[{"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-167":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},2338630,4572,"Chapter 167","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>Good heavens! Gervas cried out in astonishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally recognized it—he had to recognize it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had just figured out why Lord Mius had done this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was fear of being held accountable later, of being caught with evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beating a noble, especially one of higher rank than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not as severe as a commoner assaulting a noble, it still depended on both sides’ backgrounds and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farrio’s father serves under the Viceroy of the Southern Frontier—if he truly seeks to make trouble for me, things won’t be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a noble of honor is still a noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything still comes down to depth of heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Lord Mius has already punished himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who, from now on, would dare use this incident to harass me, if not to slap Lord Mius’s face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies and gentlemen, to the recapture of Bokacheng—cheers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time turned to a week later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the most luxurious estate in the eastern district of Bokacheng, nobles raised their cups in celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the tribal army agreed to withdraw that day, all tribal soldiers finally evacuated Bokacheng before dusk yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following them, the royal army under Lord Mius’s command successfully reclaimed the city, which had been captured and occupied by enemies for half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To mark this, the nobles held a grand celebration banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the noble forces faced dire peril throughout the campaign, they ultimately succeeded in reclaiming the lost territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no matter how desperately they struggled, this still counted as a great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even without merit, there was still effort; according to past tradition for victorious campaigns, participating noble domains could at least have half their taxes waived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t underestimate this half-tax exemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles extract heavy taxes from serfs—do their overlords not do the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serf tax rate is fifty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, noble tax rates can reach forty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few more benevolent overlords reduce it to thirty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the entire tax revenue of a domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if a border baron produces two hundred gold coins annually, he normally pays eighty gold coins in taxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If half is exempted, that means he saves forty gold coins this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here they come! The Royal Griffin Corps is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles on the estate’s lawn erupted in cheers—the five griffins had flown in from the northeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five griffins were robust, their talons gleaming with cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even wore golden soft armor, majestic as divine birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon their backs sat griffin knights clad in armor, their demeanor steady, stern, and naturally commanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were none other than the Royal Griffin Corps knights from the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the kingdom’s most noble knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their purpose for arriving was already obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After detaining Farrio that day, Lord Mius immediately wrote a full report and sent it overnight to the capital via magic falcon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reported Farrio’s crime of conspiring with several nobles to desert mid-battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also reported the merits of Gervas, Brick, and other nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to make the report look better, it also included records of Narsy, Mil, and others’ relentless, death-defying resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With flapping wings, the five griffins landed on the square before the estate’s small tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Mius rose to his feet and personally welcomed the five Royal Griffin knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Grace, Lord Mius!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Adri, Deputy Commander—thank you for your journey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Your Grace, to serve Your Majesty is the honor of every member of the Royal Griffin Corps!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, congratulations, Lord Mius—the King is overjoyed at the recapture of the southwestern frontier. I bring the royal decree granting rewards to all heroes of this campaign.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Deputy Commander Adri pulled several exquisite scrolls from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Deputy Commander Adri, I merely did my duty. Your Grace, please follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Mius wasted no time, inviting Deputy Commander Adri to the front of the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly what the nobles were most eager to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lords and ladies, the King’s rewards have arrived. I shall now announce the battle merit awards,” Adri slowly unrolled the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, all nobles who participated in the levy, except those found guilty of crimes, shall have half their domain’s taxes waived this year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the nobles received the tax exemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In recognition of Commander Brick, Baron Kane, Baron Jay, Baron Morrison… who fought bravely and fell in this campaign,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His Majesty bestows upon each fallen noble a Medal of the Brave, one hundred gold coins in compensation, and if they have offspring, the eldest son shall inherit their title in due order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no offspring, but blood relatives such as brothers or nephews exist, they may inherit the title.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no blood relatives, their domain shall be valued at one hundred gold coins and combined with the compensation to be given to their parents or family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The King is merciful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, many nobles cried out in praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearts are made of flesh—now that the King shows such kindness to the fallen, the living can fight for the kingdom with peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, Commander Narsy, Viscount Mil, Baron Bern… for your fearless and unyielding resistance against the enemy, and for your role in reclaiming the kingdom’s territory, each of you is awarded five swift horses and ten sets of leather armor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank Your Majesty’s grace!” Mil and others exclaimed in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never expected to not only survive, but receive such rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that everything they now possessed—even this victory—was due to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lord Mius finally turned to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron Gervas, Viscountess Catherine, for your pivotal role and outstanding merit in this battle,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His Majesty bestows upon you the Knight’s Heart Medal, and hereby elevates Gervas Gail to the rank of Viscount, and Viscountess Catherine to the rank of Count!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Additionally, Baron Gervas shall receive a domain grant, the location to be determined by the Viceroy of the Southern Frontier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, did I hear that right? Viscountess Catherine was also elevated to Count?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, how is this possible? Is Viscountess Catherine’s merit equal to Gervas’s?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this news, the crowd below erupted in uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew Gervas’s merit clearly—his elevation to Viscount and the domain grant were fully deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Viscountess Catherine’s reward came as a shock to the nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a Count title—going from Viscount to Count was dozens of times harder than from Baron to Viscount!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the only thing not entirely absurd was that Catherine received no domain grant—this significantly diluted the value of her Count title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, not only were the nobles bewildered—even Catherine herself was utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>",1105,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c4f47129322b6e4449d6f0e667e397e9ef27e411d4a6e3945caccf1ef130c857","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-168","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-166",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]