The Rise of the Black Plain

Hearing Emma's comment, Minos shook his head negatively, though he agreed that he would be as strong as some of the continent's strongest experts if he reached that stage.

Minos didn't know the head eunuch of the Flowers Kingdom. Still, he had already heard from Emma that this person was a 10th-stage cultivator. Considering that he could advance the quality of his Physique one more time when he was to move to that stage, and his strength would increase greatly in the meantime, he agreed with her regarding his potential.

But all that power would be for the good of the Black Plain Empire, not the Flowers Kingdom!

"You can dream about it, but it won't happen, Emma." He smiled at her, confident in a way that this woman soon became angry and turned her back on him.

"Tsk!"

Maris just watched the two, seeing that Minos had already stowed the purple armor in a spatial ring and was beginning to regain his energy.

Such was the power of a high-level grade-4 item that just by having him wear it for a few moments, he had exhausted himself!

This beast would watch him for a few moments until some employee of the hotel they were in knocked on the door of that room and said. "Warrior, Your Majesty Minos Stuart, Sage Beast, a group from the Johnston family are waiting for you in the lobby."

Upon hearing that, Minos opened his eyes, hearing the information he had been waiting for so he could finally continue his journey.

Of the three women who had promised to make deals with him after his victory at the camp weeks ago, only the woman from the Johnston family was left to fulfill her promises to him.

That level 76 person had taken her time, as she had had trouble settling these matters with her family and getting a spiritual judge capable of sealing the deal between her and Minos. Because of this, things concerning her agreement with him took longer.

However, that woman had promised him that as soon as she could settle all the necessary points, she would come with the spiritual judge to this place to seal their agreement.

That was the signal, so Minos was more than pleased to hear the words of that hotel employee.

"All right, let's go!" He stood up from his meditative position, not yet 100% recovered, but enough to be able to protect himself in case strange things happened.

His two companions followed him as they saw him heading towards the first floor of this building, also satisfied, as they could continue their trip after today.

Even Emma was in a bit of a hurry with this trip since not only was she paying for the stay of these two in the Flowers Kingdom, but she also didn't like to see her relatives losing things to Minos.

The longer he stayed in the city, the more curious and idiot women came to challenge him and consequently lose their items.

Minos had gotten a lot of things in the last few weeks, so she felt that he would profit a few times more than Harold if he successfully escaped the kingdom.

As much as she was confident in the princesses, she felt sorry for her relatives who would lose resources that would not return later, regardless of the outcome of their journey.

'Hopefully, we'll leave this city later today...' She sighed.

...

Upon arriving at the lobby of that hotel, Minos immediately ran into the woman he had beaten weeks ago, some elders from the Johnston family, and a very old fellow who was supposed to be the spiritual judge.

Seeing the high-level Spiritual Sages of that family, Minos promptly greeted them. "It is good to meet noble warriors of such high status... I am flattered that such important people traveled just to welcome me."

One of the high-ranking women in this group looked at Minos seriously and said. "You are lucky that you are only a Spiritual Saint. Otherwise, Minos, you would have lost by now."

"That's just my luck." He smiled, not wanting to provoke these experts but not fearing them. "But we are all following the local rules, so there is no regret, right? Anyway, what I wish for Miss Johnston is something simple for her and good for everyone."

"Tsk! You are bold and a rascal, Minos Stuart." A level 88 woman said, knowing that he was a profiteer for having encouraged countless women to challenge him.

"To survive in the dangerous Spiritual World, one needs to use all the skills one has, including intelligence." He agreed before looking toward the woman who challenged him and asking. "So, do you intend to keep your promise now?"

That woman clenched her fists, not liking this but wanting to get it all over with right away.

That way, at least, she would no longer have to meet with Minos, and they would no longer hear her elders pressuring her to pay her debts soon.

"Yes, let's get it over with."

Minos smiled and said. "Very well, I have already made agreements on most of the items I can trade with your state, so there is not much that I will offer you.

That way, I want your assurance that you and your subordinates will not act against the Black Plain, no matter what. Furthermore, suppose one day we need support. In that case, you and your subordinates must make yourself available to act to help us.

This woman would have to agree to more military arrangements with Minos than the other two, for it had taken her a long time to reach that point.

In any case, she didn't think that would be so problematic and said. "Fine by me."

They then found a place to sit, where the spiritual judge would formalize the agreement terms between the parties, which would be signed by those two hours later.

After that signing, that woman's commitment to Minos had changed, and now she could no longer be surprised by anything he decided later. All she would have to do was follow the rules of the agreement without worrying about him demanding more things on account of winning the challenge.

With that settled, she and her family returned from whence they departed, leaving Minos and those two alone in the hotel.

...

After Minos closed the previous deal, two days passed.

In those two days, he resolved the last challenges he had received in that city before finally leaving to continue his journey westward to the kingdom's capital.

At this moment, he and his two traveling companions were arriving in a small village on their way, where Minos intended to settle some matters.

He already had in mind to settle matters concerning the map in his possession that the Blood Triangle Pirates and the Eastern Empire wanted.

More and more people were approaching him about such a thing, so Minos wanted to get ahead of it and find out as much as he could on this trip through the Flowers Kingdom.

This state might not be the strongest on the continent. Still, it had reason to continue existing, even if it was surrounded by two states with high-level Spiritual Gods in their ranks.

The Eastern Empire and the Evergreen Empire didn't simply keep their interests away from this women's kingdom because this place had no value in their eyes or out of respect. Instead, they did this because the women of this area had their own methods of securing their independence!

So as a high-level state, the Flowers Kingdom could have useful information!

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