[{"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-508":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},2338971,4572,"Chapter 508","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-508",508,"\u003Cp>Whoa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did I just hear? What did Lady Mary say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She seemed to say Gervas became a count? Is that even real?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know! Isn’t he a baron? How did he suddenly become a count? Even if he really did something worthy, he should’ve been promoted only to viscount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! If his title was truly raised, he should be a viscount now—but then again, Lady Mary’s demeanor just now was strangely odd. Could this actually be true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Mary didn’t speak softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she deliberately spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this not only explained the reason for her earlier strange behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also showcased the glory of the Gail family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat, a mere viscount, was already a prominent figure in this region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if the Gail family had a count as their lord—especially their own husband’s biological son—wouldn’t they be soaring straight to the heavens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Count? Gervas became a count? Mother, are you serious?” Lanier didn’t hesitate like the other nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his mother’s uncharacteristic behavior just now, he already largely believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply found it hard to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Why would your mother lie to you? Look at the golden badge on Gervas’s chest, and his count’s sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, the large army outside the gate is your second brother Gervas’s troops!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to say, Lady Mary's attitude has changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now speaks with a tone of quiet pride in Gwys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She keeps calling him \"your second brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things hadn't been so strained before, she'd probably call Gwys even more affectionately than she calls Lanier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look quick! Gervas’s chest really does have a golden badge! His robe was so lavish, the glow hid the badge—we didn’t notice before!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! I remember now—that’s definitely the count’s sword, only permitted for counts, granted by the king during enfeoffment. I saw one on Baron Canon’s waist during the Harvest Festival in Saint Peter City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Gervas really became a count?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably true. No one who isn’t a fool would dare impersonate a count—otherwise, even noble status won’t save your life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, does that mean the Gail family has truly… risen?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Andrew hit the jackpot! His little Gervas has made it big! Look at Baron Pat—he’s been smiling awkwardly beside us the whole time, nowhere near his earlier arrogance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True! He’s even bent his waist a little!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs and exclamations spread through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for minor nobles, even close contact with a count was an honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since this count was someone they knew personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanier instantly stopped crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze toward Gervas became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A count!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was young and foolish, he knew what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Miles earlier—he had a viscount for a father, so he dared to speak nonsense at my banquet, and still wasn’t punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanier’s throat bobbed as he swallowed hard, as if wanting to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G…Gervas… Brother, I… I was wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Gervas, you bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your speed rivals my father Zhang Erhe’s when he begged for mercy the moment he saw a sword drawn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! Good! Admitting fault and changing is redeemable. From now on, obey, train hard—I’m waiting for you to become a Golden Knight, understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, if you fail to become a Golden Knight… heh heh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas didn’t finish, but that cold smile turned Lanier pale, his body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G…Gervas, Brother, I’ll… I’ll train hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas smiled, then ignored Lanier entirely, walking straight toward the banquet hall’s podium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since all the nobles were present, it was the perfect moment to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he usually kept a low profile, now was the time to build up his adoptive father’s prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a second son now a count, spreading this news would benefit the old Gail family immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lords!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the podium, Gervas raised his hand with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murmuring nobles fell silent instantly, all staring up at Gervas without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lords, many of you already know my identity—I am Gervas Gail, the second son of my father Andrew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Previously, I participated in the Second Son Challenge in Saint Peter City and, by fortune, earned the title of baron.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later, I went to my domain and, through relentless effort, rose from baron to viscount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And just a few days ago, I achieved a minor merit in the north—the king himself granted me the title of count!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now, I am indeed a count lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I’m not saying this to boast—I merely wish to express gratitude for the kindness shown to the Gail family in the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Gervas, am a man who remembers old favors. Should any of you ever come to the Stormlands of the South, please visit my castle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Gervas, will welcome you warmly!” His brief words fully confirmed his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the nobles’ shock and disbelief deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few days ago in the north? That’s when the Beastmen invaded! Reports said it was extremely dire—Gervas actually took part?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Fighting Beastmen carries an extremely high chance of death. And he calls it a ‘minor merit’? What kind of ‘minor merit’ earns a king’s count enfeoffment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d guess at least several hundred or even a thousand Beastman heads?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Several hundred or a thousand? No, you’re vastly underestimating the merit required for a count! If it were only heads, you’d need at least seven or eight thousand Beastman heads to have a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven or eight thousand Beastman heads? That… that’s too hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise? A count is a great noble! Normally, a viscount family needs decades, even centuries, of accumulated merit and foundation to reach such status!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So seven or eight thousand Beastman heads isn’t even excessive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minor nobles now looked at Gervas with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others needed generations to earn even a viscount’s enfeoffment—and still might never succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gervas claimed he earned a count’s title with a “minor merit”—if anyone else said that, they’d be mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, Gervas seemed to have achieved all this in just one year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his words carried a certain authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, my lords! My arrival has disrupted the banquet. Let us resume the feast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, music filled the hall once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b8a417306f4cffa816297b0eb5823da40a2d60f99955eb7fc1c2609f9c7e068c","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-509","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-507",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]