[{"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-133":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},2338596,4572,"Chapter 133","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Since the deadline for the conscription order is tomorrow, today the nobles have nothing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such a long journey, their subordinates certainly need proper rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After setting up camp, everyone—including Gervas himself—except the sentries entered their tents to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slept until dusk, feeling refreshed and invigorated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates had already begun cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the hour was right, Gervas took several knights to the shore of Karl Lake and claimed the five gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gervas had brought Zhuiyue with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Zhuiyue was too conspicuous, he and Moxun Eagle hid deep in the dense forest several miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this campaign, Gervas would mostly ride Li Huo Ma into battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would summon Zhuiyue only in special circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the only two in the entire kingdom—one in the King’s hands, the other in his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s too conspicuous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Li Huo Ma wasn’t inconspicuous either, so it had been disguised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tailor had made a cover from colorful linen to conceal most of Li Huo Ma’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, others might guess it was a fine warhorse, but it wouldn’t draw undue attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Lord Gervas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gervas was taking the five gold coins from Karl Lake and preparing to return to camp, a surprised exclamation came from beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look and recognized the face vaguely, but didn’t know the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, I am Baron Cain, lord of Cain Baronial Lands—your neighbor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Baron Mil! Lord of Mil Baronial Lands!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron Cain? Baron Mil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas immediately recalled these two neighbors; the familiarity came from having seen them once at Baron Beckert’s auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, congratulations on winning Baron Beckert’s iron mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the auction, we meant to pay you a visit as neighbors, but you left so hastily we missed the chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your lordships are too kind—I should have been the one to call on you, but the development of Stormhold has kept me too busy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were so courteous, Gervas naturally responded warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, we know the situation in Stormhold—you must be overwhelmed since your arrival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, when the locusts came, you sold us ducks at a low price—we still haven’t thanked you. Lord Gervas, why not join us for a drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A drink?” Gervas hesitated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, tonight isn’t just us—several other barons near Stormhold will be there too; you met them at Baron Beckert’s banquet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well, your lordships, since you’re so generous, I won’t refuse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering that distant relatives are not as helpful as near neighbors, Gervas accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this was the first invitation—he had to show face, or risk being isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After riding slowly for over twenty minutes, Gervas followed Barons Cain and Mil to the caravan district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, the Braveheart Tavern was less than a minute’s ride from his own camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a prime location!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could finish drinking and return to sleep immediately—ordinary minor nobles could only envy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, these are the great noble camps—how I envy these fellows, they can just go back to sleep after drinking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were stationed here, I’d come for a few drinks every morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gervas glance repeatedly toward the great noble camps, Cain and Mil misunderstood and began explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas nodded, forcing back an unnatural expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan district at night was dozens of times livelier than by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the open space was large enough—just a tarp and a wooden table allowed noble knights to drink freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas and Cain’s group sat down; other invited nobles arrived one by one, totaling seven—all barons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for viscounts, they likely had their own social circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since most border nobles were new aristocrats, their status varied greatly—unlike the interior, where families had been stable for decades or even centuries, with deep ancestral roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These nobles were all very courteous upon seeing Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Stormhold was poor, Gervas had spent seven hundred gold coins at Baron Beckert’s auction—so none dared underestimate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was precisely because of that incident they had deliberately invited him to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, after two months in his domain, no one had ever come to pay him a visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere was still amiable—when a striking figure entered the Braveheart Tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! That’s the current heir of the Violet Family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, it really is—Viscountess Violet is so beautiful; whoever marries her gains both wealth and beauty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cain and the others immediately noticed the figure—since the tavern was nearly all male nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Female nobles, especially such a beautiful one, were virtually nonexistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katherine’s arrival had been mentioned in the intelligence, but seeing her here surprised Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, based on his impression of Katherine, she wasn’t the type to be so casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasn’t Viscountess Violet supposed to be extremely haughty? Why is she here tonight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one knows, but the Violet Family has been having a rough time lately—first, their young viscountess was kidnapped!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though she was luckily rescued, the incident severely damaged the Violet Family’s prestige and reputation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, rumors say many nobles and merchant houses in Iron Wolf City are suppressing the Violet Family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? But it’s understandable—the Violet Family has only this one female heir, yet claims to be the wealthiest in the borderlands; naturally, many covet it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly—unless Viscountess Violet finds a powerful patron, or even just marries into an equal family, her situation won’t improve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk, I wonder which lucky bastard will get her—so enviable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever it is, it certainly won’t be us barons—at minimum, it’ll be a viscount family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the murmurs and exclamations of the nearby minor nobles, Gervas said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could predict the Violet Family’s recent troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their relationship was limited to that small debt of gratitude—he felt sympathy, but couldn’t intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he have the power to help, not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas was slightly drunk and prepared to rise and take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the army’s departure deadline was tomorrow—he needed rest to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, Katherine, who had just sat down moments ago, now stood up too, her face still cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! Viscountess Violet looks furious—someone must have angered her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No idea, but whoever it is, I’m glad—we can’t have her, and neither can they!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas heard Cain and the others laughing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! She’s coming this way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh! It really is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cain and the others changed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katherine’s gaze had fixed on this direction—and she was walking toward them!\u003C\u002Fp>",1077,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","813428f3ed09858ed16fbc934f14de9c16e889fd31b353795695e1075c641241","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-134","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-132",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]