[{"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-174":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},2338637,4572,"Chapter 174: Shameless Goblins!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-174",174,"\u003Cp>“Ook! Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the shouts, a horde of goblins suddenly surged from the forest, surrounding Nio and his party completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G… goblins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nio and his men had still been dreaming of the happy life awaiting them back in Eagle City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never expected so many ugly goblins to burst forth so suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ook! Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the goblins prepared to attack, Nio hurriedly shouted, “Great goblins, don’t attack us! We’ll pay with gold coins for our lives!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, we have a titled knight here—he’s very powerful. Fighting us would be a bad deal for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ook? Gold coins?” The goblin leader immediately halted his followers, his eyes darting, “Show the gold coins, Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the goblins had no intention of attacking, Nio felt both relief and pain—but still quickly fumbled in his chest and pulled out… one gold coin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One gold coin? Too little, Ook! Charge! Kill these two-legged human sheep!” The goblin leader’s face turned green with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no! I have more! Don’t rush! Don’t rush!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nio broke into cold sweat, no longer daring to deceive these goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, ten gold coins were pulled out, along with the sack of silver and copper coins taken originally from Storm Baron’s Keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the goblins far off still weren’t satisfied, he immediately ordered his men, “Quick! Give me all your money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up, damn it! We’ll sort it out once we’re safe!” Nio barked in desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the large amount of gold Nio still carried, his men finally pulled out their heavy money pouches one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great goblin, this is all our gold! We give it all to you—spare us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin leader’s eyes rolled again, and this time he nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ook! Drop the money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nio and his men immediately placed the coins several meters ahead, then waited for the goblins to collect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin leader, accompanied by dozens of followers, walked forward slowly and began picking up the pouches one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the golden and silver gleam in his hands, the goblin leader’s moss-green, ugly face broke into a wider grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! Good! Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great goblin, can we go now?” Nio, now relieved, asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin leader turned to Nio with a mocking sneer. “Go? You won’t go anywhere. You’re food for great goblins! Boys, kill these two-legged sheep…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You filthy, shameless goblins!” Nio was stunned by this sudden betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill! Ook! Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Nio and his men could react, the goblin leader’s dozen bear goblins charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the surrounding goblins launched their full assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two-legged sheep, kill you and not only do I get your gold—you’ll make a delicious meal! What’s wrong with being deceitful? Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he muttered to himself, thinking of the guides: “After this, I’ll kill those two-legged sheep guides too. Even if they told the truth, so what? Only fools let them live! Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Lei Meng hadn’t heard the goblin leader’s shameless words—otherwise he’d have jumped up right then and there and cut them both down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the battle erupted ahead, the goblin leader, clutching the gold coins, retreated happily to the forest’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Lei Meng and the others hidden behind the bushes—seeing them utterly still—he temporarily ignored them, focusing only on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the goblin leader didn’t know that Lei Meng had already untied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t moved yet because he needed to wait until Nio was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lei Meng and his men continued listening to the cries of battle outside the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Nio wouldn’t make Lei Meng and the others wait long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his party had a ten-man cavalry squad and even a titled knight among them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>goblins were filthy, treacherous land-skins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They excelled at overwhelming opponents with numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were masters of mobbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, even the squad’s sole Bronze Knight was wounded, and four or five cavalrymen lay dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn goblins, scum, bastards—you broke your word!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid his furious curses, Nio was pierced simultaneously through the abdomen by several bone spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nio was critically wounded, a piercing cry echoed from hundreds of meters above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng and Mi Gen exchanged glances and moved instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng exploded forward, his aura surging around him—he smashed five goblins and two bear goblins to the ground with a few thunderous punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on, Ook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin leader up front heard the commotion and turned around, cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, he saw a hand and a fist the size of a mortar heading straight for his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand seized his collar; the massive fist slammed into his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! The goblin leader’s head reeled, golden stars flashing endlessly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to die, do exactly as I say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the goblin leader could comprehend what had happened, a short blade was pressed against his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N… don’t kill me, Ook! I surrender! I’ll obey you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the goblins in battle heard the sound of a bone whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistle’s command: cease fighting, stand still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblins and bear goblins stared at each other, hesitating, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving cavalrymen and the Bronze Knight didn’t dare delay—they didn’t question why the goblins had stopped, but seized the moment to break through the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the remnants had escaped, the bone whistle sounded again—this time ordering the goblins to retreat immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But goblins weren’t stupid; they soon realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the goblins noticed their leader was being held captive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they dared not advance—they feared for their leader’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mi Gen, let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Knight Commander Lei Meng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Lei Meng and his men began moving, dragging the goblin leader with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they moved, all the other goblins and bear goblins followed obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the battlefield was left with nothing but corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash! Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several figures descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Gervas and Evlan, riding Zuiyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that sack of gold was still on Nio’s person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more pleasing to Gervas was that when he reached Nio’s side, the man was still alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nio’s eyes had nearly dimmed to gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he saw Gervas, they instantly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face flushed crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn’t due to improved health—it was rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nio wasn’t foolish—he instantly understood: this entire scheme was Gervas’s doing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cb4ade86140e5af023beb863c04f5a4752fb55213c012cf269c8bd2678792982","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-175","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-173",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]