Capítulo 64: A New Sovereign?
Minos was aware that the Nine-tailed Foxes were native to the Continent of the Beast, thanks to the memories of the God Henricus Longus. And thus, he understood this breed's significant potential, which granted them a considerable amount of influence on their continent.
Thus, it was highly unlikely that a beast with such a background would leave its homeland to come to the Central Continent. That's because there were not many high-level races that were capable of taking human form on Minos' continent.
Resulting in not such an equal relationship between the humans and beasts from the Central Continent. On the contrary, humans were thought to be superior, always occupying the position of masters of these beasts. As for the weaker beasts, they were considered mere animals to serve as food.
In fact, this perception regarding the beasts didn't change even in those higher-level empires or kingdoms on this continent, as they also didn't see these beasts in the same way as humans. Even those who were aware of the similarities between the high-level beasts and humans did not treat them the same way.
Because of this behavior, the Central Continent has faced many problems with the Continent of Beasts, fostering a strong sense of rejection of the beasts of their continent.
On the other hand, the humans who considered these high-level spiritual beasts on par with themselves were mainly located on the Divine Continent, the strongest area in the Spiritual World!
For this reason, a beast that can advance through the stages and even assume a human form generally would not voluntarily come to the Central Continent. If they wanted to go out and experience new places, these beasts would rather journey to the Divine Continent and not the region where Minos was.
'Some human group probably captured her and then brought her here,' Minos thought about it as he analyzed the situation of this beast.
He then asked the thin man in front of him, "What exactly is your boss' plan for these foxes?"
Dugal responded promptly, "Ehh, he plans to capture the two beasts and then sell them on the Black Market."
Upon hearing this, Minos stroked his chin and began formulating his plans. 'It will be great if these thugs don't kill the mother fox...'
If they had captured the two foxes, Minos could return the freedom of the two beasts, earning immense respect from them. He wanted to draw them to his side, and what would be the best way than to give them back their freedom and ensure that the mother fox remained together with her cub?
Furthermore, Minos also planned to help them recover from any injuries they might have received before presenting his proposal. With the Spatial Kingdom under his control, he certainly had the resources to help the foxes level up more quickly, which they surely couldn't achieve on their own.
Of course, if the mother fox refused the offer, Minos would not force them. Because of the memories he had received, the young Stuart did not have any negative views of these high-potential spiritual beasts. He also knew very well that in the Divine Continent, there were several families with hybrid lineages of humans and beasts!
"Very well. Since you have answered all these questions, you will remain here until I find this boss of yours. And if what you said is true, I will not kill you. Nonetheless, your spiritual cultivation will still be crippled," after declaring that, Minos turned and headed for the exit.
In the dark room, Dugal wore a pale expression on his face, as if he had lost a significant amount of blood. Although it would not be the end of the world for him by having his cultivating base crippled, it would still be a significant setback.
That's because, for someone at level 43, the Spiritual General, the strength of his fleshy body alone was equivalent to a cultivator at the cultivation of level 29. Therefore, he would be lowered to live the life of an ordinary person for the rest of his life!
However, this was not the ultimate suffering for Dugal. Being someone with Blue talent, reaching level 50 would be considered very difficult. That was because the pills needed for advancing to this level were way too expensive, and even if he were part of a large organization or a family, getting sponsorship for one of these pills would be way too complicated a task.
Thus, it would be almost impossible for Dugal to reach the Spiritual King stage. As a result, his life expectancy would still be limited by its current stage of cultivation, which was 850 years. And since spiritual cultivation would not impact life expectancy, even if he was crippled, he could still live to enjoy this full age!
'Sigh... At least I won't die like others.' Dugal sighed to himself as he remembered the gruesome massacre that had unfolded before him not long ago.
At the same time, Minos had decided to let the muscular man live for a few more days as he wanted to make sure that Dugal's information was accurate before killing the last person who could help them, aside from Dugal. Thus, Minos could only execute the muscular man when he was sure that the information received was accurate.
...
The night quickly passed away, giving rise to the first rays of light to appear in Yellow City's sky. Minos and his group had spent the entire night in the mansion. Simultaneously, some soldiers gathered a small amount of information from this place that could help in Minos' plans.
He wanted to know some basic information about this place, such as the census data, population figures, the talent of the inhabitants, etc. These slight details could help Minos to mend his plans for the city's reality, as in their basic requirements, and aid in attracting the neediest groups to his side.
Meanwhile, all the traders who had been kidnapped and locked by the bandit group were also released. Many of them expressed sincere gratification to Minos and his group, leaving their identities and even inviting Minos and his group to visit their families.
In fact, even a trader from the Silva family had long been insisting that Minos should go to the Red Valley to receive a reward!
Little did he know that an enemy had helped him...
Nevertheless, Minos did not care about that merchant. He did not have the distorted belief that all members of the Silva family were his enemies. He would certainly kill anyone in that family, or other powers, who would challenge him. However, he could not do that to those who were not involved in the Silva family's schemes and did not try to plot against him.
