Chapter 1020 - Family Welfare
Gargamel entered the hall in the company of Ava, the Wood Demon, and Emelia, the Shapeshifter.
To be honest, if it weren't for the two women, everyone would never have believed that the middle-aged wizard in front of them was the famous crimson butler Gargamel.
In the past, Gargamel, with his wrinkled skin like dead tree bark, loose skin, dark bags under his eyes, hooked nose, and a faint ring of yellow hair growing on the top of his bare head, gave the first impression of being gloomy and cunning.
But now Gargamel, the rickety figure has become tall and straight, and the skin on his face has become tender and smooth again, but the complexion is a little dull, and some small dark green scales that have not yet grown completely can be faintly seen.
If Gargamel in the past looked like a dying old man approaching his twilight years, then Gargamel is heroic and vibrant, like a powerful wizard who has just reached middle age.
Everyone could see it clearly, except for some tiny scales on his cheeks and neck, Gargamel's slightly open eyes revealed a pair of turquoise vertical snake pupils. When the snake's pupils turned, a cold and fierce aura erupted, making every wizard who witnessed this scene feel a slight chill in their hearts.
Gargamel's aura is still Tier 1.
However, it has been promoted from the original 1st rank to the top of the 1st order, and it is only one step away from advancing to the 2nd order. You must know that it has only been more than ten days since he was rewarded by the head of the family, and he has manifested the appearance characteristics of some of the giant snake bloodline, and he has also jumped a small rank, which fully shows that the compatibility between him and the giant snake bloodline is still quite high.
Seeing Gargamel arrive, Winriel, the fire dragon witch who is also the core of the family, greeted her first. The rest of the wizards did not gather around, but spread out to the periphery, making room for the two core wizards to talk and whisper.
However, from their slightly twitching ears, it could be seen that they were actually very concerned about what the two core wizards were talking about.
"Congratulations, Gargamel, it looks like our family will soon have another Tier 2 core power!" Winriel raised her glass to Gargamel as soon as she came up, her face full of joy and excitement.
Gargamel hurriedly picked up a glass of wine from the tray of the waitress next to him and drank it down, before he greeted with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Lord Winriel, for your concern." I'm in a good state now, and all of this is thanks to the gift of the head of the family!"
"yes, yes...... In the future, if we have a chance, we will get closer to each other!"
The two congratulated each other without smiling, and the two female companions around them rolled their eyes.
The Crimson family has now apparently split into two distinct branches, the Northland and the Scattered Tallinn. Not only are they located in different regions, but they also face different enemies, environments, and development routes.
Originally, both sides belonged to the Crimson family, complementing each other and supporting each other. But as the Crimson family grows step by step, the competition between the two sides has become increasingly prominent.
Grim meant not to put his eggs in one basket to avoid being caught in one go.
But now, whether the development of the Crimson family is mainly based on the Northland or the scattered Tallinn has been debated countless times within the family. The two regions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to rank first and second.
It's just that this time, with the outbreak of the wizarding war, the scattered Tallinn branch has once again become the center of gravity of the family's power and resource operation, and it will inevitably steal the limelight and glory of the Northland branch. Moreover, with the victory of the war, the Scattered Tallinn Branch will also usher in an unprecedented development frenzy, which invisibly suppresses the development momentum of the Northland Branch.
It is conceivable that in the next decade or two, most of the Crimson family's resources and manpower will be invested in the Elovis region. And this will also invisibly increase the authority and weight in the hands of the Gargamer wizard in front of him.
Although the two parties belong to the same family, there is nothing to find fault with. But for those neutrals who are accustomed to seeing the wind and the rudder, investing some capital in the Gargamel faction at this moment will undoubtedly get a higher return than the Winrill faction.
This...... That's the difference!
If Winriel and Gargamel had some personal friendships in the past, then at this moment, this insignificant personal friendship has become a thing of the past. The two got together and talked enthusiastically, but the competition and competition in private never stopped.
Just as the two were chatting happily, the gate of the Witch Tower slowly opened, and several third-order wizards who truly represented the heritage of the Crimson family came out and appeared in front of everyone.
Walking in the first place is naturally Grim, who is dressed in a big red witch robe.
Compared to before, Grim's surging flame aura has become much deeper and more restrained, and his long hair, which was originally dark red, has begun to turn back to black. The burly and sturdy tall body filled his body with a powerful sense of oppression, and just by glancing at the almost transparent body protection flame at the edge of his body, most of the 1st and 2nd order wizards present couldn't help but slightly deflect their gaze to relieve the faint stinging eyes.
Approaching the peak of the third order, Grim was like a humanoid volcano capable of walking on its own, and although the violent and restrained huge flame energy did not erupt, it was able to make every living being that approached him feel a shiver from the depths of his soul.
