They rode on a small airship and passed through a forest that spanned over two hundred miles.
They then passed through the twisting Fire Caves and the Lava Hall before finally arriving at the Blazing Flame Monarch under the watchful eyes of a large number of Fire Creatures and high-level Magical Machinery.
Grimm received them in the Wizard Hall on the second level of the Wizard's Pagoda.
The massive Wizard Hall was ten thousand square meters in size. A large obsidian table was placed in the center, with intricately designed high-back stone chairs on both sides. There were three high chairs at one end of the table, arranged in a triangular formation. The one sitting at the front was, of course, the mysterious Legendary Fire Wizard who had single-handedly created the Crimson Family, Lord Grimm.
Behind him were two high chairs, one on the left and the other on the right.
On the left was the Blood Queen Mary, who controlled most of the power in the family. On the right was the leader of the Witches of Destiny, Alice, who rarely showed herself in front of others.
The three of them were undoubtedly the true core of the Crimson Family!
After not seeing each other for a long time, the clan members who entered the hall one after another bowed to the three clan higher-ups who were seated at the head of the hall. Only then did they carefully and safely take their seats according to the order in which they were seated. Their gazes were also secretly sizing up this mysterious and powerful legendary family leader.
Grimm was wearing a bright red Wizard Robe today. The gorgeous robe was decorated with glowing Wizard Runes and magical lines, and a dense aura of fire danced on it. His entire body was completely covered by this loose robe, only revealing a slightly pale face.
Grimm's face could be considered handsome. His long black hair was tied behind him with an intricate hoop, and he had deep brows and a tall nose bridge. His thin lips were tightly pursed, and the edges of his lips were slightly cold.
After being tempered by blood and fire countless times, Grimm's naivety had completely faded away. What replaced it was a profound and mysterious aura of wisdom and foresight.
However, Grimm's face was a little too pale. It was a little different from his usual image of glistening skin and surging blood energy. He gave off a feeling of weakness after recovering from a serious illness.
The family members saw this and could not help but feel suspicious.
Could it be that the rumors that the family leader had returned with heavy injuries were true?
Seeing everyone take their seats, Grimm covered his mouth with his fist and coughed a few times. He then looked up at the crowd, and his gaze finally landed on Gargamel, who was first to the left.
"Since everyone is here, then … Gargamel, you will first report the basic situation of the family's headquarters these past few years!"
"Yes!" Gargamel hurriedly stood up and bowed. After receiving Grim's approval, he took out a thick account book and began to read it in detail.
"Currently, the only area that the family directly controls in the scattered Forest of Towers is Elovis. Through subsidiary families or other organisations, we indirectly control areas such as the Red Cloud Terrace, Tranquil Pasture, Crow Ridge, Hunter's Coast, Lake Menna …"
"... The Crimson Dynasty's territory has expanded by another 300 kilometres to the northwest, bordering the Randner Family's territory. The third Magic Machine Division has already advanced north, and has penetrated 400 kilometres into the Dark Forest. They are currently building an outpost camp … According to the information they sent back, the attacks from the Lord of the Dark Forest are getting more intense, and it is very likely that a war will break out in the near future … Their commander has already requested reinforcements from high-ranked Magi …"
"... The Elovis region has all belonged to the family … Currently, there are 7 rank 1 resource points, 22 rank 2 resource points, and 106 rank 3 resource points …"
"... There are 97 Magi belonging to the family. Among them, there are 5 rank 3 Magi, 26 rank 2 Magi, and 66 rank 1 Magi …"
"... The family's resources: The total amount of magic crystals this year is 2,179,780 … The total amount of magic crystals spent is 1,463,500 … The detailed list of resources is as follows …"
One by one, one by one … Gargamel listed out the family's affairs according to what everyone was concerned about. It was simple and clear. However, he did not announce the more detailed and comprehensive information.
After all, it involved many core affairs of the Crimson Family, and could only be revealed in a one-on-one report!
After Gargamel was the Fire Dragon Witch Meryl, who was in charge of the branch in the north.
The Crimson Family's development in the north had not been too smooth, and they had been given the cold shoulder and suppression by the various Magi factions. The most obvious were the Dark Witches and the Deceit Witches.
This made it extremely difficult for the Crimson Family to expand their influence outside of the Icewind Territory.
