The Lich sends out an invitation to explore.

According to it, the area to which Grim was invited was an ice world that appeared to contain an unusually rare ice dragon.

However, the Lich Congnus is not targeting the ice dragon, but an ice artifact buried deep in the dragon's lair, the Ancient Winter Box.

Legend has it that this crate was created by a powerful group of ice giants from ancient times, and it contains a terrifying cold from the realm of death, which can give the user the rules of ice and some of the laws of death.

Judging from the attributes of the treasure alone, it is also very suitable for the origin attribute of the lich Conganath!

Therefore, it is no wonder that it has to recruit troops everywhere, wanting to break through this strange ice world in one fell swoop and seize the ancient winter box. And it picked Grim, obviously trying to use his powerful arson ability to break the ice dragon's home power.

However, after learning that Grim was ill and needed some time to recuperate, the lich Congurnus immediately stated that the matter was not urgent, and that it needed to continue to invite other companions. Therefore, the agreement between the parties is eighty years later.

Presumably, by that time, the trauma on Grim's soul origin would be healed.

It has to be said that the time dimension of a creature like a lich is indeed different from that of most dimensional creatures. What is so precious in the eyes of others is nothing more than a fleeting tea time.

"A lich's invitation can make you feel so much?" Alice looked incredulous, "I've heard the name Conganus before, and it seems to be a pretty scary fellow. However, as long as they can guard against their instant death spells, creatures like lichs are not difficult to deal with!"

"You may not know that in my mind, creatures like lichs, evil gods, and demons were already representatives of some kind of extreme power. Before I was promoted to wizard, I could only look up to such a guy. Can ...... now But I want to call them brothers, and I always have a sense of absurdity in my heart!" Grim sighed infinitely.

Alice's long satin-like hair was scattered behind her, and a look of sympathy and understanding welled up on her soft, quiet face, and she gently walked up to Grim and wrapped her hands tightly around his waist.

"It's no wonder you feel and think this way. The speed at which you have advanced is so fast, so fast that it is a little difficult for you to get used to! Which of those fourth-order wizards did not go through a long period of three or four hundred years to grasp the status and power in front of them. And you...... Always fighting, always fighting...... There was barely a respite. ”

"The Crimson family, like you, is too young in the Tier 4 group. Are you young enough to be lacking in all aspects, and you can't match the status in front of you!Do you know how many wizards have been waiting outside the door since the Crimson family became a fourth-order force, how many families and organizations want to take refuge in it, and how many large forces want to form alliances with you......

Hearing Alice's questioning, Grim shook his head blankly.

These days, he hid in the Flame Throne Witch Tower all day long to recuperate from his injuries, and by the way, he sorted out the treasures and resources he brought back from the Atlas. To be honest, he really hasn't asked a word about the specific affairs in the family, and he doesn't know what the current development situation is.

In his deep heart, as long as he has his own fourth-order wizard behind him, the Crimson family will only prosper, and no one will dare to come to find trouble!

Alice looked up and saw Grim's blank look on his face, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Because of your majesty, those disciples and cronies under your command do not dare to bother you with such complicated trivial matters. But have you ever thought that the current Crimson family is still too thin and thin! Not to mention anything else, those wizards who come to negotiate family cooperation are often powerful wizards of the second or third order. That disciple and henchman of yours are only at the second-order junior or intermediate level, and with such strength, the psychological pressure on others is huge, can you imagine?"

Grim listened intently, and began to think silently.

The current Crimson family, like Grim, is a little too inflated.

This does not refer to the mentality, but to the overall strength.

Although the Crimson family has produced a well-known fourth-order wizard, Grim, the third-order member who serves as the backbone of the family has not been cultivated for a long time. So far, the Crimson family has only Alice, Mary, Soros, Oliven, and Ghazruvi.

Among them, Alice is the leader of the Witch of Destiny, so it is naturally impossible to stay within the Crimson family. Mary and Soros are vampires, and recently they have broken into the Hassen plane, opening up territory for the Crimson family.

Oliver is a dragon eater, and can only be regarded as a third-order guest attached to the Crimson family, and is not willing to deeply participate in the internal affairs of the family. And the only remaining alien brain, Gazruvi, was sent by Grim to the extraterritorial Esoda camp to open up extraterritorial markets for the Crimson family.

With such a left and right stroke, there is no core 3rd order that can reside within the family and deter external forces.

