After a few minutes since that group of Spiritual Sages and the mercenary from the Western Empire arrived at the Black Plain, they found their way to Dry City.

Since they were there on an official visit, even though they came from a higher-level state, those people followed protocol and did not just barge in.

There were codes of etiquette in every corner of the Spiritual World, and not every powerful individual would act like a superior who must be served by those weaker.

Since these individuals were only third-ranking subordinates within the Quinn family, none of them made things difficult and followed the protocols of the local forces when they were barred.

The local soldiers already knew the mercenary with the group, so the origin of this group was easily understood by all without further difficulty. Because of this, in a short time, those two Spiritual Sages were already being escorted through the streets of Dry City toward the local imperial palace.

“This place is just as the fame says…” The woman commented to her teammate, seeing that although there were few strong people in this city, the local quality was not bad, and the models were stunning, similar to those in her homeland.

“And to think that was just a town surrounded by desert areas less than 30 years ago…” The level 81 man nodded to that blonde woman, agreeing with the fact that such a place lived up to its current reputation as a prosperous area.

‘This local ruler must be an amazing man to transform a place like this so much…’ The two thought similar things.

To transform something, someone could not just rely on resources!

It was true that resources could make the journey to transform something into its better version easier and shorter. But if that were all that was used, then whoever was behind these resources would just waste them.

To develop something to its peak or at least close to it, one would have to have patience. One would have to be like a magnet, attracting those similar in their surroundings and making them follow specific ideas and plans. At the same time, a little bit of determination was needed to endure the hard times, and finally, luck.

Someone could be talented, resourceful, and charismatic. But they were unlikely to fulfill their purpose if they were surrounded by tragedies, catastrophes that happened wherever they went, or times were always cloudy.

Knowing this, those two individuals could not deny the accomplishments and achievements of Minos!

‘These people of this place should be thankful for him every day…’ The woman thought as she looked at the people coming and going through the streets of Dry City.

Minos brought many problems to his people. But these people only had problems because of the prosperity and opportunities created by him.

Minos was talented and could have left this place long ago for a better area. But he had stayed and worked on the local weaknesses, solving many problems that now made the lives of the residents easier.

So even though blood and war were side by side with him, the inhabitants of the Black Plain, in general, could not deny the importance of Minos and had the ruler in their minds and hearts.

This power of faith was no small thing, and this woman could not help but wonder what Minos might achieve in the future because of it.

‘Did he do it on purpose?’ She thought, wondering what kind of person Minos was.

But it would not take long for her and her traveling companion to find out about that!

After passing through security on the outskirts of the Dry City Dome, being watched all the way by the soldiers and high-ranking individuals on the streets of the capital’s core, they reached Minos.

Minos’ men had already notified him of the arrival of this group through low-level telecommunication arrays. So he and the upper echelon of the local forces were already in front of the main entrance to the palace, formally waiting for these people.

Minos, his wives, Sarah, Dillian, some of his wives’ relatives, and some high-level elders of the Gray Clouds Sect were standing around, along with the many imperial guards looking at those individuals with interest.

It was the first time that most of the people there saw and felt the pressure of a Spiritual Sage. Thus, almost everyone was impressed, some even wondering what it would be like to have such impressive cultivation.

Gulp!

‘That woman is more than 20 levels in front of me…’ Brooke Parkinson, level 61, thought to herself in admiration.

Even the level 78 Spiritual Saint, who was currently in Dry City next to Minos, opened his mouth a little when he felt the strength of the level 82 woman.

The strongest he had seen in his entire life had been Harold. But that man was much weaker than this woman just a few meters away from this elder of the Moss family.

Therefore, he stood closer to Minos, as if making himself available to the sect master in case these people had bad intentions.

Unlike most members of the Grey Clouds Sect, who might still have one doubt or another as to their devotion to Minos, this man was 100% committed to the current sect master.

But this was not simply because he believed in the potential that Minos had shown so far…

Anyway, as people looked at those two and felt admiration and fear, they walked up the steps of the entrance of that palace until they were 20 meters away from Minos.

“Seniors, this is the Emperor of the Black Plain, Minos Stuart.” The mercenary, along with them, said in a low voice, avoiding looking at that silver-haired young man since the presence of these people there was his fault.

He did not know how Minos would feel about that. But considering how violent the local emperor was, this man would rather not risk angering such a person too much.

‘He got people to replace us pretty fast…’ He looked at the surroundings and saw many high-level Spiritual Emperors and also some Spiritual Saints.

After hearing this mercenary’s indication, the level 81 Spiritual Sage looked at the level 68 brown-haired man and was silent for a moment.

‘His aura is really formidable. Even at such a weak level, he already gives off the feeling of an experienced leader.’

The woman also watched Minos cautiously. She had to admit that such a young man gave her a different feeling.

He was like those remarkable people who would sometimes appear in the lives of ordinary ones and make those people feel out of touch with reality.

‘He already has a daughter… It looks like this imperial family will be in this world for a long time.’ She smiled at Sarah, considering that the fact that Minos had a child when he was so weak indicated fate favoring the proliferation of his genes.

Her companion then said aloud. “Your Majesty Minos Stuart, we are envoys from His Majesty Henry Quinn and Her Highness Amber Quinn. We are here on behalf of a man named Grant Yates. He must be part of your forces.”

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