New Intelligence

A day later.

Lajos left in high spirits. Before departing, he left behind everything he had brought, including large quantities of food and supplies. Clearly, all of it had been prepared for Eagle Ridge. When he left, he took one hundred sets of Black Iron Armor, one set of Silver Armor, and over a hundred knights with him.

He began his journey to establish a trade route.

Thor also offered him his most sincere blessings.

After all, whether the trade route could be successfully established was crucial to Eagle Ridge's future development.

This was especially true for the future.

Whether Eagle Ridge could continue developing rapidly would be of utmost importance.

After seeing Lajos Assad off,

Thor began planning his territory's construction while waiting for Loren City's auction to begin.

With the Daily Intelligence System assisting him,

Eagle Ridge's development did not stall in the slightest.

And before long, another month had passed.

This month,

good news quickly arrived from Lajos. Building the trade route had gone more smoothly than expected. In less than a month, he had already opened routes to three Pioneer Knight territories. It was expected that he would be able to establish trade routes with more than thirty Pioneer Lords this year. If luck was on his side, he might even open routes to several titled Noble Lords.

As for Eagle Ridge,

over the course of this month, its basic construction had been fully completed.

If it had previously looked very much like a small town, then now Eagle Ridge truly was one.

Moreover, it had expanded to twice its former size.

Its area was no less than that of some Baronies.

Of course, what delighted Thor even more was Ryan's cultivation speed.

Under Neil Morton's guidance, Ryan's cultivation improved at an almost rocket-like pace.

By now, his cultivation was on the verge of breaking through to the middle stage of Formal Knight. Before long, his first Guardian Knight would likely reach the middle stage of Formal Knight.

At this rate, there was a good chance he would reach the peak of Formal Knight within a year and break through to Great Knight within three years.

He would certainly break through to Earth Knight within ten years, and he could likely reach Sky Knight within thirty at most.

Thirty years for a Sky Knight—just thinking about it was enough to make one excited.

Sky Knights were the kingdom's foremost experts.

Setting everything else aside, a single Sky Knight would absolutely be enough to raise his title to Marquis, perhaps even Duke.

After all, the reason the kingdom's three Dukes had received their titles was that a Sky Knight had emerged among them and rendered great service during the Kingdom War.

With a Sky Knight, he would undoubtedly have a foundation.

Such a prospect was thrilling just to contemplate.

Of course, while Thor was excited, Neil Morton was even more so.

Only after teaching Ryan did he realize that Ryan's talent was even greater than he had imagined.

If he had previously only suspected that Ryan had a certain chance of breaking through to Saint Domain Knight, then now he was almost one hundred percent certain that Ryan would definitely become a Saint Domain Knight.

Even the Empire's geniuses were likely no more talented than this.

A Saint Domain Knight.

That was a Saint Domain Knight.

Even though he was hailed as the person of his generation in the Empire most likely to break through to Saint Domain Knight, he himself knew that his chances were at most ten percent, perhaps even less.

That was an existence in an entirely different realm from a Sky Knight.

Even in the Empire,

such existences could be counted on one's fingers.

Every one of them was worthy of receiving the Empire's highest honors.

Once a top genius like Ryan reached the Empire, he would undoubtedly cause an unimaginable sensation, and the resources he could obtain would likewise be unimaginable.

For a moment, Neil Morton even had the urge to forcibly take Ryan away.

But in the end, he restrained himself.

On one hand, he was not that kind of person. On the other, the Empire's current situation was far from optimistic.

Ryan rashly entering it might not be a good thing.

Even he himself should not enter it just yet.

In the end, he decided to stay.

Naturally, Thor knew nothing of this.

He was not overly worried about Neil Morton. After all, if there were any problems, the Daily Intelligence would surely warn him in advance.

Several months had passed, yet no intelligence concerning Neil Morton had appeared, which meant there would not be the slightest problem.

And indeed, that was the case.

The night gradually passed.

A new day slowly drew to a close amid a faint chill.

At that moment, the Daily Intelligence updated as scheduled.

Daily Intelligence updated

1: Five hundred miles north of your territory, a herd of Boar Beasts will pass by. Their leader seems to be on the verge of breaking through to the third tier.

2: In the Barony of Wells west of your territory, a serf accidentally discovered that grafting Fern Root onto a Fire Spirit Tree increased the Fire Spirit Tree's yield.

3: Seven days from now, a group of special slaves will be sold at Loren City's slave market. Among them, a youth named Allen possesses the Affinity with All Things Talent. As a breeder, not only can he carry out cultivation, he also has a certain chance of allowing species to advance.

4: Seven days from now, a Thunder Stone will be sold at Loren City's auction. It is one of the main materials for crafting a Magic Crystal Cannon.

5: Seven days from now, a herd of Unicorn Horses will forage west of your territory.

6: Engel Dressrosa seems to have encountered some troubles due to the limitations of his own strength.

Lines of text appeared as new intelligence emerged.

Just as he had expected, information about the auction had indeed appeared this time.

What delighted him immensely was that this auction truly contained something capable of attracting him.

The Stone of Thunder, a miraculous stone from the Aegean Sea Thunder Prison, contained dense Thunder Power. It was also one of the main materials for crafting a Magic Crystal Cannon, and the most important material at that. Once he obtained the Stone of Thunder, he could basically begin crafting a Magic Crystal Cannon.

Not to mention there was another new surprise.

The Affinity with All Things Talent.

It could allow species to advance.

This immediately made him look toward that herd of Unicorn Horses.

During this period, he had not sent anyone to capture those Unicorn Horses. The most important reason was that he lacked a breeder.

Wild magical beasts could not be raised without a breeder.

So he could only leave them alone.

But now, a youth with the most suitable talent for breeding had appeared. It was like a pillow arriving just as he grew sleepy.

Those were Unicorn Horses.

Ordinary Unicorn Horses were Peak First-Tier magical beasts, while their leader had reached Peak Second-Tier.

If he replaced the knights' warhorses with Unicorn Horses, Eagle Ridge's current strength could rise by a great deal.