System: Build My Own Territory

Chapter 1052 - 301: The Second Battle of Spirit Reef Port (10,000 Words) (Part

Compared to the guards and peasants possessed by these Manor Lords,

Lynn’s army of fully armed soldiers are the true machines of war and slaughter!

It’s not just Brick.

Helena and Alex in the other two carriages were also watching the armored soldiers outside the carriage.

However,

Unlike the tension and fear in Brick and Alex,

Helena’s eyes were filled with curiosity and awe.

There seemed to be a hint of admiration...

Possessing armored cavalry means possessing strong military power.

With powerful military strength, it means there’s no need to cling to anyone just to survive!

Everything within the territory belongs solely to the Lord!

If there are any Manor Lords or Lords who do things that harm the interests of the territory,

when negotiations fail, they can directly dispatch soldiers and press the enemy with force.

Use military power to decide who is right or wrong!

This is what it means to be a true Lord!

Rather than the situation they are in now,

under pressure from Zock Connally and Viscount Jon Zack,

they had no choice but to bring goods from their Manor and swear allegiance to Lord Lynn, whom they had never met or even heard of.

If Lord Lynn agrees, then that’s that.

If he doesn’t, not only will they lose face, but they will also have to leave with their goods in disgrace...

The dignity and honor of a Manor Lord would be completely gone!

However, Helena also understood.

Pleading with Lord Lynn to accept their allegiance,

was already their last opportunity, for them and their Manor!

Riding on the warhorse, Earl held the reins tightly, his gaze fixed on the carriage convoy ahead.

The scenes of Bader infiltrating Morgan Town with spies were still vivid in his mind.

If it weren’t for the patrols discovering them early and capturing Bader and his men,

and if they had done anything to harm Morgan Town,

then as the Lord specifically instructed to guard Morgan Town, he would be gravely derelict in his duties.

The Lord would have every reason to behead him as a warning to others!

Therefore,

Earl had no goodwill towards the men from Alba Town.

It was only because it was daytime now.

This caravan had dozens of guards as well as carriages loaded with goods.

If it were nighttime,

Earl would have long treated them as spies and taken them directly to the Lord.

While Earl scrutinized the carriage convoy,

from far in the back, the sound of horses galloping could be heard.

Earl glanced back, it was the cavalry he had dispatched to return to the Manor Castle and report to the Lord.

He pulled the reins, turning the warhorse to face the cavalry’s arrival.

Helena, Brick, and Alex in the three carriages also saw the cavalry rushing from afar.

Their gaze fixed, they waited.

The reporting cavalry, seeing the interception team ahead, swung his reins again.

Shouting ’giddy up, giddy up,’

hoping to spur the horse to its maximum speed.

Half a minute later,

when just ten meters ahead, Earl on his warhorse, the cavalry quickly pulled his reins.

With a ’whoa,’ the horse gradually halted.

The cavalry nodded slightly to Earl and reported,

"Master Earl, Lord Lynn has instructed you to lead the Manor Lords to the Manor Castle."

"Lord Lynn will be waiting in the reception hall."

"I will comply with the Lord’s instructions!"

Earl moved his right hand on the reins, directing the warhorse back in the right direction.

He glanced at the guards and carriage convoy, speaking up,

"With instructions from the Lord, you all may proceed to Morgan Town."

"Furthermore, the Lord will receive you in the Manor Castle."

"Please follow me!"

In the carriage compartment, Helena and the others slightly relaxed their taut minds upon hearing this.

Even without knowing the outcome of meeting Lord Lynn,

at least they now had the opportunity to enter Morgan Town and stand before Lord Lynn!

As long as they could see Lord Lynn, as long as they could speak with him, as long as they could gain protection,

no matter the heavy price they ultimately had to pay, they were willing!

Under the guidance of Earl on his warhorse,

the convoy from Alba Town, escorted by light cavalry, moved towards the distant Manor Castle.

As the carriage began to travel at a steady pace,

Helena looked out of the window,

On the left of the carriage, stretched a vast expanse of harvested farmland.

The flat soil bore traces of cut stalks here and there.

On the right, teams of farmers were harvesting the crops in the fields.

Though a bit distant,

from the farmers’ attire Helena could instantly recognize,

the farmers were from Alba Town!

The complexity in Helena’s heart intensified.

If they could not pledge allegiance to Lord Lynn and seek his protection,

Lord Lynn could easily obliterate them as he did the Manors of Connally and Louis,

completely wiping them out.

By then,

everything they owned would belong to Lord Lynn!

Even as negotiations hadn’t yet begun,

Helena had already realized, they had no position to bargain with Lord Lynn!

Under the guidance of the armored cavalry, the caravan continued moving forward.

Until half an hour later,

a castle standing amidst vast farmlands came into their view.