[{"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-190":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},2338653,4572,"Chapter 190: The Fantasy of Oceanic Hegemony!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>\"Lucky maggots, you’ve hit the jackpot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our great Lord Gervas has rescued you from the death row dungeons—now, you no longer need to tremble in fear waiting for the gallows!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just work obediently for Lord Gervas, and you’ll be granted the fortune of survival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, please welcome my great Lord Gervas—your new master, you lucky maggots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the coast of Stormhold, one hundred and eighty pirate captives taken from Odin City’s prison were gathered on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, all of them were craftsmen pirates and their families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other pirates who took part in the battle, Gervas had no interest in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had shown mercy to some of the Skull Gang pirates last time, it was only to preserve them as cannon fodder for the kingdom’s war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who survived among the cannon fodder, Gervas honored his promise—that’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say Gervas truly had any fondness for these pirates was absolutely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pirates committed arson, murder, and plunder—death was their just due.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably, these captive craftsmen cost Gervas not a single coin; they were given to him free by Adams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a token of gratitude for Gervas selling him the next three hundred kilograms of white sugar at original price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas, impressed by his compliance, even left a note instructing this marquis's son on how to seize his title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this eldest son of the marquis had a decent disposition—he was a reliable long-term trading partner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My slaves, I am your new master, Gervas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, as pirates, neither you nor your wives and children could have possibly survived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Lord of the Storm, mercifully rescued you from the Austen family—and such a life-saving grace, I ask for little in return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I require is that you work hard for me, and in the coming days, I shall mercifully provide you with enough food and warm clothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even more fortunately, if you work hard and do not slack off, after three years, all slaves will be pardoned and become honorable serfs of Stormhold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas’s reward system still worked wonders—at least, the pirate slaves, once cowering and numb-faced, immediately stirred with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t get overexcited—this is merely standard governance in my Stormhold, and nearly everyone has a chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what truly matters is, beyond this three-year work rule, my Stormhold has another rule: those who achieve outstanding merit during this period can shed their slave status even faster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Already, at least several hundred slaves in Stormhold have become serfs within three months due to exceptional performance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know many of you may not believe it—but in the coming days, you can verify the truth of this for yourselves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My only demand of you is: work hard and obey orders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Conversely, my mercy applies only to those who are honest, diligent, and hardworking—so if anyone slacks off or causes trouble, I won’t mind sending him to the gallows sooner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you all understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yes, Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You maggots, haven’t you eaten? You’ve been blessed—speak up louder! Have you all understood?\" Thomas, the civil official, immediately scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We understand, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas nodded in satisfaction and ordered Thomas to take them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this batch of craftsmen, Gervas’s territory could accelerate its development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, building more public facilities: mills, waterwheels, granaries, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, most importantly, Gervas planned to construct a shipyard combining repair and construction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his knowledge, several of these slaves were, in fact, shipwrights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been specifically kidnapped by pirates to help repair pirate vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gervas currently had no spare Sea God Stone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it didn’t matter—a ship couldn’t be built in a day or two, especially with so few craftsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So start construction now; by the time the ship is finished, the Sea God Stone problem will likely be resolved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the oceans of this world were dangerous, Gervas knew they also meant greater profits than in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the shipyard, Gervas gave Thomas a blueprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blueprint showed a thick, black cylindrical tube, with a hollow core running through its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—it was a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this world had no gunpowder, the powdered scales of the Blue-Scaled Sea Beasts gave Gervas hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Gervas had set his heart on conquering the seas, he must try building this cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if he could produce cannons, Gervas could swiftly elevate his “Storm Fleet” to the world’s elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these were currently only Gervas’s fantasies of oceanic hegemony—everything had just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning from the coast to the castle, another good piece of news arrived: the Lightning Silver Fish had finished spawning and began swimming toward shore, awaiting capture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Old John assigned at least three hundred serfs daily to catch and transport them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly three thousand kilograms of Lightning Silver Fish could be caught each day, with an expected peak harvesting period of at least one week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a week, the catch would gradually decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ice preservation, such a volume of Lightning Silver Fish carried no risk of spoilage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once delivered to the castle, the hired female workers would have ample time to clean and cure them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning the Lightning Silver Fish harvest had begun, Gervas immediately ordered Old John: from today onward, Lightning Silver Fish would be supplied to the Storm Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including knights, knight squires, and guard units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rations were distributed from high to low: knights received five hundred grams daily, knight squires two hundred grams, and common guards one hundred grams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This distinction served not only to highlight their differing statuses but also to motivate subordinates to strive harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, their physiques differed, requiring different nutritional intake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if you gave a guard five hundred grams of Lightning Silver Fish meat, it would be pure waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, even common guards are given this? Isn’t that wasteful?\" Old John was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old John, our Stormhold does not lack resources—it lacks sufficient armed strength to protect those resources!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, giving common guards Lightning Silver Fish may seem wasteful, but in the long run, it rapidly strengthens them and allows the talented to receive the cultivation techniques—this is essential!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lord—you are truly a wise and far-sighted noble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Iron Bear! Do you really think this human noble will keep his promise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He swore before his gods—I believe he will honor it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then does that mean we can go home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably. Though I don’t know what this human noble is thinking, if we can’t defeat fifty ordinary humans, we have no right calling ourselves Black Bear warriors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Iron Bear, look over there—are those the human soldiers we’re to fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must be. Excellent—I felt no aura of battle energy from them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Captain Iron Bear, why have they separated the fighting area?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it better separated? Defeat them head-on, and the noble will have no grounds to complain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6545138fa8ccc52b611831d00637b73d042b1ab46db3dc9138105a53537fc235","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-191","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-189",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]