Accidentally the Most Influential
When he realized what Emperor Crora wanted, Minos was surprised at first, as he hadn't expected a leader of a high-ranking state to want to do business with him.
But when he stopped to analyze his and the world's current situation, Minos realized that he could be considered as important or even more important than some high-ranking powers!
No matter how weak he was, he had allies who could guarantee his operations. As the leader of the Black Plain Empire, he had such a large arable land that his state could be one of the top food producers in the Spiritual World!
Even though the Black Plain Empire still had to improve a lot to be able to compete with the top-level empires, and even though he, as a ruler, was far away from people like Zac due to the approaching ice age, Minos could already sit at the table with experts like this emperor in front of him.