Real Mount and Blade Game

Chapter 95 Fine-tuning the Castle

At the same time, a new dialog box appeared in front of Shen Mu.

From the temporary task system.

[Ding! The temporary task system has detected an event, and a temporary task has been issued - patrol the castle.]

[Task name: Patrol the castle]

[Task Introduction: Your castle has already stood in this world. The defense system created by combining the rules of Mount and Blade with the rules of the spirit world may be able to play a special role.]

[Quest Reward: Rhodok Mountain Rock Base (terrain change).]

[Tip: This is a whole rock base from the Rhodok Mountains. Even an earthquake would hardly break it, so it is a good site for building a castle.]

Shen Mu had just walked out of the main building of the castle at this time. Looking at the dialog box in front of him, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Immediately rejoiced!

After all, he had just withdrawn from the Magic Ball map modification authority, and he knew that the biggest drawback of his newly built castle area was that it was not strategically located.

That’s right, it’s not dangerous.

The castle was built directly on flat ground, and could be attacked by enemies from all directions, plus it had a single city wall.

It can't be linked to danger at all.

"Now that we have this rock base, the height of the castle has been raised, which just creates the concept of being dangerous!"

Shen Mu was surprised.

And the requirement to complete this task is just to patrol your own castle.

Even if there is no such task.

As the controller of this castle, he also has to inspect the newly built castle!
He walked quickly to the lobby of the castle and looked around the flat front yard of the castle which was protected by the city walls. His eyes became more and more filled with joy.

Compared with the castle main building built on the pier before, it seems to have a clear view of the entire town.

But it is basically just a lonely building, without many supporting buildings.

What now appears is an entire castle defense system.

From the main building to the city walls, to the towers and lighthouses, as well as the stables, arsenals, warehouses, granaries, prisons, etc. on both sides.

Basically everything you need.

Especially when he looked at the main building next to it, which could no longer be called a castle main building, but was a large tower to the north, a castle main building that looked magnificent appeared there.

It is 13 meters high and built entirely with thick stones. It looks as majestic as a giant in armor.

"Lord Shen Mu."

"Lord Shen Mu."

Just as Shen Mu was standing in front of the door of the large tower in the southwest corner, looking at the buildings in the castle's vestibule, Fatis and Bandak also walked over quickly.

The two of them still bowed and touched their chests very respectfully, fearing that Shen Mu had already said that there was no need for formalities.

"Yeah." Shen Mu nodded, and when he saw them coming over, he said, "It just so happens that new castles and towns have appeared. You can accompany me for a walk."

"I understand. It's our honor." Bandak and Fatis followed Shen Mu.

This brand new castle and the earth-shaking changes they had just experienced made them both feel shocked and shocked at this moment.

At this time, not only Bandak and Fatis, but even the Swadian sergeants, Lake Rat Gang saboteurs, and Swadian light infantry, all walked out with dazed faces, shocked looks in their eyes, and also fanatical gazes.

Looking at Shen Mu, this legendary figure, one could say that he was revered as if he were a god.

No, there are already many soldiers who have closely followed Shen Mu and have experienced several battles. They no longer view Shen Mu as just a commander, a general, or a nobleman.

In many cases, the impression in our minds is that Shen Mu is a god!

Shen Mu knew this very well. This was the effect of the constant loyalty of the Mount and Blade system.

'crunch—'

The main door of the castle's main building slowly opened.

Four Swadian light infantrymen came out to greet them, saluted respectfully, and then stood on both sides of the main gate, lined up to welcome them.

Shen Mu walked in.

The first thing that appeared was a lobby of about 50 square meters that could accommodate 100 people for gatherings.

It is supported by huge stone pillars around it, and the ground in the middle is covered with a fine linen carpet, which extends all the way to the top of the front hall, where there is a 1-meter-high lord's bench that requires climbing more than a dozen steps to reach.

Shen Mu stepped on the fine linen carpet that felt nice on his feet and turned his head to look to the left.

"Conference room." Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Just on the left is a space of about 300 square meters, with only a long table that is 20 meters long and 5 meters wide, and 20 chairs on each side.

It can be seen that this is where meetings are usually held or senior generals have meals.

"Then on the right..." Shen Mu turned his head and looked to the right: "Sure enough, it's the kitchen, the utility room, and the attendant's room."

