Real Mount and Blade Game

Chapter 79: Suppression of the Undead Rules

The black tide has finally arrived!
Just as night fell tonight, the rules of the dead appeared on the blue planet.

Originally, the Undead Rules and the Blue Star Rules were almost in balance, with the Undead Rules ruling the night and the Blue Star Rules maintaining the tacit understanding during the day, but it was broken in an instant.

So much so that as the night just began, everyone on the Blue Star.

There was a shudder from the bottom of their hearts!
It's a thrill at the soul level.

and also…

The rejection of light and heat from the rules of the dead brings about a coldness that has both physical and spiritual effects!

Even in the village of Dehrim protected by the rules of Mount and Blade, everyone who was still standing and moving around felt the coldness as if the weather had suddenly changed and the temperature had dropped abruptly.

This can even be seen as a tough and complete Mount & Blade rule that is supported by countless Mount & Blade worlds...

It is also a symbol of being temporarily at a disadvantage due to the sudden increase in the rules of the dead!

exactly.

It's not just the Mount and Blade rules.

There are also the rules of the spirit world and the rules of the blue star, all of which have been completely suppressed by the rules of the undead that have entered the black tide stage!
But Shen Mu is not without a solution.

"Light the fireplace!" Shen Mu waved his hand and gave orders to the Swadian militia who had already arrived in the castle hall and were serving as service staff.

"Understood." The Swadian militia immediately took action.

From the pile of materials prepared in advance, they brought burnt firewood, clothes, and various heavy books, and stuffed them all into the fireplace.

Then he poured gasoline on it, ignited it with a lighter with a click, and it burst into flames.

As the fireplace burned fiercely and a smell of smoke filled the air, the only remaining rule of Blue Planet that could bring a little comfort to the humans of Blue Planet finally diffused from the burning fireplace.

"Light the torches and tell the whole village to light the fireplaces in every building and light bonfires at the two city gates."

Shen Mu's new orders were issued one after another.

"As ordered."

The Swadian militia turned around and conveyed the message.

In a short while, thirty or forty bonfires were lit between the buildings in the entire village.

Bonfires were lit on the inside of the two city gates and on the concrete city walls.

Moreover, the largest and most numerous Swadian militiamen were now holding torches, forming a large patrol and sentry network, covering every corner and key area of ​​the village in the patrol direction.

"My predecessor didn't know much about the black tide either, because every time the black tide came, he would hide in the room of the apartment and never go out."

At this time, Shen Mu arrived at the door of the castle hall.

Standing on the huge concrete pier, looking up at the village scenery within the city wall that was decorated with bonfires and torches, he nodded slightly.

I am satisfied with this arrangement.

but.

What made Shen Mu even more satisfied was the hundreds of people squatting and panting at the east city gate.

It was in the afternoon that they went out urgently to kill monsters and finally gathered 50 villagers and 30 robbers who had enough experience to upgrade, as well as the Swadian sergeants and senior thugs of the Lake Rat Gang who were named by Bandak and Fatis.

A few minutes before the black tide arrived, he finally arrived back and was resting tiredly.

"Upgrade everything."

Shen Mu's thoughts communicated with the system.

After leveling up in the underground garage, 50 villagers and 30 robbers have met the upgrade requirements.

Now, you can become a Swadian recruit, and a stronger Lake Rat Gang recruit!
[You have soldiers... zizz, zizz...you can upgrade them... zizz...]

[Sizzle…sizzle…sizzle…]

However, what appeared in front of Shen Mu at this time was not the same simple and clear dialog box content as before.

Instead, there are some garbled characters that seem like data errors, and some are just noise!
"Huh?" Shen Mu frowned: "What's going on?!"

You know, this is a situation that has never occurred since the advent of the Mount and Blade system!

Shen Mu, who was originally calm and confident.

At this moment, his face suddenly became solemn, and his hands subconsciously clenched the hilt of the Holy Tree Cavalry Sword at his waist.

The Mount and Blade system is Shen Mu’s golden finger.

The absolute trump card.

It can be said that he, Shen Mu, is the absolute trump card in this doomsday-like Blue Star world!
I originally thought that there would be no mistakes and that the products produced by the system must be high-quality.

just now.

Even the Mount and Blade system had problems.

How could Shen Mu, a user who could live such a comfortable life by mastering the Mount and Blade system, not feel a little nervous? !
"Is it because of the Kuroshio?"

Shen Mu frowned, slowly raised his head and looked at the completely dark night outside.

At this moment, on the outskirts of the Mounted and Bladed Village of "Derhrim", one could clearly see that the pitch-black darkness, as if it was the true definition of the word "black", was solidified outside.

Now Shen Mu frowned and looked carefully at the complete darkness outside.

Even vaguely discover it.

