[{"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-396":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},161806,317,"Chapter 396 - 193: Gold Pounds, Grain, and Women (10k)","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-396",396,"\u003Cp>Mike’s body lay on the ground, blood flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer knelt, fists clenched, head bowed, perhaps due to the intense pain in his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was because of Mike’s death that Boer’s body trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn said solemnly, \"Mr. Boer, you may rise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already paid the price!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Boer slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Lynn before him, Boer gratefully said, \"Yes, Master Lynn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s leave first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer bent down and used both hands to slowly lift Mike’s body from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With heavy steps, he walked toward the waiting carriage caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the caravans headed off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynn withdrew his gaze, contemplating in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siege battle was becoming known to more and more people, making his territory increasingly dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also understood that as more merchants arrived for trade, carrying large quantities of grain and batches of slaves here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of land would eventually be known to more people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t ensure that everyone who visited this territory would choose to keep silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he could do now was to continually strengthen the armed forces of the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the walls and the defenses currently under construction to fend off threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ice layer on the ground gradually lessened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer gave the order for everyone to mount the carriages and horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky gradually darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to quickly head to the next camp where they could stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once the temperature fully dropped, neither people nor horses could endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the forest lined with limestone roads, it wasn’t long before the caravan arrived beneath the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose glanced at Boer’s caravan and then commanded the soldiers to open the heavy iron gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden gate, measuring several centimeters thick and covered with a layer of iron, emitted a heavy sound each time it opened and closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Boer’s appreciative gaze towards Rose, the iron gate swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boer led the caravan out of the city wall, galloping towards the distant wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy closing sound echoed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the iron gate clattered shut, beneath the city wall, apart from the sounds of soldier training, no other noises remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a low hillside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figures of four or five cavalrymen stood atop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front, the middle-aged man draped in a wool cloak kept his gaze fixed on Boer’s caravan as it receded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, a young man in leather armor drove his horse over to the middle-aged man’s side and asked, \"Godfrey, would you like me to lead some men to intercept them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey replied blandly, \"No need, just an ordinary businessman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting his gaze, Godfrey looked toward the distant city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being three thousand meters away, he could still make out the towering wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t judge its exact height, but he could distinctly perceive that its height was no less than that of Bordeaux City’s outer wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey clearly saw figures busy digging and working on the open ground outside the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an experienced knight, Godfrey naturally understood that those people were constructing defenses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the desolate land several kilometers away from the city wall, a team of a dozen members was surveying the surrounding environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey speculated they were site selection...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desolate land, observing the surroundings, and outside the city walls—it’s likely they were selecting sites for watchtowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey looked unwavering; he spoke, saying, \"Give me the map of Kaldi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man who previously spoke promptly retrieved a roll of parchment from the leather pack bound to the horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey reached out to take it, unrolling it slowly, and his gaze quickly searched the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued searching, Godfrey’s brow furrowed more prominently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmuring to himself, he said, \"Strange... no markings on this map... no houses, no city walls...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which implies that the territory developed only recently?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The version of the map he had was a mere three years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast domain of the Karedi Empire meant map-makers didn’t visit this southern boundary region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resulting in that territory not being marked on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, from the outline and color of the city wall to the ongoing excavation and construction of defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t resemble a territory passed down for centuries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had truly been inherited for such a long time, how could he have never known?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Marquis Ducas recently ennoble someone as a lord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could answer him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey found himself deeply curious about that territory and its lord behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of presence could construct a wall as tall as Bordeaux City’s in such a short time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bold thought crossed Godfrey’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the collaboration between the Iron Blood Brotherhood and the Storm Mercenary Corps be due to their coveting that territory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coveting the territory, assaulting the walls, then annihilating all the lords behind the walls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could explain why all the manor lords in Morgan Town were unaware of the Bandit Corps’ whereabouts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all these speculations prove accurate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey still has one last doubt in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of existence lurks behind the walls that entices the bandits to covet?\u003C\u002Fp>",874,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.604Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","af650aed9829e2e963a87e848ac2b1424b1b8411565296fcade64924393abc77","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-397","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-395",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]