Chapter 721
Greem and Mary’s appearance immediately brought the clan banquet to its first climax!
Greem was not a body-refining adept and had none of their strong, steel-like muscles. However, his two-meter body was still perfectly proportioned and in excellent shape.
He possessed tough and well-defined muscles, smooth skin with a gleam of red, and unique tattoos that covered his entire neck.
Greem stood proudly in front of everyone, his long crimson hair running down his back and almost reaching his waist. Paired with the intimidating scarlet light in his black eyes, he radiated an aura of wickedness, mystery, and wisdom rolled into one.
Mary, holding hands with him, was also brimming with charm!
She was an absolute beauty; ripe and pretty.
Mary’s face was delicate and flawless, with distinct features. Her small, red lips spread in a lazy yet satisfied smile. Her shining crimson eyes were like two pure and clear rubies embedded in her perfect face, enchanting and bewitching.
Mary wasn’t in the habit of always wearing armor. Most of her white and slender skin was exposed, and only a thin silk dress was draped across her sexy body. The outfit wasn’t too large either. The upper half of it was barely able to cover a portion of her breasts, while the lower half didn’t go below her knees, revealing plenty of snow white flesh.
The rewards for all adepts that had participated in the planar war were four to five times that of stationed adepts. Moreover, they’d also had the chance to gather personal loot and resources on the battlefield. With the announcement of these battle merits, the core and peripheral members of the clan became apparent at a single glance.
One had to acknowledge that Mary and Billis were the ones who profited the most from Faen this time.
They had both led troops to assault the elves, creating the perfect battlefield for the main force of the clan to attack the central mountains.
As a Second Grade vampire adept, Mary had even gathered many powerful servants about her. No one would have been surprised at her being at the top of the battle merit rankings. However, Billis’ ranking over the other two Second Grade adepts as a First Grade himself, second only to Mary, was undoubtedly beyond everyone’s expectations.
Greem announced to everyone present that Billis would become a core adept of the Crimson Clan. From here on out, he would be able to enjoy the treatment reserved for Second Grade adepts, even before he had advanced. That meant that Greem was optimistic about Billis’ development and that he was prepared to cultivate him as the sixth Second Grade adept of the clan.
All the adepts and pseudo-adepts of the clan couldn’t help but cast an envious gaze at Billis after hearing all this. They knew very well that Bug Adept Billis would become a new rising star in the Crimson Clan.
The only thing they could do was raise their glasses and give their respects.
Billis wrapped himself in thick layers of robes and cloaks, even during the banquet; not a piece of skin was showing. His evolution had been too thorough, leaving not a trace of humanity upon his body. He looked exactly like a bug person.
To avoid frightening everyone he came across, Billis could only hide his looks with thick robes wherever he went. It was the only way to avoid the fearful and shocked looks he got from others.
Despite the honor he had just received, Billis wasn’t at all complacent. He returned the congratulations of his peers by raising the wineglass with his insect claws under his deerskin gloves. The four beady eyes under his hood glowed with a fearsome green light.
As one of the most committed participants of the Faen Plane expedition, Billis knew very well that the clan’s journey into the other plane had not been for resources or prisoners. It had been for the Fate Witches located in the cold north.
The number of resources and prisoners obtained from this battle had been secondary. Most importantly, Alice had successfully advanced to Second Grade, and the Fate Witches were finally showing signs of assimilation with the Crimson Clan.
The most significant gain for the Crimson Clan this time was obtaining the trust and dependence of the Fate Witches led by Alice.
That was why, unknown to outsiders, the Tower of Fate in the Northern Lands had secretly become an outpost of the Crimson Clan.
The powerful Second Grade Fire Adept Crimson Clan Leader Greem had Bloody Queen Mary’s full support on his left, and Fate Witch Leader Alice’s complete aid on the right. Given a chance to develop his forces, Greem would be fated to soar up high and become unstoppable by any power or individual.
It was because Billis was perfectly aware of this that he tucked away all ambition and desires that he should not have and started to consider his relationship with Greem seriously.
His body had been bestowed upon him by Greem. Even the Queen Bug that had completely assimilated with his soul had been given to him by Greem. Consequently, Billis could not stop Greem from retaliating if he ever had thoughts of rebellion.
Perhaps continuing to stay in the Crimson Clan was a decent choice as well!
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Just as the Crimson Clan was celebrating, the Tower of Fate in the Northern Lands was also undergoing a time of both pain and celebration.
Their leader Alice had successfully returned and had advanced to Second Grade. It was undoubtedly deserving of celebration. However, four of the seven Fate Witches that had accompanied her had permanently died upon that distant otherworld.
It was undoubtedly yet another heavy blow to the Fate Witches who had just started growing stronger!
That was why after the prisoners and spoils taken from Faen had been distributed by Icelady Snowlotus and Berserk Witch Sofia, Alice walked to the cold and deserted astrology platform alone.
Here, in this lonely and quiet world of solitude, Alice hugged her knees and sat in the corner of the hall. She looked at the starry sky above, two streaks of tears silently flowing down her cheeks.
It was only now that she could be herself, without any reservations, and cry all she wanted for her dead Granny Endor.