Those mages who contributed little or lacked sufficient experience, even if they offered money, President Huang and the others were afraid of a botched job and dared not accept it, opting instead to send all these mages off as general helpers.
The mages expressed no dissatisfaction with such treatment; on the contrary, they were all extremely receptive and humble.
President Huang and his colleagues were well aware of this, and with the Transcendent as their backer, they exhibited an impeccable attitude, which made the crafty mages trust all the more that the Eastern Ghosts and Gods were indeed real!
Not like their own tricks with poisons and parasites, relying on these things to bewitch their followers and make them fear their falsities.
At night, within a temple on the outskirts of Gad City.
After completing the third Magic Meeting, the mages took refuge in a secret room following a reasonably substantial dinner, to watch videos from the Eastern Ancient Country on the internet.