Thus, a difficult negotiation began.
For a qualified Arcane Sorcerer, a stable success rate was the most important thing he should consider.
After some thought, Grimm reported to Wizard Forgan that the success rate was 17% for rank 2 elemental crystal cores, and 36% for rank 1 elemental crystal cores.
Due to the unavoidable loss of energy, all elemental magic puppets would drop in rank during the forging process. For example, it would be impressive if Grim could refine a Tier 2 Elemental Crystal Nucleus to the pinnacle of Tier 1.
Even Grimm himself had not reached rank 2, so he had no idea how powerful a rank 2 wizard could be. Apart from knowing that a Tier 2 Sorcerer's attacks could reach a frightening 200 degrees of damage, nothing else was known about them.
Therefore, no matter how talented he was, there was no way he could make a real rank 2 magic puppet!
Of course, Wizard Forgan did not believe Grimm's basic success rate, but he did know a thing or two about puppeteers and puppeteers. A normal arcane wizard could only make a rank 1 elemental puppet with a 42% success rate, which was not much higher than Grimm's. Grimm's magic puppets, on the other hand, were modified by himself. They consumed less mana, took up less power of the will, and had more power of attack!
With these advantages, it was understandable that his success rate was lower than a normal arcane wizard's.
Since this Grimm dared to report a 36% success rate for rank 1 elemental crystal cores, he must be exaggerating a lot. However, with a normal arcane wizard's 42% success rate, even if he lowered the success rate, it would not be too ridiculous.
Therefore, before talking to Grimm, Wizard Forgan was already prepared for Grimm to lower the price as much as he could. But now, Grimm's success rate was even above Wizard Forgan's bottom line. Needless to say, Wizard Forgan was very satisfied with Grim's "obedience".
As for what Grimm said about not being able to make a rank 2 magic puppet, Wizard Forgan chose to believe him.
After all, Grimm's demon puppet wind dragon was only at the peak of rank 1 with a rank 2 dragon crystal core. Its strongest attack could barely reach 155 degrees, which was still quite a distance away from the original Flame Tyrant.
Of course, this also had to do with the positioning of the 2 magic puppets.
When the Inferno Tyrant was first built, its position was to be an extremely violent Flame Fortress. In addition, Fire Element Sorcery was already good at attacking, so its highest attack strength could reach around 175 degrees. The Wind Dragon, on the other hand, took into account high speed and maneuverability. Wind element spells were also known for their lightness and speed, so its highest attack could reach 155 degrees.
After knowing each other's bottom line, Wizard Forgan and Grimm began to argue about the exchange rate for making magic puppets.
According to Wizard Forgan, for every 3 rank 2 elemental crystal cores provided by the family, Grim had to provide a rank 1 elite elemental magic puppet. As for the Elemental Puppets that were successfully created, the family would buy them back at the price of 20,000 magical crystals each.
Grimm, on the other hand, was more inclined to use Class 2 Elemental Crystal Nuclei as payment. He hoped that his family could provide him with 4 Class 2 Elemental Crystal Nuclei at a time, and he would not charge any fees for each successful Elemental Puppet.
Neither side was willing to give in easily on this issue. After all, this concerned the fate of the Grade 2 Elemental Crystal Core. In the Sorcerer Continent, the basic value of a rank 2 elemental crystal core was more than 50,000 magic crystals. Also, there was no market for them, so it was very difficult to collect them.
The Salubo family had only managed to gather so many rank 2 Elemental Crystal Cores in one go because of the 2 Secondary Planes they had been operating for a long time. If it was any other small family, they might not even be able to gather so many rank 2 Elemental Crystal Cores.
After some difficult bargaining, the two sides finally reached a consensus. The Salubo family would provide Grimm with 7 rank 2 Elemental Crystal Cores at a time, and Grimm would have to provide 2 elite magic puppets. The family would not pay for the production of the magic puppets.
As for the production time, it would be a year!
However, Grimm also mentioned that he needed to return to the Flame Monarch's Wizard Tower to complete the work. After all, that was his private territory, and there was an underground lava sea suitable for his training and recovery.
Regarding this problem, Wizard Forgan reluctantly agreed to it after consulting Mr. Sanazar.
However, Wizard Forgan also requested that Grimm not leave the Flame Monarch's Wizard Tower. If he really needed to go out, he had to ask Wizard Forgan, and he would personally accompany him.
This was also for Grimm's safety!
After all, an Arcane Wizard who was so important to the family could easily fall into the enemy family's trap if he went out. If Grimm did not want to die without knowing why, then living in seclusion was the only way for him to protect himself.
