So far, Loren knew of only three Demigod-level powerhouses, and he had met only two of them.

The “bicycling Star Traveler” was just an online acquaintance of Loren’s.

The two he had actually met were: the Chief of the Star Traveler Society, and that washed-up fellow—Retab Collin.

Loren had never fought a Demigod-level powerhouse, and he currently had no intention of doing so.

From the single energy fluctuation Retab Collin had released, Loren could roughly estimate a Demigod-level powerhouse’s combat strength.

Based on Loren’s preliminary calculations, that level of power would likely require him to spend a resurrection opportunity just to trade evenly one-for-one…

“Breaking into ninth-tier demigod territory is still a bit difficult…” Loren thought with some regret.

The Raven in the depths of his mind, feeling a sudden chill, said, “…Master, what are you thinking about?”

“Nothing, just a small matter.”

“Really??”

“Really.”

“Would you dare swear an oath to that? Master.”

“Shut up, stupid bird, you’re talking too much again.”

The Raven inside Loren’s mind sighed and silently shook its head.

It kept feeling that its idiot master was thinking about something dangerous again…

Federation Calendar 7708, November 21, early morning.

Wearing death metal smoky-eye makeup and dressed in full heavy-metal rock style, Loren blended into the crowd and began ticket checks at the giant stadium’s entrance.

As the venue hosting the Silver Radiance Festival, this was a truly massive stadium.

Its footprint was roughly the size of seventy football fields, comparable to a small city.

Located at the center of Silver Radiance Main City, local residents affectionately called it the “Silver Radiance Dome.”

To allow millions of people to enter quickly, the stadium had an insane number of entrances—hundreds of them…

Inside, to ensure a flawless audiovisual experience for millions, the organizers had filled the stadium with zero-latency, real-time transmission giant screens and audio systems capable of real-time sound transmission with zero delay and maximal fidelity.

They wanted every attendee at the Silver Radiance Festival to have the most perfect experience…

According to the organizers, the equipment set cost several tens of billions of Federation coins, and annual maintenance ran into hundreds of millions of Federation coins…

The interior featured a broad stage nearly half the size of a football field.

Around the stage stood numerous Security Bureau agents and the organizers’ staff responsible for ensuring the audio equipment functioned properly.

Beneath the stage was a tall, brightly lit underground space.

At that moment, singers and bands set to perform today, awards presenters, and a massive backstage team assembled in this underground area to ensure the festival ran smoothly…

This underground space housed many rooms—rest lounges prepared for the performers and bands about to take the stage.

A dense swarm of staff moved through this space, weaving in and out of rooms to coordinate everything precisely and without error.

At the center of the underground space sat a huge elevator platform, surrounded by several equipment technicians conducting final checks.

This elevator connected the underground area to the surface stage. Everyone who would appear on stage today would use this massive lift for their grand entrances.

At the edges of the underground space stood hundreds of imposing Security Bureau agents, elite operatives ever on alert.

They guarded the area to ensure no accidents occurred.

Not far from these Security Bureau agents, in a room, dozens of well-dressed men gathered, many methodically handling various tasks.

On a sofa in that room sat a blond, blue-eyed man. He sat elegantly with his eyes closed, listening to reports from his assistant. He occasionally spoke up to make decisions, looking both responsible and busy…

This blond, blue-eyed man was the target Loren had been hired by Ms. Carnina to assassinate—Councilor Huck, a member of the Central Star Domain’s House of Representatives.

In front of the Security Bureau agents, this shrewd and composed politician clearly enjoyed putting on a show…

He had traveled all this way to attend the Silver Radiance Festival, and even as tonight’s awards presenter, he still didn’t forget his duties—presenting the image of a politician who truly cared for Federation citizens…

“Councilor Huck, I don’t understand. With your status, why accept an invitation to the Silver Radiance Festival? Your votes for the next term should already be sufficient by calculations.”

After reporting some official business, the assistant leaned toward the blond man and whispered the question with curiosity.

The man on the sofa opened his eyes when he heard his assistant. He smiled infectiously at the assistant, and his magnetic, charismatic voice rang out.

“Who would ever complain about having too many votes, my dear assistant?”

“The Silver Radiance Festival draws viewers from across half the Federation…”

“Maybe after this event, I’ll leave the House of Representatives and move up to the Upper Chamber?”

He confidently winked after saying this.

The “Federation Council” is the pinnacle of power within the Federation. Just beneath it sits the renowned “Upper Chamber.”

Directly below the Upper Chamber is the “House of Representatives,” which most Federation citizens are familiar with…

Decisions made by the Federation Council are passed down to the Upper Chamber…

After extensive discussion and refinement by many Upper Chamber members, those matters become bills and are then sent to the House of Representatives, where numerous representatives carry out the specifics…

Of course, representatives in the House also propose ideas to the Upper Chamber as citizens’ delegates…

Upper Chamber members, selected by the Federation Council, then adopt some of the House’s suggestions and introduce new bills based on their own positions…

Over time, the House of Representatives gradually became the mouthpiece for the Upper Chamber…

This is the administrative system of the Central Star Domain: everything executes the orders of the Federation Council’s representatives.

Various Federation departments answer only to the Federation’s Upper Chamber.

Some powerful departments with real authority, like the Security Bureau, answer directly to the Federation Council…

At the giant stadium entrance.

After a long queue, it was finally Loren’s turn for ticket check.

To Loren’s surprise, the person checking tickets was wearing a Law Enforcement Department uniform.

When the officer accepted Loren’s invitation ticket, he looked up at Loren with some surprise.

“Front-row inner-area ticket?”

Loren silently nodded without a word.

After scrutinizing Loren several times, the Law Enforcement officer politely offered a warning:

“Sir, I must tell you. Promoting dangerous speech could land you a one-day tour of the Security Bureau interrogation room and decades in prison.”

Loren’s face darkened.

“Do I look like someone from a cult organization?”

“No, you misunderstand. I’m merely giving you a warning.” The ticket inspector returned the punched ticket to Loren.

Clearly, in the officer’s eyes,

a front-row inner-area ticket, an unknown high-rank Superhuman, odd demeanor, and exaggerated attire fit the profile of a cult member.

It was a kind of prejudice…

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