New Intelligence Update

The Tulip Kingdom had countless nobles, but most were merely Barons or Viscounts. Those who reached the rank of Count were considered high-ranking nobles throughout the Tulip Kingdom. As an upstart Count family, the Dreyrosa Family naturally had quite a few who hated them.

However, this had little to do with Thor.

In Frost Moon Province, he might still have needed to take some things into consideration.

But in the chaotic Northern Province, with his current strength, as long as he did not clash with that Marquis of the Northern Province, he had no reason to worry about offending any other nobles.

Nearly forty Formal Knights and over a hundred Apprentice Knights—such a force might not be able to sweep through the Northern Province, but it already surpassed seventy percent of its lords. If Steve could break through to Great Knight, they would even surpass ninety percent of Pioneer Lords. Even some nobles with titles might not be able to compare with him.

Not to mention that within his territory, there was currently an unconscious existence who was at least at the peak of Earth Knight, and quite possibly a Sky Knight.

Naturally, he had nothing to worry about.

Listening to the voices around him, Thor led the Knight Order swiftly into Loren City.

He soon found the place where he had settled last time.

Just as he had done a month ago, he set up camp once more.

Dusk was gradually falling, and night was about to arrive.

Whether buying serfs or purchasing supplies, neither could clearly be done today. They could only wait until tomorrow.

Thor was not anxious about this.

He simply settled down.

Night gradually descended.

When midnight arrived, the Daily Intelligence System updated once again as scheduled.

Buzz!

Daily Intelligence updated

1: Fifty miles from your territory, there is a Timid Goblin settlement. That group of Timid Goblins has control over a large iron mine.

2: Seven days from now, a herd of unicorns will pass through the upper reaches of Maine River Valley. Their unicorn leader has reached Peak Second-Tier.

3: Three miles to the left of Eagle Ridge, there is an Earth Mouse settlement.

4: One hundred miles to the right, an Ethereal Dragon has left its maternal nest, which has now been occupied by a group of earth dragons. Inside are the treasures it collected.

5: One thousand miles from Loren City.

6: Tomorrow, west of Loren City, an old man will be selling his treasure map. It is actually a trap set by the Hurricane Bandits.

7: Lajos Assad secretly smuggled a batch of Blazing Oil from Southern Moon Province into his shop. To avoid being discovered, he is looking for a buyer. Tomorrow night, he will find a suitable buyer and make a huge profit.

As the intelligence appeared, Thor's gaze swept across it.

Most of it was intelligence that had appeared before, but several items still caught his attention.

For example, the sixth entry. Thor had not expected to encounter such a scam even in this other world.

Of course, he was merely surprised.

The corner of Thor's mouth twitched before his gaze involuntarily settled on the seventh entry.

"Blazing Oil!"

Thor murmured, his eyes lighting up.

Before heading to the Northern Province, Thor had learned much about this world.

Naturally, he understood Blazing Oil, an important strategic resource.

It was a material produced by underground magma, one that could only be safely extracted in Southern Moon Province. It burned with extreme intensity, similar to the petroleum of Thor's previous life, but even more flammable.

Precisely because of this, Blazing Oil was an extremely important strategic resource.

Under normal circumstances, even nobles found it difficult to obtain.

Thor had not expected to find information about Blazing Oil here.

And someone had even smuggled it over.

His eyes could not help but brighten at once.

With Blazing Oil, his plans going forward would undoubtedly proceed far more smoothly.

"Lajos Assad."

"The Assad Family?"

Frowning slightly, Thor fell into thought.

His memories also contained information about the Assad Family. Like the Dreyrosa Family, the Assad Family was also a Count family.

Moreover, their status seemed to be faintly above that of the Dreyrosa Family.

On one hand, the Assad Family had been passed down for nearly seven hundred years. On the other, the Assad Family currently had five known Earth Knights, while the Dreyrosa Family had only two.

Of course, none of that was important.

What mattered was that the Assad Family and the Dreyrosa Family seemed to have a considerable conflict between them, though they were not mortal enemies.

But obtaining Blazing Oil from the Assad Family would not be easy.

They might not be willing to sell it to him.

"Ryan!"

Thor called out.

Ryan quickly entered.

Even in the dead of night, Ryan had clearly been guarding at Thor's side.

"Tomorrow, go gather some information. I need to know more about Lajos Assad as soon as possible."

Thor spoke and issued the order.

"Yes, my lord!"

Ryan quickly nodded, his expression respectful.

After giving Ryan his instructions, Thor gathered his thoughts and began cultivating.

His talent truly was not very good. They had traveled for quite some time, and Ryan had even broken through to Knight, yet his own cultivation remained at the middle stage of Apprentice Knight.

Forget Formal Knight—even reaching the late stage of Apprentice Knight, he did not know how long that would take.

But this was perfectly normal. His talent had never been high to begin with. Even with the nourishment of Life Fruit and the effects of Stingray Fish, it had only improved somewhat. There was still a vast gap between him and a top genius like Ryan.

According to the intelligence, Ryan would become a Sky Knight.

His talent was even higher than that of his father, Count Engel Dreyrosa—perhaps by far more than just a little.

After all, Ryan becoming a Sky Knight in the intelligence did not mean Sky Knight was the limit of what he could become.

From what Thor understood, even the talents of some Sky Knights might not be greater than Ryan's.

Someone like him should just wash up and sleep.

Of course, he was not worried.

This world did indeed value strength above all else.

But with the Daily Intelligence System, he believed that one day, his cultivation would catch up. There was no need to rush.

He only needed to take it slowly.

The night gradually passed.

Morning sunlight spilled down.

Early in the morning, Ryan followed Thor's instructions and went to investigate Lajos Assad.

The morning sun gradually rose.

It was not until noon that Ryan returned.

"How did it go?"

Seeing Ryan return, Thor asked.

"My lord, I have learned everything!"

"Lajos Assad is the ninth son of the current head of the Assad Family. He is not valued. It seems he came to Loren City this time for trade and currently runs a small shop."

Ryan spoke respectfully, relaying all the information he had gathered that morning to his lord.

Thor listened carefully.

Only after a moment did he let out a long breath, a smile appearing on his face.

"Come. Let us pay a visit to Sir Lajos Assad."

Thor rose as he spoke in a gentle voice.

"Yes!"

Ryan swiftly nodded in acknowledgment.