[{"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-438":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},2338901,4572,"Chapter 438: The Beast King","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>The Beast King nodded. “Indeed, Moral, what you say has merit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we can’t be certain, why not just find the man and ask him directly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over the past two days, I’ve had my people confirm it—the man named Willard is likely a cabinet official from the southern region of the Griffon Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard he has a grudge against the minor nobles Mil and Gervas, so it’s not hard to trace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, he’s close to a Solit, a scion of the Shatterstone Clan, and the area where that messenger left the city last night was precisely where the Shatterstone Clan was on guard duty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moral hadn’t expected the Beast King’s speed—he’d already uncovered the identity of the man behind the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the monarch had placed many spies among the humans; with intent, such information wasn’t hard to uncover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, if this is their scheme, they probably won’t dare show themselves!” Moral worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then find a way to lure them out—say we’ve captured Gervas, and ask them to come verify if it’s really him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lindongcheng is sealed off now; they can’t judge whether this news is true or false. There’s a good chance we can trick them out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moral had nothing to say after hearing this, but there was still one most important matter he hadn’t asked about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Karle Baron’s Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those humans had killed thousands of beast warrior champions; unless they were slain, Moral could never swallow this humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, what shall we do about the humans at Karle City? They killed so many beast warrior champions…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we confirm the matter of Willard, take a large army to deal with them. No two-legged sheep that stains itself with beast warrior blood walks away unscathed!” The Beast King’s eyes glinted with coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Majesty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By now, the beast tribe’s forces should have reached Karle Baron’s Castle, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Overseer Willard. According to the timeline, the beast army should already be returning in triumph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? So the boy Gervas must be dead by now, then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—he’s definitely dead this time. If they can’t even manage this, the beasts are no better than pigs. What right do they have to besiege us… Pah! I never imagined I, a scion of the Shatterstone Duke’s family, would be reduced to eating coarse black bread full of bran.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gervas was dead, Willard’s mood lifted instantly. “Solit, don’t complain about this black bread—now even the Commander-in-Chief eats it. And given the current situation, in at most a week, we won’t even be able to make black bread anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solit understood the logic, but eating food meant for commoners still felt distasteful. “I wonder when Lindongcheng will fall. I hope it’s soon—so we can leave the northern frontier faster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men, holding the bone tiles, felt no fear of the city's fall; in fact, they now most desired the beasts to break through—so they could escape their suffering sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overseer!” Just then, a voice called from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overseer, a nobleman just arrived outside the camp. Says he’s your friend. Left you a letter and asked me to deliver it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend? Who?” Willard was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overseer, I don’t recognize him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this seemed odd, Willard still ordered his subordinate to bring the letter in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter bore a wax seal but no signature. Willard’s brow furrowed deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dismissing the messenger, he opened the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after reading only a moment, his body jerked violently—as if he’d seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solit had deliberately kept his distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Willard’s reaction, he asked, “Overseer Willard, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… look for yourself! Damn it, how could this happen? How did they find me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solit frowned, but as he picked up the letter Willard had dropped, his expression changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A beast letter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a letter from the Beast King. First, it thanked Willard for his intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stated that Gervas had been captured and asked Willard to come outside to confirm whether it was truly him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the Beast King wished to meet Willard personally, since Willard was now considered a friend of the beast tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Beast King had prepared a lavish banquet to honor Willard and express his gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did these beasts find me? The kingdom has so many nobles—how could they pinpoint me by just a name? Solit, what do we do now?” Willard’s face was filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had contacted the beasts twice, he never wanted deep ties with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they had uncovered his true identity, only fear remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solit, however, remained far calmer. After a brief shock, he regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast letter expressed gratitude—even called them friends—and invited them to a personal banquet by the Beast King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man who valued only self-interest, he saw this as an extraordinary opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Willard, what are you afraid of? Isn’t this good? The Beast King treats us as friends—how many nobles would beg for such favor, especially while we’re besieged?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Solit, if the Commander-in-Chief finds out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Willard, if the Commander-in-Chief finds out, we’re dead anyway. So there’s no point in worrying anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if we establish contact with the Beast King, we’ll be guaranteed safe passage when we withdraw in two days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, don’t you want to see what Gervas looks like after he’s captured?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willard still hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine—I’ll go with you,” Solit said, unwilling to let this chance slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was some risk, it was worth the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Solit would accompany him, Willard finally felt slightly reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was the next night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two appeared again on the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, Solit had visited the Shatterstone Duke, claiming he wished to leave the city again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His excuse: Gervas had been captured by the beasts, and they were invited to confirm his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shatterstone Duke, of course, had no objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still gave Solit the same warning as before: assume full responsibility for any consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of Shatterstone Clan guards, the two reached the city’s exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, heading straight for the beast encampment, they moved stealthily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who goes there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As with the previous messenger, the patrol beasts detected them before they could get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beast brothers, we are guests invited by the Beast King!” The two turned pale with fear, but reacted swiftly—pulling out white bone plaques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beasts paused, examining the plaques closely. “Ah, it’s you. The Beast King did mention you tonight. Follow us—he’s waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exhaled in relief and followed the beasts toward the encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1099,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ee517fa560fa9c2208e87501355bf5597872fdd2ec0f8c41268138b3d133ed2b","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-439","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-437",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]