In just half an hour, the news of the fire demon's return had spread throughout Ferdenan City.
Half a day later, half of the scattered Tallinn region had received the news as well.
With Grimm's status and strength, it was impossible for him to receive such attention. However, Alice, who he knew, had unexpectedly become one of the leaders of the Northern Witches. This was what everyone was really paying attention to.
Most of the leaders of the Northern Witches were Rank 4 Witches. Currently, only the leader of the Winter Witches was a Rank 3 Witch.
If the Sarubo Family could ally with such a powerful Witch, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to the family's expansion. Hence, Grimm's return was seen by many as an emissary sent by the Witch of Destiny.
Once these two great powers of the north and south joined hands, the enemies of the Salubo Family would have a headache!
Normally, such matters were extremely secretive. Moreover, the War of Destiny had only ended less than half a month ago. With the seclusion of the scattered Tallinn region, it was impossible for the news of the witches in the far north to spread here so quickly. However, with the Sarubo Family spreading the news, it spread like a plague in the central continent, causing people to be extremely optimistic about the Sarubo Family's development.
The Sarubo Family was currently only a medium-sized family, and they had always dreamed of becoming a large family.
However, to become a large family, two prerequisites were indispensable.
The first was to have a Rank 4 Magus in the family.
Although the old patriarch of the Sarubo Family, Lord Sarubo, had the strength of a Rank 6 Magus, the nurturing of the Magi in the family was a hindrance.
This made it difficult for the family to gain an obvious advantage in the Sorcerer World, which was the source of the Magus World.
Currently, the Salubo Family only had two Tier 3 Sorcerers under the Great Wizard Salubo: Sanazar and Lord Purple Eye. Neither of them could advance in the next one or two hundred years. Hence, if they could rope in a Rank 4 Magus from outside the family, it would be of great benefit to the family's ranking.
As for the second condition, of course, it was the family's overall strength.
This included the overall strength of the Magi in the family and the amount of resources occupied by the family. The two complemented each other and were the most comprehensive measure of a Magus Family's development potential.
In this aspect, the Salubo Family had only been established for a short period of time, and their strength had always been rather low.
That was why they valued external help so much.
As soon as Grim returned, he was dragged into a secret room by Lord Sanazar for a discussion.
Hearing that Alice had successfully become a Destiny Witch, Lord Sanazar was undoubtedly excited. But after listening to Grim's brief introduction, she calmed down.
"You said that Alice completed her advancement as a Tier 1 Witch of Destiny?" Sanazar couldn't help but ask again, emphasizing the word 'Tier 1'.
Seeing Grimm's silent nod, Sanazar, who had always been domineering, fell into deep thought.
"So be it then!" Sanazar sighed. "In any case, you've brought a reliable ally to the family and expanded the family's influence in the north. Being able to establish a relationship with a Commander-level Witch, in any case, he would have a certain say in the Witch Council. Once this is done, the family will definitely not mistreat you! "
"I'm willing to serve the family!" At this point, Grim had to play along.
"Hmm …" Sanazar nodded. "In order to celebrate the alliance between the family and the Destiny Witches, there will be a celebration banquet in the tower tonight. The surrounding families and organisations will send people to attend. You should prepare yourself. As for the fact that Alice is only a Tier 1 Witch, it needs to be kept a secret for now. Everything will be discussed after my representative personally meets Alice … "
Grimm nodded and took his leave.
As soon as he returned to his residence, many of his apprentices and disciples were already waiting at the entrance. After meeting their teacher, they all congratulated him. Meryl did not have any of the airs of a Magus. She even brought her acolytes to join the crowd, bowing and congratulating Grimm.
As for the Goblin Kabi, he had also rushed over early, and was exceptionally eye-catching among the crowd.
Grimm smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, then extended his hand and invited Meryl into his residence.
Due to the fact that Alice was a rather powerful female Magus in the eyes of many acolytes and disciples, Grim gave them a brief account of their trip to the Northern Lands at their request.
When he was describing to Lady Sanazar, Grimm had obviously omitted the matter of the Witch's soul projection. As for this description, he had even omitted the entire Struggle for Destiny, using the excuse of not knowing anything outside the tower.
As for the acolytes and disciples, they excitedly asked if Alice was a Tier 3 Witch or a Tier 4 Witch. Grimm only smiled and did not answer.
After satisfying everyone's curiosity, Grimm told them about the celebration banquet that Sanazar had instructed him to do, and handed it over to Kodar, Am, and the others.
Both the disciples and acolytes were very willing to help.
