Real Mount and Blade Game

Chapter 16: Building a Successful Base

"Yeah, very good." Shen Mu nodded calmly in response: "Sit down, you must be exhausted after the journey."

"Thank you for your concern." Everyone in the room sat down again.

No matter whether it was the 20 peasants from the Kingdom of Swadia or the 10 new members of the Lake Rat Gang from the Kingdom of Sturgia, they were all leaning against the wall limply at this time, gasping for breath, still in fear.

The battle just now was really too intense for them!

When they came to this world, endless undead monsters attacked them.

Only a few people suffered minor injuries, thanks to their familiarity with war, knowing how to fight, and how to organize themselves and use formations to resist the enemy, so they managed to hold on until Shen Mu led his troops to rescue them.

"Lift the curtain over the wheat field and let these immigrants and the new members of the Lake Rat Gang rest over there."

At this time, Shen Mu also noticed that the room was too crowded.

A small room of 30 square meters.

Also remove the toilet, bed and other storage spaces.

Then 45 people squeezed in.

It's so crowded!
"Understood." A Swadian militiaman stood up and gave orders, lifted the curtain, and led the newcomers into the wheat field to rest.

At least the space in the room was made a lot more spacious.

There is no absolute darkness beyond the wheat field.

There is no gray fog either.

Although it is also night, no undead monsters will descend.

So it's still safe.

In addition, there are new members of the Lake Rat Gang who are fishermen and pirates from the Great Swamp in the Overlord world of Mount & Blade 2, which is the predecessor of the Kingdom of Vaegir in the Warband world, the Kingdom of Sturgia. Compared with these 10 guys of the second-tier soldiers, they are half resting and half protecting the immigrants, so they are considered safe.

At least Shen Mu is very confident in these new members of the Lake Rat Gang.

They are called newcomers.

A new member of the Lake Rat Gang family, a low-level soldier.

They were equipped with leather waistcoats, leather hats, and held small-bladed axes and kite-shaped shields. In close combat, they had the rough and fierce characteristics of the Sturgians, or later the Vikings.

Moreover, on the back, between the leather coat and the hook of the corset, there were two thin javelins with four darts each hanging.

It is usually used to throw out and catch fish when fishing.

But in battle.

They can still throw it accurately and hit any enemy they want within a range of 10 meters!
"Once these new immigrants have settled down, it will be my turn to take care of myself."

Shen Mu sat on the bed.

A dialog box appears on my retina.

[Ding! You won the battle! ]

[Because you and your men fought bravely, you received 1 Bronze Level Treasure Box and 500 Dinars. ]

[You have soldiers 'Swadian Militia x 5' that can be upgraded. 】

[You have 20 Swadian peasants that can be upgraded. You can choose to upgrade them to the Neutral/Swadian camp.]

The first thing that came to Shen Mu's mind was the settlement of this battle.

It's all about rewards and troop upgrades.

These can be operated backwards.

"Next one." Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly.

A new dialog box pops up.

[Ding! It has been detected that the total number of you and your subordinates has reached 46, and the condition of 30 people forming a "base" has been met. ]

[Most of the personnel are 'Swadians', so you can choose to form a 'Swadian Stronghold.' 】

[If you choose to form a "Swadia Stronghold", you will obtain 'Swadia Features (Brave People) (Primary)': ① Soldiers' courage increases by 20% when fighting around the stronghold. ]

[Ding! It has been detected that you can build a "Swadia Base", and your special item "Robber's Junction" is allowed to be built. 】

"Establish a Swadia stronghold." Shen Mu made the decision without hesitation.

This matter is also what he cares about most.

[You have confirmed that you have established the "Swadia Base". ]

[The building interface begins loading...]

[Swadia Base]

【Lord】: Shen Mu
[Features]: Brave People (Primary) (Soldiers gain +20% courage when fighting near a stronghold)

[Civilians]: 20 farmers

[Soldiers]: 10 Swadian light infantry; 5 militiamen; 10 Sturgian Lake Rat Gang rookies.

【Building】: 1 acre of wheat field.

[Buildable Buildings]: Main house of the stronghold (can be built immediately), storage room, granary, wall, livestock pen, robbers' meeting place (can be built immediately).

[Output]: Wheat (extremely rare)
[Recruitment]: Unable to recruit (civilians must maintain a minimum of 30 people)
"Is this the base of Swadia?" The dialog box in front of Shen Mu was immediately refreshed.

