CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 43: SAINT HEART CITY, THE HUMAN FRONTIER!

Since Lilith didn’t know anything about rune arrays, the next part of building the familiar space still had to be done by Kerparos.

But when it came to building a territory for Lilith, Kerparos ran into a problem.

Lilith’s request was simple: she wanted her land to be a royal palace just for Logan.

It needed a pool and a beach, a dance hall and a bar, a sauna and massage room, a big bed and a bathtub. Most importantly, it also had to help Logan get stronger faster.

In other words, Lilith’s territory needed to become the best place for Logan to train in the future.

But this would take a huge amount of resources. Just the basic rune arrays needed for the foundation would take up 24 of them.

As a result, almost all of Lilith’s land was built for Logan’s benefit, and she got nothing in return.

"It’s okay," Lilith said honestly. "As long as it helps my master, I don’t care if I get anything out of it."

After hearing this, Logan gently touched Lilith’s hair. Deep down, he made a promise to himself—he would make Lilith into a true demon lord.

Soon, a huge palace rose from the ground. Around the castle, 24 training arrays were set up, glowing brightly.

This training system used almost all the resources Logan had taken from Julia. The results were nothing short of amazing.

He tried it out using the [Intermediate Familiar Tamer Training Method] taught at Morning Light High School, and his training speed increased by 24 times.

If he activated the Infernal Lord Form, his speed would go up by even more.

But staying in that form for too long was hard on his body.

Logan could only stay in the Infernal Lord Form for a maximum of two hours a day.

In his own royal palace, he could train nonstop all day.

Compared to other options, the royal palace clearly worked better.

In the end, Logan’s familiar space was completely finished.

Through his eyes, the information about the familiar space appeared.

[Space Owner: Logan]

[Space Rank: Dark Gold]

[Space Capacity: 9.25 square kilometers]

[Familiars in Space: Lilith, Kerparos]

[Special Areas: Royal Palace, Dark Abyss]

[Rune Arrays: Defense Array x10, Energy Storage Array x10, Skill Array x10, Training Array x24]

[Inscribed Talents: Iron Skin, Demon Eye, Super Hearing]

[Inscribed Skills: Infernal Lord Form, Demon Lord Blade Wings, Life Drain, Weaken Will, Enslave Mind, Mind Lash, Soul-Hooking Chains]

...

After reading all this, Logan suddenly realized something.

Right now, his strength might be even stronger than Lilith and Kerparos.

In the future, when danger came, his own power would be the key to turning things around.

Thinking about this, Logan felt satisfied and left the familiar space.

Time passed quickly, and it was finally time to leave Twilight City.

Logan and Jessica went to the train station together.

Natalia had already left Twilight City to gather the information Logan needed.

Only Mark and Charles, the two principals, came to the station to see him off.

"Logan, the Genius Training Camp is really tough. Most of the members come from rich families. Take this, so no one looks down on you," said Mark, handing Logan a suitcase. Inside was a high-quality, soft armor with hundreds of magic gems embedded in it.

Logan silently guessed that the armor was worth at least 60 million, and it might even be impossible to buy.

Mark noticed the worry in Logan’s eyes and smiled, patting him on the shoulder. "Take it. This is what the City Lord asked me to give you. This time, you’re representing the face of Twilight City. If others have it, you should too!"

After hearing Mark’s words, Logan finally relaxed and accepted the gift. "Principal Mark, I won’t let you down."

Principal Charles stood by, and once Mark finished talking, he stepped in front of Logan and carefully handed him a black business card.

Logan took the card and looked at the bloodstained cup on it, surprised. "What is this?"

"I don’t know," Charles said. "But I do know that the bloodstained cup on the card is a sacred object of The Black Church." He then told Logan about how he had stopped a mysterious man from approaching him, and added: "Logan, even though I don’t like you, I don’t want you to be used by The Black Church."

"I’m sure The Black Church is watching you now. Be careful when you go to the Genius Training Camp." After saying that, Charles grabbed Mark and left together.

As they left the train station, Mark suddenly pulled his hand away from Charles and said angrily: "Logan got noticed by The Black Church, why didn’t you tell me earlier?"

"I was told to keep it secret by the City Lord. Letting you listen in was already a big favor," Charles said, adjusting his sleeves calmly. "But you, old man, actually gave that kid the [Guardian Armor] that the federal government gave you. And you even lied and said it was the City Lord’s order. I really start to doubt if Logan is your own son."

