Real Mount and Blade Game

Chapter 89 The shock of generous rewards

When everything was temporarily settled, a feeling of tiredness emerged in Shen Mu's heart.

There are now nearly a thousand troops in the village of "Dherim", and they are all elite troops starting from the third-level soldiers, which really makes him feel at ease.

What's more, there are Bandak and Fatis, the two generals who lead the team and share some unnecessary work.

From the placement of sentries, to patrols, and the allocation of mercenary sentries and Vikia archers.

Bandak and Fatis' arrangements were very professional and extremely reasonable.

Even the gap in the city gate on the east side of the city wall was filled with Swadian light infantry. They dismantled the building materials that were easy to dismantle in the residential area and piled them together to form a simple temporary wooden barricade.

Although facing a real army, this temporary wooden barricade might be just a matter of fire.

But now they are facing undead monsters that have no ability to think and only the instincts of the undead.

It's more than enough to stop them from coming!
In addition, Fatis was stationed here in person, and he never took off the chain mail when eating, dressing, or patrolling, looking very dedicated and responsible.

The potential safety risks on the east side of the city wall have also been reduced to a very small extent.

Of course, the most important thing is that 50 Swadian soldiers are also stationed here.

They also did not take off their armor even when they were resting. When they were tired, they sat in the corner of the city wall, leaning against the wall to rest, waiting for orders to join the battlefield at any time.

It's soothing to look at.

In the bedroom on the second floor of the castle's main building, Shen Mu looked over here through the window-like shooting hole.

When he confirmed that the Swadian soldiers were holding their cone-headed spears and thick fan-shaped shields tightly even when they were sleeping, and that their heavy chainmail sleeveless armor was underneath their robes, he nodded gently: "Not bad."

Shen Mu didn't want to encounter any bad news after going to bed.

"Sir, we will guard here carefully."

At the door of the bedroom, six Lake Rat Gang vandals were standing there seriously as guards, leaning on 6-meter-long serrated spears.

"Very good." Shen Mu nodded, retracted his gaze, took off his armor and went to sleep.

He was really tired.

As soon as his head touched the pillow, tiredness immediately filled his mind.

Snoring sounds immediately began to sound in the room.

Outside the door.

The six Lake Rat Gang vandals looked at each other, straightened their chests, and stood there in high spirits.

From time to time, he would scan the tower or the surrounding area with vigilant eyes.

There was even a gap left in the door.

This allowed two of the Lake Rat Gang saboteurs to see Shen Mu sleeping on the bed in the bedroom when they turned their heads or out of the corner of their eyes.

And these six Lake Rat Gang saboteurs also took turns standing guard and resting.

He stayed with her all night.

In addition, there are Swadian light infantrymen stationed in the castle hall, serving as attendants.

There were also knights and heavy cavalry from the Kingdom of Swadia and the Knights of the Holy Tree sitting on both sides of the bench, numbering 120 people.

If any special situation really occurs, ordinary abyss demons or undead monsters will not be able to cause any trouble in the face of these elite soldiers who are either level four or level five!
Therefore, Shen Mu slept very relaxedly and sweetly.

Maybe it's because I'm too tired.

This time, Shen Mu had an extremely good sleep quality.

Wait until he wakes up from his sleep.

10 hours have passed.

"Hmm." Shen Mu woke up from the lord's big bed covered with velvet, lifted up the thin blanket which was also made of delicate and soft velvet, sat on the bed and looked at the still dim environment around him in a daze.

The environment outside the window was also pitch black, and outside the half-open window, it was like a layer of black curtain that seemed to be permanently frozen.

"This is a dark tide without daytime." Shen Mu's head, which was still a little groggy, suddenly became clear.

He gently reached out and pinched his eyebrows.

Looking outside the door, the Lake Rat Gang saboteur noticed some movement in the bedroom, opened the door a little and looked in, and nodded, "I'm fine."

"Understood, Lord Shen Mu, servants will bring drinks and water later."

The careful Lake Rat Gang saboteur confirmed that there was nothing unusual, said something respectfully, and closed the door for Shen Mu again.

He also turned and walked towards the spiral staircase of the tower, calling out to the Swadian light infantry who were serving as attendants, to go to the kitchen in the main building of the castle and bring some thirst-quenching drinks and water to Lord Shen Mu.

