[{"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-51":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},2338514,4572,"Chapter 51","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>Half an hour later, six knights and fifty soldiers assembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gervas brought along archers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten slave archers had recovered their combat strength after days of rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evlan had made remarkable progress through rigorous training and her Golden Iris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was finally the day to deploy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force of about seventy men marched under Gervas’s command toward the southeastern edge of Stormhold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the exact location of the Hunter Village was still unknown, it was no great challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the area where Migen and the others had lost track of their quarry, Gervas ordered his men to wait, then rode Zuiyue into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling for minutes at over a thousand meters altitude, a hidden valley surrounded by mountains appeared in his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley had only one entrance and exit, with more than a dozen thatched huts inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further thought, this was undoubtedly the hunters’ settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas also noticed a stone wall built at the village’s sole entrance, allowing defenders to hold the high ground—one man against ten thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They really picked a good spot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hunter Village sat deep within the dangerous Stormhold, where three lords had come and gone, yet they remained unharmed—not without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this terrain advantage, they needn’t fear anything except high-tier beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, now they faced Gervas, who rode flying horses—this village’s defenses were no longer impregnable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the edge of the forest, Gervas informed his men of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deliberation, they abandoned their horses and entered the mountains on foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, having acquired abundant supplies, the entire Hunter Village was in celebration, utterly unaware their lord had already set his sights on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking to the edge of the valley, Gervas mounted Zuiyue and rose into the sky once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the village gate, three villagers stood guard atop the stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them hung a warning bell—if rung, the whole village would rally in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these three never imagined the enemy would strike first from the air beside them, not from the narrow mountain path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, why have you summoned us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Pike, today we traded for supplies—you’ve surely heard the news? Stormhold has a new lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, I heard. So what? How many lords have come to Stormhold? Three in ten years—all dead before long!” Pike dismissed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As captain of the hunting team, he was the village’s best hunter and strongest man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few years, when the chief grew too old to walk, he would become the new chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pike, I heard this lord sold over a thousand animal pelts to the Tulip Caravan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means this new lord, barely installed, is highly capable. Perhaps we must seriously consider submitting to him!” the chief said, worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previous lords never found them because their reigns were too short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if a lord stayed long enough, he might discover the Hunter Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the lord learned of them, stealing his wealth was a capital offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, you worry too much. This is Stormhold—even if this lord is stronger than the last three, he’ll eventually die from beasts or other dangers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For years, our village has eaten well precisely because no nobles have exploited us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we submit now, we’ll be crushed under noble oppression—we’ll never eat full meals again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you agree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Pike looked at the other villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nodded slightly. After so many years without paying taxes, none wanted to submit to noble exploitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pike, I understand your concerns—but what if the lord finds out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, if the new lord discovers us, we fight. Our village is easy to defend, everyone knows archery, and no hundred elite soldiers can break in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if we lose, we flee through the back mountain into the Chaos Wastes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Pike finished speaking, a roar of battle erupted outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pike and the others froze, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief! Captain Pike! Nobles’ soldiers are attacking us!” a panicked villager burst in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nobles’ soldiers?” The meeting attendees stared at each other, faces paling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s to fear? We have strong stone walls—even a hundred noble soldiers can’t take us!” Pike remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Captain Pike—the stone wall is breached! The noble soldiers have already stormed through the gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pike trembled, disbelieving. “How? Weren’t Ladi and Kari on guard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know, Captain—Ladi and the others are probably dead. Now a horde of noble soldiers has flooded the village. Chief, Captain Pike—what do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go! Warn everyone—we flee through the back mountain now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chief had previously suggested submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only under the assumption the nobles didn’t know they existed—then they could surrender voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that nobles had stormed the village, they’d never be spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this moment, the chief chose to abandon the village and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—Gervas’s assault came too suddenly; no villager was prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time women and children were gathered at the back mountain, the soldiers were already closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hear me, people of the Hunter Village! Lay down your weapons and surrender! Our lord may spare your lives!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng and the knights led the front; Lawrence and the soldiers followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though most soldiers lacked armor, they carried door panels to shield against arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this formation, the villagers panicked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close combat was not their strength—and their longbows? The nobles had prepared for them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t trust them! Nobles never keep their word—if we surrender, they’ll hang us all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we fight! Let the women and children keep running!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pike shouted to the crowd, and the villagers’ expressions hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Gervas muttered in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles’ reputation for betrayal was indeed well-known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he understood—but they were rebelling against him, their lord, so the iron fist must fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evlan, aim for that shouting man—shoot through his arm. Can you do it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>",973,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fa5555f0f3f50f815dc13dc9bb2a1212341dba5491692db099d94d60a2304169","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-52","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-50",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]