[{"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-492":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},2338955,4572,"Chapter 492: Willard and Solit, Dead!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-492",492,"\u003Cp>Although Doka knows nothing about the five hundred orcs infiltrating the city or the burning of the grain supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s no different from having mud land in your pants—effectively, there’s no distinction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Solit’s face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lies! Commander, Doka is lying! He’s definitely been bribed by Gavis to frame us! I’ve had conflicts with him before!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, Commander, you must believe me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Willard clearly wasn’t ready to give up and still tried to wriggle out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Doka’s will to survive was far stronger; upon hearing this, he immediately retorted: “No, Commander, everything I’ve said is true. I swear by the God of Glory that if I lied just now, may He strike me down with divine punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, I know of another piece of evidence—the orc token. Lord Willard thought I didn’t know, but he’s been hiding it in the saddle’s inner lining!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That lining—only Lord Willard himself knew about it; I only accidentally saw it this morning, and no one else could possibly know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you…” Willard nearly choked with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, indeed, his orc token was hidden in the saddle’s lining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept it there for easy access whenever needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined Doka had seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Willard didn’t know that even if Doka hadn’t seen him hide the token, he still couldn’t have concealed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Gavis had also received intelligence from today’s daily report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Doka hadn’t spoken up, Gavis would have revealed this information himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doka, well done—it seems your life is spared!” Gavis patted Doka on the shoulder approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willard, however, turned ashen and stopped arguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Commander’s face darkened as he gave an order to his subordinates; immediately, knights from the Northern Legion escorted Doka to retrieve the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With eyewitness testimony confirmed, obtaining physical evidence would irrefutably settle the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Willard’s horse was brought forward, and Doka personally opened the saddle’s lining to retrieve the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander, it’s the Orc Royal Token!” The Commander’s subordinate gasped upon seeing the token Doka handed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Royal Token, of course, meant it belonged to the Orc King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ordinary orc leaders couldn’t possess such a token—clearly, Willard had become a crucial spy for the orcs, capable of direct communication with the Orc King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn bastards! It really was these two who betrayed us! Kill them! Commander, execute them immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! If not for them burning our grain, how could we have suffered such losses? Kill them now—avenge the dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You scum, I’ll cut you into pieces…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in his past life or this world, traitors were always the most despised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Solit and Willard’s treason now 100% confirmed, the courtyard erupted in fury among the nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles shouted to kill Solit and Willard on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lords, I understand your fury—such traitors, I too wish to kill them instantly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before that, I must interrogate them thoroughly…” The Commander, seeing the chaos, quickly spoke to calm them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the nobles might rush forward and kill Solit and Willard on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Duke Shi’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Commander intended to interrogate them, he clearly didn’t trust Solit and Willard’s tongues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: the Kingdom would undoubtedly torture them to extract everything they knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under torture, Duke Shi couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t reveal the Stonecrack Clan’s involvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Duke Shi immediately whispered instructions to his attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant nodded almost imperceptibly, then the group pushed forward into the enraged crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, they shoved hard, causing many nearby minor nobles to stumble forward in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was as if the furious crowd had surged forward en masse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge! Kill these traitorous bastards! If not for them, we wouldn’t have suffered such losses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the moment, Duke Shi’s men lowered their heads and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other nobles paused, then instinctively surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Solit panicked and struggled to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t expect a figure to suddenly appear, roaring: “Solit, you dare try to flee now? You coward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, golden light flared—and before Solit could react, a blade slashed across his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wet thud, Solit didn’t even cry out; his head flew skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willard, standing just two meters away, stared in horror, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Shi clearly had no intention of sparing him—or even Doka, who stood between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword swung again, targeting both Doka and Willard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doka was struck directly, and the blade’s momentum carried on, slicing into Willard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duke Shi, what are you doing?!” Duke Hernade finally reacted, drawing his sword in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! His blade clashed with Duke Shi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duke Hernade, didn’t you see these men trying to flee in the chaos? I merely prevented these human traitors from escaping!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his blade was blocked by Hernade, Duke Shi wasn’t angry—Hernade, blocked by the crowd, was simply too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Hernade intercepted the blow, the blade had already severed half of Willard’s neck—enough to kill him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…!” Willard clutched his neck, pointing a trembling, blood-soaked finger at Duke Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to speak, but blood gushed from his throat, draining all strength in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Willard collapsed backward, his body twitching in one final, violent dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willard is dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duke Shi, he was only trying to dodge—why did you kill them outright? We hadn’t even interrogated them yet! You’ve ruined our chance to uncover more spies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, Doka and Willard weren’t even trying to run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Commander glared darkly at Duke Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The events unfolded too suddenly—he never expected Duke Shi to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Duke Shi’s excuse was flimsy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could see it was merely a desperate attempt to evade, not an escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the Commander, Hernade, and numerous high nobles present, even if he’d run for a full minute, he wouldn’t have gotten far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My apologies, Commander—I acted impulsively. I was simply too enraged!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Solit, though only a distant relative, bears the Shi name. His actions have shamed the entire Stonecrack Clan. As the current Duke, I simply couldn’t bear it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Doka and Willard—it was merely an accident!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a1b5518689725d0c0727e669a8b21ee51b795e4b298a6af7a76426032bd7b001","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-493","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-491",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]