[{"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-584":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},2329628,4555,"Chapter 584: Exemption Failure and the Secret of the First Epoch","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-584",584,"\u003Cp>Nothing to hesitate about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De directly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it cleared again, the scene had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perspective seemed like a fixed-camera recording position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setting, in fact, was no different from before—still within a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the tree species and their arrangement, it was likely the Bai Yu zone of the Windwall Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But back then, the trees were far less dense and robust than they appeared now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De saw a human man walking by, carrying a sapling and a shovel; the items on his shoulder obscured his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly paused at the edge of the frame and said with a magnetic voice, resigned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fabio, can you stop slacking off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Windwall Forest doesn’t need me more or less—it’s not something you can plant in a short time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man named Fabio spoke in a flippant tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, he was positioned outside the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De could not see his appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the King’s order—you know how important this place is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just to block the Igo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no—it’s far more than that. The Igo are merely the surface; we must also bury the ‘Zi——’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did it cut out the sound?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabio, outside the frame, let out a scoffing laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Zi——’? I know—that relic unearthed from the lizardman ruins. But are you afraid of what’s written on it? It’s fake, my forest warden friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one can be certain it’s false.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on—even those mage scholars haven’t figured out how to verify an object’s age, but from the First Epoch to now, the Fourth Epoch, it’s been at least tens of thousands of years. Even a single trace—have we ever found even one piece of related evidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s old senior forest warden said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he seemed resolute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet the King demands we do this now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, we must build a town beside the Windwall Forest—this area has excellent mineral resources, enough to sustain us long-term.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, I know—you’ve said it over ten thousand times: we’re searching for the Tree Spirit’s bloodline, to suppress it here generation after generation, right? We need the half-horsemen to assist, right? And three druids to form the iron nail seal—I remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old senior forest warden smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. It’s indispensable—only this way can we prevent the First Epoch’s revival, where false gods stood tall and outer deities descended in madness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle breeze passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene froze, as if the pause button had been pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was still pondering the old warden’s words: “prevent the First Epoch’s revival, where false gods stood tall and outer deities descended in madness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handsome man’s face suddenly appeared in the corner of the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the human skin peeled away, revealing only a scaled lizard face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stared directly at Luo De, outside the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you? Why are you spying on me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with the same voice as Fabio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the frame, a massive spiritual pressure surged over him like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger than Asmodiels by several times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying dampness, coldness, and cruel malevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De broke into a cold sweat instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the “Source State” memory footage flickered out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Attention!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have been struck by ‘Fabio’s Soul-Stealing Gaze’!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have acquired the following negative effects: Focus reduced, spellcasting speed reduced, spiritual recovery lowered, strength reduced, constitution reduced, magic resistance reduced, spiritual spell\u002Fritual potency reduced, fire, ice, strong acid, and lightning resistance lowered.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Heaven’s Will’ evasion failed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the “Heaven’s Will evasion failed” text, Luo De couldn’t help but curse aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit, this is toxic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just looked at a tree’s memory footage! Are you fucking kidding me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site , who had been casting nearby, seemed to sense something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned back, startled, staring at Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you do? Why are you so weakened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t hide it—he told her exactly what he had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The negative effects he suffered came from direct exposure to Fabio’s gaze; hearing the account shouldn’t pose any issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site  immediately stopped searching for trees with special spiritual signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She carefully examined Luo De’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such powerful ‘Soul-Stealing Gaze’—even surpassing most ninth-rank effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It mainly disrupts my spellcasting focus—I don’t cast spells anyway, so it’s not a problem.” Luo De comforted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That man named Fabio… you say he finally revealed a lizardman’s face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site  gripped Luo De’s arm tightly, magic light flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Modern lizardmen aren’t even the same species as their ancient ancestors—they’re smarter, stronger, and prefer to hide within other races’ clans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though records are scarce, ancient lizardman corpses have been found in the half-horseman communal burial grounds—meaning this ancient lizardman was never discovered even when buried alongside them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De felt the elf girl’s hand trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently patted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at him: “Fabio probably assumed you were using magic to spy, so he used a technique specifically targeting mages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can such cross-temporal spellcasting even be achieved?… I feel dizzy. Can I lean on you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De lied outright, feigning discomfort and swaying as he sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t dizzy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site  bit her lip and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat silently beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prideful elf—silence meant consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He buried his face against her fragrant, snow-white neck, golden hair brushing his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s mind relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the conscription squad was coming soon and this debuff was bad, it was an accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing to be done—take it one step at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site ’s body was stiff, deliberately accommodating his weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was blunt: “It’s possible. And Fabio’s level is too high—I can’t judge. But I’m more concerned about that phrase: ‘the First Epoch, where false gods stood tall and outer deities descended.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aside from the First Epoch’s history being vague, from the Second Epoch to now, the Fourth Epoch, there are clear historical records—no gods have ever descended upon this continent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then maybe from another dimension?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tens of thousands of years ago, the continent’s population was minuscule. Back then, other dimensions were tiny—there weren’t even many cosmic beings, let alone anything reaching god-tier. How could there be outer deities or false gods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fce45f6fe90bd2d64777e6a159d07d4b35e0f8827a291f1035e0515571573ff7","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-585","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-583",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]