The space on the right is also about 300 square meters, but it has been divided.

They are the kitchen responsible for dining inside the castle, the warehouse for storing sundries and food, and some military equipment and supplies.

There is also a servant's room next to the entrance, about 200 square meters, with three doors, which contains dozens of double beds. It is specially used for the servants and guards in the castle.

"Not bad." Shen Mu nodded.

He understood that the original intention of this design was to enhance security and defense capabilities.

After all, for a town, once the city walls and gates have been captured, the next step is to eliminate one by one those defenders who have lost most of their defensive space and can only fight desperately.

But for a castle, losing the gates and walls is just losing the outer fortifications.

The most powerful defense is the main building of the castle which is made entirely of stone.

Block the castle gate.

The garrison in the castle put up a fierce resistance and was able to hold out for a long time; it could not be conquered in a short time.

Either they drag on until their food runs out, or they drag on until the enemy reinforcements arrive.

Especially the Rhodok Castle, which is famous for its stronghold defense. It took into account the possibility of long-term siege and strong attack. Not only were granaries and sundry warehouses arranged inside the castle and the main building of the castle.

This attendant room at the door is equivalent to a military camp, where elite troops can sleep.

No matter what emergencies we encounter, we can solve them in time.

"Wait, there's an extra platform above this Lord's Hall?"

When Shen Mu came to the place that was carved out of a whole piece of stone and had various exquisite carvings in the Rhodok style, he glanced at the shadows with the corner of his eye and keenly discovered something.

Look up.

It was a circle of balconies facing the interior, built with additional blocks of stone on the top of the 6-meter-high castle hall with a stone dome.

"Hmm?" Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the platform behind the lord's bench and the surrounding balconies built 6 meters above the ground and about 2 meters high, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He understood what this circle of balconies represented.

Especially looking at this 2-meter balcony, there is a 1-meter breast wall in the front, and there are concave and convex buttresses.

Shen Mu quickly walked past the lord's bench and walked along the steep stairs to the back, a platform of about 50 square meters, where he immediately understood what he meant.

"Sure enough." Shen Mu looked at the balconies on both sides that were 2 meters high and half a meter wide, extending all the way to the top of the castle gate. The smile on his face widened.

"These balconies can be used to shoot arrows at the enemy from all directions when they break into the city gates."

Bandak was very familiar with this and explained to Shen Mu: "We only need to guard these two inclined ladders to block the enemies who break into the castle hall and make them targets for the crossbowmen."

"Very good." Shen Mu chuckled and nodded, praising this ingenious design.

"The Rhodok city defenses are indeed both strong and cunning." Even Fatis, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but say something in a strange tone.

This attracted Shen Mu and Bandake, who looked at each other and chuckled silently.

They both understood the reason.

The Kingdom of Rhodok was a kingdom that became independent due to excessive exploitation by the Kingdom of Swadia, and a fierce battle broke out because of this independence.

On the plains, the heavy cavalry of the Kingdom of Swadia was rampant and easily defeated countless Rhodok troops.

But we arrived at the Rhodok Mountains.

After the city defense battle began.

The Rhodok crossbowmen and infantry equipped with heavy broad shields, as well as the castles built on steep cliffs and the tricky city defense design, all caused the Swadians a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, given Harlaus's bad character, he would never allow the Rhodok Kingdom to become independent.

Fatis is a noble of the Kingdom of Swadia and also a knight.

Although he did not participate in the original battles.

But some of his family members definitely participated in these battles and explained the details of these battles to him.

That's why the castle defense system designed by the Rhodok people sounds complicated.

"Wait! There's a sound!"

But when Fatis wanted to say something to restore the reputation of the Kingdom of Swadia and didn't want to be overwhelmed by the power of the Rhodok people, his face changed.

He immediately reached out and grasped the hilt of the knight's sword at his waist, then turned his head to look at both sides of the platform.

On both sides of the 2-meter-high, depressing platform above, there are two inclined ladders leading upwards. At this time, hurried footsteps were heard from inside.

Then, before Shen Mu and Bandak could react, 50 skilled Rhodok crossbowmen ran down quickly.

Everyone's eyes swept over Bandak and Fatis, and then looked at Shen Mu.

A little dazed.

