272: A priceless gift

"Holden has broken through to the Extreme Realm and become the new King. Is there still no news about Golden King Bjorn?"

The most significant events that occurred in the kingdom during the year since Rein left were Holden's breakthrough and the Golden King's disappearance.

The Golden King's disappearance shocked Rein, while Holden's perfectly timed breakthrough made Rein marvel at the profound heritage of the Royal Family.

Rein chatted with Alistair for a long time, covering everything from personal feelings to major and minor affairs within the Territory. Afterward, Alistair also called Cecilia over.

The Red River Territory was managed very well by Alistair. Although Rein was not present to oversee the Territory during the past year, the speed of the Red River Territory's development did not slow down at all.

Before leaving, Rein had already set the development plan for the Territory, and Rein had no doubts about the abilities of Alistair and the others. As long as nothing unexpected happened, the Red River Territory's development would not stagnate.

Although the kingdom's situation was turbulent and unexpected events occurred one after another over the past year, these external matters could not yet affect the Red River Territory, which was located in a border region.

For the next few days, Rein kept the Communication Crystal open and maintained contact with Alistair since he had no other urgent matters.

During this time, Rein also briefly chatted with Kapdo, Yiven, and other important figures in the Red River Territory.

Although it was just a simple conversation, it greatly soothed their previously uneasy feelings, as Rein had indeed been away for too long this time.

When Rein told them he would return in a few days, everyone was excited, especially Cecilia and Alistair.

"Rein, can you come back tomorrow?"

Cecilia looked at Rein with anticipation; she really missed him too much.

"I probably can't go back tomorrow. Lord Kavadoral hasn't appeared yet, but it should only be a few more days."

"Alright!" Cecilia pouted in disappointment.

Rein, who was chatting with Cecilia, suddenly stood up.

"Cecilia, Kavadoral called me over. I have to stop chatting now. I estimate I'll be able to return very soon, so wait for me safely at home!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Cecilia immediately beamed and nodded quickly.

Shutting off the Communication Crystal, Rein arrived at the Tree House. He had just received a message from Kavadoral asking him to come over.

Just as Rein arrived, Dora, Elder Fabre of the Fairy Clan, and several other Legendary Fairies also arrived one after another. Kavadoral was already waiting for them in the Tree House.

"Your Highness!"

Fabre and the other Fairies respectfully saluted Kavadoral and stepped aside.

"Lord Dora, and Rein, my dear friend, thank you for your patience waiting for me these past few days. This is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you like it."

Kavadoral didn't waste words, immediately presenting Rein and Dora with a large gift package.

There were a total of five Crystal Balls, a green leaf emitting a faint glow, and three fruits of knowledge, which Rein had eaten before.

"Because I've been Suppressing the Seal for years and couldn't leave, I haven't been able to collect many treasures. I originally had some fruit of life to give you, but they were all used up during the great war and suppressing the backlash of the remnant body of the evil god."

"These few items are the last good things I can offer."

Saying this, Kavadoral picked up one Crystal Ball and began to explain.

"Sealed inside this Crystal Ball is the fountain of youth. I accidentally acquired this Wondrous Item during ancient times, but it's not of much use to me, and Fabre and the others don't have a high demand for the fountain of youth either."

"This item is quite valuable to you Humans. If I give it to you, I believe you will be satisfied, Rein."

Rein stood up, slightly agitated. He hadn't expected Kavadoral's first gift to be a game-changer.

The fountain of youth, this Legendary Wondrous Item, is an extremely rare treasure for Short-lived Species like Humans.

The two effects—significantly prolonging life and Perpetual Youth—are nearly useless to long-lived species. Their lives are already long, and they do not fear death as Short-lived Species do. After experiencing a long life, long-lived species generally face the end of their lives with indifference.

Furthermore, Perpetual Youth is also a pointless feature for long-lived species. They maintain a youthful appearance for most of their long lives, and an elderly appearance is actually preferred by long-lived species as a symbol of power and wisdom.

But for Rein, the fountain of youth was priceless. Setting aside Perpetual Youth, significantly prolonging life was incredibly appealing.

"I am more than satisfied, Lord Kavadoral!"

Rein accepted the Crystal Ball from Kavadoral with slightly trembling hands and carefully put it away.

"I'm glad you're satisfied!"

Saying this, Kavadoral picked up the remaining four Crystal Balls nearby.

"These three Crystal Balls contain three portals connecting to Sub-planes. These three Sub-Plane Passages appeared near the Verdant Holy Land over the years."

"Fabre and I have no interest in these Sub-planes. Any Plane Passages that appeared nearby and posed a threat were cleared out, and those that posed no threat were simply left alone."

"After all these years, only these three remain. The rest of the Plane Passages either vanished on their own or the Sub-planes themselves perished."

"I took the time over the past few days to convert these three Plane Passages into sealed Teleportation Arrays. Rein, I know you are a Lord, and these three Sub-planes should be useful to you."

"The last Crystal Ball contains some water of life that I prepared. This is a Byproduct unique to our tree of life, and I believe you are aware of its effects."

"The water of life inside here was also produced by me over the past few days. Although the quantity is small, the effect is excellent: as long as a person is not completely dead, drinking the water of life can save them."

Saying this, Kavadoral handed the four Crystal Balls to Rein.

"This is truly too valuable, Lord Kavadoral."

"Thank you, you are too generous!"

Although he said they were valuable, Rein quickly accepted the four Crystal Balls.

Whether it was the Teleportation Array connecting to the Sub-planes or the water of life personally produced by the Demigod Rank Ancient Tree of Life, Kavadoral, they were treasures Rein desperately desired and could not refuse.

"Rein, you are also aware of the function of these three fruits of knowledge. Doram doesn't have any stock either. The fruits of knowledge are quite beneficial to Fabre and the others, so they are constantly consumed. These three are the last ones remaining."

"As for this leaf of life, this is a gift for my newly born Kin. I couldn't confirm his state initially, so I didn't prepare much, but this should make up for it."

"As a Senior, I cannot give him too much protection, but this is a small token of my regard."

Accepting Kavadoral's final gifts, Rein was extremely satisfied. These gifts from Kavadoral were exactly what he needed.

"Thank you again for your generosity, Lord Kavadoral!"

Rein solemnly bowed to Kavadoral in thanks.

Kavadoral's Energy Avatar smiled as he looked at Rein and Dora.

"I apologize that I did not prepare a specific gift for you, Lord Dora. Everything I have here is not very useful to you."

"However, the gates of the entire Verdant Holy Land are always open for you. Just say whatever you wish for."

Dora sat on Rein's shoulder, shaking her little head.

"Dora doesn't want anything. Kavadoral, you and Fabre are very good. Dora likes you new friends."

"If there are Bad Guys in the future, we'll go eliminate them together."

Dora waved her little hand as she spoke, causing Kavadoral and the surrounding Fairies to smile faintly.