[{"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-97":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},2338560,4572,"Chapter 97: Hostile Island Dwellers!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>If placed in his previous life, Gervas’s ship arriving at this location would have already invaded another noble’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Territorial rights automatically include maritime rights, especially nearshore waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world, the ocean had long been abandoned by minor nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, beyond the coastline, all land could be regarded as unclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was unclaimed land, then anything discovered there was also unclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Set course east for fifty li!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, starboard helm, heading east for fifty li!” Old Jack swiftly turned the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the wind at their backs, about an hour later, the lookout above once again shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, a new island detected southeast, but there’s smoke rising from it—likely inhabited!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inhabitants on an island? How is that possible?” Mi Gen and the others stared wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Mi Gen, the island’s residents are probably recent arrivals—some are fugitives, others may have been shipwrecked and stranded here!” Old Jack had some knowledge on this and immediately answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, everyone turned their gazes eagerly toward the southeast, eager to see what the island dwellers looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten minutes later, the island’s silhouette came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was another relatively large island; roughly estimated, it was only half the size of Sugarcane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, look—there really is smoke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the smoke rising from the island’s center became visible to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas knew well, “Approach and take a closer look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship continued forward, and when it finally neared within about one li of the shore, they soon spotted towers along the island’s coastline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the people on the distant tower had clearly spotted them and were frantically shouting toward the island’s interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, they’re truly people—they’ve seen us!” Mi Gen and the others were ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing islanders at sea was as unbelievable to them as encountering a village in the Death Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, should we land on the island?” Mi Gen and the others wanted to draw closer for a better look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, the men on the watchtower are visibly panicked—they’re highly wary of us and likely hostile!” Knight Marshal Lei Meng was far more cautious and immediately issued a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Marshal Lei Meng, we have fifty soldiers and many knights aboard—shouldn’t we be fine?” Mi Gen wasn’t overly concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, with their strength, wiping out an undefended village would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas knew these villagers included craftsmen—he couldn’t afford to make blood enemies, not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lower the raft and approach cautiously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gervas also wanted to test whether communication was possible, so the raft had to be lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Stormbringer lowered its raft, more figures began appearing along the island’s shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, their number exceeded a hundred—all men, young and old, but exclusively male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each of these men held weapons: bows, spears, forks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, they truly don’t welcome us!” This time, even Mi Gen clearly recognized the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move to one hundred and twenty meters and observe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance was set at one hundred and twenty meters because closer would enter the effective range of longbows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, as soon as the raft reached its designated position, two crooked arrows landed in the sea ten meters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn you! How dare you attack nobles? Do you know what crime that is? You’ll all hang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen roared furiously toward the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the response was another few whooshing arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Mi Gen’s roar was likely drowned out by the waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their immediate decision to shoot and drive them away proved they had no intention of communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Return to the Stormbringer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the situation clarified, Gervas had no reason to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I volunteer to lead the vanguard and deal with these lowly scum who dared offend you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely back aboard the Stormbringer, Mi Gen immediately requested permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet—the Stormhold will face a goblin attack this afternoon. Though the threat is minor, two battles in one day are unacceptable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Gen then remembered the goblins and spat angrily toward the distant islanders: “Lucky for you lot—you’ve offended my lord and still get two more days to live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas didn’t linger further; he had already anticipated this outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the intelligence system had already made it clear: these islanders were unfriendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before returning, Gervas specifically ordered Old Jack to circle the island once, preparing for their next visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From observation, the island had two landing beaches—one large, one small; all other areas were steep reefs or cliffs, unsuitable for landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spot where Gervas and his men had approached earlier was the large beach, about a hundred meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the island’s north side, there was also a shorter beach, twenty to thirty meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though shorter, the north beach had deeper water along the shore, allowing the ship to approach closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recording the island’s details, the Stormbringer began its return voyage to Huoshandao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With favorable winds, the ship reached the Huoshandao waters one and a half hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were less than ten minutes from Huoshandao, a soldier suddenly noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, trouble! Sea monsters flank our ship on both sides!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sea monsters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers tensed instantly; Gervas and the knights hurried to the railings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down, they indeed saw hundreds of dark shapes swimming in unison beneath the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fishmen! My lord!” Lei Meng immediately identified the creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are these bastards following us for? Do they intend to attack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fishmen attacking ships was common—but only when no Sea God Stone was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the Stormbringer’s Sea God Stone should deter all sea beasts and monsters below the fourth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, seeing so many fishmen made the crew even more tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas recalled the system’s intelligence: Waga was the son of the Buwa tribe’s chieftain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning Gervas had saved Waga, the Buwa chieftain had sent fishmen to express gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these were likely the Buwa tribe’s fishmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they merely swam alongside the ship like dolphins, without clinging to the hull or drilling into the bottom—proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to panic—they’re Waga’s kin. They’ve come to thank us for saving him. Under no circumstances, until I give the order, is anyone to attack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waga’s kin?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the soldiers finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear gone, Mi Gen and the others beamed with excitement: “My lord, fishmen actually thank us? That’s unheard of—probably the first time in human history!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1070,"2026-06-20T22:44:01.160Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","374cf5c62a9575574907138a3f1924c0270f0aa39f9fadf9c2fcfd99d0083ca3","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-98","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-96",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]