Soon, they lined up on the platform, holding their crossbows.

He reported to Shen Mu with great respect: "Dear Lord Shen Mu, we are skilled crossbowmen from the Rhodok Kingdom. We are willing to serve you and pay tribute to you together with this sturdy castle!"

"Very good." Shen Mu reached out and pressed down the half-pulled knight's sword by Fatis.

With a smile on his face.

He nodded and said to the 50 skilled Rhodok crossbowmen: "I accept your loyalty, and at the same time I ask you to return to your posts immediately."

"Yes, sir!" These third-level Rhodok skilled crossbowmen immediately responded respectfully.

Then they turned around, holding their crossbows and carrying broad shields, and returned to their posts.

On the second and third floors of the castle, behind the windows that were opened on the city wall and were about the size of an adult's head, they continued to keep alert.

"These are the best crossbowmen. They use crossbows, wear hard leather armor, have long-bladed machetes and heavy broad shields, and can also use spears to set up a spear phalanx."

Bandak watched them leave and said in admiration: "It can be said that they are a comprehensive upgrade of the Swadian militia."

Bandak is a Rhodok and has lived in the kingdom's army for more than 20 years.

Before leaving the army, he was an experienced sergeant commander.

As for the third-level skilled Rhodok crossbowmen, they certainly understood their value and combat capabilities.

"Well, the crossbowmen and spearmen of the Rhodok Kingdom are indeed very strong."

Fatis, who made a wrong judgment, pursed his lips and said nothing more. He just nodded dryly in response:

"Moreover, the Rhodok spearmen have the strongest shields in the world. They can be paired with the sharpest Swadian cavalry to produce battlefield effects beyond imagination."

"It cannot be achieved in the continent of Calradia, but in front of Lord Shen Mu, we can all unite to achieve it." Bandak chuckled.

He understood what Fatis meant.

When the Rhodok Kingdom had not yet gained independence from the Swadian Kingdom, the cooperation between the two nations was simply seamless.

Rhodok's spear troops are the best line-carrying infantry. They stand there and will not retreat even half a step no matter how fierce the battle is.

The Rhodok crossbowmen, using sniper crossbows, could stand behind these spear troops and accurately snipe the enemies, forcing them to attack them, otherwise they would be targeted one by one by the sniper crossbows and shot dead on the spot.

But once the enemy began to attack the Rhodok troops, the formation would be scattered.

At that point, the Swadian heavy cavalry began to charge and completely crushed the enemy.

At that time, when the Kingdom of Swadia was at the peak of its rule, it used this tactic to defeat the surrounding nations and dominate the most fertile plains.

Unfortunately, after Harlaus became king through conspiracy, he began to impose taxes and launch brutal wars.

The Rhodok rebelled and became independent.

The harmonious cooperation between the two could no longer continue.

From then on, the Kingdom of Swadia began to be unable to suppress the Nords coming from the sea, the Vikings on the snowfields, the Khergits on the grasslands, and the Sarranids in the desert.

They were beaten back step by step and had no choice but to retreat to the plains with no strategic location to defend, and they were no longer as strong as before.

Of course, it was a lose-lose outcome for the Rhodok Kingdom.

Without the heavy cavalry of the Kingdom of Swadia, it was impossible to raise horses or form any cavalry units in the Rhodok Mountains, and it lost its tactical mobility and initiative on the battlefield.

You can only rely on shields to block the enemies, take advantage of the terrain of the Rhodok Mountains, and shoot the enemies with heavy crossbows and sniper crossbows. This is a stupid way to fight.

If you leave the mountains, leave the complex environment area, and encounter the enemy.

Even if the enemy is defeated, it is difficult to achieve a large-scale victory.

Instead, enemies come in waves.

Retreat in waves.

Endlessly harassing these Rhodoks.

Wait until they are tired and exhausted, then take the opportunity to attack, and they will be defeated directly.

Very uncomfortable!

This is also the reason why the troops of the Rhodok Kingdom can only be deployed near the mountains.

They dared not go deep into the plains or inland.

Compared with the Nords who also only have infantry and low-level archers, in the background, these Nords at least have ships and can use waterways for strategic maneuvers.

