[{"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-587":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},2329631,4555,"Chapter 587: Situation","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-587",587,"\u003Cp>“Rosalia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the edge of the newly under-construction commercial street within Coral Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, who was idly patrolling, felt surprised upon hearing the witch Dimea’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s appeared in the conscription corps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, neither did we expect it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch Dimea walked beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twilight hills in April showed no trace whatsoever of the death desert’s sandstorms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spring sun hung high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s skin was unusually delicate; Dimea had no choice but to don her wide-brimmed wizard hat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a wizard’s robe embroidered with colorful magical runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the witch lady was a trend-chaser and wouldn’t settle for just any loose, universal-fit garment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard’s robe had clearly been tailored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cinched at the waist and upper chest, perfectly supporting and enclosing the bouncing giant rabbit beneath the fitted fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balanced perfectly against the slightly flared hem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collar had also been slightly loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exposing her snowy, delicate collarbones and part of one shoulder, adding a touch of elegance and dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her mature, voluptuous figure and attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every time he saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t want to pinch any other part—he wanted to pinch that baby-faced, cute little face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasn’t she saying she’d join the Shadowwind Hunters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t attend the conscription corps’ welcome ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the responsibility of the Shiying Town authorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw the Stormeye emblem of the Shadowwind Hunters in the conscription corps, but only about ten of them, and from the spacing between them, they were likely dragged in midway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimea said this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was her attitude? Did she say anything to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, the Shadowwind Hunters stick together—perhaps wary of the official conscription corps, they didn’t even make eye contact. I hate this situation—it feels like we’re opposing Rosalia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch lady grew a little downcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she’d held a high position in Shiying Town for some time, she was actually younger than Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A touch of melancholy was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still an emotionally rich, risqué novelist who’d once suffered magical imbalance from writer’s block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the nearby commercial street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday, someone from the Snow Hill Evening News approached Yuna, saying they wanted to open a branch office in Coral Bay and promised to open a bookstore here. I thought of you, so I agreed—and suggested splitting the bookstore into two zones: one for general readers, one for adults.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimea knew he was teasing her about buying risqué novels before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her baby-faced cheeks flushed pink as she protested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean ‘thought of me’? I don’t buy them often!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiying Town had once endured a harsh crackdown on incoming populations, during which Rosalia had overseen the suppression—official risqué bookstores were nearly impossible to legalize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Dimea had to sneak into gray zones in disguise just to buy them for reference, terrified of being seen by acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was an official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking the law was unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Coral Bay could open one, it would spare so much worry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was happily thinking this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Dimea suddenly caught Luo De smiling at her, and her eyes flickered in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk seriously! This conscription corps isn’t weak—even without the Shadowwind Hunters, they have five eighth-rankers, and the rest likely excel in formation coordination, plus over a dozen hero candidates!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over a dozen hero candidates. Do the Igors just mass-produce them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suspect they’re collaborating with a half-deer hero-giver, mass-producing individuals with the [Hero Amplification] to boost combat power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I doubt it’s collaboration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sneered bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilith the half-elf said [Hero Amplification] consumes lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two or three candidates balanced with one hero-giver—that’s plausible. But over a dozen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are only thirty-six half-deer hero-givers total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De simply didn’t believe they’d send over a dozen of them to this ridiculous conscription corps instead of handling their own righteous business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Igors must have seized control of one or two hero-givers and forcibly turned all who met the basic criteria into candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means the quality of these candidates is extremely suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two kept walking outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Dimea’s account,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This conscription corps presented a tax authorization document from Windstorm City, claiming they were auditing Shiying Town’s taxes on Windstorm City’s behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such documents? During wartime, sure—but Windstorm City hasn’t interfered in months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiying Town must survive too—it’s expanding territory, training troops to resist Coral Bay; its tax records looking clean would be absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ll find nothing but silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who understand know this is just the conscription corps’ way of extorting funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old gentleman Humbert and the Shiying Town councilors have already prepared Jin Along, waiting for the right moment to hand it over and send them packing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De knew there was nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering prestige of the Aithelon Kingdom still held weight—sending a dozen legendary mages to cleanse the land with legendary spells was still feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t you noticed how few mages died in the battle reports?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dead were all spiritual warriors and cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De wasn’t afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s a nuisance! Others might not hold up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending money is the best way to solve problems—problems solvable with money aren’t real problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De considered himself a man of dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this conscription corps could depart honorably, that would be best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there’s no choice—let the blood flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing their discussion on the conscription corps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De instinctively began making light, amusing remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing as they reached the grasslands beyond Coral Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimea couldn’t help laughing at times, her cheeks flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light breeze swept past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze, suddenly realizing her reluctance to part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—this can’t go on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, she’d betray Sharon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was poisonous—he could make others cling to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, then—I’ll take my leave, Luo De. I’ve arranged with Pan Ni to clear out the bandit nests on Kula Hill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flustered for a moment, forcibly suppressing the ripples in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately bowed politely to take her leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t notice, already raising his hand to wave goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Dimea, there you are! I was wondering where you’d gone—didn’t you promise this morning to lead us against the chaos in the Twilight Hills?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flippant male voice rang out from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the clink of armor and heavy footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De turned toward the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw five men ascending the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their armor was elite, their faces unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to ask—they were clearly from the conscription corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch Dimea frowned and whispered: “All hero candidates from the conscription corps. We exchanged pleasantries this morning, and they actually showed up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De studied them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ranks were indeed high—all five were seventh-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And young, wearing expressions of arrogance and disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conscription squad had wandered all day, yet not a single scratch marred their armor—clearly, they had lived in comfort and been treated with great deference during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c26f0c9fe13947d950d159c6e99caaf967eb1ffd94ea139654931a577f0e709f","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-588","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-586",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]