"Sir, it's not about the report itself. It's about the sender."
Lucien paused.
He looked up from the files and frowned.
"Show me."
Marcus—one of the new recruits—walked in and placed a tablet on the desk.
Lucien glanced at the screen.
…
User Profile
Name: Alan Veritus
Account ID: #U-349128
Class: 3-Star Mage
Exorcist Rank: Rank 0
Age: 16
Blood-Bound: Verified
Status: Normal User
Balance: $0
…
Lucien's brows drew together.
"This is clearly fake. Who blood-verifies a profile like this just to push through a load of nonsense?"
Marcus scratched his neck. "That's the problem, sir. The name might be fake, but the rest seems genuine."
Lucien leaned back in his chair, staring at the screen longer than usual.
"Genuine? It says he's a three-star mage at sixteen. Why not claim he's the heir of a hidden clan while we're at it?"
He let out a quiet snort.
Earth's mana levels were low. Without rare materials or a hidden clan's support, no teenager could reach three-star Mage.
