51: Transmission of Dharma

"A Sub-plane is a small type of planar space; the smaller ones are a dozen square kilometers, while the larger ones can be tens or even hundreds of thousands of square kilometers."

"Countless Sub-planes revolve around the Noah Continent Main Plane. A few of these planar spaces merge with the Noah Continent, but most remain attached near the Noah Continent Main Plane."

"Because these Sub-planes are so close to the Noah Continent, they sometimes form a Plane Passage on the Noah Continent, connecting the Sub-plane and the Noah Continent together."

"Once such a Plane Passage is discovered, it is occupied by great powers, who then rely on the Plane Passage to conquer these Sub-planes."

"The types of Sub-planes are varied and strange; some have no life at all, some are full of vitality, some are rich in minerals, and some can grow grain. In short, Sub-planes are very precious resources."

"The rules established by the kingdom's rulers a thousand years ago do not apply to Sub-planes. All great nobles, including the Golden Royal Family, use lair creatures to build their own Sub-planes."

"The Extraterritorial Evil Gods have no interest in tiny Sub-planes, and with the unique existence of lair creatures, there are basically no external threats within Sub-planes."

"Every Sub-plane is a power's strongest foundation and their base of operations."

This was the first time Renn had heard about Sub-planes; previously, his rank was too low to even come into contact with such information.

"So the royal family and the Grand Dukes all control Sub-planes? Are there many Sub-planes?"

"The royal family and the Grand Dukes of the Four Borders definitely control Sub-planes, and likely more than one. Some powerful Marquises and Earls might also have one or two Sub-planes."

"As for the number of Sub-planes, they are almost infinite outside the Main Plane. In the endless sea of stars and time, countless Sub-planes are born and destroyed every moment."

"However, the number of Sub-planes near the Noah Continent Main Plane that have fixed Plane Passages on the Noah Continent is not many, and even fewer have been discovered."

Renn memorized every word of the Sub-plane knowledge Master Capdo shared. He planned to record the knowledge he gained from Cecilia and Master Capdo after returning, treating it as the inherited foundation of the Red River Territory.

"I understand!"

Master Capdo smiled and said meaningfully:

"I hope you truly understand. What you are doing now is challenging the order that has operated in the kingdom for a thousand years—one could even say you are challenging the entire kingdom."

"If you only do these things in your small Barony, it would be fine; this place is too remote and isolated, so no one will care no matter how much you stir things up."

"But if you want to take this new order of yours out of this land, then you must be prepared to make an enemy of everyone."

Master Capdo could see Renn's ambition. He did not believe a person like Renn would stay in this remote valley for a lifetime; sooner or later, he would step out of this land onto a grander stage. That would be the time when Renn truly accepted the challenge.

"Make an enemy of everyone? Is this 'everyone' those high-and-mighty rulers, the royal family, and the Grand Dukes of the Four Borders? Or is it the countless commoners?"

"Who is the majority? Who is the minority?"

Renn did not wait for Master Capdo to answer, turning the topic elsewhere.

"Old order, new order—it's still too early to talk about these things. Master Capdo, I am just an ordinary little Baron, a small figure with a territory of fewer than ten thousand people."

"What I care about most right now is whether my subjects will go hungry this winter and whether the alien races and magic beasts in the wilderness will attack my territory."

"Other things are not yet my concern."

"Well said!"

Master Capdo nodded, and the two did not continue the previous topic.

"Cecilia's side is about to finish the optimized blood of the magic wolf product. I'll head back to check on it first. Lord Renn, you carry on with your work."

"Thank you for your hard work, you and Cecilia, Master Capdo."

"I am very grateful for your and Cecilia's help!"

Renn thanked Master Capdo solemnly. Master Capdo smiled without speaking, waved his hand, and turned to return to the castle.

Left where he was, Renn sorted through the information Master Capdo had just shared in his mind several times. Once his thoughts were clear, Renn suppressed his stray thoughts and walked toward the barracks.

He still had many things to do today.

Inside the barracks, Ross and the others were practicing their Breathing Technique.

After consuming the Shadow Leopard meat yesterday, all the warriors felt their bodies had been strengthened to a certain extent, and their strength had clearly increased.

So today, the Cavalry Squad made an exception and did not go out on patrol. Most of the personnel from the two infantry squads were also in the barracks, with only a few small teams out patrolling the farmland area.

Everyone was working hard to cultivate and improve their strength. The effects of the Silver Rank Shadow Leopard meat were very powerful, and many warriors had already advanced by one level.

Seven warriors at the early stage of Black Iron Rank alone had advanced to the middle stage of Black Iron Rank. Although they were still Black Iron Rank, their strength had improved significantly.

The remaining people worked even harder after seeing others break through. Everyone longed to break through their current level and take their strength a step further.

After entering the barracks and seeing everyone practicing hard, Renn nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad!"

Besides the thirty-odd Professionals, the remaining nearly two hundred ordinary warriors in the barracks were also working hard to improve their strength.

However, these ordinary warriors had not learned a Breathing Technique; they only knew some basic body-tempering techniques and military combat skills, all of which were learned uniformly in the Border Defense Army.

Ordinary body-tempering techniques can only hone the body and strengthen the physique; they cannot allow an ordinary person to feel the existence of dou qi.

The War Bear Breathing Technique practiced by Ross and the others was exchanged for with military merits in the Border Defense Army. Everyone was registered and on record; they could only practice it themselves and could not teach it to others.

Unauthorized dissemination of Breathing Techniques or other secret cultivation methods and arts regarding Professionals was a capital offense. It was the same everywhere; over the years, countless bloody examples had made everyone afraid to spread Breathing Techniques or other secret arts without permission.

Thus, the remaining ordinary warriors in the barracks could only watch the Professionals around them practice. Some were sitting cross-legged in the training field, trying to sense the energy of heaven and earth and condense a dou qi core without using a Breathing Technique.

Before Breathing Techniques appeared, the human race relied on sensing the energy of heaven and earth themselves to become Professionals and step into the transcendent realm.

But that was the privilege of geniuses. Just like Renn's ancestor, the Wild Wolf Knight Derrick, a genius could create a Breathing Technique without needing to learn one.

Such geniuses were one in ten thousand and extremely rare; the ordinary warriors before him were clearly not among them.

Renn looked at these warriors who were working hard to improve themselves. Even though they had eaten leopard meat and their bodies had been strengthened significantly, they still could not touch the threshold of being a Professional.

There was still a good amount of Shadow Leopard meat left, which Renn had sent to the barracks for these warriors to consume; it was estimated they could have two more meals.

Once all the Shadow Leopard meat was finished, Renn estimated that the Professionals of the territory could generally improve by one level, and the physical quality of the remaining warriors could be strengthened to the limit. Even if they didn't become Professionals, their actual combat power could reach the Black Iron Rank.

But that was not what Renn wanted. He didn't come here for anything else but specifically to pass on the law.

Renn needed the entire Guard Army to become Professionals.

Passing on the law!

It was a necessity!