[{"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-599":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},2329643,4555,"Chapter 599: Vein and Intelligence","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-599",599,"\u003Cp>The next morning, rain drizzled continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first rain since December until now, mid-April.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was always happy at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dry Hills were parched; when rain nourished the forest, it washed away years of accumulated dust, making the entire woods noticeably cleaner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight was pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat beneath the eaves of the staircase at Henry Farm’s villa, his upper body exposed, fine sweat glistening white on his muscular, well-defined chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door behind him stood slightly ajar, the scent of earth and rain easily overpowering the thick, strange odor inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Campbell family’s purge was scheduled for two days from now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De wasn’t overly burdened—aside from planning to host the [Pleasure Party] these past few days, there was little else to say in just two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He weighed the black-gray rune stone in his hand, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Vein Sovereignty Rune].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Details: The holder may control the growth direction of the entire Starlight Vein].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight stone, then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its higher-end use is for forging enchanted weapons or armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can also serve as a spell component to enhance spells related to stars and moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are simpler, unprocessed low-grade uses too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ground into powder, it can repel low-tier undead or purify contaminated water sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not quite a daily commodity, it’s reasonable to call it a standard supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Starlight Vein could lift the living standards of a small town like Shi Ying Town before its expansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows where Shemus got such a thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ying Town was founded on mining; discovering another Starlight Vein isn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question is where to place it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Luo De decided to place it around the area near Coral Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly to distinguish it from Shi Ying Town’s mining zone and avoid stealing their labor resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll have to wait until the conscription squad leaves before placing it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip drip drip—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool rain splashed onto his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a sudden intuition and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, not far off on the stone path, three girls huddled beneath a tiny dome field, laughing and chatting as they walked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A halfling, a catgirl, and a human girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De, good morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling Lily, squeezed between the catgirl Chloe and the mage Doris, giggled and pushed playfully; spotting Luo De, she waved her hand enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catgirl Chloe, mage Doris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were Lily’s friends from the Hero Alliance; it was they who delivered the [Victory Pod] that killed the Dark Elf on Lily’s behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ceramic swan with the [Mass Flight Spell] that Luo De possessed was also given by Doris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, they said they were investigating Coral Bay, but never reported finding anything—until the Dark Elf and the Infernal Duke were driven off, they never showed up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only investigated for two days, then went off traveling and having fun elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A typical bard’s behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled and nodded to Lily, then turned to the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Chloe, Miss Doris, long time no see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The catgirl Chloe was more polite, smiling: “Congratulations, Mr. Luo De—Coral Bay is all yours now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doris crossed her arms, frowning: “Others fear you, but I don’t! You promised me you wouldn’t run away from Lily’s wedding! Don’t you dare forget it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What wedding? What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily frowned, her cheeks flushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shoved Doris aside with her shoulder. “Lily and I are just ordinary friends!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you still be ordinary friends?! How many times have you whispered his name to us?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doris wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Luo De: “Lily’s this slow-witted idiot, like a male lead from a storybook—you can’t just go along with her! Be forceful! Just take her by force! Wait—why do you have bite marks on your neck?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three girls froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked up toward the half-open wooden door behind Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, faint shapes could be seen—multiple girls lying on the bed deep inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump thump thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doris dragged Lily backward, her face blazing red, shouting dramatically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scumbag! This man is a scumbag!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you yelling about?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily slapped her hand away, but her face was stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The catgirl Chloe stared for a moment before realizing: “You didn’t know? When I got close, I smelled it—one, two, three, four, five, six… there are six girls inside. And the scent of girls on Luo De isn’t even limited to those.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pervert! Let’s stop loving him, okay, Lily? Once we find your brother, we’ll leave him! Marry me—I promise I’ll love only you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doris, also embarrassed, began feigning tears, trying to brush it off with playful antics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De blinked slightly: “Brother? I didn’t know you had a brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, we got separated a long time ago. I just need to find him for something important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s smile faded, her expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget that. By the way, Luo De, aren’t you going to purge the Campbell family in two days? I’ll help you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one’s dangerous. You know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the halfling girl showed no fear—her eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dangerous is best! Without some challenge, how can we forge our great legendary deeds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paused to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally planned to take only Tally on this purge, leaving others outside to ambush any counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because a pincer attack this time would be risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had [Dragon Scale Technique], and Tally had strong escape ability—two of them could handle it easily, avoiding serious fear of ambush; adding more people would complicate things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lily the halfling was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had sufficient combat strength, rich experience, and trained both magic and spiritual energy—she might not win, but she could definitely escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, on our way here, we met a young courier—he was too scared to come near, so I took the letter for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily handed him a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De thought it might be Isabella Argyle’s reply, but when he took it, the sender’s name was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed the red wax seal—it bore no crest or emblem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still caught a faint, spicy floral scent—the fragrance of Dragon’s Tooth Flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised an eyebrow, opened the letter—the white paper held only one line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—‘The Igo Church’s Cardinal is likely ninth-rank. Don’t go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Shi Ying Town’s medical station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you tell him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Eve, pretending to have a suspended arm, turned on her hospital bed to ask Rosalia, who had come to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tooth Fairy fairy’s hand froze mid-fruit-cutting; her small knife clacked against the outer exoskeleton of her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know this was personally ordered by Lord Marke, Rosalia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also know that if Luo De doesn’t go, Grand Captain Carter won’t go either—we won’t know who the Igo Church will contact or where. That means Lord Marke’s mission will fail—and you might be expelled from the Shadow Wind Hunters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He saved me. I can’t just watch him be targeted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalia lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly wanted to investigate the fairy massacres—but not at Luo De’s expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve laughed: “Bold. What kind of person shows gratitude but refuses to repay it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you’ve misjudged Luo De’s nature—I knew it when I fought him. That message won’t stop his desire to kill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I know that too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knowing that, you still told him? Anyway, we’ll find a chance to slip in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1242,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","27f9a74e91df8c9bb1cb45edb4ee6b0adfc7332e94dd8fe50d3098952e063ab6","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-600","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-598",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]