The Rise of the Black Plain

Minos received Gryff into his office with a smile on his face. In fact, he already expected this person to come to know the exact nature of the offer since he had shown more intelligent behavior when Minos met him.

As for Ralf's father, there was no chance of him coming here due to his behavior. He was a rash person who could not see the general situation before making his mistakes.

Minos then sat in his chair and indicated to Gryff. "Sit here. Let's talk."

"To the point, I know you want to know what I have to offer to your brother, which the Gill family cannot. So, here's the thing…"

After some time speaking, Minos told Gryff precisely what he had said to Alison's family. From cultivation techniques to the salary that the young Lee would receive.

Minos also promised to welcome Gryff and Lee's younger sister, Ayn, when she turns 10. He could also help Gryff to reach level 69, as well as Alison's parents.

After hearing all of this, Gryff also couldn't believe it all, just like Pollo, but when he saw the Silver-grade technique, he didn't suspect Minos anymore.

Finally, they agreed, and young Lee would come to the mansion as soon as he turns 10.

After resolving this issue, Minos wanted to start doing something about the future Black Plain Army. First, he would merge the Dry City guard and his personal team.

So, he wanted to record the strength levels of each individual and then create a new hierarchy. It would take into account the level and the potential of each member of the army.

Minos then met with Commander Pyke and butler Dillian to begin to resolve this matter.

"You already know that I want to start the Black Plain Army. So, to start, I want to know what our strength is. Grandpa Dillian, what is the level of my personal guards?" Minos said directly without wasting time.

"Of the ten guards, one is at level 33, one at 34, three at 35, two at 36, one at 37, and two at 38. They all have Blue talent."

"And yours?" Minos asked as he looked at Commander Pyke.

"The city guard has 30 guards, counting me; nine are at level 27, six at 28, five at 29, three at 31, four at 32, one at 33, one at 34, and one at 35. They all have Blue talent." Pyke answer.

"Hmm, it's not too bad for a start."

After that, Minos decided that he would establish the army in 6 months.

At that time, the hierarchy would follow the order, Student lv 0-9, Recruit lv 10-19, Soldier lv 20-29, Corporal lv 30-39, Sergeant lv 40-49, Lieutenant lv 50-59, Captain lv 60-69, Major lv 70-79, Colonel lv 80-89 and General lv 90-99.

Each position would have a salary equivalent to its level, with one student earning 50 low-grade spiritual crystals and generals 800 high-grade crystals. There would also be a minimum period of service in each position to reach the next, six months to become a Recruit and 25 years to become a General from a Colonel's hierarchy.

After hearing the hierarchy that Minos wanted to follow, Dillian and Pyke had their faces completely white. The young man in front of them was already thinking of having Demigods in his ranks. But, at the same time, they would already find it very much to have Spiritual Emperors!

But Minos didn't care about their reaction.

It was just a matter of time for him. In 30 years, when the spiritual root is wholly recovered, and this region has a high density of spiritual energy, there will certainly already be some Spiritual Emperors living here.

"Anyway, in six months, I want all this change to be made. I also want to build a headquarters for the army. Once we have the first profit from the current crop, it must be done."

"In no more than a year, I want to be able to increase the number of members of our forces. As for the current members, we are going to invest in low-level spiritual pills and medicines to help them increase their strength."

The spiritual pills in question were compounds formed from the fusion of different ingredients, which could be medicines, the blood of beasts, bones, etc. The pills could preserve and even increase the total spirituality contained in the ingredients and were used in various forms, from curing diseases to even increasing the cultivation of those who use them.

Pills were prepared by alchemists, who were cultivators specialized in the production of these compounds. Like spiritual blacksmiths and array masters, they concentrated on techniques focused on their primary activity.

After hearing this, Pyke was overjoyed. Finally, life would improve considerably for the Black Plain. And he was very excited to be able to participate in all of this.

"Grandpa Dillian, don't forget to look for information about alchemists too. We have to prepare well to proceed in the best possible way." Minos said with a smile on his face.

He was also very pleased with how things were going. He had woken up a little less than three weeks ago, but he was already doing so many things.

"Hmm, I should get the basics on array masters and blacksmiths nearby in the next few days. I will try to bring all the information as soon as possible." Said the middle-aged man calmly.

After some more conversation, Dillian and Pyke left Minos alone in his office. A moment later, Mia entered the room.

"Young master, I have already counted the average consumption data for corn, rice, and wheat." She said with a smile on her face.

"Oh! And then?"

"In the previous year, the consumption of those crops was 300, 150, and 200 tons per month, respectively. According to the current projection of planting on the 3 hectares that have been modified, then we could reach less than 2% of the domestic market for these three items."

"I went ahead and discovered that there is also a great demand for spiritual fruits in the city. So, it could be another type of plantation that could generate profits in the future."

"Hmm, thanks for the service of Mia." He replied with satisfaction.

…

After finishing the day's affairs, Minos returned to the Spatial Kingdom to cultivate.

He was getting closer to level 9, and in a week at most, he would finally reach level 10, the Transition stage!

When stepping up, some important things would happen to the cultivator. First, there would be a change in the fleshy body, which would qualitatively change all the cells in the body, releasing impurities and increasing the average vitality of the individual.

The body would also have an energy equivalent to 10% of the spiritual energy that a cultivator would have at the initial level of that stage. So, for example, on becoming a Spiritual King, the cultivator's body would undergo a complete transformation, that even if he had his cultivation crippled, only with the strength of the physique would he be able to defeat a level 35 individual who was using all of his cultivation.

That also meant that even if someone had his cultivation crippled, his vitality would remain the same as before since this characteristic is exclusively related to the person's body.

However, this would only happen from the Spiritual Beginner stage due to the amount of spiritual energy being very low before this point. From the Body Foundation to the Transition stage, there would only be an increase in vitality.

And Minos could also add another technique in this new stage!

…

Meanwhile, in a hotel in the Dry City, a young blonde woman was drinking her tea on her porch.

That was Elen Nash, a Stone Island merchant. She had been in town for more than a week to see if the rumor that the new local sovereign 'cured' the Black Plain was indeed true.

In these last days, she sent her guard, Eduard, to check the place where about 200 people were working to see if there would be any changes.

Some time passed, and the guard returned with a smile on his face. He then said. "As expected from Mrs. Elen, you got it right again. The Black Plain appears to have been 'cured.' At least, the region where those farmers are working no longer has the old problem. It looks like arable lands, like many others I have seen."

"Hmph, as expected. Well, now we must try to meet this sovereign, Minos. This city needs many things that Stone Island has to sell." She then smiled as if she had found a treasure chest.

After that, she asked a servant of that hotel to schedule a time to meet Minos and then do business. If she could support the Black Plain now, then she could have an important position in this place in the future.