[{"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-386":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},161795,317,"Chapter 386 - 191: Preparations Before Battle (10,000 Words) (Part 3)","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-386",386,"\u003Cp>Out of the eight hundred workers, three hundred were allocated to Ehrelo’s Blacksmith Workshop to construct two more Blacksmith Workshops and a blast furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smelt iron ore, cast chest armor, and forge Zha Armor Plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred were allocated to the open-pit iron mine to increase iron ore production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred were allocated to the weaving workshop to have them embroider padded armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred were distributed under Rose’s command for physical and military training to expand the armed forces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With twelve hundred armed soldiers, if trained rigorously, relying on defenses and city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might stand a fighting chance against nearly three thousand regular troops!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he needs most now is time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the remaining one hundred, Lynn needs them to go to the edge of the mountains, quarry large stones and transport them back to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To build a statue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lynn was about to walk back to the town, a combined group of seven hundred townsmen approached in a grand procession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving draft horse carriages, laden with all kinds of iron tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Colin and Avery leading the apprentices and townsmen, preparing for the construction of defenses ahead of the city walls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Master Lynn, they all saluted in respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance from the town to the city walls is also twenty li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it takes a lot of time on the way, due to the lack of horses, they can only walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the high-powered rail cars are built from the town to the city walls, this problem can be resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-powered rail cars...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from magic-related ones, it can only be steam engines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the current metal smelting and manufacturing technology, it’s impossible to make pistons and cylinder devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could become a direction for future territory development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If steam engines could really be made, it would mean a revolutionary change in production methods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From relying on traditional manual and animal power to a variety of machinery and equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mining and metallurgy would also see tremendous advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem of insufficient transportation capacity would also be completely solved, allowing for the direct production of steam locomotives, even steam trains!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the entire territory will enter the industrial age!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn only mused briefly before dismissing the thought; it was a bit too far-fetched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn began organizing the remaining eight hundred idle townsmen, assigning them to different positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn led three hundred townsmen to the Blacksmith Workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The continuous forging sounds ebbed and flowed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the blacksmith apprentices swung their iron hammers uncertainly, hammering a piece of iron plate on the anvil before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forging of iron plates needed for padded armor does not require much skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep hammering the red-hot iron block into square iron sheets, then process them into the required size of armor plates using an iron saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After quenching, trim, perforate, and polish to complete an armor plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every blacksmith apprentice can participate in the making of armor plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lynn surveyed the Blacksmith Workshop, Ehrelo strode up quickly to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with utmost respect, \"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ehrelo’s gaze shifted past Lynn to the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these figures, a look of delight appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ehrelo quickly inquired, \"Master, are these townsmen sent to the Blacksmith Workshop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded, \"Yes, the four hundred townsmen you wanted, I can’t fully provide for you at the moment, so I can only give you three hundred first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, they are all at your disposal and command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether for constructing the Blacksmith Workshop or forging armor plates, you decide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Ehrelo’s delight became more apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the production of Zha Armor Plates, apart from the apprentices casting chest armor and helmets, the rest were all dedicated to forging armor plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of forging armor plates is not complicated, but the quantity needed is vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per Master Lynn’s instructions, a set of padded armor requires at least several hundred plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a large quantity requires more labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three hundred laborers brought by Master Lynn could completely alleviate his urgent need!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ehrelo’s voice became excited, \"Thank you, thank you, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ehrelo called over a middle-aged man, none other than Alton Berry, who also possessed Level 3 Forging skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Lynn appointed him as Ehrelo’s deputy to collaboratively manage the entire Blacksmith Workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn also instructed Ehrelo to select a squad leader from among the apprentices working in the same type of post in the Blacksmith Workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad leader would manage the apprentices on the same post, and Ehrelo would oversee these squad leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, the entire Blacksmith Workshop could be managed more orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with Ehrelo managing alone, it often becomes prone to oversights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One’s energy, after all, is limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Alton took the three hundred townsmen into the Blacksmith Workshop, Lynn turned his attention to Ehrelo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before Lynn could inquire, Ehrelo spoke up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, with these three hundred blacksmith apprentices, the total number in the Blacksmith Workshop reached one thousand one hundred!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hundred or so people who first followed me still find it a bit challenging to graduate, but at least they’ve learned the basics of forging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",881,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.604Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","3924fe6bb715ce4952e41b11e36ed3d5aa917aeba27e828d52ca2d972f0f54a3","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-387","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-385",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]