Chapter 426
Chapter 427 Cheers to Victory
“From here, if we play our cards right, our position in the Space Alliance only improves.
“We can set our own rules.
“Write our own laws.
“Even defy the Space Alliance system and build our own world.
“Remember: the evil god cultists have powerful figures among them. They operate without any system support.
“The system simplifies. But it also constrains.
“Joanna, trust me. I’ll help you achieve everything you want p>
Joanna beamed at Xavier, even raising her glass in a long-distance toast.
Benjamin thought, Of course. The Prime Minister always knows what Joanna wants to hear. The rest of them are clueless about her ambitions. So what should I say?
A thoughtful gleam flickered in his eyes. Before he could speak, Joanna turned to Benjamin first.
“The MVP of this battle is Benjamin. So, the Boar God’s demon core goes to him. Any objections p>
Everyone nodded.
The Boar God’s demon core, once absorbed, would boost vitality, strength, and life force.
It would’ve been useful for everyone.
But Benjamin had earned it.
Giving him the Boar core was fair.
And with Benjamin on the team, they finally had a real weapon against Mythic-Tier enemies- even if it wasn’t a frontal assault.
When your dirty tricks could kill a god, eventually you’d earn the title of god-killer yourself.
Nobody really cared how the enemy died.
All that mattered was who was still standing at the end-and who took the crown.
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“Thank you, Joanna p>
“You earned it. Benjamin, you were far more impressive than I expected,” Joanna said.
She’d originally contracted him just to manage the Gilded River. She hadn’t expected him to clean out the entire zone.
“Next, the Golden Crow and Star Shark demon cores will go to Alwyn and Caspian based on attribute compatibility: We’re all one unit. Strengthening our strongest fighters means we can kill faster and repeat the cycle.
“Going forward, we hunt Demon Gods across the Decennial Universe. Collect cores that match each person’s attributes:
“We also need to keep farming monsters to build my affinity aura so we can clear Benjamin’s distortion completely.
“That’s a team effort.
“And finally-
“To this victory. Cheers p>
Eight glasses clinked.
Meanwhile.
Across the Space Alliance.
The news was spreading everywhere.
“Congratulations to Francis, the God of Divine Might, and the God of Demon Sealing on their first major victory in the Decennial Universe! Three Demon Gods slain. Three new resource planets added to the Alliance p>
“Human’s No. 1 Prodigy Joanna Lane participated in the Godwar. Three consecutive level-ups p>
“The No. 1 prodigy played an indispensable role in the Godwar p>
“Godwar erupts: does this signal humanity’s invasion of the Decennial Universe p>
Headlines exploded across every feed.
Compared to the official news, the Divine and Demonic Academy’s coverage was less formal-
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and far juicier.
“Joanna’s 7th contract beast revealed: a pretty-boy fan favorite p>
“Three more divine spirits down. At Level 65, will Joanna graduate as an actual divine spirit p>
“Who is Joanna’s favorite contract beast p>
“Has Joanna… tasted any of her contract beasts p>
“Does anyone even care about the freshman and sophomore top-student races p>
“Nope p>
“How can a free-to-play player compete with a whale p>
“Talk about getting on the right team p>
Divine and Demonic Academy.
The first semester was in its final two hours.
The junior and senior leaderboards were already locked in.
Junior year overall top student: Joanna.
Junior Comprehensive Studies, Public Dungeon, and Strategy Team top student: Joanna.
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year overall top student: Joanna.
Senior Comprehensive Studies, Public Dungeon, and Strategy Team top student: Joanna.
The freshman-sophomore race, however, was a bloodbath.
Especially among the three contenders.
Rory from Public Dungeon Studies.
Trystan, the Strategy Team genius.
And Katherine from Beast-type Dungeon Studies.
Rory had Infinite Clones. After losing to Joanna last year, he’d been grinding from day one. Burning the candle at both ends.
Trystan hadn’t crumbled after losing his mentor. As a strategy expert, he could partner with corporations to run High-tier dungeons. Between the corporate contracts and pure effort,
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credits weren’t a problem.
As for Katherine.
She was what the others called the whale.
Back during the SAT regional battles, she’d needed corporate sponsorship.
During the training program, she’d gone into debt for the Mythic-Tier talent upgrade stone and owed the academy 200 years of free labor.
Now? Katherine was a completely different person.
She was Joanna’s right hand.
Vice president of the Student Council.
They said students took after their teachers. Joanna called Helen a hands-off boss. But inside the Academy, Joanna was just as hands-off.
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