Chapter 1217: The Dark Tide is Surging
Alice's return to normalcy is like a plot against her, almost unaware of it from beginning to end.
At least, except for a few people who are interested, there are not many people who know the whole thing.
And the Tower of Destiny has returned to people's attention after being closed for half a month.
Before you know it, the triad of the legendary fire witch Grim, the blood queen Mary, and the leader of the Witch of Destiny Alice has formed a small circle that is terrifying to the world.
Tier 4 ...... Three 4th Tier ......
If it is placed in the forces of the three major wizarding organizations, it is indeed nothing. But to put it in an obscure wizard family, it's a bit appalling.
At least after hearing the news of Mary's promotion, there was a strange situation in the entire scattered Tallinn that was hot on the outside and cold on the inside. Those small and medium-level wizard families were extremely excited, believing that this was a sign that the wizard group in the middle of the continent was about to prosper and become powerful, and it was also a sign that a powerful wizard was about to appear.
And the appearance of this powerful wizard will also reverse the lack of a necessary core in the middle of the continent, which has always been a plate of scattered sand!
In contrast to the ardent expectations of the mid- and low-level wizards, it was the reaction of the high-level wizards.
Since ancient times, the Tallinn region of the central continent has been a loose alliance of wizard families ruling and managing their own territory. With this model, they have resisted the invasion and infiltration of the forces of the three major wizarding organizations, and have successfully continued this tradition for thousands of years.
Now, a Crimson family has suddenly appeared in the Scattered Tallinn Association, and there are actually two fourth-order wizards in it. Moreover, what made the rest of the 4th-order wizards feel even more headache was that these two 4th-order wizards were still a couple.
This...... It's a bit beyond the reach of the Scattered Tallinn Association!
It's not that the Scattered Tallinn Association can't have a core, but it's better not to show up while you're still alive......
After all, the emergence of the core means the tilt of resources, territory, and power.
In the process, there will definitely be a seismic change in the existing power structure in Scattered Tallinn.
If all of these things converge towards that so-called core, there is also a possibility that a large force similar to the three major wizarding organizations may emerge in Scattered Tallinn.
And this is something that all high-level wizards don't want to see!
First of all, the three major wizarding organizations that exist in the wizarding world: the Silver Alliance, the Northland Witches, and the Wizards Guild, will not allow it.
It's not that the three wizarding organizations really can't eat the scattered Tallinn region, but they are worried that in the process of invading, they will trigger a fierce resistance from the local wizard family, which will lead to the loss of their own strength. In this way, he broke a few teeth, but it was possible to cheapen two other competitors who were also eyeing him.
It is precisely because of this concern that the three major wizarding organizations have secretly reached an agreement that they are not allowed to enter and invade the central part of the country, and use the scattered Tallinn region as their buffer zone.
However, if they do not invade, they will never allow another powerful wizarding organization to emerge in Scattered Tallinn. Therefore, once the core appears, it will inevitably face all kinds of blows from them, both overt and dark!
Secondly, not to mention the external forces, even the scattered Tallinn is afraid that they do not want to see the emergence of a similar 'core'.
Without the core, all the fourth-order wizards are still the kings and overlords of their regions, and they monopolize all the resources in them. But once the core appears, the resources, territory and power in their hands will inevitably be invaded by the outside world.
Rather than being a member of a huge wizarding organization and obeying the orders of that powerful wizard, how can you be as comfortable as claiming the king of the land and saying that you are not the same.
Therefore, for the core, these fourth-order wizards of Scattered Tallinn are probably the most exclusive and least want to see them appear!
Secondly, there is more than one fourth-order wizard with a core dream.
As a veteran Rank 4 wizard, Fred, the president of the Scattered Tallinn Association, has spent nearly a thousand years of hard work to create the current situation. Isn't he trying to make the Scattered Tallinn Association a powerful force similar to the three wizarding organizations?
It's not that I don't want to, but it's really hard to do......
There are a total of thirteen local fourth-order wizards in the middle of the continent, all of whom have been tempered and cultivated by hundreds of years. Although their strength is strong and weak, it is almost impossible for those strong people to completely suppress any of them.
This also means that once any two Tier 4 wizards start a war, it will be difficult to achieve a quick victory. The most likely scenario is that both wizarding families will fall at the same time!
It is precisely this balance of power that has allowed the central part of the continent to maintain a certain degree of delicate balance.
