System: Build My Own Territory-Chapter 544 - 217: Assassination (10,000 Words)

Everything requires a time cycle!

Thinking of this.

Lynn exhaled a breath of warmth, the tension and urgency in his heart gradually calmed down.

This is it.

The cork fishing float he was gazing at suddenly vanished beneath the river surface.

Lynn gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, a massive weight transmitted through the line appeared in his grasp!

Lynn’s brow raised, and he couldn’t help but shout, "Big fish!"

"Red, prepare the net!"

Red, who had been waiting silently behind him, tightened his grip on the net handle and responded solemnly, "Yes, Lord."

The guards further back also showed a similar readiness on their faces.

Lynn stood up and paced back and forth along the riverbank, continuously maneuvering against the river fish in the water.

Until over ten minutes later.

Lynn finally felt the strength on the fishing rod gradually weaken.

He lifted the fishing rod repeatedly with his hand to draw the fish closer.

A few minutes later.

The river fish in the water finally exhausted its strength.

With a swift motion of his hands, Lynn lifted the large fish out of the water.

A broad silver-white figure swiftly approached the riverbank from the water surface.

Having heard Lynn’s earlier words, Red almost needed no further reminder.

He stepped to the edge of the riverbank, extended the net, and quickly captured the river fish in it.

Red leaped onto the riverbank and set the net down on the grass.

Looking at the river fish seemingly too weak to struggle, Lynn felt a rush of information.

This carp weighs at least over ten pounds!

If it weren’t for exhausting its strength, it wouldn’t have been so difficult.

A textual panel also appeared in his vision.

[Hint]: Obtained ordinary fish: Carp x1, Reward: Skill Book: Shield and Sword Mastery

[Shield and Sword Mastery]: Proficiently using a shield for defense while attacking with a sword

[Hint: Obtained Shield and Sword Mastery, do you wish to learn?]

Seeing the series of prompts before him, Lynn’s thoughts shifted.

"Learn!"

As his resolve settled, a massive memory emerged in his mind and quickly integrated.

A few seconds later, the process completed smoothly.

Lynn nodded in satisfaction.

Engaging in [Fishing], big fish yield skill book rewards while small fish can offer energy stone rewards.

Not to mention whether he needs a skill, the more skills the better!

If one day he faces a desperate situation on the battlefield, battling enemies, anything can happen.

The more adept he is with weapons, the better his chances of survival!

As for a small fish weighing a few pounds, gaining ten energy stones...

It’s almost his main source of energy stones now!

The achievements in [Milestone], as they continue to be completed and claimed, require increasing difficulty.

As for [Task], not even a hint remains.

It even made him hallucinate—had tasks appeared, but he forgot them?

A thought moved, and Lynn somewhat reluctantly opened the [Task] panel for a glimpse.

Empty.

With a soft sigh, Lynn was about to close it.

A text prompt appeared in his vision.

[Task: Conquer Morgan Town!]

[Reward: Depends on completion level.]

Looking at the panel ahead of him, Lynn couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

A task has arrived!

And it’s asking him to conquer Morgan Town!

A thought moved, and Lynn closed the [Task] panel.

His mind began analyzing and contemplating.

Conquering Morgan Town holds little significance for him at this moment!

Firstly.

Morgan Town is far from his territory, over one hundred fifty miles away.

A fully loaded carriage would take three days to reach.

Even at full gallop, a warhorse would require at least half a day.

Given his current ability, even if he managed to seize it, he couldn’t fully control it.

Secondly.

He still has over twenty thousand acres of wild grassland in his territory, waiting for him to arrange for townsmen to cultivate and plant.

Right now, he doesn’t need that much farmland.

Then.

There’s the manor lord in Morgan Town.

Until now.

He appointed Gasper, the spy leader in Morgan Town, yet hasn’t brought back detailed information on the armed forces of various manors.

Lastly.

His current armed soldiers are limited.

The lack of training, weapons, and warhorses, as well as composite armor, remains in production.

He needs more time to accumulate and develop.

The only allure in Morgan Town is those few thousand free people and livestock and poultry.

Iron goods?

He has an open-pit iron mine under development, along with six iron-smelting blast furnaces and blacksmith workshops.

Farmland?

The entire territory comprises over thirty thousand acres of wasteland, along with a barley yield of one hundred fifty pounds per acre, enough to sustain a large population.

Meat?

The meadows are home to forest pigs, Coatsworth sheep, and household chickens and livestock, capable of maximum reproduction for two cycles.

His territory will no longer lack meat.

Moreover, the entire territory backs the Aladia River, which has almost inexhaustible fish resources.

Population?

The total population within the territory has reached nine thousand.

As long as no war arises, they can enjoy a safe and leisurely life in the territory.

Lynn feels.

With night-time entertainment lacking, the population within his territory could double within a few years!