At the junction of darkness and the gloomy night of Mount & Blade rules, there were wisps of gray mist that seemed imperceptible, but because Shen Mu was bound to the Mount & Blade system, he could keenly sense it...

It's infiltrating towards this side!

Although it came into contact with the dark night that belonged to the rules of Mount and Blade, in less than half a breath, the gray fog seemed to have come into contact with some light and flames and completely disappeared.

However, in Shen Mu's sight and perception, he really discovered those wisps of gray mist.

It really only penetrated in half a second!
To know.

In the past.

There is no time when the black tide comes.

But this kind of gray fog has never penetrated, not even for a millisecond or a moment.

"Something is wrong." At this time, Shen Mu finally understood why his predecessor, and even the ordinary people who had survived to the present day, went to the various lords' lands from time to time to pray for shelter.

Just prepare sufficient supplies, hide yourself, and don't dare to show your body at all outside the firelight to survive.

He swallowed slowly.

Shen Mu combined what he had learned before with what Zhang Song had said to him, that ordinary people needed to pray sincerely at all times to strengthen the rules of Blue Star and charge the lord's core.

He had a guess: "When the black tide comes, the undead rules are also at their most powerful!"

It's not just the Blue Star rules that are irresistible.

It becomes a playground for undead monsters during the day.

Even the rules of the spiritual world, including the various spiritual world marks and even the lord's marks that were brought to the blue star after the fantasy side crystal wall system was broken.

They are all equally irresistible!

I can only hold on with difficulty.

Otherwise, would the spirit world be directly shattered into countless pieces, allowing the rules of the dead to be so powerful?
[Ding! Your soldiers are allowed to upgrade! ]

[① Villagers × 50, can be upgraded to 'Swadian Recruits (5 dinars each)']

[② Robbers x 30, can be upgraded to 'Greenwood Bandits (20 dinars each)/Lake Rat Gang Newcomers (20 dinars each and requires Lake Rat Gang Training Camp)']

However, the knuckles of Shen Mu's fingers, which were tightly gripping the hilt of the sword, turned slightly white due to the force.

It symbolizes the time when his emotions are somewhat unstable.

The dialog box in front of me was finally complete.

'Om! '

Then, with all the upgrades that Shen Mu had previously determined, a force from the rules of Mount and Blade once again surged out from between Shen Mu's brows!
But this time, the white light was extremely turbulent.

It's like the water breaking through a dammed lake.

It's like a cheetah breaking free from its restraints.

'Om! '

It immediately transformed into a powerful invisible wave, and began to roam back and forth within the village.

As if to show off one's own strength.

At the same time, it was washing away the gray mist that dared to invade.

Reality.

It is here to try to erode the rules of the undead!
'Om! '

After all this was done, the white light formed by the data streams finally began to fall.

It directly penetrated into the bodies of the 50 villagers and 30 robbers.

Just a dozen seconds passed.

Wait for the white light to dissipate.

After returning forcefully to Shen Mu's brow.

At the east gate, 50 Swadian recruits had already appeared there.

The 30 robbers were led to the Lake Rat Gang training camp by a flash of white light, and then in the disappearing white light, they turned into 30 new members of the Lake Rat Gang wearing leather jackets and carrying fish darts.

"It seems that there was a delay in the Mount and Blade system just now." Shen Mu smiled when he saw this scene.

The hand that had been tightly gripping the hilt of the sword finally relaxed at this moment.

As long as it works.

This means that my golden finger, my trump card, my biggest ace, the Mount and Blade system, is still running well.

It's just a minor outage due to the emergence of the Kuroshio.

"Don't stop me! I want to see Master Shen Mu!"

Just as Shen Mu had a smile on his face, realizing that there was no problem with the Mount and Blade system, a fierce noise came from the tower in the castle hall behind him.

And on the other side of the spiral staircase, a small figure ran out quickly.

It was the level 2 druid, Miss Liuna's follower, the halfling elder, Pero.

At this time, he saw Shen Mu turning around and looking at him. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted with an anxious look on his face: "Lord Shen Mu! This is the Black Tide! Lord Shen Mu! This is the Black Tide! We are in danger! This territory is also in danger! We must act quickly!"

There was a hint of crack in that voice.

It was obvious that Elder Pero was shouting because he was so emotional.

I really understand the seriousness of the matter!

"Okay, let this Elder Pero come over."

Shen Mu stretched out his hand to stop the two Swadian militiamen behind him from rolling down the spiral staircase in a panic and trying to use violence.

He comforted them, "Halflings are very flexible. You have done everything you can. Go back and rest first."

"I'm sorry, Master Shen Mu. We will try not to make this mistake next time."

The two Swadian militiamen lowered their heads in guilt and apologized for not being able to guard the tower.

At the same time, he glanced viciously at the halfling elder Pero.

He limped away.

After all, Lord Shen Mu, this legendary figure, has spoken, so of course they have to obey.