Such was the nature of Minos' personality!
In addition, Minos wasn't worried that his whereabouts would be known since it would be impossible for that merchant to recognize him and say anything that could jeopardize his plans.
Minos was not a well-known figure in the Brown Kingdom. He was just a young man at a low level when he left the place. Therefore, nobody would pay attention to him until he reached the 5th stage!
Anyway, time passed quickly, and Yellow City was already bathed in the warmth of the sun's rays.
It wasn't long before the city began to 'come alive,' with several windows opening, residents stepping out of their homes, and the characteristic noise of daily life in this place was audible.
Several birds chirped while the low-level spiritual beasts emitted their characteristic sounds, the rustling of the wind passing through some trees and some people talking could also be heard.
In just a few moments, this place had turned from silent to completely lively.
That gave a pleasant feeling to anyone who came from a big city, like Elen, who was accustomed to the various bustling noises of a highly populated city.
However, as that pleasant morning progressed, a strange rumor began to circulate through the streets of Yellow City. The news was that a group from outside the city had launched an attack last night and exterminated the band of criminals that had held the town captive!
It didn't take long for the citizens of this place to actively discuss this development.
...
In one of the many houses in Yellow City, a young man ran through the front door and rushed to the room where his family was having breakfast.
"Father! Mother! Have you heard the news of what happened yesterday?" the young man exclaimed excitedly.
The middle-aged man who was eating stale bread and sipping a cup of milk, turned his head and glanced at his eldest son. "Enan, why are you so excited? That bastard, Gul, left yesterday, but he'll certainly be back soon," he responded calmly with a heavy look.
Enan then shook his head and smiled. "No, Father, you misunderstood me. I'm not talking about the news of that guy leaving the town yesterday."
"I'm referring to what happened last night. I just heard that a group attacked and killed all the bandits that were in town yesterday!" As he said that, Enan's face was beaming with a smile.
"What? Is that indeed true?" a middle-aged woman, his mother, inquired as she placed a glass full of milk in front of a child.
Enan looked at his mother and nodded before continuing, "Hmm, I heard that many people witnessed one of the attacks that were carried out in the nightclub on the south side of the city."
"According to what I heard, after seeing the strange event at that nightclub, some people were curious and thus went looking for the bandits who were stationed at the city entrances and also at the mansion. But upon their arrival, those people found no sign of them; instead, they encountered completely unfamiliar faces which they had never seen in the city before."
Enan's father had stopped eating all this long, and after seeing his son finish, he said with a slight smile. "Finally, someone did something about these scoundrels. Could this be the new sovereign sent by our kingdom?"
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Capítulo 65: Yellow City Information
While Enan's family discussed the potential change that could happen in Yellow City in a short while, several other families had already received the same news.
In one of the city squares, a group of nearly 20 people gathered, engaging in an active conversation about recent events.
At that moment, an elderly man spoke out loud. "Hmph, regardless of who is behind this, it does not guarantee a change in our situation. Did you forget about that rascal, Gul? When he and his group return, another fight will take place."
He paused for a second and then continued. "Can those responsible for yesterday's act be able to deal with Gul and his group?"
Upon hearing the old man's words from just now, the group quickly stopped their conversations and fell silent. Indeed, eliminating the group that had stayed in Yellow City was good, but it wasn't a definitive solution.
Only by killing Gul and his cronies, who had left the city yesterday, could they solve the problem from the very root.
A bald man then chimed, "Well, it never hurts to dream... They've done a lot and I can't believe some fools would take unnecessary risks for a poor place like our city."
"That is true..."
While some believed that it was just a matter of time to have these bandits only remained in their memories, the discussion continued.
But there were many others who were much more skeptical about this and did not want to have false hopes.
...
While similar discussions about the recent news were spread and discussed by many people in all parts of the city, Minos was in one of the mansion's rooms, having a crucial meeting. Ten soldiers from the rank of Sergeants were seated beside a large table, while Dillian was sitting on Minos' right side.
On the other side of the room, Elen was sitting together with Ruth and Eduard. Although they were not very interested in Minos' affairs, it was still a good opportunity for them to learn about their ally's plans. With that, Elen could also make her own arrangements, considering Minos' actions.
Ruth, on the other hand, wanted to watch Minos since there were many doubts about him in her mind. So, while she was accompanying him, she would participate in events like these.
Sitting in an oversized chair, Minos proceeded to start over the meeting by saying, "Good morning, everyone. First and foremost, I want to congratulate all the soldiers on successfully completing the missions assigned to you. And as a result, when we return to Dry City, I will grant you all a whole month's leave."
"Make sure to pass this on to the other soldiers later," Minos added with a smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, all the soldiers who were attending the meeting beamed for a moment before continuing to pay attention to their young master once again.
"Now, let's start with discussing the items that were looted after yesterday's attack," Minos said, directing his gaze in the direction of the soldiers.
On hearing Minos' words, one of the soldiers quickly stood up and began reporting. "Good morning, young master. I have the information that you requested.
