[{"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-116":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},2338579,4572,"Chapter 116","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>“It’s not as good as you think—this is our first trade, so the merfolk came quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They just said that from now on, they’ll only trade every half a month to a month, since they need to hunt in other seas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Half a month to a month? That’s too bad!” The excitement of Mi Gen and the others immediately faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re complaining now? This trade is like picking up free gold, and it’s only just begun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates were even more eager than he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, the volume of trade with the merfolk might indeed be small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But over time, Gervas was certain the trade volume would grow significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either the Buwa tribe would grow stronger, conquer other tribes, and catch more fish and shellfish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or other tribes would learn of their trade in beer with humans, become envious, and join in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one it would be, only time would tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only certainty was that expansion of trade was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that’s human nature… no, it’s beast nature, rather…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the catch secured, the next step was turning it into profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this point, Gervas had already planned ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since this morning he’d discovered a natural ice cave, which directly paved the way for seafood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, keep a small portion of hardy shellfish, giant lobsters, clams, and fish alive in pens along the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the fragile ones, preserve them with ice in underground cellars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, send men to nearby noble lands to find customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These minor nobles have surely never tasted seafood—they’ll buy a good batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, someone must take the seafood to Iron Wolf City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the distance is great, it’s absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Iron Wolf City is the only city within two hundred li with over a hundred thousand residents, home to countless nobles and frontier merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it will become the most stable sales channel for fish going forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minor lords along the border are too scattered—it’s too troublesome to sell to them individually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we can crack the market in Iron Wolf City, we’ll save immense manpower and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a decision made, Gervas immediately entrusted the fish business to Thomas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would arrange men to set up drift nets among the coastal rocks to temporarily hold the catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Old John would bring ice to freeze the less hardy fish and take them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the seafood matters, Gervas led his men aboard the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a hundred soldiers boarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, eleven Magic Swift Hawks flew overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nearly full troop strength and an aerial squad, it was all prepared for pirates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But pirate attacks happen at dusk—right now, Gervas still needed to reach Huoshandao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving at Huoshandao, after finishing his cultivation during the Elemental Tide, Gervas took a group of soldiers and knights aboard the Storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Jack, head east!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea beast, the system said, was a hundred meters long—Gervas decided to retrieve it first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if delayed, who knew if some other sea beast or monster might devour it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord! Heading due east—sailing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sails unfurled, and the Storm surged straight into the deeper ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than twenty minutes later, reefs of all sizes, some visible, some hidden, began to appear—signaling they had reached their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas ordered Old Jack to navigate carefully along the reef perimeter. Soon, the lookout on the mast shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord! Northeast—there’s an island! It’s blue!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blue island? Buni, are you sure you’re not drunk? We’ve seen white islands, but a blue one? Does this world have seabirds that shit blue droppings?” Mi Gen and the others exploded in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply couldn’t imagine what kind of island could be blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this world had seabirds that defecated blue waste, Buni didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was certain he’d seen a blue island: “Sir Knight Mi Gen, it’s truly blue—but the island is tiny, barely larger than a submerged reef.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, do blue islands even exist in this world?” Now Mi Gen and the others were uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas smiled. “Whether they exist or not, we’ll know once we get closer. Old Jack, head northeast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Storm immediately steered northeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About seven or eight minutes later, a small blue island appeared in view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, a blue island really exists! How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, do seabirds really shit blue? And the island is so tiny!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the blue island with their own eyes, Mi Gen and the others gasped in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship kept moving; the island drew nearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, because reefs blocked the way, the Storm altered course slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the other side of the “island” came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this new angle, Mi Gen and the others—who had been excitedly speculating about treasures on the island—froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces turned pale, sweat pouring down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sea… sea beast! Good heavens, my lord, that’s not an island—it’s a sea beast! Look at its eyes, its fangs!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, Old Jack, stop the ship! That’s a sea beast! For heaven’s sake, don’t get closer! A sea beast this big—probably one bite and we’re dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic erupted across the ship; many soldiers and knightly retainers went weak in the knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t panic—it’s already dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Gervas spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“D… dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gervas’s words, the crew finally fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen and the others rubbed their eyes, studying the beast closely—and realized it truly lay motionless on the water, its body covered in countless wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, scared the life out of me—thank God it’s dead! But this sea beast is enormous—at least a hundred meters long?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, it’s as big as four or five of those sperm… whatever whales we saw before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sperm whale, my lord said one could feed a whole village for half a month!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, the sperm whale! If one can feed a village for half a month, how long could this beast feed us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas didn’t know exactly how long—but as the Storm drew within twenty meters of the beast, the sheer oppressive scale of the creature was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five rafts were lowered; Gervas and the knights and soldiers moved closer to the sea beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a colossal creature could only be towed back to the Storm Domain’s shore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, look at those claw marks—what kind of giant beast could inflict such damage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, up close, the beast’s details were clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the terrifying claw gouges—each over two meters deep, taller than a standing man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear: only another, even more terrifying colossal sea beast could have caused such wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>",1103,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","db7fdc174f0968de9357141d78f32429fdf720f253b65378457f288c79de0469","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-117","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-115",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]