Grimm's return was just like his departure. No one knew about it.
The majority of the Crimson Magi knew that the legendary Fire Magus Grimm had been living in seclusion within the Flame Monarch's Wizard Pagoda, as if he had never left.
Even within the Crimson Family, only a few of the higher-ups knew about his departure and return.
The first thing Grimm did after returning to the Wizard's Pagoda was naturally to pass the Icy World's waymark to Meryl.
He had already buried a Positioning Rune Stone there. With this waymark, the exploration team would be able to save a lot of calculations and lock-on procedures.
The Icy World's environment was too monotonous, and the laws of the plane were disrupted by the powerful Divine Weapon. However, it was still a decent small plane, suitable for ice element Magi to live there.
The Crimson Family was no longer a small family of two or three. It was now a super family that was rapidly developing. The influx of large numbers of Magi from outside had put the family's territories to a harsh test. Currently, the two large territories were unable to bear the burden.
Under these circumstances, Grimm had the intention to loosen the restrictions on foreign Magi, allowing them to participate in the internal operations of the family.
Hence, after careful consideration, Grimm decided to open up the family's strongholds in the Lance Dimension and the outer regions, speeding up the development and expansion of these two enclaves.
In the past, the Crimson Family did not have such a foundation. Once the restrictions were lifted, it would be easy for enemies to know everything about the family and target them for destruction.
But now, the Lance Dimension was guarded by the level 4 Thunder Dragon Armes, and the level 3 Alien Brain and Steel City were guarding it. Anyone who wanted to cause trouble here would have to weigh their own strength and see if they had the right to do so.
The family headquarters in the Magus World had a level 4 Mary looking after them, and the properties in the north had a level 4 Alice looking after them. Coupled with the powerful legendary Fire Magus hiding behind the scenes, the Crimson Family now had enough resources and was no longer afraid of any challenges from the secular world or the Magi community.
Sometimes, Grim even started to grumble that those who didn't like him were too quiet and docile. As for him … Should he send someone to provoke them and make them lively again?
The days without enemies were really depressing!
During this trip to the Wizard Association, Grimm had seen another Wizard organization that was developing together, and he was greatly touched. If the scattered Tower Forest was said to be filled with small family businesses, then the Mage Association would undoubtedly be a large industrial and mechanical system that gathered everyone's strength.
The advantages and disadvantages of both sides were clear at a glance.
It was a miracle that the scattered tower forest could survive for so long in the midst of the three major Magus organisations!
And behind this miracle, one could vaguely feel traces of human manipulation …
However, Grimm wasn't willing to delve too deeply into it. Instead, he simply considered the development and future of the Crimson Family.
If the Crimson Family revealed their fangs and attacked the other Magi, with the power Grimm had gathered, there was a high chance that he would be able to achieve his goal and unify the central continent.
Although the central region would fall into a Sorcerer War that would last for hundreds of years, it would also have the opportunity to unify and form a force similar to the Three Great Sorcerer Organizations.
However, the prerequisite for success was that there would be no interference from the outside world!
Once the Three Great Sorcerer Organizations interfered, not only would the chances of the unification fail greatly increase, it might even break the 'tacit agreement' of the past. The central continent would completely lose its neutral position, and become a battlefield where the Three Great Sorcerer Organizations openly competed and showed off their muscles.
When that happened, the central continent would become a quagmire of war, and all the grand blueprints and achievements would become someone else's wedding dress.
From this point of view, it was worth pondering the reason why the Wizard Association, which was the most powerful force, was so gentle to him, and could even be considered friendly!
Perhaps the Wizard Association, who had always wanted to infiltrate the central continent, had long since hoped that the scattered Tower Forest would fall into chaos! If that happened, they would be able to protect their own interests and avoid the agreement that the Three Great Sorcerer Organizations had long since reached out to the central continent, and send troops into the central continent …
Thus, after considering all the factors, the idea of creating chaos in the central continent and then taking advantage of the chaos was not feasible.
Since force was not going to work, they would have to use diplomacy!
After careful consideration, Grimm, who had returned to the Wizard's Pagoda, took the opportunity to propose the establishment of a public Wizard Academy.
There would only be more Wizard Academies in the scattered Tower Forest region of the central continent. If they really wanted to investigate, there would be at least three hundred of them. However, their basic model was that of a contract. In other words, outsiders had to choose to join the academy and sign a service contract for a certain period of time before they could obtain the necessary knowledge and resources.
