After Minos' question, no one there showed any displeasure at being threatened in that way.
Many there already knew Minos' ways and expected no different from him. As for the others, they no longer had terrible intentions against the Black Plain for several reasons. So, although they felt a little afraid, they were not worried.
All they had to do was control their families, keeping the information of Minos' absence among the higher echelons so that their forces would continue the paths they were already following.
On the other hand, even in Minos' absence, the Black Plain was much stronger than all the rest of the region, so it did not make much sense to think of rebellions.
Hence, no one questioned King Stuart's unfriendly warning, only nodding in agreement, indicating that they understood what he had said and would follow his orders.
Minos smiled as he saw those expressions and signs, satisfied. He then paid attention to where the many Bishops of the Spiritual Church were standing. "As for you, friends of the Church, I have good news for you..."
Gulp!
Sounds of saliva being swallowed reverberated through that area, with many people there already wondering what Minos was up to against the Church.
"For those interested in joining my wife's faction, we will open certain doors on the Black Plain for you." He opened his arms wide as he said this. "All you will have to do is listen to the words of the Stuart family, and we will get along just fine."
"That..." The people there looked at each other in doubt as to whether they saw Minos trying to involve himself in the affairs of the Spiritual Church.
"Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you are suggesting..." One of the older Bishops there said this strangely.
"Don't you know?" Minos laughed as he picked up a Spiritual Church ID. "Gloria and I have been recognized as wife and husband by the Spiritual Church. Do you know what that means?"
"It can't be..." Some of Minos' former enemies in that organization stood up in shock.
Meanwhile, the women there more or less confirmed their assumptions.
Minos closed his eyes and nodded in agreement. "I am not like you, but even though I am an external member, I have privileges in the Spiritual Church..."
"As someone at the 7th stage, I naturally can command all of you..." He opened his eyes and saw the pale expressions of those people who finally saw Minos dominate this region's last remaining remnant.
At the same time as this, the members of the regional nobility and royalty were watching the members of the Church in surprise, shocked to discover that Minos had become someone from that organization.
To make matters worse, those individuals seemed to have no options in front of him, as if he was a superior, not just someone stronger.
Gloria then opened her mouth to speak for the first time on this occasion. "Don't be so depressed. That is also my intention. Don't you wish for something more than being Spiritual Kings in this region?"
"In the future, Minos will raise the regional level, and the time will come when even you will lose your places here to people from outside. So, don't waste this opportunity we are giving you."
"Come over to our side, and we will give you opportunities to become Spiritual Emperors in a few years like these other people here are having!" She nodded in the direction of the regional nobility and royalty.
One of the purple-clothed women swallowed her saliva and asked the obvious. "Is it okay if we discuss this in front of people outside the Church?"
Ruth stepped forward and explained Minos' goal with all this. "It's not a secret to the Church that our family is an outside member. We even have powers that can be used to command members of the Church..."
"But beyond that, we want your groups to know that you are all in the same boat along with these Church members. We want you to work together to organize, strengthen and protect the region."
"That's why we held this meeting with all of you simultaneously."
Minos massaged one of Ruth's shoulders and said. "It's like Ruth said. We're all in the same boat... The recent threat we faced is just one example of that."
"What do you think will happen if the Black Plain falls?" He asked seriously, looking in the direction of King Carline.
That man saw that and sighed before answering. "Chaos and destruction. The region has grown accustomed to the new times, and the hypothetical fall of the Black Plain would throw the entire region into war for the resources that would be missing or left at hand."
"Hmmm." Several people agreed.
Wilfred's mother then said. "With the possibilities of the Black Plain, an external enemy would probably try to impose itself on us through not so pleasant methods..."
Minos then continued after a few more comments. "But what will happen if the Black Plain continues to prosper?" He looked at one of the women members of the Spiritual Church.
She then replied. "The region will keep getting stronger, along with the regional powers and eventually even us..."
Gloria then said. "Let's be realistic. Eventually, some powers that currently exist will lose ground in the region. But everyone will have growth opportunities as long as the Black Plain can prosper and our conditions are not that hard to follow, right?"
"So, that's the point. We are in the same boat, and external threats will try to stand in our way. You have only two choices, fight for a bright future of opportunity or stay behind and suffer the negative consequences of our boat sinking."
Minos opened his arms and gestured with his hands. "That's why all of you are here. I am being open with all of you by showing you my plans and clarifying who will be on our side."
"Now, it is up to you to decide whether or not you want to be part of our faction and have an entire region on your side." He said, looking thoughtfully at the members of the Church, while even the nobles and members of the royalty felt that these people had to agree.
Even if some did not like Minos, as in the case of the people coming from the Brown Kingdom, they could not ignore the threat of the migrants from Albano.
Those were just common criminals in Albano, but they had gathered a force capable of annihilating kingdoms in this region!
But there were millions of people like that in Albano alone, and the northern region of the Central Continent still had three other states of the same level as this one bordering it!
In this case, these people had become much more aware of the external dangers and their defenselessness. And with the knowledge of what was in the dark, they could not just close their eyes and hope it was not real.
They could only think that being with the Black Plain was the best and that they needed the branches of the Spiritual Church on their side!
"All right, my branch will go along with the plans of Archbishop Frost and her family..." One of them said after standing up.
Then, each representative of the regional branches of the Spiritual Church did the same as that old man, declaring their intention to participate in Minos' plans.
"Good!" He commented in satisfaction. "We will be signing some contracts in the next few days, but you can already take advantage of the local services to get stronger."
"We'll have a long journey ahead of us, so don't hold back." He said before grabbing the waists of his two women and slowly leaving that area.
And so, some people there soon began to discuss, some thinking about alliances and partnerships, taking advantage of the opportunity to be near many important people.
As for the members of the Church, they soon left the area to search for such local opportunities!
