[{"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-108":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},2338571,4572,"Chapter 108","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>“Ernst, a few days ago, a flock of color-winged swans was frightened within the Death Mountains and migrated to the region called Tianehu in the southern part of the Storm Domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, they have fully adapted to Tianehu’s environment and steadily lay eggs every few days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst felt Gervas was joking, but he had already tasted the egg custard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the bowl before him was the best proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, is this soup really made from color-winged swans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a melodious voice came—Catherine, who had always maintained her elegance, spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze settled on the porcelain bowls of meat soup before each person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soup clearly contained pieces of avian meat, so Catherine made this assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if this assumption proved true, Gervas was far too generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon meat, color-winged swan eggs, color-winged swan meat—any one of these, when offered by another minor noble, would already count as exceptional hospitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gervas had brought out all three at once, in abundant quantities, almost as if he were squandering them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. I’ve tasted color-winged swan meat before—it’s truly delicious and enhances bodily lightness and agility, so don’t miss out tonight, savor it well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas nodded with a smile, his expression calm, showing no hint of boasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Catherine’s beautiful eyes shimmered with unusual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, we still can’t identify the mastermind behind this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! When we returned to the castle, the three knights who colluded with the bandits had vanished; later, their corpses were found in the wilderness and near Ironwolf City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the banquet, back in the parlor, Gervas and Catherine discussed the aftermath of the Scorpion Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gervas had suspected, the person behind the scenes had not been uncovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Violet Family still had some depth in the borderlands; it was impossible they had left not a single trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine whispered: “Lord Gervas, although I cannot obtain concrete evidence pointing to who orchestrated this...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But through covert investigation and leveraging my father’s lingering connections, the Scorpion Leader’s affair is almost certainly tied to two extremely high-ranking nobles in Ironwolf City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first is Count Farrio!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because my former guard captain had prior contact with several of my traitorous knights, even frequently visiting gambling dens within the city together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And just these past days, I received a cooperation proposal from Count Farrio—he wishes to buy half of the Violet Crystal Mine’s shares for two thousand gold coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My family’s crystal mine produces at least five hundred gold coins’ worth of ore annually!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I refused, Count Farrio used his influence to unite numerous merchant guilds in suppressing the price of Violet Crystal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Gervas silently exclaimed Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to buy half the mine’s output for just four years’ profit—Count Farrio was truly shrewd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering how he had destroyed Rose’s family to claim her, it was clear how heartless this man was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Wild Wolf Brotherhood was funded by Farrio; funding another bandit group like the Scorpions was no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Catherine brought up the second suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, the other suspect is the Commander of Ironwolf City. My steward told me that after he delayed a day before seeking aid, the commander’s response was painfully slow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even after he paid the customary thirty gold coins as a bribe and promised over a hundred more later, the commander still deliberately dragged his feet on the journey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I suspect he may also be involved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Commander of Ironwolf City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That caught Gervas off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking again—the Scorpion Bandits were well-equipped, wearing full sets of armor, albeit old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armor was strictly regulated by the kingdom; only lords could freely possess it. For the Scorpions to acquire so much armor, they’d need an inside agent within the kingdom’s border army—otherwise, it was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Gervas, these are all just my speculations. I only want you to be cautious—I have no concrete proof.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Catherine, I understand your goodwill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas knew it was inappropriate to accuse suspects without evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Catherine had spoken, it was clearly to help him prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since night had fallen, both Andrew’s group and the Violet Family stayed overnight in Storm Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the banquet, Gervas had specially arranged a late-night feast for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Andrew, Catherine, and the others accepted Gervas’s invitation and arrived at the castle’s rear garden,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>servants and a stunningly beautiful cook were already busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernst and Lanier stared wide-eyed, astonished by the beautiful cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cook’s beauty rivaled Carolyne’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, her slightly older age lent her a potent air of maturity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that damned maturity was utterly irresistible to inexperienced young men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone’s gaze toward Gervas turned peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty maidservants were one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even the cook was this beautiful? That was truly excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much effort must he have spent collecting them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi’en and the others looked at Gervas with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Catherine beside him was slightly surprised, her eyes flickering with unspoken thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough! This is my head chef, Rose—she prepared all the banquet dishes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas instantly understood their glances and quickly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let his noble image be tarnished like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he, Gervas, was truly virtuous, wasn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even resisted the temptation of his personal maidservant—what more could you ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Rose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was for cultivation... cultivation, you understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? These are magic sea clams and magic sea snails? And lobster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Baron Mi’en’s surprised exclamation finally drew everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they realize the cook’s ingredients were all seafood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of it even magic seafood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Griffin Kingdom, even ordinary seafood was not considered demon meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic seafood was even more precious than demon meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple... rarity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few days ago, I accidentally saved a merman. To thank me, he and his tribe brought me these sea shells and lobsters...” Gervas explained honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone: “???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even saving a merman? They didn’t know what else to say about Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the seafood finished roasting, no one had time to ponder further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, seafood was rare—minor nobles rarely ever tasted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the moment they tasted the seafood, everyone nearly swallowed their tongues whole.\u003C\u002Fp>",1042,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","831388101c62e4048b3fe40e0dc024470f76a35dc458a0f7170b69fc98d2eea7","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-109","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-107",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]