Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 541 Ling Cage from Charles's Perspective
The night is deep.

In the upper section of the lighthouse, in the private suite of Charles, the head of the Light and Shadow Society, the main light was not turned on.

Only a few floor lamps cast a warm, dim light, outlining the elegant yet lonely silhouette of the expensive old-world style furniture.

A stirring yet poignant piano piece flowed through the air.

When the Lightbringer Vatican pushed open the soundproof door, this was the scene that greeted him.

Her head of the society, Charles, was sitting in front of a black grand piano, his ten fingers dancing and flying across the black and white keys.

Behind him, another radiant being, Brahma, whose figure was similar to hers, bowed his head in service, holding a steaming cup of coffee, waiting for his master's summons at any moment.

Vatican walked in silently and stood in the position symmetrical to the Brahma Law.

"clang--!"

The music stopped abruptly.

Charles slowly raised his hands, his slender fingers trembling slightly in the air.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his agitation, and asked in a low voice without turning around:

"What's the situation with Mo Yu?"

"He seems to be studying an ancient martial art from a bygone era."

Vatican stepped forward and reported truthfully, "From my observation, he was so engrossed in it that he forgot the time, which is why he missed today's... meeting."

"Ancient martial arts from the old era?"

Charles let out a disdainful sneer, "What era are we living in? Still clinging to that rotten garbage."

Vatican, who had just been thoroughly beaten by that "trash," did not echo this time.

"Your Excellency, I suggest you pay close attention to this matter. He has indeed made some progress in his research."

"Just now, I had a sparring session with him, and in the end... I was defeated with almost no chance to fight back."

"Oh?"

Charles's contemptuous attitude finally softened somewhat.

He turned around and frowned.

He was fully aware of the power struggle between Fanti and Moyu.

Or rather, Fanti was originally a pawn he used to suppress Moyu.

However, this piece not only failed to suppress the opponent, but was also repeatedly suppressed by the opponent from all angles.

"I remember your strengths were always roughly equal?" Charles asked.

That was before today.

Fanti did not belittle himself because of his defeat. Instead, he firmly affirmed Mo Yu's achievements, saying, "Therefore, the ancient martial arts he studied do have extremely high practical value."

“…I understand. Keep a close eye on things from now on, and report to me immediately if anything happens.” Charles pondered for a moment, then nodded.

He took the coffee that had been prepared from Fan Lu's hand, then changed the subject and asked the question that concerned him most:
"At the meeting... the city lord intended to appoint Mark as his successor. What was that guy's attitude?"

This is the real reason why Vatican will personally go to see Mo Yu tonight.

"Mo Yu first stated that, according to the Lighthouse Law, as long as the nominee is capable enough to serve as the city lord, then whoever is ultimately chosen should be decided by the city lord himself."

Vatican answered truthfully, without embellishment.

Charles's hand holding the coffee cup tightened suddenly, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"but,"

Vatican continued, "He also shared his personal opinion with me. He believes that Mark's current abilities are not sufficient for the position of city lord."

Hearing the second half of that sentence, Charles's tense expression finally relaxed slightly, and he let out a long sigh of relief:

"Hmph, although this guy can be quite annoying at times, his judgment of people is actually pretty good."

Linglong Moyu, as "Adam" in the Light and Shadow Society, whose status is second only to Charles, is also surrounded by a large number of fanatical believers.

His attitude is something Charles must find out as soon as possible tonight.

After all, Charles's biggest cards, besides his father Morgan, the city lord, were the Light and Shadow Society he controlled!

As the de facto political and legal unit of Lighthouse, in addition to being the only official religious authority in the entire city of Lighthouse.

The Light and Shadow Society can be considered the core entity of "political and religious unity"!

No matter who sits in the position of city lord, they absolutely cannot do without the recognition and assistance of the Light and Shadow Society.

However, because of Mo Yu's existence, Charles's control over the Light and Shadow Society was not "complete".

Even though his influence and confidants within the organization are more than twice that of Mo Yu.

However, he also had to admit a fact: as long as he could gain the support of the current city lord, Mo Yu could perfectly "replace" him and take the position of leader.

In other words, if the new city lord's heir, Mark, has colluded with Mo Yu, then they could easily join forces to kick Charles out of the game and play by themselves.

Conversely, as long as the new city lord fails to win over Mo Yu, the only "alternate one,"...

Therefore, Charles, who firmly controls the Light and Shadow Society, can easily make it impossible for this new city lord to move an inch!

After all, from the perspective of the power structure, the position of head of the Light and Shadow Society should not have been separated in the first place!

Its power was so great that it was comparable to a combination of the "Pope" and the "Prime Minister" in old world legends.

This position should rightfully be held by the city lord himself, or it should be the fixed "crown prince" position for the next city lord.

Charles himself is Morgan's son, which adds another layer of natural advantage as the "crown prince".

Before today's meeting, everyone on the Lighthouse believed that the position of the next city lord was definitely in Charles's hands.

This is also the fundamental reason why Charles has wielded such great power over the years, and why various forces have cooperated so well with him.

Even Charles himself thought so.

He drank the unsweetened coffee in his cup in one gulp.

That bitterness, however, could not suppress the absurdity and coldness in his heart.

'……Father.'

The image of Morgan's expressionless face during the meeting kept flashing uncontrollably into his mind.

'What is the purpose of all this?'

He had always believed that he was the successor his father had personally groomed. But today, in front of everyone, his father had handed over the "right of inheritance" that should have belonged to him to someone else.

