[{"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-356":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},2338819,4572,"Chapter 356: Night Elf!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>Akari froze, surprised by such an accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the figure stepping forward from behind the crowd, she felt something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you dare say no, I’ll kill your lord right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, holding a noble hostage, Akari wasn’t entirely panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snarled a threat and swiftly pressed her dagger against the noble’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you certain this is truly our lord?” Gervas smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Akari thought this, she suddenly noticed the noble she was holding—his body glowed with aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a hand swiftly clamped down on her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akari startled and immediately swung her fist to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fist struck the man’s arm hard, but the arm felt as unyielding as iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he not release her wrist, he seized her left hand with his other, then kicked her calf with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akari tried to leap away, but with both hands pinned, her famed agility was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her calf struck, Akari lost balance and crashed to the ground with a thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, cold blades were pressed against her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akari gritted her teeth but had no choice but to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, this is an elf—she came for the War Tree, intending to kidnap you to exchange for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the “noble” she had been holding bowed to the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the real lord?” Akari snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, she understood what had felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the young man’s innate nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “noble” she’d held, by contrast, had rough skin and a bulky frame—clearly someone hardened by years of wind and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pampered noble could never endure such exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct, Elf Lady. Let me introduce myself—I am Gervas Gale, Lord of Stormhold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, I ask you to answer my questions truthfully, so I may decide how best to deal with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! Human noble, since you’ve caught me, I don’t expect to live—just kill me outright!” Akari had seen too much of noble cruelty to believe this one would show mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she wanted now was death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Elf Lady. Killing you is easy—but that’s not what I want. I want to know why you came, and how you learned of the War Tree’s existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, you may refuse. If so, I won’t mind selling you to the great nobles of Griffon Capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sure they’d pay handsomely for a female elf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You vile human!” Akari’s composure shattered. She hadn’t expected such a handsome, gentle noble to speak so shamelessly—this was her worst nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elf Lady, remember—you were the one who infiltrated my castle with ill intent. Everything I do is justified.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akari fell silent, but to avoid being sold, she threatened: “Human noble, I am an elf!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you sell me as a slave and the Elf Kingdom finds out, they’ll issue a death warrant against you. So kill me now—then no one will ever know what you’ve done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” Gervas smiled slyly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, human noble—ask around!” Akari forced calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas only laughed more warmly. “Elf Lady, a normal elf is indeed protected by the Elf Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I’m not mistaken, you’re a Night Elf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even if I sell you—or abuse you—the Elf Kingdom won’t lift a finger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you know I’m a Night Elf?” Akari’s composure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not hard to guess. Normal elves are rare within the kingdom, let alone sneaking into a human castle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your flawless climbing technique? That’s classic infiltration skill for an assassin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So aside from being a Night Elf assassin, I can’t imagine any other identity for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Night Elves are considered traitors by the Elf Kingdom—utter enemies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Elf Kingdom has long declared: the lives and deaths of Night Elves are not their concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Elf Lady, I’ve said my piece and given you a chance. Since you refuse to cooperate, I won’t press further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lei Meng, take her to the dungeon. In two days, contact the capital—this Night Elf should fetch at least a hundred gold coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akari turned pale. “No! Noble, I’ll talk—just promise me a quick death afterward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas wasn’t surprised. “Better to have done this sooner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, and his men led the female elf into the inner keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the luminescent pearls in the parlor, Gervas finally saw the elf’s true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf’s beauty was indeed legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exquisite features, pale skin, a tall, perfectly proportioned figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, she’d have been a top model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female elf, surprisingly cooperative, quickly began explaining how she learned of the War Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t due to a leak from Gervas’s men—it was her own innate ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She claimed a rare few among her people awakened Natural Sensing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ability to sense plants or objects saturated with life energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, elves could locate unusual lifeforms like the War Tree or Stone Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why other races struggled to find them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She followed her sense to the Stormhold rear garden and confirmed the War Tree’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was as Lei Meng had described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to kidnap the lord of Stormhold to exchange for the War Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why she didn’t simply dig it up herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t transplant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Elves had no Life Spring; if she uprooted the War Tree from the garden, the sapling would wither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she kidnapped Gervas, his subordinates could then seek out a Druid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Druids, besides the Life Spring, could guarantee the War Tree’s survival after transplanting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was certain the previous War Tree had also been transplanted here by a Stormhold lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Gervas’s men must know how to find a Druid.\u003C\u002Fp>",946,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c655492907fdbf61ba8e808c581558ba5fa61e9af69e5949c23d380369d8aa0a","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-357","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-355",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]