This also means that the Crimson Family, a big family that has just been promoted to a fourth-order force, is actually a group of second-order wizards who came out to support the scene. Although Grim was reluctant to belittle Meryl and Gargamel's efforts and achievements, the two of them were indeed unable to hold down the field at many times.

This will cause the Crimson family to lose a lot of benefits invisibly in many cases.

After all, most of the wizard family patriarchs or organization leaders who came to negotiate were third-order wizards. Let them go and bargain with a few second-order wizards, they are naturally thousands of reluctant. With the content of the exchange of resources and information they negotiated, even if it is just a small float of interests, it is a big loss.

Therefore, it is urgent to improve the overall strength of the family as soon as possible!

Meryl is her own disciple, and she also has the blood of the fire dragon, if Grim takes care of it partially, it is still very likely that she will be promoted to the 3rd order under the tilt of a large number of resources. However, the third order is the limit of her potential, and if she wants to make progress, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

And Gargamel's talent is even worse than Meryl's, and his potential limit is Tier 2.

In some ruthless families, there would never be such a huge effort spent on a 'talented' wizard like Gargamel. For those Tier 4 forces, wizards who don't have Tier 3 potential are simply not worth cultivating. And if you want to become the core wizard of the 4th order force, it is absolutely impossible without the potential of the 4th order.

Of course, just because you have potential doesn't mean you have success.

However, without potential, there is no hope of success!

Therefore, now, as the patriarch of the Crimson family, Grim needs to consider Gargamel's replacement. It's not cruelty, it's not crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, it's ...... The need for reality.

Of course, out of personal feelings, Grim can also find ways to improve Gargamel's talent potential a little more. But in this way, the resources and effort spent on Gargamel alone was enough to train two or three wizards of the same level for the Crimson family!

Therefore, how to choose is also a question that Grim needs to consider as a whole.

"Do you think Gargamel still has the value of continuing to cultivate?" Grim couldn't help but ask as he pondered this question.

Alice closed her eyes and thought about it, opened her eyes and stared at Grim's black pupils, and smiled: "His development potential has been exhausted, although he is quite loyal and talented, but his individual strength is still a hard wound after all! With his longevity, if the Crimson family is still the original third-order force, then it will be no problem for him to serve with all his heart for two or three hundred years." ”

"However, the core wizard of the most fourth-order forces, he is obviously not suitable......"

"You mean to replace him?" Grim's brow furrowed imperceptibly.

Alice stretched out her hands, smoothed Grim's tightly knit brows, and said with a faint smile: "Gargamel has also done his duty for you for more than a hundred years, are you embarrassed to say that you can change it? Besides, the current pattern of the central continent was also created by Gargamel, and if you rashly change it to an outsider, there will definitely be a huge turmoil within the family!"

"What do you mean......" Grim was a little confused.

"It definitely needs to be changed, but the person we replaced also needs to take care of Gargamel and his affiliated forces, so that they don't shake the foundation of the family in fear. Now you understand who it is, right?"

"You mean her? she...... Can you hold up this situation?" Grim instantly understood what Alice meant, but he was still a little hesitant.

"You...... I've been running around outside all these years, and I have hardly managed the internal affairs of the family well, so naturally I don't know how great that little girl's progress is!" Alice pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm afraid you don't know yet! That little girl is now a second-order advanced level, and ...... She's 143 years old, and she's no longer the little girl you think of!"

"Tier 2 Advanced ...... Isn't that even higher than Meryl's?" Grim couldn't help but be a little shocked.

"Yes, this girl's speed of promotion is not inferior to yours in the slightest. I really can't imagine that Gargamel, a former wandering wizard, would be able to give birth to such a gifted daughter. If you promote Emelia, Gargamel will not only not hate you, but will be even more grateful to Dade. ”

Over the years, Gargamel and Ava have put almost all of their heart and soul into Emelia. And Emmelia is also competitive enough, and a considerable part of the situation that Gargamel has built in the Elovis region over the years is due to Emelia. Gargamel's men are also extremely convinced of her!"

"Emelia's origins are a ......bit odd," Grim hesitated, still a little hesitant.

"What's the impact of this? Isn't it just that you have fused the soul of a part of the princess of the Spore Clan? Could it be that you have become a fourth-order wizard, and you are still afraid that the underground clan will come to find trouble?"

Listening to Alice's merciless cross-examination, Grim laughed lightly.

"Then find a time, call that Emmelia over, and I will reward her with a treasure and confirm her identity first!"

Alice immediately chuckled.

"That girl and I have a good relationship! I'll tell her ......."