The Magus War between the Count Randner and the Crimson Family, and there were so many Magus families involved in it. Only Grimm could fully understand what was going on.
In the eyes of Gargamel, Meryl, and the others, this was just a form of suppression and hostility from the established powers in the central continent. However, in Grimm's eyes, it was a 'change' in the structure of the Magus World's established powers.
With a different realm, one would see things differently.
The central continent had been silent for far too long.
It had such a large amount of land, population, and a complete Magus inheritance, yet it was suppressed by the Three Great Magus Organisations to the point where it could only exist as a second-rate Magus. Such an identity and status could not be compared to the massive size of the central continent.
There were external factors. The three major Sorcerer Organisations did not want to have another competitor who could compete with them for resources. There were also internal factors. The central continent's power was still dominated by the independent Sorcerer Families. They did not want to have an overly powerful organisation around them that would harm their own interests.
The internal and external intertwined, forming the strange existence of the scattered towers in the central continent.
The appearance of Grimm and the Crimson family had undoubtedly shaken up the structure of the scattered towers, making them nervous. Of course, it was still too early to say that the Crimson family had broken the structure of the scattered towers.
However, the appearance of the Crimson family meant that the first brick under the scattered towers had been removed. As long as they continued down this path, the scattered towers would collapse sooner or later.
This was something that Grimm could see very clearly, and so could the Grade 4 old geezers!
Originally, Grim had already prepared himself for a war with all the scattered Wizard Families in Tallinn. However, it seemed that these old fellows were too conservative. They only sent out Sorceress Clara to fight against him.
They hid behind the scenes, wanting to get rid of Grimm, who was an unstable factor, but not wanting their families to suffer too much damage. With such indecisiveness, it was no wonder that the central continent had been a group of dragons without a leader for thousands of years and was in a state of disunity.
In fact, before he decided to establish the Horton School of Witchcraft, Grim had already predicted the complete collapse of the Crimson Family. He was still young and could afford to lose.
Furthermore, the most important thing for the Crimson Family was not the common lands, nor the resource points, nor the hundreds and thousands of Magi … It was the high-grade Magi whose words carried weight.
Even if the Crimson Family's current foundation was swept clean by the enemy, even if the Crimson Family's Magi and acolytes were all gone. As long as Grimm chose to guard the Blazing Flame Monarch and seclude himself for a hundred years, his enemies wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Grimm, Mary, Alice, and Armes … The four Grade 4 existences were the strongest guarantee that the Crimson Family could survive!
As long as they were still around, no one could destroy the Crimson Family's foundation.
Even if he failed, after a hundred years, when those old fellows were out of power, who would be able to stop Grim, who was still in his prime?
Grim had countless chances to make mistakes, and if they chose to go against the Crimson Army, it would mean that they would be doomed for all eternity if they fell. With the accumulated hatred between the two sides, even if they found a suitable successor, they would not be able to escape the terrifying fate of having their inheritance severed. The entire family's foundation would be uprooted.
This … was the cruelest and bloodiest part of a Magus war!
In the eyes of Gargamel, Meryl, Emelia, and the others, the Crimson Family's foundation was something they had to protect with their lives, but to Grim, it was just a simple bargaining chip with his enemies.
Hundreds of years of ups and downs, as well as the tremors of the family's foundation, were all things that Grim could accept. As long as he could achieve the final outcome, all the obstacles along the way were nothing more than the enemy's insanity and unwillingness to accept defeat.
This was the difference in consciousness, level of life, and structure of one's life, resulting in different perspectives on the same thing.
However, this was only the worst-case scenario. From the current situation, those old fellows were still unwilling to fight the Crimson Family with all their might. If seven or eight Grade 4 Magi and their subsidiary organisations allied together, even with Grim's confidence, he would have to prepare himself to retreat to the Blazing Flame Monarch's vicinity and engage in guerilla warfare.
However, those old fellows did not dare!
If the Crimson Family were to fight with all their might, it would be more than enough to destroy three or four Grade 4 organisations. Which of these Grade 4 Magi would be willing to let their family and subsidiary organisations become sacrifices for the Crimson Family's destruction? Who would be willing to fight on the frontlines?
Rather than saying that Sorceress Clara was anxious and wanted to fight Grim to the death, it could be said that she had finally understood the development of the situation and wanted to find the most convenient way to stop the bleeding for the Randner Family.