However, the White Tower was backed by the Dark Forest, and the area there was vast and rich in resources. Even if the other areas were restricted, they could still bring in a lot of magical beasts for the family.
Apart from these two territories, the Crimson Family also had two secondary planes that were rich in resources with their own characteristics. The Wind Wizard Sella, who represented the Goblin Plane, and the sub-brain Sauk, who represented the Lance Plane, also gave a simple report on the basic situation in their respective areas.
During the time Grimm was away, the Goblin Plane had amassed 670,000 tons of refined magic alloy, which was enough to give the Crimson Family another 20,000 to 30,000 metal magical machines, or 12 floating airships, or two magical puppet dragons.
However, Grimm's Quelas Alloy was almost depleted, and before he could get new supplies, he could only temporarily store these magic iron alloys and synthetic metals for future use.
In the Lance Plane, with the Grade 3 brain monster overseeing it, the Eternal Capital was an impregnable city of steel.
The dragon lords had suffered enough from the battle magical machines, but they could not catch them all in one fell swoop, so they could only choose to stay away from these invaders.
A large number of dragon lords moved further away, and even formed smaller dragon alliances. This caused the Crimson Family's dragon hunting team to have their hands tied, and their profits began to plummet.
However, in the past 20 years, the Eternal Capital still had 11 dragons in the account. Five of them were sold, and the other six were imprisoned in the Crimson Wing, undergoing witchcraft modification or taming.
After the 'lords' of various places finished their reports, it was the turn of the external forces and affiliated organizations.
Among them, Gonga, the leader of the Goblin Occult Goblins and the director of the Goblin Academy of Sciences, was the most excited. He almost roared as he announced three important pieces of news.
First, the Goblin Academy of Sciences had developed a true Mana Amplifier.
This was also one of the most difficult requirements for the Crimson Family to build a Thunder God Titan.
The so-called Mana Amplifier was actually a magical machine's version of an elemental energy resonator. It could make the elemental energy flowing in the magical machine resonate with the magical elements in nature, thus amplifying the effects of magical attacks.
Of course, the success of the Goblin Academy of Sciences had a lot to do with the special effect of the Focus Crystal that Grimm had discovered. However, the success that Gonga announced this time had only been verified in the laboratory. If they wanted to use it on the Tier 6 Thunder God Titan, it would probably take a long time to polish and adjust it.
Second, the magic exoskeleton combat system.
Wizards had the help of magic tools, but goblins did not have the talent of elemental magic. Even with the help of magical machines, they could not use elemental magic attacks.
However, the newly born occult goblins were in between. Although they did not have the talent, they could use the runes to grasp the basic use of magical energy.
Therefore, in order to increase the attack power of the occult goblins, Director Gonga put in a lot of effort to research the magic exoskeleton combat system. They were like pieces of magic equipment that could be assembled on the body of the occult goblins, assisting them in elemental magic attacks.
Grimm could not help but be interested when he heard this.
If these magic exoskeletons were modified according to the body shape or elemental attributes of human Wizards, would they also be suitable for human Wizards?
Without hesitation, Grimm ordered Gargamel to send some Wizards and apprentices to work with Director Gonga to find out if the magic exoskeleton combat system could be transplanted.
Third, the blueprint of the Thunder God Titan had been completed.
Director Gonga could not wait to apply to Grimm for the assembly and debugging of the first generation of the prototype.
The Thunder God Titan was a powerful magical machine that could reach Tier 6 in theory. The amount of high-grade materials and rare resources needed to build such a machine was astronomical, not to mention the countless technical problems that needed to be solved.
Disregarding everything else, just the energy core of the Thunder God Titan required 3-5 Magic Furnaces to share the workload in order to operate it. If Gonga wanted it to fight at full power, Grimm would need to build another Super Magic Furnace.
After listening to Director Gonga's application and speech, Grimm thought for a moment and took out a Knowledge Crystal from his Storage Ring. He slid it from the table to the old goblin.
"Don't rush to build it. You should digest and absorb the knowledge in this crystal first!"
"Master, what … what's this?" Director Gonga asked in confusion as he raised the crystal.
"The basic principle of the Arcane Empire's energy core …" Grimm said lightly, "I'm afraid that the Arcane Empire is the most practical and effective one in the entire multiverse when it comes to the in-depth application of basic energy. I believe that if you understand their arcana theories, your control and application of magic energy will definitely reach a higher level! "
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