Whereas Minos was fixing some issues within the empire, Gloria was with the leaders of the Non secular Church for the northern area.

Along with her had been solely individuals native to that area who had joined the Church after the event initiated by Minos and her in creating their faction. Therefore, there have been no high-level Non secular Saints amongst these individuals.

Nevertheless, there have been low-level Non secular Saints, and the strongest of them was already at stage 72, one thing extraordinary for a local of the northern area.

Apart from Minos and Abby, the strongest natives of the area had been within the Black Plain Military, between ranges 71 and 73. These had been the instances of Elen Nash, Barbara, Peter Freeman, Dillian, and Eduard, individuals who had accompanied Emperor Stuart for a protracted interval.

As such, having individuals at ranges 70, 71, and 72 on her facet was spectacular for Gloria, and the Church forces for the northern area presently had been under no circumstances weak.

Along with these domains, she had faction members within the Vogel space, the kingdoms of Albano, Rosser, Blackrock, and the Flaming Empire. Counting these territories, her faction had dozens of mid-level Non secular Saints and greater than a dozen high-level Non secular Saints cultivators.

That was fairly spectacular for a faction created just a few a long time in the past!

Exactly due to the age of this faction, the present pressures generated by three of the 4 main factions of the Church competing for the place of Supreme Pontiff had been substantial.

Gloria was assembly proper now with the Church leaders within the northern area to handle these points!

Within the assembly corridor of this submit, the representatives of Snow, Waves, Finish, Stone Island, Brown, and Cromwell had been seated round a big desk, the place Gloria was in a single nook.

At the moment, the Non secular Church had Matriarchs and Patriarchs in every of those territories, with them being led straight by the Church headquarters since there have been no Cardinals in both the Black Plain Empire or the Flaming Empire.

However these individuals reported to Gloria due to her place as head of the faction and spouse of Emperor Stuart.

She then started this assembly. “Very effectively. I hope everyone seems to be receiving their assets usually and progressing as we hope.”

“Sure, His Majesty’s males have by no means did not ship assets at my submit.” The Stone Island consultant mentioned.

“The identical for Finish’s submit. And despite the fact that I spend most of my time in that place, I’ve been making speedy advances… I’ve managed to stage up as soon as within the final six years.” A girl, stage 71, mentioned with a smile on her face.

For individuals who did not have entry to the Spatial Kingdom, the identical methods that these closest to Minos had, or the choice to coach with him, cultivation was rather more difficult and slower…

However advancing as soon as each six years within the early a part of the eighth stage was not dangerous. However, the other of that, that particular person could possibly be thought of gifted!

Gloria heard from every of them that deliveries had been common they usually had been progressing inside what she and Minos anticipated.

By becoming a member of their faction, an individual can be consistently evaluated. If one-day such individuals did not ship outcomes past the minimal acceptable, they might lower the help that particular person may obtain.

So, after listening to the excellent news, she went straight to the latest drawback that her state and household had been struggling. “Melanie, Mirabella, how are your domains? I do know the scenario in Snow is dangerous, however how problematic are issues being over there?”

Mirabella noticed Gloria her and spoke first. “Matriarch Frost, the scenario in Snow is absolutely difficult. Because of the motion of Non secular Sages in that space, the growing variety of individuals from this stage, and the eighth stage stopping within the metropolis, Cardinals consistently present up there.

Due to this, in a number of conditions the place my group was about to assist Snow’s Meeting with issues with these international consultants, we had been stopped by low-level Cardinals.”

The Church had guidelines concerning the presence of its consultants within the domains the place they had been current.

This group did not wish to seem to the world and in reality had no real interest in being a sovereign energy over territories, in turning into an imperial home. So it averted making it seem to the leaders of its domains that it was desirous about changing them.

Due to this, one would hardly ever see a Church particular person stronger than the emperor or king of a given land.

A Church rule regulated this, saying that specialists stronger than these sovereigns may solely keep quickly of their territory.

However this rule additionally mentioned that in case giant quantities of specialists stronger than these sovereigns began to seem of their domains, the Church would ship individuals of equal energy to regulate the scenario.

The Church trusted its domains to keep up its energy, so it would not let any a part of its territory be thrown into chaos by the weak point of the sovereigns in these areas.

With this, Cardinals had been presently showing weekly on the coast of the outdated Snow Kingdom.

Minos and Gloria knew these individuals couldn’t be simply eliminated and weren’t simply there to ‘preserve the peace’ regionally. Their purpose was clearly to make their presence felt within the northern area, slowly weaken the faction of the 2, and stress the 2 to affix one in all them.

With these Cardinals within the area, it was turning into harder for the Minos and Gloria faction members to stay so loyal to them.

With what these teams from the Evergreen Empire needed to supply, it was robust to compete for supporters!

Even these individuals in that corridor subsequent to Gloria had been tempted to simply accept turning into members of different factions!

They only did not do it as a result of they feared Minos greater than Non secular Sages!

That they had seen what Minos was like a number of occasions over the previous a long time. The Stuart Emperor was vengeful, spiteful, somebody who would brutalize an enemy’s corpse after killing them. He was somebody who would kill unarmed individuals and remove organizations that had already raised the white flag.

As for these Non secular Sages, they had been robust, it was true. However no one knew if they might be as horrible as Minos…

Not solely that, Minos’ cultivation pace was not slowing down. So the day may come when he would develop into a Non secular Sage.

That is why these individuals remained loyal to them, despite the fact that they had been tempted to alter sides!

Melanie, chief of the Finish submit, mentioned. “Varied teams exterior the area have additionally occupied the world additional to the southeast of the previous Kingdom of the Finish. As well as, a number of kingdoms and empires on the mainland have been creating fortifications within the space, from the place I consider they are going to have help posts for his or her teams within the empire.”

Going to Elves Island from this space was not possible due to pure boundaries. However this territory was near the world of the outdated Snow Kingdom from the place specialists had been going to that island.

So it was fascinating for out of doors powers intent on having outposts within the Black Plain Empire.

Because it was within the curiosity of Gloria’s group to not have such robust individuals regionally, their presence was an issue!

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