[{"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-106":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},2338569,4572,"Chapter 106","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>Her slender, graceful figure and refined, icy nobility made even Gervas momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought Catherine was already beautiful that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she was even more stunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, her makeup was more exquisite, her demeanor more elegant and aloof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, I apologize for this unexpected visit—I hope I haven’t caused you any inconvenience!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine offered a polite, faint smile and performed the standard noble bow toward Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst and Lanier nearby were both spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lady Baroness was already beautiful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with that smile, she was utterly exquisite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had recovered his composure. “Lady Catherine, you flatter me—your arrival has brought honor to my castle! I am delighted by your visit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Lord Gervas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Lord Gervas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mein and the two knight vassals also bowed and greeted Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For safety, Catherine had brought all three of her vassals on this journey, to avoid another incident like the last one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas responded to each in turn, and then Catherine saw Andrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the nobleman she had encountered on the road before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Catherine, this is my father, Andrew Gale—he came specifically to deliver supplies to me, having heard of the poverty in Stormhold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew was a baron?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine visibly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew of Gervas’s Swift Demon Hawks, Flame Horses, and Bai Yin, the Knight Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had previously assumed Gervas likely came from a great noble family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she never imagined he was from a minor noble house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Catherine naturally did not let this change her thoughts; she bowed deeply and said, “It is an honor to meet you, Lord Andrew, Baron!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew was taken aback and quickly replied, “Lady Catherine, I am equally honored to meet you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas then wasted no time, inviting everyone into the castle to be seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she knew Andrew was Gervas’s father, Catherine had no need to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seating, she immediately spoke of the purpose of her visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst, who had been quietly hiding behind Andrew, couldn’t help but cry out in shock, “Gervas, you saved Lady Catherine?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ernst, show some decorum!” Andrew immediately rebuked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine, however, didn’t mind; she was slightly surprised. “Didn’t Lord Gervas tell you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It happened like this—recently, I was attacked by the Scorpion Bandits…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine then recounted in detail how Gervas had rescued her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew and Ernst and the others listened, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand-strong Violet Banner vassal army had failed to defeat the bandits—yet Gervas shattered them in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really Gervas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, here is the bounty for the Scorpion Boss—fifty gold coins in total!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Catherine handed over the fifty gold coins, Andrew, though unfamiliar with the Scorpion Boss’s name due to his inland origins,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>still knew the man must be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For every bandit wanted by the Empire was utterly ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a fifty-gold bounty? Unless the bandit had raided many noble territories, the kingdom’s stingy Civil Office would never have offered such a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Additionally, to express my gratitude to Lord Gervas, I have prepared a gift of my own!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gervas accepted the bounty, Catherine signaled to her personal maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid immediately stepped forward with a parchment list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To show her gratitude to Lord Gervas, the Lady Baroness has prepared fifty complete sets of soldier equipment, including longswords, leather armor, helmets, and shields.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty bolts of medium silk, three hundred bolts of high-quality linen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three hundred iron farming tools, three thousand kilograms of iron ore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five thousand kilograms of wheat, one hundred barrels of beer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three hundred kilograms of various crop seeds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Additionally, twenty pieces of high-grade crystal stone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens! Andrew exclaimed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the Lady Baroness’s gift list, Andrew was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty complete sets of soldier equipment were worth at least seventy to eighty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty bolts of fine silk and three hundred bolts of premium linen were also worth seventy to eighty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron farming tools and iron ore were less valuable, but still totaled thirty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wheat, beer, and wheat seeds, at current prices, were worth another twenty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the crystal—unknown in size, but certainly not cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, the Lady Baroness’s gift was worth at least two hundred gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what about him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goods he brought were worth only one hundred gold coins total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than half of hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew felt ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mein and the two knights now stepped forward. “Lord Gervas, your aid in rescuing the Lady Baroness has granted us vassals an immeasurable debt of gratitude!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, we have also brought gifts of thanks—though, of course, we are not as wealthy as the Lady Baroness, so please do not disdain them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Mein and the others handed their lists directly to the maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Mein’s gift includes ten bolts of low-grade silk, thirty bolts of high-quality linen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One thousand jin of wheat, two dairy cows, twenty sheep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Carson’s gift includes: one bolt of low-grade silk, five bolts of high-quality linen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five hundred jin of wheat, six sheep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Powa’s gift…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the three vassals’ gifts were all read aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their gifts paled beside Catherine’s,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given their status and resources, they were still generous offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Mein’s gift exceeded twenty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two knights’ gifts each surpassed five gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John the Elder took all the gift lists, and Gervas thanked Lady Catherine and Mein and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not feign modesty or refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life-saving debt truly warranted such value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To refuse would only suggest hidden motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Gervas chatted with Andrew and Catherine and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until night fell, and John came to announce that dinner was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas then led everyone to the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, I’m not hungry. Besides, Stormhold is so poor—there’s probably only smoked meat, which I’m sick of. I won’t eat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanier was listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just because of Carolyne—it was also because of the Lady Baroness’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jealousy had twisted his face, leaving him seething.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Ernst wasn’t faring much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had no obsession with Carolyne, everything he’d seen since arriving in Stormhold made him feel overshadowed by Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crushed his former sense of superiority as the family heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was clever enough not to show it like Lanier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it would not only humiliate him before the Lady Baroness, but also earn him his father’s harsh rebuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Andrew fell two steps behind, his face icy. “Lanier, stop your childishness—Lady Violet is here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll not only embarrass Gervas—you’ll make me, your father, lose all face!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1099,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","84d97b33209d98362f63c20e1a356430c6d5f5f8c53defeeb2da0c96e8b80105","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-107","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-105",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]