Tactically, the Nord infantry, which had greater impact force, used throwing axes and javelins, wore chain mail and large shields, and could run very fast in close combat, was extremely powerful and had a certain initiative on the battlefield.

It is definitely better than the Rhodok Kingdom, which is now in an awkward position and can only fight back defensively.

"I really hope to see the Rhodoks and Swadians unite again in Lord Shen Mu's army in the future." Fatis sighed.

"We will see this day." Bandak nodded with emotion beside him.

Follow the inclined stairs on the platform to the second floor.

Inside are more rooms for living and warehouses for storage.

As a Rhodok, Bandak quickly remembered the castles he had seen when he served in the Rhodok Kingdom's army, and began to explain:

"Lord Shen Mu, we can arrange for the personal guards and elite troops to be stationed here, and there is also your room. According to my understanding, the number of people stationed here is usually 100, and if the maximum number of people is reached during wartime, it can reach 300."

"Yeah." Shen Mu nodded, looking out the window of the room, which was the location of the city wall, and nodded again and praised: "It's a very good place."

Then came to the third floor.

Here, there are also many rooms, which can also station many soldiers and store a lot of supplies.

In addition, outside the four city walls, there are additional protruding rooms that extend outward like mushroom caps.

Not only can it provide a wider shooting range, but it can also create openings on the wooden board under your feet and aim at key directions such as the castle gate and city wall. When enemy troops approach, you can throw stones or debris to hit the enemy!

"Very good." Shen Mu nodded.

Then he looked at the last staircase and stepped onto the roof of the main building of the entire castle.

In the middle is a pointed roof built with pieces of stone bricks and wood.

At the edge of the roof are wooden racks similar to scaffolding on construction sites, which allow archers to climb up and shoot at the objects below.

On these scaffolds, there were 10 skilled Rhodok crossbowmen standing guard with crossbows, vigilantly scanning the surrounding open land. Any team coming or any abnormal situation happening would not be hidden from their eyes.

Including the scaffolding, it is already 15 meters high, which is indeed a great place to look around.

Shen Mu also came to the scaffolding through the ladder and took a look at the wide view around him, especially the large tracts of fields on the east side that were connected into paths but had been abandoned. He knew that they were lands from Zenda Town and could be reclaimed again at any time.

Not only if you look further away, it's still pitch black, with black spots all over it.

Shen Mu pursed his lips slightly.

The relatively relaxed mood in my heart also became a little solemn.

Because those were the marks left by the demon from the abyss.

When Shen Mu thinks about the brutal battle that took place in the black tide, he still feels a little scared.

If those abyss demons hadn’t underestimated the enemy, the outcome would have been hard to predict!

Now that he has obtained a new upgrade, he feels complacent. This is an extremely stupid and self-destructive behavior.

"Let's go and see what's happening outside the castle's main building."

Shen Mu frowned, adjusted his mentality, turned around and walked down the stairs.

After going out of the castle gate on the first floor, Shen Mu turned and came to the left side of the castle courtyard, which was the stable built close to the city wall, the granary for storing grain and fodder, and the armory.

Nothing unusual.

Therefore, Shen Mu simply walked through the scene and came to the right side of the castle courtyard on the right.

This is where the prison and the warehouse for storing miscellaneous items are located. Again, nothing special.

But at this time, Shen Mu's focus also came to the special building in the southeast corner, which had two floors and one floor that looked like a thick chimney.

The Holy Light Torch Tower of the White Council.

"A torch tower that emits light once lit and has the special magical power to dispel darkness."

Shen Mu walked forward.

Bandak and Fatis both had expressions of amazement in their eyes at this time.

Because the entire torch tower is made of pure white marble, and the craftsmen are very skilled, stacking it up layer by layer, and the gaps on the edges fit very tightly.

Compared to the rough texture of the walls next to it, with some gaps so wide that you can even insert a finger, there is a huge difference!
They also discovered that the stones used to build the torch tower were all rectangular, high-quality stones.

Whether in Swadia or Rhodok, they could directly build the nobles' private estates and mansions instead of in castles. The end result would be just waiting for the enemy to destroy the stone.

"This doesn't look like a building that should be in the castle." Bandak lamented.

"Indeed." Fatis agreed.

Shen Mu didn't say anything about this.

After all, this is a building specially used for lighting by the White Council, a high-level group in the world of Mount & Blade and The Lord of the Rings.

