Chapter 1033: A Grandmaster to Set the Tone

Jason Jauncy watched the feverish scene below, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. It was far from perfect, but it had worked. At least a little. "Master Jason, please come up to the stage and speak," Murphy Quipp said with practiced deference. "Mm." Jason's face stayed hard and chilly. "You didn't handle things particularly well, but you weren't completely useless either. You've got some ability." No one present found his arrogance off-putting. If anything, they thought it only...