[{"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-25":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},2338488,4572,"Chapter 25: The Self-Sacrificing Maid!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Hearing the serfs’ chatter, Laurens and the other guards puffed out their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the serfs were praising the lord himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they felt half the praise was meant for them, and took great pride in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas found this amusing, but seeing the crowd was large, he decided to send Laurens and the guards immediately to restore order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to reward them for capturing the firehorses today, the guard squad would have roasted meat tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And upon hearing they’d get roasted meat, the guards became even happier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s return to the castle first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling matters in the village, Gervas immediately set off for the castle with four knights and the firehorses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that your new lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master Kunto!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He actually got the firehorses—what luck!” Kunto’s eyes brimmed with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Kunto, once we kill that guy, the whole domain will descend into chaos—then the firehorses will all be yours!” Codo grinned wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with such a huge profit at stake, Kunto would surely give it his all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kunto said nothing, but his tongue had already licked his lips—he was clearly impatient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the castle, Gervas ordered his men to take the firehorses to the stables; Mi Gen arrived at the front courtyard at once upon hearing the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mi Gen, back so soon? How did the task go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, as you ordered, I bought all seventy-three green spirit fruits from the Baka adventurer—for seventy silver coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent!” Gervas didn’t delay—he immediately went to inspect the green spirit fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though green spirit fruits have nourishing effects, they’re mostly for commoners, like ginseng tonic in my past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas carefully searched through the seventy green spirit fruits and quickly spotted two that were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their color and shape closely resembled green spirit fruits, when exposed to direct sunlight, the skin of these two life fruits shimmered with seven-colored light—none of the other green spirit fruits had this effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another way to verify: take them into a sealed room with no light source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the red spirit fruits before, true magical herbs containing abundant magic emitted a faint glow in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gervas brought the two life fruits into the pitch-black storage room, he indeed saw a soft green luminescence swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though faint, it was enough to prove their uniqueness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas didn’t hesitate—he washed the life fruits clean and began devouring them greedily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the life fruit entered his mouth, Gervas’s eyes instantly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm flow he’d felt after eating the red spirit fruit returned again—more comfortable than the best massage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm current surged for five or six minutes, and this time, no martial qi breathing technique was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The life fruit’s energy integrated into his body on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to noble tradition, life fruits weren’t as miraculous as the youth-preserving pills in cultivation novels—eating one wouldn’t instantly halt aging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, they slowed aging: a thirty-five-year-old might still look like someone in their early twenties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly speaking, one life fruit delayed facial aging by about fifteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, life fruit effects didn’t stack—so one was enough for Gervas himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there something stronger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—elfkind’s Spring of Life. One sip could revive a dying man; two sips granted eternal youth; three sips added hundreds of years to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such things were exceedingly rare—even kings struggled to obtain them, so he’d have to wait and consider later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, one life fruit remained, but Gervas hadn’t yet decided what to do with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lei Meng had shed his leather armor, replacing it with coarse linen robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To look more like a serf, he’d smeared mud on his face and clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve suffered for me, my knight captain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, my lord—this is what your servant must do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go. Now we wait for the bait to bite—I’ll net them all, and never let your efforts go unrewarded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas then led five knight retainers toward the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng walked onto the dirt road and blended into the crowd of serfs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here he comes, Master Codo—the lord has arrived on the square!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Codo beamed and immediately glanced at Master Kunto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!” Master Kunto was equally impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty gold coins alone were enough to tempt him—let alone the seven firehorses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the group reached the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square was packed; serfs jostled each other around the open ground, while the lord sat on a wooden platform at its edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The platform was hastily built—for better viewing of the recruitment, and for safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lord clearly feared death: five knight retainers blocked the platform’s steps, and ten guards surrounded the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Kunto, is this going to work?” Codo worried—this assassination had to succeed, or his suspicion would be greatest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunto found it slightly tricky, but remembering the lord had no titled knight, he said, “Relax, just wait to pay. When we get close to the platform, make a commotion over there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Kunto led his six subordinates into the crowd and slowly edged toward the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once near, they waited for Codo’s signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the lord on the platform sensed no danger—he was calmly eating grapes while a beautiful maid served him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damned noble—I’ll kill you, and then I’ll take your maid!” Kunto lowered his head, already imagining the thrill of seizing gold, firehorses, and the maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Murder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god, run! Someone’s killing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cry erupted from the square’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd instantly surged into chaos, pushing and shoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s happening? Go check!” The noble on the platform ordered the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards rushed toward the commotion, leaving only five knight retainers to protect the lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now!” Kunto’s lips curled—he was certain this deal would succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His six subordinates drew swords and charged the five knight retainers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his men clashed with the retainers, Kunto cunningly slipped around the side of the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light leap, he scaled the one-and-a-half-meter platform in one bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die, damned noble!” Kunto raised his sword horizontally and thrust straight at the noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of martial qi clung to his blade—he was a great knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had sensed Kunto’s movement long ago, but to lure the fish in, he feigned panic on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunto grew even more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the maid—who should have been frozen in terror—suddenly screamed and threw herself in front of Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight caught Gervas off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d brought Carolin only as a prop—to make his image as an unsuspecting, careless lord convincing, so bandits wouldn’t suspect a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Carolin knew nothing of today’s plan—she truly acted without regard for her own life.\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d740327e6dcca6d4d3ba52610d20194402fb483082e263e2cbb8d4e5629c1e95","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-26","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-24",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]