[{"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-156":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},2338619,4572,"Chapter 156: It","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>\"Attack the tribal guards directly in front of the platform!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rustling sound, the leather canopy was thrown open, and the bedcrossbow team began loading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winch turned, pulling the thick ox-hide bowstring taut; the loaders immediately inserted three-meter-long giant bolts into the grooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two assistants adjusted the angle according to the squad leader’s orders to aim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the three hundred tribal guards stood densely packed—even without aiming, the bolts wouldn’t miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ritual must be observed, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bedcrossbows loaded! Bedcrossbows aimed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trigger rope was pulled, and the bowstring snapped back violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled boom echoed as the crossbow body shuddered slightly, launching a three-meter-long, two-finger-thick bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look—what is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heirs on the platform had been watching with interest, awaiting the annihilation of the noble soldiers below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they too noticed the strange, oversized \"longbow\"—and when the thick arrow shot forth, several heirs stared in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft bent to its extreme limits from the immense force, giving them their first-ever glimpse of the bowstring’s power made visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a piercing whistle, the massive bolt shot like a black streak into the tightly packed tribal guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a line of blood formed among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three… eight!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full eight tribal warriors fell at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can there be such huge bows and arrows?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, how could these nobles possess weapons this terrifying?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interest turned to unease; the tribal heirs all paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred guards were among the tribe’s most elite soldiers, yet this weapon took out eight with a single shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a few more of these weapons appeared, could tribal warriors ever hope to stand against the nobles again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No retreat! Anyone who steps back will be executed on the spot—his entire family will be reduced to tribal death-slaves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the personal guards’ shouts snapped the heirs back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three hundred tribal guards had panicked at the sight of the terrifying giant crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the weapon wasn’t just powerful—the wounds it inflicted were horrific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That iron blade, at least fifteen centimeters wide, could slice a man clean in half—let alone a warhorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards along that bloody line had been severed at the waist, filling the others with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, under the personal guards’ threats and reprimands, the tribal guards were instantly cowed, forced to grit their teeth and stand their ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guards, don’t fear! In ten minutes—no, five minutes—these damned noble soldiers will be wiped out by our sentries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So hold your ground. When those noble soldiers are gone, we will reward you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, guards! Hold on! When the battle ends, all of you will be rewarded!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To better calm the guards, the heirs shouted their promises louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the last trace of fear among the guards was crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we need to add a little more spice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas wasn’t overly surprised—these guards serving as heirs’ personal troops were naturally the tribe’s most loyal, just like his knights and squires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he’d already planned how to deal with them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the bedcrossbow’s string fully drawn and the loaders preparing to reload with standard bolts, Gervas ordered: \"Load ‘Wrath of the Sea God’!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loader froze, then snapped to attention. \"Yes, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the loader abandoned the bolt with a sharp iron tip and selected one capped with a smooth stone sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After loading the bolt, he didn’t stop—he swiftly opened a sealed wooden crate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the crate lay a pile of straw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fumbling for a moment, he pulled out a cylindrical iron tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tube was over ten centimeters long, as thick as a human wrist, sealed at both ends, with only a tiny hole in the center and a thin cotton thread sticking out above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More puzzling still—if you looked closely, the tube’s surface was covered in countless deep grooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These grooves were crude beyond reason—if meant for decoration, they made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After retrieving the tube, the loader carefully mounted it onto the bolt’s midpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For at that exact spot on the shaft, a small, sturdy wicker frame had been deliberately bound—perfectly fitted to hold the iron tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report: ‘Wrath of the Sea God’ loaded! Aiming complete!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignite! Fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another muffled boom—the stone-headed bolt shot out violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, due to the altered head, the bolt lost its piercing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone-tipped arrow pierced only one tribal guard before lodging itself in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding guards paused, confused, and crowded closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tip’s made of stone? And it’s round? Are these noble soldiers idiots?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, even without iron, they could’ve used bone! And they didn’t even sharpen it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah! This is better—if not, we’d all be dead just now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards chattered excitedly; those directly behind the bolt’s impact site grinned with relief, thrilled to have survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the guards, the heirs on the platform had also witnessed this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stared down in confusion, preparing to send someone to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then one guard suddenly cried out: \"Look! There’s an iron tube here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! There’s a cotton thread smoking on the tube!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see! Let me see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards crowded around the tube, marveling and murmuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the cotton thread burned out and vanished into the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? The thread’s gone—what could this tube possibly be…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash of white light erupted—every guard’s chatter cut off instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments after the flash, a deafening explosion thundered like a bolt from a clear sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When those nearby regained their senses and looked back at where the guards had stood, they saw seventeen or eighteen men lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their condition was horrific—animal hides and leather armor torn to shreds, flesh and bone reduced to bloody pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… this… what happened?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… I don’t know! Was it lightning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible! The night sky has no clouds—how could lightning strike?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the platform and below, everyone swallowed hard, staring dumbfounded at the gruesome scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blinding flash and thunderclap had come without warning—they had no idea what had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some suspected lightning, but tonight offered no conditions for it to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine punishment! It’s definitely divine punishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! The gods’ wrath! Run! The gods have unleashed their fury!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a shout erupted from the crowd of guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the shouts, the previously tight guard formation immediately collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","26abe65ee5b5b5b4c7240505f2ae27e1c27275c7fb89cc8958b805aa7d1fb564","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-157","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-155",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]