[{"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-223":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},2338686,4572,"Chapter 223: Wowga","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>“Father, you must hold on—I’m going to find the human Gervas; he will surely help us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wowga, will he really help us? After all, this is war—it will cost the lives of our warriors!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, Gervas is a good man—he will help us!” Even as he spoke, Wowga’s confidence was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Gervas had once saved his life; in truth, he still owed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he was asking for help again—it was truly excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the hopeful eyes of his tribesmen fixed on him, Wowga gritted his teeth: “Father, and all my people—I will not let you down. I will beg Gervas to agree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, Wowga—we will hold on until you return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the coral reef zone of the seabed basin, the ruins from the war two days prior had yet to be repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Toka had received word that the Lada Chieftain was once again gathering an alliance to attack the Buwa Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Lada Chieftain was the very one who had earlier returned from the north with a small flask of beer, boasting to surrounding tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Buwa Tribe began trading with the human Gervas,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lada’s once-proud flasks of beer were no longer anything special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even recently, Toka had hosted a banquet, inviting the chieftains of nearby tribes to the Buwa Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made each of them drink a flask of beer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were kin—he would never be as stingy as Lada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the beer, which had greatly boosted Toka’s prestige among neighboring tribes, life in the Buwa Tribe had also improved steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only could every tribesman eat their fill, but they now had more time to build new homes and welcome more wandering merfolk, strengthening the Buwa Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, to their surprise, Lada Chieftain had grown envious of their rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had allied with several other merfolk tribes, equally envious, and launched a surprise attack on the Buwa Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, thanks to the recent recruitment of many wandering merfolk, the Buwa Tribe had had more time to train their warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they had repelled the invaders and prevented Lada and his allies from succeeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were not willing to give up—this time, they had recruited even more distant merfolk tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having suffered losses before, Toka knew the Buwa Tribe might not survive another assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, the Buwa Tribe had only two choices: first, surrender immediately and hand over all the wealth they had accumulated during this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and pledge allegiance to Lada Chieftain, promising to earn wealth for him from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or second, wait to be annihilated by Lada’s assembled alliance, have all their wealth looted, and be tortured for the true secret behind their prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the tribe, Wowga swam straight toward the coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about an hour, he reached the shoreline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking the surface, Wowga saw many slaves unloading and loading goods at the Stormhold Pier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash! Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As agreed, Wowga did not leap onto land but slapped the waves, signaling his arrival to the humans on shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the humans working on land immediately noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not panic; instead, one of them ran toward a nearby wooden hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, a familiar human arrived at the shore—someone named Old Jack, one of Gervas’s subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wowga, what brings you here? Today isn’t a trading day, is it? Come on, you can come ashore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Wowga did not pause to explain—he scrambled onto the shore at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old…Jack, I…need to see Gervas…very…very urgent…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to see the Lord? Urgently?” Though Wowga’s speech was halting and imperfect, Old Jack understood clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Wowga—I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the castle right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wowga boarded a carriage and headed straight for the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Gervas received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After instructing his men to bring Wowga to the castle, Gervas exclaimed in surprise: “Wowga, what are you doing here? It’s not time for our trade yet, is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas…my good friend…please, save us…” Wowga rushed to Gervas’s side, eyes red with desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas understood perfectly, but naturally could not show it. “Wowga, take your time—what exactly has happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wowga immediately explained: “Gervas, my tribe has been attacked by Lada Chieftain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wowga recounted the full details—the events matched the intelligence reports exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buwa Tribe had grown wealthy through trade, naturally drawing the envy of other tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to uncover how the Buwa Tribe had become rich, but the Buwa Tribe had kept it secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of self-interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also because Gervas had instructed them not to reveal the trade for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was one of Gervas’s advantages—he did not yet wish for other humans to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He especially did not wish for other human nobles to take notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, sealing the mouths of the sea folk was necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if any of them might also have dealings with humans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to uncover the secret, Lada Chieftain had organized a force to seize the wealth by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Buwa Tribe stood on the brink of extinction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wowga’s face flushed with shame. “Gervas, forgive my impudent request—but the Buwa Tribe has no other option!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t help us, my father and all my people may be killed by Lada and his kind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Wowga bow his head in shame, Gervas rose and stepped before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wowga, have you forgotten—we are good friends? So when you face hardship, asking your good friend for help requires no shame!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas…” Wowga lifted his head, eyes shining with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never in his life had Wowga been so moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Gervas had saved his life before, he had not felt this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wowga, tell me—how can I help you? Do you need weapons or leather armor and shields?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas knew that after this, Wowga’s debt to him could never be repaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the question, Wowga hesitated: “G…Gervas, besides weapons and gear… could you send your soldiers to help us? If it’s only weapons and gear, I’m afraid… I’m afraid it won’t be enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as he spoke, he felt his request was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I know it’s dangerous—if you can’t, then just give me weapons and gear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas, upon hearing this, paid no attention to the danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus was on one thing: could his men enter the sea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wowga, my men are all humans—can they even enter the seabed? And fight alongside you?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a21a99097e76c35d23f67f5ea463317efe925e4edb509c0471b68a181ff063b6","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-224","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-222",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]