The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2582  Time to Go to War

As Minos had expected, Kendrick, Lily, and Hollie had an affinity for the Hydras' Amulet because they were his children. But besides these three, Gloria also had an affinity with it. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The four of them looked at each other, none of them interested enough in the item to seriously vie for it, but also aware Minos wanted to see them compete to better understand the growth of his family members and to maintain some healthy competition within it.

His family members were very close to each other, but Minos wanted to have methods beyond the family union and the desires of each member of his household.

He wasn't on this journey so that his legacy would end up with his children. He wanted his house to last forever. It wouldn't be enough for him to reach the upper kingdom. He needed wise descendants!

'Take this teaching to your folk. Use righteousness to leave your inheritance.' Minos looked at his children, knowing Gloria understood what he was doing.

In the Spiritual World, large families almost always sabotaged themselves because of internal disputes over the succession of power. Minos felt something like this could happen to his family in the future. After all, it had happened to houses like his so many times that it was presumptuous to think it wouldn't happen to him.

There was no way he could completely avoid the dangers of power struggles within his household. So, he wanted to at least leave a method where the strongest would inherit the position. With this method, it didn't matter who was the eldest or the most spoiled. The most capable would inherit, whatever it was.

This dispute was over the Hydras' Amulet. In the future, one of their descendants might fight for the leadership of the family or something important to it.

The four who could keep the amulet accepted his decision and promised to fight seriously for the amulet in three years, as Minos had said.

"Very well. Let's go on with our business as usual in the meantime. We should try to resolve the issues that are currently troubling us," Minos said at the end of this family meeting.

With his words, his children left, and they left him alone with his wives.

"This won't completely prevent future disputes, you know that, right?" Ruth asked her husband. She had studied the history of the Flaming Empire and the sect she was born into enough to know that internal strife would happen one way or another.

He nodded at her. "I know. But maybe this will help in some way. The strongest won't always be the most influential or have all the support they need. But by being the strongest, they'll have a better chance of securing their own future, which means less chance of cracks.

Anyway, that's all I can do. Someday they'll be parents and grandparents. I hope they pass on their heritage well." Minos looked in the direction his children had gone.

"What about the dragons?" Abby asked, looking at the eggs over there.

"They can help the family a lot. One day we won't be here to lead." Minos sighed.

One of his duties as father and leader was to prepare his family for the future when he wouldn't be around. These dragons wouldn't affect his position, but they could become precious for future generations in his house!

The women understood, as they had already progressed far enough in their cultivation to think about the future.

"Let's cultivate. Soon, we'll have to return to our observations with the others. And we still have a war to fight." Minos called his wives to continue their obligations.

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A few more months passed!

During this time, the members of Minos' faction alternated between helping him and Abby observe their current ten guinea pigs and occasionally going out on war-related missions.

The Firestone Mines and their alliance were not weak. Fighting them could be much more difficult and time-consuming than it had been for the forces of the Spiritual World in the War of the Worlds.

But that didn't mean Sovereigns couldn't influence the confrontation!

As news of the confrontation reached headquarters, with losses and gains, Minos received a message from Kendrick, who had left weeks ago to join the fight in the Green Channel.

{Father, the fighting in the Green Channel is getting more complicated. We're retreating 10 kilometers a day in our position, but the enemy keeps pushing. At this rate, we'll lose the Cerulean Isle in the next few weeks, and I'll be forced to return to the guild in defeat...}

Minos read Kendrick's entire message, understanding the situation his eldest son was in and how the young man expected him to help.

'The enemy alliance has powerful cultivators... Looks like it's time for me to join the fight with some companions.' Minos thought as he looked to the side where five corpses were sitting in the lotus position, cultivating.

Minos stood up and looked at the General, who was with him in his faction's cave. "The time has come for us to test them in battle and see how they do, General. I'd like to take some of them to the Cerulean Isle. I'll prepare them to fight the guild's enemies."

Observing the cultivation results of these five peak level 114 undead, the General took his eyes off the creatures and looked at Minos in silence for a moment.

Over the past few months, they had tested a little bit of everything on these creatures after learning more about the effects of the black liquid, such as the fact that these corpses could cultivate and become stronger.

But they still needed to see them in actual combat, against enemies in chaotic scenarios beyond their control.

'This will be an opportunity to test how they behave when they may unleash their bloodlust.' The General thought for a moment before agreeing to Minos' request.

"Very well. I'll prepare everything so that you can leave with them."

Minos manipulated the five and forced them into their coffins to wait for the right moment to reappear.

They could live longer than before now that they had absorbed the black liquid, but that wasn't much compared to the vitality of actual living beings.

"I will leave as soon as you give the signal. In the meantime, I'll tell Abby and the others to continue with our plans here."

"Be careful on your way out. The enemies will try to kill you if they see you."

"I will."