Taking a deep breath, Count Engle suppressed the turmoil in his heart and began to speak with hesitation.

Even though his strength had now broken through, compared to the Three Great Dukes, Count Engle was still very aware that he was not enough.

It’s not just the gap in top-tier strength, the strength of the Knight Order also had an astronomical gap, and that gap was as vast as a chasm compared to the difference in top-tier strength.

Even considering the improvement during this period without counting Count Engle and Michael, the Knight Order of the Dressrosa Family was only on par with an ordinary Marquis Family.

Trying to compare with the Three Great Dukes was like comparing heaven and earth, and even adding Chesire, the strength with Michael would still likely only be similar to a strong Marquis, and even if it was strong, it wouldn’t be by much.

"No, your strength is already sufficient. The Tulip Noble Alliance is not just composed of the three Duke Families; there are also three top Marquis Families, and your strength is not inferior to the top Marquis Families."

Old Duke Liepuer shook his head and explained once again.

As he said, the Dressrosa Family was already sufficient now.

If his perception was correct, Count Engle’s aura at this moment clearly reached the Sky Knight Peak.

With the strength Count Engle demonstrated before, even without forming a Domain Prototype, his power was likely far beyond the average Sky Knight Peak.

More terrifying is Count Engle’s talent.

One must know, prior to this, Count Engle’s strength was only barely comparable to a Late-stage Sky Knight, and in such a short time, he had reached this level.

The likelihood of breaking through to the Holy Sanctuary in the future was undoubtedly high.

Being able to bring him into the alliance would be of great help to the future of the Liepuer Clan.

"This!"

Hearing Old Duke Liepuer speak, Count Engle hesitated for a moment.

The Tulip Noble Alliance was clearly strong enough as an alliance of the Three Great Dukes and the three top Marquis Families.

But undoubtedly, the risks involved would also be exceedingly great.

A Noble Alliance is naturally not formed just for the sake of alliance; the current Dressrosa Family might be doing well, but rashly participating involves not insignificant risks.

However, not participating would undeniably mean missing out on opportunities.

And it might even provoke the attention of the Tulip Noble Alliance.

"Duke Liepuer, may I ask, besides the Law Fragments, what else is required in the Kingdom War?"

Taking a deep breath in hesitation, Thor spoke, looking at Old Duke Liepuer with a questioning gaze.

Hearing Thor’s words, Old Duke Liepuer looked a bit surprised.

Nonetheless, he nodded with a smile and answered.

"What we need to do is to block the other Kingdom’s top Nobility Alliances. The Empire grants the Kingdom unlimited opportunities, and the Kingdom passes those opportunities to us, so we need to demonstrate our capabilities to the Kingdom and the Empire."

"There is one thing you may not know."

"Whether you can qualify for the external war, the performance in the Kingdom War is crucial."

Old Duke Liepuer slowly spoke.

Hearing his words, Thor and Count Engle couldn’t help but exchange a glance.

Neither of them had expected that the Kingdom War would be related to the external war.

Even if they were not very clear about the external war, they both knew one point: for a family to become a Duke or part of the Royal Family, experiencing the external war is mandatory; otherwise, Marquis is the limit, with no further advancement possible.

There are no exceptions.

As thoughts flowed, Old Duke Liepuer remained silent, patiently waiting.

Time passed slowly.

Who knows how long passed or how long it lasted?

"Sigh!"

"Duke Liepuer, may I ask what we need to do to join the Tulip Noble Alliance?"

Count Engle spoke, looking at Old Duke Liepuer with a determined tone.

Thor did not speak further, clearly agreeing with his father’s words.

Even Thor had to pay respect when it came to the external war.

"Rest assured, there’s nothing you must do; just reach the core area in thirty days."

"Even if battles erupt, it probably won’t affect you much."

Old Duke Liepuer said with a smile.

He had already anticipated this outcome; such a temptation might not entice ordinary people, but for someone like Count Engle, with exceptional talent and great ambition for the future, the allure is unimaginable.

After all, only by participating in the alliance is there a chance to obtain enough Law Fragments, and only then can they protect their Law Fragments, otherwise, a single noble would struggle to maintain them in the end.

Old Duke Liepuer did not believe Count Engle would refuse.

And indeed, it was so.

"In thirty days?"

"I understand. Our Dressrosa Family will participate."

"However, I still trouble Duke Liepuer to tell us more detailed information about the Kingdom War and the external war."

Count Engle nodded, no longer hesitating and agreeing completely.

He slightly bowed to Old Duke Liepuer with sincerity.

As a nascent family, even after becoming a strong Count Family, Dressrosa Family knew little, and they had limited knowledge about the Kingdom War, so this was a perfect opportunity to fill the gaps.

Regarding refusal, he truly had no choice unless they gave up on aspiring to become a Marquis.

There were no other options.

"This is doable!"

"However, regarding matters of the external war, I don’t know much either; I can only share what I am aware of."

Old Duke Liepuer nodded and agreed once more.

"Thank you!"

Count Engle spoke softly.

"It’s nothing!"

Old Duke Liepuer shook his head with a smile.

Night gradually fell.

In the valley, a large bonfire blazed up.

Old Duke Liepuer and Count Engle talked slowly.

Thor listened attentively on the side.

This time, he listened with great care.

To him, this was undoubtedly a time to supplement his knowledge and worldview; missing this opportunity meant not knowing when he would have such a chance again.

Of course, he was unwilling to miss it.

It’s just that Thor was a bit disappointed; even Old Duke Liepuer didn’t know much about the external war.

All he knew was that the external war was a pioneering war initiated by the Two Great Empires, waged against unknown worlds.

Other than that, they knew nothing else.

Instead, regarding the Kingdom War, the old Duke knew considerably more.

Thankfully, for Thor at this moment, more precise information about the Kingdom War was extremely important, or rather more important than the external war.

Because currently, they were participating in the Kingdom War.

More information about the Kingdom War would provide them with a clearer understanding of their upcoming actions.

Night slowly transitioned to morning.

The conversation came to a close.

In Thor’s ear, a familiar system prompt sounded once again.

[Daily Intelligence Updated]

"Would you like to open it?"

The familiar voice remained the same, as lines of text appeared once more.