Where there was good news, there was naturally bad news.
Dark Flame had only just returned to the Holy Tower and had barely warmed his seat when the two deans, Saine and Kester, simultaneously held out their hands to him.
"The Holy Tower's public funds have been almost entirely depleted over the past three years."
"For the Holy Tower's continued long-term operation, we'll need you, Tower Master, to replenish them a little," Kester said first.
Because he was one of the Holy Tower's old guard, although he and Saine nominally managed Dark Flame Holy Tower's public funds together, the one who actually controlled the purse strings was this old dean, who was much older than Saine.
Over the past few years, Saine had frequently used benefits to lure over magicians such as Baus from the Ebarute Empire, and in the end, it was Kester who reimbursed him.
"Used up so quickly? I remember leaving behind a total of one hundred thousand Magic Coins before I left." Dark Flame frowned, somewhat surprised.
Saine and Kester did not offer much explanation. Instead, they directly handed over two Crystal Balls.
The information recorded within the Crystal Balls was the Holy Tower's complete expenditures over the past three years. The Magic Coin spending within was detailed down to the single digit.
Given Saine and Kester's status, there was indeed no need for them to embezzle the Holy Tower's public funds.
Level-5 Magician Dark Flame did not like managing Holy Tower affairs, but that did not mean he knew nothing about them.
Who among those capable of becoming Level-5 Magicians was simple?
How could he possibly be fooled by two Level-3 Magicians?
Dark Flame then frowned and carefully reviewed the Magic Coin expenditures within the two Crystal Balls.
Just as Saine and Kester had said,