[{"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-451":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},2338914,4572,"Chapter 451: Then Let the Walls Collapse!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-451",451,"\u003Cp>“My lord, the city gate is sealed shut—what should we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the ogres’ boastful shouts from the city wall, Migen and the others were both furious and alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, capturing that fortress had been so easy and swift precisely because the cannons had breached their gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, that scenario could no longer be replicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must we really resort to scaling the walls like ants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t panic! Do these ogres truly believe blocking the gate makes them completely safe? They’re gravely mistaken!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Migen, would you like to witness an unprecedented, breathtaking spectacle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this seemingly hopeless situation, Gervas’s lips curled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because long before setting out, he had already contemplated: if he ever encountered a walled city, how could he breach it at the lowest cost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And such methods had abundant precedents in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After factoring in his mother’s condition, the options were drastically reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gervas devised two methods best suited to him—methods that could seize a city at minimal cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first, naturally, was the one used to storm the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the first method was unworkable, it was time for the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, what do you mean by ‘unprecedented, breathtaking spectacle’? Will it be impressive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me put it this way: do you believe I can make the walls of Snowfield City collapse in the blink of an eye?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this can’t possibly be true?” Migen and the others hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else had spoken these words, they would have immediately scowled and dismissed it as a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was their own lord—they could only half-believe, half-doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see you don’t believe me. Then follow my orders and prepare everything—I’ll show you today what true awe truly is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gervas began issuing orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he ordered the construction of a wooden frame topped with planks and damp oxhide to form a roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he dispatched thirty laborers to dig a tunnel beneath the Snowfield City wall, shielded by the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For safety, fifty archers, twenty ballistae, and three cannons were assigned to provide cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sole purpose: prevent the ogres from harming the laborers under the wooden shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the laborers’ tunneling, Gervas personally sought out Isabella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire force, besides the cannon squad’s supply of blue-scaled sea beast scale powder, only Isabella had any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, due to cannon usage during the journey, Isabella’s stock of blue-scaled sea beast scale powder now exceeded that of the cannon squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isabella! You brought five barrels of blue-scaled sea beast scale powder when we set out—is it still here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of it remains, my lord—I haven’t used any these past days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I need all of it now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas then took all five barrels of blue-scaled sea beast scale powder, stored in wine casks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to the front lines, Migen and the others hurried back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, is this log acceptable? This is the largest trunk we could find nearby!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Migen and the knights stood a cart pulled by three draft horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the cart lay a tree trunk three meters long and at least one and a half meters in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trunk—requiring three men to encircle—was the key to taking Snowfield City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If another modern-day transmigrator were present, they would instantly understand what Gervas intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Migen and the natives remained utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas offered no further explanation—he simply ordered them to carefully hollow out the trunk, creating a cavity about eighty centimeters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Migen and the others, who possessed martial qi, this was simple: before qi-enhanced blades, even this hard wood was no tougher than flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Migen and Lei Meng working together, the trunk was hollowed out in less than half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring those wine barrels and pour everything inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas continued giving orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migen and the others wasted no time—they opened the wooden casks and began pouring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this is blue-scaled sea beast scale powder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the contents spilled out, Migen and the others immediately recognized the blue-scaled sea beast scale powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, its effect on cannons was astonishing—every knight in the Storm Legion knew it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. It is blue-scaled sea beast scale powder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, isn’t this powder only effective when used in cannons? Placing it inside this trunk—will it work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it will. Enough talk—pour the remaining four barrels in. You’ll understand soon enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas didn’t want to explain further—he’d let the outcome speak for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!” Migen and the others dared not delay—they quickly emptied the remaining four barrels into the hollow trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the eighty-centimeter cavity inside the massive trunk was completely filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migen and the others swallowed hard, their eyes gleaming with anticipation and excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cannon’s charge was roughly one-twentieth of a wine barrel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powder inside this trunk was a hundred times that amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of power could such a quantity unleash?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seal it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas himself was also eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming all the powder was inside, he ordered the original trunk core to be reinserted as a plug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure perfect sealing, he even had iron nails driven into the core, leaving only a tiny hole in the center—just wide enough for a fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the core sealed, the first super-sized “firecracker” in this alien world was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, the laborers have dug a tunnel over four meters deep and more than two meters wide—should we continue digging deeper?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, at that moment, Laurence hurried back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tunnel’s excavation had reached the scale Gervas had originally required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough! No need to dig further!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This size was sufficient to fit his super-sized firecracker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, Gervas ordered Migen, Lei Meng, and the others to personally carry the firecracker to the base of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they lowered it directly into the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For maximum sealing, the gaps around the firecracker inside the tunnel had to be backfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the excavated soil was already available—backfilling was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another half-hour passed, and all gaps in the tunnel and entrance were filled and compacted with earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a hollow bamboo tube extended upward from underground—this ensured the fuse wouldn’t be crushed by the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, withdraw!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all preparations complete, Gervas gave the order to retreat, leaving only Migen behind to light the fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migen eagerly accepted this thrilling task—he was desperate to know what would happen next.\u003C\u002Fp>",1062,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","53b18b37b7de4b9f125e2f191ca66e46655c58db16c9144c86f0f06dabbbae75","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-452","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-450",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]