The meeting in the Teleportation Room was rather awkward.
Lin Yao seemed to be overly sensitive, showing hostility towards Bliss who was shrouded in a black robe.
If not for Grimm and Gargamel being present, she might have lost control of her impulsive nature and attacked Bliss. Even with Grimm's endorsement, Lin Yao's attitude towards Bliss was still terrible, as if she did not want to get close to him.
Bliss, who was hiding under the thick black robe, smiled coldly at Lin Yao's reaction. The eerie green eyes under the shadow of the drooping hood made one shudder.
In comparison, while Meryl and Gargamel had also sensed the potential danger Bliss posed, their instincts were not as strong as Lin Yao's. After all, Bliss's strength as a mid-level Apprentice was too confusing!
Yes, in just half a month, Bliss had advanced a small level, from a beginner Apprentice to a mid-level Apprentice. It was only because his presence was too weak that Gargamel and Meryl rarely paid attention to him, so they didn't notice the change in his rank at the first moment.
Ever since he had fused with the Mutated Insect Queen, Bliss's actions had become more and more discreet, almost never appearing in public. Even today, he was wearing an eye-catching black robe, hiding in the furthest corner from the crowd, silently peeping at everyone through the shadow of his hood.
"Go to the fourth floor and find yourself a suitable room. I have something to tell you tonight …" Grim saw the awkwardness in the atmosphere, so he turned to Ellis and said.
Bliss bowed under the black robe and responded with a muffled and hoarse voice, then left first.
Meryl and Gargamel looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.
The fourth level of the Wizard's Pagoda was where the Wizards stationed in the pagoda lived and rested. Even the more powerful Prospective Wizards could only live on the third level, and were not allowed to step foot into the fourth level without permission. But now, Grimm had given this authority that belonged to the Wizards to a mid-level Apprentice. This …
"Let's go to my place!" Grimm nodded at the three, "The situation outside has changed greatly. We need to rearrange many things …"
Gargamel and Meryl nodded silently.
Even though Lin Yao was completely uninterested in these trivial matters, he did not dare go against the wishes of the owner of the Wizard's Pagoda, so he could only follow along.
Half an hour later, through Grim's narration, Gargamel finally understood everything that happened in Gilnis City during this period of time. But when he heard that Grimm was also shackled by his family because of the Magic Puppet, Gargamel's thin face showed a look of sympathy.
After all, he had become a wandering Magus because he could not bear the oppression of his family!
Especially when he heard that Grimm promised to hand over two elemental magic puppets with the power of an elite wizard to the family every year, his furrowed brows never relaxed.
As a Pharmacist, he had personal experience in refining witchcraft items of the Wizard-level.
As for those apprentice-level magic medicines, those who were slightly more skilled could basically make a batch in three to four days. As for those wizard-level magic medicines, due to the huge amount of materials needed, and every single one of them had to go through a series of complicated processes such as filtering, processing, purification, quenching and so on, it could easily take ten days to half a month to complete.
And the failure rate was relatively high!
As for higher quality magic medicines, with Gargamel's abilities, he was still unable to make them.
Currently, his spiritual power was only 7 points. With such a weak spiritual power, he wouldn't be able to handle those high quality magic medicines, which would take a long time and required precise control of his spiritual power during the whole process.
It was precisely because he understood this that he could understand the difficulty of refining two elite magic puppets in a year!
The entire refining process of these elite magic puppets would probably take at least two to three months, and if the refinement failed, the time would be doubled. This way, even if everything went smoothly for Grimm, he would still need four to six months to complete the task assigned by his family. That way, he would have half a year to improve his strength.
But if he failed to refine one of the magic puppets, he would only have three months left. If he failed twice, he would have to wait in the alchemy lab for a year!
Day after day, year after year, staying in the cold and quiet alchemy lab, doing tedious repetitive work over and over again … This kind of life was enough to extinguish the passion and passion of most arcane wizards!
This made them the slowest group of people in the Magus community.
Gargamel hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still spoke his mind. He could not understand how someone as astute as Grimm could not see through the methods used by the Sarubo family, and had even agreed to such 'harsh' conditions.
Could it be that he was dazzled by the reward of the rank 2 elemental crystal core?
