213: Grassland

"The space box contains some extraordinary items that are part of the dowry prepared by father. Among them are five thousand white magic stones and five hundred cyan magic stones, which are the ransom for that Earl Torrens you captured."

"Five thousand white magic stones and five hundred cyan magic stones... these stones alone are worth a million gold coins. Is this Torrens really that valuable?"

Renn was shocked that the prisoner he had caught so casually was actually worth so much.

"The family behind Earl Torrens has run into big trouble recently. That Illegitimate Son Grand Duke intends to use their family as an example to warn others. If Torrens doesn't return soon, the Torrens Territory, being without an Earl, will be carved up."

"Besides, a million gold coins isn't much for an Earldom, but converting it all into magic stones is quite painful. This was also the result of Lord Father's negotiations on your behalf."

One white magic stone is worth one hundred gold coins, and one cyan magic stone is worth one thousand gold coins. This is the normal market exchange rate, but in reality, the value of magic stones is much higher than gold coins; even if you have gold coins, you can't necessarily buy that many magic stones.

"My thanks to His Highness the Grand Duke. I do indeed have a great need for these magic stones."

Belmont waved his hand and said, "These are just appetizers. The dowry Lord Father prepared for Alistair is yet to come!"

"There is a set of teleportation Magic Array inside the space box. I've also brought a space mage with me this time who will set up this teleportation Magic Array here for you."

"Lord Father has prepared a Sub-plane for Alistair as a dowry this time; that is the most precious treasure."

"A Sub-plane?"

Renn didn't quite react in time; Grand Duke Karl's grand gesture had shocked him somewhat.

"Yes, a Sub-plane slightly larger than an ordinary Viscounts Territory, with a suitable environment and a population of several hundred thousand living and thriving there."

"After decades of development and conquest, this Sub-plane has been completely tamed. Once the space teleportation Magic Array is repaired, Alistair, you and Renn will own this Sub-plane."

Looking at the exceptionally pleasantly surprised Renn and the equally shocked Alistair, Belmont was extremely satisfied internally; the purpose of his trip this time was considered achieved.

After learning that the dowry his father prepared was a Sub-plane, Belmont also had some confusion. A Sub-plane was equivalent to a family's foundation, and the Raging Bear Family only controlled six Sub-planes in total.

Giving one away now was truly difficult for him to accept.

It wasn't until Karl told him that this Sub-plane was discovered and mastered by Alistair's mother through prophecy, and was originally prepared for the then-unborn Alistair, and that the entire Sub-plane was not large and had no special products, only suitable for farming and propagation.

After Karl took control of it, he hadn't invested any more resources into developing this Sub-plane.

The value of the Sub-plane wasn't great, and since it was originally intended as a wedding gift for Alistair, Belmont didn't say anything more.

On this side, Renn looked at Belmont with some impatience. Belmont smiled and summoned the accompanying space mage to prepare to build the space teleportation Magic Array now.

Renn chose the military training grounds within Red River Fortress as the construction site for the Magic Array; the location here was large and safe enough.

The unfamiliar space mage took the materials and operated them skillfully. Renn, Alistair, and Fiona, who had been specially called over, watched the entire process. Clearly, Renn wanted to learn the technique.

"Renn, the skills of a space mage aren't something you can learn with just one look. That requires talent."

Belmont found it somewhat amusing to see several people staring intently at the space mage's operations. Without the talent of a mage with space attributes, one couldn't even get past the threshold. What was the use of just watching?

"The natural space passage between this Sub-plane and the Main Plane has been closed. There was only one teleportation Magic Array in Rage Bear Fortress, and that has also been closed now."

"Once the teleportation Magic Array on this side is built and activated, it can be connected to the teleportation array inside the Sub-plane, and you will be able to take control of this Sub-plane."

"However, activating the teleportation Magic Array requires a significant amount of magic stones and precious space stones, so Renn, it's best if you don't use the teleportation Magic Array too frequently under normal circumstances."

"Magic stones are one thing, but space stones are a rare resource that is hard to come by. It will be quite troublesome if they are used up."

Belmont imparted knowledge about the Sub-plane to Renn from the side, and Renn committed it all to memory. When space stones were mentioned, Renn thought to himself that he happened to have some stored away, and they could be used now.

Once the space Magic Array was built, as the space mage activated the array, a space fluctuation familiar to Renn appeared, except the space passage on the Magic Array was light blue.

"Let's go, let's go see the Sub-plane that belongs to you!"

Belmont took the lead and walked at the very front. Renn and Alistair exchanged a glance and followed him.

After the familiar feeling of dizziness, an unfamiliar world appeared before Renn's eyes.

"This is the Green Grass Plane. I heard from my father that this place was originally a grassland with only a few thousand people living here. Later, through continuous development, it became what it is now."

"The current Green Grass Plane has turned into a large farmstead that can produce a large amount of grain every year. The population living here is about four hundred thousand!"

"This is the only city in this plane, Green Grass City. Besides this city, there are ten small towns and a large number of villages in this plane."

Renn looked at the backward construction of Green Grass City; it was very similar in style to the former Red River Town, just on a larger scale.

Through observation, Renn could also see that this place had already been tidied up in advance. Clearly, Karl had organized the place once before sending out the Sub-plane.

The teleportation Magic Array in Green Grass City was inside the City Lord's Mansion. There was no castle here; the City Lord's Mansion was within the city.

The raging bear retainers guarding near the teleportation array had long been waiting here.

"I will take away all these people from the Raging Bear Family. I won't take the soldiers and Administrators who are locals of the city; I'll leave them for you to use."

"However, I must remind you, Renn, not to trust them too much. You still need to send your own retainers here to manage the overall situation."

Belmont leaned close to Renn and said in a low voice, "If the teleportation Magic Array here is destroyed, then this Sub-plane will be cut off from the Main Plane, and you can forget about ever entering this Sub-plane again."

"So, you must protect the teleportation Magic Array well!"

"I understand!"

Renn nodded solemnly.

Belmont took Renn for a tour around Green Grass City, and then they went outside the city for an inspection.

Renn muttered a sentence in his heart.

"The area isn't very large!"

Coming outside the city, Renn could see the full picture of the entire world at a glance. Compared to the Sub-plane he had visited before, the world before his eyes was much smaller.

But fortunately, the population was quite large, which was what Renn urgently needed right now.

After a tour of the Green Grass Sub-plane, Belmont left the Green Grass Plane with the Raging Bear Family's people. Subsequently, Renn had Wayne, who had just broken through, lead the First Legion to garrison the Green Grass Plane.

The natives within the Green Grass Plane had not stepped onto the extraordinary path; there wasn't a single Professional. Having Wayne lead the First Legion to garrison there was already overkill, which showed how much importance Renn attached to the Green Grass Plane.

Belmont delivered the dowry and stayed at Red River Fortress for a few more days, having pleasant conversations with Renn every day until he left on the third day.

Looking at Belmont's departing figure, Renn breathed a sigh of relief, and Alistair also felt much more relaxed.

"Finally gone. These past few days have really been busy; it's more tiring than me teaching at the academy."

"He came to deliver the dowry; this attitude of yours won't do!"

Renn skillfully put his arm around Alistair's waist and pulled her into his embrace, his hands wandering mischievously.

"Taking advantage of me again!"

Alistair gave a playful scold, her body twisting slightly before she stopped moving and let Renn have his way.

"Your whole person is mine; at most, I'm just taking advantage of what's mine."

Outside the Red River Valley, snow fell heavily. The winter in the North was more biting than ever before.