"Did you see this?" A cold-looking but very noble young woman asked the five people in her group as they walked toward a local hotel.
"Truly unbelievable!"
"I didn't think nobles were treated that way here!"
"Hmm, it seems that the rumors are indeed true. The local government does not give preferences. Any local rule breaker has to pay for his deeds..." A tall, muscular young man commented to his companions.
"I'm glad we saw all this happen right before us. Now at least we know more about our limits..." A girl who appeared to be in her 14 commented, as her cheeks with marks from her recent childhood swayed.
One of the bodyguards of this group then laughed. "We should thank that fellow for sacrificing himself on behalf of all the newcomers to Dry City."
"Haha, what a kind fellow!"
"He did us all the favor of testing the local forces!" The guards laughed among themselves, satisfied that at least with that event, none of their young masters or mistresses would make a mistake that would also put them at risk.
If even kings had to obey the local laws, then mere bodyguards like them would not escape a good beating like the one Gary had taken if one of their bosses did something foolish.
With that, they were thankful that those young talents from the Snow Kingdom had seen Gary's beating.
"Your Highness, what do you think of that? Isn't it an exaggeration what these locals do? I guess certain privileges aren't bad..." A young woman commented to the beautiful blonde woman leading their group.
After hearing that, Misty, who had come from the Snow Kingdom with the Snow family group, could not help but shake her head negatively. "Maria, don't talk such nonsense. His Majesty Minos Stuart is wise and knows what he is doing. If he wants blind justice in his territory, then he is right."
"But... What is your opinion, Your Highness?"
Misty made a 'humph' sound and closed her eyes. "Who has Spiritual Emperors? We who have followed those privileges for tens of thousands of years or he, who is less than 30?"
"That..." Maria turned red with embarrassment at the thought of this, still a bit uncontentious that Misty would agree with Minos' leadership blindly without question.
'Ah, that must be because of all the family experts' fear of Minos Stuart...' Maria pondered but could not help but see the logic behind Misty's justifications. 'In any case, this place is better than the rest of the region in every way... So, maybe decreasing some privileges is not a bad thing.'
While the young woman who was there to compete in the Black Plain Tournament with other Snow family talents was changing her concepts, Misty was thinking about Minos. 'Ah, I finally get to see that tough, bold fellow. I wonder how he is doing? I hear he hasn't left Dry City in years...'
'That's probably because of the current regional problems...' She pondered as she took the opportunity to observe the surroundings of the capital's common area.
...
Three days later, Misty's group had already found a place in this city and started living their routine of intense training for the tournament that would take place in a few more weeks.
At the same time, Adam had received news of the arrival of these youngsters and had spared no effort to provide them with the best resources he could afford. Not only that, he decided to train those youngsters during some of his training breaks.
Thus, at this moment, he was already advising the young people sent by his family in one of the branches of the local Cultivation Tower.
On the other hand, while those people were training hard, Misty had received permission to enter the core of Dry City, where she had walked all the way to the royal palace without delay.
'There are so many powerful auras in the surrounding area...' She thought about this as Lizzie escorted her into the royal throne hall.
After realizing that there were two Spiritual Emperors in the area she was about to enter, Misty swallowed her saliva, curious to find out if one of them was Minos.
But her doubts did not last long when finally Lizzie introduced her to Minos in that place where several royal guards were stationed.
"Misty, future queen of the Snow Kingdom, Ambrose Snow's wife, is here to visit Your Grace." Peter's sister said as she made a formal stand for Minos.
"Hmmm." Minos nodded as he saw that beautiful woman, interested in what she wanted with him.
On the other hand, Misty had a friendly smile on her face, not so much surprised to realize that Minos was already at level 60 but quite impressed with how much he had improved physically. 'He was handsome before, but now...'
"Your Majesty..." She said in a low voice, walking towards the steps that separated her and Minos.
As she did so, each royal guard moved against her, aiming their weapons at Misty's vital points as they emitted their cultivation pressures on her.
Minos then raised one of his hands, allowing her to continue toward him.
With that, the guards from before returned to their places as if nothing had happened, while Misty broke into a cold sweat, shocked by the fright she had taken. 'A Spiritual Emperor is serving as a guard? That's ostentatious!'
'Good thing I'm relatively calm, or I wouldn't be able to go through with it.' She felt her heart leaping in her chest.
After coming closer to Minos, she listened. "Do you have something to tell me?"
Gulp!
"Your Majesty, I am here to report all I have done on behalf of the Black Plain in the past few years. I..." Her face flushed. "I have tried hard to follow your previous words."
"Oh? So, you want to be rewarded, huh?" He laughed.
"No, it's not that. On the contrary, I am happy to help Your Majesty establish your dominion."
"So, you don't want anything?"
She looked away and said softly. "If I win something, I don't think it will be bad..."
Minos laughed upon hearing those words and gestured for everyone else to leave the royal throne hall.
After a few moments, they were alone, with Minos sitting on his throne and Misty on one of the steps five meters away from the king.
"Come closer." He said in an authoritative tone, soon being obeyed.
"Kneel." Misty did as he said without hesitation, finally getting on her knees right in front of him, from where she could smell the masculine scent of Minos.
Seeing her face practically between his legs, Minos narrowed his eyes and asked. "You don't have to tell me what you did. I know about your efforts... However, I have a question."
"I will answer anything, Your Majesty!"
"Why are you doing this?"
"I killed your first husband and then your brother-in-law, with whom you seemed to be having an affair... And now, you are married to Ambrose, a king in our region. But yet, even without the slightest chance of becoming my wife, you still want to do this? Why?"
She looked down and began to answer him. "I know I am pathetic, Your Majesty, but I simply cannot stop thinking about you."
"You killed my first husband, but that happened so many years ago, and somehow I spent more time thinking about you than about him..." She felt embarrassed, but she was being sincere. "As for the rest, I have a lot of affection for Ambrose. He helped me when I needed the most, so I gave myself to him, and in the future, I will give him a family, but..."
"But I don't love him." She then looked at Minos' face. "I am not attracted to him either, not even 1% of what I feel for Your Majesty."
"Oh?" Minos made a hand gesture, telling her to come closer.
Seeing this, she continued kneeling but finally got part of her body resting on Minos' legs and her face a few inches from his groin.
"As for Your Majesty, I expect nothing but the chance to be able to satisfy you, even once."
"I know I have no chance of being part of your harem..." She swallowed her saliva as she realized that Minos seemed interested in her.
"All right, do as you wish." Minos looked at her with a bold smile on his face just before he watched her quickly remove his underwear and begin her worship...
