot. In the chaos, they both died.

However, this matter did not cause much of a stir.

The departure ceremony began the following day.

After a strange and solemn ceremony, the elders representing various aspects of the lighthouse were about to depart.

"Light the fire!"

Morgan, as the city lord, lit the flame symbolizing the beginning of human civilization and saw the five off.

"...They were the only ones qualified to leave the cave in search of the truth, and they defended our shared faith with their actions. They were great people who dedicated their lives to the lighthouse."

Morgan turned to the five men and said, "In the name of the Lord of Lighthouse City, I bid farewell to the warriors!"

call!

The ceremony officially began with ambiguous dance steps paired with a chaotic, primitive melody, resembling a sacrificial dance performed by people in primitive times—solemn yet concealing a suffocatingly barbaric atmosphere.

The people about to embark on their journey do not seem to be seeking humanity's "hope," but rather to be sacrificed as offerings.

Despite the oppressive atmosphere, everyone kept telling themselves that this was a way to find hope for the lighthouse.

On this beacon of human civilization, a fortress of industrial technology that has floated in the sky for decades, this scene appears absurd and laughable.

Qin Ming found this scene familiar and sighed.

Morgan's ideas were not wrong; the only problem was that he understood that human civilization had completely collapsed, yet he tried to find the "hope" that he used to deceive himself in order to save humanity.

Knowing there is no hope, yet still deceiving oneself and everyone else.

This is the key to the lighthouse's continued existence.

But it is precisely this deception that has become a shackle for humanity, binding them within this "cave" and preventing them from taking the first step.

"May we be a lighthouse guiding our way."

"Oh, crying? Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

Before leaving, Mark came to see Elon off. He looked somewhat sad, but Elon joked, "It's time for the baby to drink milk."

"I was just worried that you wouldn't be able to find the chamber pot in the middle of the night."

"You boy."

The somber atmosphere eased somewhat, and it was time to truly say goodbye.

"teacher……"

Elon, however, showed little sadness and said calmly, "Alright, it's about time to go."

Mark personally draped Elon's travel cloak over his shoulders and said, "Teacher, Lighthouse, I am proud of you."

Elon glanced around, then pulled Mark close and whispered, "Do you really believe people can live on the ground?"

Mark was startled and somewhat surprised. He had asked Elon the same question the day before, but had not received an answer.

Elon continued, "Gorden did manage to write down some useful things. I don't need to tell you where the archives are, do I?"

"teacher?"

"My child, I am willing to go forward for you."

After saying that, Elon released Mark, and the farewell ceremony came to an end. Everyone returned to the lighthouse, and the elevator slowly descended to the ground with the group of people on it.

Mark kept thinking about Elon's words. After seeing Elon off, he went to Jingnan and got a pass to the archives. He then took Ran Bing to the Lighthouse's archives to investigate what Elon had said.

“Jingnan still has a way.” Looking at the large amount of data stored in the Lighthouse, Ran Bing had a headache. “The Lighthouse’s data from the last few decades is all here. How long will it take to find it?”

"You were the one who insisted on coming along."

She glared at Mark, then followed, "Can you do without me?"

The two searched and talked at the same time.

"Why does the city lord want you to forget what happened on the surface?"

"He did not deny the existence of humans on the ground."

"Really?"

"There may be more to the story, and perhaps we can find the answers we're looking for here."

Ran Bing frowned slightly and asked the question that had been bothering her, "If there really are people on the ground, how did they survive? Are those Devouring Beasts really under their control?"

Mark put a storage device back and said, "The Devouring Beasts crawled out of the broken crust during the Great Cataclysm, just like those deep-sea species swept ashore by tsunamis. As long as they are still Earth creatures, it's not impossible for them to be domesticated... Hey, look at this."

Mark found the relevant information and pulled it out directly.