At this moment, Luo De shifted his gaze to the Earl of the Tulip and Vincent, who were waiting in the distance, and walked forward slowly.

The Earl of the Tulip watched Luo De approaching step by step, feeling a bit flustered for a moment.

Even when facing the Duke of Flowers, he hadn’t felt this way.

Watching Luo De coming closer, the Earl of the Tulip swallowed hard.

Finally, just like meeting other nobles, he bowed and saluted,

"Duke Luo De."

He was as respectful as when Luo De first met him.

Luo De’s gaze was complicated. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he just nodded slightly.

"Was the journey safe?" Luo De asked.

"We encountered an ambush by the third son of the Duke of Flowers, Putson, and lost over a dozen guards."

The Earl of the Tulip said with some regret, then smiled and added, "Fortunately, the Sage appeared to resolve the situation; it was a close call."

"Hmm, I will thank the Sage, and the Flower Clan will pay for this."

Luo De said expressionlessly, "You should all rest well, don’t overthink it, Dora will take care of everything."

"Alright, you go ahead with your work." The Earl of the Tulip nodded.

Luo De nodded briefly, glanced at Vincent, then turned and left.

"Father, about my brother..."

Vincent wanted to say something but was interrupted by the Earl of the Tulip.

The Earl of the Tulip said indifferently, "Now is the best time, much better than how we treated him before."

...

...

Luo De never intended to make things difficult for the Earl of the Tulip.

After all, the Earl of the Tulip initially provided him with startup funds and manpower support from someone like Durant.

Even though those things were insignificant to the Earl of the Tulip.

But it was impossible for Luo De to feel particularly close or deeply grateful to the Earl of the Tulip.

Luo De never pretended with anyone, and now was no exception.

Luo De didn’t waste much energy on such trivial matters and quickened his pace into the manor’s main building.

In the council hall.

The Sage sat beside the main seat, sipping floral tea and waiting quietly.

Seeing Luo De enter, she stood up voluntarily.

"Please, have a seat."

Luo De hurriedly waved his hand, "Though we’ve never met, there’s no need for noble etiquette."

The Sage smiled and nodded but waited until Luo De sat down before sitting herself.

"I really didn’t expect you, Lady Sage, to come personally," Luo De said.

"Duke Luo De, please call me Selena. I’m not worthy of the title Sage in front of you."

After speaking, Selena turned slightly to wave at the two attendants.

The two attendants understood, bowed, and left.

Sao also realized something and said voluntarily, "Saint Master, I will take my leave."

After speaking, Sao signaled everyone else to leave.

Vivian turned and went to guard the door.

Selena smiled at Luo De and asked without any warning, "How do you plan to position the Dawn Society in the future?"

"Will it stay in the Western Province, or be split in half to the Northern Wilderness?"

Selena’s question was very direct, filled with an understanding of rulers.

In the current situation, an extraordinary organization like the Dawn Society would inevitably affect Luo De’s rule.

Originally, Selena thought, although Luo De has a dragon, forcing opposition with the Dawn Society would only harm both sides.

Moreover, there are external enemies like the Church. With Luo De’s wisdom, he should maintain a balance between the Empire and the Dawn Society.

But this balance was completely disrupted when Luo De transformed into a dragon.

This was also why Selena came personally.

Luo De understood her thoughts from Selena’s second half of the sentence, smiled, and said,

"The Dawn Society should not be in the Western Province, nor should it be in the Northern Wilderness."

Luo De looked intently at Selena, speaking each word deliberately, "The Dawn Society should be in every corner of the Empire."

The smile on Selena’s face froze, and she was slightly stunned.

She had considered many possibilities but hadn’t expected Luo De to give such an answer.

"You mean..."

"Selena, do you know how many innocent lives the Dawn Church took to try to kill me?"

Luo De’s expression turned extremely serious as he extended his hand,

"Five thousand, a full five thousand!"

"That many corpses can’t even fit into ten carriages!"

Anger that had been repressed for a long time surfaced in Luo De’s eyes,

"Why is it that in our world, these dogs of foreign gods can trample us at will?"

"In ancient times, those alien deities endlessly drained the blood of this world!"

"Now, their remnants still wreak havoc on the lands of the Western Alliance!"

"There’s even a continent in the west of this world called the Land of the Gods!"

Luo De questioned Selena, "Yet here we are, discussing where our own extraordinary organization, the Dawn Society, should be, haha,"

"Isn’t that a betrayal of this world?"

"But since you’ve asked, let me tell you."

Luo De took a deep breath,

"I want every spellcaster to integrate into the entire Empire."

"I want the extraordinary to cleanse the whole continent, grinding all ignorance and backwardness to dust."

"I want this world to step into a new civilization, where no foreign gods dare to touch this planet again!"

The words fell, and the council hall plunged into deep silence.

Selena felt a chill run down her spine, stared blankly at Luo De, and couldn’t help but clench her fists.

She never imagined she would get such an answer.

Indeed, it’s the dragon bloodline.