[{"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-328":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},2338791,4572,"Chapter 328: So Many, So Many Monsters!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-328",328,"\u003Cp>“Brother Brandon, how do you like it? Are you satisfied with the surroundings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Brandon return, Gervas immediately hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, the environment here is indeed excellent!” Brandon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, after circling the area, he genuinely approved of the surroundings—it was flat terrain, making travel convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, no mountains were visible, meaning it was truly far from the Death Mountains, so there was no need to worry about beast attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Brandon, does this mean we can decide to build the temple here?” Gervas beamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brandon was about to respond, preparing to confirm this as one of the temple’s potential sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Marshall’s personal servant suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“U-um… Lord Brandon, I… I have something I’m not sure whether I should say…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brandon blinked, surprised at the servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall immediately snapped, “Pia, when did you get the right to speak here? Do you want a whipping?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I dare not! I know I’m wrong… but I overheard something that might concern the temple’s safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Concern the temple’s safety? Really?” Marshall looked startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas watched the master and servant play their act, and sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his face suddenly turned pale with anger. “Marshall, your servant has no manners whatsoever! How dare he speak before nobles and the Light Steward?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall instantly showed remorse. “Lord Brandon, my servant has been impolite—I’ll punish him severely when we return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, Magistrate Marshall. Since he has the courage to speak, let him explain what he heard!” Brandon wasn’t foolish—he’d hear the servant out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall subtly curled his lips, then barked, “Fool, hurry up! What exactly did you hear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant bowed his head. “My lord Marshall, Lord Brandon, this is what happened: just after we escaped the beasts and everyone was resting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I went to the stream to clean the mud off Lord Marshall’s boots, and happened to overhear someone talking…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They said: ‘I’m having the Church of Light build a temple in Stormhold because Stormhold is simply too dangerous!’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘And those fishfolk and beasts aren’t appearing for the first time—they’ve been harassing Stormhold regularly for a while now…’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Once the temple is built, if a crisis arises, the Church of Light won’t stand idly by—they’ll have to protect the temple and Stormhold’s serfs too…’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Then, from now on, I won’t have to fear the same fate as the previous three barons…’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit! Everyone exclaimed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the servant spoke, Brandon and the priests all frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall and the lesser nobles widened their eyes in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Brandon, those were the exact words I heard! I wanted to rush back and tell Lord Marshall and you right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I feared causing trouble, so I waited until now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slander! Lord Brandon, this servant is slandering me! I, Gervas, only wish the Light God’s radiance to shine upon Stormhold—I have no other ill intent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admit Stormhold’s reputation has been poor in the past, but that was long ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And those fishfolk and beasts just now? They appeared for the first time! Perhaps some evil force doesn’t want Stormhold bathed in the Light God’s radiance—that’s why!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas’s face turned ashen as he fiercely refuted the claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Brandon and the others twitched their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You fool, are you lying?!” Marshall turned on the servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord Marshall, Lord Brandon—I swear by all the gods that what I said is true! If I lie, let the gods strike me down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—” Even Gervas was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swearing by all the gods was the most damning oath in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if Gervas doubted the servant, his doubts held no weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the servant was just a lowly servant—no grudge against Gervas. Why would he falsely accuse him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, I require a reasonable explanation!” Brandon’s face was dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time anyone had schemed against the Church of Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas’s expression shifted repeatedly—finally, “Lord Brandon, I apologize. I… I did consider that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what I said—that I want the Light God’s radiance to shine on Stormhold—is also true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, the Church of Light makes even dark creatures retreat—how much more so for other races and ordinary beasts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the Light Knights are powerful; the dangers of Stormhold are nothing to the Church of Light…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brandon’s face flushed and paled in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to rebuke Gervas, but the man truly trusted the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could the Church of Light let you be a cannon fodder?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Brandon, those two previous sites were indeed dangerous, but this one—I guarantee it’s no longer dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So please, Lord Brandon, consider building the temple here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, this is also where I planned to build my manor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit! Everyone exclaimed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another manor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did every time he said that, something bad followed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the sound of flapping wings came from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, it was Gervas’s Swift Demon Hawks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon hawks dove swiftly from high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had they landed than the rider cried anxiously: “My lord, disaster! Monsters—so many monsters! They’re heading toward Stormhold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monsters? Heading for Stormhold?” Everyone froze, then paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though individual monsters were weaker than beasts, they were far stronger than fishfolk and dark creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were equally cruel, bloodthirsty, and fearless of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? More monsters? Didn’t they just… cough, how could they appear again? Today alone we’ve seen fishfolk and beasts! Do they think Stormhold is a playground?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, it’s true—they’re about to cross the border and are advancing toward Wheat Aroma Village. At least a thousand, and some of them are unusually strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-thousand? Damn it! Before, it was only a couple hundred! Why now a thousand?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are these monsters, fishfolk, and beasts all on drugs?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing so many monsters, Gervas finally broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these beasts and monsters kept ruining his plans again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the numbers were enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, what do we do now? Monsters are extremely bloodthirsty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else can we do? Evacuate Wheat Aroma Village, then return to the castle and muster troops—head to Baron Cain’s fortress!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!” Iveland leapt onto a demon hawk and soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas turned to Brandon and the others with pleading eyes. “Lord Brandon, the monsters are coming in force, in vast numbers—I can’t hold them alone. I hope Your Lords will…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cork! Lord Gervas, monsters are attacking—time is short! Go organize your defenses immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the temple, I’ll consider it later. If we do choose to build in Stormhold, I’ll visit you again, Lord Gervas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Magistrate Marshall, the day is still young—let’s hurry to the next territory to inspect…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Lord Brandon…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1121,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","076741e60767609d5e10fe8bee52faaad11b83cdc3d21679af068596190067c9","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-329","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-327",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]