[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu":3,"chapter-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm a Forest Warden—Why Am I Enslaving a Succubus?",{"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},2329208,4555,"Chapter 164: Lies","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>“I’ll tell, I’ll tell, I’ll say it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krista pulled away from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pouted in a pretentious, overly dramatic way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last night, we went to the banquet, didn’t we? I pretended to be a regular at such high-class venues, claiming I was the official precious gemstone contact from Shiying Town, and struck up a conversation with the Naga.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At first, I just wanted to get familiar with them, then swindle something valuable from them—but they were newcomers, extremely cautious, and I never found a good opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, the assassins attacked later, and the Naga priestess was severely wounded. I took the chance to give her the highest-grade healing potion you gave me. You might not know, but in ancient times, there was a saying: ‘If you don’t sacrifice the child, you won’t catch the wolf.’ My actions were precisely about gaining trust at the lowest possible cost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s get to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De interrupted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krista cleared her throat twice, trying to stand and crawl into his lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was pushed away mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, anyway, the Naga are utterly grateful to me now, so our conversations have gone smoothly. And I also know that when they fled the Naga Palace during the counterattack, they had no time to take any valuables—and afterward, to settle in the Death Desert, they spent every last bit of their remaining wealth. They’re completely broke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what exactly did you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush, Master. I’m getting to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Banshee shifted her posture, pulling off a classic sleazy move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strap on her shoulder slid down to her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neckline grew even looser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Naga didn’t leave everything behind. Weapons and gear are their pride as warriors—like the Orichalcum armor and Mithral staff the Naga priestess carried. Both are extremely valuable items.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But these two items were stolen by her when she seized the Naga Palace in Mirror Desert. They’re sealed with magical restrictions, and since they lack the secret technique to use them, that’s precisely why the assassins wounded them so badly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I—Krista, the official magical item trader of Shiying Town—am precisely the perfect person to solve their problem!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I falsely claimed I had a method to unlock the secrets of these treasures. Luckily, the Naga are simple-minded—they actually gave me preliminary trust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pulled her strap back into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned: “You swindled those two treasures away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet! They’re simple-minded, but not fools. The priestess hasn’t awakened, so they won’t make decisions on their own. They only gave me one lower-tier treasure to test whether I can unlock its secret technique. Master, whether you’re going for the big fish or the small one depends entirely on your ability to unlock its secret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pulled out a cube-shaped piece of wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It indeed contained a faint spiritual essence—a treasure of barely acceptable quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called big fish naturally refers to those two precious metal treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small fish is this tiny thing in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, with empty hands she’s reeling in profit—the Banshee declared that as long as she gains something, it’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t trust the rebel Naga in the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he considered himself a respectable man, he also believed a gentleman doesn’t stand beneath a crumbling wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could weaken the Naga while also securing valuable loot, that would be ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you expose your identity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krista immediately sensed opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her master had finally stopped pretending!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! At the banquet, I kept my distance from you, and I’ve always moved in physical form. These Naga’s magic is weak—they definitely can’t detect me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She beamed proudly, already acting like a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get cocky. I won’t care if you deceive people who are on the opposite side from us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I know—you’re a respectable man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her sarcasm again, Luo De gave her a sharp flick on the forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the wooden cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was almost certainly stolen from the Naga Palace in Mirror Desert. The Naga princess Eve likely had a way to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coldly stared at the creature kneeling before him, rubbing against his thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rarely used the enslavement spell to forcibly control his enslaved subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, most of them usually understood their place and were obedient; on the other, Luo De didn’t want to suppress their natural personalities—after all, different personalities could stir his interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Banshee Krista was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d already seen it in Cuiyu City—this creature was utterly dishonest by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in moments of life-threatening danger, her first instinct was to lie without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, just in case, Luo De used the enslavement spell to force her to repeat everything she’d just said, truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result left him deeply disappointed in Krista.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know whether she was just clever—or whether the rebel Naga were truly idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out she had already stolen the Orichalcum armor, the Mithral staff, and a batch of other unopened treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiny wooden cube in her hand was deliberately set aside to deceive Luo De!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, very impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De laughed bitterly with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and took out what he had just put away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krista placed a magical satchel bearing a Naga portrait on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her face was muttering curses, clearly resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Using an enslavement spell—what kind of skill is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still unyielding? I've always been a lenient parent, but you truly need discipline now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then issued twelve binding commands in succession: [Do Not Lie to Me], [Do Not Directly or Indirectly Harm Me or Any Other Enslaved Subject], [Do Not Directly or Indirectly Damage My Interests or Territory], and more, tightly restricting her every action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krista cried out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then froze, her expression like she’d swallowed excrement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, you can’t be serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you refuse to change, I have no choice but to enforce discipline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More fighting was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t want to beat her too badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered her to prepare for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambush was set for the dead of night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was already late, but there was still some left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De went to find the female orc Amy and the ghoul Pan Ni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since enemy strength was unknown, maximizing our own combat power by injecting [Growth Spirituality] was the best course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autumn night was especially cold, the wind howling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Rank Street in Shiying Town, silence reigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residents had been secretly evacuated, leaving only a few fake illusions of [Illusion Technique].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The town wasn’t wealthy enough to install dwarven alchemical lanterns on the streets, so illumination relied entirely on moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfectly dark moon, strong wind—ideal night for killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch Dimia, along with a twelve-member squad, waited in a temporarily requisitioned room at the street corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad consisted of warriors, rangers, mages, and sorcerers—all at fifth-rank, a highly competent combat unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Mr. Luo De?” someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know. He hasn’t arrived yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call him ‘Lord’! Call him ‘Lord Luo De’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman corrected her teammate, dissatisfied with the casual address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone knows you admire that man, but he hasn’t even shown up yet—no need to be so sycophantic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sycophantic?” the woman sneered. “I admire him from the heart—this isn’t some ulterior motive or flattery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1228,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3b0efcd4e1a25a600d78092b249b9d3d71d3378a92089d8e76464fa79166775b","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-165","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-163",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]