"You..." The strongest of those whales looked at Minos as they felt a dragon aura coming from him, one so strong that they couldn't help but feel that an elder of the dragon tribe was standing among them.
Everyone looked at Minos as the oldest and most powerful of those elders gave him an ugly look when he felt that sensation coming from his body.
Minos made a bitter expression but didn't say anything right away. He didn't need to because when he scanned his body, everyone there could see that he was a human, not a dragon.
And no matter how difficult the situation was between the strongest tribes in the world right now, a connection to the dragons wouldn't be enough for him to fear that these elders would attack him without even talking to him and probing him.
"Human, why are you giving off that disgusting feeling?" A level 94 elder asked, looking at Minos with a serious expression on his huge face.
Minos made a gesture of greeting and said. "Elders, this junior attended the recent Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom event. Until the opening of this space months ago, I had never seen a dragon in person. But there, I received the powers left by the elder."
He couldn't hide the truth. These powerful beasts were very sensitive to lies and could also imagine how a human could have a dragon aura.
There were only two ways to explain this. The first and most obvious was a high-level inheritance in which the human received a portion of a dragon's powers. The second was that Minos was a descendant of dragons and humans.
But the second hypothesis couldn't explain how such a weak human could have such a strong aura. Hence, everyone there quickly realized that he had indeed inherited dragon powers through an inheritance.
"An inheritance?"
"The Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom?"
Some of these elders weren't fully aware of the news of this event because they had other things to worry about. However, they were aware of what the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom was and that their tribe's current confusion with the leaders of the Continent of Beasts was related to that place.
With that in mind, they felt less bothered by Minos' presence there, even though he was displaying that aura that bothered them so much.
The level 96 elder asked. "Human, what are you going to do now? Why don't you enjoy your inheritance on land? Why are you risking yourself at sea in such a dangerous place?"
This was a critical question. He had been disturbed by the sensation coming from Minos' body, and when he thought about it, it didn't make sense for someone like this young human to be in this place during all this chaos.
An inheritance comes with many benefits, not just inherited power. Surely, Minos had things to absorb and enjoy when he went into seclusion.
Considering that the event had just ended, it could be very interesting for him to spend the next few years in seclusion, absorbing and adapting to what he had gained in that place.
But instead, Minos was with a strange crew, traveling through a place full of tension.
How could that not be strange, coming from a young man with a power that bothered even them, the elders of the strongest tribe in the world?
As these whales looked at him, Minos replied. "My time is short. I feel that high-level problems will hit the whole world, especially my Central Continent.
I could really improve my strength faster if I concentrated on being in seclusion. But I won't be able to strengthen myself enough to protect everything I have by myself. I can only do that with powerful allies on my side.
So that's what I'm doing, elders. I'm gathering powerful and brave beings to face some problems that will surely hit my home in the near future." He had a determined expression on his face as he spoke.
The elders knew that one could only guarantee one's destiny if one had strength, but considering this young man's cultivation and how worried he was about the future, if his worries turned out to be true, he was right. He wouldn't be able to prepare by himself because even if individual strength were the most important thing, it would still take him a long time to reach a relevant level.
If the threat was as close as he thought, it might be better to gather allies than to concentrate on raising his level!
They looked at each other, believing this young man was sincere and wouldn't be a problem for their tribe.
"And where exactly are you going?"
"I'm going to the Continent of Beasts to gather more allies. I have friends in the Phoenix Tribe, so I'll try my luck with them. Then, I'll pass through the Divine Continent, where I have some business to take care of.
I will return to the central continent and then go to the North Sea. What I do next will depend on what I find in that dangerous place." He showed everything he had in mind for the next few years.
"North Sea?"
Seeing the expressions of Minos' fellow travelers, including the Arctic Whales who had already heard of his destination, the elders believed in the crazy journey this human was about to undertake.
"Is there something special about the North Sea?"
"I hope not. It'll be better that way." Minos sighed, feeling that he had already convinced these elders not to pick on him.
He was just a sailor passing through this place on his way to another destination that wouldn't necessarily cause problems for these beings.
Having made that clear, he saw the elders become less annoyed with him as they seemed to somehow recognize him.
"What is your name, young man?" The strongest of them asked.
"Minos Stuart of the Black Plain Empire."
"Hmm, young Minos, good luck on your journey to the North Sea. If you survive your journey, come back to the Sky Whale tribe. We'd like to hear your stories." The whale said as he tossed Minos an object the size of a house, a giant, razor-sharp tooth.
"Use this if you survive and are interested in becoming a friend of our tribe. It will give you access to the heart of our territory." Having said this, the elder took his leave and disappeared from Minos and his crew, along with the other stronger elders who had appeared in the area moments before.
Storing it in his spatial ring, Minos smiled to himself, happy to have gotten something like that tooth.
