The Rise of the Black Plain

After a few minutes, Elena and her two traveling companions finally passed through that northern entrance to the local wall.

After more than a month since their departure from Stone Island, this woman and her companions had gone a long way to throw off any people who were trying to follow them.

And as such, they had not come directly to the Black Plain. The opposite of that, this group of three humans and three beasts had traveled to the Kingdom of the Waves, from where they had traveled and finished throwing off the spies of the Allen family's allies.

After making sure that no one else was on their trail, they headed towards Dry City a few days ago.

Because of this, Elena had taken so long to reach this city, although beasts at the 5th stage of cultivation, such as those her group was using, take less than a week to make such a journey.

Anyway, after arriving at this place, Elena had promptly identified herself at that northern entrance to the wall, through which she had just gained access to her two traveling companions.

These two were the people she had told Elen she would bring here, a blacksmith and a warrior from the Neel family. Both of them were under the responsibility of this young noblewoman.

When they arrived in the built-up area of Dry City, they all had expressions of surprise, especially the two men who had never come here before.

To them, Dry City's negative reputation was deeply rooted in their beings, something they would never change unless they saw and felt these differences personally.

Because of this, they were both immensely surprised by the splendor of Dry City, a place that already looked very much like a big neighborhood of significant cities.

The infrastructure, the movement of carriages in the streets, plus the level of the people in the surrounding area and the variety of services, everything made them interested in this place.

The feeling of curiosity, of wanting to tour this entire city, was rising in the depths of their souls, making these experienced cultivators open their mouths in surprise.

As smiles formed on these two faces, Elena was also surprised. After all, as much as she already knew the local reality, many things had happened in the meantime while she was away.

She didn't receive much information about what happened in Dry City while she was on Stone Island.

She was only a subordinate of the local army. Hence, there was no need for her to know detailed information about local developments.

On the other hand, it was not good to send information about the Dry City out of the Black Plain due to the danger of data leaking out.

The most the army would do would be to communicate things that both she and Elen would need to know so that the interests of Minos' government would not be harmed.

So, besides what Elena already knew should happen in the meantime that she had been away, this woman had no idea of most of the changes this city had undergone in these months.

Therefore, even she had been surprised after entering the protected area of Dry City.

'Impressive! The number of Spiritual Kings here is more than 20!' So, she thought to herself, as she sensed the spiritual fluctuations of the experts above level 50 in this city, those coming from the Gill and Miller families' members.

"Looks like I'll be able to do a poison treatment soon!" She murmured, already feeling a spiritual fluctuation equivalent to that of a person at level 57.

And since she already knew that Regina was at that level when Minos said he would bring her here, Elena quickly understood that this could only be her.

'There are four Spiritual Kings in the mansion at the moment... That level 50 person must be Minos.' She smiled as she finally noticed Abby's parents, Ruth and young Stuart.

"Come on, guys!"

"I'm going to find someone who will help you two get established locally. Then, after that, you two will be able to go out and get to know this city on your own." Elena commented to those two subordinates of the Neel family before finally heading towards the local government mansion.

This woman knew that she probably wouldn't find Mia there at the moment, since at that time this secretary should already be in her own house. However, government officials were always on hand to solve local problems, even during the night and early morning hours.

These people did not receive the city's citizens since that mansion was closed after dark. But there were always a few individuals on duty if any soldiers or government personnel needed help.

So, before she went to talk to Minos, Elena wanted to find someone to help these two find a place for them to live in the city and explain certain things to them.

Elena could do that herself, but she had more important things on her mind to do, which prevented her from helping these two.

...

Sometime later, someone on duty in the administrative part of the government mansion finally came out to help those two newly arrived Spiritual Kings.

On the other hand, after receiving permission from the soldiers guarding the residential area of Minos' mansion, Elena finally arrived at the door of young Stuart's residence.

"Oh? So it's Miss Elena!" After opening the entrance door for this Lieutenant, one of the housekeepers said that.

Upon hearing this, Elena smiled and then greeted this woman before heading towards the waiting room of Minos' residence.

However, while she was waiting for young Stuart, Abby was the first person to come to greet her.

"Elena? You just got back?" The blue-haired woman said in surprise, not expecting to see this blonde woman in this place.

"Hmm, I just got here. Didn't you know about this? Didn't anyone notice you?"

"No, I just went downstairs to do something and saw you from afar..." Abby replied as she adjusted part of the green dress she was wearing.

On the other hand, while watching this, Elena soon realized that Abby was much stronger than before and didn't take the time to congratulate her. "You have reached level 49. Congratulations!"

"Hehe, thank you." She smiled and passed one of her hands through her hair, which was a little sweaty at this time. "Anyway, you want to talk to Minos, right?"

"Hmmm."

"Well, it will take him a few minutes to come down..." She said this, smiling slightly. "But since we are here, let me update you on a few things."

"During the period that you were away..." Abby then sat down on a sofa and started talking about some crucial things that the army had decided over the past few months.

Abby was one of the central figures in that organization. Because of that, she knew what Elena did or did not know and what this level 50 Spiritual King would need to know immediately.

So, Minos' young girlfriend quickly updated Elena while that young man finished doing what he was doing.

...

"So, that's why I felt so many auras above level 50!" Elena said, understanding what had happened to the Gill family and from where so many Spiritual Kings come.

"But it's a surprise that things developed that way. I thought the Gill family was going to be together with the royal family during the war of independence..."

"But fate did take an unexpected path!" She commented as her eyes sparkled and she made some hand gestures.

Hearing this, Abby nodded to Elena and expressed. "Hmm, other than that, nothing else essential happened here..."

"Oh! I almost forgot..."

"Minos intends to send you to the City of Waters after you rest for a few days from this journey of yours on Stone Island."

Elena's eyebrows then frowned, and she asked in surprise. "What?"

"But wasn't it that woman, uh, Mirya, who was supposed to do that? She should be fine by now, right? So, why do I have to go to the City of Waters?"

"About that...."