The Rise of the Black Plain

"I'm not sure, but it's certainly not a Chambers family carriage, see, there's no symbol on them." Another person commented as he watched the group of 11 carriages approaching that place.

At this time, there were about 30 pursuers in the vicinity of Chambers' base in this region, waiting for an opportunity to take the Spring of Life from Kevin.

And of all these people, none of them had missed this convoy of carriages, which seemed to be coming to participate in the competition.

Because of that, there were many different reactions among those pursuers, who mainly were separated into small groups in that place.

Some saw it as an excellent opportunity for them, as the arrival of a large group would facilitate an invasion of that location. There was no point in competing with each other unless the enemy side, represented by young Kevin, lost the Spring of Life first.

Consequently, one more joining the party would increase the chances of success for these people.

However, not everyone thought so.

Some saw further ahead and knew that even if it facilitated a possible invasion, they would still have to fight each other in the end. And with such a vast group arriving, it was undeniable that this party would have the numerical advantage in the event of a contest for the Spring of Life!

At the same time, Vivian, who was in a temporary camp not far from the road, watched the arrival of this group with satisfaction.

She had been waiting all these days for some more significant force to come to this place and allow her another chance to get the Spring of Life.

Vivian was very apprehensive about waiting all this time and only had not left yet because she was afraid to leave right before her golden chance appeared!

Therefore, for the sake of her beloved, Vivian was betting on getting the Spring of Life in this place.

Finally, after a few minutes, Minos' group of carriages reached the spot where those people were, just a few kilometers from the Chambers' base.

At that point, the group of Minos began to slow down the spiritual beasts pulling those carriages. At the same time, the various soldiers traveling inside these vehicles started to observe these people who were camping in that part of the forest.

"Are these people from the enemy forces?" One soldier asked another, seeing the different groups of people that were in that region.

Upon hearing this, another man then said. "I doubt it. See, their clothes are completely different. If they were soldiers from the same family, being so close to their base, I doubt they wouldn't wear uniforms!"

"This makes sense..."

While the Minos' soldiers discussed the surroundings of the place they had just arrived in, in the carriage where the young Stuart and the two women of the Miller family were traveling, they had already begun to discuss the matter.

Eda then commented in a low voice as she watched through the carriage window. "Looks like these people aren't from the Chambers family."

"Hmm, from their placement, it looks like they're waiting for something..." Abby commented, noticing that most of those people were separated into small groups, wearing very different patterned armors and several meters apart.

Because of this, the young woman from the Miller family concluded that these people came from different organizations.

After listening to their comments, Minos nodded in agreement. "Maybe they're looking for that item sold at the Black Market's auction, the Spring of Life."

Minos and his two companions had already heard from some soldiers about this item. During the investigation of where Peter had been taken, several soldiers had overheard conversations about this item and even the fact that Kevin had won the auction for this resource.

Many people felt disappointed that they had not had the opportunity to attack Kevin in time, with many of them commenting on this matter, even a few days after the auction.

Because of these comments, the Black Plain Army's soldiers had easily obtained this information. After this, they had warned the young Stuart even before the attack on the establishment where Del was staying.

"Oh?" Abby exclaimed in surprise for a moment when she finally scratched her forehead and completed. "This makes sense! With the rarity that this item has, even I feel tempted to participate in this dispute."

As a noblewoman from one of the wealthiest families in the north of the Central Continent, Abby knew very well about the Spring of Life. Hence, she well understood the value of a resource like this, which could recover the lost vitality of an ancestor of one of those families who could obtain such a resource.

The Spiritual World was not peaceful. There were always one or two dying old men who needed resources like that, even in the most powerful families. Because of this, the demand for the Spring of Life, items in the same category, was very high!

'Hmm, too bad I can't store this item. Otherwise, I'd take it for myself…' Minos thought to himself, right after hearing Abby's speech.

He did not have any army members who needed to regain vitality, so it was not worth it for him to go after the Spring of Life. Minos knew this item very well, knowing that it could only be safely stored inside the Elves Island.

Even the Spatial Kingdom would be unable to change this trait, as the existence of this item was related to another type of influence, not just spiritual energy.

And at this moment, the carriages finally stopped, just after the young Stuart gave the signal that he wanted to stop here.

Minos intended to talk to these people, who probably had more information about this place than his group did. It did not hurt to make some temporary allies, and he had very different interests from those people.

Thus, without having conflicting interests, the two sides could cooperate, hoping for a positive end for all.

The fall of that Chambers' base!

Anyway, as he got out of his carriage, the young Stuart soon noticed that about 10 people were watching them on their left side. On the other side, with some individuals on top of trees, there were another 20.

And before he even tried to talk to anyone, a more active young man soon asked aloud as he looked at the group of people who had just exited those carriages. "Who are you? Why are you hiding your identities?"

Just as had happened during the raid on the establishment where Del and his cronies were, Minos and his group were wearing black cloaks with masks covering their faces.

They hadn't traveled that way, of course. But, still, upon realizing that they were close to where they were going and seeing these 30 people nearby, they immediately put on their clothes to hide their appearance.

And as soon as the young man asked the question, everyone else in that place fell silent, waiting for Eda's answer. They had already felt that she was the strongest, so they looked in her direction and not someone else...

On the other hand, just as those pursuers had already probed the group of Minos, the latter had already done the same with those 30 people.

'Of these 30 people, the strongest is at level 49, there are 4 of them, and the weakest is at level 45, and there are 7 of that level...' Minos thought for a moment as all those people waited for an answer.

And finally, he answered. "Who we are doesn't matter. I'm following a subordinate who was bought by Kevin Chambers, the person you seem to be chasing. But don't worry, I'm just here to rescue my subordinate. I'm not interested in the Spring of Life."

Hearing this, the people of this place became even more cautious with the Minos' group. Rescue a subordinate? Who would do such a stupid thing as risk pissing off the Chambers family for a mere subordinate? If he were at least an original member of a family...

Those people did not understand Minos' motivation. After all, in the north of the Central Continent, subordinates were just pieces used for cannon fodder and were not all that valuable for a family ordered a rescue mission, like the one the young Stuart was doing.

Only those subordinates who have already reached level 50, Spiritual Kings, would have any relevance within families in this region. Before this, they were utterly neglected, so much so that most of them became bodyguards, at least until they reached the 6th stage of cultivation!

This was the reality of the noble families of the north of the Central Continent!

For example, when Minos met Leroy, that young man was being escorted by a level 50 Spiritual King.

However, that was an exception, as guard Jeff had just reached that level during the trip to the capital of the Cromwell Kingdom when he was accompanying that guy who Minos had killed.

Because of this, Jeff had to wait until his mission with Leroy ended, and only then would his status within the Chambers family change, giving him a better position with more perks and better opportunities.