[{"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-31":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},161840,317,"Chapter 31: Iron Pot","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>Perceptive George quickly noticed the look in Lynn and Lex’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed their gaze, understanding their intentions, and placed the iron pot in front of Lynn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George smiled and spoke, \"Master, are you looking to purchase the iron pot? If you buy both, I can offer you a discount!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even started bargaining, and George was already offering a discount?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George seemed to see Lynn’s confusion and began to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I am a crop trader, ordering crops from various villages to sell in town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, when I come to the villages, I also bring items from the town to sell... Now I’ve already ordered suitable crops, but the items I’ve brought haven’t sold out yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially these two large iron pots, they take up too much space...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Local traders are just like this—buying and selling goods back and forth in a fixed area to earn the price difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn asked, \"How much are you selling the iron pots for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, George responded directly, \"Twenty-five pence each! If you want both, it’s forty pence in total; this is a friend price I can offer. How does that sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn didn’t say anything but picked up the two iron pots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each iron pot weighed about ten pounds, with a diameter of fifty centimeters and a depth of thirty centimeters, a moderate size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn glanced at Lex, who nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, forty pence for two iron pots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George’s smile became even more pronounced, \"Very well, Master, happy cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George took out a piece of string, tied up the iron pots and handed them to Lynn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex stepped forward, took them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn looked again at a plate of fine salt on the linen cloth, \"How much for the salt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George picked up the salt plate, \"Master, this fine salt is six pence a pound, the salt merchants say bandits are becoming more and more numerous. The Great Lords levy their salt tax but do nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many caravans are unwilling to escort, the supply of fine salt has decreased, and prices have risen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded and left with Kuisi and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six pence a pound for fine salt, who can afford that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by villagers selling wheat, Lynn also purchased thirty pounds of wheat, barley, and vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the pence earned from selling two hundred pounds of smoked fish was all spent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person led the ox carrying the load, barley and wheat on the ox’s back, one person pushing a light plow, one carrying the iron pots, and one holding the Horn Bow at the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four returned to the wooden houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn gazed at the two wooden houses in front of him, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex immediately guessed Lynn’s thoughts and spoke first, \"Master Lynn, did you forget we also built two more wooden houses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we haven’t started brewing beer yet, we can use the warehouse as a cowshed for now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded, \"That works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lynn’s response, Lex, Kuisi, and even Red felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could sense that if there wasn’t a place to protect the ox, Lynn might drive it into their wooden house!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They certainly couldn’t just let it wander outside the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With wolves and wild beasts around, the ox could be devoured overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ox was worth seven shillings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty-four pence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly three months’ salary for a free person without any skills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn stood at the edge of the clearing, looking ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuisi held a stick in her right hand, occasionally whipping the ox, while also shouting commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the ox, Red held the light plow with both hands, maintaining the plow’s stability and controlling its depth and angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Kuisi and Red had Level 2 [Planting] skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn didn’t need to instruct them much; they knew how to use the ox to plow the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With limited pence left after buying the ox, light plow, and iron pots, they had not purchased many wheat seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough to expand wheat planting by an acre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the ox, they could continue to clear more land for the upcoming summer plowing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, Lynn averted his gaze and walked towards the two wooden houses in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood the constructed brewing workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its separation from the living wooden houses takes into account fire safety and odors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn didn’t want to live in the air of beer fermentation every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex was sitting on the ground with a troubled expression, looking at the two large pots in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lynn arrive, Lex’s eyes lit up, \"Master Lynn, you finally came... I need your help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded, \"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex quickly spoke, \"Master Lynn, the main equipment for brewing beer is almost ready, but... I still need some small tools.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some distress, Lex brought out all the small tools in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tools for selecting barley and drying malt, winnowing baskets, a mill for grinding malt, a long wooden spoon for stirring, and wooden barrels for fermentation, among others...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Lex’s words, Lynn wasn’t upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that wanting to start brewing immediately wasn’t so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since they were building this brewing workshop from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the only thing Lynn found slightly challenging among these tools was the millstone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the Cross Pickaxe and Iron Chisel, it wasn’t a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn looked at Lex, \"Come with me to find some large stones to make the millstone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex was filled with gratitude, and quickly replied, \"Alright, Master Lynn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn returned to the wooden house to fetch the Horn Bow and handed the chiseling tools to Lex, just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Lynn and Lex left the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make a millstone, they needed to find two hard stones, like granite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find a whole large stone, they had to go to the mountainous area in front of the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That area was full of undulating stone mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red and Kuisi, busy plowing the clearing, saw Lynn and Lex leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While driving the ox, Kuisi asked Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red, where are Master Lynn and Lex going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red pondered, \"It’s probably related to Lex’s brewing workshop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuisi nodded, suddenly thinking of something and asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red, after we finish planting this acre and spring plowing is over, do you have any plans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red recalled the promise he had made to Lynn back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That after helping Lynn with spring plowing, they would leave this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Red’s silence, Kuisi said, \"Red, I think staying here is quite good. Master Lynn saved our lives and never treated us like slaves...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red unconsciously acknowledged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn almost always ate, lived, and even worked with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day started with the sun and ended with its setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three full meals a day, with meat at every meal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could you find a lord like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red felt it didn’t matter where he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to think of his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this chaotic world, a stable place to live was invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red hesitated, \"Kuisi, but we’ve already told Master Lynn we would leave after spring plowing. Would he... be willing to take us in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuisi raised her eyebrows, \"As long as you want to stay, Red, I’ll ask Master Lynn to keep us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At worst... we’ll just do more farm work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1230,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.261Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","289320e7a4e3cd52dbc4edc9b5d0b3726a8f59127a16283a5fa850693588f191","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-32","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-30",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]