The quality of that must be very high.

“The ground floor is a warehouse for storing firewood.”

Shen Mu walked over and looked at the firewood that was already full, almost filling up the entire warehouse. He nodded gently and said, "It seems that this firewood is enough to burn in a short period of time."

But Shen Mu had hints from the Mount and Blade system and understood that for this special rule building, the most important thing was not firewood.

Instead, it is in the library on the second floor, where the mana scrolls should be stored.

A special scroll that is infused with and stores mana.

"Sure enough, it's empty." Shen Mu came to the second floor. There were many tables and chairs inside, and there were cabinets on the walls, but they were all empty.

Shen Mu knew that if he wanted to obtain the mana scroll, he could only trade with the White Tower.

exactly.

The trade is with the owner of the White Tower, the white-robed wizard Saruman, who still appears to be an upright person on the surface, but has actually been tempted and begun to corrupt.

The materials for trade are the corpses of abyss demons.

This has to make people think a lot.

of course.

Shen Mu didn't care.

It's just a trade. Get the dinar and the mana scroll first.

"Let's go to the rooftop and take a look." Shen Mu found the location of the second-floor staircase of the torch tower, a narrow, spiral staircase.

Climb up.

When we came out, we came to a small house that looked like a lighthouse.

There is a huge marble brazier inside.

And the edge of the brazier.

There is also a marble shelf similar to a pulpit, on which are carved many fine runes, which together form a mysterious magic circle.

It looks like it's just enough for people to place mana scrolls on it and then use them.

"It's not dark yet, but trade should start."

When Shen Mu saw the brazier and the pulpit, he thought of the function of the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, and his eyes were quite interested.

But didn't stop here.

Instead, he turned his head and looked at the castle gate to the south, which was sandwiched between two stone towers.

As long as we finish visiting there, this tour of the castle will be complete.

Temporary mission completed!
So Shen Mu then came to the castle gate.

Two square stone towers, 8 meters high and 4 meters wide, are like two giant warriors, one on the left and one on the right, protecting the 7-meter-high and 6-meter-wide castle gate.

The castle gate is now closed and there are no soldiers guarding the stone towers on both sides.

But you can tell by looking at the soldiers in heavy armor standing guard at the castle gate, and long-range archers with crossbows or longbows on duty on the stone towers.

The atmosphere of the military-controlled area, which is even more solemn than the town outside, will immediately spread.

There was also a sense of solemnity.

"Only then can it be called a real castle." Shen Mu nodded gently, sincerely approving of the changes that have taken place.

Immediately, a new dialog box appeared in front of Shen Mu.

[Ding! Congratulations! After your careful observation, you have summarized the changes in the castle. Your mission is completed. ]

[You have obtained——Rhodok Mountain Rock Base (terrain change). ]

And in Shen Mu's mind, the card formed by this prop also quickly condensed, with the image of mountains, rivers and rocks, which was very lifelike.

This is the reward Shen Mu received this time——

Inside the Rhodok Mountains, the base is formed by a huge rock.

The kind that is perfect for building a castle on.

"In that case."

Shen Mu glanced at the dialog box on his retina at this moment, which still had the last bit of countdown left.

[Magic Ball modification authority: 00:03:22.]

The 60-minute magic ball authority, or the map modifier modification authority, is still in the process of taking effect.

The kind that can violate the laws of physics and change them at will according to his ideas at any time!
"Enter the modification permissions again!"

Shen Mu's thoughts communicated with the system again.

'Om! '

The first-person perspective instantly changed to a third-person perspective.

The entire Rhodok Castle and the overhead view of the town of Dehrim appeared before his eyes again.

"Use the props!" Shen Mu did not hesitate and communicated with the system again with his mind.

[You used the item: "Rhodok Mountain Rock Base (terrain change)". ]

[Under your castle, a monolithic rock base from the Rhodok Mountains began to appear. It seemed to have crushed a cave beneath the ground, completely destroyed it, and pressed it to the bottom of this huge mountain rock, leaving no space. ]

[It is detected that you are now in the "Magic Ball Permission Map Modifier" state. You can now freely adjust the height of the rock. 】

Then, a new dialog box refreshed again on Shen Mu’s retina.

