A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Torres was the leader of the trade caravan heading to the White Tower region in Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings, and at this moment he was riding his horse at the very front.

Behind him was a caravan consisting of 50 carts, 100 pack horses, 100 caravan guards, and 200 mercenary crossbowmen.

The carts were fully loaded with various supplies, and on the foremost cart, as Torres' gaze shifted, there was a faint glimmer.

"Mana scrolls," a gleam flashed in Torres' eyes.

He especially remembered the warm hospitality he had received from the White Tower guards in the White Tower region, who not only bought all the goods he brought, including the corpses of those abyss demons, but also thoughtfully gave him a large sum of dinars and increased the number of his carts from 20 to 50.

Moreover, they were fully loaded with all kinds of supplies, of course, all kinds of superior food, from wheat to bread to sausage, dried meat, and salted fish, including cabbage, and so on, everything.

Of course, the most important thing was the front cart, fully loaded with pale white scrolls shimmering with fluorescence.

"According to those White Tower guards, that is a gift from the master of the White Tower, the honorable Lord Saruman, to Shen Mu."

Torres looked at the walls of Deherim that had already appeared in front of him, as well as the towering castle, and sat up straight on his horse: "100 mana scrolls, said to be a gift from Lord Saruman to Lord Shen Mu as a greeting gift, and entrusted to me to hand over, that's really good."

It also shows that Torres, his face is now very big!

After being away for two weeks, Torres looked at Deherim at this time, and his face also showed a bit of surprise.

"As expected of Lord Shen Mu's town, it has changed so much in such a short time," Torres exclaimed.

After all, when he left, it was just a small town.

The surrounding city walls were just newly built small stone walls.

It looked quite simple.

I just didn't expect that after returning, although the stone walls were still stone walls and the town was still the town, the towering castle that appeared on the north side of the town was squatting here like a giant.

The dense towers, arrow towers, and watchtowers, as well as the figures of patrolling soldiers appearing on the city walls.

All made Torres' face extremely surprised and quite shocked.

What's more, when he and his caravan appeared on the edge of Deherim, gradually solidifying from nothingness, he had already seen these thousands of acres of fields that had appeared within this area to the east.

They have all been reclaimed and sown, and there are countless lush wheat seedlings.

Made his heart, unconsciously, more a little comfort.

It's as if coming here is like returning home, feeling quite comfortable.

"The changes here are really big." Not only Torres, but even the caravan guards and mercenary crossbowmen who had left with him before, now had surprised expressions on their faces.

Looking at the surrounding wheat fields and cabbage fields, each of them couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Each of them was also whispering.

Including those hired sentries and caravan guards who came along, were also exclaiming and urging those caravan members to drive the carriages forward, and were also marveling at the vitality of this town.

That's right, it's vitality.

Before, they had also talked about this other world called Blue Star, knowing that it had been occupied by undead monsters.

Therefore, they had already prepared themselves mentally for this world full of undead monsters, basically coming to a bad environment full of fierce battles and quite messy.

I just didn't expect that after coming to this other world, what they saw were lush fields, as well as towering city walls and castles.

What it brings is a kind of vitality and absolute security.

The contrast that appeared in their hearts directly made all the caravan members a little caught off guard.

Then this caught off guard evolved into a good impression of Deherim in their eyes now.

"I heard that there is also a race called Halflings here, who can cook delicious food, we must try it then."

"That's right, that's right, I heard those guys say before that the food cooked by the Halfling race almost made them bite off their tongues, it's really enviable."

"We will definitely have delicious food too, after all, this is Lord Shen Mu's territory, and Lord Shen Mu is also an extremely generous legendary figure!"

These caravan members were eager to try.

Each of them was even more excited.

Then, under the leadership of Torres, they walked into the east gate of Deherim and arrived at the market trade area.

In the market trade area, in this relatively large space, there are still many Blue Star humans moving their tents, and under the urging of those middle-level managers and high-level managers, they are leaving to other places first.

Planning to return the market trade area, this area that is usually rarely visited, to its normal area function.

The market trade area itself is used for trade.

Usually, it is also a place for the members of those caravans and caravan guards to rest and temporarily station, and it also has the function of a cargo distribution center.

The reason why it is now inhabited by Blue Star humans is because there was no trade before, and these caravans did not return, so it was just a large open space, which could just be used as a tent area for Blue Star humans to settle down, allowing them to live here temporarily.