Even the Wizard Academies that claimed to be public were the same. However, their target was not a Wizard Family or Wizard Faction, but the scattered Tower Forest Wizard Association.
If they wanted to win the favor of the wandering Wizards and independent Wizards, they could only come up with better and more favorable conditions.
Grimm's plan was to change the contract model to one that charged fees.
The public Wizard Academy established by the Crimson Family would no longer force outsiders to sign service contracts, but would instead sell knowledge and resources at a clear price. This would also weaken the resistance of the wandering Wizards and independent Wizards towards the academy.
Moreover, the Crimson Family had many Grade 4 Magi and powerhouses. Using them as a golden signboard to recruit apprentices and conduct public classes every few days … This was something that many low-ranked Magi did not even dare to dream of!
Mary could support a large Blood Element, Alice could gain the favor of all the Prophets, Gaz Ruvi was suitable for the Spirit Element, Emelia was the best candidate for the Plant Element, Remy was definitely a Poison Element, Gonga was a Magic Element, Bliss was a Mutant Element …
If they could capture Armes to create the Dragon Element, add on the Undead Element created by the Lich, and Grimm's Fire Element …
To be honest, the appearance of so many high-level teachers would definitely cause a commotion in the academy. The wandering Wizards and independent Wizards would also flock to them.
This was the attraction of knowledge, resources, and powerful Wizards. It was also the choice of the Wizards.
Under these circumstances, even if some people were unwilling, they would not be able to point out the Crimson Family's wrongdoing. If they dared to cause trouble, the Crimson Family would take out the butcher's knife that they had hidden for a long time.
The external factions could not possibly deprive the Crimson Family of their right to 'protect themselves', right?
However, for this idea to be realized, first, the family's golden name had to be attractive. Second, the family's knowledge and resources had to be sufficient. Third, they had to have a group of strong and obedient core members …
The Crimson Family basically had all these points!
For the sake of this grand idea, Grim began to talk to Alice and Mary. He also held countless secret meetings with the core members of the family, discussing every detail and every step of the establishment of a public wizard academy.
Finally, after a year and a half of meticulous preparation, the Horton Academy was officially established in a place called Iron Forest City.
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Iron Forest City, Horton Academy.
Ever since the eye-catching Wizard Tower was erected, the place had become lively and noisy.
As the area of Iron Forest City was too small, the Horton Academy was chosen to be located by the Roy River, in the vast area surrounding the Horton Wizard Tower. There were lush and dense magic jungles, gloomy swamps with thick fog, huge mausoleums built underground, and magic machine towns that were filled with the roaring of furnaces all day long …
The entire Horton Academy could be roughly divided into more than ten different Wizard Divisions. The one with the title of dean was the legendary Fire Wizard Grimm, who was rarely seen. He was also the head of the Fire Division.
Beside Grimm, the names on the list of the divisions were all eye-catching, causing every Wizard who came to investigate the new academy to tremble in fear.
Blood Element:
Division Head: Mary (Level 4)
Division Heads: Soros (Level 3), Rother (Level 3)
Division Mentors: Isa (Level 3), Spara (Level 3), Dolores (Level 3), Severus (Level 3), Winlier (Level 3) …
There were a total of 33 foreign professors and external mentors in the division, almost all of whom were high-level Blood Breeds above level 2.
They were mainly active in the Ancient Blood Castle, the Horton Wizard Tower, and the Serpent Bird Cliff. The internal members of the division chose to train in the Heisen Plane and the Black Forest.
Fire Element:
Division Head: Grimm (Level 4)
Division Heads: Sindar (Level 3), Montague (Level 3)
Division Mentor: Braith? Shabini (Level 2), Durban? Psyche (Level 2), Vincent? Gore (Level 2) …
There were a total of 17 professors and mentors in the Fire Element Division. Grimm was only an honorary division head in name. All the specific matters were handled by the Flame Tiger Sindar and Montague, who was recommended by the Flame Tyrant.
They were mainly active in the Horton Wizard Tower, the Flame Monarch, and the Lance Plane. They chose the Fire Elemental Plane as their training ground.
Necromancy Element:
Division Head: Congnas (Level 4)
Division Heads: Retribution Knight Shattered (Level 4), High-level Lich Wall (Level 4)
Division Mentors: Lich Gars (Level 3), Undead Demoness Seilin (Level 3), Zombie Lord Kense (Level 2)
It could be said that the entire Necromancy Element was supported by the high-level undead recommended by the Lich Congnas. Wizards or apprentices who could study here had the opportunity to head to the Bone Plane to find wild undead suitable for them.
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