[{"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-19":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},2329063,4555,"Chapter 19: Giant","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>Pete is a goblin who likes to sit on his magic puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most goblins have this habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They always sit on something, looking down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Luo De, long time no see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Violet Tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the farthest booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete waved and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His magic puppet was handing him a cup of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goblins and dwarves are much the same—both are alcohol addicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ordered a glass of Stone Quartz Town’s specialty: Giant’s Wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though countless wines across the continent claim to be Giant’s Wine, the owner of the Violet Tavern insists this one is the authentic version, stolen personally by him from a giant’s den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like every other tavern selling Giant’s Wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what, Luo De? Stone Quartz Town’s Giant’s Wine is the worst I’ve ever drunk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant’s Wine, full of impurities and changing flavor every time, has no merit except its strength—it’s the designated trash of Stone Quartz Town residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this is what real men drink!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete suddenly shouted, raising his cup toward the other patrons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those drinking Giant’s Wine raised their cups in response; the bartender behind the counter even yelled he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this routine happened often in the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Luo De, where’s your succubus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Artisans’ Guild? I don’t know. She has her own hobbies—I rarely interfere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete grinned wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amazing, Luo De—you can keep a succubus all by yourself? Do you have some secret pill for that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can only say it’s pure personal ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t joke. Even a ninth-rank human warrior can’t sustain a succubus alone. Tell me the formula—I’ll sell it for you, fifty-fifty split.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, humans often lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual growth enhances the body and benefits this aspect too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But humans have an innate limitation: spirituality affects this area only minimally, barely enough to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Luo De can sustain a succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He relies primarily on the [Second Heart].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Luo De might as well be a humanoid succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you get the item David mentioned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped chatting with Pete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A treasure with affinity for fire and poison? Of course it’s expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete narrowed his eyes, scanning him up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to say, “You’re just a forest warden—how much money could you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pala—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De tossed a small cloth bag onto the table; it clinked tightly with metallic sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete leaned over, eyes instantly brightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic puppet opened its abdomen and pulled out a spell pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire Dragon Scales, Witch Poison Talismans, Hydra molts, Fire Lizard hearts—all high-quality items. Only I can get goods this good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sold all the gifts Isabel had sent him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s be honest—the Argyle family is truly wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got 1,700 Gold Along in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens—Luo De had never seen so many Gold Along before; his eyes nearly glazed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he got the money, he planned to spend some on the treasure entrusted by Scorpion Woman Hera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ninth-rank ally—he was determined to cling to her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you a discount: five hundred Gold Along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to high-rank spiritual arts, it’s still cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bought it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll throw in one more piece of information.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete counted the Gold Along as he spoke: “The Congress rejected the Argyle family’s complaint against the Yigo Cult, claiming Father Owen had already been dismissed and was never an official Yigo priest—everything was his personal action.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dismissed it so casually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d expected the Argyle family to strike back, at least to tie them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to suspect whether the entire Congress had already been infiltrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted a while longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting-ting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tavern door opened, jangling the brass bell above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly human entered, leading a dog-headed man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-headed man had black-and-white fur, his round eyes staring left and right as if each had its own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two glasses of Giant’s Wine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-headed man strode in and sat down in the booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coming right up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bartender immediately brought two large cups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De watched them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a coincidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their spiritual accumulation was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human was at most fifth-rank; the dog-headed man was at peak third-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know them? Hah, that dog-headed man looks so stupid.” Pete sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know them—but I will soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the dog-headed man spat out his wine with a loud “Puh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is this?! Giant’s Wine? Tastes worse than my grandfather’s three-year-old urine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many who had been drinking Giant’s Wine now looked annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human across from the dog-headed man tapped the table, signaling him to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Wally, don’t rush! Let me handle this. Damn it, this backwater town is trying to fool people with this garbage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-headed man angrily smashed his cup to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the boss! Boss, come out!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pushed open the window and asked a passing girl to summon the constable, offering five Copper Along as reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Violet Tavern’s owner was a muscular giant of a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual energy was only first-rank—he clearly wasn’t a cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emerged from behind the bar with a grim face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m the boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with this wine? Did you add piss? Did you scoop it from the street gutter?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foreigner, mind your tongue. This is the most authentic Giant’s Wine on the entire continent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the escalating argument,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De asked: “Have you heard of the Ruins Brotherhood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete tossed a mule lotus seed into his mouth—a product of his own body, crunchy and fragrant when crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lowly organization of shameless exiles clinging together—no honor, no bottom line, seventy percent of the continent’s dirty work is done by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said: “Rumors even claim the Ruins Brotherhood interfered in the defeat of the Kingdom of Aitheron against the Heavenly Flower Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They don’t seem capable of such things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pete shook his head: “Sometimes the lower and more base a person is, the more they can influence the outcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The verbal brawl on that side escalated gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People had already begun shoving and yelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons were all eager for trouble, and some had even started placing bets on the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wally was shoved aside, his brow tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on!” the boss shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on!” the dog-headed man echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No spiritual arts—pure physical strength! Dare you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do I dare not? What good is your size?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Skinny dog!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fat pig!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss suddenly struck, his massive fist descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movement was far faster than a first-rank cultivator’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-headed man didn’t even react—he took the punch, stiffened completely, and collapsed straight to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd roared with cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wally’s face changed; he rushed forward at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A layer of spiritual aura flared to life, enveloping his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss threw another punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura membrane shattered instantly; Wally flew backward, his upper body crashing into the bar counter, his rear end sticking up, limp and motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woooooo!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd cheered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human boss, who outwardly showed only first-rank spiritual accumulation, had casually punched through a fifth-rank opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a den of hidden dragons and tigers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e9ce75acb85cab8f2321926b0f74354f337ffd2d1cb17a079c9686181373343d","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-20","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-18",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]