After showing up at the banquet, the two parties hid in a secret room and began the real negotiation.
Mirva's purpose was to 'conveniently' convey the mandatory mission of the scattered Tallinn Association, which was the mission of 'annihilating the Arcane Kingdom' that would begin in seven years.
Of course, in order to appease Grimm, Mirva also officially announced the status and authority of the elder he had obtained after advancing to grade 4, as well as a dazzling list of resources.
As for the recent actions of the Crimson Family, Mirva did not intend to delve into it.
After all, the death rate of the mandatory mission was extremely high, and it was a highly dangerous mission. If he did not give the Crimson Family some benefits, who would risk their lives for the scattered Tallinn Association?
"… The west is bounded by the Tarim River, and the south is allowed to expand to the Blackwood Region. In the east, you'll encounter Elder Muso's hereditary territory if you advance another 500 miles. For the sake of buffering, neither of the two forces can send their main forces to the middle 200 miles. As for the Black Forest in the north, you can expand as much as you want. No matter how much land you occupy, it'll be the territory of the Crimson Family. If you need people and slaves, the scattered Tallinn Association will also trade with you at a very favorable price … "
Gargamel and Meryl, who were standing behind Grimm, could not help but look at each other. They could see the surprise in each other's eyes.
According to Vice President Mirva's description, didn't this mean that the Crimson Family's direct territory could expand by another fold? The family territory that they directly occupied or indirectly controlled included almost two regions. Such special treatment was extremely rare even among Tier 4 Sorcerers.
Moreover, the Crimson Family was backed by the Black Forest, and the space for expansion was almost endless.
For other Sorcerer families, sending their precious Sorcerers and acolytes into the dangerous Dark Forest to develop their territory was undoubtedly a risk. But for the Crimson Family, who had a huge magic equipment group, the people used to enrich the territory and the slaves used to mine and collect resources were the biggest headache.
Grimm slightly narrowed his eyes as he listened with a faint smile on his face, but he did not say anything.
On this point, even the astute Mirva couldn't help but feel a little impressed.
In the face of great benefits, he could see the hidden dangers, and in the face of great harm, he could see the opportunities …
Everyone had such thoughts, but when things really came to a head, who wouldn't be dazzled by the dazzling resources and treasures in front of them? Who would be able to calmly look at their own life and death?
Grim was only a little over 200 years old, which made him look like a toddler among Tier 4 Wizards. But during the few times he interacted with him, Mirwa could always feel his steady and experienced way of doing things, as well as his precision and viciousness when it came to taking risks during critical moments.
Moreover, as soon as he became a Tier 4 Sorcerer, he displayed an extremely high affinity with the Law of Fire. Once he survived the crisis, his strength would undergo a huge breakthrough. At that time, there would probably be no Magus in the scattered towers who could contend against him!
However, even though the reasoning was clear, if Mirwa's position was swapped with the other party's, he would still rather give up on that extremely dangerous and compulsory mission.
After all, after advancing to a Tier 4 Wizard, it meant that he would have nearly a thousand years of noble and luxurious life. Not to mention other regions, just in the scattered towers alone, a Tier 4 Wizard was like an emperor, a person above all. They had reached the upper limit of the power that the Sorcerer World could accommodate, and they were the supreme power among the Sorcerers.
As long as they could live safely, power, resources, knowledge, status, beauties … All of these would come rolling in, and they could not be stopped.
With such a comfortable and luxurious life, who would want to participate in the terrifying mission of destroying the Arcane Kingdom?
Mirwa was no stranger to the term Arcane Kingdom.
Seriously speaking, the Arcane Kingdom belonged to the spellcasters like the Wizards.
However, the wizard power used by the Wizards was more focused on Chaos Energy, which was chaotic and powerful. Moreover, the Wizards' attitude towards knowledge was utilitarian, and they were more unscrupulous.
In many cases, in order to strengthen their combat power, the Wizards did not hesitate to carry out all kinds of evil modifications on their bodies, blood, and souls. In this way, the high-grade Wizards went further and further on the road of "non-human", and gradually deviated from the origin of their own species.
The Arcanists were a group of self-disciplined and powerful Spellcasters.
Their attitude towards knowledge was more rigorous, and they were more like the common people.
The Wizards only pursued their own strength, and even in the subsequent selection and training process of the Wizards, there were bloody and cruel means similar to "raising Gu." The Arcanists were constantly refining and decomposing high-level knowledge, and integrating it into the popularization of knowledge and arcane application of ordinary individuals.
This also meant that the Wizards were more focused on the individual, and they thought that it was worth it to lose a hundred low-grade Wizards in exchange for a high-grade Wizard. After all, the basic combat power of a high-grade Wizard was far from comparable to that of a hundred low-grade Wizards!
But the Arcanists spent a lot of effort and energy on the popularization of knowledge among the people of the Empire.
