The Rise of the Black Plain

Minos listened carefully to Randall's words, already knowing some of what he had to say but still showing his curiosity about what this level 80 beast had to say.

"... Anyway, there are other cities like that ahead. In practically every sea of the Spiritual World, there are neutral cities where everyone is accepted without exception.

The only place there are no such cities is the North Sea, that terrible place." Randall finished speaking, drawing Minos' attention.

"Is the North Sea terrible for sea beasts too? I thought only us land beings had problems in that region."

Sapphire said. "The North Sea is the nightmare of the Spiritual World. That place strangely became hostile to the non-native beast races of the area about 2 million years ago.

At the time, a great empire arose in that area, bringing wars and chaos to those not belonging to the area who were there but also to those trying to leave or enter the North Sea.

Because of this, most of the sea beast races of the Ancestral Sea severed relations with the ancient tribes existing in the North Sea, ending the exchange of items from our areas but also our contact with beings from that place.

More recently, about 50,000 years ago, news about that place intensified for some reason."

Minos opened his eyes upon hearing this, not expecting to get this new information from these two Spiritual Sages.

Beasts could live much longer than humans of the same cultivation stage. Because of this, and because they were more numerous and less connected to human acts, many of them knew things that only high-level humans would have access to such information.

Most humans couldn't venture out on sea voyages, as it was too dangerous. And the few who did were mostly high-level people, at least above level 70, or members of crews with individuals stronger than that.

Precisely because of this, the few who knew about the kind of information these beasts had were precisely the greatest powers in the Spiritual World!

Minos was lucky that he could make a friendship with these two beings and for them to speak on their own about the great taboo of the Ocean World.

"What happened 50,000 years ago for the situation to change?"

"We don't know for sure," Randall said. "But we believe that most of the races rebelling against the empire that was born 2 million years ago were finally killed and overpowered, and that area had time to recover, maybe even develop.

Then it began to show its claws to the rest of the Spiritual World."

Minos had his eyes narrowed, with his eyebrows drawn together, thinking that probably the problem predicted by Herincus Longus had started 50,000 years ago.

'If that is the case, why aren't we being attacked yet? Are these extraterritorial beings really behind the situation in the North Sea?' He wondered, clasping his hands tightly together.

"Anyway, I wouldn't advise visiting the vicinity of that area. Even the north of the Central Continent is dangerous, my dear Ed." Sapphire sighed, remembering the ancient prophecy of a powerful Mermaid.

Mermaids were famous in the Spiritual World for being excellent seers, being naturally blessed by heaven to foresee the future.

They could see the future clearly, and one of the most renowned mermaids the Ancestral Sea had ever seen had made a terrible prediction for that area of the Central Continent.

At some point in the future, a calamity would strike the entire Spiritual World. But it would start in the North Sea and first hit the north of the Central Continent!

"Hmm, we have already avoided the northeasternmost part of the Ancestral Sea. That area is already seen as a no beast's land." Randall commented.

Minos heard this and kept these warnings in mind, something he would remember once he became a strong enough Spiritual Sage to try to investigate the situation in the North Sea.

In any case, he received valuable information for the Black Plain Empire for its protection and expansion into the underwater world.

'If that is the case, I will create some underwater cities and send some fleets to occupy the northeast side of the Ancestral Sea.

That area has many valuable mineral resources and is rich in spiritual energy.' He planned, feeling that he could better prepare for the future if he dominated this area that no one else wanted.

Then he could get relevant resources for the Black Plain, but also an outpost for expanding his state through the rich underwater world!

"I'll keep that in mind," Minos said, grinning at those two. "Good thing I'm not from the northern region..."

"Haha, good for you!" Randall said, having already heard from Minos that he came from the Evergreen Empire.

"Anyway, if you don't sail north, you'll be fine, Ed," Sapphire said before remembering the glorious South Sea. "But you should consider traveling south. That place is close to your state, so when you return, visit the free city created in that region.

There are even dragons in that place!"

There were two dragon races in the Spiritual World. The one that dominated the Beast Continent and the other that lived in the underwater world and was among the five most powerful races of the seas.

In the case at hand, Sapphire was talking about the second type, those dragons that were much less powerful and hostile than the terrestrial ones.

In the underwater world, whales dominated the seas, and as such, even powerful beings like dragons had to be humble in the face of these beings.

Because of this reality, drowned dragons were much more peaceful and tranquil than the terrestrial ones and could be seen in artificial sea cities in the world's most important seas.

And unlike those beings from the Beast Continent, who kept their bloodline pure, these sea creatures saw no problem in mixing with beings of other species.

As such, Sapphire was very favorable to them, even though she was a companion of Randall, a being who saw no problem if his wife gave birth to a son of a dragon.

For a mid-ranking fish like him, that would be an honor!

"I will do my best to visit the South Sea in the future," Minos replied after putting aside the subject of the North Sea.

While talking, the two beasts changed their attitudes and alerted Minos.

"Ed, some powerful beast is coming toward your yacht. Move it, or you will lose your crystals invested in it!"

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