[{"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-78":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},2329122,4555,"Chapter 78: Overload","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Looking at the object Lu En pointed to, Rita slightly furrowed her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered this man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a student lost something, Lu En had once suggested it might have been this man named Luo De who took it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she kept watch and specifically cast a tracking spell when she left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she hadn’t expected him to dispel it so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior with fifth-rank spiritual accumulation typically has far fewer techniques than a mage, aside from close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he could dispel it so easily left a strong impression on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are too many people here; we can’t force the issue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita thought for a moment, “Come to think of it, a friend of my father’s, a minor noble, fell on hard times and his heir came to Jade City to settle. My father once aided him—he’s now a captain in the City Guard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu En felt a quiet surge of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a commoner, with no connections in officialdom or among the nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, he began to be glad he had used the Infatuation Secret Art on Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she was only the daughter of a fallen noble, her father’s accumulated network was still enough to provide convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. This man roams the labyrinth alone—he’s likely just a commoner with no background. Have your friend find an excuse to lure him out of Jade City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We haven’t seen each other in years; showing up and making demands outright probably won’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita worried she might disappoint Lu En and spoke out without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu En smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a magical pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s a thousand Jin Along. Give it to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had learned from his teacher a technique to modify magic rings into [Overload] state, earning a fortune from the price difference alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, we must first explain what [Overload] is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When magic rings were first developed, the technology was still imperfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If too much spiritual energy or magic was infused at once, it would trigger a critical overload protection, preventing activation and instead putting the ring into an [Overload] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In [Overload] state, a magic ring’s effect drops to about eighty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was originally a desperate compromise due to flawed technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, people discovered that triggering an [Overload] ring required drastically less magic or spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a person with only third-rank spiritual accumulation could activate a sixth-rank magic ring in [Overload] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, countless [Overload] rings flooded the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they required so little energy to trigger, even at only eighty percent effectiveness, their price was half again higher than normal rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Flower Kingdom quickly noticed this phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swiftly improved the rings, making [Overload] impossible to replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Overload] rings gradually vanished from the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, the Heavenly Flower Kingdom repackaged the [Overload] rings, marked them up by one hundred percent, and relaunched them as second-generation magic rings, exclusively for the wealthy and nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People had no choice—it was the Heavenly Flower Kingdom’s exclusive technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu En’s teacher, needless to say, had once been a mage of the Heavenly Flower Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris had been in a foul mood these past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the newspaper’s focus still centered on the ancient dragon from the Dragon Viewing Festival,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rumors that the potion factory had been blown up and released toxic fumes had spread among the residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this morning alone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had seen three people claiming to have been poisoned by the fumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after diagnosis by the mage medical unit, all were proven to be healthy hooligans attempting fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from ancient times to the present, truth was never the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they lied to the public about being poisoned, public opinion could never be cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ownership of a pleasure-potion factory certainly didn’t belong to a lowly Garrison Commander like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely entrusted by superiors to manage it and take a cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the counterfeit and substandard products, they were the result of a single engineering mage cutting corners on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the observation platform of Jade Domain Square,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Harris, a letter from the Lord Mayor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guard respectfully handed him a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris’s mouth was filled with bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inevitable had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dismissed everyone else and, with trembling fingers, opened the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without doubt,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the words were filled with scolding, reprimands, and the Lord Mayor’s usual sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Threats and intimidation pressed down on his heart like stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t without a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end, the Lord Mayor demanded he resolve the matter properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh. All my savings these past few years are gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris had once been the son of a baron—he wasn’t without means to handle such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether bribing the press or muddying the waters, it required vast amounts of Jin Along, especially in Jade City, where every inch of land was priceless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the same guard approached again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Harris, a woman named Rita Riddell wishes to see you. She says you’ll recognize this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed over a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its hilt was a unique family crest and pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rita?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the object, Harris immediately recalled the little brat who used to follow him around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nostalgia welled up, but under these circumstances, all he could muster was a faint, bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris and Rita sat at a small tea stall near Jade Domain Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some small talk,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying I should lure a man out of the city or to some remote place—you want to deal with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she placed the magical pouch directly on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris opened it and raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred Jin Along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a fortune, but certainly not trivial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could ease his immediate crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s his status?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most likely a commoner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most likely? You don’t even know the man, and you want to take him out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris sighed. What could he do—they had history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Describe his appearance. I’ll check the records.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita channeled her magic, projecting a magical image before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sixth rank? You’ve come a long way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his friend’s spiritual accumulation, Harris complimented her—but her expression remained cold, far less warm and charming than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his own base now; he didn’t need to grovel for favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he looked at the magical image before him, his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned stiffly toward Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is his name Luo De?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Know him? He’s someone recommended by the Argyle family—everyone in the City Hall knows him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Harris placed the magical pouch back on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Along is valuable, but only if you’re alive to spend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Argyles aren’t an ordinary earl family; their constant presence on the front lines has given them vast numbers of high-rank warriors. Even marquises give them respect, let alone dukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often recommended talented individuals to the Jade Domain for advancement, and none of these people failed to shine across the continent afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To oppose fifty thousand Jin Along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord Mayor would likely have him dragged out and blood-sacrificed ten times at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really not possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita’s expression turned grim; she did not want to betray Lu En.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harris stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, bribing a constable and attempting murder within Jade City could earn you a sentence of over ten years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear any of our previous conversation. I’m available for the gathering anytime, but let’s drop the matter of this Luo De.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he turned and walked away without waiting for Rita’s reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left Rita sitting where she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gloom on her face was heavy enough to drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1297,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4acd91c38075aabb187bbaa487c6aae7fd89b4051d54efe79a2b949f822f1d3a","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-79","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-77",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]