The Rise of the Black Plain

After saying her words, Gloria led her group to the local Church temple, where she had previously been.

Archbishops of the first-class, like Gloria, that is, people with a leadership position in the Church and who were at the 7th stage, usually received different training from the other members.

For example, a second-class Archbishop would not rule but would be at the disposal of a first-class Archbishop, usually in minor administrative roles. On the other hand, the third-class had almost no chance of growth and usually served in roles such as the guards that Minos had defeated in the church temple in the capital of Vogel.

In all the hierarchies of the Spiritual Church, there were divisions like this. Obviously, this was less significant with low-level or very high-level people. But most members of this organization fell under this division of power.

Because of this, Gloria had received special training during her initial years as Archbishop, having traveled to various branches of the Church outside the Flaming Empire to learn about the world.

She had focused on doing this with the states most connected to the Flaming Empire since her future was probably to become a second-ranking Matriarch in the Payton Temple as her mother.

With that said, Gloria knew well about the history of the four kingdoms north of the Flaming Empire, which was why she had been able to tell the previous history to her family.

She had lived for almost a year in the city they were currently passing through, so she knew this city's local gossip and paths very well.

So, even though being in this city that was built somewhat differently from most others that the people in this group had been to, her group soon arrived at the local temple.

As for the previous matter, their group soon put such a thing aside to focus their attention on making connections at this church post.

What they had heard earlier was unusual, but the Spiritual World had all sorts of strangeness to more traditional people.

There were harems of men, women, and beasts, with 'owners' who could be men, women, beasts, elves, in short, every kind of intelligent being sexually capable of intercourse in this world.

There were even cases of extraordinary people, like some women in the Flower Kingdom, who basically castrated their sexual partners after the act.

And, of course, many strange relationships went beyond the sexuality of living beings in this world. So for them, who knew a little about these curiosities, the discovery of the reality of Rosser's royal family was not enough to move them to the point where they could not focus on their interests.

That was strange, but it was within what they knew they could find when traveling!

So they soon focused on the local Church outpost, where they faced a less problematic situation than when they were in Vogel.

...

One week later...

After a few days in the capital of Rosser, Minos and his wives made important contacts with members of the local Church outpost.

That had not been as easy to achieve as they had done in the temple in the capital of Vogel since, in this place, Minos did not demonstrate his abilities to prove himself.

Because of this, they received less attention in their passage through this place, especially considering that they were no longer hiding their identities.

The purpose of hiding their identities was not to alert the Vogel family of their passage through that state and their suspicions and investigative intentions. After all, if someone from that family wanted Minos' head, entering that organization's city without hiding their own identity would be foolish.

But now that everything had been settled, Minos no longer demanded such precaution from his wives and himself, having dropped those items.

Thus, not only did they not draw attention for their excellence in battle, but they also looked nothing like the people that the Spiritual Sage dealing with Vogel was searching for...

And with that, none of the Spiritual Saints at that post paid attention to them or asked their subordinates to help this group have an easier time locally.

But it was not even necessary. Gloria used her connections from her time in this city to get in touch with people she thought were trustworthy, individuals she had previously planned to associate with.

This woman was ambitious long before she met Minos, already wanting to go beyond her limits decades ago. So, she had plans to build her influence network, which helped their group more easily find their way in this state.

After days of talks, some failures, and a few victories, their group finished signing agreements with three local Spiritual Emperors, two mid-level and one low-level.

That was not much and had even been less than what they had achieved in Vogel. But for the moment they were in, it was enough. With this move, they had planted their seeds in Rosser, which could provide exciting fruits for their purpose in the future!

So, this morning, after finishing their business, Minos and his wives left the capital of Rosser, finally heading for the Flaming Empire!

The distance between that city and the empire's first area of the human rule was only a day of travel, so the dangerous journey ahead of them at the border of the two states would not be long.

Therefore, they soon left the security space of that city, heading southeast!

...

Hours later, Minos' group was passing through a large forested region, the border between Rosser and the Flaming Empire.

However, neither Kyla nor Maida was by their side at the moment, both of them waiting for them in the Spatial Kingdom, as this region was too dangerous for them to travel alongside this group.

That was the area of fighting between those two states, where trouble was constantly happening, people killing each other for no reason other than old grudges. But, at the same time, beasts that enjoyed violence could always be seen in the surroundings, seeking the blood of the defeated, a powerful nutrient for them.

Beasts could get stronger by devouring freshly, so naturally, some of the more 'active' species, shall we say, was very fond of areas like this. As such, the danger in the surroundings was great, something low-level beasts like those two could not handle!

As for Minos and his wives, they were carefully traveling around the area, avoiding fights, but dealing with what came against them.

Luckily, no problems beyond their capabilities had emerged and threatened them so far.

Anyway, as they flew carefully through the area, Abby asked. "When are we going to detonate this thing? I know you can control it, but I always get uncomfortable looking at it..."

Minos then looked at Gloria and asked. "Where can we do that? I think this detonation will be stronger than a sacrifice of someone at level 75."

Considering the scale of such a sacrifice, Gloria soon began to think about a place with few living things in hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, a good place for Minos to do that.

"Well, let's..."