The next day, Minos and his wives were heading to one of the ces where they would do business in this sect when suddenly they met an old acquaintance.


    Ruth was a former member of this sect who had lived with Kara and Mona in this ce for some time before her final departure. So when she went to direct her family to one of the ces her parents had suggested, she used an old path.


    Because of this, they eventually ran into the beautiful young redhead from the Kingdom of the End, Ford''s younger sister, Kara Carline!


    "Minos!" She saw this man''s attractive face and shouted before forming a smile on her lips and walking towards him.


    On the other hand, seeing Kara, Minos noticed that this woman was already at level 59, not far from reaching the 7th stage.


    "Kara, you seem to be doing well here, huh? You''re already close to bing a Spiritual Emperor!" He eximed to her as he opened his arms to hug this woman.


    Ruth and Abby also paid attention to Kara''s cultivation and congratted this woman they had known for almost two decades.


    Only Gloria was not intimate with Kara due to the time when this other redhead entered Minos'' life, near thetter part of the ck in''s War of Independence.


    "Hehe, thank you. Even though I didn''t choose to follow you, I still maintain a good cultivation speed around here..." She said to them, impressed with the levels of her three old acquaintances, who had gone further than she had guessed.


    "Hmm, you can change sides whenever you want..." Minosmented to her as he remembered Kara''s mother and stepmother. "Your family in the Kingdom of the End must have about three Spiritual Emperors by now."


    "Yes, I recently received a message from my father. He advanced a stage after receiving the opportunity to cultivate in Dry City." She said in a grateful tone, prepared to give Minos a special gift as soon as he wanted it...


    Minos smiled at Kara, but seeing her looking toward Gloria''s belly, he introduced his wife to this woman.


    "Kara, this is Gloria, the Archbishop of the Spiritual Church for our region. She is my third wife and is currently pregnant with our daughter."


    "Huh?" Kara''s mouth dropped open in surprise as she stared at Gloria''s belly. "You''re already going to be a father? That''s so sudden!"


    "Hmm, things like that happen," Minos said, remembering that he had tried for several years to achieve such an aplishment with his women.


    "Anyway, nice to meet you..." Kara greeted Gloria more formally, feeling a little embarrassed about what she wanted to do with Minos now that she had discovered this information.


    They then walked together for a few minutes, talking about minor matters, such as Minos'' disagreement with Ford during his time at the Holy Sect. In addition, his group heard how she had spent thest few years in this ce and talked a bit about their lives in the northern region.


    That developed until Kara asked Minos something more relevant. "Is it true that you will be the King of Vogel? I heard that rumor from my master and couldn''t help but be shocked..."


    "Hmm, it is true." Minos'' three women answered before him as he shook his head affirmatively.


    "How did you do that? How is it possible for someone from the northern region to be the sessor of Vogel?" She questioned, looking into Minos'' eyes.


    "Well, many things happened... To put it simply, the former royal family of that state attacked us and then had to flee. That opened up this option, which I quickly grabbed." He exined, always with a smile on his face. "Now I will be the king of that ce, hehe."


    "Unbelievable..."


    Kara then remembered the things Minos had done in the northern region and the situation of the four states north of this Empire. She then asked in a low voice. "You''re not thinking of another war, are you? It would be crazy to aim for that!"


    Minos then said unfairly. "What do you think of me, Kara? I am striving to ensure the peace of these five states!"


    "Sigh!"


    "I can''t believe an old friend would think so badly of me..."


    Minos'' wives smiled as Kara looked usingly at him, knowing he was a bastard for having the nerve to y the good guy for her.


    "I hope you are not aiming that high... The Empire is too dangerous for people below the 8th stage to think of such risky things." Shemented, knowing the mentality that royal powers had.


    Kara was a princess, so she knew organizations like Minos'' were always looking for development and sometimes tried to ''eat'' more than they could ''digest.'' That way, she had to warn these people to be more careful in this dangerous state.


    "Don''t worry, Kara, we won''t try anything crazy," Ruthmented to her old friend as she tapped one of Minos'' shoulders, and he nodded.


    "Anyway, what are you doing here? Visiting family?" She asked, knowing that Minos'' mother was from this sect but having no idea that the sect master was Minos'' grandfather.


    "Yes, but we are also here to do business," Abby replied in ce of her husband. He was sighing, just thinking about the problems he already had and would have in this ce because of his maternal family.


    "I see..." Kara looked at the cksmith store near where they were arriving, understanding that this was supposed to strengthen the ck in.


    ''That ce will develop well with Minos leading it... Even my family could gain a lot from it.'' She pondered silently, wondering how different Dry City had be after all these years.


    And with that thought, she could not help but feel the urge to return to that ce grow in her being, curious to see a new northern region.


    Thest time she had been to those areas had been when she had said goodbye to Minos a few days after the attempted peace negotiation led by Gloria. So the northern region and the ck in she had seen in herst passage through those areas were still the same as in her childhood.


    That made her feel nostalgic but also anxious for the future, deciding that she had to return to visit her family and see for herself the changes brought about by Minos.


    "Well, I''ll let you get on with your business." She said with a smile to Minos'' wives before looking him in the eye. "I think I will visit the ck in after I advance a stage. So even if we don''t see each other again in your time here, it won''t be long before we meet again..."


    "Hehe, I''m looking forward to it." He winked at her before saying goodbye and taking his wives inside the cksmith store in that area.


    It was time to do business!


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