After saying that, the temporary chairman called over a servant and had the projection screen replaced.

He took out his phone and directly shared the application recommending Logan for the [Supernova] challenge.

"My dear friends." the temporary chairman said coldly, scanning the room with a sharp look, his voice carrying a hint of anger, "over the past few days, the parliament has received countless letters of recommendation through various channels. The military committee, the judgment court, the city lords of major cities, and many other celebrities have all recommended a high school student to us. They want him to take part in the [Supernova] challenge. His name is Logan—not Victor Tattalia."

Hearing this, the members of the parliament all turned their eyes toward old Tattalia.

According to their secret agreement, Victor was supposed to win first place in the internal competition of the Genius Training Camp.

Then, the temporary chairman would personally recommend Victor for the Supernova arena challenge.

Once Victor became a Supernova, the temporary chairman and the Tattalia family would pour all their power into helping him reach the Saint stage.

At that point, Victor would become the only successor of the chairman, and the power of the Human Federation Parliament would be completely controlled by the temporary chairman and the Tattalia family.

But now, Victor not only failed to get first place in the Genius Training Camp, he also disappeared.

Feeling the anger from the other members, old Tattalia broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing this, Holt, who had just been arguing with old Tattalia, let out another cold snort: "I thought the Tattalia family had a genius, but it turns out he's just a total failure!"

Then, Holt turned to the temporary chairman and said loudly: "Temporary Chairman, we have many talented people in our families. If Victor isn't good enough, we can just find another one. As for this Logan, I don't think he has any real background. Why not just frame him like we did with Bell and get rid of him?"

Holt spoke casually, and other members of the parliament nodded in agreement, joining in the discussion.

Even some of the lawmakers had already started recommending their own family members to the temporary chairman, completely dismissing Logan as nothing.

As the noise grew louder, the temporary chairman slammed his fist on the table in front of him, silencing everyone in the room. "Everyone, since humans took back the land from the monsters and formed the federation, power has never been truly unified. So, from now on, please call me Alex Morgan. Don't make the military committee or the judgment court laugh at us."

After saying that, Alex turned to look at Holt, and the pressure in his eyes made Holt feel really uncomfortable.

"Temporary chairman..." Holt started to say, but then he felt Alex's sharp, blade-like gaze, and stopped mid-sentence.

He swallowed hard and quickly changed his tone, being overly polite: "Alex, sir, the political situation of the federation has always been dominated by the parliament. You're being too modest."

Hearing Holt's flattery, other lawmakers also started to speak, but Alex raised his hand to stop them.

"For many years, the chairman has been missing, and I've been acting as the chairman for too long. The chairman is a Saint stage warrior. Back then, the parliament might have been strong enough to stand up to the military committee and the judgment court, as you all said. But now, we haven't had a Saint stage warrior in the parliament for years. The military committee and the judgment court no longer listen to us."

With that, Alex, in front of all the lawmakers, projected a satellite map on the big screen: "And there's even worse news. According to the latest satellite records, just a little while ago, the CEM38 base and the CEM27 base were both hit by [The Death God of Love] twice. The beast tide attacking Saint Heart City has already slowed down and is starting to retreat."

The lawmakers in the room all widened their eyes in disbelief: "Alex, sir, how is that possible? Just a high school student, some prisoners like Bell, and two hits from [The Death God of Love]—how could they stop a million beasts?"

Hearing the lawmakers' shouts, Alex let out a cold laugh: "This is a report from Natalia herself, who brought it back from the front line and gave it to the military committee right away. Face it—those prisoners we once sentenced to death saved Saint Heart City.

Then, Alex's tone changed, and a mocking look appeared in his eyes: "But too bad, even if those prisoners proved how short-sighted we were, it didn't change their own fate. According to the latest information, everyone left at the two bases, except Logan, was killed. That includes Bell."

After hearing those words, the lawmakers in the room all gasped in shock, and the atmosphere in the meeting hall fell into silence.