However, this is also an expedient measure.

After all, there is not enough living space in Deherim, so they can only live here.

Now that Torres and his caravan and his caravan members have returned from the distant White Tower region of Middle-earth, then this place should of course be returned to its original owner, to be given to the members of these caravans to live in and unload goods.

This is also the reason why these Blue Star humans must leave.

Of course, these male humans did not complain about anything, because they already knew when they came to live here that this itself was a market trade area, a place specially reserved for caravans and traders to operate.

If caravans or traders come, then they have to leave.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if they leave during the day, after all, the range of the entire Deherim is still very large, they can live in those unused streets within the city walls, just a little crowded.

In fact, if they don't mind, they can also live in those fields outside Deherim, especially those fields that have been harvested and replanted, where the seeds have not yet sprouted, where tents can be set up.

Even if it is the newly emerged wheat sprouts, it doesn't matter if the tents are set up and pressed down a bit.

After all, wheat seedlings can be pressed.

Moreover, pressing it down will also help the wheat seedlings resist wind and cold and resist the effect of yin and cold, which helps to improve grain yield.

The only disadvantage is that at night, the low wall, which is only half a meter high, cannot block most of the undead monsters at all.

As long as those undead monsters climb over the wall, they will cause absolute danger to the tents of these Blue Star humans living without the protection of the city walls.

This also leads to the fact that Blue Star humans cannot live in tents set up outside the city walls, and must return to the city walls of Deherim after dark.

However, the specific arrangements are still the responsibility of Zhang Caidong.

After all, what he is currently responsible for is the residence and work of the entire Blue Star human race, no matter what it is, it has been fully handed over to him to do himself.

As long as it is done roughly the same.

This is equivalent to being a hands-off shopkeeper.

At this time, Shen Mu personally came to the White Tower, watching those caravans enter the market trade area and start unloading goods one by one from the carriages.

"Notify Manid to bring Torres to see me, and also transport the mana scrolls he brought to this torch tower."

Shen Mu ordered.

"Understood." The Holy Tree Knight beside him immediately lowered his head to respond, then saluted and turned to walk outside.

He returned without a moment's delay.

Returning at the same time were Manid and the caravan leader, Torres, along with about 20 sturdy caravan guards following behind Torres.

In the hands of these caravan guards, they carried exquisite wooden boxes, with faint glows seeping out from the cracks.

Especially as these caravan guards carried the wooden boxes to the library on the second floor, the faint white light emanating from the boxes intensified.

It was as if something could not be restrained, beginning to resonate with the building.

In fact, it wasn't just these wooden boxes.

When these caravan guards carried the wooden boxes into the library on the second floor, Shen Mu, sitting in the main seat, had already noticed that the profound runes originally present within the Torch Tower's library of the Holy White Council seemed to be activated by some kind of aura.

They even emanated some special power, faintly, as if awakening from a slumber.

"Lord Shen Mu!"

"Lord Shen Mu!"

At this moment, Manid and Torres had also arrived before Shen Mu, respectfully bowing to pay their respects.

Especially Torres, the middle-aged man he had appointed as the caravan leader, was extremely excited to be back in Shen Mu's presence.

He bowed deeply and reported earnestly: "Lord, I have returned from the White Tower region this time and have not failed your trust and expectations. I have handed over all the corpses of the abyssal demons to Lord Saruman's subordinates, and in return, I have obtained a large amount of living supplies and dinars, as well as the magic scrolls that Lord Saruman sent as a gift for you."

As he spoke, Torres reached his hand backward.

The caravan guards behind him respectfully greeted Shen Mu before placing the boxes they were carrying on the floor of the library.

There were a total of 20 large boxes, neatly arranged.

"These are 20 large boxes, and there are a total of 200 magic scrolls inside."

Torres said: "Each box contains 10 magic scrolls. Lord Saruman asked me to remind you that each magic scroll can sustain the burning of this Torch Tower of the Holy White Council for 1 hour, during which it will dispel evil and allow the light to endure forever."

"Yes, very good." Shen Mu nodded at this moment, gesturing for Torres to straighten up from his bowed posture.

At the same time, he looked at the 20 boxes in front of him with a hint of joy in his eyes.

Because these were the magic scrolls he had been waiting for.

As long as he could place these magic scrolls at the top of the Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, within the magic array.

