While Logan was busy using his black ant army to build things up, a storm was brewing inside the Snow Dragon.

Saint Heart City had lost two council members overnight, and that really troubled Alex.

He called all the council members together in the city hall, asking each of them to try to figure out who the killer was.

Old Tattalia looked at Gregory's clean cut on his neck and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "This was a strong, confident strike. It had to be a prepared attack! Wasn't anyone around at the time?"

Holt looked at the report and snorted. "At that time, Garen was hosting a banquet for Logan. Everyone was in the banquet hall drinking and talking, no one noticed anything."

Alex rubbed his temples. "So you two think the killer wasn't in the banquet hall?"

Tattalia and Holt froze when they heard that. They both said in unison: "That's impossible!"

At that moment, the other council members also shook their heads. They believed the killer was someone else — and very powerful.

"Alex, if we're looking for someone strong enough to kill Gregory, there are plenty in the banquet hall. But finding someone who could entertain everyone, and still cut off Gregory's head without anyone noticing? That's not easy."

"Exactly. And the Saint Heart City Guard checked all the familiar footage from that night. They tracked down the masters of each familiar, but still haven't found any suspect."

"I guess the killer probably sent out their familiar to commit the crime and then quickly pulled it back into the familiar space, so the cameras didn't catch it. Only someone really good, maybe a top-level Master-stage familiar tamer, could do that."

"Right, and maybe the familiar itself was A-level."

Alex listened to the council members chatting and arguing, and more questions kept coming up.

As for Gregory's death, he didn't have a clue at first, so he pulled up the investigation report on old Nelson's death.

When the council members saw the cause of death written as [Exhausted to Death], they all burst out laughing.

"Ha-ha, old Nelson really was a wild one. He had to die as a real ladies' man! Ended up on a woman's belly."

"Did they write this report to give old Nelson some dignity? That old guy was already done for a long time. Maybe he took too much aphrodisiac and his heart couldn't handle it?"

While everyone was making fun of old Nelson, Alex suddenly cut in: "But before he died of exhaustion, there were signs of a fight. Our investigators have already taken the evidence. Nelson used a familiar body transformation before he died."

Holt whispered: "Could it be that old Nelson liked tentacles and vines? I've heard some people have that kind of taste."

Then he looked directly at old Tattalia.

Tattalia felt uncomfortable under Holt's stare and snapped back, "What are you looking at me for? I don't have that habit!"

Holt grinned: "Is that so? But your familiar is a giant octopus with a hundred arms. Just thinking about it makes me sick."

Being mocked in front of everyone, Tattalia got really angry.

Before the two could start fighting, Alex sighed and said: "Enough."

He used his mental power, which had been at Legend 5 star level for years. The pressure was heavy like a mountain, and it made everyone in the room gasp for breath.

Once he saw the fear in their eyes, Alex let go of his power and said, "I still believe these two events are connected. Whoever killed our council member will pay the price."

He smiled slightly and added, "By the way, our high school hero has just returned. Holt, you go to Saint Heart City to give him a reward, and at the same time, look into the real killer. Now that Bell is dead, our relationship with the Military Committee is really bad. The City Guard won't help with the investigation."

Everyone nodded and agreed.

After that, Alex turned to old Tattalia and said with a smile: "I heard that Bell and his fellow soldiers' families were all killed. That's a big deal. You go and comfort the survivors on behalf of the council."

Alex stressed the word "comfort," and old Tattalia immediately understood. He quietly left the room.

After all the council members had left, another white-haired old man appeared behind Alex. "The killer is ready. After Tattalia meets Rebecca, he'll act."

Alex nodded in satisfaction. "Ha, the Tattalia family is too corrupt and weak. Let them take all the anger from Bell's death. From now on, we'll support the Holt family instead."

…

Three days later.

Philip General and Darwin General arrived at Star Lake with a big group.

When they saw the brand-new island town in the middle of the lake, both old generals were shocked.

