[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-63":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},633793,873,"Chapter 63: Joint Military Expedition","fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>\"Many thanks to you both, Uncle Valmy and Uncle Gladon, for your assistance. I’m deeply grateful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opper Lawrence spoke with apparent gratitude, even going so far as to personally escort them from the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Avenging Baron Pape is what we ought to do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, rest assured, we will definitely avenge Baron Pape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That damned Eagle Ridge Lord is practically forsaken by the Goddess of Life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon spoke resolutely, as if they were genuinely committed to avenging Baron Pape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opper Lawrence replied as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging pleasantries, they parted ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon left, they swiftly dispatched knights to investigate the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are no fools; they wouldn’t blindly trust whatever Opper Lawrence says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the news was indeed tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, without verification, they wouldn’t be at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it seemed as if the confirmation was to their satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dispatched knights returned with information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, there was Iron Ore at Eagle Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few dozen miles from Eagle Ridge, they discovered traces of numerous knights and evidence of large-scale mineral transportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news immediately excited the two Barons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a joke — without a Large Iron Ore Deposit, how could a Pioneer Lord occupy territory dozens of miles away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This undoubtedly confirmed Opper Lawrence’s claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon promptly began their preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gladon Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The situation is clear; that Pioneer Lord is a descendant of the Dressrosa Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, there is evidence of mining activity within a few dozen miles of their territory, likely the Large Iron Ore Deposit that Baron Pape discovered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Gladon spoke in a low voice, his eyes sparkling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Dressrosa descendant is not easy to deal with. I’ve already made inquiries. Their territory is home to over a hundred Apprentice Knights, more than twenty Official Knights, and even one Great Knight. This force is not inferior to what both our territories combined could muster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Valmy remarked with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, the Dressrosa Family, true to its Count’s Clan prestige, has a Pioneer Lord we cannot easily contend with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we don’t need to confront them directly; we just need to seize that Large Iron Ore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baron Gladon, we can definitely do this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the castle, the two discussed their plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, knights from both territories began assembling rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although their strength was weaker than the Lawrence Clan, both territories had five to six Official Knights each, along with themselves as the Great Knights, and dozens of Apprentice Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the addition of peasant slaves, they could muster more than two thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they gathered over four thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While these territories were assembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor also quickly received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the traces of the mining activities were deliberately leaked by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was to draw the main forces of the two territories toward the mining site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the mining site was almost filled with ninety percent of his forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Magic Crystal Cannons, nearly thirty Official Knights, and over a hundred Apprentice Knights, in addition to hundreds of Reserve Riders and thousands of slaves, ensuring absolute security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Eagle Ridge was left empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining forces were sparse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the construction of Eagle Ridge had just begun, he didn’t want it destroyed by war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had Neil Morton as a backup, Thor had already negotiated with Neil Morton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unless absolutely necessary, Thor didn’t plan to involve him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, favors, once used, undoubtedly decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ally like Neil Morton, a Sky Knight, could be useful in many situations in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mining site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor had returned with his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those days, he busied himself with arrangements and war preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three days, everything was nearly ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained was to await the arrival of their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s everything going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a room, Thor asked Steve, who had just walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, everything is prepared. The remaining two Magic Crystal Cannons have been properly installed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steve nodded, speaking earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we’re successful this time, everyone will earn double the merits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor laughed heartily, his expression filled with expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the first battle established his position, then this battle would undoubtedly mark his rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could successfully conquer the remaining two nobles, his presence in the Maine River Valley would become unshakeable, and he would acquire ample resources to further expand his territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was critical and extremely important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steve nodded enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the preparations continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tensions began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Maine River Valley’s atmosphere grew tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even other Pioneer Lords faintly sensed this tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time swiftly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, five days went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sixth day arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Valmy’s territory and Baron Gladon’s territory, troops began marching toward the mining site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Opper Lawrence from Lawrence Territory also set off with a large retinue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avenge his father, he undoubtedly dispatched forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to others, he sent only peasant slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they followed at the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intentions were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revenge wasn’t really on his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply wanted his father and elder brother gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Gladon nor Valmy paid much attention to his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lawrence Clan now without the strength of Great Knights, relying only on hired knights to fend off threats, posed no danger to them. In a few years, the Lawrence Clan would surely decline and even vanquish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joking aside, a thousand Gold Coins a year isn’t easily managed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once spent, the Lawrence Clan would barely have any Gold Coins left to cultivate its own knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is sure to create a vicious cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, hired knights weren’t clan knights, lacking any contractual obligation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything were to happen, no one could predict the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, the Lawrence Clan posed less threat to them than their own mutual threat.\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-02T06:24:07.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","ffbe521d48bbf06f75061cfa56245be5cc0baab464075957b5104650aec0162a","fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-64","fantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-62",503,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffantasy-lord-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]