"But father... city lord!"
Seeing Morgan admit that Heros is a demigod, Charles, who had witnessed 'Lord of Light and Shadow' with his own eyes, almost shouted 'Father' in a panic.
As a devout believer and Charles who claims to be the savior of mankind, it is naturally impossible for him to admit that Heros is a demigod. He immediately wanted to argue with Morgan:
"It was Lord of Light and Shadow's blessing that allowed us to..."
"That's enough!" However, Morgan directly told Charles to shut up and said:
"This matter has nothing to do with Lord of Light and Shadow. The fact that the guests come from other universes... is right in front of our eyes. Don't you still feel embarrassed?"
"This... is."
Seeing that Morgan's attitude had become tougher, Charles could only nod angrily and promised not to cause any more trouble to Arthur and Heros.
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'At the beginning?' Through the conversation between the city lord and his son, Arthur couldn't help but ask himself.
He could see that yellow-haired Charles's desire for power, but he didn't expect that guy to be a true believer.
Arthur originally thought that the religion of Lord of Light and Shadow was a god made up to better control this lighthouse. Now it seems that Lord of Light and Shadow may be a real 'person' or 'thing'.
"Hey." However, Heros didn't think about it for that long, and just glanced at Charles with disdain.
Because in Heros's perception, no matter whether Lord of Light and Shadow really exists or not, it is just rubbish that can be solved with one punch, one spear, one halberd or one arrow.
There was a pause.
"Your Excellency the City Lord." Arthur said to Morgan with his hands behind his back:
"We don't need anything in return. After all, the passage back to our universe has been destroyed. We just hope to have a place to rest.
Don't worry, we will do our best to help the lighthouse survive in this doomsday where Extinction Beast is rampant."
"Hum..." Hearing this, Morgan did not agree immediately.
After all, Arthur and his troops are outsiders, and there is Heros who is comparable to a god.
If the city lord was extremely power-minded, he would naturally not be able to tolerate Arthur staying in the lighthouse, but everything Morgan did was for mankind.
Moreover, if it were not for the sudden arrival of Arthur, according to the direction of the original plot of <The Cage>, Morgan would have passed the title of city lord to Mark in this Court Session instead of the blood-related Charles.
From this point of view alone, Morgan can be regarded as a dedicated city lord for mankind, but he is definitely not a 'good' city lord.
The yellow-haired Charles eventually became a 'Greatly Filial Son', and all the troubles were planted by Morgan.
Passing the title of city lord to Mark was already unacceptable to Charles. However, Morgan also wanted to hand over Light and Shadow Society to Mark, which was equivalent to killing Charles.
Therefore, the lighthouse became as chaotic as it was at the end of the first season, and even the death of Ran Bing in the finale was inseparable from Morgan.
Even if Morgan was killed by his biological son, it was entirely his own fault and does not deserve sympathy.
There was silence for a moment.
Morgan turned to look at Mark, who was also paralyzed, and asked for advice, "Mark, what do you think of Mr. Russell's request?"
"I don't have any opinion." Mark glanced at Arthur standing beside him, stepped forward, and expressed his personal opinion:
"Although we hunters have been with Mr. Russell for a short time, we fought together to defeat Extinction Beast. During this period, we also saw the strength of Mr. Russell's subordinates.
I believe that if Mr. Russell wants to seize the lighthouse, they can do it as early as the moment I lead them to the lighthouse.
Therefore, I agree with Mr. Russell to stay at the lighthouse, so that we Scavenger Squad can effectively avoid casualties when collecting supplies."
"Well, okay." After listening to Mark's words, Morgan nodded with a satisfied expression and said:
"Since Captain Mark has no objection, then (looking at Arthur again) Mr. Russell, the lighthouse welcomes you.
However, if you want to live in a lighthouse, you must undergo genetic testing to distinguish Upper Class from Dust Person. I hope Mr. Russell can understand this decision."
"Of course." Arthur seemed to respond readily without even thinking about it.
Faced with Arthur's ready agreement, Morgan was a little confused, but he had no time to delve into Arthur's intentions.
The old city lord could only respond with a serious smile. He first looked at Carrie and said, "Dr. Carrie, I'll leave it to you to test the genetic merits of Mr. Russell and his subordinates."
"No problem."
Later.
Morgan said to Jing Nan, "Jing Nan, you brought the guests, so it is up to you to arrange accommodation for the guests, and take Mr. Russell to get familiar with the lighthouse."
"Yes, City Lord."
"Okay." Morgan finally stood up and looked down at the people in the hall and said:
"That's it for today Court Session. Mark, you stay here. I have something to say to you alone."
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Mark was stunned, but still nodded. "Yes."
!
Charles, who had been staring at Heros and Arthur with a "resentful" look, was also stunned after hearing Morgan's words, but after he recovered, he cast his "resentful" gaze on Mark and Morgan.
In the end, Charles had no choice but to endure the resentment and left the hall with Light Bearer Vandi.
The uncles and nephews Arthur and Heros followed Jing Nan and Carrie to prepare for genetic testing to distinguish Upper Class from Dust Person, so they also left here.
The remaining Jessica, Ran Bing and Elon were closely related, and they also left the hall together.
Immediately afterwards, Morgan waved his hand again, signaling Victor and the guards guarding here to retreat.
In the end, only Morgan and Mark were left in the hall.
"Mark, come up and talk."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
Mark stepped up the steps and came to Morgan's side.
Morgan left his seat, turned around and looked at the clouds outside the window, overlooking the sunset that was about to set. He was silent for a few seconds, and then said meaningfully to Mark:
"Mark, I originally wanted to pass the position of city lord to you on today's Court Session."
"But Lord City Lord..."
"Don't refuse in a hurry."
Morgan raised his right hand to block Mark's speech, and continued to look at the hanging area outside the window, as well as Dust Person who was performing repairs and maintenance on the hanging area, and said:
"But too many things happened today. The person named Arthur Russell alone is enough to change the current structure of the lighthouse. We don't know the other party's true intentions. Mark, you can't be too naive anymore."
Morgan said, turned around to face Mark, raised his left hand and patted Mark's right shoulder heavily, and said in a heavy tone:
"One thing to remember is, 'Never trust others easily.' The lighthouse needs to continue its voyage, and you must be at the helm. Do you understand?"
"..." Mark frowned, obviously not very interested in the position of city lord, but he still nodded:
"I'll try my best."
"Well, let's go down, the hunters still need your leadership."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."