[{"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-22":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},2338485,4572,"Chapter 22","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>“Double?” Everyone thought they had misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. As neighbors, helping each other is only right. Charging you double is my father’s teaching: nobles prioritize profit, never just emotion—otherwise, you’ll easily be manipulated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I charge only double—the extra portion is waived as a neighborly courtesy from me to your lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stewards had seen many noble types, but never one so upright, so ungreedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honorable Lord, your noble character is unparalleled in our lifetimes—we shall carry your kindness back to our domains and inform our lords!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the four ecstatic stewards were led away by Old John to meet the civil officer regarding the ducks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they left, Caroline also regarded Gervas with an unusual gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Gervas’s actions today had shattered her understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas, however, remained expressionless, maintaining his refined persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, without the intelligence system, he would never have been so casual about over a dozen gold coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the intelligence system, using this sum to build his reputation and court neighboring lords was undoubtedly worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, though they said nothing aloud, they surely remembered his duck purchases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he profits, yet still earns their gratitude—why not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh! You all seem different?” Arriving at the front courtyard, five knightly retainers had long been waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thud, the five dropped to their knees the moment they saw Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Lord, for your grace—we’ve broken through and become full knights!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that after consuming Dino’s Body-Refining Elixir, they had all advanced into full knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So fast?” Gervas was astonished by the elixir’s efficacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though full knights cannot generate aura, their strength can be verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full knight’s hallmark is lifting a two-hundred-kilogram stone pillar with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remon had previously said it would take Migen and the others one to three months to advance—but now, one elixir had done it in two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rise! Don’t cry like children—others might think I’ve mistreated you. You’re full knights now—stand tall, show knightly bearing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!” Amid Gervas’s teasing, they finally rose, yet their expressions remained solemn and reverent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Gervas might treat this favor lightly, but to them, it meant everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Migen, I have a task for you. Take two serfs to Baron Cain’s domain. There’s an adventurer named Baka at his square.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’ll be selling Green Spirit Fruit—buy every last one. Remember: all of them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Migen selected two serfs and rode off in a cart toward Baron Cain’s domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gervas was no less busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went straight to the village, ordered Thomas to gather twenty strong serfs, and spread a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He announced to the villagers that, to show his seriousness about recruiting guards, he would personally attend the selection this afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving his orders, Gervas departed the village with his guard unit and knightly retainers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to today’s intelligence, Tianehu remained the closest location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet precisely because Tianehu was so near and safe, Gervas did not rush to search for Magic Fragrance Fruit there—he instead moved closer to the Death Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the grassland where the Flame Horses appeared or the Black Stone Ridge where Dragon’s Blood Stone lay, both were very near the Death Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From days of system intelligence, Gervas had drawn a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That such abundance of valuable items likely stemmed from this region’s extreme isolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if this were a bustling city, there would be far fewer demons and magical herbs—and far more gold coins, petty nobles’ affairs, and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, ahead lies the Black Stone Ridge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Lawrence’s voice came from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking ahead, they saw a stretch of hills, hundreds of meters long, extending from the Death Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the hills were low and rocky, eliminating any potential threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas immediately led the group up the ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up close, the terrain resembled karst formations from his past life—difficult to traverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet for Dragon’s Blood Stone, Gervas would not retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After describing the stone’s features to his men, he ordered them to scatter and search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luck favored them: within twenty minutes, they found something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, these reddish stones here—they’re warm to the touch, just as you described!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas hurried over to Lawrence—and indeed, within a two-meter radius centered on him, both earth and rock glowed dark red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Touching them, the stones and soil radiated an unusual warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stones had become unnaturally smooth, like jade, starkly different from the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without doubt, these were Dragon’s Blood Stone—rock and soil soaked in dragon’s blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lawrence, well done. Have everyone gather these stones and soil into baskets—leave nothing behind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards and knightly retainers worked swiftly, hauling all the dark red stones and soil back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, the stones and soil weighed at least five to six hundred jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there were many men—even without carts, they could carry it on their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon’s Blood Stone secured, next came the Flame Horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, today’s advancement of Migen and the others made the Flame Horses arrive just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, having knights but no horses would have been embarrassing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, this is the southwesternmost edge of our Stormhold—a vast grassland!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But because it’s so close to the Chaos Wasteland and Death Mountains, it’s extremely dangerous. Neither serfs nor our guard unit ever come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect. Set down the baskets—we’ll walk the grassland.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s hint said the Flame Horses would come to graze—but gave no exact location, making capture difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet difficulty was no excuse. Gervas needed to observe, search for clues, and find ways to improve capture odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, he found something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By a puddle, he spotted Night Fragrance Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, there was a saying: “Horses don’t grow fat without night grass.” The same held true here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this world had a herb beloved by herbivorous demons: Night Fragrance Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any herbivorous beast or demon, wild or magical, would be drawn to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, its price had soared to one silver coin per kilogram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Night Fragrance Grass wasn’t rare—it grew in vast patches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its overwhelming popularity drove prices sky-high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the Flame Horses will likely come here for this Night Fragrance Grass?!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1033,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a90688d933b0214f64469d1c8647eddd7a2850a4fa73496597c016af8406e2e4","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-23","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-21",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]