[{"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-87":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},2338550,4572,"Chapter 87: Rich Spoils!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>The Lady Jue left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying her thanks, she left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also took away the only surviving captive, Second Master Sai Gao, and the corpse of the Scorpion Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Second Master Sai Gao, though unaware of the noble behind the scenes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could recognize the Violet Family knight who had previously contacted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So by taking him, Catherine could immediately root out the traitors within the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Scorpion Boss’s corpse, it was taken to claim the bounty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion Boss had committed countless atrocities, raiding many noble territories, and the kingdom had long issued a bounty for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no one would risk their life for just a few dozen gold coins to oppose the Scorpion Boss,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now that he was dead, the reward was as good as found money—of course they would claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Gervas didn’t go himself was mainly to avoid drawing attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though eventually the person behind the scenes would learn it was Gervas who did it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every extra day delayed was a day gained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More days meant more time to strengthen his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She promised to repay Your Excellency, yet she just walked away like that—isn’t this ungrateful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Violet Family’s procession depart, Mi Gen and the others felt the Lady Jue’s gratitude had been insufficient, a grave disrespect to their lord’s life-saving deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, you want the Lady Jue to marry you in repayment?” Gervas laughed and scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, my lord, I think that wouldn’t be bad—the Lady Jue is beautiful and well-built, and very young; she’d suit you perfectly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas slapped Mi Gen’s helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare make a joke of me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I’m telling the truth! And I heard the Lady Jue is extremely wealthy—you could skip years of hard work!” Mi Gen looked wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, Gervas thought, damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you that progressive, Mi Gen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already know the benefits of dating a rich woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is this some timeless tradition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Let’s go see our spoils! The Lady Jue just wanted to return quickly to stabilize the situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t she say that once she settled her family affairs, she’d come straight to Stormhold to thank us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the lord and his retinue returned once more to the Scorpion Boss’s lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the Violet Family’s vassal army had played a crucial role in today’s battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without them drawing all the fire, Gervas could never have launched a silent rear ambush and eliminated the Scorpion Bandits with only five casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Mi En and the others still felt that Gervas had already done them a great favor by rescuing the Viscount and wiping out the Scorpion Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they dared not accept Gervas’s offer of a twenty-percent share of the spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said taking even that two-tenths would make them the laughingstock of nobility for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, all the spoils from the Scorpion Bandits belonged to Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think of Gervas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had already traveled far, Caroline kept glancing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, he asked his vassals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi En and the others exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord Viscount, we believe Baron Gervas is a highly capable noble—he even anticipated that the Violet Family might have a mole and had us secretly mobilize forces!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And he possesses a Magic Swift Eagle—only great noble houses can afford such aerial knights.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The only odd thing is why he chose Stormhold, that dangerous territory—three nobles have perished there in ten years; everyone in the kingdom knows it’s a death trap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Baron Gervas simply has a bold spirit, unafraid of danger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi En and the others spoke one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine listened, nodded, but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the Violet army grew distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, so many gold coins! How many caravans and territories did these Scorpion Bandits plunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As chests of coins were carried out, Mi Gen and the knights stared wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there were over a dozen chests, most were copper coins; silver and gold were scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, whether raiding caravans, noble lands, or refugee settlements, commoners and serfs used only copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold and silver were used only by nobles and merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, a rough estimate put the value of these chests at over four hundred gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not much,” Gervas said. “These bastards were feared enough to silence crying children at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if they hadn’t squandered most of their wealth, their hoard might rival a Viscount’s fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, besides coins, there were also plenty of grain, cloth, copperware, porcelain, and other goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the hundred-odd worn leather armors and weapons of the bandits were spoils too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, the loot was worth at least six to seven hundred gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the treasures Gervas gained from intelligence, these cash and supplies could be directly invested in his territory’s development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after this haul, Gervas could accelerate his land’s construction and expand his population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rising sun pierced the mist and bathed Wheatfield Town in golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rays of sunlight wove through the fog, turning the entire town into a dreamlike paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, thanks to Gervas’s arrival, Wheatfield Town was thriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, hope existed—but only through hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the diligent serfs had risen early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they prepared to head out with their tools, a carriage convoy rolled into the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the Lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serfs were startled—they hadn’t expected the Lord to return so early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that thought faded, they saw the crimson mass of corpses piled on the Lord’s carriage behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many corpses—last time they’d seen so many was when the Scorpion Dogs were slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could this be now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serfs trembled with fear and fearfully knelt to greet their Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People of Stormhold, do you remember the Scorpion Dogs? That was our great Lord reclaiming interest for Wheatfield Town!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interest was paid—but the principal remained unpaid. The Scorpion Bandits still roamed free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They committed crimes against Stormhold, defied our great Lord’s authority, and deeply wounded our hardworking people!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So yesterday, our great and heroic Lord led the Storm Legion to storm the Scorpion Bandits’ lair, annihilating every last bandit—including the Scorpion Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have now repaid every drop of blood owed to Wheatfield Village!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… my Lord… you wiped out the Scorpion Bandits?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Scorpion Boss… is dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really… really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mi Gen’s dramatic words echoed, silence fell over the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serfs wondered if they’d misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Scorpion Boss was no Scorpion Dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the vicious bandit who had haunted the eastern coast for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c053e6740e9232945d9dd32a1806a38b14aacd1b2cd7922671f065e91e9d57ae","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-88","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-86",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]