[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-290":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Winter: Beginning with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},152788,274,"Chapter 290 - 218: Lord Louis Has Arrived!!","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-290",290,"\u003Cp>The night wind was like a knife, with remnants of fire still on the snow, and the embers of Chi Yun Territory flickering in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis mounted his horse, not glancing back at the ruins just purified by flames and soaked with rain of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights behind him were silent, each eye reflecting the deep red mushroom flame from the Nest’s explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next one,\" he murmured to himself, devoid of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of horsemen trudged through the snow, advancing southeast along the mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights spoke not a word, only the sound of hooves crushing the snow was like a heavy war drum weighing on everyone’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From Black Pine Ridge to Cold Deer Plain, all seven beacon towers remained unlit.\" A scout knight galloped over with a grimace, \"The Gwen Clan is annihilated, the crests of Heller and Tawen Castle have been torn down from the watchtower, not a single body was found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about Green Hill Castle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire territory was cleared by insect corpses within three hours, the Nest was built right in the city center, but the primary Nest has since moved, location unknown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all territories close to the outside of Snow Peak County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis remained silent for a long time, unfolding a map of Snow Peak County before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he once deemed natural barriers—canyons and snow forests—were now collapsing one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frequency of insect corpses crossing the rift was increasing, relentless day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis was not in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the crowd: \"From now on, Red Tide Legion enters ’Directed Rescue Mode’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was calm, as if facing not the insect tide devouring the North but a complex chess game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priority Type One—Strategic Hubs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Territories with road nodes, mountain pass control, and fortress locations must be secured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pinpointed three core nodes: Glacial Canyon, Muailing Ridge Passage, and Cyan Rock Rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Type Two—Loyal Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people once partook in the ’Revival Fund’, accepted Red Tide arms dispatch, and cooperated with our plans. They trust me, and I must not disappoint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Names like Yorn Harvey and Lady Grant were highlighted, with a deputy quietly recording beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Type Three—Controllable Forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some new nobles and minor noblehouses have weak resources but could be integrated. If we can save them, they will become members of the future Red Tide system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the southeast corner of the map, where a cluster of small yet unfallen territories lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lastly—Non-Cooperators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles who ignore orders, attempted to leave command, and withdrew on their own. Mark survival odds, do not actively assist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was without a ripple, as if discussing resource allocation, not human lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red Tide forces are limited, Magic Explosion Bullet reserves are insufficient, we are not gods. We cannot save everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I must ensure is this land still exists post-war; that the people can still survive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the plan set, Louis’s team began swiftly moving to battle across various regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone into the cellar, don’t make a sound!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yorn Harvey squeezed a child about to cry out, glaring fiercely at him, his lips close to his ear, hissing low: \"If you don’t want to die, keep quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child sobbed and nodded, while Yorn found it hard to keep his own composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body felt submerged in icy water, fingers too stiff to grasp the sword, chest heaving violently, nearly suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of \"clack, clack\" came from outside, uncertain if insect corpses gnawing on the door or if someone’s bones finally gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream suddenly came from afar, abruptly muffled by something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if hell had opened its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yorn covered his mouth, pressing hard against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once been the pride of the nobility circle in the Imperial Capital, the wealthiest noble heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding horses with golden saddles, gem-encrusted sword hilts, always having noble maidens vying for his attention at every appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now hiding in a moldy cellar, didn’t even have time to wash his hair, armor turned into that of a beggar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth... was I thinking...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed himself in a low voice, wishing he could travel back in time to slap his oneself who eagerly volunteered to \"take up the Northern Territory post last winter to prove himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t being a vase noble in the Imperial Capital who indulged and waited for death much better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it would be at most seeing a few refugees causing trouble or distributing some grain to the people, never imagining that upon arriving in the Northern Territory there would be crises one after another\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the rebellion of the Snow Swearers almost drove him mad, followed by the winter famine, nearly freezing half the territory’s population to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the insect plague came, nothing like the \"gilding in the Northern Territory\" he had imagined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yorn glanced at the dilapidated cellar ceiling, insect corpse noises from outside close at hand, as if they could break in at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at a woman curled up in the corner, who had followed him from the Imperial Capital, pale-faced and weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If reinforcements don’t come soon, we’re all dead.\" He murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, a serious thought crossed his mind, \"Maybe, life ends here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly wanted to cry, knowing the odds of someone coming to rescue was slim, although a vague image hovered in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a deafening explosion echoed from afar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a volcanic eruption, or an angry thunder roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire cellar shook slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The howls of insect corpses suddenly weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yorn’s eyes widened, body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the next moment, he crazily scrambled to the cellar entrance, clutching the cracks to peer out at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the flames, the golden sun flag of the Red Tide slowly rose on the distant hillside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of fire shot up from the east, the blaze coiling like a furious dragon, engulfing the besieging insect corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the second and third explosive bullets landed accurately, thick smoke and flames slicing the entire besieged city into several scorching \"fire rings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-05-29T04:24:47.504Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","d53544edecaa8f89e44fc2509026f8f2cbda9fdb592b6600b477165f670d0d26","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-291","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-289",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]