She was obviously unwilling to let the Randner Family become a bargaining chip for the other Magus families to fight against the Crimson Family, and was using this method to force those fellows behind the scenes to step forward.
It could be imagined that the battle that would decide the fate of the central continent in three days would be bloody and cruel to the extreme. Before that, the Crimson Family should try to rope in some allies.
… …
Three days later.
Gravel Canyon.
Ever since the date of the final battle was set, the Randner Family's troops that had entered deep into the Elovis region gradually retreated to the vicinity of Gravel Canyon.
Here, they had set up a sturdy camp, erected tall fortifications, and seized the time to repair the temporarily built witchcraft facilities.
These were round towers that were three stories tall and had a diameter of ten meters. There were concealed firing ports and lookouts on the towers, and they could squeeze in at most ten Magi.
With these temporary War Wizard Pagodas, the Magi hiding inside would have the protection of powerful Spell Formations, and they could also use the Attack Spell Formations inside the Wizard Pagodas to increase their offensive capabilities.
These War Wizard Pagodas were temporary, and were one-time use Wizard Facilities. However, the amount of Wizard materials and resources needed to build them was not much less than the official Wizard Pagodas. As such, unless one had an endless supply of resources, they would not be willing to use the War Wizard Pagodas so extravagantly.
The basic construction cost of a lowest level Wizard Tower was only 200,000 Magic Crystals, and these temporary War Wizard Pagodas required 150,000 Magic Crystals.
However, in order to protect the family's reputation, the Randner Family built 30 War Wizard Pagodas at the frontlines of the Gravel Canyon.
Just having the War Wizard Pagodas was not enough, as they were only for defense.
Thus, the Randner Family filled the Wizard Pagodas with an alarming number of Wizard Troops. Most of these troops were Wizard Apprentices, but with their special equipment and strange battle techniques, they had the offensive capabilities of an official Wizard.
Their existence made up for the lack of official Magi, and also allowed the Magus families to have many different methods of warfare, making it hard to predict.
At the frontlines of the Wizard's Pagoda, the Randner Family drove over tens of thousands of powerful Wizard Beasts, using them as cannon fodder for this battle.
With such an ample setup, the Sorceress Clara was slightly more at ease, and quietly waited for the arrival of the Crimson Family in the fortress of the Gravel Canyon.
Beside her were the scattered Tarot Forest Association's president Fred, vice president Milva, Elder Nicholas, Elder Matthew, Elder Fabris, and the head of the Gaia Family, Monash Merlin, who was known as the strongest Magus in the central region. Gaia …
It could be said that almost all the Level 4 Wizards in the central continent who had conflicts with the Crimson Family were present. As for the rest, they were either hiding nearby to observe the development of the situation, or they were truly uninterested in power, living in seclusion and not paying attention to the outside world.
Other than the Wizards in the central continent, the three major Wizard Organizations from different regions had also sent out their own scouts to observe the future of the central continent.
Of course, if the situation was developing in an unfavorable direction, they could not eliminate the possibility of them interfering. They did not need thousands of troops, nor did they need a large amount of resources. As long as one or two powerful beings appeared on the battlefield, the entire situation would not deviate from the path they had planned beforehand.
To put it bluntly, it was unimaginable that the conflict in the central continent could escalate to such an extent without the help of these Wizard Organizations!
Just as it was nearing noon, a huge cloud of dust rose from the horizon at the end of the world.
A majestic Magical Weapon Army advanced like a storm, charging toward the direction of the Gravel Canyon like a steel dragon.
At the forefront were a hundred Goblin Chariots with the title of Steel Pathbreaker.
They had long since gotten rid of the steam power of the past, and were now driven by magical energy. Hence, they did not have the signature white steam. The hundred chariots whistled and stopped two thousand meters away from the enemy's frontline. They raised the chariots, propped up the frame, and rotated the turrets at the top. In an instant, they laid out a steel wall that stretched for three miles.
Behind them was a huge army made of pure steel Magical Weapons.
In the sky, ten Floating Warships flew in a row.
Each of them was the size of a small city, and their bodies were densely covered with pitch-black cannons. Their silver metal shells flickered with a dazzling luster under the bright sunlight.
On the ground, there was an orderly army of metal Magical Weapons that numbered close to ten thousand. Each of them was more than three meters tall, and their bodies were made of solid metal. Their shoulders, chests, and arms were equipped with terrifying magical cannons or ray guns.
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