[{"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-74":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},2338537,4572,"Chapter 74: Life Potion!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Returning to the castle, Lei Meng delegated the beer banquet arrangements but still had no time to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening was drawing near; he must rush to the Viscount Beckert’s domain at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, my lord Viscount. Though those adventurers were lucky, they didn’t know what they had—these five vials are all Qi Restoration Potions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They restore consumed Qi in mere moments—each is worth at least two gold coins, yet you bought them for only thirty silver coins each!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Beckert’s castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan manager, summoned, hurried to the study and carefully examined the several test tubes the Viscount handed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his vast experience, the caravan manager immediately recognized them as Qi Restoration Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his lord had purchased them for just one-seventh the price, he showered him with a stream of flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! Benar, these five Qi Restoration Potions are yours—take them to Iron Wolf City when the caravan departs in two days and exchange them for gold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckert was ecstatic—within minutes, he’d made eight gold coins. Only a wise noble like him could pull this off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager withdrew; Beckert, still elated, began flipping through the wizard’s notebook he’d bought for five silver coins from the adventurers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally hoped to profit from the wizard’s notebook too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it turned out to be nothing but an ordinary diary, recording daily life—no lab notes at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So those five silver coins weren’t profit—they barely covered cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the five Qi Restoration Potions had earned him enough; Beckert didn’t mind the loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bored, he flipped to the last page. Just as he was about to set the notebook down, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly flipped back to the final page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today I’m in excellent spirits—I, Mika, have finally completed the Life Potion! I succeeded in making four at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Life Potion is emerald green. Though it shows no magical fluctuation, when I opened and drank one, I felt a surge of vital energy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a mortally wounded man could be saved in an instant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—I must venture deeper into the Death Mountains for more ingredients. If I succeed in making a second batch, I’ll return to the Kingdom and proudly announce to all: I, Mika, have become a High Wizard—I can craft advanced potions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emerald green, no magical or elemental fluctuation… but after ingestion… So those three vials were… Life Potions?” Beckert’s expression darkened and brightened in turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those vials showed no magical fluctuation at all—he’d assumed they were either fake or had spoiled from age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adventurers had offered to sell him the remaining vials as a set for two gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d flatly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Beckert wanted to slap himself hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life Potions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One vial is worth a hundred gold coins—equivalent to fifty Qi Restoration Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Beckert burst from his study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steward and knights, hearing the commotion, rushed over in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are those adventurers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I saw them leave the castle and head north along the road!” The knights, confused, answered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry! Prepare horses! Chase them—catch them at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, Beckert personally led several knights galloping northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lei Meng reached the northern border of Viscount Beckert’s domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, two miles ahead on the road, we’ve spotted a caravan of thirty to forty people—but we can’t confirm if the adventurers are among them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elsewhere, within ten miles in all directions, there’s no one else!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng immediately led his men in pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already dusk. Intelligence indicated no one else was around—so the adventurers must be in that caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traveling with a caravan is standard for all travelers and adventurers—safety lies in numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Viscount Beckert would soon arrive, Lei Meng had little time to intercept them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Firehorses were swift—within ten minutes, they caught up to the caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan noticed the mounted knights galloping behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly pulled to the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter their status, any knightly party was far too dangerous for ordinary folk to provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, moments later, a troop of knights riding towering warhorses drew near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan manager and some travelers recognized the Firehorses—worth seventy to eighty gold coins each—and lowered their heads further, fearing trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what unsettled everyone was that the knightly troop halted and studied them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among you, who are the adventurers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En froze. Though he felt they’d done nothing wrong, an inexplicable suffocation gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in the caravan immediately turned to stare at the six of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their identity as adventurers was common knowledge within the caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble lord, we—we six are the adventurers!” With no choice, Li En and the others hurried forward and knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here,” Lei Meng exhaled inwardly, leading the six adventurers aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hear you explored a wizard’s ruin and obtained several wizard potions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, noble lord, we know we were wrong—we didn’t mean to, we didn’t know the ruin had an owner…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t panic. I have no intention of punishing you. Just hand over the potions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, the six produced the remaining eight vials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five of them—red and purple—were clearly spoiled by age, murky and thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three emerald-green vials, however, were crystal clear—yet when probed with perception, showed no magical response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng knew these were the vials he sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the men were about to mention that five vials had already been sold, Lei Meng said: “I’ll take all eight. How much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Er… Noble lord, if you want them, we’ll give them to you—these potions are surely damaged!” Li En and the others dared not accept payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng didn’t ask further—he simply pulled out coins. “These eight vials are mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Li En and the others stared in shock, the noble lord mounted his horse and rode off with the potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the coins be fake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would he bother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he’d given nothing, they wouldn’t dare complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Li En bit one of the coins. “It’s real!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a benevolent noble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En and the others exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? Split the gold—we’re six, so one gold coin each.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1021,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e292f492818b7a8e47a13b75125a4520041048e13329937412a6a789e3f1b062","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-75","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-73",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]