Someone he had never imagined.

Even if you gave him his nominal sister, Morgan's adopted daughter, Jing Nan, the current head of Lighthouse, what then?!

This is no longer a question of whether his father loves him or not!
Charles screamed wildly in his heart:
"With the power and prestige I currently possess, either I will become the next city lord, or the next city lord must completely eliminate me!"

How is this any different from the old world history where the powerful minister Sima Zhao usurped the throne and appointed the son of the former emperor Cao Mao as the prime minister with real power?
Who would dare use it? Who could trust it?

Retirement without a job is impossible!
If Charles isn't completely eradicated and his remains scattered, how can the new city lord sleep soundly at night?!

and so……

'Father, you can't possibly... want me dead, can you?!'

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Charles suppressed it.

'No. If he really wanted me dead... why would he go to all this trouble? It would be as simple as lifting a finger.'

That's why Charles was so stunned and completely unable to accept it when he heard Morgan reveal that news in person at the meeting.

This is no longer a question of "the clown is actually myself".

This is his father, who has always been "kind and filial" to him, suddenly wanting him dead!
From a public perspective, all his efforts and management over the years have been in preparation for becoming the next city lord! His entire interest group is also making the same preparations!
This chariot has already been pushed to the edge of the cliff. Even if he wants to retreat now, the group of people behind him will push him forward!

Personally...

Old Deng, what the hell do you mean by this?!

On the surface, they showed me great care and gave me all the authority, but at the last minute, they pulled a fast one, leaving me to rot in the fire!
From an objective God's perspective, Charles's actions against Mark were utterly self-destructive and a purely animalistic act.

But from Charles's perspective... this is the only option!
It's not that he has a personal grudge against Mark.

Rather, it doesn't matter whose name appears on the list of successors to the next city lord today.

He has to do whatever it takes to destroy someone!
In the past, the Light and Shadow Society disgusted the hunters simply to maintain its absolute authority above the Lighthouse.

From a political perspective, there is actually no problem at all.

If Charles manages to successfully assume the position of city lord, at most he will only suppress Mark, the commander, in order to suppress the armed group "Hunters of the Wasteland".

But they would never go to extremes to target Mark personally!
Isn't it standard practice for the emperor and the civil service to suppress military generals who hold significant military power?
But Morgan's actions today were quite unpredictable.

However, it directly puts Charles, who controls the "unity of politics and religion," and Mark, who controls the violent apparatus, into a power arena where only one can survive!
One of them must die for this game to end!

So, the one who was really being bullied wasn't Charles!

It was Morgan!
If he really wants to choose Mark as his successor, then he must weaken Charles's power before making the nomination!
In fact, don't give Charles any unrealistic hopes from the very beginning!

Let him pursue the art he loves, and give him a lifetime of wealth and honor, that's enough!

If he actually wanted to choose Charles, but for other reasons he had to choose Mark, and then, unwilling to accept this, he gave Charles a lot of power.

Then it can only be said that the destruction of the lighthouse in the future is truly not unjust.

……

Charles is now starting to sense that something is wrong.

But in his view, there is only one way to save the lighthouse and himself—

On the one hand, they spared no effort to discredit Mark, and then physically eliminated him.

On the other hand, they immediately supported one of their own to take over the Wilderness Hunters.

Not to mention being able to replace Mark and successfully gather supplies in the wilderness.

At the very least, we must ensure that the strongest armed force of this beacon does not rebel!

As long as these two moves are made quickly and steadily enough.

Therefore, the situation in the lighthouse can remain stable.

It was just Mark who died.

Time will gradually diminish the impact of this event, and the chaotic state of people's hearts will gradually calm down.

Charles went over his plan in his mind again and again to make sure there were no oversights.

He casually handed the empty coffee cup to Fan Lu beside him.

Turning to look at Vatican, his somewhat unfocused eyes regained their sharpness and coldness, and he said in a deep voice:

"Has the news been released that Ran Bing and Mo Yu from the Hunter Squad will be carrying out a 'breeding mission' in the Dawn Hall two days from now?"

"A notification has already been sent to Ran Bing."

Vatican replied, "However, to prevent Mo Yu from discovering this in advance and thus using his own permissions to find out the relevant pairing information, I have not yet entered the final pairing information for this batch of breeding tasks into the system."

"and,"

She curled her lip, a cold smile playing at the corners of her mouth beneath the mask. "I deliberately didn't notify Mo Yu separately."

"Anyway, 'Lord Adam' has to participate in every breeding mission, regardless of who the mate is. Isn't that right?"

"Well, you did a good job."

Charles nodded, a satisfied smile finally appearing on his face.

Although, judging from the news brought back by Vatican, Mo Yu does not support Mark becoming the next city lord.

But in such a life-or-death political struggle, mere verbal statements would not be enough to reassure him.

They had to use Ran Bing as bait to annoy Mark and force him to make a mistake, no matter what.

That being the case...

Then let Mo Yu, this Adam, carry it out himself.

Ran Bing, the woman Mark values ​​and loves most, is about to embark on a sacred yet cold reproductive mission with someone else.

The laws and rules that Mo Yu values ​​most will inevitably be trampled on in public by Mark, who loses his mind in anger.

This is a brilliant move that kills two birds with one stone!

It has to be said, Charles's move was truly ruthless.

Regardless of Mark and Mo Yu's previous attitudes or relationship.

After this, estrangement will inevitably arise!
(End of this chapter)