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.
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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.
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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?"