"Just as I thought." Shen Mu's lips curled up slightly.

But his attention, along with his thoughts, had now been drawn to a huge flat rock that was level with the ground below the castle.

At this moment, streams of white data appeared in Shen Mu's eyes, making his vision more real.

Most of the rock, which was buried under the soil, appeared in Shen Mu's eyes. It was nearly a hundred meters high, lifting up the entire underground area of ​​the castle, like a huge monster appearing out of thin air from the ground!

"Then lift it up to 10 meters!" Shen Mu's thought communication system wanted to use his authority to directly control this huge rock.

"Swish!" Then the rock trembled twice and began to rise slowly.

It is said to be rising slowly, but with the help of the Mount and Blade system, the speed is really not slow.

1米…2米…3米…4米…5米。

Just at the 5th meter.

This huge rock seemed to be rooted in the ground and there was no way to raise it any higher.

"Huh? What's going on?" Shen Mu frowned slightly at this time.

Thoughts communicate the system again.

'Rustle!'

But the rock trembled a few more times, and then there was completely no sound.

It seemed as if it couldn't go any higher.

It is just fixed at a height of 5 meters.

Then, a dialog box popped up on the retina in front of Shen Mu.

[Ding! The current rock is too large and the rule level is too high. The rule power you currently have is difficult to control. Please strengthen your rule power and try again.]

"Wait? What do you mean the power of rules that I possess is difficult to control? Do I need to strengthen my power of rules before trying again!?"

Shen Mu looked at the contents in the dialog box. He recognized all the words, but after reading them as a whole paragraph, he felt a little stunned.

What does this mean?
Subconsciously, I looked at the huge rock foundation that was only 5 meters high.

The total height of the city wall itself is only 15 meters.

Although this height is indeed good.

but.

What Shen Mu wants is a height of at least 10 meters!

In this way, it is like a castle built directly on a cliff. No matter how the enemy attacks, the foundation and base height of at least 10 meters made of a whole piece of rock is a nightmare for any siege troops.

The original plan was good.

It was this system that now told Shen Mu that due to special reasons, it could only raise the foundation to a height of 5 meters?

[Ding! Tip! The countdown of the magic ball modifier is: 00 hours, 00 minutes and 30 seconds.]

Just when Shen Mu was still in deep thought, the dialog box appeared again in front of him.

This time, it means that the Magic Ball's authority is about to enter the final 30-second countdown.

"There is also a city gate!" Shen Mu's face changed slightly at this time, and he flashed directly, using the third-person perspective that was like a God's perspective, and came directly to the location of the castle gate.

At this time, the castle gate is 5 meters higher in the direction of the town because of the 5-meter-high rock layer underground.

But even inside the town, there is a moat about 5 meters wide and 3 meters deep, which is outside the city wall of the castle area and inside the city wall of the town area, serving as a dividing line between the two areas.

Now, the castle area as a whole has been raised by five meters. Doesn't that mean that the town area is lowered by five meters? Even if the drawbridge on the castle wall is lowered, it will not be able to reach the ground on the town side, right?

Shen Mu came here now to deal with this matter.

"Those door panels that were shattered by the Abyss Demons were originally created by the Mount and Blade system."

Shen Mu is performing small-scale item modifications through the Magic Ball Modifier.

At the same time, all the ideas are instilled into the system:

"Now combine them all to form a 10-meter-long, 10-centimeter-thick, foldable suspension bridge reinforced with iron bars, and then retrofit it to the castle gate!"

In mid-air, I saw countless broken wooden boards being restored to their original shape, and then they came to the castle gate and began to be reassembled with the original suspension bridge.

The original suspension bridge was disassembled and then merged with these wooden boards.

And in the town's warehouse.

Twenty or thirty longer iron chains that were originally seized from the chain demons also flew over and got stuck on the suspension bridges.

All of this was completed in just over ten seconds as Shen Mu controlled the Mount and Blade system with his mind.

Finally, at the end, a dialog box representing the disappearance of authority appeared on Shen Mu's retina, and his entire perspective instantly returned to his body, restoring the first-person perspective.

A dialog box appeared on the retina in front of my eyes.

[Your magic ball privilege time has ended. ]

"ended."

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Now he was still standing on the inside of the castle gate, with two thick doors blocking his way.