The halfling elder Pero didn't care about their vicious looks at all. Instead, he looked at Shen Mujie and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Shen Mu, I came down this time because I really have something to report to you."

"Well, you go ahead." Shen Mu nodded.

"I really didn't expect that the black tide would come so quickly and so suddenly this time, leading to the current situation."

The halfling elder Pero looked anxious at this time, looking at the dark darkness outside, and said with a trembling voice: "And Lord Shen Mu, I suddenly realized that you seem to have no idea about some of the things you need to do after becoming a lord."

Shen Mu was a little confused about what Elder Pero said: "What do you mean by things that must be done after becoming a lord?"

"You really don't know!?" Elder Pero's hairy face showed fear, surprise, and despair:
"Don't you really know that when the black tide comes, the undead rules will have an absolute upper hand, and we need to find many humans like you from Blue Star, pray devoutly together, and contribute our spiritual power to maintain the Blue Star rules near the territory, and to charge the spirit world rules that integrate the Blue Star rules, that is, the spirit world lord core?"

Elder Pero spoke in a series of words.

Shen Mu was stunned. He still answered: "I have heard others talk about these things before."

Of course he didn't think about it seriously.

He had the Mount and Blade system, which was such an important trump card that he could easily upgrade the Mount and Blade soldiers, transforming them completely.

Of course, Shen Mu would never allow outsiders to enter his village and territory to investigate the situation.

At least for now, my village is still small.

There are also few buildings.

No Blue Star humans or their spiritual followers must be allowed in.

Including Liu Na and the halfling, they are all under house arrest in the castle tower, allowing them to entertain themselves here. By the way, after solving many problems, this level 2 druid professional can make some contributions to agriculture in the future.

As for going out casually like now, that is definitely impossible.

It is a state of complete restriction of freedom.

"You really don't know!? God bless you! You are so powerful, but there is no human from the spirit world telling you something you must know!"

Elder Pero was really furious, panicked, and extremely frightened at this time.

Shen Mu was quite calm.

Because he knew that he still had the Mount and Blade system and Mount and Blade rules to back him up.

There is no need to rely entirely on the rules of the Blue Star and the spiritual world.

"During the Black Tide, because the territory contains the rules of the Blue Star and the Spirit World, this will lead to the targeting of the Undead Rules. At that time, there will be a huge number of terrifying Undead monsters coming to attack."

"And the black tide will last for a week. For a full seven days, there will be undead monsters attacking all the time."

"If you are unlucky, you may encounter the undead army or demon army that came to attack you when the crystal wall system of the spiritual world still existed and the coalition forces of countless spiritual world races could not suppress them."

"That is a truly systematic army. Generally speaking, even a small army is commanded by a high-ranking undead with wisdom or a demon with a title."

"When the time comes, the lord and his territory who are not well prepared will be completely massacred and bloodbathed."

"It's just like what happened in the spirit world!"

The halfling elder Pero was still chattering these words, his furry little face twisted and distorted with fear.

His small figure was still walking back and forth in front of Shen Mu.

Seems extremely anxious.

It is even more terrifying and despair.

Because he discovered that it was because Shen Mu, the human lord whom he had originally favored, knew nothing, which led to his lack of preparation.

It is so that during the Kuroshio Tide, it is impossible to survive!

He, including other halflings.

Even Liu Na.

Because of their current unfortunate situation, they will be doomed to encounter undead monsters in the next seven days and die miserably here!
"It's over! It's over! It's all over!" The halfling elder Pero finally began to give up on himself.

"Elder Pero, we still have hope." Just at this moment, at the spiral staircase of the tower, Liu Na, wearing a black robe, was walking down with a flower pot in her hands.

At this moment, the pale little face, which had not seen the sun for many years, showed a bit of determination.

She has always been socially anxious, but now she is willing to step down and face the difficult situation she is facing.

"You are still young, you don't understand!" Elder Pero had tears in his eyes.

"I understand." Liu Na came to Shen Mu with the flower pot in her hand, gently stretched out her hand, and a green light appeared in her palm.

This made Shen Mu look over and frowned slightly, but he didn't know what the girl was going to do.

"Master Shen Mu, please look."

Liu Na held the flowerpot in her left hand and used her right hand to pat the green light into the soil of the flowerpot.

A special rhythm began to emerge.

It even caused a reaction from the so-called fragment of natural will that was locked inside the heart of Shen Mu's chest by the rules of Mount and Blade.

A special cool feeling gradually emerged in Shen Mu's body and mind.

"As expected, I knew that, Lord Shen Mu, you also have the blessing from the will of nature."

At this time, Liu Na's voice became joyful.

There was a gleam of light in her eyes.

Make her eyes look like emeralds.

Then the green light that appeared in her hand and the refreshing feeling were completely absorbed into the flowerpot in her left hand.

