[{"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-3":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},2329047,4555,"Chapter 3: Tree Spirit","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Luo De rode his horse to that area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly spotted the stumps of two trees whose roots remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them were a cold firepit and remnants of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear someone had spent the night here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was no skilled hunter; he could only estimate from the amount of food that there were at least three criminals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five of them, all male—one halfling, four humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally did not dismount, her short legs swinging in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo De’s puzzled look, she proudly pointed to her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget who I am—I can smell male essence at a glance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De gave her a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you tell where they went?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They stayed here overnight, so some essence lingered—but their trail was too faint once they moved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De did not dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pursuing lawbreakers was not part of a forest warden’s duties; tomorrow was payday in Shi Ying Town—he could simply inform the town’s constable then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, based on their numbers, this group looked more like poachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was common knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans and halflings on the continent loved to poach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But where did the wood go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two water cedars, each twenty rings in age, stood thirty to forty meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ash in the firepit was nowhere near enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the midday sun, Luo De noticed strange shadows on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the towering water cedars, trunks of varying lengths were bound together, forming an odd pattern in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally looked, also frowning in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this some kind of spell?” Luo De asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—no magical flow. It’s purely human-made.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De rubbed his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news: not poachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No poacher would waste time on this nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news: whoever did this was either a cultist or had some strange race’s peculiar obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De recorded the location and sketched the pattern in his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, bring down the wood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered Tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she pouted, her shoulders swaying back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The trees are so big, I’m so small—I can’t carry them~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t go? Two days of abstinence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally immediately jumped off the horse, reverting to her true form, black bat wings sprouting from her lower back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cunningly covered only her three key points with scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving Luo De a mournful glance, she flapped her wings upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tally’s obedience toward you +1, current obedience: 52】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That adds too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had initially thought this was like affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he wasn’t so sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day’s patrol revealed no other anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De arrived at No. 1 Forest Warden Cabin, closest to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After digesting the day’s meals, Tally’s appetite returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shifted into a young girl, yet with a bust disproportionate to her frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, she had clung to Luo De’s neck, sniffing incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said I couldn’t eat outside—didn’t say I couldn’t sniff, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were her exact words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, too, found himself stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the constant effect of his 【Second Heart】 skill, which continuously strengthened his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly flushed with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the moment they entered, Luo De lunged at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally joyfully opened her arms to welcome him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally could barely maintain her transformation—her eyes reverted to her true form’s glowing red pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath turned visibly pale pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat on her skin reflected white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gigglegigglegiggle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t pretend not to hear—Tally’s voice was too loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No answer came from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignore it~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De went to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally, annoyed, leapt forward and hugged him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a visitor she never expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly curled green hair and elf-like pointed ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body sprouted interwoven green and brown leaves; glowing vine-like tendrils coiled around her limbs like ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most striking were her delicate face’s eyes—constantly shining with white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tree spirit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally was astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tree spirits were not a race fond of human conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored the crushing pressure against his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Vivian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Windwall Forest was a primal ecosystem, home to countless creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some nature-loving races had even settled here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Luo De knew, there were werewolf clans in the oak zone, scorpion women in the eucalyptus zone, and here in the water cedar zone, tree spirits and half-deer folk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a forest warden, he had met this tree spirit lady several times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Injured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian uttered one word, her face filled with timidity and worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she pointed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A delicate girl with a human upper body and a deer’s lower half lay curled on the ground, pale-faced and eyes tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow pierced her deer body, beside it a fresh blood wound—blood had soaked nearly half her deer form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arrow, I, pulled out one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree spirit spoke guiltily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been struck by two arrows, and forcibly removed one, causing massive bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De knew time was critical—he swiftly carried the unconscious half-deer girl into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew basic first aid and kept some magical potions on hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consuming a magic potion, the half-deer girl’s condition finally stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally transformed into a cute nurse and wiped the blood from the girl’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she remained beside the half-deer girl, unwilling to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four humans, one halfling, attacked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same group that cut down the trees?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cutting down trees was bad enough—now they’re injuring people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His irritation began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De glanced at the steel sword hanging on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you sense their direction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tree spirits are naturally linked to trees; perhaps they could gather some information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They left the forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian slumped entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De waved his hand, not caring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Vivian took it to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure tree spirit felt her own helplessness intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, she made up her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seed the size of a fingertip grew from the vine tendrils in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong aura of spirituality spread through the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Spirit Seed?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally walked over, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian startled and quickly clutched the seed to her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rarely saw Tally this excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a treasure that can alter the body—overcoming racial limits and learning more spiritual arts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells are a type of spiritual art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all races on this continent can learn the various spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Succubi’s seductive fluids and tree spirits’ tree-sensing abilities cannot be learned by other races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this Spirit Seed, it’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It exists independently within the body, allowing free construction of spell formulas, unconstrained by racial limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s talent is average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seed could raise his ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1162,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","560feb48973c7d8a0c3654295dccddf64b6efdc5baf3a87691b23f3bf4d931f8","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-4","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-2",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]