The Rise of the Black Plain

Vico answered the question about Minos' orders, "He sent a spatial ring with resources compatible with the Spiritual World and The Adamant Land, as well as a spatial ring with the bodies of 11th stage cultivators. He told us you would know what to do with these bodies."

Sarah received the rings from Vico, understanding her father's plan.

'It seems he still values the Spiritual World. He wants us to bury these bodies to strengthen the spirituality and laws of our world.' Sarah smiled as she felt the number of powerful bodies in one of the rings.

"My father hasn't slowed down his killing spree these years in Zocarro." She smiled, remembering many things from the past, things she had seen or heard about him.

Her comment brought smiles to Vico's and Callie's faces, too.

"The wars go with him. It's amazing how he can put his finger on something and catastrophe strikes..." The blond man said, aware that all these people would agree with him, even if it was a little 'unfair' to Minos.

Maisie and Angelica had a good laugh when they heard that, while the robots in the area couldn't help but be delighted to hear from their master.

Vico finished answering Sarah. "As for our plans, we'll split up. While I go to the Spiritual World, Callie will stay here until I return and she goes to spend time there. We'll help both worlds while we're in the area and pass on Minos' messages and gifts to the rest of the family."

Callie complemented her traveling companion's words. "Someone relevant to your group should accompany Vico on this journey to the Spiritual World to help the forces on our home planet divide up the slots we have to go to Zocarro. Think carefully about how to maintain the power of the planets and send people who will return in the future.

As much as we made the journey back here successfully, it was quite dangerous and we're not like Minos. Remember that when choosing those who will go. It will be better if those who return in the future are as strong and talented as possible."

"Hmm, we'll certainly do that... Anyway, I'll accompany senior Vico." Maisie put herself in that position, while Sarah and George nodded in agreement.

Vico then asked curiously, "How is the situation in The Adamant Land and the Spiritual World? Have any problems arisen in recent years? We'll help you sort anything out."

Callie added. "Before we came here, we passed through a civilization that Minos left behind to protect and support you. We made some promises that we intend to keep before we leave, but only if everything is all right."

Sarah understood who they were talking about.

"About that, you can go ahead with your promises. They've done their job well, helped us create a star fleet and grow our position in the galaxy. Although only 17 years have passed, we now have contact with 10 planets, 4 of them our vassals and 3 of them allies.

We have faced none major problems yet, just the usual issues, disagreements and agreements that we've resolved on our own.

Anyway, to answer your question," she looked at Vico as she continued. "We're doing very well. The total numbers of our worlds are slowly increasing, with far more births than deaths. Meanwhile, the resources from these extraterrestrial relationships have been helping us to improve our forces.

In just 17 years, we have produced 15 Gods in the Spiritual World and in The Adamant Land. At the current rate, we'll have 100 Gods even before the 50th anniversary of the end of the War of the Worlds..."

She spent some time talking about the numbers of specialists from the two civilizations together, how they had developed the technologies at their disposal with the help of what the Mechanic Empire had left behind.

There were now hundreds of spaceships, warships and other special vehicles used by the forces of the two worlds. The advanced armor of that fallen empire already existed in the hundreds of thousands, many of them helping to keep the two planets peaceful.

But the best thing the Mechanic Empire's technologies did for them was to help them recover destroyed land to plant spiritual medicines.

Because of these farming techniques, the two worlds were replenishing medicines lost in the war—whether for use in strengthening warriors, recovering specialists, or even resources destroyed in high-level combat.

If it hadn't been for the difficult reproduction of living beings, plants and animals, on both worlds, Sarah's group would have had even more impressive upgrades. But they hoped to fully recover what had been lost in the war and even surpass the previous figures in only 300 years.

Their expectation was that Noah's generation would see these two worlds on different levels, with Sovereigns and not just Gods among the strongest cultivators in the two worlds.

"Sigh! Only 17 years have passed for you, but you've been diligent to achieve all this," Callie said with a mixture of joy and regret.

She wanted to be there for her people, especially her sect, on this journey of reconstruction. But her selfish cultivator side had made her move on and go another way. Hearing about all the major changes and improvements that had taken place over the years, she couldn't help but feel a little bad about the path she had chosen.

But she was happy that, even without her involvement, human civilization was thriving and her sect was probably doing very well on the Divine Continent, in the Spiritual World.

For a moment, she couldn't help looking at Vico and thinking that she should renegotiate with him so that she would be the first to return to the Spiritual World.

He was also happy about the things he had heard, relieved that everything was going well.

From the looks of things, they would only have to stay a few years to help the local forces on their way to becoming stronger, without having to fight wars, plan revenge or take over enemy planets.

'That's good. It wouldn't do to fight when we won't be available to them for decades to come.' He thought about the downside of using help like them too much.

Minos-related groups would certainly return in the future. But in the meantime, a mad enemy could do terrible things during the absence of Minos' envoys.

Not having to act on important things now was really the best thing for everyone!

Vico then stood up after a long conversation, feeling that it was time for him to move on to the Spiritual World. He would also have to catch up with the rest of Minos' family there and fulfill their respective missions there.

Sarah noticed Vico's interest and said to Maisie. "Take care of everything to organize the group that will leave together with Callie and Vico, Grandma. I trust you to choose the envoys from The Adamant Land."

Maisie stood up, nodding to her granddaughter. "Right. I'll try to make the best choice possible and I'll come back with an answer when Senior Vico is coming back to swap shifts with Callie... Unfortunately, I won't be able to see Noah's birth." She looked at Sarah's belly.

"But you'll be able to watch him grow up... You're staying, right?" Angelica had already realized her sister's decision.

"Yes, I'm staying," Maisie said.

With those words, she left together with Vico, planning to go to the Spiritual World.

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