Although Fried spent a lot of effort to build the Scattered Tallinn Association, he even attracted the vice president of Mirwa. But in essence, Mirwa was only slightly closer to him.
Once Fried wants to start a rumbling high-level war, try to unify and integrate the entire scattered Tallinn region. At that time, Mirwa will not support him, or to what extent...... It's all unpredictable!
It was precisely because of the difficulty of this matter, and the thorny road to success, that Fried could only maintain a cooperative and united Tallinn Association in the Scattered Lands. But behind the scenes, all the fourth-order wizards are still taking care of each other, and it is difficult to achieve the integration and deployment of high-level resources and overall strength.
However, in this situation, Grim was born, and the Crimson family rose strongly, but brought this ancient and terrible problem back to everyone.
Can Grim become the so-called core, and does he have the heart to become such a core...... These questions need answers!
Therefore, while the Crimson family is thriving, various conspiracies and calculations follow one after another, which has become a terrible problem that plagues Grim.
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Central of the continent, the Cadathron region.
Blood Castle.
The castle is located deep in a small mountain range, with only a winding forest path leading to the town of Red Maple beyond.
The town has a population of nearly 1,000 and the infrastructure is basically complete.
For a long time, it was the Vic family, an ancient family of vampires, who had occupied and ruled the territory.
The Blood Castle is their dwelling place, and the nearby Red Maple Town is the blood food they have worked so hard to raise and cultivate. It's just to maintain their apparent rule so that the people won't be scared away because of the rumors of blood sampling, so the Vic family is also very restrained in hunting for blood food!
Unfortunately, in a wizarding war, the Vic family was completely defeated.
Not only were their blood lords killed by their enemies, but even the foundation of the entire Vic family was cut off by the enemy. As a result, all the hereditary territories belonging to the Vic family have fallen into the hands of outsiders.
The only ones who could invade the territory of the Vic family so quickly were other vampire families.
And this blood castle also changed hands three times before it fell into the hands of the powerful Henathan family. However, now with Mary's appearance, all the vampire families have either moved beyond the middle of the continent or have to obediently submit to Mary.
Therefore, after going around for a long time, this blood castle, which once represented the pride of the Vic family, was also dedicated to Mary by the Henneson family, and became the most important stronghold of the vampire branch of the Crimson family in the middle of the continent.
The eerie Blood Castle is a combination of five castle fortresses of different styles, which have the dual functions of a noble castle and a military fortress. Four of the small fortresses scattered around the perimeter had no regard for comfort and leisure at all, and instead focused on defense.
As a result, these fortresses were built so well that the entrances and exits, doors and windows were strangely narrow. Most of the passages barely fit through a heavily armed guard, and those in the heart of the attack and defense were densely packed with bunkers, secret passages, and concealed firing ports.
The entire perimeter of the Blood Castle, at the expense of all comfort and entertainment, greatly increased the physical defense here. To put it mildly, with only two or three hundred elite warriors, the Blood Castle is enough to withstand the siege of thousands of enemies with these fortresses.
The main body of the castle, which is guarded by four fortresses, is beautifully built and magnificent.
The morbid spirit of perfection, elegance and nobility of the vampire clan is evident in this building. If it weren't for the remoteness of the world, if it weren't for the eerie and eerie atmosphere here, many visitors might have regarded this place as a castle for the leisure and entertainment of the aristocracy.
In the main hall on the second floor of the castle, guests are gathering at the moment, and it is very lively.
And the people who can shuttle here are naturally vampires dressed in exquisite aristocratic costumes.
Most male vampires wear crisp tuxedos, red bow ties, gentleman's hats, a staff of civilization, and a well-groomed mustache under their noses. Female vampires, on the other hand, wear gorgeous one-piece dresses, sunhats of various colors, light silk gloves on their wrists, and delicate high heels on their feet.
They were all well-dressed and polite, and they vividly showed the gentle temperament and arrogant demeanor of the human aristocracy.
It's a pity that on such occasions, they are just little minions and little lackeys who listen to people. The bigwigs who really decided the future of the vampire gathered in the secret room on the third floor, arguing fiercely about something.
"With the strength of our vampire clan, we can completely form a new wizard family. Look, Lord Mary, are we simply leaving the Crimson Family and using the Blood Castle as our origin......
A vampire whose strength was no more than the second order was speaking generously, but before he could finish his words, he was swept by a bloody light, and his whole person instantly exploded into a pool of purple and black blood.