Blazing Flame Monarch, level three.
In a secret magic room, Gargamel, the Crimson Chief Butler, was listening to his subordinate's report with a gloomy expression. The cute Wizard girl, Emelia, was sitting next to him, playing with an exquisite nature pendant in boredom.
His five subordinates were dressed in the attire of mercenaries and adventurers. It was obvious that they'd chosen to rely on the Scarlet Family's external organisations. At the corner of the secret room was a sinister fellow draped in black robes. He stood in the darkness where light could not reach, silent like a block of wood.
"... He's the eldest son of the Andal Family, and has the first line of succession …"
"... When he left the scattered Tower Forest Union, he was even received by an elder of the association, but we don't know what they talked about …"
"... Two Magi from the family came with him, and they're both only at rank 1 …"
"... It's said that he has a proof of identity issued by the association …"
"... He's currently hurrying to the Blazing Flame Monarch, and might be staying the night in Goat Horn Village …"
The subordinates spoke one after another, all the information revolving around the new leader of the association who was about to take up his post.
As the human settlement slowly took shape, the honeymoon period between the Blazing Flame Monarch and the scattered Tower Forest Union officially came to an end. For a long time to come, the scattered Tower Forest Union would choose to bully the Blazing Flame Monarch, forcing them to obediently join the association and become a member.
This was obviously not in line with the development plan set by the family leader, Grim!
Of course, it was unlikely that a lame provocation would happen. However, once the new leader took up his post and maintained hostility towards the Blazing Flame Monarch, the Scarlet Family's replenishment and resource transactions would be greatly affected.
This was probably one of the scattered Tower Forest Union's strategies.
If the scattered Pagoda Forest Association did not choose a suitable leader, then the Crimson Family represented by the Blazing Flame Monarch would use the advantage of the Wizard's Pagoda to extend the family's influence to every piece of land and every person in the Elobis region.
From then on, any human or magical creature that wanted to live and develop here would have to listen to the Scarlet Family's wishes. Without the Scarlet Family's approval, it would be difficult for them to gain a foothold here.
However, once the new lord dispatched by the scattered Tarot Forest Association appeared in the Elovis region, the Crimson Family could only restrict their influence to a radius of ten kilometres around the Blazing Flame Monarch. This would undoubtedly cause them to lose the forest resources close to two hundred kilometers south of the Blazing Flame Monarch.
Furthermore, this part of the Dark Forest had been continuously "purified" by the Wizard's Pagoda, and it was no longer a threat to humans. It was basically a "mature land" that was most suitable for development. It was a huge loss to the Crimson Family to just throw it away.
Furthermore, the Blazing Flame Monarch had ventured deep into the Dark Forest, and the territory behind her didn't belong to her. Instead, it belonged to a human noble who held deep enmity towards her.
This … would undoubtedly make the Crimson Family very uncomfortable!
They used a human noble to block the Crimson Family's only path to the outside world, using this method to slowly torture this new Magus family. If the Crimson Family couldn't take it anymore and chose to retaliate, then the Scattered Tower Forest Association hidden behind the scenes would jump out as a peacemaker.
Of course, no matter how they mediated, the final result would not be beneficial to the Crimson Family.
Anyway, there were plenty of human nobles. The Crimson Family could kill them all they wanted. After killing them, the Crimson Family would probably have to pay an unimaginably high price!
Thus, as an obstacle sent by the Scattered Tower Forest Association to pressure the Crimson Family, this new leader was undoubtedly extremely pitiful. He was destined to pay with his life in order to obtain some benefits for the Scattered Tower Forest Association that they couldn't obtain on the surface.
Thus, the Crimson Family that had received the news beforehand were filled with hatred and disgust towards the arrival of this new leader.
However, this pitiful fellow was just a random bait that the other party had thrown out. Killing him would only allow the Scattered Tower Forest Association to find a suitable entry point in the Elobis region. If they really allowed the Scattered Tower Forest Association to extend their dark hands into this region, it would undoubtedly be detrimental to the Crimson Family's long-term development!
Thus, even if the new leader was just an ordinary noble, Gargamel still had to treat him with caution as the Great Manager of the Crimson Family.
"Father, if you don't like that human leader, I can just kill him. Why are you so troubled?" Emelia, who was sitting at the side, asked, confused. She looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old human girl, but she didn't seem nervous or cautious when she talked about killing people. It was as if she was having afternoon tea and was at ease.
