The Rise of the Black Plain

Meanwhile...

The news from Minos had also reached the Black Plain, specifically Dry City, where such a thing had been received even more positively than in the Stone family.

Not only because young Stuart's subordinates and allies had received information regarding his mission, but also because such a thing had alerted them to his advancement!

During this entire period, Minos and his headquarters had not been communicating. Consequently, his allies had been in the dark for more than a month about his actions. Only through the regional journals had they had a chance to find out such information.

And since these people were the ones who most understood how significant Minos' advances were, the news of the Walker family tragedy could not have been more favorable for them!

By reaching level 53, he had undoubtedly increased his power significantly, which would affect not only the mission he was on but also the final part of the war.

All things considered, the Black Plain Army soldiers had gained some extra strength to continue fighting the war of independence while waiting for the triumphant return of Minos!

...

At the Black Plains Army headquarters, Abby was settling her affairs in the leadership of that organization, pleased to find out about what her fiancé had been doing finally.

She naturally knew about how strong Minos should be now and the dangers that could put him at risk. But even knowing the advantageous situation he had in this region, she worried about him.

After all, the impossible was only unimaginable until something happened to make that feasible!

And knowing this, Abby did not consider young Stuart invincible.

So, she worried about her fiancé and was distressed when she did not know where he was, what he might be doing, etc.

Abby was pleased with Minos' first victory in the regional intimidation mission. Still, she worried about the situation on the Black Plain, the only thing she could influence now.

So, the blue-haired woman was trying not to overthink about that mission, despite the obvious good mood she was in after reading Minos' news. What she was focusing on at the moment was managing some army operations and achieving her next breakthrough.

It would still take her a few weeks to level up, but her advancement was getting closer and closer, something that would give her much more power to fight for her fiancé.

But just like Minos' mission outside Dry City, her level advancement was something that would take time, something somewhat out of her control. Because of this, what she was doing most of these past weeks besides fighting around the Black Plain was meeting with the members of this organization to set short-term plans and strategies.

War was a complicated thing that did not just involve fighting great battles and ending the conflict. No, conflicts on the scale of the Black Plain's current situation happened on several fronts.

The cruel battles around this territory were only the surface of it all, perhaps the most obvious point of the war.

What indeed influenced confrontations like these were the betrayals, assassinations, behind-the-scenes actions, financial movements, in short, that which 'changed' the direction in which the 'arrows' flew.

And hell, the Black Plain had been acting on all these fronts since Minos' arrival in local power!

All the asset building, the collective power of the Dry City population, relations with the Stone Island powers, and allies in two other neighboring states were all done to influence this war.

Consequently, Abby, one of the people under local command in Minos' absence, was wisely using the contacts made by him to little by little change the situation of the war!

...

"So, you mean that the Chambers family is finally eliminated?" Abby asked Vivian as they were set in front of the other, each of them on one side of the desk of this bride of Minos.

Vivian then nodded to Abby, feeling that although that was not entirely true, they could say such a thing. "Yes..."

"There remain two Spiritual Kings alive, but they have fled to the Scourge of the Devil headquarters from what we found out."

"And since we don't have the location of that place, there's no point in continuing to search for them. So, that way, my father has decided to direct the family troops to the north of the Cromwell Kingdom."

"We will join the war in full force from now on!"

"Oh?"

The end of the Chambers family was not the only reason for Vivian to bring this good news to Abby. What was really behind her father's decision was Minos' recent action that scared the entire region and the situation of the Cromwell Kingdom itself.

After the death of James Cromwell, that state had lost its great protector, the most outstanding local expert, who had left a fragile son to inherit his post.

Due to such circumstances, the Hayes family was no longer afraid to act on behalf of Minos and ended up being punished by the Cromwell family.

No, now that he had shown such strength, they were finally prepared to show their position in public!

And for this, not only they but also the Stokes family were preparing to start their own rebellion to the north of that state, in an attempt to merge that micro-region of the City of Waters with the Black Plain!

They were allies of Minos and had been secretly fighting the war for months. And considering that the final part of the conflict would involve even more specialists, they could not be bothered to fight secretly.

No, they needed to use everything they had from now on, as without it, they might end up suffering more than they would have liked.

And so, the leaders of those two families had already understood that only by doing as the noble houses of the Brown Kingdom allied with Minos had done before could they succeed.

Hence, they had come up with this plan to move entirely out of their territories and start their rebellion in that state!

"... In the next few weeks, Mendy's family and mine will make a major move to eliminate our enemies in that region. After that, we will publish our intention to separate from the rest of the kingdom." Vivian finished explaining to Abby, a little nervous but also anxious.

That was quite a bold move, but it was the best method for them to fight alongside the Black Plain without worrying about too many variables. Also securing their position in Minos' territory!

On the other hand, in the chaotic situation the region was in, there was no Counter-Revolutionary Army to threaten them other than the enemy on the Black Plain itself!

However, these forces in the Black Plain were already suffering to overcome the troops of the Dry City, so it was not a terrifying threat that the region considered before the rise of Minos.

And considering the fear that many families from the states surrounding the Black Plain had been experiencing, such an action could even start a wave of rebellions. Or even insubordination of vassal organizations!

After all, those who could punish such things were dying and fighting against the Black Plain!

Anyway, almost everything seemed finally favorable for the entry of these allied organizations of Minos into the war, so the families of Mendy and Vivian could not miss the opportunity in question!

"Hmmm, great!" Abby smiled as she understood the actions of those two families in the Cromwell Kingdom.

As she thought about it for a while, it was not long before something else came into her mind, making her wonder how this could influence the region in favor of the Black Plain. 'Hmm, perhaps I should ask the Cohen family if they are not interested in doing the same as those two other organizations...'

'The rest of the region doesn't know that the Cohen, Hayes, and Stokes families are our allies. So, this will look like insubordination, which could further increase the revolutionary flames throughout the region!'

'On the other hand, the Kingdom of the Waves should be coming out of the war soon...' She thought about it, trusting her fiancé's ability to threaten people. 'That will give us the justification to take part of their territory before official subordination.'

'War stuff...' She imagined, smiling.

She then told Vivian her intentions. "Well, I'll tell you what..."