After sleeping for a whole night without eating or drinking water, you will definitely feel thirsty when you wake up.

There are some things that Shen Mu didn't say, but they have already considered them thoroughly.

We are all living people.

They are no longer the NPCs in the game, so of course they will have all kinds of thoughts.

Including flattery, fawning, and pleasing.

soon.

The Swadian light infantry brought two large cups on a tray.

One cup is cool and sweet spring water.

One cup is pure milk that has been boiled and added with honey and sugar.

"Okay, let me do it next." The Lake Rat Gang saboteur stopped the Swadian light infantry who wanted to enter Shen Mu's bedroom.

He reached out and took the tray and the two large cups on it.

He pointed his chin at the spiral staircase of the tower without any hesitation, leaving the Swadian light infantryman with a look of dissatisfaction but helplessness on his face, so he had to grit his teeth and walk down the stairs.

"My lord, here are your water and honey milk, please enjoy."

Then the Lake Rat Gang saboteur pushed the door open and entered Shen Mu's bedroom, placing the tray on the table.

After bowing respectfully again, he left the bedroom again.

He nodded to him as a response, but in fact, Shen Mu was still a little grumpy after waking up. His mind was still slowly starting up, and he looked a little dazed.

Until the Lake Rat Gang saboteur left.

Shen Mu then revealed a self-deprecating smile: "I was so nervous before, but the distributed hibernation made me feel pretty good. Now I have slept for about 12 hours, but I am still sluggish."

Shen Mu shook his head, reached out for the glass of milk and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm and sweet milk flowed down his throat, and a slightly fishy aftertaste filled his mouth. Only then did he exhale a satisfied breath: "It feels so good."

My mind finally recovered from the drowsy state after just waking up.

"No wonder there is no dawn. After all, it is the Black Tide period now. The rules of the dead souls have completely overwhelmed the rules of the blue planet, and the sun will not appear. Even during the day, darkness and gray fog permeate the air. It is like a dead silent world."

Shen Mu got out of bed, picked up the glass of water and drank it while looking at the side of the village outside the window.

Bonfires have been lit at various key locations.

On the city wall, bonfires were also burning in braziers at regular intervals, with groups of five Swadian light infantry standing guard next to them.

And from time to time, there were patrol teams consisting of 5 Swadian light infantry, 2 mercenary crossbowmen, and 3 Vikia archers patrolling the four city walls.

In addition, on the inside of the city wall, there is a support patrol team composed of 10 veteran thugs from the Lake Rat Gang.

It can be said that the city walls are well defended, and not even a little devil can fly in!
Moreover, in the direction of the military camp, there are always 10 Holy Tree Cavalry and 10 Swadian Heavy Cavalry, each led by a knight. Both the people and the horses are wearing a full set of armor, ready to go at any time.

Bandak and Fatis also occasionally appeared on patrols and on the city walls.

They are all very rigorous and dare not slack off.

You can understand it if you think about it.

Just yesterday, the demonic troops that appeared from the abyss rifts were too powerful.

If it weren't for the fact that he was fighting a battle to defend the city where he had the advantage.

The other side also underestimated our troops.

Plus good luck.

It's hard to say what the outcome of the battle will be.

Therefore, these soldiers who were stimulated and experienced that bloody battle have already understood in their hearts that in this apocalyptic world, they must strictly abide by everything ordered by Lord Shen Mu.

If it is an arrangement from superiors, we will carry it out conscientiously.

I am afraid that there will be another battle of this intensity.

If you are unlucky at that time, you may encounter similar abyss rifts, or attacks from abyss demon troops, or attacks from larger numbers of undead monsters.

That's really dangerous!

After all, these Mount and Blade soldiers now know clearly that this black tide will last for a full 7 days, and there will be no sun or light for a whole week.

They could only stay carefully in their own villages, light bonfires and use torches to barely have some light.

And outside there are countless undead monsters and demon monsters!
"It seems that these soldiers from Mount and Blade have experienced a brutal battle and have come to understand the cruelty of this world."

Shen Mu saw it and nodded slightly.

That's fine.

Although in all Mount and Blade worlds, the eternal theme is years of chaos and war.

But like this blue planet shrouded by the rules of the undead, battles occur all the time, and all kinds of monsters come to invade or attack the city all the time. It seems that the endless cruelty is something that the soldiers in Mount and Blade have never experienced.

