[{"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-201":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},2338664,4572,"Chapter 201: Hernand Family Contingent!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-201",201,"\u003Cp>\"Spear formation, advance one step, thrust!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas paid no mind to elite or not—he seized the enemy’s moment of shock and pushed forward himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearmen marched forward in unison, then thrust their spears again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sound of spears piercing flesh echoed, over a dozen Patr guard soldiers were cut down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight finally jolted the stunned guards awake; they scrambled backward in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Don’t retreat! Kieran, Berry, you bastards, charge forward now!\" Patr roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the shouts, the vassals and knight captains standing on either side of the formation dared not delay further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drew their longswords, activated their battle aura, and prepared to break through the spear formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, another figure darted in from the side of the spear formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lei Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng’s battle aura erupted violently as he surged toward Kieran, the strongest among the enemy knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran had barely taken him seriously—he was a veteran Bronze Knight, with few rivals in his realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the instant Lei Meng’s aura flared, Kieran froze in shock, \"A Silver Knight?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng’s sword struck swift, precise, and brutal—flinging Kieran’s blade from his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His motion didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Kieran’s horrified gaze, the blade’s cold gleam slashed across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshhht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran felt a chill on his chest—he turned pale with terror and looked down in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his leather armor had only been sliced open, not piercing flesh or bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell your Viscount Patr to withdraw immediately from Stormhold—or this will be our Lord Gervas’s final warning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Kieran could even think he’d been lucky, Lei Meng’s icy voice cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran realized then—it wasn’t luck. The opponent had held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s hesitation, and without seeking Patr’s orders, Kieran shouted, \"Retreat! Everyone, fall back now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Patr guards, already terrified, could hold no longer—they fled downhill like a tide, abandoning armor and weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Patr’s force had arrived with pride—but fled in disgrace across the border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, Kieran! Why did you order a retreat? Don’t you obey my orders as Viscount?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing the border and confirming Stormhold’s army wasn’t pursuing, Patr twisted his face in rage and roared at Kieran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran’s face was grim, but who was Patr but his liege? He immediately showed Patr his breastplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord Viscount, this is the slash my armor received from the enemy knight captain—if he hadn’t held back, I’d be dead now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible? Kieran, you’ve been a Bronze Knight for twenty years!\" Patr couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew well—Kieran was his family’s strongest warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord Viscount, the enemy knight captain… is a Silver Knight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-Silver Knight?\" Patr froze. \"How? He’s only been Viscount for a month and a half—how could he have a Silver Knight as his captain?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And in this border region, how many viscounts even command the loyalty of a Silver Knight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patr couldn’t believe it—his own Patr family, which had ruled for decades, had no Silver Knight under them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran understood his lord’s shock, but he couldn’t let his lord make another reckless move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord Viscount, Berry and Wol both saw the Silver Knight’s battle aura. So… we’d best avoid provoking them from now on...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—\" Patr opened his mouth, but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought the other side weak, thought he could bully them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they weren’t just well-armed and numerous—they had a Silver Knight captain. He truly couldn’t afford to provoke them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast one last reluctant glance at the mine behind him, feeling his heart bleed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, that was so satisfying! Ha! That damned Viscount Patr dared try to steal back the mine! Now he won’t dare again, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha! After this battle, our Lord’s name will spread far among the neighboring nobles!\" Seeing the enemy flee in panic, Migen and the knights burst into loud laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were no strangers to noble border conflicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such clashes ranked among the top causes of guard deaths outside full-scale royal wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These skirmishes had both advantages and drawbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage: victory boosted your family’s influence along the border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, before this, Viscount Patr’s family had been the most influential in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lesser nobles subtly looked to Patr’s family for guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after this incident, our Lord’s reputation would surely eclipse Patr’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad the royal law forbids nobles from killing nobles—if only our Lord had wiped out Viscount Patr outright, we’d have no rivals left in this region!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migen muttered, still unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only human—Patr’s forces had already broken; a countercharge could’ve slaughtered them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, royal law forbade any noble from killing another noble—only the King and the Noble Council could judge noble crimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even in Patr’s situation, Gervas would face severe punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: in a world with poor communication, forging evidence was easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this rule weren’t enforced, powerful nobles could crush and annex weaker ones at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this royal law, though restrictive, was meant to protect minor nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to regret it. Let Viscount Patr remember this lesson—or next time, ‘bandits’ will pay him a visit at his castle!\" Gervas’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal law did indeed constrain noble actions on paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one truly wished to eliminate a noble, there were always ways around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, decades ago, the former lord of Kain’s barony died in a ‘bandit’ attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, Patr’s family had never again disputed ownership of the iron mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So let Patr cherish this narrow escape—if he dares provoke again, Gervas won’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Patr was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning Lei Meng was a Silver Knight, he silently led his broken troops back to his castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as neither he nor his men became Silver Knights, he’d never dare trouble Gervas again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Patr didn’t want trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as his routed troops passed through Patr’s small town, a free commoner who’d only moved there from the north a few days prior immediately packed up his roadside stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried back to his rented hut. \"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"News has come—Viscount Patr was defeated. I must deliver this to Lord in Eagle City immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The free commoner pulled out a cart from the backyard. After pretending to leave the town, he abandoned the cart in the bushes and rode north on horseback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the Lord of Stormhold, Gervas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. I am Gervas Gail. And you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dusk, a group of unexpected guests arrived at Stormhold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred strong, they were well-armed and mounted on superior warhorses rare in the southern borderlands—clearly of noble origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, they were the Hernand family’s contingent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the reply, Fener continued to study the border noble before him—youthful, but otherwise unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet remembering his mission, he hid his contempt and forced a warm smile: \"I am Fener, of the Hernand Ducal Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you are Lord Fener. What brings you to my Stormhold?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas knew full well their purpose. His smile remained polite, but utterly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fener immediately frowned—the border noble’s reaction was so dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t these backwater nobles, upon hearing the name of a Ducal Family, tremble in awe?\u003C\u002Fp>",1209,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","32138511f3fe10869a1e1f9e9351a70da069e20e9e55417846dedfbe25b92a08","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-202","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-200",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]