"All right, if that's the case, I'll trouble you. We'll each go our own way. I just want to leave here and have no other intentions."
"You want your orb to disappear. I've already taken the orb and am preparing to leave, so you can decide on other matters yourself. I'm a normal person, and I just want to leave this place. I won't do anything with your orb."
"If you want it back, I can return it to you after I get the key."
The important figure on the side only then realized that Jiang Fan had taken the core. However, he wasn't angry. He also strongly agreed with Jiang Fan's action, as this thing was a great danger to the Huakaluo world. This world didn't need any technology in the first place.
"It's okay, just take it with you. This place doesn't need technology, and you don't need to return it. It's mine, and I decide."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan nodded in understanding.
"Then thank you."
With that, Jiang Fan walked downstairs. Just as he met Zhou Niannian, she ran over and grabbed his arm.
"What's going on? What's with that dirty person? He looked a bit strange. Could he be someone the king caught and locked up here?"
Jiang Fan hadn't expected Zhou Niannian to ask such a question, but she had hit the nail on the head.
"How did you know the king caught him? Don't tell me you helped the king catch him? You're too wicked."
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian quickly slapped Jiang Fan and then looked at him, saying.
"What are you talking about? How could I possibly do something like that? I was just guessing. You know how smart I am, right?"
Zhou Niannian didn't care much about these things. As long as they didn't pose any threat to her, she was indifferent to their existence. When she heard Jiang Fan's words, she didn't forget to play along.
"That's right, he was caught by the king. It's probably because this world doesn't have technology."
After Jiang Fan explained the situation, everyone was quite incredulous. They hadn't expected such an act of ingratitude to occur in the world.
"Alright, we'll stay here for a few days and then prepare to leave. We mustn't delay him too long, as he wants to go back and get revenge on the king."
"He doesn't belong to this world, and he only came to bless everyone here. He didn't expect to be kept here and then imprisoned. It's truly pitiful. We shouldn't meddle in his affairs."
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian nodded quickly.
"So, he created this thing? I was wondering who was so capable. It turns out to be this elder."
"Then let's not bother with him. Let him do whatever he wants. We just need to take care of ourselves."
If they really start fighting, it's none of our business. We just need to leave quickly. I don't want to bother with anything else.
After Zhou Niannian finished speaking, Jiang Fan nodded quickly.
"Alright, let's eat something now and rest well here. I've already blocked the entrance, so they can't get in."
"We just need to make sure we can rest well here and then leave quickly. We must not interfere with others' affairs."
With that, Jiang Fan led everyone to rest. At that moment, Jiang Fan suddenly heard a very strange sound coming from behind him.
He woke up and realized that a familiar voice was coming from the rooftop. It was the king's voice. Jiang Fan immediately woke up and, seeing that everyone else was still asleep, felt relieved. He was worried that his companions might make a sound and be discovered by the people upstairs.
Jiang Fan himself climbed up and pressed his ear against the wall, listening to the sounds outside.
"Not bad, Mr. Important Figure. You've been staying here honestly for so many years and you're still so calm."
"You seem to be in a good mood today. What big event has happened? Could it be that someone has come to see you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was very surprised. He didn't expect the king, who looked like a child, to guess correctly. He truly had some skill.
"Stop spouting nonsense, you ungrateful beast. If I had known you were this kind of person back then, I would never have helped you people of the Huakaluo world obtain the 'Night Sunshine'."
Hearing this, the king burst into laughter and pointed at the man in front of him, saying.
"Your name is too ridiculous. 'Night Sunshine'? What a childish name! It's just a core, an energy core, not 'Night Sunshine'. Do you understand? It's an energy source, not the light you imagine."
"Why are you unwilling to provide such a powerful thing to us for technological development? If you had listened to me earlier, I wouldn't have locked you up here. You could have gotten out then. You brought this upon yourself by being locked up here, understand?"
The king was still stubborn, launching a barrage of accusations at the important figure. The important figure merely smiled coldly.
"You just don't understand. I'm telling you, this core is a very dangerous thing, and you refuse to believe it. If you truly saw its harm, you would be terrified yourself."
"Do you know that the people of the Huakaluo world have lost the right to be happy? They are all being bathed in this light, and their mental states have changed. Do you know that?"
As a member of this world, how could the king not be aware of the problem? His smile at this moment was very forced, and he also understood what kind of impact the light was having on them.
The reason everyone was pretending to be happy was precisely because the king had ordered that anyone who showed pessimism would be immediately executed.