The Rise of the Black Plain

After Regina told those people that Minos was waiting for them, it didn't take long, and soon they had all entered that place.

The two members of the Gill family sat on the same sofa as the level 55 Spiritual King of the Miller family. In contrast, Eliot and Nicole sat in the armchairs facing that sofa.

Finally, Todd sat in one of the two chairs in front of Minos' table, next to Ruth, who was there at the moment.

"Well, it's not a surprise that you all came over here, hehe." Minos then was the first to say something while sitting comfortably in a seat behind his desk. 

After hearing that, those people were still a bit agitated, especially since he was saying that while smiling. But nobody said anything right away.

They could say many things among themselves, but in front of Minos, someone so strong by regional standards, it took courage to say something...

Therefore, the first to say something there were precisely the young man's in-laws, the ones who had the most liberties with him.

"Minos, why didn't you tell us anything before? Nicole and I were surprised by this news today while we were walking through town!"

"I didn't expect something like this to happen..." Eliot said while having a look of disappointment on his face.

Nicole then completed her husband's speech. "Hmm, we have so many experiences to share with you, but you didn't even give us the chance to participate in it..."

Hearing this, Minos closed his eyes briefly as he tried to think of something to say to these two, speaking the truth, but without being rude. "Well, that's a Black Plain Army matter. So, of course, I wouldn't talk about it with outsiders."

"What?" The two asked simultaneously.

But just then, Nicole stood up from where she was standing and pointed in Ruth's direction. "So, what about young Ruth? Did she know about that? She is certainly not part of your army."

Hearing this, Ruth looked at Abby's mother and smiled, shaking her head from side to side. "I didn't know the details..."

"But you..."

As Nicole was about to say something, Minos interrupted her, answering the question from earlier. "Ruth is my woman, so evidently, she has advantages that my allies or subordinates won't have..." He looked at the people in that place and then continued. "But she didn't know the details, just those things she saw me organizing."

"Anyway, don't get me wrong, in-laws, but my organization is none of your business. I appreciate any help you guys can give, but I don't feel obligated to report anything regarding my decisions..."

"On the other hand, this matter was sensitive, and I thought it would be best if only my staff knew about it." He finished speaking as he looked firmly in Eliot and Nicole's direction.

Hearing this, the two wanted to say something against Minos, but nothing came to their minds. They indeed had no right to receive inside information from their son-in-law's organization.

As for the possibility that their advice might help this young ruler in his decisions, well, that was up to him. Otherwise, they were just VIP guests of Minos in this city because of his relationship with Abby.

"But you even forbade Abby to talk to us..."

"Abby is my woman, but she is also part of the army. So, she obviously wouldn't talk any big secrets with outsiders..."

"That's the basics in any organization. If you guys can't do that in your families, then I am sorry to say that you have failed in the management of your organizations."

"People matters can't get mixed up with official matters." He said with a solemn expression on his face, looking in the direction of each of those people as if he was giving them advice.

"Tsk!" Finally, Nicole gave up asking any more questions about this and shut up, feeling a little angry at Minos' distant way of handling this matter.

But the silence in that room didn't last long, and soon that level 55 Miller family member said something. "But what about our relationship as allies, young Minos? That kind of information should at least be dispatched to us before it is released to the public."

"I mean, it would be nice if we at least talked before something so important was made official." 

Minos then shook his head in denial and spoke again. "I disagree." 

"It's not as if I'm already sending troops to fight a war of independence against the Brown family..."

"This is just a warning for my people to know about the future of this city and to understand certain things that may happen in the short or medium term."

"As for the war itself, it will still take a few days or weeks before the royal family makes it official."

"So, I don't think I would need to tell you about that until the present moment. We are allies, but certain things don't need to be talked about since I have my freedom and you have yours."

"And since I signed contracts with you but did not receive the punishment for going against such a thing, you must know that this was out of my control, right?"

"That..."

"I don't want a war of independence. I would prefer it to happen peacefully. But the other side will not give up without a fight. So, there are no choices here. So, I just decided to act before they attack me."

"To do so, I needed to make my preparations before warning them. That was to avoid drawing the attention of my enemies through some reaction from your family and to ensure that we have everything ready at the appropriate time."

"That..." That level 55 Spiritual King was at a loss of words as he understood Minos' points.

Indeed, when planning something big, it would be best not to alert the allies right away, or such a thing might create problems that could get the plan out of hand. After all, while Minos had control over his soldiers, he couldn't say the same about these noble families he had allied himself with.

They could somehow be rushed into knowing such a thing and then take suspicious actions or something like that.

On the other hand, he hadn't allied himself with these powers because they were reliable in operations of this kind. Instead, he did this because they had offensive power. So, he wasn't going to tell them things like that so soon.

Only after his preparations were made would he do such a thing!

At least, that was the way he thought it best to behave with allies regarding plans of high importance.

"Humph!"

"You confuse this alliance with Minos just because you think he is not yet stronger than your organizations!" Ruth said that, having a sharp look on her face. "If he were in a position where he has as many experts as you do, this discontent would not happen."

Upon hearing this, that same man from earlier stood up from where he was standing and was quick to reply to what Ruth had said. "No, lady Ruth, we would not dare to disrespect young Minos' organization, or we would not even have allied ourselves with him."

"But that matter is simply too complicated..."

As this level 55 man was saying that, Patriarch Gill finally gathered the courage to say something. "This could lead to an all-out war in the northern region of the Central Continent!"

"Hmm, exactly!"

"As such, the future of all the organizations in our region kind of got decided the moment young Minos decided such a thing."

"There are two fates for those organizations. One is the defeat of Minos, which means the failure of us, his allies, and the enemies' success. Another is the victory of our alliance, which would have opposite results."

"So, we are talking about life and death here!" This Miller expert said this as he finished speaking.

After that, patriarch Gill spoke again. "Lord Minos, our family, has already been subjugated by you, but you have assured us that we will have rights..."

"Then, I want you to know that we see no future in that decision!"

"Please reconsider this, or we may all be exterminated!"

"The Counter-Revolutionary Statute is not something we can handle!" He said in nervousness, sweating as he looked at Minos....