After all, as Grimm's branch rose in status, the acolytes below the rank of Magus were also treated with respect by the family. They were assigned tasks, allocated resources, and received better treatment than acolytes of other branches. Therefore, even though Grimm had been busy all day and did not have much time to manage and nurture them, their core cohesion was still quite high.
Of course, part of this was due to Wizard Meryl's efforts!
When the disciples led a group of acolytes away to get busy, only Meryl and Kabi were left in the residence. Only then did Grimm divulge some limited information.
When she heard that Alice was only a Tier 1 Witch, but was surrounded by a group of high-grade Witches with ulterior motives, plotting against her all day long, Meryl's face turned deathly pale.
Thinking back to the days when she was just a Witch, she already had a lingering fear in her heart. She did not want to recall the painful past. Who would have thought that after becoming a Witch, the risks she faced would only increase. This made her even more anxious.
Grimm could also see that Meryl really did not like fighting and killing. She only liked to quietly do what she was supposed to do, and in her spare time, she would do some research and experiment to her liking, leisurely living a long and boring life.
She did not have any talent in combat, but she was a good admin-type Magus.
There were actually quite a number of female Magi like this, and most of them needed to find a stronger Wizard to rely on in order to seek safety and protection of resources. Otherwise, with their weak character and weak fighting ability, they would easily become the prey of other Magi.
While Meryl was in a daze over Alice, Grim and Kabi had a quick conversation. The focus of their conversation was on the private relationship between Kabi and the Goblin Grand Duke. As for the operation and income of the secret magic shop, Grimm only asked about it and did not care about it.
Anyway, with the help of Kodar and the others in Ferdenan City, as well as his own reputation, the goblin Kabi's secret magic shop was getting better and better. It could now support Grimm's basic expenses.
Seeing that Meryl was really worried about Alice, Grimm could only smile bitterly and take out the Black Qiraji Resonance Crystal and give it to her. Meryl immediately ran back to her residence with it as if she had found a treasure. It seemed like she was anxious to get in touch with Alice.
When he was the only one left in the residence, Grimm activated the defensive spell and took out a multi-dimensional bag.
This was a gift from Alice before she left. He had been suppressing his curiosity along the way and did not open it. Now, he finally had the time to slowly look at the contents.
"Tommanda, in the name of the wind …"
After a short incantation, the red rope on the multi-dimensional bag automatically opened up, and a strong elemental light shone from within.
Grimm curiously penetrated his spiritual force and took them out one by one.
The three Ain stones were red, purple and blue respectively.
The red one could increase his spiritual force by two points after activation, the blue one could forcefully absorb an elemental attack of less than 80 degrees, and the purple one was even more precious. It could actually provide a protective barrier of 120 degrees to the soul. As long as the enemy's accumulated attacks did not exceed this limit, it could protect Grimm from any damage to the soul.
The Flame of Destruction was a famous elemental staff in the wizarding world. It was two meters long and completely black. It seemed to be made of some special magic iron alloy. There was a groove at the top of the staff, and a dark red crystal the size of a fist was embedded in it.
Grimm knew this crystal. It was a Star of Destruction, a mutated crystal that was fished out from the edge of the Oblivion World. It could transform any kind of fire element power into a kind of destructive flame, giving it a natural annihilation characteristic.
This kind of flame was especially good at destroying elemental defensive spells. It was a powerful weapon!
Grimm's original Flame Lord Scepter was powerful enough for an apprentice. However, ever since he became a wizard, the attack power of the Flame Scepter was not that important anymore. Also, the quasi-wizard level Giant Fire Spirit it could summon could not deal with a wizard level opponent. In the last few battles, Grimm rarely used his original Flame Scepter.
Therefore, this Wizard-level Flame Staff of Destruction came at the right time. It saved Grimm from the awkward situation of not having a good staff to use.
Apart from that, Grimm also found a strange crystal and a small note in the multi-dimensional bag.
The crystal was the size of a fist and was dark green in color. There was a purple liquid flowing inside. When Grimm held the crystal in his hand, a surge of mana fluctuations that had been isolated for a long time surged out, mixed with the fierce aura of an ancient ferocious beast.
Dragon Crystal!
This was a Grade 2 Giant Dragon Core!
Judging from the color and magical attribute of the crystal, it was a Wind Element Dragon Crystal.
Grim let out a sigh.
He had invested a lot of resources in Alice, but most of them had been destroyed during the Battle of Destiny. It was obvious that Alice was compensating him in this way. Although Grimm was tempted by all these things, the one that moved him the most was Alice's … kiss.
Grimm's face was filled with nostalgia as he slowly opened the last note.
There were only a few words written in Alice's handwriting.
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