[{"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-170":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},2338633,4572,"Chapter 170: Punishment Cannot Be Reduced!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>{Information II: Your five official knight subordinates, having been nurtured by your abundant resources and tempered by this war, will today gradually breakthrough into the Grand Knight realm!}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Information III: The iron ore you purchased from Baron Pat has, after this period of exploration, been assessed with four viable mining directions.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, only the two central directions lead directly to the main iron vein.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left and right ones are merely branches, and will be exhausted after two or three months of mining.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Information IV: Autumn is approaching, and border territories are on the verge of harvest, while barbarian tribes, like sharks scenting blood, have begun roaming the kingdom’s borders.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of over a thousand goblins has drifted and lurked near Baron Cain’s territory.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Baron Cain’s entire expeditionary force was annihilated, and he himself failed to return.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning this news, the goblin band plans to launch an attack on Baron Cain’s territory this afternoon.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Information V: As the culprit responsible for the tribe’s army returning empty-handed this time,}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you, Lord of Stormhold, Baron Gervas, have already drawn the attention of many tribal members.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the tribal heirs, who recounted your cruelty after kidnapping them.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You constantly threatened to cut off their fingers and ears and noses—your reputation among the tribes has become utterly rotten!}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Information VI: Catherine has been at the Hernade family for several days and has finally received the royal court mage from the capital.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the court mage’s Blood Truth incantation, Catherine was confirmed as true Hernade bloodline.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Catherine finally learned the secret of her lineage.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Catherine’s mother was the illegitimate daughter of Duke Hernade, but interference from schemers prevented her mother from ever being known to the duke.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, by chance, Duke Hernade revisited his old haunts and recalled a noble lady he once had an affair with.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He later learned the noble lady had long since died, leaving behind a daughter of unknown paternity who had married far into the southern frontier.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Hernade realize the noble lady’s daughter might well be his own.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through extensive searches, he found Catherine!}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning, Gervas woke naturally from sleep.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daily information refreshed on schedule.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing today’s information, Gervas was both startled and delighted.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long yearned for the reward of his fief.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a true-born transplant from Huaguo, Gervas carried within him the deep-rooted Huaguo obsession with land.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as a noble lord, land was the very foundation of his existence.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More expansive land meant greater output of resources, more serfs to feed, and more soldiers to raise.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, land was unquestionably the most vital element of a noble’s foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this good news carried a troubling twist.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this scribe thinking? Trying to stir up trouble?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Gervas lost all sleepiness and pulled the cord beside his bed to rise.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, today’s information at the end carried immense weight.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine was truly of ducal blood.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant she could now soar straight to the heavens?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad Fario died too soon—otherwise, he’d have suffered greatly in the future.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pata!}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bedroom door opened, and the voluptuous—no, the graceful—servant Carolyne entered gracefully.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning, Baron!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying a copper basin, the young servant Carolyne curtsied sweetly to Gervas.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was soft and sweet; no one would guess that half a year ago she was famously fiery-tempered.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one must admit: the power of the baron title is truly immense.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only have your subordinates all walked with heads high and spirits bold,}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even Carolyne the servant has grown more radiant and alluring.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carolyne, good morning to you too,” Gervas replied with the detached composure of a noble lord.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he maintained this demeanor now, the brighter Carolyne’s beautiful eyes became.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not for any other reason.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true mark of a capable man.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carolyne began carefully attending to Gervas’s washing and dressing.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, her ample bosom repeatedly pressed against Gervas.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas did not know whether Carolyne intended it, but given her devoted attitude now, he chose not to rebuke her for taking advantage.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord Gervas, when the Tulip Trading Company’s caravan departed yesterday, Steward John had already entrusted them with the news of your promotion to baron!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Andru and Lady Mary will surely be delighted and honored by this!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe my father will be happy—I’m certain of that—but my stepmother? She’d be lucky if she didn’t lose her appetite from rage!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe! That’s fine too—who deserves it more than you, My Lord Gervas, after how badly Lady Mary treated you?”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed inwardly.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your personal maid, betraying your former master like this—is that proper?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Gervas could question her, the servant continued sweetly, “After Lady Mary sold me to My Lord Gervas, I became your property!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My entire being now belongs to My Lord Gervas!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I swear by the God of Glory: I, Carolyne, will never betray My Lord Gervas in this life!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed again.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carolyne, for your diligence, I reward you with this necklace—and I’ll reduce today’s daily punishment by one slap!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necklace had been taken from the tribal heirs.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They likely acquired it from southwestern noble families; worth roughly two or three gold coins.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had stored it in his space ring all along.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sweet servant’s eyes nearly melted at the sight.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, my lord’s grace!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But my lord, I accept the necklace as reward—but please do not reduce the daily punishment. After all… after all, if you lessen it, what if I don’t learn deeply enough and make another mistake?”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Papatapata!}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the punishment shall be doubled.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the waves of motion, Gervas asked: “Carolyne, have you remembered now?”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I… I remember!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That damned sweet voice.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas dared not linger—he hurried straight to the dining hall.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As agreed, before the ‘mistress’ was found to suppress her, Carolyne the little temptress was not to be fed.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, according to the report from the mining master hired from Ironwolf City, he has identified four directions highly likely to be the main iron veins.”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, due to limited underground passages, we cannot mine them simultaneously—you must now decide which direction to pursue!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the dining table, old John reported on the estate’s various matters.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latest progress on the iron mine was undoubtedly the most important.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Gervas had already learned the true direction of the main vein from the information.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old John, I will personally select the mining direction later.”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But first, you must prepare for something more urgent: the emissary from Eagle City will arrive at Stormhold this morning—here to grant my fief reward!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fief reward has finally come? Very good, my lord! I shall begin preparations at once!”}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the fief reward was finally arriving, old John’s wrinkled face broke into an unprecedented smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1149,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2d09537d0df8f5752e24288375d41c2b58d527a268ea74f62ab20698a7a1ad54","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-171","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-169",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]