Grimm had been away from the family for half a year. Now that he was back, all sorts of family matters that had been piling up for a long time were presented to him.
Just the matters related to the Blazing Flame Monarch's Wizard's Pagoda alone took Grimm five days to settle.
The sudden war between Magi families had almost caused the Blazing Flame Monarch to run dry, and they had almost lost their entire family. Even though they had won in name, the Crimson Family was lacking in power and could not convert the fruits of their victory into benefits.
Thus, other than obtaining 24 Magi as captives, the Crimson Family had gained almost nothing from the war. In fact, the enemy had once attacked the Wizard's Pagoda and severely damaged the lower levels. Grimm would have to invest a large amount of Magical Crystals to completely repair it.
If this had been a normal war between Magi families, Grimm, as the victor, would naturally have been able to plunder enough Magical Crystals and resources from the five defeated Magi to make up for the losses of his family. But now, the enemy had been pushed back, and the Crimson Family could not send enough forces to occupy or plunder the enemy's direct territories or resource points.
Thus, a large amount of benefits flowed into the pockets of some 'outsiders'.
As the leader of the rank 5 Magi factions, the Camara Family had suffered great losses in the war. However, they relied on their clan's strength to remain intact. They actually turned around and annexed the Demonic Forest Hut. Moreover, they also plundered the other clans that suffered heavy casualties.
Using this method, the Camara Family's strength did not decrease, but instead increased, becoming even more difficult to deal with than before.
Before this, due to the lack of Grimm as their backbone, the Crimson Family had been able to protect themselves but had not been aggressive enough, giving up on some great opportunities. Now that Grimm had returned, the Crimson Family's morale immediately rose.
After a discussion with Gargamel, Grimm declared war on the Camara Family in the name of the leader of the Crimson Family. He sent the Worm Lich Bliss, Mary, and the rest to attack the Camara Family's territories and resource points in retaliation.
In the scattered forest of towers in the center of the continent, large scale wars were not allowed between Magi families without sufficient excuses. Now that the Camara Family had just attacked the Crimson Family, it was reasonable for Grimm to use this as an excuse to attack them in retaliation.
At the very least, even though the old fellows scattered around the Tallinn Region did not like the Crimson Family, they could not find any fault with them. They could only silently watch as the flames of war rose in the Camara Family's territory, and the flames of war once again ignited.
Of course, the Crimson Family did not launch a conventional war, but a retaliatory attack.
Thus, the Crimson Family had not mobilized any regular armies, but had only sent out six Magi as a symbolic gesture. However, it was precisely these six Magi that caused the Camara Family to be badly battered and exhausted from dealing with them.
The reason was simple. The six Magi sent by the Crimson Family were all Tier 2 Magi. Moreover, there was no lack of powerful fellows like the Insect Lich, Bliss.
If one of the Magi Magi Mags for Magi were to compare, the Maging the point, the Maging Magi Maging God the only Maging Magi Magi Magus.
Unfortunately, Bliss and Mary's whereabouts were uncertain. They did not start a direct battle with the Camara Family, instead devouring one resource point after another and their territories. If the Magi of the Camara Family dared to leave the Wizard's Pagoda, they would be surrounded and attacked by a group of Magi.
Thus, in less than two months, the Camara Family, which had just risen to fame, had lost seven resource points, over three thousand troops, and five Magi of the family.
The Camara Family was in a state of panic. They had lost close to half of their territory, and the family's reputation was crushed.
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Just as the family war was in full swing, Grimm had already left the Blazing Flame Monarch and arrived at the Gnome Plane.
Grimm received Princess Vanessa and dozens of Gnome nobles from all over the plane at the top of the Wizard's Pagoda in the center of the city. Accompanying Grimm was the Great Gnome Sage Kabi, who acted as the middleman.
The other low-level Gnomes and Gnome believers did not know much about Kabi's true identity, but he could not hide it from the leaders of the Gnome nobles and corporations who held great power.
The Gnomes had become submissive in the past, perhaps because they were afraid of the might of the Magi. However, after such a long period of contact and cooperation, and knowing that they were powerless to resist the Crimson Family's rule, these nobles and tycoons began to have thoughts of working together with the Magi to obtain more benefits in the plane.
Kabi, who had been constantly on the move between the Gnome Plane and the Magus World, had clearly seen through their intentions. He had connected the dots, and today's meeting had been arranged.
