The Rise of the Black Plain
Chapter 93 - 93: Reaping the Medicine

'Hmph, who do you think you are to speak with such arrogance!' the young man who had spoken earlier thought to himself with a contemptuous smile on his face.

He had already been informed by his bodyguard that these two new competitors were only at levels 46 and 37. In his case, while he himself was at level 39 and his bodyguard at level 48.

They clearly had the advantage in this place!

So, Tristram Reid, the young man with black hair, felt confident about being able to get rid of Minos and Ruth with ease.

Meanwhile, the other competitors around were also displeased with Minos' behavior. From the looks of it, it appeared that these newcomers were looking down on them. Obviously, they didn't see how kind Minos had been...

'As much as this new fellow's attitude is arrogant, at least he seems to be willing to go against this bastard,' thought one of the youths as he glanced at Tristram.

Tristram had acted as if the Warrior-grade herb had been his from the very start, creating animosity from the others present in the place.

However, since his bodyguard was the strongest on the scene, no one dared to take the initiative to do anything against him. Besides, they also didn't know how to harvest this Rainbow Fruit, so there was no reason for them to try to get together, just to teach the young Tristram a lesson.

Minos took a look at the people around him and noticed that most of them seemed unhappy with his kindness. He then attempted to change his way of approach, "Well, I'm going to harvest this spiritual herb, but I hope you don't covet it. It would not be good if all of your families' investment were wasted on a mere Rainbow Fruit..."

Upon hearing this, some youths became even more irritated by Minos' behavior. However, in contrast, others were curious about why this competitor was so full of himself. 'This arrogant Tristram will hold back any longer if this guy continues...' one of them thought, observing the situation with interest.

Some of them had already been in this area for four days, waiting for someone capable of harvesting the herb to appear. After all, they still had ample time before the Spiritual Tournament started. Therefore, this was a good chance for them to improve their levels before the competition begins.

Anyway, immediately upon hearing Minos' phrase, Tristram frowned and said. "Are you threatening us? Hmph! How pathetic, with a strength of a mere level 37, someone still dares to say in such a grandiose manner."

The bodyguard then approached Tristram and asked in a low voice, "Young master, do you want me to deal with this guy?"

"No, we are going to let him harvest the herb first. After he has done it, we will kill him and his protector," Tristram whispered, making sure that only his bodyguard could.

After giving his last warning, Minos approached the Rainbow Flower, noticing that no one seemed interested in stopping him.

'Well, I've done a lot by warning them twice. If anyone wants to simply surrender themselves to death, I can do nothing but help them...' Minos thought, shrugging his shoulders as he let out a long breath.

Meanwhile, Ruth closely observed each of the six bodyguards in this vicinity. She wanted to be ready to defend Minos from them at any slightest hint of disagreement.

As for the others, she was not worried about them, they were insignificant to Minos and could even be killed in an instant. Therefore, for them, defying this young man would be the biggest mistake they could have made in their lives.

The group then began to focus on Minos' gestures as he finally got close to the Rainbow Fruit. The herb was right there in the middle, shining brilliantly in its seven colors.

Minos then knelt next to the fruit and retrieved a pair of 30 centimeters scissors from his spatial ring. However, these were no ordinary scissors. No, it was not a spiritual weapon since it could not be used to make attacks, but was a tool crafted by an array master and a blacksmith, who were both in high-level grade-4!

That was a top-of-the-line tool designed to assist low-level people in collecting herbs of any rating!

The God Henricus Longus had ordered a set of gardening tools from two of his acquaintances in preparation for building his inheritance. He required these tools to help his future heir collect the numerous herbs from the Spatial Kingdom.

Otherwise, his heir could be delayed for many years, just because he wouldn't have the strength to harvest the herbs from the Spatial Kingdom!

And the scissors that Minos had gotten out from his ring were one of those gardening tools left by Henricus Longus.

While Minos took out the scissors from his ring, the mysterious man who was hovering in the skies above the Peak of Fog was watching the whole situation. He found Minos' behavior very intriguing, but a frown formed on his face as he saw the appearance of the scissors.

'These scissors... I cannot determine their classification, but I am sure that they are not that simple…' he murmured while scratching his head.

Meanwhile, Minos started using his tool to harvest Warrior-grade herb.

He skillfully maneuvered the scissors through the structure of the plant, passing it through the stem, leaves, stalk, etc.

After doing this for a while, he finally felt that the tension on the scissors had eased all of a sudden as it passed through a specific area of the plant.

Minos then thought, 'If I cut the herb at this point, I will be able to take not only the fruit but also a portion of the plant to the Spatial Kingdom. Hmm, I will send it right over there. Emlyn will understand its significance and will help me take care of it.'

At that moment, he finally harvested the herb which had borne the Warrior-grade fruit. This sight brought delight to all the 15 onlookers, while Ruth remained unfazed.

She already had complete trust in what Minos said, so she was simply waiting for the harvesting of the herb and not worried if he would be able to or not.

However, in the next instant, everyone in the place was taken aback as the plant disappeared into thin air.

It seemed that Minos was getting ready to make an escape after harvesting the valuable treasure!

Upon noticing this, everyone present prepared themselves for the fight, but most of them wanted to wait for the young Tristram and his guard to test Minos and Ruth first.

'Hmph, to be so audacious to do this in the face of so many potential enemies, this guy must have a great card up his sleeve!' mused one of the most reasonable youths while waiting to see what was going to unfold.

He had already signaled his protector to refrain from acting and just observe what was going to happen.

At this moment, Tristram stepped forward with his voice filled with dominance and disdain, "Give me that herb, and I can think of letting you get out of here alive."

"Huh? What did you say?" Minos asked in disbelief. To him, this guy was nothing more than a worm who was only trying to bite more someone who could squash him with no effort. So, what was he up to with all this bullshit?

Tristram's face contorted with anger as he realized that Minos didn't give a damn about him. "How can a level 37 bug dare to talk to me like that?" his voice was seething with anger.

Tristram had been brought up with many privileges all his life and belonged to a family that was one of the strongest in his region. And despite being a part of a group that could be considered to be a top echelon in the northern Central Continent, his petty personality had still driven him to come here to compete for this Warrior-grade herb.

"Guard Leon, take care of the bitch protecting this insect while I squash him into a paste," Tristram bellowed.

Upon hearing this, both Minos and Ruth frowned. This young man was indeed arrogant and wanted to turn this matter into a deadly situation!

Minos glanced at Ruth and nodded. He was not inclined to show any person, and it was especially true when he had to deal with such scum.

Understanding his signal, Ruth smiled and prepared for the battle. She was also excited as this would be her first fight since reaching level 46, so this was a good training opportunity presenting itself before her!

Minos retrieved his low-level grade-2 sword and prepared himself to activate all three of his techniques.

He then spoke in a stern voice, "I warned you more than once, but since you don't want to hear the voice of reason, I don't mind killing you."

While he was saying this to Tristram, all the other remaining people around were able to determine the level of the weapon that was now in Minos' hand. That's because this was a weapon that almost all of them coveted!

In fact, even some of the bodyguards present here didn't have a weapon of such high classification as Minos' sword!

'Hmm? A low-level grade-2 weapon. Does he truly think that he can use it?' one of the youths pondered calmly.

Seeing Minos' weapon, Tristram laughed, rather, he didn't even pay any attention to what the young Stuart had said. According to him, he had already won this battle!

'Hehehe, it seems that my decision to come here was right. Along with a Warrior-grade herb, now I will also get a low-level grade-2 sword,' Tristram beamed happily, his gaze fixated on Minos' weapon ever since he brought it out.

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