Suppressing a group of cultivators with opportunities capable of helping them become stronger was the equivalent of generating the opportunities for a single individual to reach level 117. Minos did the math and came to this conclusion, noting why Milo had warned him that trips to the Narrow Discus were expensive and not worth getting directly involved in.
Fortunately, it was a price his group could afford. Having already beaten several mid-level and high-level Supremes, they had enough to pay for dozens of trips like this.
Minos asked the crew about their experience, which plants the team members were from, and even the travel time frame.