Meryl's strength had greatly increased, and she had successfully returned!
This news spread like wildfire around the White Tower.
The current White Tower was no longer the lonely Magus Tower of the past. It encompassed the White Tower, Dofland City, Musent City, and three ice towns. Its territory covered an area of 300 kilometers, and its citizens numbered 27,000.
However, the number of citizens was not as high as it seemed. More than 5,000 of them were green-skinned goblins from the Goblin Plane.
However, the fact that they could purchase a ticket to teleport from the Goblin Plane to the Magus World was enough to show the wealth and strength of these goblins. They were either the regional supervisor of a large financial magnate, or they had made outstanding contributions to the city and were recommended here.
No matter which one it was, their arrival had greatly increased the prosperity of the businesses around the White Tower.
This had also indirectly supported more citizens of the White Tower.
Unlike the citizens who were more concerned about the stability of the White Tower's ruler, the Magi who resided in the White Tower were more concerned about the reason for Meryl's sudden increase in strength.
They were not fools, and the traces of bloodline modification in Meryl's body could not be hidden from them.
Thus, in private, the rumor that the Crimson Family had already grasped a set of safe and perfect bloodline modification technology was everywhere.
Although the scattered towers still maintained a high pressure on the research of bloodlines, all the Magi's private research had more or less touched on the area of bloodlines. Thus, the higher-ups of the scattered Forest of Pagodas turned a blind eye to this situation. As long as it did not cause a large-scale bloodline mutation and affect the mortal kingdoms, they could not be bothered to investigate and punish them one by one.
As for the powerful Magus families or organisations, they all had their own unique research on bloodline modification. Although these Magi who had undergone bloodline modification or bloodline synthesis would lose a portion of their potential, it was still a method to rapidly increase the family's strength.
Moreover, there were only a few people who had extraordinary talent and the confidence to become stronger step by step. Most of the Magi community were those with ordinary talent, and could only stay at rank 1 or 2 for their entire lives.
It was already extremely fortunate for them to be able to successfully advance to Stage 1. Every step further was a thrilling and arduous task. If there was a shortcut that could allow them to smoothly advance to Level 2 and give them another two to three hundred years of life, how many of them would care about a mere severing of their development potential?
It had to be said that Grimm's path of advancement was too 'smooth'. He had a completely wrong understanding of how difficult it was to advance as a wizard. He had no idea how much of an attraction an imperfect bloodline would have for those low and mid-ranked Magi who thirsted for more power and authority!
For a low-ranked Sorcerer who had been stuck in the ranks of rank 1 Sorcerers for 100 to 200 years and had almost reached the end of their lifespan, they were unwilling to give up any hope of advancing. As for negative factors such as bloodline backlash and the loss of potential, they didn't care at all.
This could be seen from the first wizard Anderson that Grim met.
In order to advance, in order to increase his strength, Anderson had even used a blood sacrifice method that had severe side effects. From this, it could be seen how crazy Wizard Anderson was in order to advance!
Therefore, once the rumor that the family might have a set of bloodline modification techniques or methods spread, it immediately caused a commotion among the Crimson Sorcerers. The low-ranked Sorcerers who thought it would be difficult to advance with their own strength immediately felt a new hope. They began to inquire about information related to bloodline research within the family.
As the first example, Meryl instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Her every move and every step of her progress was observed and observed by those who were observant. From this, they could estimate the progress of the Crimson Family's research on bloodlines.
It had to be said that Meryl's bloodline modification was very successful!
The powerful Fire Dragon's aura constantly nourished and strengthened her body and bloodline, causing her basic stats to continuously rise. Although she did not use any methods to strengthen her body, Meryl, who was once a weak female Sorcerer, had a powerful body that was not weaker than any rank 1 Body Refinement Sorcerer.
Just in terms of strength and vitality, many professional Body Refinement Sorcerers could not even reach her current body quality.
This undoubtedly made those Body Refinement Sorcerers feel extremely ashamed and resentful!
After a long period of observation, many Crimson Sorcerers could finally confirm that Meryl had fused with a fire dragon's bloodline. Moreover, from the increase in strength, it could be estimated that the fire dragon's strength was not lower than rank 2. This also meant that Meryl only needed 10 to 20 years of accumulation to successfully advance to rank 2 Sorcerer.
To most Sorcerers, this was undoubtedly a great stimulation.
Finally, this news began to spread from the bottom to the top, and finally reached the ears of Grim, who had been living in seclusion.
