[{"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-275":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},161984,317,"Chapter 275 - 172: Spy and Infiltration (5K)_3","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>Clint Dickinson, one of the three great merchants of the Karedi Empire, is as esteemed as the Sea Black Snake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Clint Dickinson’s grandfather, the family has been engaged in the spice business, earning the moniker ’Li Nu Xiangying’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spices are luxury goods and naturally expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside the Dickinson family’s support of the Imperial Royal Family, their intertwined background...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dickinson family has virtually monopolized the entire spice market of the Karedi Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even other merchants transporting spices to the Karedi Empire face enormous entry tax!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is one reason why the spices sold to him by Zod are so expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eaten up by the Karedi Empire’s tax rates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded slightly, \"Continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlo spoke clearly and accurately, \"A few days ago, the caravan carrying Clint Dickinson’s family members traveled to a large castle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The castle is hosting a banquet, the coming-of-age ceremony for Yuna Carolin, the only daughter of Mitchell Carolin, the Spear of the Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn acknowledged with a sound, continuing to wait for Carlo’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He told me that at least hundreds of Noble Lords attended this coming-of-age ceremony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scene was grand and spectacular; luxurious carriages drawn by four warhorses almost filled the manor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, we are unfamiliar with many of the big figures, unable to discern who is who...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded, \"Very well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him continue to hide there; I will give you two gold pounds, one gold pound as a reward, the other for him to establish relations within Dickinson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for him to actively seek information, just relaying information he hears from attendants, guards, or grooms will suffice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lynn does not know how he infiltrated the Dickinson family and became a groom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeking intelligence actively as a groom would be tantamount to courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even if he does seek information, what can he uncover with the lowest status of a groom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn wants this townsman to blend into the Dickinson family and then play a role when most needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlo had no doubts, responding, \"Yes, Master Lynn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn replied, \"Go find Kuisi, and say I sent you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, there has been no false command issued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn has never worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything arises, just execute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting Lynn’s permission, Carlo gratefully said, \"Thank you, Master Lynn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Carlo gradually depart, Lynn turned his gaze to Rose beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, \"Are the spies you dispatched personally selected by you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose hesitated not, \"Yes, master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They all have families, parents or siblings, and I promised to take good care of their families.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn gave Rose a surprised glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A promise to take good care of their families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose’s meticulous mind is astounding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dispatching Rose, Lynn sat on the nearby bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind rapidly thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Jeremy or Carlo, the information brought back is vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, Jonas, the largest Manor Lord in Morgan Town, would entertain the leader of a Bandit Corps and a captain of a Mercenary Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though a Manor Lord is inferior to Lords with castles, a Manor Lord is still a Lord with a Lord’s pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They disdain anyone without a title, nobility, or status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if these people far exceed the armed forces of his domain, it’s still the same!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s contempt from class thinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What puzzles Lynn is Jonas entertained them yet made no indication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn speculates the biggest possibility is they negotiated, but ultimately the negotiation failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, Lynn must prepare for the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the Iron Blood Brotherhood and the Storm Mercenary Corps, plus Jonas, forming an alliance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn doesn’t know the troops this alliance would muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only counteraction is to expedite the Blacksmith Workshop’s Standard Plate Armor Production and train the soldiers faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the initiative, break through one by one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn temporarily suppresses this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind starts to ponder Carlo’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spear of the Empire has been in Triumph City all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just not as overbearing as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this princess’s coming-of-age ceremony, to Lynn, is akin to taking sides or making a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlemagne VI has aged, much like Donovan Ducas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference being Charlemagne VI already has a granddaughter, while Donovan Ducas fathered a child late in life...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karedi Empire needs a new Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mitchell, as the Spear of the Empire, is the only other choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What fascinates Lynn is which side Mark Ducas, newly inheriting the Marquis title, will choose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things, for him now, are indeed somewhat distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still must preemptively control the developments outside his domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retracting his thoughts, Lynn comprehends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s the people of Morgan Town nearby, or the coming-of-age ceremony siding, the only way to respond is continually developing the domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farming, breeding, expanding the army, and so on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhaling warm breath, Lynn gazes toward the distant sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flies swiftly, swiftly reaching dusk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The townsmen laboring outside begin converging from various lime road junctions, returning to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn shifts his gaze; Kuisi, leading dozens of townsmen, is transporting coarse wool robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, Yimini accomplished the command he issued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before December, six thousand sets of coarse wool robes were made to provide winter clothing for the townsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All townsmen have finished dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn gathers all the townsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lynn hasn’t spoken, the townsmen seeing the piles of coarse wool garments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces instantly glow brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Master Lynn, their Lord, truly made coarse wool garments for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn surveys the thousands of townsmen and speaks, \"Everyone, I am the Lord of this domain, Lynn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coarse wool garments promised to you can now be distributed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of whether you’re male or female, elderly or children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone can receive a coarse wool robe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone gets one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",950,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.604Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c29ef7b6ee6677cfa5eef951a60ca52f4733e0718ca6fcd82cea7a6c7672c8b","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-276","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-274",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]