After the words fell, the smile on Duke of Flowers’ face grew even more intense.

Fa Fuke didn’t speak, waiting for Salido to continue.

"And to accomplish all of this."

Salido said with a smile: "Luo De must be killed."

"Luo De is the greatest threat; he will threaten all existing order."

"He has four dragons and has not pledged allegiance to the Eldest Princess or His Majesty Aegon yet."

"Undoubtedly, he might not pledge allegiance to anyone."

"Therefore, if you still stand with His Royal Highness the Regent, then Luo De is the greatest enemy."

Upon hearing this, Fa Fuke fell into contemplation.

Luo De’s threat was indeed significant.

He knew clearly that Luo De’s forces were expanding at an astonishing rate.

The war in the Northern Territory had gained Luo De a lot of land and wealth, plus those four dragons.

Fa Fuke understood clearly, Salido was right.

"What do you want me to do?" Fa Fuke asked coldly.

"I hope you can move Lusen and Linda away from Luo De, and no one from the Dawn Society should help."

"As long as there are no powerful spellcasters protecting Luo De, we are fully confident to complete this."

Salido paused, his voice carrying temptation.

"Rest assured, after Luo De’s death, the Dawn Church will immediately deal with those four giant dragons."

Salido continued: "And we will give two of the dragon corpses to the Dawn Society."

Fa Fuke took a deep breath, looking at Duke of Flowers, nodding slightly.

...

...

The next day, in the morning.

The sunlight was bright.

Fa Fuke sat in his tent, holding his forehead with one hand, his mind in chaos.

Though he had agreed to Duke of Flowers and Salido’s proposal last night, after a night of settling, Fa Fuke was hesitant again.

Killing Luo De could bring him power and status, and in the future, Duke of Flowers would fully support him.

The Dawn Church exiting the Broken Rock Empire, no one would threaten his position here anymore.

The Dawn Society would also thrive with Duke of Flowers’ support and could gain two dragon corpses for research.

But Fa Fuke always felt something was wrong with his thoughts—Luo De’s death, was it really good for the Dawn Society?

Fa Fuke frowned, fingers tapping unconsciously on the small wooden table.

"Lord Fa Fuke, you have new mail."

A voice came from outside the tent.

As a Secret Law Member, Fa Fuke was entitled to enjoy the service of other wizard apprentices, just like Luo De.

Of course, only when other wizard apprentices were willing.

"Come in."

Fa Fuke raised his head, the prolonged silence making his voice slightly hoarse.

The curtain was lifted, and a young wizard apprentice quickly walked in,

"It’s a letter from the wise one, should be an important matter."

The attendant carefully took out a letter from his bosom, handing it over to Fa Fuke with both hands.

Besides the fire seal of the Dawn Society, the envelope also bore traces of a magic restriction.

Having been at Fa Fuke’s side for over ten years, the attendant sensed the traces of restriction and confirmed it was an important letter.

Fa Fuke took the letter, placing his hand on the fire seal and murmuring a few syllables.

With a "snap", the fire seal cracked.

Fa Fuke opened the envelope, unfolded the letter inside, and focused his gaze on the text, examining it carefully.

As his eyes continued to sweep over the letter, Fa Fuke’s expression grew increasingly grave.

After reading the last word, Fa Fuke folded the letter back into the envelope.

Then a cluster of flames appeared in his hand, burning the entire envelope.

Gazing at the burning letter, Fa Fuke plunged into deeper silence.

The entire tent was silent, while the noise of soldiers training outside was exceptionally loud.

The attendant felt somewhat nervous, swallowing hard, but dared not speak to disturb.

Fa Fuke sat thinking for a long time before raising his head, staring intently at the attendant.

"Don’t look at me like that..."

The attendant stammered and asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

Fa Fuke did not answer, waved the attendant over, and lowered his voice,

"Help me with a matter."

"Your orders." The attendant also involuntarily lowered his voice.

"This matter cannot be known to anyone, understand?"

Fa Fuke solemnly repeated: "Anyone."

His gaze was extremely serious as he met the attendant’s eyes.

The attendant nodded vigorously, assuring: "Rest assured, I will definitely not tell anyone."

Watching the attendant, Fa Fuke paused momentarily.

He finally made up his mind, leaned close to the attendant’s ear, and began whispering something.

...

...

The forest, eighty miles outside Giant Stone City.

"It’s surprising that Giant Stone City surrendered so easily."

Luo De looked at the news Gala brought back with some doubt, handing it to the Earl of the Red Griffin beside him.

The nobles of the entire eastern province had all submitted, and the Earl of the Red Griffin had joined Luo De with his army.

But the war was not over yet; the Broken Rock Empire still had two provinces yet to be taken, Chris and Garrick were still organizing troops at the rear.

After reading the war report, the Earl of the Red Griffin said with a smile: "It also mentions that Prince Jin Chui has gone missing, possibly because Count Blue Lake knew there was no hope."

"Actually, when you, the Eldest Princess, and Duke of Flowers united, Prince Jin Chui stood no chance."

The Earl of the Red Griffin shook his head slightly, "It’s a pity Count Blue Lake did not surrender to you."

Looking at Luo De, the Earl of the Red Griffin felt a bit displeased on his behalf. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After all, the entire eastern province was conquered by Luo De’s army.

Duke of Flowers’ army had been near Giant Stone City, only taking nearby towns to establish supply.