The Rise of the Black Plain

The Assembly President clenched his fists as he felt Minos' pressure on him, feeling helpless.

He was only a Spiritual Emperor, so he could not do anything against Minos. Of course, that was the normal thing to expect, and usually, people of his level would not feel so offended by being pressured by Emperor Stuart.

However, this fellow had a critical position in Vogel through the Assembly and the support of his family, which was one of the strongest in this state.

Considering his position as president and potential future king of Vogel, it was extremely humiliating for him to be in that position in front of Minos!

'Bastard!'

'Just you wait until the 20-year period is over... I will remove you from your position, and my family will ascend to the top post of Vogel!' He glared hatefully at Minos, who was already seated in the session leader's chair.

At the same time, the first of those individuals still around to try to approach Minos came close to him and introduced himself.

"Your Majesty, I am a representative of the Crawford family, Jordan Crawford." A level 68 man with a beard and short black hair said as he formally greeted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this person is part of the group of representatives who are already on our side." One of the Spiritual Emperors there to help Minos said this in a low voice beside him.

Ruth and Gloria looked at that individual as they heard that, while Abby ignored this to deal with the preparations to make her husband's plans work out.

Minos had announced her as the session's leader. Thus, the staff of this place was already taking orders from her to bring documents and helpful information to her group's analysis regarding this house.

"Bring everything regarding what the local representatives have been doing within this house." She said to one of the men of this place management.

That individual was still a little uncertain about what to do. Still, soon one of the mid-level Spiritual Saints from Minos' group stood beside him and said. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will help them deal with it."

Gulp!

"That..." That person tried to say something, but Abby then said. "All right, each of you who are unoccupied, 'help' the people in this place to work faster."

Then, the Spiritual Saints in Minos's group moved, showing those people that they would be forced to do what they were supposed to do if they did not do it on their own.

With this move, of the 20 members of Minos' group, only he, his wives, a Spiritual Emperor, and the level 78 Spiritual Saint remained in that place while the others went to work.

Minos quickly talked to the first individuals to approach him, two of them being representatives of powers favorable to him or, rather, who had accepted the agreements proposed by Elen.

He reaffirmed his commitment to developing Vogel with these organizations for mutual benefit while also talking about the present situation, promising that he did not plan anything much worse than he had already done.

As for the third individual he spoke with, this represented a power still neutral about whether or not to support Minos.

Not everyone would benefit from a local power becoming sovereign of Vogel once again. After all, not all of the families at this Assembly were organizations likely to achieve significant positions with movements opposed to Minos. But, at the same time, the state of this fellow seemed to be doing well, so it was not necessarily a bad decision to be part of the empire.

On the other hand, it was undeniable that Minos had a nose for war, which could also be harmful.

For these reasons, some powers did not know whether to side with him or against Vogel staying in the Black Plain Empire.

Minos took the opportunity to talk to that representative, presenting some of his plans for the empire and promising some improvements for that family's position.

Minos did not need everyone from that institution to be on his side. Just 50% plus one of the votes would be enough to keep him in the position of the ruler and even increase his powers over the Assembly.

Hence, if part of that place wanted to fight him, he was willing to make promises that would help one side and necessarily hurt the other.

He would promise land and things to those who decided to stay on his side and later take such things away from those who defied him in this house.

With that, that person returned to his room, as far as he could go in this building since only Minos' men could leave this place at present.

Then, the now-former Assembly president approached where Minos was, a little calmer but still upset about the emperor's aggression against this house.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? That will not be good for any of the organizations involved..." He said this in a tone that did not make him a challenger to the emperor, but it did show his differences with this person. "The families will not be satisfied with just the justification that Your Majesty is overseeing the Assembly."

Minos looked at that individual and said. "It doesn't matter what you think, Mister Guzman. I am carrying out my duties. Someone has to keep an eye on what the powerful local representatives have been doing with the management of my territory."

'Your territory?'

'Tsk!'

'Fuck you!

"Anyway, is that all you have to tell me?" Minos questioned him, looking into this man's eyes and making him look away out of fear of those brown eyes. "If your family swears allegiance to mine, we can forget past problems and grow together."

This blond fellow then said. "What does that mean, Your Majesty? Are you threatening us? What about the contracts you signed with the elders? Aren't you afraid to break them?"

"Afraid?" Minos laughed as the high-level Spiritual Saint beside him watched them intently.

"Yes, you promised not to attack us..."

"No, you are a little mistaken, Mister Guzman. I never promised not to turn my forces on you. I only promised not to use my mass destruction weapon and the black hole against you." Minos said, smiling at that person.

He made a finger gesture, and the gravity on Phil and all the representatives opposed to the Stuart family increased considerably, bringing them to their knees. "But I can freely use powers, like this one, to 'encourage' you."

Even some of the guards in the surrounding area, who were the few local Spiritual Saints around there, felt their knees trembling while Minos was not even trying to push them.

'Damn it!'

'That bastard tricked us!'

'He knew he would have enough powers to threaten us even without those special weapons. That's why he signed such contracts!' Phil realized the truth regarding the agreements Minos signed, which basically only limited Vogel's powers!

Amid this moment of realization, the tense atmosphere in the surrounding area improved when some visitors arrived at that place.

"Your Majesty? Matriarch? You are back?" A female voice came from one of the entrances of that place on Minos' momentary regime.

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