If Logan had just brought back eight thousand survivors, the lawmakers would have plenty of ways to deal with him.

But now, Logan had real achievements—he had driven back the beast tide and survived.

Even worse, he had fought side by side with Bell and those prisoners. No one knew how much Logan actually knew about the conflicts between the parliament and Bell Major.

Thinking about this, Holt's face turned cold with anger: "Alex, sir, we absolutely can't let Logan become a Supernova!"

Old Tattalia, who was standing nearby, nodded seriously: "Right. Now that Logan has real achievements, if he passes the Supernova test, he will definitely become a candidate for the next chairman. That's bad for us!"

Alex first glanced at old Tattalia, then looked at Holt and said softly: "Then I'll ask the two of you to take care of it. Make sure Logan can never take part in the Supernova challenge again—just like what happened to Natalia before."

"Yes!"

Holt and old Tattalia both bowed and agreed, following Alex's orders.

Other lawmakers, eager to find out more about Logan, said their goodbyes and left the meeting hall.

When only Alex was left, a white-robed old man slowly came up from behind him: "Master, besides Bell's sister Rebecca, all of Bell's other family members are dead."

Hearing this, Alex let out a cold snort and raised his hand, grabbing the old man by the neck and lifting him off the ground. "I hate exceptions!"

With that, Alex's familiar space opened behind him, and a strange black shadow slipped into the old man's body.

In an instant, the old man, who had just died, stood back up and quietly waited for Alex's orders.

"Go find Rebecca and kill her," Alex said, his voice completely emotionless.

"Yes," the old man knelt on one knee and bowed, then turned and left.

…

The news that the beast tide outside Saint Heart City had been crushed spread quickly back to the federation.

The federal news platform dedicated an entire hour to a special report on the battle.

Although there were very few real-time battle videos, the military did release some satellite images.

When people saw the two [The Death God of Love] explosions happening twice in the center of the beast tide, beer orders in supermarkets across the major cities of the federation suddenly skyrocketed.

Thousands of men and women rushed into bars, watching the live stream while drinking beer, cheering and celebrating loudly.

Even popular military streamers joined in, giving live comments and praising this unexpected victory.

Although the family representatives tried to hide Bell Major's role in the battle, the story of Logan fighting together with a group of death row prisoners against the beast tide still came out.

Within just a few hours, the Federal Daily and Royal Morning News all printed extra copies of their papers, putting Logan's photo on the front page.

—[The value of Genius Training Camp members is getting higher. Logan might become the next Supernova of the federation!]

—[The dragon-slaying boy from Twilight City made a miracle. A million beasts couldn't beat a high school student!]

—[After saving eight thousand survivors, the amazing boy Logan once again drove back the beast tide. The military commanders should feel ashamed!]

With a wave after wave of news coverage, some city squares even put up giant banners with Logan's face on them.

Especially in Saint Heart City, which had been under lockdown, all restrictions were suddenly lifted.

Citizens rushed out of their homes, shouting Logan's name loudly.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Genius Training Camp who had joined at the same time as Logan gathered around the city square, silently staring at the banner with Logan's picture, lost in thought.

Blair stood beside Klein, a smirk on his face. "Looks like he really got lucky this time."

Klein looked surprised. "I thought you were still upset and wanted to challenge him."

Blair rolled his eyes. "No way! I'm not like Victor, that idiot. I'm known in the Adventurers' Association for knowing when to back down. I'm pretty easygoing."

Klein looked at Blair, but didn't see any sign of being easygoing. He sighed. "So you've realized it too — the gap between us and him is getting bigger."

Blair nodded silently. "I don't want to be that guy's stepping stone. If he comes back, I'll just ask for a long break. I don't want to be his stepping stone."

Seeing that Blair had made up his mind, Klein nodded quietly. "Then we'll do it together. I could use some training for my mummies — especially in sneaking and assassination tactics."

The two walked back to their homes, talking as they went.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Genius Club gathered around a little girl, asking her all sorts of questions. It was Gwen, the golden koi girl who had been saved by Logan.

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