Everyone saw that the high priest was offering peace, so they stopped beating around the bush.

Philip General slammed the table and shouted: "The losses from Saint Heart City and the Northern Border Army must be paid by the Temple. The Temple also needs to compensate the families of all the victims who died!"

The high priest nodded. "No problem!"

Judge Arthur, seeing this, coldly added: "The Temple should also pay for the losses of the living — especially their property damage, lost wages, and insurance costs."

The high priest didn't hesitate. "No problem!"

The council members of the Federation looked shocked. They were still confused about what was happening.

But it seemed like the Military Committee and the Tribunal were demanding money from the Temple, and the Temple was agreeing without hesitation.

This was too good to miss. After a quick talk with his friends, Holt said, "Our council expresses deep sorrow for the disaster in Saint Heart City. The real culprits must be punished most severely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room went quiet.

The Minister of Internal Affairs didn't want to take sides in the power struggle and stayed silent the whole time.

Feeling the strange looks from the Temple, the Military Committee, and the Tribunal, Holt got angry. "What? You all get benefits, but I just want to punish the real criminals. Is that wrong?"

When Holt finished speaking, Philip General couldn't help but smirk. "Holtcouncil, I really admire your bravery!"

Darwin General tried hard to hold back his smile and gave Holt a thumbs-up. "You're really good at shaking down people. I personally support you!"

On the Temple side, the high priest looked at Holt and cleared his throat. "Holtcouncil, the two people responsible for the attack on Saint Heart City are clear. Which one do you want to punish?"

Holt slammed the table and shouted, "What's there to think about? Both of them should be punished!"

After saying that, he sat back down and smiled. "But, if the two of them pay enough bail money, our council is willing to guarantee their release before the trial."

Pfft!

As soon as he finished, Arthur, the judge, couldn't help laughing.

Holt saw that and got even more upset. "What are you all laughing at?"

Garen City Lord looked at Holt with pity and said softly, "Holtcouncil, the main people responsible for this loss are the Supreme God of the Temple and the future head of the Inspection Bureau, Logan."

Holt frowned. "So what? Just a god and a person. What's the big deal..." *Wait, what?*

As he said that, he suddenly realized the huge mistake he had made. That's why everyone was laughing at him.

He had just said he wanted to punish the Temple's god and a young man who was about to be at the center of human federation power. He was completely shocked.

"Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Holt shivered, his heart pounding fast, trying hard to shift the blame.

But just as everyone was enjoying the moment, the high priest nodded and said, "We, the Temple, will pay the bail. Also, we ask for a settlement outside of court. The Tribunal should agree, right?"

At this, the high priest turned to the three judges.

Arthur frowned when he heard that. He didn't understand why the high priest was being so cooperative today.

He cleared his throat and turned to talk with the other two judges.

After about ten minutes, Arthur stood up and said loudly: "Although this tragedy started because Logan challenged the Temple first, the Temple's god expanded the situation and brought the conflict into the lives of innocent people. That's immoral and against the federation's laws."

At this, Judge Arthur paused, then announced, "In this case, the god is mainly responsible and must take public responsibility. Not only does he need to compensate the public, but he also has to pay Logan. Only if Logan agrees to make peace with the god will we allow a settlement outside the court."

"Of course, Logan was harmed by the Holy Son. He went to the Temple himself and took extreme revenge, which was also not appropriate. To show fairness, Logan should also pay for the Temple's losses."

After hearing Judge Arthur's decision, people around them all gave a thumbs-up.

On the surface, Arthur punished Logan, but everyone could see that the Tribunal had clearly taken Logan's side this time.

If the Temple dared to ask Logan for money, then Logan would refuse to settle.

If the Temple wanted Logan to agree to a settlement, they couldn't ask him for money—they had to give him something in return.

That's the art of judgment.

Everyone at the scene was smart enough to understand what was going on behind the scenes.

They all expected the high priest to refuse or argue, but instead, he just nodded slightly and agreed: "We will send the Holy Girl to talk with Mr. Logan about the settlement. Please give us some time."

