[{"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-115":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},2338578,4572,"Chapter 115: The First Trade with the Merfolk!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>\"Set out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oo-wah oo-wah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A submarine basin of reefs, a hundred li from the Storm Lord’s coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the command of Chief Toka, hundreds of merfolk began their journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reef basin was enormous, home not only to the Buwa Tribe but also to other merfolk tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traveling over half an hour, a group of merfolk appeared ahead. \"Toka, where are you headed, oo-wah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the question, Toka’s eyes flickered with cunning. \"We’re going to the northern reef zone, oo-wah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why go to the northern reef zone, oo-wah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s none of your business, oo-wah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re so stingy, oo-wah! Do you think I, Lada, would ever harm you? My tribe even has a barrel of two-legged folk’s liquor—something not even you possess! Oo-wah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Toka grew furious. Lada was one of the wealthiest tribal chiefs nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, he acquired a barrel of beer from the north, and ever since, he’d boasted about it every time he met Toka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, if they wanted to taste the two-legged folk’s liquor, they had to offer twenty magic sea clams, each half a meter in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-meter magic sea clams were hard to find—so Toka had only tasted the liquor once, and after that, he couldn’t bear to spend more on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this became Lada’s favorite way to taunt him—purely to provoke him into buying again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even colluded with other chiefs who’d bought the liquor multiple times to mock him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toka naturally held a grudge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he remembered what he planned to do today, and his anger vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lada, I’m in a hurry—no time to chat. By the way, tonight I’m hosting a banquet in my tribe. If you’re free, come join. Oo-wah! I’ve already invited all the nearby chiefs, oo-wah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Toka led his people away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, oo-wah! Poor bastard, oo-wah! He can afford a banquet? Oo-wah!\" Lada watched Toka depart, furious and puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, after hours of travel, Toka confirmed no other merfolk were following, and finally reached the Storm Lord’s coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waga, is that… Gervas man-tribe supposed to meet us here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Father!\" Waga nodded. At that moment, he spotted a familiar ship in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, look—that’s the Gervas man-tribe’s ship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, hurry!\" Toka immediately excitedly signaled his people toward the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, the merfolk have arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Gervas’s side also noticed the merfolk’s approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards were familiar with these merfolk, but Thomas and the serfs loading cargo on the ship turned pale with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gervas man-tribe, you… hello!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha, Waga, Chief Toka, greetings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas watched the merfolk ashore, each laden with baskets, his spirits soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gervas man-tribe, I’m delighted to meet you, my friend!\" Toka bowed deeply to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gervas only heard his oo-wah oo-wah babbling—he still relied on Waga to translate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the trade began immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merfolk’s goods had already been revealed by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty luminous sea clams, though varying in size, were worth at least fifty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other fish and lobsters were ordinary, but on land they weren’t cheap—worth no less than thirty gold coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the total value of this merfolk cargo reached around eighty gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oo-wah oo-wah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gervas, my father says this is all the goods we brought. Do you have the liquor… the same kind as last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Chief Toka’s expectant gaze, Gervas smiled and waved to a nearby serf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cart was soon driven over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The liquor is on the cart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cart stopped. Gervas pointed to five barrels and over a dozen leather sacks. \"These are the liquor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liquor? So much liquor?\" Toka’s eyes widened in delight. He dashed toward the cart, making the driver scramble away in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toka saw only the liquor. He grabbed one leather sack, pulled the wooden stopper, and guzzled it down—glug glug glug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liquor! Liquor! Liquor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toka beamed, jumping and dancing like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gervas, my father says thank you for bringing the liquor—it’s delicious! And… all of this liquor is for us? So much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, Waga. Tell your father: your goods are worth this price. All this liquor is yours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toka danced wildly, oo-wah-ing. Gervas quickly understood the meaning from Waga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toka was extremely satisfied with the volume of beer Gervas offered, viewing him as a honest and trustworthy trading partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He requested to confirm that future exchanges would follow this ratio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is: today’s seafood for five barrels and ten leather sacks of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas naturally agreed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six barrels of beer altogether cost only two gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they exchanged for eighty gold coins’ worth of seafood—any capitalist would weep at this deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gervas, we’ll take our leave. My father says he’ll take this liquor home to host a banquet and really… show off… to the other chiefs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Hosting a banquet? Then I have another gift for your father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Gervas fetched a set of copper tableware from a nearby cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been replaced by silverware in the castle and discarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally prepared for trade with the merfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, five barrels of beer had already made Chief Toka extremely happy—Gervas had no need to bring tableware, salted meat, or black bread anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a gift for us? Gervas, my father says he’s deeply grateful. My friend Gervas… we’ll meet again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joyfully accepting the elegant tableware, the merfolk bid farewell to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gervas watched as the merfolk, carrying the barrels and sacks, dove into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the barrels and sacks had some buoyancy, the merfolk must have had their own method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw no sign of difficulty in their descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, you traded only six barrels of beer for so much seafood? This is pure fortune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! Good heavens, these are luminous sea clams—thirty of them! Even if most are small, they’re worth at least fifty gold coins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These fish are valuable too—even at one silver coin per jin, they’d still be worth fifteen gold coins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the total value of this catch must reach eighty gold coins! Good heavens! If the merfolk come every week, won’t we earn three or four hundred gold coins a month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the merfolk left, Migen and the others rushed over, quickly counting the seafood. Their excitement surpassed even Chief Toka’s.\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3a824acb11c4d7554b9440b9c32a81c32d555da187f146c80b8378c41db95e10","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-116","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-114",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]