At least in the game, there will be some breaks because the players' rhythm needs to be taken into consideration.

Like now, as long as darkness appears, countless undead monsters roam around.

At the gap in the city wall.

The mercenary crossbowmen stationed there would occasionally use their crossbows to shoot and kill any threatening undead monsters that dared to approach.

This already shows that the intensity of the war here is several times higher than that in the Mount and Blade world!
Therefore, these Mount and Blade soldiers who have completed the transformation from NPCs to living people must not be allowed to be lazy or take shortcuts.

After becoming living people, these soldiers have their own emotions and thoughts.

They will also burst out with higher fighting power because of honor and various emotions.

same.

Certain shortcomings that normal people should have, such as laziness, slackness, taking shortcuts, etc.

These soldiers have it too!
External stimulation must be used to forcibly suppress their various shortcomings.

It's pretty good like it is now.

"Oh, by the way, I still have two gold-level treasure chests that I haven't opened yet, and three rewards after absorbing the rules that I haven't unfolded yet."

At this time, Shen Mugang, who had just woken up, felt a little comfortable and relaxed, and he thought of his unfinished work.

"I was really a little sleepy." Shen Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly again.

So, holding the half-empty cup of water, he pushed open the bedroom door and, escorted by the Lake Rat Gang vandals guarding there, he came to the castle hall again.

Sit down from the lord's bench.

"Master Shen Mu, it's probably noon time now. The kitchen is preparing lunch and will serve it to you later."

A Swadian light infantryman who served as an attendant came over quickly, ignoring the Lake Rat Gang saboteurs, whose eyes were almost bulging with anger, and bowed to report to Shen Mu.

At the same time, there was a faint smile on the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were also full of smiles when he glanced at the Lake Rat Gang members.

He took severe revenge for the ostracism he had suffered on the second floor of the tower.

I feel extremely happy!

Obviously, these light infantrymen from the Kingdom of Swadia and the soldiers from the minor families of the Lake Rat Gang did not show as much trust in each other as they would on the battlefield, when they were asking for credit in front of Shen Mu.

After all, on a battlefield of life and death, what matters most is how to win.

Normally, there are too many tricks to win the favor and trust of the legendary figure Shen Mu.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, Shen Mu will turn a blind eye to it.

Basically pretend you can't see it.

"Well, that's the arrangement."

So Shen Mu nodded, raised his hand to indicate that he would do so, and closed his eyes.

Thoughts immediately communicated the system.

"Open the golden treasure chest!"

[Ding! You currently have 2 'Gold Level' treasure chests, which are being opened! ]

The dialog box appears immediately.

Then, in Shen Mu's mind, two extremely luxurious treasure chest phantoms decorated with gold patterns appeared there.

And the lid of the treasure chest slowly opened a crack, releasing a dazzling golden light.

'Om! '

As the golden light became brighter and brighter, it finally filled Shen Mu's mind.

A new dialog box appears.

[Ding! Congratulations! You opened the gold-level treasure chest and obtained——"Holy Light Tower of the Holy White Council (special rule building)"! ]

[Ding! Congratulations! You opened the gold-level treasure chest and obtained——"White Tower's Trade Permit (Special Business Permit)"! ]

When the golden light in my mind faded away, new content was refreshed in the dialog box.

"this!!!"

Shen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment.

Even if you already know about the gold-level treasure chest in advance, you will definitely get a big reward based on the rules.

But Shen Mu looked at the contents of the dialog box on his retina, especially the key information on it, and felt a little excited:
"The White Council and the White Tower. If I remember correctly, this is the group controlled by Saruman, the white-robed wizard who has more powerful magic power than Gandalf, one of the main characters in The Lord of the Rings, and the forces that are directly subordinate to and obey him!"

And now it appeared in front of Shen Mu, which meant that the moment his two gold-level treasure chests were opened...

He just happened to get the reward from "Mount and Blade: World of the Lord of the Rings"!

“This is quite a surprise.”

Shen Mu's heart beat a little faster, and he tried hard to calm his agitated emotions before he recovered.

There's no way he's so emotional.

Among the most popular MODs for Mount & Blade, Mount & Blade: World of the Lord of the Rings can definitely be ranked in the top ten!
Shen Mu still clearly remembers how powerful these famous main supporting characters and forces are in this Mount and Blade MOD, which was inspired by novels, movies and TV series.