"He can't be killed so easily!" Gargamel sighed helplessly, "Perhaps he's insignificant, but the Andal Family he belongs to is a subsidiary of one of the five great Magus families in the Scattered Tower Forest, the Brebant Family. Once the cause of death is investigated, the other party will have an excuse to extend their dark hands into our Crimson Family's territory. "
"Then we'll create some trouble for him and make it impossible for him to establish a foothold here." Emelia said disdainfully, "Those human nobles are all lazy and extravagant fellows. The environment here is so bad, let's see how long he can last …"
Gargamel deeply agreed with his daughter's suggestion.
The Magi were well aware of the morals of the human nobles. It was simply wishful thinking for them to start from scratch like the poor peasants.
After hundreds and thousands of years of solidification, the ruling order established by the Magi could not be resisted by the peasants who did not have any extraordinary powers. Thus, as the lackeys of the Magi, the human nobles became the cream of the crop and enjoyed a luxurious life that ordinary people could not imagine.
Baron Wilms, as the first in line to inherit the family, was actually sent to this place. It made people suspect that he might have become a victim of his family's infighting and was thrown out like a chess piece.
There were also two Magi from the family who came with him, which confirmed Gargamel's suspicions.
With the protection of the Magi, it was even more impossible for Wilms to die from an accident or the jaws of a wild beast in the forest. In the entire Elobis region, only the Crimson Family had the power to kill him under the protection of two Magi.
They couldn't kill him, but they couldn't allow him to do as he pleased here and reduce the Crimson Family's actual control. Gargamel's brows wrinkled for a moment before he coldly smiled.
"Take these … Remember, think of a way to put them in the new lord's food. One a day for a month … "Gargamel took out a small potion bottle and threw it to one of his subordinates dressed as a thief. Seeing the other party's hesitant expression, Gargamel immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, this is not poison. As long as it's in the food, even the two Magi won't be able to detect anything. "
As for anything else, Gargamel did not say much to his subordinates.
Emelia, who was at the side, sniffed a few times and quickly identified the effects of the potion based on the smell in the air.
Hypnotic Potion!
This was a type of magic potion refined from hallucinogenic grass. Taking it once or twice would not cause any harm to the human body. Instead, it would make the person feel relaxed and unfettered. Taking it too many times would easily cause the recipient to develop a dependence on the mind and become addicted to the drug.
Of course, this' negligible 'side effect was useless to Magi, but to humans who had weaker control over their spiritual force, it was terrifying!
If not for today's matter, with Gargamel's status as a Potion Master, it would be impossible for him to refine such a potion for a mortal. Only this kind of potion could avoid the Magi's' poison detection 'and be successfully sent into Baron Wilmes' mouth.
After dealing with the matters regarding the new lord, a few of his subordinates reported the latest situation in the Black Forest to the north of the Blazing Flame Monarch's Wizard's Pagoda.
According to the feedback from the troops and adventurers, a group of Evil Eyes had appeared near the Misty Mountains. There were about two hundred of them, and they occupied an underground karst cave there, frequently coming out to harass the area …
In the Crystal Canyon, they also discovered a few crystal mines of decent quality. However, there was a group of Harpies gathered there. There were not many of them, only about a hundred or so, but they were more than enough to deal with the average adventurer team …
The group of Twin-legged Flying Dragons and the Twin-legged Flying Dragon King that were entrenched near the Blazing Flame Monarch knew that they were powerless against the Magi, and were forced to move deeper into the Black Forest. After a few years of searching and scouting, the new nest of the Twin-legged Flying Dragons was found by the adventurers …
… …
As the Great Supervisor of the Crimson Family, Gargamel had to take care of all the trivial matters. However, there was no other way. The Crimson Family was rich in combat Magi, and all the Magi in the family either hid in their residences or laboratories, or ran around in search of necessary knowledge and resources.
To be honest, there were few Magi who could be as diligent and conscientious as Gargamel, spending so much time on mundane matters.
Precisely because he understood that Gargamel's position was irreplaceable, even the Magi of the family who were of a higher rank than him had to be polite to him, not daring to show the slightest bit of disrespect.
Grimm understood the importance of Gargamel's existence, and even specially sent a group of thirty metal magic weapons to protect him. This made it so that when Gargamel went out to handle matters, he would be surrounded by a large group of metal magic weapons. It was an indescribably flashy sight.
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