[{"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-164":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},2338627,4572,"Chapter 164: Marquis, I Have Something to Say!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>After that, Marquis Mius did not say anything more to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the rewards for this battle merit were not within his power to promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Marquis Mius had the authority to decide the extent of the reported merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from his praise of Gervas just now, Gervas’s merit was essentially secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he padded it a bit, it wouldn’t be excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, tally the casualties and gather the routed soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many nobles who had previously broken out now gradually returned to camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they had already seen it when Marquis Mius arrived with reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to avoid being labeled deserters—or forcibly conscripted back into battle—they simply avoided contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they learned the tribal army had withdrawn, they began returning one by one, including Count Farrio and several others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these nobles returning, Marquis Mius finally began investigating who had deserted his post and opened the camp gate, allowing the enemy to storm in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the accusations, all the nobles naturally shook their heads and denied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each claimed they had left the camp only during their subsequent breakout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And given the chaos of the moment, without direct evidence, it was truly hard to determine who was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farrio and his companions exchanged glances, each relieved that they had escaped wearing masks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis Mius, I, along with Viscount Dorian and Baron Wick, broke out only after discovering the camp had been breached!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are ashamed before His Majesty the King—we failed to hold the line and die fighting when the enemy stormed in, but… but at the time, many nobles were shouting that the camp couldn’t be held, urging everyone to flee…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… so I panicked and followed others backward…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farrio’s eyes grew red, his face filled with shame as he slowly lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The several nobles beside him were equally filled with shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mius didn’t think much of it—he knew Farrio’s status well: a noble in name only, here for glory, with no military authority. “Count Farrio, you are merely an honorary noble, never having experienced war before. Your panic under those circumstances is understandable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Gervas silently exclaimed in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the rear of the crowd, he exchanged a glance with Catherine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deeply admired Farrio’s shamelessness and acting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Gervas’s system intelligence confirmed definitively that Farrio himself had opened the main camp gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here he was, stepping forward to perform—truly a master actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Gervas noticed something: the intelligence indicated Farrio’s group had fled as seven nobles, yet only five stood before them now—something worth pondering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gervas soon understood what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since no one admits to being the traitor who deserted his post, then all nobles who were on watch at the northern camp wall tonight, step forward!” Narci spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several nobles trembled, their faces filled with dread as they stepped forward—over a dozen in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, each of you, tell us: who opened the camp gate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Commander Narci, I was stationed along the eastern wall—I didn’t see what happened at the gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Narci, I was stationed along the western wall—I also didn’t see what happened at the gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then who was on watch at the gate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Magic Swift Hawk Riders’ report, those cowardly nobles had fled through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if they could identify the noble on gate duty that night, they’d have their culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for some reason, the crowd fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a viscount stepping out from beside Farrio, named Dorian, answered: “Commander Narci, it was Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam—they were on watch at the northern camp gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My post was near the gate area, so I saw them during the first half of the night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam now?” Narci demanded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Viscount Dorian shook his head. “Commander Narci, after the enemy breached the camp, we never saw them again. Later, I only learned from my subordinates’ hurried reports that the enemy had broken in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could only lead my men backward step by step, joining up with other nobles…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, anyone who teamed up with Farrio was no slouch in acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narci heard no inconsistencies and turned to Mius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam have not returned, we’ll investigate them once they’re found!” Marquis Mius frowned slightly but had no choice but to pause the inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles were not commoners—convicting them required a complete chain of evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Farrio’s lowered lips curled into a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two had already been buried in a remote ditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spotting Marquis Mius’s reinforcements on the road, he knew tonight’s plan would have to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he cursed his bad luck—if he’d known reinforcements would arrive so quickly, they wouldn’t have risked fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since they’d already acted, there was no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he subtly instructed the others to eliminate Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam, knowing they were the most likely to expose them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the dead couldn’t testify, and with so many nobles fleeing chaotically that night, he and his group were safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Marquis Mius prepared to dismiss the crowd, a voice rang out from behind the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis, I have something to say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Baron Gervas, what do you have to say?” Mius recognized Gervas, and his gloomy expression eased slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Mius genuinely admired Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Gervas hadn’t just saved the army—he’d also restored Mius’s honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Gervas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While others merely looked puzzled, Farrio, who had been smugly pleased, suddenly stiffened and whirled around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gervas’s familiar face, Farrio’s pupils shrank—he looked as if he’d seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas sensed his gaze, smiled faintly, then stepped forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis, I have something to say about the events on the left flank army!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? The left flank army? What about it? Go on, Gervas.” Marquis Mius wasn’t particularly interested—he cared most about unearthing the traitor who caused the main army’s collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis, I heard some have blamed the collapse of the left flank army entirely on Commander Brick’s incompetence and the nobles’ arrogance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as a member of the left flank army, I must say: yes, the nobles were indeed arrogant—but that was not the primary reason for the left flank army’s catastrophic losses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the previous report was false?” Mius immediately turned to Narci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation of the left flank army had been reported to him by Narci along with the plea for reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narci’s face changed instantly. “Marquis, I wrote my report entirely based on the testimonies of Count Farrio and the other surviving nobles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned to Farrio again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d621468185c3c55797db987f2d7ca1552d416f892d4c5b1eeb069d36df0a99cc","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-165","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-163",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]