"Also, regarding the compensation, I fully leave it to Priest Shaya. She will deal with all sides in Saint Heart City and comfort the victims."

"Furthermore, our Temple will also make extra donations to help with the disaster and comfort the people whose lives were affected by this incident. We will take full responsibility for this matter."

When they heard the high priest's plan, Philip General and Darwin General looked at each other, each seeing a little confusion in the other's eyes.

After the meeting, Philip General and others stayed in Saint Heart City, waiting for Logan to appear.

They were sure that Logan wouldn't easily be controlled by the god. Soon after, space cracks opened, and Logan stepped out from the gap, smiling at them. "Don't worry, that stupid god is taken care of!"

As he said that, Logan released his own unique soul wave.

When the others felt the familiar mental power coming from Logan, they all sighed in relief.

Logan looked around and noticed that Arthur and the three girls—Natalia—were missing. He frowned.

After Philip and Darwin explained what had just happened, Logan was completely stunned.

He had gone to the Temple, destroyed it, beaten the Holy Son, and even forced the stupid god's avatar out and killed it. But now, the Temple was even offering to settle with him—on their own terms, and maybe even at a cost?

"Are you sure you're not joking? Today isn't April Fool's Day, is it?" Logan frowned at the two generals.

Darwin patted Logan on the back and laughed, "Don't worry, just hit them hard. As long as you don't destroy them or stop their preaching, you can ask for whatever you want!"

At that, Logan already had a plan in his mind.

That stupid god must have passed a lot of information to the main body before entering his familiar space.

The god probably sensed that its avatar was dead and didn't want to risk a full war with the entire human federation.

"Really cautious, that stupid god." Logan muttered, then asked: "Where are Natalia and the others?"

When Logan mentioned Natalia, Philip General was also shocked. He hadn't seen the girls since the beginning.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers ran over and shouted from a distance, "Emergency! Natalia City Lord and two other top instructors from the Genius Training Camp have broken into Snow Dragon. They're tearing down the Temple, fighting the Temple knights, and capturing priests. They're completely out of control!"

When he heard the news, Philip General smacked his forehead and said, "Damn it, those crazy girls—where are they now?"

The soldier looked at Logan carefully and said: "They're in Snow Dragon now. It looks like they're trying to go straight to the Holy City."

Logan sighed. "Call them right away. Tell them I'm fine. I'm going after them now. And I'll also collect some interest from the Temple along the way."

With that, Logan vanished from Saint Heart City in an instant.

Seeing this, Philip General immediately called Natalia. "Hey, stop! Logan's okay!"

On the other end, Natalia pretended not to hear and shouted, "Hello? Hello? The signal's bad here!"

Click!

Before Philip could finish his sentence, Natalia hung up.

Philip was furious. He immediately summoned a flying familiar and was about to go after them.

But suddenly, Darwin General stopped him and sighed, "Don't chase them. Look at the military reports."

He handed Philip his phone. The screen was full of news about Temples in various cities being raided.

When Philip saw this, he was furious. "What kind of revenge is this? They're just going around robbing cities!"

Darwin smiled. "Same thing. The military doesn't care about this. Let the city lords and the Tribunal deal with it."

Meanwhile, Logan quickly found Natalia's location.

With his current Space Teleport ability, even without pre-set coordinates, he caught up with the three girls in just a few minutes.

When he saw that they were all safe, he sighed in relief. "Stop robbing. What are you going to do, run from city to city? Just come with me to the Holy City."

Natalia heard this and her eyes lit up. "What? Go rob the Temple's headquarters in the Holy City?"

Logan rolled his eyes. "We're going to blackmail them! No, wait— we're going to ask for compensation!"

Sophia and Lucia, who were nearby, both burst into laughter. "It's the same thing! It's the same thing!"

The group followed Logan, and before noon, they were already teleported to the Temple's headquarters—Holy City. It was the only city in the human federation that was a mix of government and religion.

Logan looked up at the city walls and suddenly noticed that they were covered with carvings of that stupid god.

Seeing his enemy, Logan immediately summoned a hundred Ashen Dragons and ordered, "Scrape the walls! First, erase all those stupid god's carvings!"

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