The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2581  Familiar Dispute

Two days after their meeting with the guild Elders, Minos and Abby had already received more of the black liquid.

Now, however, they weren't in such a hurry to use this valuable and dangerous resource. For the next few months, they wanted to focus on observing the development of the ten guinea pigs they had used so far.

They still didn't have conclusive results on various aspects of their research, such as how normal cultivation would affect the corpses, how their characteristics would deteriorate without the black liquid in their bodies, etc.

Before doing the most dangerous experiment—on a corpse that had not been revived by Abby's ability—they wanted to have good answers to all the questions they had about their 10 guinea pigs.

This phase of the work only involved observing and recording the results, which meant that Minos and Abby didn't have to be involved 100% of the time.

However, they wanted to remain closely involved in the observations, although they were already planning to use their main group members to help them with their observations.

After that, they would return to their regular routines in the guild, working on their optional and mandatory duties, as well as training and living their lives.

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A week after the meeting with the Commander and the Elders, Minos and Abby used their new advantages to select powerful artifacts for the family.

Several members of the family didn't have absorbable weapons, and the guild had a fantastic collection available for valuable members. Minos and Abby could choose two absorbable weapons each, enough for all of their remaining family members in Zocarro to have an absorbable weapon that would help them nurture their powers. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Of course, they chose items compatible with those family members who didn't yet have their absorbable weapons, then returned to the family cave to leave the items with their new owners.

In front of his children and wives, Minos greeted Kendrick and said hello to the young man. Otis had returned weeks ago, while Kendrick and Grisdi had returned only the night before. This was the first time in over 20 years that the father and son stood face to face.

"Your empowerment on this last trip was surreal, father. I didn't think you'd beat me again," Kendrick said with a smile on his face.

Minos looked at his oldest son with a smile. "You'll have to train hard to come close to me again."

While Kendrick was determined to accept this 'challenge', Minos looked at Lily and Hollie, who had put away today's presents and had small serpents around their bodies, both looking strangely at the place where the Stuart siblings' three eggs were.

"Ama, Gan, what's going on?" Minos asked as he looked at his two mounts, who were cautiously looking at the eggs he had given to his children years ago.

"Master, these eggs... They emanate the same feeling as you do," Gan said as he felt a chill run through his body.

"The same feeling? How?" Abby was surprised. She and the others felt nothing like that.

Minos paid attention to the eggs, looking at them with his Bright Eyes for the first time in decades.

Ama replied, "They look like dragon eggs."

At that moment, Minos saw through the eggs for the first time, an advantage of his current level.

Minos saw the tiny dragon fetuses inside the eggs, which were in what looked like hot pots, a method the guild members had instructed the Stuart siblings to use to hatch the eggs.

"Interesting! Are these Divine Dragons? They don't look simple...' A broad smile formed on his face as all the other members of his family looked at the three eggs with interest.

Minos made a recommendation to Lily, Hollie, and Kendrick, "From now on, use some of your resources to help hatch these eggs. Spend some time with them as well. When these dragons hatch, they will see you as close and trustworthy family members. You must nurture and raise them as if they were your own children."

Dragons were powerful, no matter where they came from. Minos wouldn't miss the chance to raise some of them in his family!

Kendrick and his sisters were eager to get their own dragons, forgetting for a moment about the family's new absorbable weapons.

Gloria and Ruth exchanged a few words with Minos until he got everyone's attention again by bringing up a subject that was important to him.

"People, there's something else. The Hydras' Amulet is not as valuable to me as it once was. I would like to pass it on to one of you." He looked at his wives and children. "But I don't know if anyone here has the affinity for it. So I want to test it. If more than one of you turns out to be compatible with it, we'll have a little contest."

Seeing the smile on Minos' face, Lily and Hollie's expressions changed as they realized their father was going to have them fight each other in a little tournament for his amusement.

Hollie was the one who least wanted to fight her family members, so she stepped forward and asked. "Can't we choose between us?"

Maybe no one was compatible with the item, or maybe only one of them was. But she had a bad feeling and got ahead of herself.

"Right now, with the war against the Firestone Mines and the experiments with the black liquid, I don't think it's good to get involved in such disputes." She added.

Minos looked at his youngest daughter and smiled. "I want to see who shows compatibility with the Hydras' Amulet today. But you're right. Now is not the time. We'll have this competition in three years, enough time to sort out some of the more pressing matters."

Hollie just clenched her fists in frustration, having nothing left to use against her father's plan.

"Kendrick, you first." Minos used his fingers to call out to the oldest of his children, figuring that he was the one most likely to be a match for the Hydras' Amulet.

Kendrick would be first, followed by Lily, Hollie, Ruth, Abby, Gloria, and even Grisdi. Minos would even give a chance to his eldest son's wife, who was already fully integrated into the Stuart family.

Segiel had not yet officially joined his harem and was not there today. But even if she were, something like the Hydras' Amulet would have little potential on her, given her very high level.

So Minos would soon discover that of his family members in Zocarro, four were compatible with the Hydras' Amulet!