"Indeed!"
"It seems I no longer need to teach you anything!"
"From today onwards, you are the eagle spreading its wings from the Dressrosa Family. I await the day you become a Baron in our family!"
"On that day, I'll celebrate for you in the family!"
In front of the castle, Count Engel Dressrosa was giving his son his final teachings.
The more he looked at his son, the more satisfied he was.
The distribution of Life Potion was something even he hadn't thought of.
However, this action was undoubtedly correct. At this moment, the hearts of over four hundred knights were completely captured by his son, which would undoubtedly allow his son to pass through the most difficult early stage with ease.
"Yes, Father!"
Thor nodded respectfully, his heart filled with excitement.
Next comes a new world, which would also be his stage.
He had been preparing for this day for a whole month, full of anticipation.
"Go, I await your good news!!"
Count Engel Dressrosa spoke with a smile.
"Yes, Father!"
Thor nodded, this time not calling him Lord again. As his words fell, he turned around, pulled the reins, and the horse neighed.
Behind him, four hundred knights followed closely.
A grand procession set out.
Behind them, Count Engel Dressrosa and Michael stood.
Until the figures in front gradually disappeared from sight.
"Let's go, for the young eagle will eventually soar skyward!"
With a gentle voice, Count Engel Dressrosa turned back to the castle with a smile.
"Yes, Lord Count!"
"I believe Young Master Thor is certainly an eagle."
Michael also spoke with a smile.
The two figures disappeared.
Meanwhile, Thor led the four hundred knights as they gradually left Dressrosa Castle, heading towards the Northern Province.
Dressrosa Castle is situated in the Frost Moon Province, while the Northern Province lies further north, not requiring passage across other provinces. However, as a newly emerged province, Frost Moon Province is vast enough, requiring a whole month's time to traverse.
However, Thor was not in a hurry about this.
After all, his father, Count Engel Dressrosa, had prepared not just weapons, armor, and Gold Coins, but also a large stock of resources for him.
Forget a month, even half a year would be enough to sustain him.
As for safety, there was even less to worry about.
At least within the Frost Moon Province, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
As for entering the Northern Province.
With four hundred knights, it was not a small force within the entire Northern Province, enough to protect himself.
However, what somewhat disappointed Thor was that.
Even upon leaving the Dressrosa Family's territory, his daily intelligence reports yielded little.
There was no help for it; on one hand, he was traveling and couldn't venture deep into other nobles' territories.
On the other hand, though the Frost Moon Province is also a new province, unlike the Northern Province, it's been developed for hundreds of years.
Most of it has long been developed, making it naturally hard to find overlooked opportunities.
In a month, he only gained assets worth about a thousand Gold Coins.
Although that's not insignificant.
Compared to the initial hefty gains, these are clearly not much.
However, this changed entirely upon entering the Northern Province.
Only one day into the Northern Province after a month.
The refresh of the daily intelligence brightened his eyes.
"Ding, the intelligence system has been updated!"
"Do you wish to open it?"
The mechanical voice chimed, just like any other day.
"Open it!"
The soft-spoken voice said, without much attention at first.
But the moment his words fell.
"Buzz!"
[Daily Intelligence has been updated]
[1: Fifty miles ahead, in three days two Pig Beasts will have a conflict, and they will begin battling, four days later you'll harvest two fresh Pig Beast corpses]
[2: In three days, a group of Thorny Butterfly Fish will swim through a small river thirty miles ahead. If you can capture them, they can slightly enhance your aptitude]
[3: In seven days, a mysterious old man will be severely wounded seventy miles ahead. Rescuing him will yield unexpected benefits, though thirty years in the future, potential crises may arise]
[4: In one day, to the right, a thousand miles away, a Star Moon Fruit is about to ripen.]
[5:......]
[6:....]
[7:......]
.....
Line after line of golden characters appeared, completely unlike before.
The originally nonchalant Thor's gaze was quickly drawn in; he thought today would be like any other, with nothing significant, but just a glance unveiled several things that made his eyes shine.
Soon, a surge of elation was unavoidable.
"As expected!"
When his eyes scanned one piece of intelligence after another, a smile could no longer be suppressed.
As he imagined, upon stepping into the Northern Province, the gifts from the intelligence were undoubtedly incomparable.
Even though he couldn't acquire many of them just yet, even those few attainable pieces made his heart race.
For instance, the two Pig Beasts three thousand meters away, if he remembered correctly, Pig Beasts are considered Tier One Peak demon beasts, each worth over a hundred Gold Coins, and more importantly, Pig Beast meat is capable of enhancing Life Source Power, and is highly mild.
Directly acquiring two would complete his food supply for his journey to Loren City, the center of the Northern Province.
Not to mention, the Thorny Butterfly Fish in the second piece of intelligence.
That month hadn't been in vain for him either.
He remembered that this type of fish is unique to the Northern Province, each one extremely precious, beyond money's value.
If Pig Beast meat could accelerate the gathering of Life Source Power, then the meat of Thorny Butterfly Fish could enhance a knight's aptitude.
Clearly, the latter is far more precious than the former.
After all, aptitude always determines how far a knight can go on their path.
Improving aptitude is invaluable.
Meanwhile, the other options also made his heart race.
Especially that Star Moon Fruit, its value even surpasses the Thorny Butterfly Fish, as it's also the main ingredient for High-Level Life Potion, only slightly less valuable than the Life Fruit.
In the Kingdom, it incites fierce competition from many Earth Knights.
In the Kingdom's internal auctions, it's always priceless and scarce.
Even just looking, Thor felt his throat dry up.
"What a pity!"
With a sigh, Thor eventually could only shake his head.
One day.
A thousand miles, as just an Apprentice Knight, even a Sky Knight would find it impossible right now.
By the time he got there, he might just end up eating dirt.