[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start":3,"chapter-lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-chapter-264":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord: Stripped of My Inheritance from the Start",{"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},84018,114,"Chapter 264 - 263: Suspicion","lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-chapter-264",264,"\u003Cp>The Noble Alliance Army was large and diverse, so it was impossible for Baron Coren to house them all in his castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prepare for the confrontation with the enemy, he found a relatively flat area to the south, near the border of Giant Stone Territory, for the Alliance Army to make camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meeting, Ronin mounted his Cloud Stepper and left Giant Stone Castle with Ridder and the others, arriving at the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, as you requested, the Commander’s tent has been set up at the very rear. I’ve also assigned men to guard the hillside behind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joffrey led Ronin to the Central Army Tent and described the surrounding layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former leader of the Wilderness Tribe was very satisfied with his current situation and duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that among all of Ronin’s followers, Ridder, Macken, and Elron were absolutely in the first tier, their positions unshakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was also aware that as long as he did his job to the best of his ability, he could enter the second tier among the other followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Wubei Territory was flourishing and the Lord’s status was growing more noble by the day, Joffrey felt even more motivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since his time as the leader of the Wilderness Tribe, he had dreamed of achieving great things, and now was the perfect opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin glanced at the tent. The supplies Galier had arranged were indeed excellent. This tent was much larger than his own, almost like a small room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large tent was backed by a hillside, which was guarded by infantry. No one else would come near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To outsiders, Ronin might have seemed overly cautious, but his main reason for doing this was to make it easier for Carlos to land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin called all twelve Transcendents, including Ridder, inside for a small meeting exclusive to Wubei Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting clarified the objective of this operation: to take Chishan Town and secure the first iron ore resource for Wubei Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, Ronin stressed that this war was an excellent learning opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelve Knights accompanying him on this campaign might one day become squad captains, Leaders, or even Governors. Ronin needed them to observe and learn as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reconnaissance, defense, logistics, even how to manage camp sanitation and what problems might arise—they needed to pay close attention to everything, no matter how big or small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin delegated the specific tasks and personnel arrangements to Ridder. He then announced that there would be a debriefing after the war where everyone would be required to share what they had learned. With that, he left the main tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing the Lord isn’t making us write a report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David breathed a sigh of relief. He had learned some writing from Erin, but it wasn’t nearly enough to write a full report. Besides, his handwriting was exceptionally ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just David; Tom, Babulin, Tomasz, and even Joffrey would have struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridder chuckled. \"Usually, getting you all to write a few words in your spare time is harder than making you swing your swords a thousand times. Don’t wait until the Lord actually asks you to write something and you can’t produce a thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the main tent, Ronin went up the rear hillside alone and summoned Carlos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chishan Town had already been sealed off by the Polante Thief Gang. During wartime, no one could hope to enter from the direction of Giant Stone Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin had originally intended to ask Coren for a map of Chishan Town, but Coren told him he didn’t have one, though he promised to have one drawn up within a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s fast, but I can’t expect much in terms of the map’s detail or accuracy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t tell if this Coren really doesn’t have a map, or if he has one and is deliberately withholding it from me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to imagine that someone responsible for guarding the border hadn’t even prepared a map. This could absolutely be considered a dereliction of duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Ronin hadn’t seen the slightest hint of remorse or self-blame on Coren’s face that one would expect over the deaths of the Fifth Knight Order and Sir Hahn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I also don’t understand why the position of Leader of the Fifth Knight Order was given to a man like Coren in the first place.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin couldn’t quite figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But fortunately, a map isn’t the only way to survey the terrain. With Carlos around, this won’t be a problem.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his call, Carlos, who had already been in the nearby wilderness, quickly landed on the summit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin climbed onto the Giant Dragon’s back and soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be sure to maintain the Curved Light and Shadow effect, and don’t go too fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin instructed, \"Try to avoid populated areas. There are Knights in Chishan Town at the same level as you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Master. As long as I stay at a height of thirty to fifty meters, they won’t be able to spot me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos was extremely skilled with his Curved Light Refraction Magic, coordinating it with his speed effortlessly. He was indeed difficult to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin glanced at Carlos’s level progression. He was currently at (16\u002F12500). It had increased a little, but not by much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Forget waiting for a Dragon to reach adulthood; just waiting for it to level up once on its own is hard enough.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the Dragon’s back, Ronin soon arrived above Chishan Town. Without much effort, he spotted the Chishan Iron Mine, which looked like a stone grotto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, hundreds, if not thousands, of miners were toiling away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To call them miners was a bit of an embellishment. In reality, they were just a group of enslaved people. The Supervisors brandished their leather whips, striking anyone who displeased them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the mining site, Ronin saw a pile of miners’ corpses. If there weren’t a hundred bodies, there were at least more than fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To get enough iron ore, these people have probably dragged the entire town’s population over here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlos continued flying south. Ronin saw carts traveling along the road, hauling the excavated iron ore toward Casier Town to the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’From this, it’s clear that one of the Polante Thief Gang’s objectives in capturing Chishan Town must have been this mine.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw the terrain connecting Chishan Town to Casier Town, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a road a hundred meters long and no more than a dozen or so meters wide, wedged between two valleys. From high above, it looked as if a sword had split a mountain in two, making it an incredibly perilous pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A narrow passage, steep peaks... It would be impossible for an enemy to pass through here easily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Ronin noticed that numerous stones were piled up on the peaks flanking the pass—obviously boulders intended for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With such a geographical advantage, how did Hahn’s five Knight Squads lose?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ronin was completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Coren said Hahn was drinking that night and neglected his defenses, giving the enemy an opening. But that’s just too convenient.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, even if he was drinking, it’s impossible that everyone was. A single Knight Squad guarding this pass could have held out for a long time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly seized upon a certain connection, and his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This Coren... is he the problem?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’All this time, I haven’t suspected Coren. I just subconsciously assumed his eagerness to attack stemmed from a desire to atone for his failure.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As for putting Giant Stone Territory in charge of logistics, it wasn’t out of suspicion, as Coren might have assumed. I genuinely believed they were the most suitable for the job.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And besides, facing the possibility of war breaking out at any moment, would Hahn really have been that stupid?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the seed of doubt was planted, it quickly took root and sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this idea emerged, it grew uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If there really is something wrong with Coren...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, a chill ran down Ronin’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1345,"2026-05-28T18:54:30.469Z","2026-06-01T04:28:44.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","20a118e1853c24f445cbe771cb83f50eea537ec85ddd653498ad6afb2c827172","lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-chapter-265","lord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-chapter-263",402,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-stripped-of-my-inheritance-from-the-start-cover.jpg"]