The high-ranking villains in novels generally did not have intelligence. This was because many villains in novels were designed to play a powerful villain in the story. These characters were usually designed to have great power and wisdom, but their actions were often for some evil purpose. The setting of such villains usually gave the readers a feeling that they had no intelligence because their actions were often out of the norm or even unreasonable. However, this setting also had its advantages because it allowed the readers to feel the madness and determination of the villains, thus increasing the tension and drama of the story. Of course, not all villains in high-ranking novels had no intelligence. It was just that some authors would set them up like this. When reading a novel, we need to pay attention to the setting and background of different characters in order to better understand the development of the story and the relationship between the characters.