[{"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-229":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},2329273,4555,"Chapter 229: Faith","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>Soon, a green-skinned Sahuagin forcibly shoved aside a soldier holding a trident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His status was clearly higher; his fins and body were noticeably larger than those of ordinary Sahuagin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He imitated human manners, clumsily and crudely bowing to Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he chattered rapidly in the Sahuagin language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De understood not a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mage still under siege spotted the Sky Sail descending and shouted urgently: “My lord! These Sahuagin are the tyrants who seized this place! They oppress civilians and slaughter the innocent—they’ve long been infamous! Kill them all at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the male mage notice the severed limbs of Zhen Na on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart chilled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly added: “My lord, you saw it yourself! This woman ambushed me! I had nothing to do with her actions! I never intended to attack you! My lord, please act quickly! Sahuagin are naturally cruel and vile—they must not be allowed to remain here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher-ranking Sahuagin appeared to have understood his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared viciously at the male mage and unleashed a torrent of guttural shouts—no doubt insults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De activated the [Tremor Blade]’s translation skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He says this man and woman stole their offering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Kalistra, who had just landed the Sky Sail, spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She examined Zhen Na’s mangled remains with keen interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Offering?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the current continent, that word was never a good one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sahuagin before him seemed to notice his grim expression and quickly explained, chattering away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Luo De finally understood his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that over twenty years ago, after undergoing a legendary magical ritual, their main warriors died out completely, forcing them to reform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed that over these years, they had harmed not a single person along the Hansen River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a single land animal had been killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their annual winter sacrifice offerings were made using hand-carved wooden objects and jewelry or meat purchased from humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout his speech, Kalistra’s lie-detection spell showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proving they spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this Keshi Plain remained within the Argyll family’s sphere of influence, covered by the Snow Hill Evening News.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had never seen any negative reports about nearby Sahuagin in the newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he once read an article about Sahuagin helping local residents retrieve drowned cattle and sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sahuagin are naturally cruel aquatic intelligent beings, but this group that migrated into freshwater rivers has completely lost these traits?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Land and oceanic intelligent species usually differ greatly in temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most oceanic intelligent beings disregard morality and emotion; they are more cruel and prone to gluttony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Sahuagin, Kuo-tao fishmen, oceanic nagas, or sirens—often mistaken for mermaids—if one listed their menus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one would find they include nearly all creatures of the continent, even their own kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They believe seawater is the source of their cruelty and rage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking Zhen Na’s condition, Kalistra summoned an ice arrow that pierced her heart. Zhen Na’s eyes widened, but she made no sound before dying utterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing her, Kalistra didn’t stop—she specifically used a purification spell to cleanse the corpse and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know these Sahuagin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More famous than you think. They’re the only known Sahuagin group capable of surviving in freshwater. Academies in Ethelon compete annually for their blood samples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the male mage just tricked me like an idiot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s expression darkened as he glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already barely holding on, now seeing his last hope vanish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suffered a magical backlash from rage, lost control of his spell shield, and was immediately captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher-ranking Sahuagin, seeing Luo De had no intention of interfering, quickly pulled out the male mage’s spell satchel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly located the offering inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood social customs well—he grabbed a handful of jewelry and a palm-sized statue, offering them as a gift to Luo De and his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jewelry was declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De couldn’t stand the fishy stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took only the brown wooden statue—a figure possibly humanoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why “possibly”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it had only basic contours; its identity was left entirely to imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Luo De’s perspective, it was a seated, bearded human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a fictional deity worshipped by the Sahuagin, named ‘Hoff.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said Kalistra, the Continent Encyclopedia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They deliberately blur the carving’s details, believing that anyone who sees Hoff’s true form will be possessed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De found this strange. He considered it from the perspective of divine worship and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A deity without a defined appearance—can it truly influence faith and tradition? And… they seem to portray their race’s god as something terrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most races depict their deities as benevolent, motherly figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Lizard Mother God of the lizardfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a mother goddess who embraces every lizardfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Hill Evening News once reported a scandal: a lizardfolk councilor running for deputy mayor of Nightlight was exposed for hoarding thirty-six imported magical dolls, each with a photo of the Lizard Mother God pasted on its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though shocking, it proved how kind and maternal the Lizard Mother God was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoff, as worshipped by the Sahuagin, was certainly an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The natural forces of the deep sea are far harsher than those on land. They may have deified a specific disaster—or perhaps they worship an unusually powerful individual from the deep sea. Sahuagin are also inherently cowardly and bullying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalistra scowled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for ‘seeing Hoff’s form leads to possession,’ there are similar spells—[Name Resonance], an eighth-rank spell. The caster sets a word; whenever anyone on the continent speaks it, the caster senses it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eighth-rank spell? Luo De pondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who had mastered eighth-rank spiritual magic, eighth-rank spells didn’t seem so distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his magical reserves were only second-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought this, Luo De glanced at Zhen Na, the super-male woman whose heart Kalistra had pierced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you find anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked while bidding farewell to the Sahuagin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two leapt onto the Sky Sail, rising slowly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalistra uttered one word: “Bestialism.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-20T19:55:31.704Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","636f95a336a76bdc643700453b3b05b98c1fb2365dbfb4cdd21516d49a635a6b","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-230","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-228",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]