"Ugh! Stop making up stuff!" Mark kicked Charles and turned to leave, not wanting to stay with him any longer.

But then he thought again and felt it wasn’t enough. So, in front of Charles, he opened his yellow familiar space.

Suddenly, a freezing wind blew toward Charles, making him shiver.

Then came a powerful dragon roar that shook the ground, and Charles took a step back in fear.

In front of Charles’s surprised eyes, a huge Frost Dragon wrapped in ice appeared under Mark’s feet, its eyes glowing with ghostly fire.

Mark stood on top of the dragon, looking down at Charles with a smug smile. "I’m leaving now."

"Wait! Mark, stop! Where did you get that Frost Dragon?" Charles shouted, shocked by the huge creature under Mark. "Your familiar space was almost full! How did you get this dragon? Explain yourself!"

Charles and Mark were once both rivals and good friends.

He knew Mark’s strength well, and he knew every detail about Mark’s familiars. He also knew that Mark only had one last familiar slot left.

Although this Frost Dragon was powerful, it wasn’t enough to help Mark level up. So he didn’t understand why Mark did it.

This was too hasty!

Did Mark give up on improving?

Or had he already improved beyond what he showed?

The more Charles thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

As a friend, he worried that Mark might fall behind and struggle.

But as a rival, he feared that Mark might have gotten stronger and left him behind.

Mark saw that Charles was chasing him, so he intentionally led him to the outskirts of Twilight City — a wild, empty area.

Charles realized Mark wanted to fight him, and he frowned. "Hmph, you don’t want to talk? Then I’ll beat it out of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Charles opened his familiar space behind him, and six familiars appeared one by one behind him.

Mark saw this and grinned. "Then let’s play."

He then opened his own familiar space, and six familiars also appeared behind him, matching Charles in power.

But when Charles saw the number of Mark’s familiars, he was shocked. "One, two, three... Mark, did you really use your seventh contract slot?"

"Of course! My good student Logan gave me a [Holy Spirit Crystal]. Now I can have eight familiars. One more than you!" Mark’s mouth almost reached his ears as he couldn’t stop smiling.

But Charles just stood there like a ghost, stunned.

Having eight familiar slots wasn’t anything special in the world of familiar tamers. Charles wouldn’t have cared if it was someone else.

But now it was Mark — his biggest rival. And that made him really upset.

But even if he was upset, it didn’t help.

Six vs. seven — he had no chance.

In the end, after getting beaten up badly by Mark, Charles had to grit his teeth and watch Mark ride his Frost Dragon, showing off as he left.

Only after Mark was completely gone did Charles shout out loud: "Why isn’t Logan my student?!"

...

About six hours later.

Logan and Jessica’s train finally arrived at their destination — Saint Heart City.

As soon as they got off the train, they noticed the platform was full of armed soldiers.

Every passenger had to go through multiple checks before being allowed to leave.

Logan listened to people complaining and tried to gather information.

He found out that Saint Heart City was the first major city in the north of the federation, and also the border of human territory.

Because the invasion from the other world came so suddenly, humans had no good way to deal with the Blood Cultivation Realm at first.

This caused countless Blood Cultivation Realm forces to go out of control. Monsters broke into human territory, causing chaos and building lots of underground caves and alien city-states.

The lands that were lost this way were later called the [Lost World] by humans.

Later, humans discovered the way of familiars, which gave them power to fight back against the Blood Cultivation Realm. They started organizing attacks to take back their land.

The Saint Heart City that Logan is standing in now was the final point of the first northern campaign.

It used to be taken over by monsters for many years, and it was filled with energy and rules from another dimension.

Because of this alien energy and rules, both familiars and familiar tamers in Saint Heart City can level up much faster.

That’s why Saint Heart City has great strategic importance and value among all the cities in the human federation.

Plus, since it’s the main gate in the north of the federation, that’s why the security here is so strict.

After getting this information, Logan finally understood why the Genius Training Camp was set up in Saint Heart City — it was actually a kind of benefit.

"Little wonder so many people are fighting to get in. I guess I’m lucky to be with you." Jessica said, pushing her suitcase out of the station as she walked beside Logan, clearly happy she came with him.

But before Logan could even answer her, as soon as he stepped out of the station, he ran into a pair of tall "coconuts" right in the face.

Then, a familiar voice came into his ears: "Logan! You finally arrived!"