Bloodline modification with severe side effects was actually so popular among low-ranked Sorcerers? Truth be told, Grim could not believe his ears when he first heard this news.
The side effects were very severe … Alright, they really did not seem to care!
In the Sorcerer community, the difference in status between a rank 2 Sorcerer and a rank 1 Sorcerer was like heaven and earth, not to mention the continuation of life force. Hence, most rank 1 Sorcerers would put all their hopes on bloodline modification after trying all sorts of methods and giving up all hope.
However, even the simplest bloodline modification was not cheap, and a bloodline modification that could raise a Sorcerer's rank was even more expensive. Hence, low-ranked Sorcerers who were short of money were more willing to sign contracts to obtain resources from their families in order to complete their bloodline modification.
The surging undercurrents in his family also stirred Grim's heart, and he began to frequently contact Meryl and Gargamel to discuss this issue.
Meryl no longer had any worries. She could sit in the position of manager with peace of mind and not delay the growth of her own strength. Gargamel, on the other hand, could only helplessly stare at Grim, sighing and vexed.
Gargamel was already more than 200 years old, and his body and spells showed obvious signs of weakening. If he had not relied on Grim and accumulated enough resources to hold a lowest-rank life extension ritual for himself, allowing him to live for another 50 years, he would have died a long time ago.
Even so, Gargamel's current strength was only at the Advanced Grade 1 stage, and there was still a long way to go before he reached his peak. With his current strength, it was almost impossible for him to advance to Grade 2 before his life ran out.
Hence, compared to Meryl, Gargamel's desire and urge to carry out bloodline modification was much stronger and more urgent!
Frankly speaking, Grim did not intend to promote the bloodline modification plan he had used on Meryl. After all, this bloodline modification required a powerful creature's bloodline source, as well as meticulously bred Source Stealing Bugs. The combination of these two rare resources would result in an astonishing amount of resources.
If it was not for the sake of collecting some necessary data for his bloodline modification, Grim would not have been willing to spend so extravagantly.
However, the reaction of his family had indirectly reminded him that using the A.I. Chip's high efficiency and precision to carry out some cost-effective research on bloodlines was also feasible. After all, low-ranked Sorcerers only sought to increase their lifespan by one or two hundred years. There was no need for Grim to waste a rare resource like a Grade 3 dragon.
He could just casually find a Grade 2 magic beast that was easy to breed and could breed in large numbers.
As for whether these Wizards could obtain powerful auxiliary abilities through this bloodline transformation, it was not within Grimm's scope of consideration!
In short, he had to reduce the cost as much as he could. The cheaper and easier it was to breed, the better.
However, for someone like Gargamel who had made outstanding contributions to the family, there was nothing wrong with raising the quality of his bloodline.
With this in mind, Grim divided the bloodline modifications into low, medium, and high grades. He had the A.I. Chip conduct a wide range of bloodline sources and suggest a feasible modification plan. On the other hand, Grimm ordered Gargamel and Meryl to come up with a contribution system for the Magi of the Crimson Family. This way, the Magi of the Crimson Family could use their contribution points to exchange for bloodline modification services.
In the past hundred years, the Crimson Family had long since established a complete contribution point system. The Crimson Family had invested many precious resources into this system, such as elemental magic puppets, metal magic equipment, mana essences, powerful magic essences, a weakened version of the serum of life, as well as many gold-refined items …
The Magi of the Crimson Family could receive magic crystals and contribution points as a reward by accepting missions from the family, which could be used to exchange for high-value resources at a lower price. Many wandering Magi were willing to join the Crimson Family, thinking of ways to exchange for elemental magic puppets or metal magic equipment for a profit.
After all, the Crimson Family's elemental magic puppets and metal magic equipment were quite famous in the scattered towers.
Now, with the appearance of the bloodline modification package, it immediately caused a tsunami of commotion within the Crimson Family. The price of contribution points, which were of average value in the past, suddenly skyrocketed, and the Magi within the family were hyped up.
This was because contribution points within the Crimson Family could be traded!
The moment the bloodline modification plan was released, many big shots of the family unhesitatingly pre-ordered the top-grade package. Among them, there was no lack of elders like Kabi, Tigula, and Gargamel.
Amongst them, Gargamel and Kabi were facing a grim situation. Their lifespans were not long!
It was fine if they had not tasted the taste of power. Lying in the mud and closing their eyes, their lives would be over. However, people like them, who were deeply immersed in power, only now did they realise the value of life.
Hence, even if they had to sell everything they had, they would choose the best package for themselves.
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