The Rise of the Black Plain

After seeing Minos leave that courtyard carrying Ruth, Angela remained where she was for a few moments before finally getting up slowly.

She had the same weakened appearance as before, while a few drops of blood still flowed from some of her wounds. But despite that, now she was much calmer, as she rethought everything she had understood from that battle.

"That young woman is only at level 51 but already so strong!" So she thought for a moment as she looked around that courtyard, almost as if she was watching the fight from before happening once more in front of her.

'Incredible!'

'Besides, this Minos faced us and won, but he still walked away normally, almost as if he could do another round...'

'Silver-grade techniques are that amazing?' She wondered as she closed her hands tightly. After that, she slowly began to leave that place, heading towards the closest spiritual fluctuation in that residence.

As she walked through that place, Angela continued to analyze the whole situation carefully. She didn't know the capabilities of those individuals with Silver-grade techniques. Hence, she had no way of knowing precisely the strength of people with such advantages.

After all, only those who possessed techniques of that rank or were above level 70 could easily understand these things.

However, in the northern region of the Central Continent, there were no people of that level. As for having techniques of this classification, well, the number of families that had at least one of these didn't reach ten!

And concerning having more than one, such information was not publicly known...

Thus, it was complicated for this woman to guess the strength of a person with techniques superior to hers. But in general, she or other cultivators from this region knew that higher-quality techniques would be much stronger. So, every individual who had the chance to have one of these would spare no effort to do so.

That's why Angela and Regina had behaved that way before.

'Hmm, this place cannot be underestimated!'

'Perhaps there will be people of even higher levels than that young woman before...' She thought to herself as she saw a middle-aged woman cleaning up Minos' residence. 'If there are people above level 52 in this location, I'm sure they could kill us very easily!'

'I have to talk to Regina!'

...

After some time, Angela had finally talked with Mia.

In doing so, young Stuart's secretariat had quickly made the necessary arrangements for Regina and her bodyguard to receive one of the many residences in the newly constructed Dry City buildings.

Even without a significant population increase in recent months, this city had been increasing the development of new residential and commercial buildings with each passing week. After all, Minos was preparing to receive thousands of people in his city soon, due to the operation in the Maritime City!

On the other hand, even if such a thing were not going to happen in the next few months, the Dry City would still have to prepare for such a thing. That is because it would not be long before the news of the Black Plain spread and migrations to this territory began.

Until then, this had mainly depended on the actions of Minos, who had attracted more than 80% of the current population of the Dry City from elsewhere to here. However, this young sovereign already knew that this would change in a short time, so the local construction sector had not decreased its operations in recent months.

On the contrary, whenever more people were willing to work in this sector of the​​local infrastructure development, the government division would make new hires and start new works.

Even in the Spiritual World, a building could take a few months to be built. And in today's Black Plain, this could take even longer than usual. After all, while in other cities there was already a regular supply of materials, in Minos' town, it was somewhat more challenging to get such things.

Not only because of the lack of prior infrastructure but also because of the demand, which was much higher than the supply...

Because of this, the Dry City's construction sector had to be constantly in operation so that future new citizens would not have difficulties in settling locally.

And with that, when Angela went to talk to Mia about this matter, this secretary had quickly found an apartment for Regina and her bodyguard.

There were hundreds of units ready to be delivered, and they were of varied types and sizes, for various preferences and financial capacities...

There weren't many high-end buildings made for wealthy cultivators like Regina. Still, there were already a few buildings like that, with enough for Angela to pick one of those for her boss.

After doing this, this woman did not take long in that mansion and soon went to that apartment.

...

After a few hours, Angela had visited the apartment Mia had assigned to her boss and had taken the chance to have a rest.

This woman had exhausted herself in her previous fight with Minos, so she needed some time to cultivate before leaving to sort out her affairs. On the other hand, Regina had to do Mirya's treatment, so this bodyguard had had plenty of time to compose herself.

But after cultivating and fully recovering from the superficial damage she had suffered, this woman with white eyes and hair finally entered the Dry City General Hospital.

At this moment, she was in front of Regina while they were comfortably seated in one of the food courts in this hospital. In this place, several tables were spread symmetrically, just beside the glass walls of the fifth floor of this building.

They could see a beautiful view of the Dry City from that place, as some people came and went from that part of the hospital. And while looking at the view of the buildings and parks in that area, the two of them conversed and drank spiritual tea.

"How was that woman's treatment?" Angela asked calmly.

Hearing this, Regina looked at her bodyguard with a natural expression on her face. "She'll be fine. The young woman Minos said would participate in the treatment has a beneficial skill capable of decreasing the patient's pain. So, that woman hardly felt any discomfort..."

"I understand..."

"But it's truly amazing how much crystal this Minos is willing to spend on just one subordinate..."

"Anyway, have you discovered anything?" This time she said it with a much more resolute look as she placed her cup on the table in front of her and glared at Angela.

Upon hearing Regina's question, Angela couldn't help but feel a shiver just before she started to explain the whole situation. "About that, I think you will take a lot of risks in this place if you try something outside the rules..."

...

"And in the end, he walked away normally, carrying her on his lap, as if he was going to bed…" Angela finished explaining everything that had happened.

After paying attention to this whole story, Regina had a worried look on her beautiful face, while she felt like she was in a small place with no room to breathe. "So this is how it is..."

'No wonder he invited me to this place!'

'He already had everything prepared to deal with me...'

"Tsk, what a smart boy!"

'He caught me this time, but...'

And as she saw the villainous expression on the face of the person who had sustained more than half of her cultivation journey, Angela shook her head and said in a worried tone. "I think we had better accept the reality that we cannot act against this place, Regina."

"The deal that person offered isn't bad, and we'll still have this town as protection from your enemies. I truly don't see another option here."

"There's always an option…" Regina said with a smile on her lips as she looked down at her own hands. "We can't act directly against him, but what if he asks me for a poison treatment?"

"Once under the effects of my poisons, even if he's an expert fighter, that would be the end of him!"