[{"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-81":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},2338544,4572,"Chapter 81","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>\"Yes, Lord Gervas, I was already at a bottleneck before, but after these days of brewing Dino Body-Refining Elixir, the sensation has grown even stronger—yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet, although the feeling is intense, a thin mist still obscures it, preventing me from truly breaking through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, I asked my mentor about it; though he didn’t answer directly, he seemed to imply that transitioning from an apprentice to a wizard requires a catalyst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this catalyst, breakthrough may come instantly—but without it, it might take months, even years, of insight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella answered honestly, though she was also deeply anxious inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could break through sooner, not only would she grow faster, but she could also make greater contributions to Lord Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas understood clearly, \"Isabella, are you free now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am free, Lord Gervas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Come with me then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Gervas rode away from the castle with Isabella, who wore a look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No knights accompanied them—just the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella, having long traveled with her mentor, was as skilled on horseback as Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly reached the shores of Tianehu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already evening; the rainbow-winged swans, out foraging, were returning in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rainbow-like wings shimmered beautifully under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rainbow-winged swans! Lord Gervas, your domain has rainbow-winged swans!\" Isabella was surprised—she knew their value well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct. A spiritual spring flows within Tianehu, which is why the rainbow-winged swans chose to make their home here. Come, we’ll proceed on foot from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed the stream upstream along Tianehu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the surrounding weeds and trees grew denser, Isabella grew increasingly puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why has Lord Gervas brought me here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, Lord Gervas is such a good man—he could never be a villain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella immediately dismissed the fleeting thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even one extra second of such a thought made her feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had no idea that in the witch’s mind behind him, he had become the sun itself—a paragon of righteousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally worried Isabella might feel uneasy due to the solitude of the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after glancing back several times and seeing her eyes bright and her expression calm, he felt considerably reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spared him the need to explain further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had finally reached the waterfall from before; Gervas immediately pulled aside the vines concealing the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Isabella’s astonishment, he said, \"Isabella, this was the former laboratory of Wizard Nodi—the alchemy journal was found right here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then led Isabella inside the stone house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the stone house was empty, containing only a few crystal vessels, Isabella still approached curiously to examine them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas ignored her, focusing instead on tapping and probing the ground near the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he heard a different echo beneath a stone slab in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light flick of his dagger, the slab lifted easily, revealing an iron box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the box lay Nodi’s cultivation journal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just one volume—it was three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each recorded Nodi’s insights from his stages as a magic apprentice, junior wizard, and intermediate wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, these are Wizard Nodi’s cultivation insights—extremely precious, as they also contain numerous elixir formulas and wizard spells!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella glanced briefly, then reverently returned the journals to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isabella, you don’t need to give them back to me. I brought you here specifically to give them to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mentor never told you, but that veil of mist is easy to dispel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either through direct guidance from a true wizard, or by studying the journals of other formal wizards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Gervas...\" Isabella froze, her body trembling slightly, her eyes glistening red as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lost her parents early and suffered betrayal from her beloved mentor, Isabella’s soul had been deeply wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for her unyielding desire to find her mother, she might have lost the will to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this nobleman, within just a few days, had given her affection she had believed she would never feel again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, her shattered heart felt a warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isabella, don’t live in the past. Everything will become better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said it before: no one in Stormhold will ever bully you again. And when you grow strong enough, even if you leave Stormhold, you won’t need to fear others’ cruelty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand words condensed into a single thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella would forever remember this debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Depart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas gave the order, and with his knights and the Magic Swift-Eagle squad, they slipped out of the castle into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their destination, of course, was the Scorpion Bandits’ stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion Bandits’ base had always been public, located on a ridge in the Chaos Wastelands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite their countless crimes, they had never been eradicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Gervas assumed it was due to their combat strength and the treacherous terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he saw it also stemmed from certain nobles within the kingdom who didn’t want them destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over three hours of travel, Gervas halted the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Swift-Eagles had returned with reconnaissance: the Scorpion Bandits’ lair lay ten li ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered the knights to stop, then mounted Zuiyue and soared into the sky, joining the Magic Swift-Eagles as they headed toward the bandits’ nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly ten minutes, Gervas and Evlan circled above the Scorpion Bandits’ stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandits’ position was indeed perilous—a fortress built atop a sheer cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The encampment spanned over ten mu, easily accommodating three to five hundred people long-term, surrounded by cliffs dropping a hundred meters on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a narrow, winding mountain path, two to three meters wide, spiraled upward from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the path’s end, the bandits had erected a six-meter-high stone wall—solid, thick, and utterly impregnable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a force of one or two thousand soldiers, no one could breach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gervas was here only to scout—he had preliminary ideas for an assault, but would wait for further developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay at altitude. Do not descend without my order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After instructing the Magic Swift-Eagle squad, Gervas commanded Zuiyue to descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the loud wingbeats of the Magic Swift-Eagles, Zuiyue’s wings moved with near-silent precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This not only avoided alerting the bandits, but allowed Gervas to land silently atop their rooftops.\u003C\u002Fp>",1041,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e632414293d93e6668515dedf2fdfa504ea92e69cd363b5c3c2a7828dc4ce26","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-82","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-80",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]