"Someone come!" At this time, Bandak, who was right behind Shen Mu, immediately pointed behind him, at the Lake Rat Gang vandals and Swadian light infantry who were looking over in surprise, and shouted: "Open the city gate!"

"Understood!" The Lake Rat Gang vandals and Swadian light infantry immediately walked over quickly.

The Lake Rat Gang vandals moved quickly and went straight into the small door of the stone tower and climbed to the top of the city gate tower.

There is a winch on top.

After taking a quick look at the direction of the winch and the iron fence underneath connected by chains and pulleys, I immediately understood what was going on.

They exerted force on each other and began to turn the cross capstan, slowly pulling up the iron fence with the iron chain.

“Sh ...

Amid the loud noise of the iron chain rubbing against the pulley, the huge iron fence gate was finally lifted to a height of 3 meters, leaving a passage for people to pass through underneath.

"Squeak--" At this time, the Swadian light infantry had already lifted six huge iron ring bolts that required two people to lift together, and opened the city gates with whole logs.

Then outside was the extremely heavy iron gate that had been pulled up.

There is also a suspension bridge that just blocks the city gate.

"Open the drawbridge."

This time, there was no need for Bandak to remind them. The Lake Rat Gang saboteurs who were still on the city gate tower found two smaller capstans.

"Harder! Push!" As the Lake Rat Gang saboteurs pushed hard on the winch, the chain moved.

The violent rustling sound of metal friction pulleys continued to appear.

Two suspension bridge door panels appeared, tied with a large number of two-finger-wide iron bars and reinforced with iron nails. The folded parts were completely tied together with thin iron cables and reinforced with several fist-sized metal buckles.

As the iron chains on the city wall were pulled up, they slowly merged into one in mid-air, forming a 5-meter-wide and 10-meter-long suspension bridge door panel.

Then it was slowly controlled by a large number of iron chains on the edges of the door panels and slowly fell into the town area.

With a loud clang, the suspension bridge finally landed.

A steep suspension bridge connects the two areas.

Finally, the castle area, which was nominally connected to the town area, was unsealed and truly connected with each other.

"Master Shen Mu! It's Master Shen Mu!"

"The respected Lord Shen Mu finally came out!"

At this time, just across the suspension bridge, most of the Swadian light infantry, Holy Tree Knights, mercenary crossbowmen, Vikia villagers, etc., gathered there.

When they saw Shen Mu coming out, they all looked at him excitedly and cheered loudly.

They were also witnesses of the tremendous changes that had just taken place in the castle and town.

I don't quite understand what happened.

But when they saw the drastic changes in the castle area and the rising rocks blocking the entrance, they had to say they were still a little panicked.

After all, Shen Mu, the supreme commander, and his two deputy commanders, Bandak and Fatis, had all lost contact.

Wouldn't this mean that they would suddenly be left leaderless?

That is to say, these Mounted Blade soldiers each have their own command system.

The higher-level commands the lower-level.

The nobles commanded the civilians.

This way there won't be any trouble.

"Well, I'm coming." Shen Mu stepped over the sturdy suspension bridge door and came to the town area.

It looks like there is no change, only the city wall has become shorter, but in fact it has become stronger.

Shen Mu was very satisfied.

Looking at the soldiers who were looking at him eagerly, Shen Mu hesitated for a moment, then turned to Bandak and Fatis who were following behind him and said:
"You will assign these soldiers to their respective rooms, and then arrange their respective garrison locations and patrol teams in the castle and town."

"We understand." Bandak and Fatis nodded in response.

"Also, have those 100 Vikia villagers go outside and explore the 500 acres of abandoned land. If they find anything valuable, bring it all back. I think there will be some food like vegetables in there."

At this time, Shen Mu did not forget the 200 acres of wasteland in the south and 300 acres in the east of Chanda Town.

And there are vegetables that, for various reasons, were not picked and just left to waste in the fields.

If they are not picked, they may rot in the ground, which is a real waste.

"Understood." Bandak and Fatis nodded again.

"As for the others." Shen Mu did not assign any more tasks to the two of them. Instead, he looked at the only two remaining props.

One is the hunting of antelope herds.

One is the White Tower’s trade license.

"I'll do all this myself." Shen Mu made the decision.

(End of this chapter)