A complete information brief was soon produced.

'Om! '

And in the process, some mysterious power once again began to spread around with Shen Mu as the center.

It directly swept across the apartment where Shen Mu was staying, and also swept across the one-acre wheat field next to it which occupied 20 apartments.

This mysterious power even swept across the entire seventh floor, including the six floors below and the other three apartment buildings outside that were shrouded in darkness and gray fog.

Shen Mu vaguely discovered that after he established the Swadia stronghold on the seventh floor.

The entire apartment complex is located near the base.

As long as your soldiers are located in the entire apartment complex, they can enjoy the characteristics of the Swadia stronghold, and during battle, they will have a +20% courage increase effect!
Increasing courage is equivalent to increasing morale, and because of bravery, it also increases combat effectiveness and defense. Even if the enemy encountered is too strong, it will not be easily defeated.

Very nice feature.

"There are also buildings that can be built, and there are two buildings that can be built immediately."

Shen Mu's eyes swept across the contents in the stronghold interface.

Looked at the only two buildings.

"The main house of the base... and the robbers' meeting place."

Shen Mu's thoughts suddenly moved.

With the communication system.

"Buzz!" Some mysterious power descended again.

But this time, Shen Mu's perspective directly changed to a third-person perspective, just like the perspective when he unfolded the wheat field.

It's a familiar road.

And in Shen Mu's mind, there was a card with a picture of a building similar to a square tower built with stone and wood.

There is also a card with a picture of a wall and a crossed 'X' symbol on the wall.

Then it emerged quietly.

The former is the main house of the stronghold.

The latter is where the robbers meet.

[Base Main House (Swadia)]

[Introduction: This is a typical building of the Kingdom of Swadia, a solid square tower made of stone and wood. It is 6 meters high, covers an area of 50 square meters, and is divided into two floors. The upper floor can be used for living, the lower floor can be used to summon subordinates and serve as a kitchen, and the top floor allows soldiers to be stationed for defense. ]

[Effect: The core building of a stronghold. ]

……

【Robbers’ meeting place】

[Introduction: This is a street method used by a group of robbers from the Kingdom of Swadia. Just place it in the corner of any building and robbers who notice the mark will come quietly.]

【Effect: Purchase or sell stolen goods on the black market.】

The secondary pages of these two buildings naturally appeared in front of Shen Mu.

"Then let's build it."

Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly.

Then, right in front of Shen Mu, a 6-meter-high square tower appeared in front of him in the form of a phantom.

It just so happened that it perfectly overlapped with the room and corridor where Shen Mu was currently located at the edge of the apartment.

The top floor also breaks through the ceiling and reaches the terrace on the top floor of the apartment.

It directly forms a special path leading to the roof of the apartment building, and a small tower that is higher than the roof of the terrace!

[Do you want to expand the 'base main house'? ]

A dialog box popped up in front of Shen Mu again.

"Confirm to unfold!"

Shen Mu made a decision immediately.

With his eyes flickering, he looked at the main house and apartment floors that could be edited again with the help of the map editor, and some more ideas came to his mind.

For example, the main house, which is larger than the room, can be completely absorbed by the room and the outside corridor without destroying the load-bearing walls.

Facing the corridor, there are about 20 shooting holes on the wall of the main house according to the floors.

Used for the next shooter to enter the station.

Moreover, in the distance from the corridor to the elevator room, the roof of the apartment is completely removed in the direction of the corridor.

This means that any enemy can just turn around the elevator and come to the corridor.

So within this 30-meter range.

You have to go directly into the already unfolded building, which is 6 meters high, with shooting holes on both the upper and lower floors, and concave and convex battlements on the top floor. It is called the main building of the stronghold, but in fact it is the attack range of a square tower!

The corridor is only 1.5 meters wide.

For the long-range shooters of the Kingdom of Swadia, they are all soldiers who use crossbow weapons.

It is simply the best terrain environment!

"Yes, that's it."

Shen Mu's lips curled up slightly.

Data was flowing rapidly between his brows.

The building is unfolding.

The rooms in the apartment also changed according to his ideas.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting at the head of the long table in the main room.

In front of me is a long, rustic wooden dining table.

And in the fireplace on the wall.

'Crackling.'