[{"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-4":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},2329048,4555,"Chapter 4: Learning New Techniques","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>The next morning, Luo De stood before a massive rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was drenched in sweat, revealing a balanced, explosive musculature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strength and speed have increased by at least double.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De plunged his steel sword into the ground and traced the fresh blade marks on the rock’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the continent, adventurers’ power is ranked from first to ninth tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Second Heart’s transformation, Luo De had firmly advanced from second tier to the peak of third tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plus the enhancement from the Spirit Seed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised his left hand and aimed it at the rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White light flared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Repel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful magical force erupted from his palm like a bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock shuddered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shards of stone shot out from both sides of Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked again, the rock bore a shallow crater the size of a washbasin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had learned this Repel spell surprisingly fast—only about an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest warden’s cabin door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally stumbled over, yawning, and threw herself into Luo De’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your clothes? And no true form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t woken up yet, just a little longer~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shoved her away without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally clung back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, where are the Tree Spirit and the Half-Deer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They left early this morning; they couldn’t get used to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect! Let’s pick up where we left off last night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally beamed and reached for Luo De’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De grabbed her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it. Today we’re going into town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because the Windwall Forest had no trace of civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of pedestrians passing by and merchants hawking goods along the street gave Luo De a sense of having stepped into another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally had transformed into a woman in her thirties, wearing a plain, loose skirt, utterly fascinated by everything around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked slowly, stopping often, until they reached the town hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De presented his forest warden credentials and smoothly collected 200 copper Along from the finance window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his weekly pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add in monthly falsified expenses—horse feed, health fees, tree-care potion costs—and his monthly salary reached two silver Along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very good salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For comparison, dockworkers earned 80 copper Along per week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Luo De.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bearded man in light armor approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Captain David, the town constable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned and elbowed Luo De in the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your succubus bride? Why isn’t she with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, rumors had spread throughout town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De simply pointed at Tally, too lazy to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David glanced over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw a plain young peasant woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Average.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe Luo De actually kept a succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Succubi were creatures that noble lords needed three men daily just to feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De? If he really kept one, he’d be dead by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred to believe Luo De had simply married a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored his wild speculation and immediately told him about the uninvited guests in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully studying the drawings in Luo De’s notebook:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like the symbol of the Igo Cult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Igo Cult? The Igo tribe’s religion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That giant bug?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not the Igo tribe—those who worship the Igo tribe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s just a pure cult?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the weird part,” David sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued: “The National Assembly approved the Igo Cult, personally endorsed it, called it ‘freedom of faith.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared blankly, like an old man watching his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Igo tribe terrorized the Atheron Kingdom three hundred years ago—now the kingdom is building them a religion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just be careful. Igo preachers have been entering town for days. Don’t fall for their tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t talk further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each went their separate ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De felt deeply uneasy about the Igo Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sense of security was severely lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, he went to the nearest Spiritual Arts Guild and spent all his savings on suitable spiritual techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Chang En Seal, third-tier technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Creates a spiritual membrane over the body for defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder Blade, fourth-tier sword art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infuses the blade with spiritual lightning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minor Body Enhancement, third-tier technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Temporarily boosts physical attributes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Atheron Flash, fifth-tier sword art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The kingdom’s signature sword art—strikes with extreme speed.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These techniques drained all of Luo De’s savings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hoped to find racial-specific spiritual techniques, but the guild was built by humans and contained only techniques usable by humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, mastering these techniques might take a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had been enhanced by the Spirit Seed’s spiritual boost and the Second Heart’s physical reinforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn’t sleep or rest, he believed he could master them all quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the forest warden’s cabin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De entrusted Tree Spirit Vivian to monitor the trees’ condition, then immediately entered seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was tough on Tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in seclusion, Luo De strictly limited himself to one meal per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally didn’t care about his studies—she devised new ways every day to seduce him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, he couldn’t resist and took her on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, whenever Luo De failed to resist, Tally’s obedience always rose by one or two points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daphne is missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David nodded, his face tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She vanished yesterday evening. The Lord suspects she was deliberately kidnapped, but no ransom demand has been made. We’re assembling search parties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know there’s a Tree Spirit in the forest—can you contact her? We’d like to try using tree-sensing to locate Daphne, at least narrow down the search area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Tally to contact Vivian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saving the half-deer person, they had built a friendship and thus established a means of contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree spirit Vivian arrived at the ranger’s cabin, and after a brief sensing, found no trace of Daphne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David felt a slight disappointment, but immediately shook it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De, it’s unsafe lately—I feel more strange things are coming. Be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that incident, he had not seen Daphne again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he held a favorable impression of the young lady, and couldn’t help feeling deeply uneasy for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How bold—to dare kidnap the lord’s daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Vivian had found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no means of locating her either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally wrapped her arms around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you like this type of young lady?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She transformed into Daphne’s form, cheeks flushed, eyes seductive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it—Vivian’s right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s to fear? Tree spirits are all wooden things without desire—they won’t care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Vivian widened her eyes, glowing with pure white light, showing not the slightest discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Vivian’s eyes did possess a pure, beautiful quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other races with layered eye colors, her entire eye sockets were filled with uniform radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was good too—balanced and natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally was exceptionally skilled at reading expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo De’s gaze wander,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she smirked and shifted back into Vivian’s form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips pressed against Luo De’s chin, her pure white eyes half-lidded, fixed intently on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually does look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De quickly pushed Tally away, a pang of guilt rising in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the other lacked desire, one still shouldn’t act so freely in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four, humans, one, halfling, entered, forest, fire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she spoke the last word, Vivian became extremely urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s expression grew cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, it turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1258,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","85897f6788c727ef6c8e6e7e618ef8cc7150d18f73d11347c1b60e9f1cdf8a8c","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-5","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-3",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]