As for the title of Fire Demon that he had just obtained, it was nothing in the eyes of the rank 2 Wizards from the enemy families.
In order to increase the power of Grimm's Flame Monarch's Wizard Tower, Wizard Forgan finally agreed to send Meryl over. This was tantamount to tacitly agreeing that Grimm could officially form his own small circle.
This kind of power was something only rank 2 Wizards could enjoy in a normal Wizard family.
Now that Grimm was able to form his own team with the power of a rank 1 Wizard, it could be seen as the Salubo family's greatest sincerity!
As for why the higher-ups of the Salubo family were so open-minded this time, Grimm secretly guessed that it could be an overt plot by the other party.
All this time, Grimm had been walking the path of a Fire Wizard, working hard to develop in the direction of a Battle Wizard.
However, the situation had changed. Grimm had actually revealed such a powerful Arcane Wizard talent, which was exactly what the higher-ups of the Salubo family wanted.
Creating two Elemental Magic Puppets for the family in a year meant that Grimm would spend most of his time in concocting Elemental Crystal Cores and creating Elemental Magic Puppets. Although this could bring him a huge income of magic crystals, and if he was lucky, he might even get a rank 2 Elemental Crystal Core. However, he would have to pay the price of having his strength stagnate for a long time.
For someone who aspired to become a Battle Wizard, this was extremely torturous!
At this moment, the benefits Grimm could offer were simply too great. That was why he was so passionate about creating Elemental Magic Puppets. After three to five years, he would find that although he had gained a lot of resources and magic crystals, he had lost the ambition and fighting spirit he once had.
With the Salubo family's resources, they could use this method to keep Grimm in the alchemy laboratory. If three to five years wasn't enough, then they would spend another thirty to fifty years. On one hand, the family could turn their "dead" resources into "living" battle power. On the other hand, they could slowly wear down Grimm's spirit.
Therefore, when the Salubo family discovered Grimm's "talent", they changed their attitude of desperately trying to suppress him. Instead, they became extremely protective of him.
Grimm did not care about the Salubo family's schemes at all.
With the help of the A.I. Chip, his success rate in creating Elemental Magic Puppets was not something anyone could imagine. Therefore, trying to use this to keep him in the alchemy laboratory was a big mistake!
Instead, it gave him a legitimate chance and time to polish his power of the Will.
Before they parted, Wizard Forgan gazed at Grim with a complicated look in his eyes and warned him in a meaningful tone, "I saw something strange on your apprentice. You better be careful. Don't be fooled by the meek appearance of these little guys …"
Grimm's heart skipped a beat. He knew the change in Blitz's body did not escape Wizard Forgan's senses. He could only nod in acknowledgment.
After negotiating with his family and signing a spell contract that would last for twenty years, Grimm used the teleportation formation in the Fedenan City Wizard Tower to return to the Flame Monarch's Wizard Pagoda. Meryl and Blitz accompanied him back. As for Sabrina and the other apprentices, they could only return to the Wizard's Pagoda on their own.
The basic cost of this long-distance teleportation was 2000 magic crystals per person. The three of them added up to 6000 magic crystals. If it wasn't for the fact that his family had taken care of all the expenses, perhaps Grim wouldn't have been willing to spend such a large sum of mana crystals just to save four days of travel time.
This time, it was not that Wizard Forgan had suddenly become generous, but that he could not afford to take the risks along the way.
Other than being a powerful Battle Wizard, the Fire Demon Grimm was also a brilliant Puppet Maker. This rumor had already spread throughout most of the central continent. Under these circumstances, allowing Grimm to return to the Flame Monarch's Wizard Pagoda on his own was an unforgivable and dangerous behavior!
To avoid any accidents along the way, Wizard Forgan could only nod his head and acquiesce to Grimm's "extravagant" actions!
… …
The dense light of teleportation had just dissipated from the teleportation formation.
Grimm shook his slightly dizzy head. When the scene in front of him had stabilized, he saw Gargamel with a Wizard Staff in one hand and a Wizard Scroll in the other. He even had a small potion bottle in his mouth.
Obviously, Grimm did not inform Gargamel about his return. He even used the teleportation formation to return. Therefore, when Gargamel sensed the commotion in the teleportation room of the Wizard's Pagoda, he immediately rushed over with the Forest Demon.
The skinny Gargamel, with a protruding mouth and cheeks like a monkey, stared at the three people who had teleported over with a vigilant expression. When he saw the familiar tall figure of Grimm, he let out a sigh of relief. He hurriedly put away all his equipment and waved his hand to summon the Forest Demon hiding in the dark to greet his master.
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