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"There are some intimate exchanges between Father and the Duke of Flowers."
Dora said seriously, "But there's been no formal declaration of loyalty."
Luo De was somewhat surprised; he didn't expect the Earl of the Tulip to still be on the fence.
"Why?"
Luo De asked directly, "Are the Duke of Flowers' terms insufficient?"
The Earl of the Tulip probably valued benefits highly, which was the reason Luo De could think of.
"I don't know the specifics; Grandfather mentioned it briefly to me."
Dora thought for a moment and continued, "The Duke of Flowers handed a remote town in the southwest to Father."
"The land in that town is fairly fertile, but it's quite far from the Tulip Territory."
"It requires a whole three weeks of travel."
Dora paused and continued:
"Moreover, it experienced war in the past, everything was destroyed, and it's said that ghosts wander there."
"That indeed seems excessive."
Luo De agreed, nodding his head.