"Open the secondary page!"

Thinking of this, Shen Musi communicated directly with the system, and a dialog box popped up immediately in front of him.

[Item name: Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council (special rule building)]

[Prop Introduction: This is the Holy Light Torch Tower built by the White Council in "Mount and Blade: The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth". It was blessed by Maia Saruman during its construction. Therefore, as long as the torch on the top of the white tower is lit, it can light up the entire city and dispel evil forces. ]

[Effect of item ①: After lighting the torch, the town where the building is located will maintain a constant light, and the overall weakening of evil enemies by -10%. 】

[Item Effect ②: +20% Mental Toughness, +20% Courage, +20% Morale for Order Camp Soldiers bathed in light.]

[Item Effect ③: Wherever the holy light shines, it will dispel the evil and corrupt forces and strengthen the harmony of nature, +10% plant and animal growth speed.]

[Requirements: Sufficient firewood and 'Mana Scroll (1/7 days)'. ]

[Tip: Mana scrolls are not uncommon in the White Council or wizard groups.]

The first thing that appeared in Shen Mu’s eyes was the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council.

"It really deserves to be called..." Shen Mu sincerely sighed: "A rule-based reward from a golden treasure chest!"

The first one we come up with is the White Council, a special rule building formed by the Maia elves to defend against evil groups.

Look at the effect.

It can directly illuminate the entire town where the building is located and maintain constant light!

What concept?
It is equivalent to saying that an extra sun has been added to Shen Mu’s sphere of influence!
Or the kind that can continue to work at night!

And look at the effects later, it will not only reduce the status of evil enemies, but also increase the mental toughness, courage, and morale of your own soldiers!
The key is…

This Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, after being lit, can also maintain the harmony of nature and increase the growth rate of animals and plants.

In other words, it means that Shen Mu's agriculture and animal husbandry can be enhanced!

"But the requirements for use include not only firewood but also mana scrolls?"

Even Shen Mu couldn't help curling his lips when he saw the final conditions for use: "It's not uncommon in the Holy White Council and various mage groups?"

This statement is ambiguous.

However, when Shen Mu saw the special business license that came out of the second gold-level treasure chest, his face was slightly stunned.

Immediately, Shen Mu smiled: "Could it be... just such a coincidence?"

Saruman is the Speaker of the White Council.

The owner of the White Tower again.

He himself is a white-robed wizard, the leader of the magician group who symbolizes the glory of the tower. "Maybe it's possible!"

Thinking of this, Shen Mu’s thought communication system.

He wanted to verify a guess.

As a result, the new dialog box content is immediately refreshed on the retina in front of your eyes.

[Item name: White Tower's Trade Permit (Special Business Permit)]

[Prop Introduction: In Middle-earth, your name has also spread to the ears of many interested people. The legendary Maiar, the speaker of the Holy White Council, the master of the White Tower, the white-robed wizard Saruman, who is respected by all countries and forces in Middle-earth, has also heard of your name and briefly learned about your heroic deeds in the other world. Therefore, he is willing to develop commercial cooperation with you and provide you with commercial assistance. ]

[Effect of item: You can form an additional trade caravan to the 'White Tower of the Lord of the Rings'. Please explore the specific business trade yourself.]

[Tip: Saruman is particularly interested in your enemies, the 'Abyss Demons'. If possible, he is willing to import the corpses of these Abyss Demons or living Abyss Demon slaves on a large scale. In addition to paying generous dinars, he is also willing to sell you mana scrolls for the Holy Light Torch Tower on a regular basis.]

"really!"

Looking at the contents in the dialog box, Shen Mu's lips curled up slightly.

Of course he knew Saruman, the traitor in the early stage and the evil representative boss who was corrupted and fell in the middle stage.

See what is said above, you can trade directly with the White Tower.

He also specifically stated that he was particularly interested in the abyss demons in his world, and that he would pay generous dinars as rewards, whether they were dead or alive.

Especially looking at the prompt at the bottom, it seems to echo the prompt in the previous reward.

He just said in the message that he was willing to sell magic scrolls to the Holy Light Torch Tower on a regular basis.

This is equivalent to verifying Shen Mu’s guess!

"Isn't this a coincidence!" Shen Mu smiled.

He just likes these coincidences created by the system.

