The Rise of the Black Plain

After hearing what Abby had said, Minos watched her for a moment, remembering what he had learned back in the Spiritual Academy.

He naturally knew about the Kain family case, as it was in the history books of the northern part of the Central Continent. This power had underestimated their opponents because they thought they were strong enough.

They even had their reason for doing that, as they were, in fact, more powerful than the royal family of the Kingdom of the Waves at that time. But their mistake of ignoring other variables was not something Minos would do.

He hadn't forgotten about this historic event. Minos was even preparing to fight anyone, whether it be against the noble families of the Brown Kingdom or even an allied army of the region's royal families.

The young Stuart also has many means that the Kain family didn't have, such as high-level techniques and the support of the Spatial Kingdom. With that alone, in a few years, the Black Plain Army could already have dozens of Spiritual Kings!

However, Minos not only knew what he would have to go through to secure his sovereignty over the Black Plain. But he had no intention of declaring his independence and rebelling against the royal family of the Brown Kingdom.

For him, as long as the news of the changes in the Black Plain did not get out, he would continue to act discreetly, continually strengthening himself.

For all that, the young Stuart was not afraid of ending up like the rebels of the Kain family. He knew it wouldn't be easy. He would probably have to fight for his independence for a few years and have several losses along the way.

But that was something he was confident of achieving. So, he thought to himself, still watching Abby's beautiful blue eyes. 'When I reach level 50, even if I am unable to destroy the alliance of royal families' army, I will be able to defend the Black Plain relatively safely.'

That was something he was sure of. After all, when he reached the 6th stage of cultivation, not only would Minos' strength increase a lot, but this young man's Physique would also progress!

Such a thing would increase his fighting proficiency once again, as his innate skill would rise from the current 10% to 20%!

Such a thing was not small! For example, at this time, at level 42, Minos endures a fight with a Spiritual King of level 51 at most, with no chance of beating him. But once he reaches level 50, he will immediately be able to fight level 55 individuals!

It might seem like his proficiency would be decreasing, but that's not true. After all, for each new stage of cultivation, a cultivator's amount of spiritual energy increased more and more!

For comparison purposes, the difference between levels 50 and 55 is about 50% greater than the difference between levels 42 and 51!

Therefore, Minos was quite confident about the future. 'At my current cultivation speed, I need about three years to become a Spiritual King.'

Finally, after thinking about it for a moment, he spoke to Abby again. "Abby, rest assured, I haven't forgotten the example of the Kain family. And, just so you know, I actually don't intend to rebel if the kingdom doesn't come and cause trouble for me first."

"As long as they don't get involved in my business, I won't seek a free war."

Finally, hearing her friend's response, Abby felt a little better to see that he still had some point in himself. Obviously, she was still worried, as there was no way this place could be ignored for much longer.

So, even if Minos didn't seek to rebel on his own, his young friend knew someone would force this situation sooner or later.

She knew the noble families of the Brown Kingdom very well, as well as the royal family. That's why Abby understood that a fight was inevitable, as assuredly, neither side would easily give up on a place like this!

Before, she hadn't thought about this situation because she thought Minos didn't have such revolutionary thoughts. She believed the best scenario for him would be to make a deal with the Brown family, splitting Dry City's profits and securing his position here.

In the meantime, he could make alliances with other families in an attempt to get enough support to protect himself from those powers that could try to take this place.

But now she had discovered that Minos had no intention of giving what is his to these organizations of the kingdom... 'You're betting too much here, Minos... Even if the army has decent strength, it can't be compared with the royal family. They have over 100,000 soldiers!' She thought to herself as she pondered this matter.

Of course, not all of these Brown family's subordinates were strong people. Most were in the firsts five stages of cultivation, with fewer than 40 Spiritual Kings in those ranks. However, just the amount of Spiritual Generals from that royal family could crush the Dry City with ease!

'And then there are the other noble families…' She looked at Minos' confident expression and felt a little fearful about his future.

In the Brown Kingdom, in addition to the two most prominent noble families, Silva and Miller, and the royal family, there were another dozen noble houses.

Not all of them were as strong as these more prominent families, but they still had considerable strength. To give you an idea, the Gill family, who previously was responsible for the Dry City's spiritual academy, was just an average house in this state.

However, the organization behind former director Lionel still had 10 Spiritual Kings in its ranks and hundreds of Spiritual Generals!

Finally, Abby let out a sigh of surrender as she closed her eyes for a moment. "Well, if you don't show off too much, I think we might still have a few years until then. You became the ruler of this place a short time ago, so they shouldn't worry about hearing from here anytime soon."

'Until then, I hope I can put some sense into that head of yours...' She thought about it briefly, right after finishing her comment.

Anyway, Minos nodded his head in agreement and pulled the young woman across him into his arms. "You seem pretty worried about me, huh? What a great friend you are..."

He quickly brought her to his lap, making her sit facing him while their faces were at the same height.

Feeling the sudden action of Minos, Abby was startled for a moment when she exclaimed. "What do you think you're doing?"

However, unlike hearing a verbal response from the young man in front of her, Abby just saw and felt him quickly kiss her.

"Mmm~"

And after a few seconds of doing that, as he 'scanned' Abby's curves, the two finally broke apart. Minos then looked her in the eye and teased her. "You were so cute worrying about me that I desired to kiss you."

"You shameless! Don't do this anymore without my consent!" She brandished in an embarrassed voice, with her cheeks already wholly flushed.

He then chuckled and went back to being serious with her. "But don't worry about it too much, Abby. Trust me. I'm not in danger."

"Oh?" She narrowed her brows and glared at him, her face still red with embarrassment and sitting on his lap. "And why do you think that? Since you want to be so intimate with me, how about you tell me your secrets?"

"Haha, looks like you're learning how to play, huh..." He said, evading Abby's question. He knew she would probably find out a thing or two about him very soon since she was about to join the local army.

But he doesn't need to expose himself to her without the need to!

One day she might discover the answers to the mysteries of Minos' life, but there was no need to rush things. So, he wouldn't talk about it just because she asked him.

Anyway, after realizing that Minos had no intention of answering her, Abby bit her lower lip in frustration. She then left that place right after talking to him for a while longer.

She wasn't sleepy and had already rested enough to begin her next training session of the day, during the time she'd been talking to Minos.

"Good night. I'll go to my room now." She said before leaving Minos' yard.

"Hmm, fine. Have a good training."

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