[{"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-113":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},2338576,4572,"Chapter 113","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-113",113,"\u003Cp>“Master, we’ve captured a total of forty-two Firehorses, not a single one escaped—your servants have fully accomplished the task you assigned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gervas arrived in the canyon, Pik immediately rushed forward excitedly to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thrill of capturing prey worth over two thousand gold coins stirred their hunter hearts, filling them with surging emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Firehorses still struggled, their fierce nature unyielding despite being bound by three deep ropes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zuiyue beneath Gervas let out a low growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Firehorses, which had been thrashing violently, instantly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zuiyue is mighty!” Pik and the other hunters stared wide-eyed, their gazes filled with awe toward Zuiyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuiyue tilted its head slightly, looking utterly smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas finally spoke, “Slave hunters, you’ve done excellently in today’s canyon hunt!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And as I’ve said before: punishment for faults, reward for merit—I, Gervas, am a man of clear justice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Given your consistent good conduct and today’s great achievement, I’ve decided that in a few days, I will restore your status as serfs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…?” Pik and the others froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, don’t you like it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“M-Master, but we haven’t yet fulfilled your earlier requirement—to capture five thousand large wild beasts…” Pik lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did set the requirement of five thousand large wild beasts for your redemption, but I, Gervas, am not a greedy landlord who hoards wealth—so that is not the sole condition for restoring your status!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that the value of your captured prey equals that of five thousand large wild beasts, I grant you restoration as serfs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, not just you—henceforth, all slaves in Stormhold will be treated the same!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the hunter-slaves’ eyes shimmered with tears of excitement; they all fell to their knees with thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, you are the most merciful and greatest master in the world—we will work even harder to serve you from now on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas nodded with a smile, “Rise, all of you. Your status restoration will take a few more days—so celebrate properly when the time comes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the ropes around the Firehorses were removed; each horse was gathered and tied together in long chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas approached several mares and their foals, feeling even more satisfied—these were the seeds of hundreds, even thousands, of future Firehorses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all the Firehorses secured, the party began its return journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after passing Tianehu, Gervas ordered fifty guards to escort the hunters and their Firehorses back to the castle, while he and the knights headed southeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About an hour later, a modest hill over a hundred meters tall appeared ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, that is Bingxiong Mountain—beneath its cliffs lies the Ice Beast Cave… but it’s extremely dangerous; it has swallowed many people. My Lord, you must be careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guiding serf pointed to Bingxiong Mountain several hundred meters away, his face filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the cave may have claimed only one or two lives, word of mouth had turned it into a demonic pit that devoured hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mite, your task is complete. Return to Magistrate Thomas and claim your reward of three black bread loaves. Now, just wait here for our return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, My Lord’s mercy! My Lord is benevolent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas wasted no time and led Lei Meng and the others toward Bingxiong Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they neared Bingxiong Mountain, the temperature dropped noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen and the others couldn’t help shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this place is really this cold? It’s the Heat Season—could there really be a fearsome beast here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen and the others were filled with doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was already late summer, the temperature remained high, and everyone sweated in their short tunics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here, the icy wind sent a chill straight to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Mi Gen and the others, who had never known refrigerators or air conditioning, this was nothing short of a “heavenly anomaly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no beast—Zuiyue reported that beneath Bingxiong Mountain lies an underground cold spring, creating a cave perpetually frozen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, feeling this chill as we approach isn’t strange at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Zuiyue already scouted this? Then we’re reassured—My Lord, Zuiyue is incredible! Even such a hidden place was found!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen and the others turned to look at Zuiyue, their eyes brimming with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuiyue: “???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite the confusion, Zuiyue was well accustomed to the worshipful glances of these two-legged creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Two-legged creatures, worship! I, a divine being, am rarer than dragons—your privilege to gaze upon my glorious visage is already your honor!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doubt vanished from Zuiyue’s eyes; it lifted its head high, turning its face left and right to let the two-legged creatures admire its majestic countenance from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, the cave is right there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the group circled a quarter of the way around Bingxiong Mountain’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the cold intensified, a black opening appeared in the shaded hollow ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas immediately dismounted and approached with his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the cave entrance, a shrill whistling sound filled their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The icy wind blowing from within was colder than falling into an ice cellar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clack-clack-clack, M-My Lord, this is as cold as the Frost Season!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen and the others were not titled knights; now, the biting wind made them shiver so badly they could barely speak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wait outside. Lei Meng and I will go in and take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briefly channeling his battle aura, the cold receded significantly; Gervas and Lei Meng wrapped their shoes in linen for grip, lit torches, and entered the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was not deep—after walking twenty meters along a two-meter-wide passage, the space opened abruptly into a seventy-square-meter cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vertical drop inside the cavern matched the system’s description: over ten meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern walls were steep and coated in thick ice; if one slipped, without stairs or handholds, escape would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for ordinary people—in such low temperatures, they’d freeze solid within minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is an ice cave, My Lord—this is incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the thick ice layers, Lei Meng couldn’t help exclaiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, even Gervas, the transmigrator, hadn’t imagined such a miraculous natural ice cellar could exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It truly is miraculous—henceforth, Stormhold will never lack ice again! Hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As in ancient times of his past life, ice was a precious commodity in this world outside the Frost Season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the relatively warm southern regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the highest nobility could afford the resources to dig ice cellars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most minor nobles couldn’t enjoy ice during summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for commoners—forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this endless ice source was no different from a miniature treasure basin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, selling ice blocks to other nobles in summer—seven or eight silver coins per block isn’t unreasonable, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If each noble in the region contributed three or five gold coins annually,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you secured twenty to thirty steady customers, you’d earn over a hundred gold coins a year, minimum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a fortune, but it’s steady, like a slow-flowing stream.\u003C\u002Fp>",1159,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a7c66a63757ed9caef5902387a4714583bb5cba86ffe1a62f099e45fefe51d57","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-114","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-112",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]