System: Build My Own Territory

Chapter 998 - 292: Are You Planning to Rebel? (10K)_5

"Those manor lords without armored soldiers are like lambs to the slaughter."

"This is the horror of having four or five hundred armored soldiers!"

He naturally understood.

This was also why Zock Connally, as the manor lord, found it hard to believe.

Who would want to believe it?

A stranger lord, with a name never before heard, suddenly appeared in Morgan Town.

Could they really have a force of four or five hundred armored soldiers?

Even the Connelly Manor, which has been passed down for generations in Alba Town,

to this day, doesn’t even have a hundred armored soldiers!

The most crucial point is.

A lord with so many armored soldiers poses a significant threat to the survival of Connelly Manor!

Therefore.

Whether to thoroughly investigate the number of armored soldiers in Morgan Town,

or to reclaim the honor of his manor guard team,

as the guard captain, he had to personally go to Morgan Town.

Despite Walter explaining it this way, Eddie was still unwilling and said,

"Guard Captain, we indeed went to Morgan Town and conducted a detailed investigation."

"The patrol team in Morgan Town and that manor castle, they’re all wearing standard armor!"

"Helmet, chest armor, back armor, and plates."

"The number of soldiers combined surely exceeds four or five hundred! It’s more than four or five hundred."

"Because, whether it’s the garrison of the manor castle or the patrol team of Morgan Town, there’s a rotation system."

Saying this, Eddie speculated a little,

"Perhaps, Morgan Town possesses a thousand armored soldiers?"

Hearing Eddie’s baseless speculation, Walter couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him.

He said in a deep voice, "Stop guessing."

"Go to Morgan Town immediately, find out the situation there, and report back to Master Zock at the manor estate!"

Feeling the authority in Walter’s tone, Eddie slightly opened his mouth.

In the end, he and a few riders next to him responded in unison.

"Yes, Captain Walter."

With those words,

under Walter’s lead, the six of them once again drove their horses toward the dark, weedy wasteland ahead.

Compared to their previous gallop,

the horses were now only trotting fast.

However.

Before they had gone a few miles,

Walter, riding on the horse, once again stopped his horse.

Walter’s eyes gazed straight into the distance, calling out.

"Eddie!"

Following behind him, Eddie quickly urged his horse forward to his side.

Seeing Walter’s face full of gravity,

Eddie looked in the direction Walter was gazing at.

He found nothing unusual.

Eddie asked in confusion, "Guard Captain, did you see something?"

Walter, without a sideways glance, spoke in a low voice.

"Did you hear that?"

Eddie’s confusion intensified, "Hear?"

The four riders behind were equally puzzled.

In this desolate wilderness, except for the sound of their horses’ hooves and some birds and animals scattering,

what other sounds could there be?

Seeing Walter silent, Eddie asked again.

"Captain Walter, what should we be hearing?"

The other riders looked at Walter in confusion.

Walter closed his eyes slightly, seemingly trying his best to listen to the...

extremely faint yet distinctly clear sound that reached his ears.

A few seconds later.

Walter suddenly opened his eyes, responding immediately.

"The sound of horse steps, the clashing of armor components, the shouting of messengers giving orders..."

Eddie raised an eyebrow, sharing a puzzled glance with the other riders.

He reminded, "Guard Captain, from where we are, even the edge of Morgan Town is still at least ten miles away."

"Unless the lord of Morgan Town dispatched a vast army into Alba Town."

"Otherwise, how could we possibly hear..."

Eddie’s words were cut off abruptly by Walter in front.

"No!"

With a shout,

Walter’s expression turned fierce, and he quickly swung the reins, urging his horse toward a distant hillside.

Eddie and the other riders exchanged glances, without further ado, they also urged their horses to follow.

A few minutes later.

Eddie saw Walter atop a low hill, reining in his horse.

His heart slightly relaxed.

If Walter, as the guard captain, had galloped all the way to the vicinity of Morgan Town,

and was caught by the patrol soldiers of Morgan Town,

the five of them would have been in deep trouble!

Bringing his warhorse to a stop, Eddie relaxed his tone, just about to speak.

Walter’s low and incredulous voice reached his ears.

"I now believe the information you reported is true!"

Eddie’s face still showed confusion.

He shifted his gaze, looking again in the direction Walter was staring at.

The next second.

His eyes widened, his face filled with shock.

Not just him.

The four riders behind him also showed disbelief on their faces!

Before their eyes.

Torchlight moved continuously several miles from the low hill.

Even from miles away,

they could still see, illuminated by the torchlight, soldiers either on horseback or perhaps on foot.

Although the types of soldiers varied,

they all wore standard armor!