Among the items left by the bandits, we collected approximately 48,000 low-grade crystals, which were equally distributed among the 54 soldiers who came to Yellow City to participate in the operation.
Along with that, there were also 216 copies of Blue-grade techniques, which were classified between cultivation, attack, defense, and various movement techniques.
We have also acquired seven copies of Black-grade techniques. They include attack and defense. All the techniques we had recovered were then passed onto the Butler Dillian.
Additionally, we also collected 11 spatial rings and a number of grade-1 pills. The pills were divided among us, while the spatial rings were handed to the Butler Dillian," the soldier reported, reading from a paper in his hand.
Although Minos stated that the soldiers could share all the items except the Black-grade techniques, they had still delivered much more than that to the Butler Dillian.
But that was to be expected, as they did not need Blue-grade techniques since they were all trained with Black-grade techniques provided by Minos himself.
Thus, the best way was for Dillian to take possession of these techniques. The butler could make sure that these techniques were soon made available in a public library so that anyone could learn them.
After all, Minos did not intend to distribute Black-grade techniques to his citizens at the present time. Perhaps he could do that in the future when they were strong enough to protect themselves, but not now.
However, these Blue-grade techniques would still be very helpful for the ordinary population of Dry City. After all, most of them were not subordinated to Minos, and many only had a White talent.
Consequently, these techniques would be much welcomed by the people.
As for the spatial rings, there were too few of them to be divided among more than 50 soldiers. Thus, the soldiers concluded that it would be better if Butler Dillian were to distribute them on his own as he saw fit, avoiding any disagreement among the soldiers within this group.
Minos then continued to enquire about the previous fights and then went straight to his primary subject. Speaking in a low voice, he asked, "Changing the subject, do you have any data on Yellow City?"
In response to this question of his, Sergeant Humbert rose up from his chair and started to speak. "I have some information, young master. I managed to find out some documents about a census that was conducted about eight years ago. According to the data from that census, Yellow City had around 68,000 inhabitants at that time.
Of that number, nearly half possessed a White talent, followed by almost all the rest with Blue talent. However, at that time, there were four individuals with Black talent, but they were all youths who had recently turned 10.
Therefore, it's likely that they are not around anymore since, at that time, there was a royal family's subordinate in this place, who certainly attempted to recruit these youths," Humbert finished his report before resuming his seat.
"Hmm, you are likely to be correct. But it doesn't matter. Our main objective here is to attract people with White and Blue talent," spoke Butler Dillian, who was sitting next to Minos for the first time voicing his thoughts from the start of the meeting.
Minos then added, "Indeed, but let's send someone to the local spiritual academy to see if we can still find someone with Black talent."
"What about the occupation status of these inhabitants? Is there a high rate of unemployment around this area?" Dillian interjected again, asking the soldiers.
Another soldier stood up from his chair and spoke, "I can address this. I also collected some data from documents dating back to the time of the former regent.
I found that about 20% of the population had a stable job at that time. In comparison, 30% were engaged in various random jobs within the region, while 15% were unemployed.
And the rest of the population was made up of children and ones with disabilities, elderly, or sick.
However, although we lack more recent data, I believe that unemployment in the city has worsened since the bandits took control of the city.
According to the people I spoke with, Yellow City suffered significantly due to the kidnappings of the traders, leading to a reduction in the supply of certain items, making these products much more expensive and also decreasing the number of employment opportunities in the region.
It also became more difficult to sell items from the region, such as the beasts that were hunted here or outside these areas," the soldier explained, looking in the direction of Minos and Dillian.
"Hmm, it's true. I heard that too," the other soldiers nodded in agreement upon hearing the soldier's account.
And that was a fact indeed. By kidnapping those traders, the bandits caused the many noble families to divert from the Yellow City region, which resulted in a significant weakening of both the export and the import of items in this city, thus increasing unemployment and also the cost of living for the locals.
"There was also an alchemist living here at that time, but I am uncertain whether he is still around," The soldier added after recalling this essential data.
"Oh! I get it. Let's do this..." Minos then began explaining his orders to the soldiers at that meeting.
It was decided that Minos' soldiers would spread some information around the city.
Firstly, it was to spread the information that their group did not intend to stay for long and would leave after resolving matters with the still remaining bandits. That was done to let the population know that they were not taking over the city, thus avoiding creating a bigger problem with the Kingdom of Waves.
After all, the Kingdom of Waves still held absolute sovereignty over this place. Therefore, even if this region was impoverished, the great noble families would not look favorably at someone after taking one of their cities.
However, by making it clear that they were here only until the bandits were eliminated, even if the noble families found out about it later on, they wouldn't care what happened or who had helped.
Secondly, Minos also instructed the soldiers to spread the rumor that they were recruiting many people with White and Blue talents in Dry City, situated in the Black Plain's central region.
But it wasn't just about recruitment. Minos wanted to draw their attention to their needs, the spiritual crystals. He wanted them to know exactly just how much they could earn by working in Dry City, taking into consideration their cultivation level.
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