At first, Philip General thought the Red Flower Guild's base was too small and wanted to bring some retired soldiers over to help clean up.

But now, just three days later, the island had turned into something they couldn't even afford.

"This… was all done by Logan?" Darwin General tapped the stone bricks on the dock and looked shocked. "What a waste! That kid used dragon pattern stone as road bricks?"

Dragon pattern stone was the top material in the Federation, used to make dragon pattern steel.

Only officers with the rank of Major or higher could wear armor made from dragon pattern steel.

Darwin and Philip had fought for years, and the Federation had only given them three sets of dragon pattern steel armor in their whole careers.

Thinking about this, Darwin walked carefully along the road, afraid of stepping on the dragon pattern stone.

Philip looked at Darwin's careful attitude and laughed, "Don't be so embarrassed, man. Logan isn't that cheap."

Darwin General didn't even pay attention to Philip General. He just crouched down and started thinking about how to take some of the dragon pattern stones. "You said that kid isn't cheap. If I take a few bricks, he won't mind, right?"

"He definitely won't. That kid took down eight Blood Cultivation Realms by himself and raided the beast tide. He's got more money than he knows what to do with," Philip said, and then led the group into the island town.

Just like Darwin, the retired soldiers were like farmers who had just entered the city for the first time. Every place they passed made them shocked by the luxury.

They were once elite soldiers who followed Bell Major to the Lost World. The Federation always gave them the best supplies, weapons, and equipment.

But when compared to the island town, the military facilities looked completely out of place in terms of luxury.

Philip and Darwin arrived at the central temple of the town and saw Logan right away.

After exchanging greetings, Darwin brought three of the retired soldiers' leaders forward to meet Logan. "These are Macon, Toren, and Marcel, all former officers of these old soldiers. I'm handing them over to you now," he said.

Logan followed Darwin's lead and shook hands with the three officers. All three were at Master 3 stars level, which wasn't very impressive in the Saint Heart City military.

But Logan understood. Those soldiers who had followed Bell Major and still stayed away from the council's threats were probably not very strong or important.

Logan looked again at the crowd behind Darwin and saw that there were a total of one thousand people. This time, Philip and Darwin had truly surprised him.

These veterans were at least Master 1-star level. In Logan's eyes, this was the best gift Philip and Darwin had ever given him.

For Logan, it was easy to improve these warriors' strength. All he needed to do was give them better familiar tamer training, more and better familiars, and more spatial fragments. Then they could quickly jump from Master 1 star to Master 3, even 5 stars.

At that moment, Macon, Toren, and Marcel seemed to sense the slight disrespect in Logan's eyes. After exchanging a quick look, Macon stepped forward and said, "Sir! I, Major Macon, would like to report our unit's status."

Logan was suddenly interrupted by Macon. He gave him a quick, cold look and then said loudly, "No need. From now on, all of you will be reorganized. The three of you will be placed in the middle of the group."

"What?" Toren and Marcel followed Logan's gaze to the crowd, looking shocked. "You're revoking our ranks? You can't do that! That's our honor!"

Logan looked at them, his voice cold. "You're all retired now. Your ranks are no longer valid. Go back into the line."

When the three heard the word "retired," their faces showed a hint of inner struggle.

Then Toren stepped forward and directly challenged Logan. "Fine, if you don't respect our honor, we won't respect you either. If you want to take us in, you need to show your strength."

Logan didn't expect to find such a troublemaker among Bell Major's old soldiers. He just smiled and asked, "So you're not happy with this?"

Marcel looked straight at Logan and coldly said, "Of course we're not happy! The three of us are the best commanders here. We're also the strongest familiar tamers. Whether in the army or outside, we should be respected!"

At that moment, Darwin and Philip General, who had been standing nearby, pulled out chairs and started eating popcorn.

They had intentionally left Logan in a tricky situation, not helping him control the soldiers beforehand. They wanted to see how he would handle the situation.

Now the tension was high, and the two old men were already laughing inside.

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