What's more, now, in the village outside the castle, there are large numbers of demon corpses thrown there, and we are worried about what to do with them.

Before, the only weapons that could be seized from the corpses of the demons that were killed were those made of pig iron, had a lot of impurities, and had extremely crude craftsmanship.

Then sell it directly to the world of Mount & Blade and earn a good amount of dinar income.

It’s about 2000 dinars a month.

It is also Shen Mu’s only stable source of funds.

Now there is an additional trade route, and merchants can be sent to the White Tower to trade, and by the way, sell the demon corpses that they had to throw away to Saruman in the White Tower.

Not only can you exchange it for dinars, but you can also get mana scrolls, the material that ensures the effectiveness of the Holy Light Torch Tower.

"These two gold-level treasure chests are really worth the money!" Shen Mu was satisfied.

The dialog box in front of me disappears.

Shen Mu kept these two props in his mind.

He didn't use it directly.

Because in his mind, there are four rewards from absorbing the rules, waiting for him to use.

"Change the surrounding terrain, upgrade the village, build an additional village, and gain Magic Ball privileges for 1 minutes."

The source of these four rewards is after destroying the lava throne of the abyss demon and absorbing the core rules of the spiritual world mark.

Just looking at the name above, Shen Mu didn't dare to act rashly.

Wait until after the break.

Make sure you are in high spirits now.

I just started to research what is going on.

[Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed contain a piece of land from the spirit world, about 100 acres. You can now choose the same amount of Mount and Blade land to exchange. (Currently, the "Dherim" area of ​​the Kingdom of Swadia is willing to exchange land with you)]

[Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed contain the requirements for upgrading the village "Dherim". You can now choose to upgrade the village to "Town (civilian)/Castle (military)" and unlock related buildings. ]

[Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed have the energy to allow you to build an additional village. According to the system analysis, you can choose the corresponding soldier as the main one and build the village of the civilization to which the soldier belongs. ]

[Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you have absorbed allow you to open the 60-minute time permission of the 'Magic Ball (Map Editor)' again. ']

Brief information about the four rewards all appeared on the retina in front of my eyes.

Shen Mu looked at them one by one.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, but the smile on his lips was still irrepressible:
"These abyss demons are really generous. After sending two gold-level treasure chests, they also sent 4 more rewards of the same level!"

Just now, Shen Mu knew just by looking at the names that these four types of establishments were not ordinary.

The secondary page is now open.

After keeping brief information in front of you.

Shen Mu looked at the unit of measurement above which was directly 100 acres of land, and he didn't know what to say.

You have to know that now, Shen Mu has only 22 acres of wheat fields, 5 acres of cabbage fields, and 5 acres of pumpkin fields, a total of 32 acres of arable land.

Even if we take into account the area of ​​half a hectare of land in the entire village "Dehrim".

It's just 66.67 acres of land.

Adding the two together, there is still less than 100 acres of land short of 2 acres!
Enough to see the difference!

Now there is a reward, which is 100 acres, which really makes Shen Mu overjoyed.

Because right below this first reward is the reward for upgrading the village and turning the current "Dherim" into a town or castle!
"Upgrade to a town or castle." There was a hint of contemplation in Shen Mu's eyes.

This can't be upgraded randomly.

Towns represent a collection of livelihood-related buildings, which are basically based on basic conditions such as population growth, development of commerce and handicrafts, maintenance of agriculture and animal husbandry, conscription of soldiers and collection of taxes.

The castle represents pure military.

It is built in a dangerous place, controlling the main road, easy to defend and difficult to attack, with a large number of soldiers stationed there. It has super defensive capabilities and can be stuck in a certain area like a nail, representing the lord's sovereignty over the area.

It can be said that after the village upgrade is completed, it is completely two different concepts.

"The situation I'm facing now really requires a castle. After all, only if I survive can I talk about development."

Shen Mu thought about it carefully, and his heart fell into a tangle and dilemma:

"But the problem is that the subsequent upgrades of the town also have tall walls and a lord's hall similar to a small castle to provide protection, but in terms of defensive attributes, it is definitely not as good as a castle that was built specifically for defense."

Shen Mu pursed his lips.

But think about the people's livelihood buildings in the town. If you choose a castle, it means giving up everything.

It will also have a significant impact on the future development of the territory.

