[{"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-15":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},2338478,4572,"Chapter 15","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>Tonight, Stormhold was destined to be a sleepless night; though chickens and ducks had been purchased and returned, the townsfolk waited for dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because chickens and ducks could only begin clearing locusts after sunrise the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, locusts needed rest at midnight, so there was no need to fear major crop damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily new intelligence has refreshed…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence One: A patch of wild magic mushroom grows in the shrubland five li south of Wheatfield Town. Magic mushrooms cleanse the body and enhance elemental and magical affinity, allowing one’s cultivation to double in efficiency.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Two: In the black pine forest at the edge of Death Mountains, a third-rank Iron-Scaled Fire Lizard has escaped from the mountains today. Notably, this is a female about to give birth; upon reaching the black pine forest, she will deliver two hatchlings.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she does not know is that a cunning Iron-Claw Wolf has already targeted her, planning to kill her during her postpartum weakness—soon, a fierce beast battle will erupt within the black pine forest!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Three: At the source of Swan Lake to the south, there is a waterfall beside which lies a cave—something seems hidden inside!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Four: Today, Wheatfield Town will welcome two unremarkable travelers, father and son. Dust from the journey has left them looking destitute, but in truth, the father, Lu Kasi Ironhammer, is a blacksmith bearing dwarf memories.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was framed for his dwarf smithing craft and hunted by the Count of Quik, forcing the father and son to flee all the way to the border from Quik’s domain.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they are terrified and uncertain where they might find safety.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Five: The mermaid on the eastern coast still lingers; the shoreline remains dangerously unstable. Yet their arrival brought benefit—a school of tuna from the deep sea, driven by the mermaid’s pursuit, wandered into the red mangrove estuary southeast of the coast.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the afternoon tide recedes, they can be caught with nothing more than a simple spear!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Six: Someone claims to have seen a dragon circling overhead at the edge of Death Mountains. But this rumor is doubted by nearly everyone, for dragons are exceedingly rare and typically dwell in remote, uninhabited places—impossible to encounter at Death Mountains’ edge.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most believe it was merely another large flying beast, so the claim remains unverified!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily intelligence refresh complete!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas awoke comfortably on his goose-down bed, the ding of Dingding’s intelligence report instantly lifting his spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook the bell by his bedside; Carolyne entered from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had officially taken office, the shameless nobleman’s lifestyle must begin in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being broken in, Carolyne had grown much more obedient and now served Gervas exclusively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Carolyne’s care, he washed and dressed in silk robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the process, Carolyne kept her head bowed, refusing to meet Gervas’s gaze—likely due to his threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the promised three punishments must be carried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the maid finished adjusting her collar and prepared to withdraw, Gervas called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carolyne, have you forgotten something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carolyne froze, lips clenched, head lowered in silence—clearly she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Carolyne, have you forgotten you must endure three punishments? If so, that’s defiance—punishment doubled!” Gervas demanded in a cold, deliberately low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering Gervas’s threat, Carolyne panicked, “No, Master Gervas… my lord, Carolyne accepts the punishment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then kneel over the wooden table and bend forward.” Carolyne blushed with shame but obeyed obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could react, crack!—a searing pain struck her full rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carolyne’s face burned crimson, her beautiful eyes filled with both grievance and fury: “Master Gervas, servants are punished with rattan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her final plea, but Gervas had a perfectly reasonable excuse to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rattan leaves bruises for days—how will you serve me if the castle staff haven’t even been hired yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carolyne fell silent, bit her lip, and shut her eyes: “Fine. Just pretend I was gored by a wild boar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas called it punishment—and it was punishment, absolutely no other ill intent; after all, he was a righteous lord. Cough… cough…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dawn broke, the locust horde awoke and began ravaging the domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, yesterday’s chickens and ducks had all been deployed to eradicate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old John and Thomas jointly oversaw this task, for it concerned the serfs’ next meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the number of chickens and ducks was sufficient, while farmland was limited—soon, over a thousand mu of Stormhold’s farmland were secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, beyond these thousand mu, the domain held another two thousand mu—but these now belonged to the wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the wealthy had heard the lord bought five thousand chickens and ducks and thought they too might be saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they realized the lord, after clearing Stormhold’s fields, had no intention of helping them, they panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help you? Are they my serfs? Then I have no obligation to exterminate locusts for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Thomas’s report, Gervas smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words quickly reached the wealthy; to save their crops, several immediately brought money to the castle to plead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of one gold coin’s worth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, have mercy! If you don’t help us, our fields are lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, half our harvest is sold to townsfolk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” Gervas took the silver coins, pausing thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the wealthy thought they had swayed him, Gervas said: “Very well. Each of you must transfer half your farmland to me as payment—and I’ll help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!” the wealthy cried in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I can’t help you. Let your crops be devoured. By the way, I heard you bought thousands of mu of hillside land from Karil last year to plant apples—surely that drained your savings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wealthy turned ashen. Not just savings—it was their entire life’s accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they failed to survive this locust plague, they’d lose everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine! My lord, I accept your terms—I’ll give you half my land. Help us clear the locusts!” Surprisingly, it was the wealthy Codo who spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder—he owned the largest apple orchards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his expression betrayed no submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas wasn’t in a hurry. If he wanted them to give back what they’d swallowed from Stormhold, they’d give back everything.\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f909649114b83caf8ca32506ee478c154c7989b592072fa352d0f594f3e92332","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-16","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-14",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]