[{"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-181":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},2338644,4572,"Chapter 181: The Wager with the Savages!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>“What do you know? If it’s a trial, you must hide your identity—otherwise, what’s the point?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, the surname of Baron Gervas isn’t the key—his Firebrand Horses, and the fact he always uses Glowstones in every transaction with us, prove everything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, who has ever seen a border lord spend a hundred gold coins just to buy a few slaves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, his subordinates all nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, Baron Gervas is a true noble with principles—last time, though he collected our taxes, he compensated our caravan with the premium value of Glowstones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this time, he only took a ten percent tax, yet we still made ten gold coins extra from the premium!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, I was foolish last time, trying to avoid Baron Gervas—but he never looked down on us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, if you find good slaves, send them straight to Stormhold!” Kuopo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Manager Kuopo, can this tube really sell for five gold coins?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuopo immediately turned his gaze to a small wooden box hanging from the saddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the box was a strange copper tube called a single-lens telescope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuopo had personally tested its effect—it could pull people and scenery hundreds of meters away into sharp close-up, incredibly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It should work. Though not a true magical item, its effect is nearly the same!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So once some nobles who love odd gadgets hear about it, they’ll definitely want to buy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, Baron Gervas didn’t charge us a penny—if no one buys it, we can just bring it back to him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s perfect! If we actually sell it, we’ll get five silver coins as commission!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuopo’s telescope was something Gervas had made him bring along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Mixius and Deputy Commander Adri would also help promote it for Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t put all your eggs in one basket—Kuopo’s team, though a slave caravan, dealt with plenty of nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was also a chance to promote the single-lens telescope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Kuopo and his men left, only fifty tribal savages remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can understand our speech, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was strange—nearly all races shared one language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Beastfolk, Humans, and Elves—all were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though accents sometimes existed, basic communication was still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gervas first transmigrated, he’d been puzzled for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even in his past life’s 21st-century civilization, unified language had never been achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had this fantasy world managed it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had there once been a great unification in ancient times, in this world of countless races?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether such unification ever truly existed was unprovable—and irrelevant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was that the unified language of most races truly eased communication between races in this fantasy world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gervas’s question, the savages merely cast him a cold glance but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron Gervas is asking you a question!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migen raised his eyebrows, whipping his horsewhip through the air with a sharp crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the savage slaves turn their attention back to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet their faces still held contempt: “Human, you bought us with gold and shackled us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the dignity of Black Bear Tribe warriors cannot be trampled—so don’t expect us to kneel and call you master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want that, just kill us outright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Migen blurted out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lowly slaves still talk about dignity? Then let me, on the Baron’s behalf, test your so-called dignity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I, Migen, believe no dignity survives a whip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a snarl, he prepared to strike without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These slaves dared to be insolent before their lord—they deserved a brutal lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Migen raised his whip, Gervas raised a hand to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Black Bear Tribe, huh? Tell me—did your entire tribe lose the war and get captured, or just your small squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Black Bear Tribe is mighty! Even if the Black Wolf Tribe and Gray Fox Tribe conspired, they couldn’t shake our entire tribe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they hadn’t used our women and children as bait, then ambushed us with triple our numbers, my Black Bear warriors would’ve crushed them!” The largest savage among them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas smiled slightly, not questioning—he’d gotten the information he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. Then tell me—do you want to return to your tribe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human, you’d really free us? Don’t pretend. I’ll say it again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can chain us, whip us—but we won’t call you master or kneel to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big savage sneered—he clearly didn’t believe nobles had such kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who said I won’t be kind? I’m about to make a bet with you—if you win, I’ll free you and let you leave the kingdom safely. Tell me, do you want to go back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The savages stirred slightly, but the largest among them remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble, what do you want to bet on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else would I bet with savages like you? You boast of your strength—so let’s bet on combat! I’ll send fifty men against your fifty. If I lose, I keep my word and let you go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you lose, you stay and serve me for three years. After three years, I’ll release you. Deal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble, you’re not planning to send fifty titled knights, are you? If so, no need to fight—we’re strong, but none of us can match supernatural power!” The big savage immediately rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who said I’d use titled knights? I’ll only use fifty ordinary guards. As long as you don’t use supernatural power, I guarantee not even a single knight will fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!” Migen and the others exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the big savage was even more eager than Migen: “Noble, are you serious? Fifty ordinary guards?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas silenced Migen and nodded: “Of course. It’s up to you savages—do you dare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And whether you dare to honor the wager!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big savage snapped: “Human noble, if you truly send only fifty ordinary guards to fight my Black Bear warriors, I accept your wager!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I swear by the God of Giants—I will honor the terms of this bet!”\u003C\u002Fp>",993,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6773579ea0c3899560df62cf99a1e08d20e8cabf72c6ffb04fa06c8ebace93f9","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-182","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-180",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]