System: Build My Own Territory-Chapter 807 - 260: The Church Bishop Arrives

Watching the guards already stationed to watch over the building’s entrance, Earlie smiled and turned away.

The moment he turned around, the smile vanished from his face.

In his mind, he kept pondering the words he had just spoken to Samuel.

He knew the whole picture and naturally understood the many gaps within.

However.

For Samuel and Seamus, who knew nothing, it was different.

Judging from Seamus’s disdainful attitude and words towards Morgan Town,

it was clear.

He seldom visited small, remote, and poor towns like Morgan Town.

The thing Earlie was most grateful for was.

The cavalry team Seamus led from Kakasong City arrived at Morgan Town at night.

After several days of travel and toil, they urgently needed a comfortable, quiet, and safe place to rest.

If it had been daytime, with the broad daylight.

They could have seen everything about Morgan Town!

Earlie then had a thought, a hint of doubt surfaced in his mind.

Since Seamus despised Morgan Town so much,

why did he bring nearly twenty fully armed heavy cavalry soldiers here?

Clearly, it was not related to a change in Morgan Town.

Earlie shook his head and walked towards his resting quarters.

Ahead, a patrol of soldiers confronted Earlie.

Earlie directly called over the squad leader.

"Assign personnel to keep watch on them."

"If any unusual situations arise, report immediately."

The squad leader hurriedly responded, "Yes, Master Earlie!"

Earlie nodded and proceeded to his resting quarters.

So far, he had done everything that needed to be done.

Now all he had to do was wait for instructions from Master Lynn in the domain!

...

Inside a three-story building.

In a master bedroom cleaned thoroughly and illuminated by candlelight,

Seamus was sitting comfortably in a tub filled with hot water.

Perhaps due to the comfort of the hot water,

his eyes were slightly closed, and his round face showed an expression of enjoyment.

After soaking for a short while,

Seamus sighed somewhat regretfully, "What a pity... it would be great if there were young, beautiful girls while bathing!"

But the next second, he consoled himself.

"Morgan Town, could such a small place have young, beautiful girls?"

"Once the business is over, back in Kakasong City, there’s plenty of time to enjoy!"

The reason he came to Morgan Town was naturally because he couldn’t avoid coming here!

And that reason was — fine salt!

Seamus never dreamed of it.

In the far southern, remote, and desolate part of the Karedi Empire, within Morgan Town’s boundary,

there was actually a minable salt mine!

And there was a workshop capable of processing and producing small, uniform, high-quality fine salt!

No matter whose territory this open-pit salt mine was in within Morgan Town, it didn’t matter.

Seamus Tuck was the Church Bishop of the Kakasong District!

Not just Morgan Town,

within the entire Kakasong District range,

as the Church Bishop, he had some supervisory responsibilities over the economic resources in his jurisdiction!

To put it nicely, he was to oversee the mining of mineral resources,

preventing over-extraction or resource wastage.

But to put it bluntly, he aimed to gain economic interests from the salt mine mining and fine salt production!

Most importantly,

the lord had already invested in the mining and production.

Now, he just needed to intervene as the Church Bishop and reap the benefits without the labor!

As for whether the lord excavating the salt mine would disagree with his involvement...

Seamus never considered this issue.

Because, as a Church Bishop, he was backed by the Church spread across the entire Garonia Continent!

Thinking of this,

Seamus’s mouth lifted into a smile filled with anticipation.

Knock, knock ~ Knock, knock ~

Just as Seamus was imagining the scene of frolicking with several young women in the room,

a knocking sound, untimely, broke out.

Startled, Seamus’s entire body shuddered, with layers of fat rippling like waves.

His face filled with rage, he snapped.

"Who?"

Outside the tightly shut door, Samuel’s voice responded.

"Lord Bishop, it’s me, Samuel."

Hearing Samuel’s response, Seamus’s anger flared even more.

"Who allowed you to knock and disturb me while I’m bathing?"

"You’re interrupting my spiritual guidance from the God of Light!"

"Slap yourself ten times!"

Seamus’s words fell, and there was a momentary silence outside the door.

Soon after, Samuel hesitantly responded,

"Yes... Lord Bishop!"

Slap ~ Slap ~ Slap ~

Hearing the crisp sound of slaps from outside, Seamus’s anger slowly subsided.

After Samuel finished slapping himself.

Seamus coldly inquired, "What’s the matter?"

Outside, Samuel did not immediately respond, seemingly enduring some pain.

A few seconds later,

Samuel spoke in a somewhat broken voice outside the door,

"Bishop... Lord Bishop..."

"I feel... something is off with Morgan Town!"

As Seamus casually wiped off the grime from his body, he responded with indifference.

"Off? In what way? Speak!"

Samuel quickly explained, "Lord Bishop, I have a feeling that apart from these soldiers, there’s no one else in this small town!"

"You might not have noticed, but all the houses in the town were completely dark!"

"No signs of life!"

"Even if Morgan Town is remote and poor, it’s impossible that all the townsmen immediately go to rest as soon as night falls, right?"

Upon hearing these words, Seamus impatiently replied,

"Samuel, are you assuming I’m blind?"

Samuel’s puzzled voice came from outside: "Lord Bishop... What do you mean? Samuel doesn’t quite understand."

Seamus took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his anger, and continued,

"After entering Morgan Town, I saw a few houses with oil lamps still glowing."

"I even saw the figures of children and their fathers in the alleys."

Samuel from outside seemed to have fallen into silence.

Seamus continued, "Moreover..."

"Morgan Town might be remote and poor, but the town still has three to four thousand residents!"

"Unless they went to rest, could they have vanished into thin air?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

After hesitating for a few seconds outside, Samuel remarked,

"But, Lord Bishop..."

Seamus replied impatiently, "Alright, alright."

"Instead of having this energy, you might as well find me a few women in the town!"

"Even if there aren’t young, beautiful girls, even prostitutes will do."

"It’s a lot better than sleeping alone!!"

Samuel naturally detected the irritation in Seamus’s words.

He sighed lightly and said, "Then, Samuel won’t disturb you any further, Lord Bishop. Rest early."

Seamus scolded, "Get out of here quickly."

Samuel dared not say another word.

He instructed the two guards at the door to take good care of the Lord Bishop and then left the entrance of Seamus’s bedroom.