Important Intelligence

Thor naturally had no idea what preparations his father was making for him. He returned to his room, his heart still restless.

Pioneer Knight.

Even he had never imagined such an option existed.

And yet he had chosen it.

Of course, the reason for all this lay in the Golden Finger.

Without the Golden Finger, Thor naturally would never have considered the second option.

The rewards of the second option were indeed high, but so were the risks.

Without sufficient strength, becoming a Pioneer Knight was simply asking to be killed.

But with the Golden Finger, everything was different.

Especially his Golden Finger.

The Daily Intelligence System refreshed nearby intelligence at random every day. For a Pioneer Knight, its usefulness was undoubtedly beyond imagination.

If he could obtain a Life Fruit in a small town, then what about the entire Northern Province? He would only gain more there than he could here.

Status, strength, and position—he would be able to obtain them all with ease. Compared to staying in Dreyrosa Castle, it was undoubtedly far more promising. As for the risks that others faced, the Daily Intelligence System could likewise help him avoid them.

With that, there was nothing more to say about his choice.

Of course, choosing was one thing, but Thor was still somewhat nervous.

A Pioneer Knight was not a castle, after all. There were still many dangers involved.

After pondering for a moment, Thor summoned his personal manservant.

"Peter, go to the library and bring me some books about the Northern Province and Pioneer Knights!"

Thor spoke as he gave the order to his personal manservant.

"Yes, Young Master Thor. I'll go right away!"

Peter was somewhat surprised, but he quickly nodded and hurried off.

About half an hour later.

A thick stack of books appeared before Thor.

Perhaps due to the influence of supernatural power, this world resembled the Middle Ages of his previous life, yet it was also somewhat different. Paper was already extremely widespread in this world. Although the Dreyrosa Family had only existed for three hundred years, it had collected quite a few books.

There were also quite a number concerning the Northern Province and Pioneer Knights.

Thor took a deep breath, then settled down and began reading.

Although he had already made his preparations and understood that his Golden Finger would be of great use.

It was still necessary to learn as much as possible.

Night gradually passed.

Stars dotted the sky beyond his bed.

Peter brought him dinner. After eating, Thor returned to his reading.

It was not until the bright moon hung high in the sky that he finally put down the last book in his hand.

"The Northern Province!"

Thor murmured, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Having gone through book after book, he now had a certain understanding of the Northern Province and Pioneer Knights.

The Northern Province.

This was a province established by the Tulip Kingdom in the untamed northern lands. It had existed for only a little over twenty years and was the newest province. There were countless monsters there, and large numbers of knights and settlers were needed to explore and develop it. That was why Pioneer Knights existed.

Under the radiance of the Goddess of Life, the kingdom granted every Pioneer Knight a chance to obtain noble status within the kingdom.

As long as one could develop a town in the Northern Province with no fewer than five thousand inhabitants, one could be granted the title of Kingdom Baron and become a newly risen noble.

For that very reason, countless knights had flocked to the Northern Province over the past twenty years.

But the results had not been particularly pleasant.

In the vast Northern Province, only fifty-six Barons had been granted titles over the past twenty years.

One had to know that Frost Moon Province alone likely had no fewer than three hundred Viscounts, with Barons perhaps numbering over a thousand. Yet the entire Northern Province had produced only fifty-six Barons in twenty years, and that was the total number. At present, only thirty-six Barons seemed to have survived. As for the remaining twenty, their fate was easy to imagine.

And that was only among those who had received titles. The losses suffered by knights who had not been granted titles were undoubtedly even greater.

Chaos, disorder, and danger were the best—and most accurate—descriptions of the entire Northern Province.

Just reading about it made Thor's eyelids twitch.

He even began to regret his choice somewhat.

The danger level seemed a little too high.

He was merely an Apprentice Knight. With his thin arms and legs, could he really survive in that kind of environment?

But just as his eyelids twitched, the mechanical voice rang out in his mind once more.

"Ding, the Intelligence System has been updated!"

"Open it?"

The mechanical voice sounded.

"Open!"

Thor's eyes lit up. He no longer had the time to consider whether he regretted his choice, and hurriedly opened it in anticipation.

The first time the Intelligence System had opened, it had brought him enormous gains. He had been eagerly awaiting the second time.

And now, it had finally arrived.

As his words fell.

"Buzz!"

Daily Intelligence has been updated

1: Lorris, a maid of Dreyrosa Castle, and Engri, a male servant, have secretly developed feelings for one another.

2: A male servant of Dreyrosa Castle buried a money pouch beneath the locust tree on the right side of the training grounds. It contains ten silver coins.

3: Dreyrosa Castle,

4: Ryan did not buy a Life Seed in town yesterday. His fate was not changed, and the future Sky Knight is about to be beaten to death by his drunken father, Hunter.

5: In Michael's stable, his most treasured horse seems to be feeling a little upset. It needs the companionship of a young mare for two and a half years.

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

7:.

10: In Rosen Town, the villager Philia seems to have made an unexpected discovery. He discovered that accumulated manure seems to make crops grow faster. He is carefully keeping it hidden, afraid that others will find out.

Golden words appeared, displaying today's intelligence once more.

Just like yesterday, there were also ten entries.

Thor's gaze was serious as he swept through them one by one.

Quite a few of them overlapped with yesterday's, with only a few being different. His gaze mostly lingered on those different pieces of intelligence.

"Manure!"

Thor murmured as he looked at the different tenth entry and could not help shaking his head.

Information in this world was extremely restricted. It was perfectly normal for such things to happen among the lower classes in particular.

His gaze continued onward.

But as he kept reading, his initial calmness and anticipation abruptly changed. His pupils widened.

"Holy shit!"

"Sky Knight!"

In that instant, words from his previous life slipped from his mouth.

His gaze locked tightly onto the fourth piece of intelligence.

His eyes widened, and he even rubbed them several times, afraid that he had read it wrong.

But no matter how many times he rubbed his eyes, the words remained.

By this point, Thor's mouth had gone dry.

A Sky Knight.

What had he just seen?

—A future Sky Knight.

Those striking words nearly made his heart stop beating.