'Om! '

Then, the soil in the flowerpot began to shake slightly, and a small bulge gradually appeared.

Then, under the gazes of Shen Mu and Liu Na.

A tiny plant is breaking out of the soil with green buds, and is beginning to grow rapidly in the green light.

After only another ten breaths of time, it actually grew into a small sapling!

"Master Shen Mu, look, as long as we persevere and work hard, no matter how difficult the situation is, we will be like the apple sapling in this flowerpot, and one day we will break through the soil!"

Liu Na said this very seriously.

And when he said this, there was a hint of holiness on his face.

Even her head, which usually hung down, straightened her chest and raised her chin, so that her pale and delicate little face was completely displayed in front of Shen Mu.

"..." Shen Mu's expression was a little complicated.

He first glanced at Liu Na, then at the apple seedling in the flowerpot, and finally at Elder Pero.

"Ahem..." Elder Pero wiped the tears from his face with his furry hands that looked like little claws, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face: "This child meant well, at least now... You see, we have indeed broken free from the despair just now..."

It was that Elder Pero's words became weaker and weaker.

Finally, he pursed his lips.

Sighed.

"Ugh."

"But we really should work hard!" Liu Na spoke seriously.

Especially the green light in his hand, the power of nature condensed again, and gently placed it on the apple sapling, making it grow faster. At the same time, his tone was also excited: "At least, we can never give up hope at any time!"

"Yes, you are right." Shen Mu nodded in response, but at this moment, a dialog box appeared right in front of him.

It is a temporary task from the Mount and Blade system!

[Ding! The temporary task system detected an event! ]

【Mission release: The power of hope. 】

[Miss Liu Na used her words and actions to prove that hope is crucial. No matter how difficult and dangerous the situation is, we must be full of hope.]

[Task requirements: Acknowledge and encourage Miss Liu Na's words. ]

[Quest Reward: Encouragement Horn (Rare Item). Effect: When this encouragement horn is blown, the soldiers who hear the sound of the horn will gain +30% mental toughness, +30% courage, and +30% morale within 30 minutes.]

This is also the reason why Shen Mu directly admitted that Liu Na was right.

Such a cute and innocent truth.

That’s very true.

"..." It was the halfling elder Pero, who looked at Shen Mu with a complicated expression.

She looked at Liu Na again, who had a happy and smiling face when she heard Shen Mu express his approval of her words in an affirmative tone.

He just sighed and said nothing.

But right now.

In front of Shen Mu.

A dialog box appears.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have completed the mission: The Power of Hope! ]

[You have obtained a rare item: the Horn of Encouragement! ]

A golden card with a horn depicted on it suddenly appeared in Shen Mu's mind.

It is the reward for the mission, the encouraging horn!

"This temporary mission is simple enough."

Shen Mu pursed his lips.

But looking at Liu Na who was still holding the flowerpot in front of him, showing him the apple sapling as if it were a treasure.

He looked at Elder Pero and said, "Elder Pero, my troops and I will have our own unique methods to guard this village. I think you can rest assured about the guarding work."

"Okay, I understand." Elder Pero could of course hear that Shen Mu was trying to trick him into leaving.

It also means to let this innocent and cute little girl Liu Na leave.

He shook his head and said nothing.

Pulling Liu Na, who obviously wanted to say something else, he walked towards the spiral staircase of the tower.

soon.

Shen Mu was the only one left in the castle hall.

As he closed his eyes and communicated with the system, countless data streams began to flow out from his brows, and an encouraging horn began to materialize.

'Om! '

The rules of Mount and Blade descended again and flowed into the palm of his right hand.

The embodiment begins.

‘Crack! ’

But just as the small, bull-horn-like horn appeared heavy in Shen Mu's palm.

Just outside the village.

It was as if he had sensed the cohesion of the rules of Mount and Blade here.

Crisp sounds like eggshells peeling off began to appear one after another in the darkness.

'Crack, crack, crack!'

It didn't until it reached the edge of the village that it seemed to be blocked and stopped.

As Shen Mu clenched the horn in his hand and turned his head to look over, his eyes narrowed slightly: "That is... a crack in the abyss!"

Because he saw it clearly.

Right on the edge of where the gloomy night meets complete darkness.

A crack appeared there, flashing dark red, as if there were countless charcoal fires or magma, with a cold light flashing inside.

Even the pitch black darkness cannot hide it.

Not even the thick gray fog could cover it.

And from the crack, there were faint roars coming.

A huge eye flashing with countless dark red flames appeared in the crack, as if turning the entire crack into its eye.

"The human race's territory..."

"Hahahahaha!"

Then with some kind of arrogant and complacent laughter.

Then, countless dark red lights were released suddenly, directly covering the outside of the city wall.

In the dark red light and flames.

A veritable army of demons.

And so it appeared!
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