System: Build My Own Territory

Chapter 1028 - 297: Ready for War

Upon noticing Helena’s amber eyes spinning rapidly in thought, he quickly lowered his head.

After a brief wait.

Lorenzo was about to speak.

Helena’s gentle and magnetic voice inquired.

"Did the cavalry army launch an attack on Alba Town?"

Lorenzo frowned slightly, recalled for a few seconds, and responded.

"Lady Helena, the guard who came to report only said that Alba Town is facing the threat of a cavalry army."

"I speculate..."

Helena responded, "Guard Captain Lorenzo, there’s no need to speculate."

"Alba Town is certainly safe at this moment."

"Two thousand cavalry attacking Alba Town, let alone the town’s guards..."

"Even if all the manor’s soldiers were gathered, they wouldn’t stand a chance against that cavalry army."

"Moreover, they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to send a guard to report back!"

Lorenzo nodded in agreement.

Lady Helena’s words were indeed reasonable.

Lorenzo asked, "Lady Helena, given Alba Town’s current situation, is there anything you need me to do?"

Helena didn’t answer Lorenzo’s question, but instead asked.

"Have the spies sent to Connelly Manor returned?"

Lorenzo was about to reply when sounds of running footsteps ascending the stairs echoed from outside the study.

Helena and Lorenzo both turned their gaze to the wide-open double wooden doors.

Under their watchful eyes, a guard ran and climbed up the stairs.

Upon seeing Helena and Lorenzo in the study, the guard quickly lowered his head and hurried to the study’s entrance.

Before the guard could speak, Helena said, "No need to ask for permission, just come in and report the situation."

The guard understood and quickly entered the study.

Hastened words came from the guard’s mouth.

"Lady Helena, Connelly Manor has been destroyed!"

Lorenzo raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

However.

He said nothing and continued to listen to the guard’s report.

Helena seemed unsurprised and responded.

"Continue!"

The guard continued, "After a volley of arrows from hundreds of archers, a group of infantry clad in standard plate armor, holding long spears, along with a group of light infantry, stormed into Connelly Manor."

"Although Connelly Manor had prepared defensive constructions in advance."

"They were clearly built to target cavalry, such as trenches, spike pits, and barriers."

"Following the archers’ arrow shower, the heavy and light infantry easily captured Connelly Manor."

"Within about ten minutes after the heavy infantry army launched their attack on Connelly Manor, they achieved a crushing victory."

"Ultimately, it ended with Guard Captain Walter, who refused to lay down his arms, being shot dead by an arrow."

"All items and personnel in the manor were taken away."

At this point.

The guard shifted his tone and continued reporting.

"However, Lady Helena, Manor Lord Zock managed to escape the manor before the attack..."

Neither Helena nor Lorenzo spoke.

After the guard’s words fell, the study fell into silence once again.

Helena’s moist, crimson lips slightly parted, softly biting the mouthpiece of the pipe in her right hand.

Ssss~

Helena took a deep inhalation, and the mugwort and other fibrous leaves in the pipe burned rapidly.

Her inhalation was so strong that even the air whistled through the corners of her mouth, making a slight sucking sound.

Helena removed the pipe from her mouth and exhaled the swirling smoke evenly from her lungs.

Two seconds later.

Helena contently said, "Is there anything else that needs reporting?"

The guard pondered for a few seconds, then explained.

"For now, that’s all, Lady Helena."

Helena responded, "You did very well, now go and rest."

The guard bowed in response.

He slightly turned his head to glance at Lorenzo, and seeing as there were no questions, he promptly bowed and exited.

The guard closed the door behind him and felt a slight relief in his heart.

From the moment he entered the study, the guard hadn’t dared to look at Helena even once.

He clearly remembered.

A traveling merchant had once come to Wells Manor for business.

Because he had gazed at Lady Helena’s ample bosom a few too many times.

Lady Helena personally gouged out the merchant’s eyes...

As the sound of the wooden door closing behind him echoed, Lorenzo spoke.

"Lady Helena, just as you anticipated..."

"Connelly Manor has indeed been destroyed by the Lord of Morgan Town, Lynn!"

Helena still remained silent, once more placing the pipe in her right hand into her rosy mouth.

At this point, Lorenzo hesitated a bit.

"But Lady Helena, Zock has fled the manor, surely heading to Kakasong City!"

"Given Viscount Jon Zack’s relationship with Zock, Zock will surely ask Viscount Jon Zack for assistance."

"If that’s the case, once Viscount Jon Zack assembles all the manor lords to launch a full-scale attack on Lord Lynn..."

"After Lord Lynn is defeated, Zock will certainly settle scores with all the manor lords of Alba Town!"

"Since all the manor lords of Alba Town refused Zock’s request for military aid..."

Just as Lorenzo finished speaking, Helena’s voice, full of the unique magnetism of a mature woman, resonated.

"Who told you that Lord Lynn will definitely be defeated by Viscount Jon Zack and his supporting manor lords?"

Lorenzo furrowed his brow slightly, a bit confused.