The Rise of the Black Plain

As he finished speaking with Emlyn, Minos made room for the rest of the old acquaintances of this beautiful fox to chat with her a bit after her advance.

He approached where Abby and Gloria were watching the children having fun with Kyla's tails and heard from one of them.

"When are we leaving? We've been waiting for a year and a half for the portals to the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom to stabilize." Abby asked her husband, eager to get into that place.

As Gloria looked at him, Minos replied. "I will return to the Black Plain later and see about that. But I believe that if we do not leave in the next few days, then our departure should be in about 3 months at the most.

When I came here weeks ago, there were already several envoys from the most powerful tribes of the Spiritual World arriving in the Flaming Empire, so we are already close to the start of the event."

When the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom opened its portals, they would stay open for a whole year, and anyone on either side could come and go.

So one could enter that region of space at any time during that period and leave it as soon as one wanted. But once one stayed there after that one-year time, one would stay there until the next opening, which would greatly increase one's chances of death.

Knowing how this flawed space worked, Minos was in no hurry, although he was wary of the situation of the portals currently in the Flaming Empire.

"Will you reach level 83 by then?" Gloria asked him, knowing her husband was not far from reaching that level.

"No, that will probably happen when we're already in there," Minos said.

He needed at least seven more months to move forward, but he believed that in not much more than 3 months, he would be passing through one of those portals alongside his women.

"How are our children? I miss them." Abby asked as Sarah and Kendrick hadn't entered the Spatial Kingdom in over a year.

"Well, I would say. Kendrick is currently at level 53 and continues to do well in his responsibilities. As for Sarah, she advanced to the 8th stage before I came here last time, and whenever she sees me, she asks me to leave her in the northern region on my next trip." He smiled.

"I think she's strong enough now to have a little more independence," Gloria commented, thinking they should give their daughter more freedom.

They protected her a lot because they were her parents, but also because they had a lot of enemies and problems.

But at level 70, with the Devouring Art inscriptions on her body and the helpers they could leave with her, Gloria felt that Sarah would be fine even away from them.

"Hmm, I'll think about that after the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom. For now, she'll have to keep focusing on cultivating to become stronger." Minos replied without giving a final word on the matter.

"What about Kendrick?" Abby asked.

"He still has a long way to go to think about being free. He knows that and does not disturb me with such requests. Anyway, he's fine the way he is."

Abby narrowed her eyes as she looked at Minos. "I wouldn't be so sure. He has all your faults."

"Does he?" Minos bitterly laughed upon hearing that.

"Humph, if he were more like me, it would be a gift from heaven... Unfortunately, my son inherited a lot more from you than we would have liked."

"Look on the bright side, Abby. At least you'll have a better chance of gaining grandchildren." Gloria laughed at her harem sister's misfortune.

"I'm in no hurry for that. I'm too young to be a grandmother."

After hearing this, Minos said goodbye to them, Ruth and Isabella, before quickly returning to the Dry City.

...

Upon arriving at his palace, Minos ran into the staff of his residence and soon made his way to the official area.

On his way, he saw some old acquaintances, like Eduard, who was currently level 78 and was one of the strongest in his army and had been by his side for decades.

Minos also saw old Joey, who had finally reached level 70 after so long in the army.

Peter, Barbara, and Robin, old Joey's former slave companions, were already respectively at level 79, 78, and 76, even if, at that time, he had cultivation quite similar to theirs.

But that was the life of cultivators with the same talent as them, even if they had access to the same techniques and resources.

But Minos was happy to see his men stronger no matter how fast they progressed, so when he saw some of these old-times people, he smiled as he greeted them in the hallways.

Arriving at his office, Minos first ran into his secretary, Lizzie, currently at level 64, before meeting Dillian and Eda at their workplace.

Dillian was currently at level 79 and still played a major role in the Dry City General Hospital, even though he was below the most capable doctors in that place.

As for Abby's former bodyguard, Eda was currently at level 78. However, what was most striking about her was not her level but her belly. She was pregnant with Dillian's second child!

Seeing them in his office, Minos smiled and complimented Eda's appearance before sitting in his seat to discuss important matters.

"How is the situation in the Flaming Empire?"

Dillian got straight to the point. "Stable, Your Majesty. The portals are almost stable for entry, but it will still take some more time to start another exploration of the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom.

But we believe that almost everyone who will enter this region is already in the vicinity of the portals."

He was glad to hear that he would have more time and did not care who would attend the event. It was already expected that many would enter it and those from more distant places would arrive first to avoid being late.

Minos said. "Very well, prepare our forces. I will leave for the Flaming Empire in no more than 3 months. If there is still time left for entry into this region, I will stay in the capital of the Flaming Empire, waiting for the moment of its opening."

"OK."

"But now tell me how the actions of that group I sent to the central area of the Ancestral Sea are going."

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