It's not fear, it's not cowering, it's an instinctive reaction of a weak animal sniffing out unknown dangers!
With Grim's current mental coercion and the lingering flame force field around him, the wizard apprentice was in unpredictable danger within a hundred meters of him. As for those mortals, if they didn't have the courage to jump into the lava sea, it would be better to hide as far away as possible.
Even the official wizards couldn't look directly at his presence, and could only scan the transparent flames around Grim out of the corner of their eyes. If you stare at the flames for too long, your eyes may be burned.
There were only a few second-order wizards in the field, who could barely use their witchcraft energy to protect their pupils and look directly at Grim. However, all they could see was a blazing humanoid flame, and they couldn't see Grim's true face through the flame field.
As soon as Grim appeared, the wizards in the entire molten hall immediately stopped all conversation and social activities, and faced him with a respectful salute.
"I've seen the head of the house......"
"I've seen the head of the house......"
Greetings and greetings resounded throughout the hall, and anyone could perceive the frenzy and admiration contained in it.
The Crimson family has been able to develop to the current situation, and it can be said politely that it is all tied to Grim alone. Although it is said that the flame of everyone gathering firewood is high, it is still the personal ability of the powerful wizard who is located in the center of power that determines the level and status of a wizard's power.
Without Grim, even if the Crimson family had more Tier 3, they would be broken by that Tier 4 refining wizard and then wiped out. As for the 4th-order magic weapon puppet dragon, it lost Grim's cooperation and command, and if he wanted to face that Diclan wizard alone, it would be difficult to stop the other party's figure from seeking through the gap.
Therefore, it was the existence of Grim that covered up the defects of the magic weapon puppet dragon's slow movement and slow attack, and instead forced the fourth-order refining wizard to abandon his long and short points, and play a tough game with a war magic weapon, and play with injuries for injuries.
And the ending of such an exchange is naturally tragic and abnormal!
To be honest, the magic furnace in the body of the magic puppet dragon, which continuously provided magical energy, was beyond the scope of witchcraft knowledge that ordinary wizards understood and mastered. Perhaps only in the top libraries within the Silver Alliance can you find a similar magical 'perpetual motion machine'.
And such a thing fell into the hands of Grimm, who controlled the entire goblin plane, and only then could he give full play to the huge advantage of having huge metal resources on his back!
Without the Demon Furnace, with the Crimson Family's resource reserves, it would not be able to support such a huge magic weapon corps at present, and it would be impossible to turn the war magic weapons that should only exist on the drawings into reality. If you lose a large number of battle magic weapons that enrich the bottom of the family, the Crimson family will be beaten back to its original form in an instant.
The number of family wizards is less than a hundred, and this kind of background can't support the framework of the 4th order force. If it weren't for the large number of battle magic machines and goblin mechanism warlocks charging in place of the family wizards, this number of wizards would not have been able to resist the consumption of two or three wars.
So to put it mildly, it was the incredible number of battle magic weapons that supported the situation of the Crimson family, and laid this great 'country' for the Crimson family!
Grim is followed by Alice, the Witch of Fate, Mary, the Queen of Blood, Orivan, the Demon-Breaker, Remy, the Plague Spirit, and Arms, and Iretina. As for the Elemental Magic Weapon and the Old Poison Woman, they can only be regarded as some kind of third-order witchcraft creations, and cannot be included in the official ranks of the Crimson Family.
Looking at the third-order wizards and foreign elders who were in different shapes but represented the future of the family, the Crimson wizards smiled one after another, and once again felt the bright and broad future of the family.
"For the sake of the family...... For the future...... For the ideal!"
With Grim's current life level, there is nothing to talk about with the group of little guys in front of him. So after raising a glass and drinking a total of three glasses of wine in one go, Grim went straight back to the upper floor of the Witch Tower.
However, Alice and Mary did not leave, but stayed behind to announce the family's internal rewards for the family's wizards who had performed well in the war.
…… Serpent Bloodline Recreation Elixir, Bloodline Purification Elixir, Petrified Mask, Purifying Holy Grail, Invigorating Armor, Machine Heart, Abyss Scepter, Philosopher's Stone......
A series of strange and bizarre names, although their basic effects are not known for the time being, but the hot word 'Tier 3 item' alone is enough to drive Crimson wizards crazy.
In addition to the '3rd order items' that tickled everyone's hearts, the family also took out a large number of 1st and 2nd order items in one go, covering almost all fields such as witch weapons, witch potions, scrolls, magic wands, and witchcraft knowledge, all of which were open to free exchange for family members.
Family members only need to use the contribution points earned in the war to exchange them for high-end items that they have been longing for.
For a while, the atmosphere in the molten fire hall was hot, and the passion of all wizards was quickly mobilized!