In this way, a large number of children who had no magic talent were also allocated some resources, and thus embarked on the road of low-grade arcane application. They didn't have magic power, so they used magic crystals; they didn't have arcane energy, so they used the mana pool; they didn't have the ability to cast spells, so they used the mana pool; their bodies were as fragile as ordinary people, so they built arcane towers to protect them …
In the Wizard World, those who could become Wizards were, after all, very few people who stood at the peak of human beings. In the Arcane Kingdom, as long as you were diligent and willing to learn, and your personal talent wasn't too bad, then there was no problem to become an ordinary Arcanist.
It was this attitude of the Arcanists that had led to the rapid growth and strong rise of the Arcane Kingdom.
It was a pity that their rise had attracted the interference of many powerful tribes and species!
And in this compulsory mission, the information that Mirva knew included the Disaster Lord, the Titan, the World of Gods, the Astral Beasts, the Astral Wanderers, the Dark World, and the Shadow World.
Among all the predators who coveted the resources and knowledge of the Arcane Kingdom, the status of the Wizard Camp was still relatively low, and it could even be regarded as one of the weaker forces.
Therefore, in this gluttonous feast of carving up the Arcane Kingdom, the weak participants and even themselves would become the prey of other predators. Therefore, from the moment he received the news, Mirva completely dispelled the idea of participating in the mission and plundering some resources and knowledge.
It was reasonable to say that this kind of operation, which was similar to the destruction of a powerful plane, was the easiest way to obtain Source Form resources.
Unfortunately, the overly large and powerful lineup of the participants had frightened all the scattered Level 4 Wizards in the Tower Forest, and that was why the ridiculous situation of temporarily "catalyzing" a new Level 4 Wizard to make up the numbers.
To be honest, in order to win over Grimm, the new Level 4 Wizard, and not give up, the scattered Tower Forest Association, led by Fred and Mirva, had really put in a lot of effort.
Of course, with the previous signed contract, the scattered Tower Forest Association wasn't afraid that Grimm would go back on his word. It was just that they didn't want to have too much of a conflict with a Level 4 Wizard, so they took out some of their stock and "tricked" him into going to the front line, and everything would be fine.
Putting down the long list of resources, Grimm thought for a moment, and then said, "I'm very satisfied with the resources in this list, but I want to add a few more names …"
"What? What else do you need? "Mirva's heart suddenly jumped, she was afraid that Grimm would open his mouth like a lion. Although the scattered Tower Forest had some resources, it was also the hard work of more than a dozen Level 4 Wizards for hundreds of years, and it was especially painful to lose it so easily.
"Quelas Alloy … Primary Life Liquid … Void Stone … Star Sand …" Grimm's intonation was very slow, his pair of black eyes were staring at Mirva without blinking.
Every time he said a name, Mirva's eyebrows jumped. When the name Star Sand was said, even the muscles at the corner of Mirva's mouth began to tremble slightly.
Quelas Alloy was an essential material for creating the Magic Furnace, and if the Crimson Family wanted to expand the scale of the Magic Machinery Corps, a stable and continuous supply of Quelas Alloy was essential.
Primary Life Liquid had a wide range of uses. Whether it was to create high-grade life potions or to hold high-grade life extension rituals, it was one of the most important materials. It was said that this Primary Life Liquid could only be produced by the elves' holy tree of life.
It was a pity that the elves' shadow could not be found in the two secondary planes that the Crimson Family currently controlled.
Void Stone was the core material for creating long-distance teleportation portals, and it was also one of the strategic resources that most Magus families and organisations needed to hoard.
As for Star Sand, it was not a resource from within the plane, but came from the outer realm.
After many planes were damaged and fell, most of the material in the plane would be swept away by the endless void storms and eroded away. Only a small amount of the sturdiest and toughest material in the plane could be preserved, which was commonly known as Star Sand.
It was also the main material for creating top-grade magic equipment and immortal bodies!
It was said that one of the ways for a rank 4 Refinement Magus to cross the threshold to rank 5 was to integrate and temper a certain amount of Star Sand into their bones, making their muscles and bones immortal.
Hence, in the eyes of a rank 4 Refinement Magus, the value of Star Sand was not any less than Origin Substance!
Grimm read out the resources he needed while carefully observing Mirva from all angles. After confirming that his request had reached the limit of what Mirva, who was also the scattered Tower Forest Association, could bear, Grimm tactfully shut his mouth.
Mirva took out a handkerchief with exaggerated movements and gently wiped the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, an awkward and stiff smile on his face.
"Quelas Alloy … This is something that can only be produced in Molten Fire City. If you want it, I can act as a go-between and let you have a face-to-face discussion with Alfred. But let me say this first, I can't guarantee that you will succeed. After all, there seems to be some grudge between you and Alfred … "
"The association still has some stock of Primary Life Liquid. I can give you five catties, which should be enough for your personal use …"
"Void Stone is also in high demand within the association. I'd like to use my old face to ask around, but I can at most find two pieces for you, and the price won't be cheap either …"
"As for Star Sand, no one can get their hands on it. Otherwise, Declan would not have suffered such a huge loss at your hands …"
Although it was not to the extent that he was completely satisfied with, it was already commendable for vice-chairman Mirva to agree to this extent.
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