But just when Shen Mu was struggling, a dialog box suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Ding! Due to special environmental reasons, your village cannot be upgraded temporarily. Please wait until the special environment subsides before performing subsequent operations.]

This made Shen Mu stunned.

"Currently, due to special circumstances, the village cannot be upgraded?"

Shen Mu sighed.

Looking at the pitch-black environment outside, he clearly knew that the dialog box that popped up by the system, this special environment, was referring to the Kuroshio.

He understood that this was because the power of the undead rules was too great during the duration of the black tide.

Even the rules of Mount and Blade were suppressed.

After all, before this, the Mount and Blade rules were even suppressed by the Necromancer rules, and even system tasks could not be issued, and even system prompts could not appear.

Even when it appeared on Shen Mu's retina, it was all white garbled code.

This is enough to show how powerful the rules of the undead are.

"In this case, the current four rewards, as well as the two rewards from the gold treasure chest, will really have to be postponed until the Black Tide is over."

Shen Mu reached out and touched his chin, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

He really wanted to see what his village "Dherim" would look like after the upgrade as soon as possible.

But you can wait a week.

Just seven days.

Shen Mu also didn't believe it. Could a second abyss crack appear during this period of time?
"Even if it really appears, I think it will continue to send me the mark of the spirit world."

Shen Mu snorted coldly.

Subconsciously, he pulled out a fist-sized crystal from the pocket of his robe.

Torches are shining.

This crystal is translucent, with a hint of grayish white, reflecting a brilliant light.

Looks extremely beautiful.

And this crystal is the mark of the spiritual world that Shen Mu seized from above the lava throne.

A key that can open the spiritual plane and enter a large spiritual scene!

[Ding! You can now use this "key" to open a large spirit world scene! ]

Then, as Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly, a system prompt actually appeared on his retina.

"Can I use this key now to open that large spirit world scene?"

Shen Mu was stunned.

He thought that during the arrival of the black tide, all rules were suppressed to the limit.

It is impossible to carry out any activities at the rule level.

Just as Shen Mu was deep in thought, a dialog box suddenly popped up on his retina.

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

[Temporary mission release: After the key. ]

[Task Introduction: By chance, you have obtained a key that can open a large spiritual world scene. According to legend, behind the plane teleportation door opened by the key is a broken spiritual plane fragment. Perhaps you can obtain some spiritual world inheritance from it.]

[Mission Stage Requirements ①: Use the key to open the plane teleportation gate and lead the troops in. (The number of troops is limited to 300)]

[Mission Stage Reward ①: You will randomly receive 1 skill. ]

It is a temporary task issued by the system!

"Huh?!" Shen Mu suddenly came back to his senses, looking at the contents of the temporary task on his retina, with a look of astonishment on his face: "Does this mean that I can open this so-called key now, open the dangerous teleportation door, and go to that large spiritual world scene?"

This is what the system reminded him.

This made Shen Mu frown slightly, thinking: "Or does the system mean that going to this large spiritual world scene can gain some extra gains?"

Shen Mu has always been quite trustful of the system's prompts.

After all, the Mount and Blade system has come to this world. To say it is a system is more like a general rule that belongs to countless Mount and Blade rules, which was born after integrating the rules of this world.

No consciousness of its own.

However, he feels a special intimacy with Shen Mu, who has been completely bound to the system and is the programmer who created the Mount and Blade system.

It's just like the humans on the blue planet, resonating at the same frequency as those spiritual creatures.

Faintly, as Shen Mu now understands more and more information about rules and pan-consciousness.

Now, Shen Mu felt that his Mount and Blade system seemed to have turned into a universal consciousness similar to the will of nature or the will of the abyss, with no self-thinking ability and acting entirely on instinct!

Of course, Shen Mu didn't know the details.

But at the moment, they are quite similar.

At least when Shen Mu was chatting with Liu Na and the half-orc elder Pero, they learned that these pan-consciousnesses had certain understandings of how to distinguish their own people, how they were willing to bless their own people with their own power, and even how they would guide their own people on what to do in order to be more beneficial when encountering special things or events.

After all, the current Mount & Blade system is the result of the combination of many Mount & Blade worlds through Shen Mu's operation.

In the Blue Star or Fantasy Crystal Wall rules, it represents the essence of "Mount and Blade".

For example, natural consciousness is born out of nature.

The abyss consciousness gave birth to the devil's abyss.

