Azure Sea City was now bursting with popularity, prosperous and bustling—a world apart from what it had once been.
As its city lord, Ling Zhan could also claim a hefty share of the profits.
Besides that,
Azure Sea City's treasury had become Ling Zhan's personal property.
The profits Azure Sea City had accumulated over the years were basically all stored within.
It was worth mentioning that...
There was actually a Deep-Sea Phantom Maiden class-change book inside.
It was a rare hidden class that combined illusion arts and assassination.
It was extremely scarce as well.
Other than that,
there were also some relatively valuable materials of S-rank and above.
The rest consisted of Holy Crystals and gold coins piled up like mountains.
As for skill books...
Such precious items presumably would not have been kept here. They would have been moved away or learned at the first opportunity.
As for Azure Sea City's future management, Ling Zhan directly appointed the Dragon Kingdom authorities to manage it on his behalf.
Of course...
The Dragon Kingdom would also receive resource returns from Azure Sea City every year.
After handling these matters, Ling Zhan did not remain in Azure Sea City. Instead, he returned directly to Holy City Asar with Lucia, Avril, and Anseli.
After returning to Holy City Asar,
Ling Zhan declined the private dinner invitation from Lucia, Avril, and Anseli, then returned straight to his residence.
Watching Ling Zhan's retreating figure, the three women could only smile helplessly.
The three of them were immensely popular darlings within the Holy Knights.
They were also dream goddesses to countless male students.
If they invited those boys to a private dinner, those boys would probably be so delighted that they would leap a hundred meters into the air.
Yet before Ling Zhan, their