[{"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-485":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},2338948,4572,"Chapter 485","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-485",485,"\u003Cp>Has the army really arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did these griffins not lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, no noble, high or low, had any doubt left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the orcs’ actions spoke for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the orcs still maintained a loose encirclement around them, it was no longer as tight as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So unless the Orc King had lost his mind, he would never do something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, which army has come to reinforce us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No idea. But I just remembered—the Orc King’s sudden departure might have been because this army arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, it’s entirely possible. Who could lead an army so fearsome to the orc race? How many men could it possibly have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps the Viceroy of the Western Frontier received the King’s command and came to rescue us. After all, that griffin knight said they came from the west!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Only this makes sense. If the Western Frontier mobilized, it could bring over a hundred thousand troops. The orcs must have realized their rear was cut off, so they dared not move again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles buzzed with speculation, now trying to guess the identity and size of the army coming from the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most common guess was that it was the Western Frontier’s reinforcement force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, given the orcs’ caution and the griffin knight’s report, there was no other possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, should we coordinate with the Western Frontier army and launch a counterattack against these orcs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! If the Western Frontier army exceeds one hundred thousand, combined with our own numbers, a two-pronged assault could crush the orcs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many high nobles now entertained other thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we’re rescued now, we’ve still lost this northern campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll get no credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every family has suffered heavy losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if we crush the orcs now, the glory we gain could make up for those losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t act rashly! We still don’t know the full situation! And just preserving the remaining army is already a massive improvement over what we had before!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The General was far more cautious—he now only hoped the remaining sixty thousand men could return safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look over there on the high platform—the Orc King has returned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? There’s a human figure beside the Orc King. Look closely—is that one of our kingdom’s high nobles? Or the Viceroy of the Western Frontier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, cries of shock rang out from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the distant orc high platform, the Orc King had returned and climbed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following him were a group of humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the orcs had servant troops, they were lowly and could never ascend the Orc King’s viewing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it could only be the commander of our kingdom’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the distance was great, and the crowd thick—they couldn’t identify the human’s identity in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how they recognized the Orc King’s identity—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply because of his attire and position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—I feel one of those humans looks a bit like Gervas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Adam, don’t talk nonsense!” Austin immediately whispered to stop Adam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was no time for jokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam himself thought he’d mistaken the figure, so he fell silent and dared not speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, not just him—Mire and the others were also whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, I feel that human beside the Orc King looks a bit like Gervas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think so too, but I can’t see his face clearly—I just think his build and black cloak resemble him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! Most of our kingdom’s nobles wear red cloaks—only Gervas wears black!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last time I asked him why he wore black. Red’s far more handsome, but Gervas said black was more discreet—less likely to draw attention on the battlefield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s probably just a coincidence. After all, the reinforcements are from the Western Frontier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even after Mire and the others debated endlessly, none dared to believe the distant figure was Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dismissed it all as coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clip-clop! Clip-clop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a ten-man wolf knight squad rode up to the nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human nobles, our Orc King invites you to the northern high platform.” The wolf knights halted before them and called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wolf knights—is the Orc King inviting me?” The General stepped forward to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, the wolf knights shook their heads: “No—all of you nobles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of us?” The high and low nobles exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The General paused, then said: “My lords, what do you think? There is some risk, but I still propose we go together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Orc King’s platform lay deep behind the orc army, so going there still carried danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was a trap, we’d be surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, we must go! The orcs just surrounded us with their Mordo giant lizards—why would they go through so much trouble if they meant to ambush us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! If we refuse now, we’ll look cowardly! And what if that reinforcement army is real...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, gentlemen, let’s go!” The General wasted no more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lords, follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf knights swiftly led the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, hundreds of nobles began moving toward the northern platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed through the orc army, the orcs automatically parted to let them through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the nobles had passed, the orc ranks closed again behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles felt the hostile stares all around them. Though prepared to die, they still felt tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the orcs made no attack—not even a single unnecessary movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After four or five minutes, they finally reached the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Orc King, the human nobles have arrived,” the wolf knight reported upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” A faint voice came from the platform, followed by the sound of footsteps descending stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stairs were on the opposite side of the platform, blocking the nobles’ view—they couldn’t see the Orc King or the human commander’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that didn’t matter—because the answer would be revealed in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So whether the General, Duke Hernade, or the low-ranking nobles—all stared fixedly at the platform’s side, waiting for the Orc King and the commander to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the sound of footsteps on the stairs faded, replaced by footsteps on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a tall figure appeared around the platform’s corner—it was undoubtedly the Orc King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many lesser nobles saw the Orc King’s face up close for the first time, and couldn’t help but glance twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they only glanced twice—because the moment the Orc King appeared, a human figure slowly emerged beside him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, every eye turned to that human figure.\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e019a1b625f8fa637dcd5998544ef47f85794841384388be26b8e1cde1e7392b","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-486","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-484",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]