Mount & Blade was born out of countless Mount & Blade worlds, and because it was materialized on Blue Star, it gave birth to countless soldiers in the Mount & Blade worlds.

There is essentially no difference!
Therefore, the Mount and Blade system uses a temporary task system, which is originally centered on the character controlled by the player. It scans the player's recent operations, what NPCs or monsters are around, and what tasks can be generated, to help players get game feedback and help improve their characters.

It is beneficial to the player character.

There seems to be no players now.

But Shen Mu himself represents an alternative player who is one of the various character templates given by the system!
Then the appearance of temporary tasks is equivalent to the system giving Shen Mu more gaming pleasure and feedback.

And it provides important help to help novice players grow quickly!

So Shen Mu trusts the Mount and Blade system.

I also understand in my heart that these temporary tasks need to be handled carefully.

You can definitely get good returns!

After all, the previous temporary tasks have already proved this point.

"The system now prompts that the number of people entering the large spiritual world scene is limited to 300, so we need to carefully select the troops."

Shen Mu hesitated for a moment.

But selecting the troops is also simple.

For Shen Mu, he had to keep up, and so did Fatis and Bandak.

For the remaining soldiers in the army, just select the elite ones!

"Convey my order." Shen Mu opened his eyes and instructed the Lake Rat Gang saboteurs behind him:

"Let Bandak and Fatis gather 50 Swadian sergeants, 50 Lake Rat Gang saboteurs, 50 Vikia archers, 10 Swadian knights, 10 Holy Tree Knights, 40 Swadian heavy cavalry, and 87 Swadian light infantry to assemble in the military camp and wait for orders!"

"Understood!" The Lake Rat Gang saboteur responded immediately and turned around to notify.

In less than 20 minutes, all the soldiers had finished their season at the military camp on the west side of the village.

They were all lined up neatly.

"Lord Shen Mu."

"Lord Shen Mu."

Bandak and Fatis were standing in the front row at this time. When they saw Shen Mu coming, they hurriedly walked over to greet him and saluted him with their chests.

"Yeah." Shen Mu didn't care about this kind of politeness, although he knew that they were sincere.

But the soldiers lined up in front of him were the ones Shen Mu really cared about.

So Shen Mu asked: "Have you all assembled?"

"Here they are." Bandak replied: "There is one commander, two deputy commanders, 1 infantry, 2 archers, and 187 cavalry. All have been assembled according to your orders."

"Well, very good." Shen Mu nodded and looked at the assembled soldiers again.

50 Swadian soldiers in heavy armor were at the front, followed by 87 soldiers also wearing chain mail, a simplified version of the Swadian light infantry.

These are all heavily armed spear infantry, used to form spear phalanxes to hold the line.

50 Lake Rat Gang saboteurs, wearing leather jackets and chain mail, holding 2-meter-long serrated spears, armor-piercing axes on their waists, heavy round shields on their left arms, and two bags of hooked javelins on their backs, were standing on the left side of the infantry column.

These are heavily armored throwing infantry used for pursuit and close combat, excelling in shock and melee.

50 Vikia archers, carrying two quivers, stood on the far right of the queue.

They are the main force of long-range output.

This trip to the unknown spiritual world may lead to unexpected encounters.

Therefore, archers with faster shooting speed are stronger in firepower output in encounters than crossbowmen who can shoot farther and more accurately.

So Shen Mu’s long-range shooters are all Vikia archers.

The same is true for the cavalry.

The 10 knights and 40 heavy cavalrymen he brought were all cavalry from the Kingdom of Swadia.

The Holy Tree Cavalry only brought those 10 Holy Tree Knights.

The Holy Tree Knights were brought along because of their extra killing effect on special evil magical creatures.

Otherwise, like the Holy Tree Cavalry, they would have no choice but to stay.

After all, the Holy Tree Cavalry is a fourth-level cavalry, although they wear chain armor.

But the holy tree horse under his crotch was not wearing any armor, just a naked horse body.

If they encounter high-intensity battles, these Holy Tree Cavalry, who are also fourth-level, are obviously not as good as the Swadian heavy cavalry who are covered in full chain mail and both horse and man armor in terms of protection.

The most crucial thing is the Swadian heavy cavalry's ability to destroy formations and the intensity of the charge.

They are all stronger than the Holy Tree Cavalry!

(End of this chapter)