[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Warlord: Starting with Daily Intelligence",{"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},2338565,4572,"Chapter 102: Is Gervas Your Master?","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>“Father, that woman is a viscountess—and she’s so young!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after leaving the rest area, Ernst could not stop thinking of the viscountess with her exquisite aura and beautiful features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her family must have suffered a disaster, forcing her to inherit the title early!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew knew what his son was thinking, but merely replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the size of her procession and the luxury of her carriage, she must come from a very wealthy viscount family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, not only would our baron family be beneath her notice—even another viscount family might be rejected outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most likely scenario is she’ll take a younger son from a count family as a son-in-law, ensuring her family’s wealth isn’t seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she’ll also secure a powerful noble house as an ally through marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoy continued forward for over two hours, when a dirt hill appeared ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, are we there yet? My butt’s about to split open!” Laniel complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The guide says we’re almost there!” Andrew hadn’t expected the Storm Domain to be this remote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, if Gervas can rise from this, I think I could at least elevate the Gail family to viscount status!” Ernst chimed in with a sarcastic remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, they finally crested the hill, and the view ahead opened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, we’re finally here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a castle stood atop the vast plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mile outside the castle stood a small town built of wooden huts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was their final destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the dilapidated town, Laniel and Ernst grew even more dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is called a town? It’s tiny—could it even have two thousand people? And not a single stone house in sight! If not for the castle, Father, I’d swear we got lost and ended up in the Chaos Wasteland!” Laniel sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst nodded. “Father, I agree with Laniel this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two, don’t let Gervas hear any of this. I brought you all the way here to mend your relationship with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to drive an even deeper wedge between you and Gervas!” Andrew snapped, scolding them sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the domain ahead was even worse than he’d imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Andrew had traveled the borders—north, south, and west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the kingdom’s border wars never ceased, noble lords like him were conscripted every two or three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the freezing north, he’d never seen such a destitute, tiny settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the sharp change in Andrew’s tone, his two sons fell silent immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoy resumed its advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they descended the hill and rode across the plain, Laniel glanced up at the sky—and suddenly widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danger, Father! A beast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?” Everyone startled, scanning frantically—but saw no beast at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the sky! Toward the sun!” Laniel pointed urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up toward the blinding sunset—and indeed, two enormous flying birds were swooping toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the glare made it hard to identify the species, such massive size left no doubt—they were beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst hurriedly grabbed his longbow from the saddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Andrew, a seasoned noble, studied them briefly before calming the group. “Don’t worry—they’re Storm Hawks. Harmless, and won’t attack unless provoked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Hawks? Father, the ones you can train as mounts?” Laniel’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kingdom’s heartland, even ground beasts were rare outside dense forests—let alone flying ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, flying beasts were extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he knew Storm Hawks could be tamed as mounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who among the young didn’t dream of becoming a sky knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. Near the Death Mountains, Storm Hawks are common.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Usually they travel in flocks of ten or more. Only two here? That’s unusually few!” Andrew nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wish we could catch one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laniel gazed at the Storm Hawks with envy; Ernst’s expression was much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew knew it was pure fantasy. Storm Hawks had no offensive power—but they had wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless another aerial knight force intervened, capturing one was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And aerial knights? Only the great nobles could afford them. Lesser nobles had no such means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Father! One just landed! A Storm Hawk landed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Andrew was thinking this, his sons’ shouts pierced his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew froze, snapping his gaze upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Storm Hawk had flown directly overhead—and now one was descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rustle of wings, it landed. Only then did they notice: a soldier armed with a longbow sat atop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A great noble’s aerial cavalry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Andrew’s first thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was Gervas’s Storm Domain, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had something gone wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to ask—when the aerial rider spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, you have entered the Storm Domain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you are armed, state your identities and purpose for coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Storm Domain, then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Andrew grew even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are the Gail Baron family. We’ve come to the Storm Domain to find Gervas Gail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then asked, “Is Gervas Gail the lord here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his breath, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the answer was no, the situation was dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might mean Gervas was in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Lord Gervas is the master of the Storm Domain—and my master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew breathed slightly easier at the reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas is your master? That’s impossible! Only great nobles can field aerial knights!” Laniel blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Storm Hawk rider frowned at Laniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew realized trouble was coming and quickly interjected: “Aerial knight, please return and tell Lord Gervas his father, Andrew Gail, has come to visit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are Lord Gervas’s father?” The slave archer’s attention snapped to Andrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thud, the slave archer dropped to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, Lord Andrew! I didn’t know you were my master’s father—I meant no offense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew, seeing his sudden reaction, exchanged a glance with his eldest son—both saw shock in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine. Aerial knight, your vigilance is commendable. Go at once and notify Gervas.”\u003C\u002Fp>",974,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","74fefdc7d95adf026cea644d1a1879c684785f0490df7780e61d657905fcef9d","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-103","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-101",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]