[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-system-build-my-own-territory":3,"chapter-system-build-my-own-territory-system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-154":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","System: Build My Own Territory",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},162063,317,"Chapter 154 - 132: The Down-and-Out Knight (5K)_3","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>\"The cargo is lost, but we can start over; if people are lost, then there’s nothing left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, if you’re unwilling, then we’ll fight to the death to help you protect the cargo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a hired guard, Ryan had his own principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was to obey the employer’s orders and ensure the safety of the employer’s property.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it costs him his life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming a guard, each of them knew this was the mission of a guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return alive, earn fame and wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If dead, it only means bad luck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the warmth from his arm, Boer, who was about to launch a counterattack, glanced at Ryan in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An inexplicable feeling arose within Boer’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling soothed the anger and reluctance in his heart, making him calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer smiled slightly, saying, \"You’re right, life only comes once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan glanced at Boer in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t expect Boer to come to terms so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even prepared to call the guards to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer turned his gaze, looking at the burly man in plate armor, \"The cargo is yours, but we need to survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony nodded indifferently, \"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Anthony’s response, Ryan and the guards shielded Boer as they gradually moved away from the cargo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandits surrounding them also gradually dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall, next to Anthony, relaxed his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They badly needed this batch of cargo to replenish the Iron Blood Brotherhood’s food supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the last battle with Aiden and the Iron Thorns Mercenary Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Blood Brotherhood was severely wounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With casualties reaching over fifty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Hall constantly persuading Anthony, Anthony would have surely fought to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether they could win, even if victorious, how many members would survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hall was sighing in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gaunt man seemed to have heard something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaunt man’s eyes contracted, quickly yelling in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, it’s bad! The army... it’s the army!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing such rare words, everyone turned and looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw, far on the wasteland’s horizon, a squad of soldiers marching orderly toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite wearing simple linen robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were uniformly dressed, clean and tidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the weapons they held—a five-meter-long winged spear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly an army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer, who had entered the city walls a few times, naturally knew those were Master Lynn’s soldiers, Master Lynn’s army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Master Lynn knew everything here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His caravan... was saved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding on a warhorse, Anthony was full of gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand tightly gripped the lance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hall had a hint of panic on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his first time facing a military unit of this scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed slightly against the horse’s belly, coming to Anthony’s side, asking, \"Lord Anthony... I think we should retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony’s gaze turned to Hall, \"Are you frightened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this sudden question, Hall was shocked, quickly replying, \"Lord, you’ve misunderstood, I mean we should prioritize the overall situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how unmatched your bravery is, Lord Anthony, but there are simply too many enemies...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony remained silent, seemingly pondering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the distant army, he roughly estimated, at least three hundred men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they had only about sixty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite having high mobility with horses, the disparity in numbers was simply too large...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony coldly said, \"Retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the words, Anthony pulled the reins, and his warhorse immediately turned direction, galloping towards the distant wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Anthony’s figure gradually recede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall felt relieved, withdrawing his gaze, he looked at Boer, saying solemnly, \"You’re lucky... but, what we can’t get, others shouldn’t get easily either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, burn all this food... burn it all for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chorus of bandit responses rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Lord Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it too wasteful? But, I like it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn it all, hurry up and burn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Hall’s words, Boer’s face changed instantly, he shouted loudly, \"You beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Ryan, what are you waiting for? Quick, stop them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, torches were pulled out from their arms, opened with a gentle blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame suddenly blazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bandits threw the torches, smoke began to rise above the caravan, and grew thicker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Ryan’s guards’ interference, several carriages were still showing signs of burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer wore an expression of distress, shouting in confusion, \"They’re beasts, beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This two-horse cart could carry a load of three thousand pounds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means, it’s three thousand pounds of barley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if those bandits looted it, why burn it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What crime does the food commit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t they know the panic and helplessness when there’s no food to eat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lynn arrived on horseback with all the soldiers, the bandits had already fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without long-range weapons, and only walking, naturally it was impossible to catch the bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn gazed into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, one by one, mounted silhouettes were gradually receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within them was a figure, causing Lynn to slightly raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a knight with a tall horse, wearing plate armor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fallen knight, reduced to banditry, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this is not surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the king and the Great Lord have the power to knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knights knighted by the Great Lord can act within the Great Lord’s territory and exercise granted powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as it develops, many knighted small families falter due to poor management or lack of ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading to family decline, loss of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they refuse to become ordinary people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, many pretentious yet powerless fallen knights emerged...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scent like roasting corn wafted into Lynn’s nose, drawing him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Boer was watching the unloaded seven or eight bags of barley, full of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing something, Boer turned to look at Lynn on horseback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent his waist, speaking respectfully, \"Thank you for your rescue, Master Lynn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Master Lynn arriving in time, forget about the barley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan would’ve been looted by bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded, saying, \"It’s just good that you’re alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.604Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","28971a06d33c0bf6701cc9d4eeb80400ed52e6377c87db7cb60fb6a801f53aba","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-155","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-153",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]