[{"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-331":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},2338794,4572,"Chapter 331: Eradicate the Invading Demons!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>“Roar! You damned two-legged sheep!” The third-rank demon sheep, in charge of command, flew into a rage and spurred his mount—a grotesque gray demon wolf—forward to crush the cavalry unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Lei Meng and the others, who had been waiting, charged forward immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demons, your opponents are us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleven titled knights blocked the path of the third-rank demon sheep and his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two-legged sheep, you seek death!” The third-rank demon sheep roared, swinging his long blade, “Charge! Tear those two-legged sheep to pieces!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar! Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrades, for honor—kill all these demons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For honor! Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Lei Meng and the knights also shouted as they charged forward, locking combat with the demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in this battle, the knights had fully aligned with Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the demons included three third-rank and three second-rank creatures, Gervas’s forces included two Silver Knights and nine Bronze Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers were double those of the supernatural demons, and as the battle began, they quickly overwhelmed the leading demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without their leaders to guide them, the ordinary demons could not withstand the charge of two hundred elite light cavalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they were scattered and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spearmen—advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swordsmen—advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the demons broken, Captain Laurence seized the opportunity and ordered the Storm Guard to launch a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Mil and the others, this scene was both shocking and unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when they faced demons, they had barely held their ground, relying on numerical superiority and sacrificing countless cannon fodder to wear down the demons’ strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could they win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of tactic was no different from crawling like a turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gervas’s men had torn apart and scattered the demons in mere minutes—and even launched a counteroffensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to them, Mil’s group felt utterly ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, everyone understood that Gervas’s guards were indeed elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the decisive factor today had been those two hundred cavalrymen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These cavalrymen are simply too elite! Gervas, when did you train these cavalrymen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian meant to ask where Gervas had borrowed these cavalrymen from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he realized such a question sounded like an insult to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he quickly changed it to asking when they had been trained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder Ian thought this—such a large, well-trained cavalry force could not possibly be formed in just a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil and the others also turned curious eyes toward Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas did not pretend, “Gentlemen, I certainly could not have trained such elite cavalry in such a short time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, I bought this cavalry unit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bought… bought them? Cavalry can be bought?” This only made the others even more astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, gentlemen—you all know the Violet Count. I acquired them with the Violet Count’s help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, their astonishment lessened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Violet Count had ties to the Hernade Ducal Family; securing two hundred cavalrymen was entirely plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, the others looked at Gervas with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among border nobles, only Gervas could possibly have asked the Hernade Family for help through the Violet Count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for them? They couldn’t even dream of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas sensed their gazes but offered no explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when he chose to attribute this to Catherine, he intended for them to believe it was through the Hernade Family’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Gervas, how many gold coins did two hundred such elite cavalry cost?” Mil suddenly asked, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About two thousand gold coins,” Gervas replied, deliberately halving the true cost to avoid shocking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even this lower figure made Mil and the others widen their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T… Two thousand gold coins?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I didn’t have that much myself—most was advanced by Lady Catherine, and I still owe her back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Mil and the others nodded, finding it more reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not doubt Gervas’s words—only envied him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand gold coins—Lady Catherine lent them without hesitation. The implication was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a distant cry of agony drew everyone’s attention again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the third-rank demons had been slain under the knights’ combined assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the death of that third-rank demon, the fate of the remaining demons was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, once freed from their previous engagements, three Bronze Knights joined Lei Meng in attacking the third-rank demon sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though powerful, the demon sheep could not fight four opponents at once; within moments, Lei Meng pierced its chest with a sword, severely wounding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng pressed his advantage, striking again—this time slashing the demon sheep’s neck, killing it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The demon sheep leader is dead! Run, everyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Flee!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In panicked shouts, the surviving demons began to scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they would not escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mick and the others immediately spurred their horses toward a distant grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the grove, five griffins had been waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mounting the griffins and swapping their swords for iron hammers, Mick and his four companions became griffin knights, pursuing the fleeing demons unseen by Mil and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, we are deeply grateful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for thanks, gentlemen. Come visit Stormhold whenever you have time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will! We will! Lord Gervas, we take our leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later, Mil and the others departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the demons in retreat and griffins hunting them, their fate was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the cleanup to his subordinates, Gervas first returned to Storm Castle with Mil and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hosted them a feast, after which they prepared to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas made no effort to detain them, giving each two colored-wing swan eggs and dozens of pounds of dried fish before seeing them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after Mil and the others left, Lei Meng and his men returned from clearing the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle, thanks to the two hundred elite light cavalry, was another great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since it was the cavalry’s first battle after joining Stormhold—every rider had wanted to prove their worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, they had done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas also issued rewards to them, precisely to let them feel his fairness in reward and punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, though the battle was a great victory, casualties were inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen guards were severely wounded; nine were killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such losses would be considered negligible by other nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Gervas, they felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to Isabella the witch, one or two of the severely wounded might yet die from their injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas grieved, yet could do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he still had one vial of Life Potion, he could not use it—this single vial was reserved only for saving his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with so many wounded, saving just one would be unjust no matter whom he chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily intelligence has refreshed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence One: The Spring of Life is universally recognized as the most miraculous and precious spring in the world.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in everyone’s understanding, the Spring of Life is believed to be possessed only by the Elven race.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this belief is wrong.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spring of Life, like other springs, can form under specific conditions.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical condition is the presence of Life Element.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The origin of Life Element is lost to history—some say it forms naturally, like other elemental magics.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others claim it arises from places once blessed by the Goddess of Life.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, it is an essential requirement for forming a Spring of Life.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a spring’s location coincides with Life Element, the two combine to form a Spring of Life.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the foot of the highest peak in the Maple Hills, ten li south of Wheat Fragrance Town in Stormhold, such a spring exists.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, it was ordinary, but since the earthquake six months ago, which cracked open a life-element vein, life elements have begun to leak out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a pond were built here to retain this spring water infused with trace life elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after long-term cultivation, the spring water here would gradually become extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could even one day become a true Life Spring!\u003C\u002Fp>",1316,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cbc5ad59423322d9b92a1b3ee11d09888ecd3e60c23f66b7555ef78456bfdcb0","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-332","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-330",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]