The Rise of the Black Plain

A few hours have passed since Minos left the City of Waters government mansion after settling his deal with Mirya.

In that time, the army soldiers, who had stayed behind to collect information, had already returned to the Hotel Dixon. They received a pile of data from Mirya's team that could help Minos' group.

The City of Waters government couldn't record what each inhabitant was doing, as it only censored every 20 years. So, knowing exactly which people were unemployed right now would be very difficult.

However, the local government still had data related to the average talent of the inhabitants, where these people lived, and which parts of the city were more or less developed.

With that, Minos' soldiers would have a good idea of where to look for these unemployed inhabitants!

Anyway, according to the information obtained, there was a less developed neighborhood on the north side of the city in which many inhabitants with white talent were living.

Because of this, Minos had decided to send his soldiers over there so that they could begin to advertise the Dry City.

After all, their chances would be greater by going to a place like this, which seemed to be the most backward in the town, where people were probably looking for services to work.

...

While Minos and the two youths trained in the Spatial Kingdom, the five soldiers who were traveling with them were already arriving on the north side of the City of Waters.

As soon as Minos obtained the information from that place, he did not delay and immediately ordered these five Sergeants to begin this service. After all, even though this place isn't big, they didn't just want to advertise to the whole city to know that they were recruiting.

This was a service that should be done discreetly so that only those ordinary people, Minos' targets, knew what was going on.

Of course, Minos was under no illusion that he could keep this a secret. Still, as long as it didn't reach the ears of the soldiers of the Cromwell Kingdom, then everything would be acceptable to him.

With that, this service could take many days, and because of that, the soldiers should start conversations with the targets as soon as possible!

And it didn't take long, and the five soldiers split up, leaving for different points in that part of the city.

...

In a busy street on the north side of the City of Waters, many properties occupied large areas, each other. It was not as large as the Dry City Cultivation Tower area, but each should still be over 200 square meters.

From several of these properties, there were wooden fences that separated these places from the street without hiding what was inside these spaces.

Many humble houses could still be seen from the street, while from some locations, those who passed through this place could see small plantations in some houses, while in others, there were animals.

But not only that, the soldier Eden, who was passing by this place, at this very moment, could see that there were also some of these places with carpentry workshops, butcher shops in the backyard of some sites, and areas where food was sold, similar to undersized bars.

'This place looks very humble...' Eden thought to himself. He was one of the soldiers who had joined Minos' forces after moving from Yellow City to Dry City.

And as such, he could understand the reality of this place. After all, he was unemployed when he still lived in the Yellow City. So, Eden understood very well how a place like this worked.

From his experiences, these residents here probably exchanged their services so that they could all continue to live, even though many of them did not have a steady job.

The people of that place were supposed to raise animals and plant simpler crops in their homes. At the same time, some residents would go hunting outside the city, bringing their resources to the local butcher shop.

With that, they could sell the meat and parts of the hunted animals, such as leather, bones, feathers, etc. And with that, there was a small supply of resources within communities like these, which allowed unemployed people to continue living.

However, that was all.

There were no resources reserves, and these people could be in serious need in difficult times.

Without reserves of crystals and without a job that would guarantee the income of these people, one day, they could suffer an injury or even an illness that would prevent them from doing these random jobs.

And without that, they would be lost!

Many had to watch their loved ones die slowly because they did not have enough crystals to pay for a doctor or a spiritual pill when the need arose.

This was the difficult life that many had to go through. Eden himself was desperate before Minos arrived in the Yellow City...

He then proceeded to a house that appeared to have a small establishment. There were some tables outside in that place, in an area covered by a simple roof.

This looked like a small bar, where drinks and simpler food were served in impoverished places like this.

Anyway, Eden entered that place and saw that there were some people there.

Some seemed to be having lunch, while others drank and chatted near the entrance to this bar.

He then went to the counter, where there were several drinks on a shelf and also a menu on the wall. A middle-aged man was serving two people in that place while wearing a long apron and hat on his head.

"Young man, wait a minute, and I'll see you soon." He said this to Eden while filling a mug with beer.

Eden sat on a high bench and waited there until the man came to him. And it didn't take long, and the old man came to him.

"Cough, ehh, young man, you look new here. Where are you from?" He asked, looking into Eden's eyes, with a smile on his face.

"Hmm, I'm from the Kingdom of the Waves."

"Kingdom of the Waves, huh... I was there a long time ago. Anyway, have you decided what you want?"

"In fact, I'm after people who are willing to do a certain job."

Upon hearing this, the old man became interested in Eden's conversation and continued the conversation. "A certain job? I don't know what it is about, but I know many people who are willing to do almost anything. It won't be difficult to get a group together as long as it's not immoral." He laughed and then asked. "But how many do you need?"

"Well, I believe 50 people will work..." He said vaguely. It would be strange if many people left the City of Waters at once, so Minos wanted to take these people to the Dry City little by little.

Upon hearing this, the old man and several people in that bar began to pay attention. After all, some of them were without a steady job, while others knew people who were looking for extra services.

At that moment, a man who was holding a large chicken leg in one hand got up from his chair and spoke loudly. "I am interested in this service! Can you give me any details about this?"

Hearing this, Eden smiled and said. "Hmm, the job really is very simple, and it will take less than a week. I had a problem during my trip, so I need people to go with me from here to the place where I left my items..."

"And where is this place?" One of the men asked interestedly.

"In the Dry City."

Upon hearing this, the owner of this bar frowned and asked. "Oh? And why don't you hire people from the Dry City? That place certainly has a lot of people willing to help you."

And after hearing this, several of them shook their heads in agreement. The Dry City must have been a place with even more unemployed people than here, so surely there would be no problem for Eden to be able to work it out with the people there.

"Normally it would be, but there were some changes in that city, so it is not so easy to get this type of service. Anyway, whoever is with me, will understand what I'm talking about..." He said that, trying to change the subject.

"As for the payment, I will give 50 crystals to whoever comes with me there. As for the rest, it will depend on you..."

'50 crystals? This is more than I earned in the last three months!' One of the men there thought about it while watching the soldier Eden.

And several of these people were in the same situation. After all, for someone with White talent and below level 30, like them, even earning 200 crystals a year would be an outstanding achievement!

Only in the Dry City would people of low level and talent win so well!

And after Eden said the amount to be paid, it didn't take long, and some of these men who were in this bar got up and came to talk to him. This was a chance that they might not have for the next few months, so they were very interested in getting this service.

As for the doubts they might have about this service, well, desperate people needed to take certain risks. Otherwise, they would live forever in darkness...

After all, having a light at the end of the tunnel was good, but if you are not willing to do something about it and change your behavior, all of that would just be useless!