The Rise of the Black Plain

"The results of our forces weren't bad..." Ruth commented with a smile as she heard the details of that special operation.

"Yes," Abby nodded in agreement. "And regardless of whether or not we will face new waves of enemies, it is undeniable that we have gained time to prepare."

"Not only that, but now potential opponents will also be more careful. Of course, that has its downside, but at least it prevents sudden actions from happening."

The soldiers there felt that this was indeed better.

Facing an enemy who did not naturally respect them had the advantage of underestimation, which could make it easier to solve the problem. However, sometimes having a minimally cautious opponent was no bad thing!

A careful enemy might be more challenging to eliminate, true. But if the other side is so strong that it can destroy its opponents if it acts with everything, then surely it would be better to have a more cautious, less rash opponent.

That way, the weaker side could at least have a chance for salvation with the endless possibilities that time brought.

And all the Black Plain needed now was precisely the advantage related to this.

Time!

Minos then commented. "We won a lot the day before and will have some time before we worry about the many potential opponents of my state. Then give the order for our top experts to go into seclusion."

"I feel it will be a waste to leave them on alert now." He thoughtfully commented before saying in a sighing tone. "Let's take advantage of the fear we've created by dealing with those criminals."

"Yes, Your Grace!" Several soldiers and local government agents said.

Minos then looked at Joey and expressed. "I want you to inform all the Spiritual Kings above level 57 of our allied forces that we will give them the chance to cultivate in a special cultivation room."

"Each person will have the opportunity to do this for 30 days in this place, then after you have all their names, make the division according to the capacity of an ordinary-sized cultivation room."

"Oh? These people are going to..." Joey found that strange, wondering what cultivation room that was.

Minos negatively shook his head, seeing the people in his surroundings with strange expressions. He said. "It's not what you are thinking. I have obtained a new device capable of enriching the spiritual density of contained areas."

"I will allow these people to train in the basement room of the local Cultivation Tower, where this device will be."

"So, that's it..." The people there sighed in relief upon discovering that Minos had not gone crazy to send individuals outside the army to the Spatial Kingdom.

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About two hours later...

Margot had already returned from her short trip, having sent her message asking for a high-level grade-3 spiritual judge to come from the Flaming Empire to Dry City.

So, after entering the royal palace, she promptly headed toward where Minos was now.

"Brat, I've done what I should so our agreement can be signed. Now, where are the Spiritual Emperors you spoke of? Let's settle this once and for all." She said as she entered the royal throne hall, where he was finishing dealing with some matters along with Abby.

As for Ruth and Gloria, the first was dealing with army matters at headquarters. Margot's daughter was taking care of her responsibilities about the Spiritual Church in another part of the royal palace.

"You already did that, huh?" Minos ignored some of his subordinates who were passing to him information about the migratory movements to the Black Plain.

"Well, we can do that now." He stood up and showed one of his hands to that woman. "Please, accompany me."

Abby then asked the people there to wait for her and Minos and, without delay, escorted Margot to an area of their palace where those people were.

"Brat, you captured these three, but what guarantee do you have that they were acting in the area? Until proven otherwise, they may just be passersby..." She commented as she walked behind the most famous couple in the region.

"Before I attacked these people, I overheard the enemy group talking about what they would do next. These Spiritual Emperors said they would act behind the scenes to deceive the Church and would initially send Spiritual Emperors to deal with those in my group."

"That way, they could help the invading forces in the region to quickly dominate the Black Plain and later the entire northern region," Minos sincerely said.

"Is that so?" She asked, feeling a little irritated da to know that someone wanted to deceive her organization but still not entirely convinced.

"Also, their group said that other Spiritual Emperors would be arriving in a few days in the region to participate in the attacks. So, since those three haven't died and it will take a while for the news of what happened to spread, I believe these people are still coming here."

"You can pick up the meeting point with these people and act against them on your own." He suggested.

She kept that information in her heart and asked. "That's not a bad idea... But I want to hear from those three first. How do you intend to get them to tell the truth?"

Minos looked at her and nodded to Abby. "My queen has an innate ability to manipulate nerve responses in living bodies. So, we will make them speak the truth using her ability."

"Oh?" Margot looked at the blue-haired woman next to Minos. "That's an outstanding ability... Aren't you afraid to share that information about your wife with someone much stronger than you?"

"Aren't we already a family, mother-in-law?" Minos smiled. "Besides, you couldn't hurt Abby with me here..."

"Tsk!"

'Such arrogance!' Margot closed her eyes so as not to o smack Minos, feeling that it would be hard to have to put up with him in the future.

After this brief conversation, their group reached the room where the three Spiritual Emperors were bound to chains on the floor.

When they saw Minos' face after this man entered that room, the three individuals began to look at him with hatred in their eyes.

"Brat, you are powerful, but you will regret what you have done!" One of the weakest of them said this, shouting. "You will soon have to face the entire Furious Shadows! Our brothers will not forgive you!"

"Furious Shadows?" Margot appeared behind Minos, finally becoming visible to the three individuals who had their spiritual cultivation sealed but were not fools not to recognize her clothes.

"Matriarch!" The three of them paled in awe.

The leader of this group thought as he felt the worst approaching them. 'What is a Matriarch doing in this place? Why is she here? Don't tell me this wretch has such deep connections?'

She saw the look of fear on their faces and frowned, already beginning to think they were indeed rebels who deserved punishment.

She asked. "These youths next to me are accusing you of plotting against the rules of the Spiritual Church. Is that true?"

"No! It is a lie!"

"That demon wants to eliminate us!"

"Matriarch, he is the one who is a danger to the Church! You can't imagine the terrifying power hidden inside him! He's certainly up to something!" The level 60 individual commented in despair.

"Yes! Yes! How could someone so strong and not up to something waste his time in this region? I think he committed a great crime, Matriarch!"

"We call for justice!"

"Tsk!" Abby felt irritated upon hearing those words and stepped forward to begin her work.

At the same time, Minos let them feel a little despair by telling them a 'little secret.' "Don't bother to cry out for her mercy. This woman is my mother-in-law, so she won't listen to your nonsense and stand against her own family."

Feeling Minos touching one of her shoulders, Margot just closed her eyes, waiting for Abby's action.

"Mother-in-law?"

"It can't be!"

"How can such injustice be true?" They cried in fear since if this were true, all of them, their families, and the organization behind them would be killed in no time.

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