He would be able to activate the power of light that the Holy White Council had infused into the Torch Tower during its construction, forming light runes, and then creating the effect of a magical building that dispelled evil.

However, before Shen Mu could speak, behind him, the 20 devotees from the Kingdom of Aiden Garde, who had been standing in a row with James.

Now widened their eyes, truly looking at the 20 boxes, each with a look of surprise in their eyes.

"The power in these wooden boxes is truly astonishing. I seem to feel a very pure fluctuation of magic."

"That's right, that's right, it's a very precise fluctuation of magic."

"God of Light be praised, I really didn't expect that these boxes seem to possess some quite pure magic fluctuations, as if magic has been stored inside the boxes."

"Moreover, I don't know if you've noticed, but these magic fluctuations seem to have some connection with the magic arrays that exist within this building itself."

"I've already discovered it too, but this is also a good thing. These magic fluctuations are quite bright power, and I haven't felt much evil power in them."

"Perhaps we should focus on studying these powers. These are completely independent of Aiden Garde, or even the magic fluctuations of other kingdoms or empires that we have ever understood."

"If we can thoroughly study the operation of these magic fluctuations and understand these magic structures, we should be able to complete our upgrades."

These devotees of Aiden Garde all had looks of ecstasy in their eyes.

And the expressions in their eyes were also quite fanatical.

For them, the magic scrolls contained in these wooden boxes were the purest magic being stored inside.

If they could master this magic, then it would be equivalent to them being able to continuously release their spells.

They would no longer have to worry about the problem of magic consumption.

"Alright, don't look at these magic scrolls with such eyes. These magic scrolls are quite precious consumables."

At this time, Shen Mu had already seen the fanatical gazes of these Aiden Garde devotees looking at these wooden boxes.

Without guessing, it was obvious that these casters had now sensed the magic fluctuations and wanted to study them.

But it was also impossible for Shen Mu to hand over all these magic scrolls to these pioneers, after all, these magic principles were the top priority for maintaining the effects of his building.

So at this time, Shen Mu also told these devotees about the effects enjoyed by the Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, so that they could be mentally prepared.

"Is that so?" The captain among these devotees also nodded thoughtfully, while also looking at the magic scrolls in those wooden boxes and the Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, which was obviously attracted by the aura of magic fluctuations and began to revive, with a look of shock in his eyes:

"I really didn't expect that this Holy White Council could use the power of light in such a way, being able to build the magic array that guides the light into this Torch Tower. Once it obtains a continuous source of magic, then it can amplify the power of light to the extent that it can completely envelop this area, completely eliminating evil and allowing the power of light to envelop this area."

"That's right, that's how it is." At this time, Shen Mu didn't have time to explain too much to Manid and Torres, as well as James, who was standing behind with a dazed look.

He immediately walked to a wooden box, directly opened the lid of the wooden box, and revealed the scrolls inside.

'Buzz!'

When Shen Mu opened it, white light suddenly began to flicker, warm as the light of dawn, shimmering with a soft light.

It was not dazzling, but instead gave the feeling of a lovely and playful white sprite.

At the same time, within the entire Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, the patterns of magic arrays that appeared on the walls of the library also began to flicker with a faint white light, as if stimulated by something.

It was obvious that the power of light originally present in the Torch Tower was attracted by these new powers of light, began to revive, and began to yearn for these new rays of light to be reintegrated into the Torch Tower.

As Shen Mu leaned over and looked into the wooden box.

It was just a seemingly simple wooden box, but inside the box were two rows of five small shelves each.

Each small shelf contained a delicate scroll, about the thickness of a fist and the length of a forearm, seemingly made of parchment and fine linen.

The whole body was blue, and it was sky blue, which looked quite comfortable.

And in the middle position, it was also rolled up and tied with a section of silk ribbon full of mysterious and tiny runes.

And in the cracks that were rolled up, traces of faint, shimmering white light also flowed out from them.

Obviously, the white light that appeared in the entire box was precisely the white light formed by the slight traces of magic released from these scrolls.

"Is this the magic scroll?" Shen Mu was also thoughtful at this time, but without the slightest hesitation, he directly signaled the Holy Tree Knight next to him to pick up the box.

Then he turned and walked towards the stairs next to him.

He needed to verify the effect that would appear after the Torch Tower of the Holy White Council used the magic scroll.