To The Salt Breathing Tribe

With the name decided, the group all went out to enjoy a large feast, coming home when the sun had begun to set.

Heading to his room, Minos didn't go to cultivate, rather he continued working on the bylaws, going through it over and over to correct anything or change some parts he wasn't fully satisfied with.

This work took the whole night, but with Minos's cultivation, he was affected at all, just satisfied with a job well done.

With the final edition in order, Minos got to work creating copies, soon having enough for everyone.

Standing up with these documents in hand, Minos headed over to Beetus's room, knocking gently on his door.

"Boss, you need something?" Beetus said with a yawn as he opened the door.

"I just finished all the Trin's Abode bylaws, I just need you to hand them out and make sure to remind everyone that memorizing it is essential. I will test them."

"Leave it to me Boss!" Beetus guaranteed.

"Good, I'm heading out, still need to greet some people." Minos said, before leaving Beetus to his work.

Walking to the Weapon Refining Union, Minos was pleasantly surprised to see Zatiana entering the building at the same time.

"Minos! What are you doing here?" Zatiana said with a joyous voice.

"Just came back from my journey. Was actually on my way to say hello to you, so it's a good thing we bumped into each other." Minos laughed.

"It's nice to see you again. I was thinking you may never come back." Zatian said

"Hey, are you cursing me to die?" Minos joked.

"Of course not, that isn't what I meant." Zatiana said defensively.

"Relax, I'm just kidding. Anyways, have you eaten yet? Let's go get breakfast, my treat."

"Don't joke like that! And I guess I could eat."

The two soon arrived at a breakfast stall, and after some small talk, Minos got to the point.

"Zatiana, as you may already know, I've started an organization, and I'd like you to join." Minos said flatly.

"Organization? What are you doing?"

"A little bit of everything, but we could use a weapon refiner as talented as you. What do you say?" Minos asked.

"Of course I'll join you!" Zatiana said immediately, not even taking a moment to think.

Honestly, she had been invited by quite a few forces to join them, but she had been holding back because in her heart, she always considered herself Minos's person.

"Great." Minos smiled, happy to have Zatiana on his team.

"By the way, have you gotten taller?" Zatiana asked as she looked up and down Minos's large body.

"I have, but hopefully I should have stopped growing by now." Minos laughed.

He was already 200 cm by this point, but the good news was that he was also 18, so it was likely his growth had come to an end, otherwise he'd start to feel worried.

"Hey, I like tall men." Zatiana blushed.

"Tall enough to crush you?" Minos joked.

"Not that far!"

"Well then, I must be the perfect size then."

"You are, a bit bigger would be too much, and a bit smaller wouldn't be enough. You are right where you need to be." Zatiana giggled.

"Don't make fun of me."

"I'm serious. I think you're perfect just the way you are." Zatiana said earnestly.

"Thank you. It's good to know I'm not a freak." Minos joked again, this time causing Zatiana to laugh along with him.

After spending a little longer chatting with Zatiana, they both headed back to the Weapon Refining Union, waving her goodbye before walking to Okrum's office.

"Minos, it's good to see you alive and well." Okrum smiled as Minos entered the room.

"Why does it feel like everyone thought I was dead?" Minos couldn't help but ask.

"You were gone for nearly two years after all, that isn't a short time. By the way, your cultivation… My heaven's!" Okrum couldn't help but yelp as he finally took a look at Minos's strength.

What shocked him was the fact that he could no longer see through Minos, which either meant he had some sort of profound method to hide his cultivation, or his realm was the same as his.

"Did you breakthrough?" Okrum couldn't help but ask.

"Exactly." Minos smiled.

"You! Damn, maybe I should have joined you on that journey." Okrum said, his voice slightly envious.

"Trust me, you don't." Minos said, not getting into the details.

"Hmm, I'll take your word for it. So now that you're in the Inner Heaven Realm, what's the plan?"

"I'll probably head towards the center of the continent, pursuing more resources along the way."

"Good idea. Well I'd wish you good fortune, but seeing your luck up until now, it feels pointless to do so."

"I could always use your wishes, old man. But before I go, I do actually have one more thing to ask." Minos said, before explaining his idea of having some of his members train under Okrum.

"Hmm, normally I'd say no, but given your strength and how little I have to do around here, why not?" Okrum answered, giving in.

With Okrum's okay, Minos was naturally invigorated, thanking the old man one more time before heading back home and giving the kids the news.

With everything set up and Trin's Abode future direction planned out, now all Minos had to do was sit back and wait for it all to unravel.

After once again double checking to make sure all his plans were in order, Minos called his horse back from his stable boy and headed off to finally reunite with Tinka after two years away.

However, this time was different from all the other times he came back to Tinka, because this time he may have a solution to her tribe's curse.

While he wasn't sure if it would work 100%, using the DNA Extraction Pod, Minos may finally unlock the key to that wretched curse, and from there, the answer would eventually reveal itself.

The first step was often the most critical one, so Minos's blood burned with excitement at the idea of finally giving Tinka the freedom she always deserved.

With his mind in the clouds, the trip felt like an instantaneous one, and before he could even stop daydreaming, he realized he was already back at the tribe.

Seeing the familiar faces hard at work, Minos couldn't help but smile, his appearance causing a commotion just like it usually did, causing a dense crowd to quickly gather around him.

"Congratulations Minos." One man said with a large smile.

"Congratulations?" Minos asked confused, not sure what the man meant.

"You'll know soon enough. Follow us!" The man laughed.

Scratching his head bewildered, Minos just hopped off his horse and followed the crowd, wondering what exactly the surprise was.

Walking for a bit, the crowd arrived in front of the Patriarch's house, Ronkus and Meninka sat at the front, large smiles on their faces as they saw Minos arrive.

"About time you came back boy, we were starting to worry about you." Ronkus laughed.

"Why? Did something happen?" Minos asked, though based on their joyous moods, he assumed it was something good.

"A miracle happened." Meninka giggled.

Had Minos just used his Omniscient Eyes, he would immediately know the secret, but he thought it was rude to pry on the people close to him, so he refrained, causing the anticipation to just build up even more.

"Come on." Ronkus said, opening the door to the home before forcefully dragging Minos in.

Under Ronkus's lead, the three soon arrived at what used to be Tinka's room, the door opening to reveal Tinka gently humming a tune with her back turned to them.

Hearing the door opening, Tinka turned around, revealing a small child around a year or so old in her hands.

Shocked at the sight, Minos just stood there with his mouth agape, the first time in his life where he truly felt lost for words.

"Welcome back, dad." Tinka smiled gently, as she stood up, bringing the child closer to Minos.

The little girl seemed afraid of Minos, burrowing further into her mother's arms to escape the strangers gaze.

"She-sh-shes mine?" Minos stuttered, though he knew in his heart the moment he laid eyes upon her tiny head filled with unique white hair, that she was undoubtedly his.