Hearing Gargamel's words, Meryl also looked at Grimm worriedly.
This time, she had resolutely come to the Blazing Flame Monarch, drawing a clear line between herself and the group of people in her family. If Grimm's strength was suppressed to the point where it was hard for him to improve, then the fate of this group of followers would not be any better. Hence, she was especially concerned about Grimm's reply.
"Don't worry!" Grimm understood what the two were thinking. "I know what's going on, and I have a way to deal with it. Also … "
At this point, Grimm paused for a moment.
"... I've already figured out the way to advance to rank 2, but I need a long period of time to settle and accumulate. Hence, this matter will only benefit me and not harm me! "
Advance to rank 2?
Hearing Grimm's reply, Gargamel and Meryl both revealed shocked expressions.
Although Grimm was their master (teacher), he possessed strength that they trusted. But … But he had only been a Magus for eleven years. Now, he was actually thinking about advancing to rank 2.
This … how could this not make them feel as if the world was spinning and the world had gone dark?
This was especially true for Gargamel, who had been a Magus for more than seventy years. He felt his beliefs crumbling. Was there really such a huge difference between people? Had he been living like a dog all these years?
"It's not as exaggerated as you think. I just know where I'm heading." Grimm did not expect his casual words to cause his two subordinates to show such exaggerated expressions. He could not help but explain, "Although the direction is clear, the road ahead is still long. I reckon that I won't be able to break through to rank 2 without at least eighty or ninety years! "
So that was how it was!
But thinking about it, Gargamel still felt like he had been abandoned by fate. He did not expect Grimm to be able to find his direction so quickly.
"Alright, alright, since you're done asking, it's my turn …" Lin Yao had been waiting impatiently, "Ge … Master, what's up with that black-robed fellow? Why do I have the urge to destroy him the moment I see him? "
Lin Yao's question immediately pulled Gargamel and Meryl out of their thoughts, and they turned to look at Grimm.
"His name is Bliss, and he was once a beginner apprentice. It was you, Gargamel, who personally brought him into the Wizard's Pagoda …" Grimm spoke slowly.
"Bliss …" Gargamel stroked his goatee as he muttered to himself.
To be honest, he felt that the name was somewhat familiar. But he could not match the person he saw today with a certain image in his memory.
"Could it be the first apprentice who wanted to join the Wizard's Pagoda? But his … his aura … "Gargamel had already remembered, but he could not be sure.
With the mental energy of a Wizard, things like photographic memory and memory recall were child's play. But when a Wizard recognized a person, they relied more on the aura of their soul than their physical appearance.
When a person's life and soul were mixed together, they could form a completely different aura. This aura could be strengthened or weakened, and it could also change according to the changes in the source of the soul. But to completely change the aura of one's soul in such a short period of time was almost impossible.
At the very least, a Wizard Apprentice should not have such a strange technique!
"Some time ago, Mary returned from another dimension … She killed the Evil Worm Entich, and after wiping away his soul imprint, she gave me the mutated Worm Queen that had fused with him … So, I let Bliss fuse with it!"
It was just a few short sentences, but there was a soul-stirring story hidden within. The plot was full of twists and turns, and even a book would not be able to describe all of it.
Meryl knew a thing or two about the conflict between Grimm, Mary, and Entich. Seeing the confused expressions on Gargamel and Lin Yao's faces, she could only tell them what she knew in a low voice.
"Then … Then Lady Mary is our mistress?" This was the first time Gargamel had heard this, and he actually blurted out what was on his mind.
Grimm's expression froze.
Meryl was already laughing softly at the side, "That might not be the case. Teacher still has Sister Alice, and she's not a pushover either. Now that Lady Mary is looking for her, who knows if they'll have a fierce fight! "
"Why is there an Alice?" Gargamel was obviously someone who loved to pry into other people's privacy. His eyes lit up as he asked, "Who is this Alice? Why have I never heard Master mention her? Tell me … Tell me … "
Grimm quickly interrupted his' subordinates', not knowing whether to laugh or cry as he asked, "Gargamel, you still haven't reported to me about the situation around the Flame Monarch! Are the leaders of the magical creatures still quiet? Have they come to the Wizard's Pagoda to cause trouble? "
Hearing Grimm's question, Gargamel remembered something.
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