Using today's meeting, the Gnomes would express their loyalty to Grimm, the leader of the Magi, in order to gain his trust and reach a deeper cooperation.
From today onwards, the goblins of the Goblin Plane would be able to make use of the Sorcerer's system to extend their tentacles and reach out to places beyond the plane.
This way, the Gnomes would be able to break away from their status as slaves, and become the Crimson Family's partners and strategic allies.
Grimm didn't object to this either!
The Crimson Family's trade network in the Magus World was still too narrow. One of the main reasons was that they lacked many loyal and reliable people. Now, the few corporations and merchant groups in the Gnome Plane had gathered here, all expressing their willingness to help Kabi open up the various trade routes.
This was something that had many advantages and no disadvantages for the Crimson Family!
After agreeing to the Goblins' request, Grim left Kabi there to bargain with the Goblin nobles and tycoons, while he followed Princess Vanessa to a secret chamber.
"Lord Grimm, as the city lord of Floating Mech City, I would like to make a request to you. I would like to request for a space furnace. The energy here is too scarce, and it is not enough to support the expansion of Floating Mech City! "
Seeing Princess Vanessa kneeling in front of him with a calm expression, Grimm did not agree to her request hastily.
Back in the day, the amount of Quelas alloy he had obtained from the entire Steel City was only enough for Grimm to create five space furnaces. He had used one set to create the Magic Furnace for the Metal Fortress, another set to create the Tier 2 Goblin Ripper, and another set to create the Floating Ship (which had crashed in the Faern Plane) …
Previously, the Grade 3 brain-monster Gaz Rhuvi had paid a huge price to save the Blazing Flame Monarch, and Grimm had already promised to build another Magic Furnace for it.
Under such circumstances, Grimm only had the materials for one more space furnace left.
Hence, Grimm was not surprised to reject Vanessa's request.
Space furnaces had mystical powers that allowed them to continuously provide magical energy to their users. Of course, this kind of power could only be controlled by trusted subordinates, and Vanessa obviously did not fit that criteria. If she was allowed to control this power, it was hard to guarantee that she would not drift further away from the Magi, and develop dangerous thoughts that she should not have.
Seeing Vanessa leave dejectedly, Grimm did not feel the slightest bit of pity or regret.
He could sense that Princess Vanessa's hatred towards Magi had not been completely dispelled, and was even becoming more intense. If she really did not know what was good for her, and would rather lose a Grade 2 subordinate like Tigule, Grimm had to get rid of such an unstable factor.
After returning to the Magus World from the Gnome Plane, Grimm went to the White Tower in the north.
As a newly established area, it was much more lively and lively than the last time he had been here.
The arrival of the 16 new Sorcerers had undoubtedly filled many vacancies within the family, giving each branch and discipline a driving force. There was no longer a blank space like before.
Grimm used 10 days to meet these new Magi one by one and get to know them better.
Though they had chosen to submit under the threat of death, their arrival had truly supported the Crimson Family's structure. Without them, the Crimson Family would always be in an awkward situation where a few powerful Magi dominated the world, while the rest of the Magi cheered them on.
With the increase in the number of Magi in the family, the family's resources were starting to run out.
At this point, even Grimm could not help but think about how to earn more magical crystals and resources to support such a large group of Magi.
Of course, finding a suitable place to build a resource point was something that most Magus families would do. However, the family would first need to invest a large sum of money and resources in order to make the resource point operate smoothly.
The Crimson Family, which had just experienced a tragic war, obviously could not fork out such a sum of money!
Left with no choice, Grimm turned his attention back to the Lance Plane.
The previous few dragon hunting operations had brought the family two to three million magical crystals, and this was still fresh in Grimm's mind. Hence, now that he was short of money, Grimm's first thought was the group of giant dragons.
After experiencing the hardships in the Fire Plane, Grimm felt that he had gained a lot. This was especially so after handing over the mission item to the mysterious Magus. The shackles on his soul had been swept away, and Grimm's strength had increased by leaps and bounds.
He had only become a Grade 2 Magus less than 30 years ago, but he could already see a glimmer of hope in advancing to Grade 3.
However, he still did not have a solid foundation, and his knowledge of magic was insufficient. Hence, these days, Grimm spent most of his time traveling around, doing his best to settle the family's internal affairs.
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