A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Then, through the window, Shen Mu saw the Narlot trade caravan that had just disappeared. Now, as the city gate opened, it was returning to Deherim's trade district with 30 carriages in a grand and mighty procession.

Once again, a Swadian sergeant came to report and stood before him, bowing respectfully.

“Greetings, great Lord Shen Mu!”

“...Mm.” Shen Mu nodded.

Shen Mu found this a bit strange.

After all, in Narlot's eyes and memory, Shen Mu had left Deherim, this other world, 14 days ago and traveled for 7 days with his trade caravan to the Swadian Kingdom of Calradia to smuggle iron goods.

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Then, in a short period of time, he sold all the iron goods he brought and, with the denars and various supplies purchased in the Swadian Kingdom, spent another 7 days returning here.

For Narlot, this round trip had taken 14 days, or half a month.

Therefore, seeing Shen Mu again, he was extremely happy and quite excited.

“The iron goods you had me take this time had very good sales. The nobles bought them all up directly.” Narlot reported the profits from selling iron goods in the Swadian Kingdom, holding up a heavy package containing thousands of denars and placing it in front of Shen Mu.

“Lord Shen Mu, here are all the profits from this trade, totaling 6,400 denars.” Narlot added, “And I also brought back more vegetables, such as cabbage, onions, carrots, as well as sausages, dried meat, dried fish, and other foods.”

“Yes, well done.” Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Adding it all up, that's another 11,000+ denars in the account.

And by tomorrow, there will be enough denars to ennoble the remaining Blue Star humans as centurions, at the cost of only losing 14,000+ faith points.

For him, there was no need to care too much, after all, he could directly obtain 30,000+ faith points every day.

This indirectly meant that he was using 14,000+ faith points to exchange for 5,000-6,000 denars.

So the exchange rate between these two currently needed currencies was about 2.5 to 1.

That's not bad.

“But thinking about it, it seems I've already obtained a stable source of denars.” Shen Mu stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, “I only need to consume faith points to have the Narlot caravan travel back and forth to Calradia, which is equivalent to farming money in two worlds, helping me obtain more denars.”

In Shen Mu's opinion, this cost-effectiveness was acceptable.

In this way, as long as he set aside half of the profits generated by the prayers of those Blue Star humans every day, he could earn about 5,000 denars, which meant he could net 5,000 denars every day.

With that, he wouldn't need to worry too much about the issue of denars. After all, as long as he could obtain a constant stream of denars, he could purchase more resources, allowing more soldiers to come to this world, upgrade them, and turn them into a solid foundation for his use.

“This is really good.” Shen Mu was quite satisfied at this moment.

Of course, he didn't forget Narlot in front of him.

So, he nodded to Narlot with satisfaction and praised, “You've worked hard during this time. Take a good rest in Deherim for two days after returning, but I'll need you and your caravan to get busy again, because I really lack denars.”

Shen Mu didn't hide the fact that he lacked denars, after all, these Mount \u0026 Blade people were more trustworthy than the Blue Star humans.

“Lord Shen Mu, please rest assured, I understand.” Narlot said with a solemn expression, “Please allow us to rest for a day, and then we can set off on the second day. For Deherim, for you, we are willing to work harder.”

“Very good.” Shen Mu was quite satisfied with Narlot's statement, after all, for him, Narlot's statement was also equivalent to his caravan stating their position again.

It also meant that their inner reverence for Shen Mu was truly unparalleled.

After a brief chat, Narlot tactfully got up, bowed with a hand on his chest, and took his leave.

“Narlot, remember to arrange a very delicious meal for all the accompanying caravan members to reward them.” Shen Mu directly handed over the right to arrange the meal to Narlot: “You can take whatever you like to eat directly from the warehouse, just say it's my order.”

“Understood, thank you for your kindness, Lord Shen Mu.” Narlot bowed respectfully again before leaving the noble residence.

Leaving Shen Mu alone in the conference room once again.

“Narlot's caravan is indeed a pleasant surprise, not letting me down.” Shen Mu compared it to Torres' caravan at this moment.

A hint of regret appeared on his face.

“In contrast, Torres' caravan needs a full month to travel back and forth to the White Tower area of Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings.” Shen Mu muttered.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

The Mount \u0026 Blade Lord of the Rings world itself was more dangerous and the journey was farther than this world. He had given some verification based on Torres' statements.

That's why it took a month to travel.

Of course, this month also included the time to go to the White Tower area and return to Deherim. Basically, one round trip took 15 days, adding up to 30 days, which was a month.

So, if he wanted this caravan to complete a round trip, it would require 30,000 faith points.

It was basically equivalent to the faith points earned in Deherim in a day.

The cost-effectiveness was not high.

After all, although the corpses of the abyss demons sent to the White Tower area could earn 10,000 denars, the round trip took too much time and consumed too many faith points.

Although it seemed that Torres going to the White Tower area once a month could earn more than 10,000 denars, and Narlot going to the Swadian Kingdom of the Calradia continent twice a month could also earn more than 10,000 denars, the profits were about the same.

But a closer look would reveal that when Narlot went to the Swadian Kingdom of the Calradia continent, he could bring back a lot of supplies.

All of which could directly provide supplies to the Swadian soldiers.

The twenty cartloads of various vegetables, while a welcome sight, are insignificant considering the current troop size of over ten thousand.

However, if I use the power of faith, it translates to two deliveries of supplies per day.

This would allow me to distribute vegetables, fish, dried meat, onions, carrots, pumpkins, and other side dishes to every soldier in Deherim, enhancing the flavor and variety of their meals.

It's a good way to boost morale and slow down the consumption of staple foods.

Therefore, Shen Mu now values the Nalot Merchant Company even more.

But there's no way around it.

Although the Nalot Merchant Company can bring a constant stream of supplies, there's one crucial consumable that they can't provide: magic scrolls.

Shen Mu slowly turned his head to look at the light emanating from the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, and the white power of light enveloping the surrounding area.

He felt a sense of awe and satisfaction towards the great light at the top of the torch tower.

After all, it was thanks to the activated Holy Light Torch Tower that his Deherim was no longer threatened by undead monsters at night.

Now, it can be said that within a 1-kilometer radius around Deherim, the entire area has been transformed into land covered by the Mount \u0026 Blade rules.

Even if there is darkness, the strong erosion of light and heat destroys the undead rules, reducing the possibility of generating gray mist and undead monsters.

That's why it brings them absolute security.

"Very good, everything is getting on track."

Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction, and exhaled a long breath.

From the moment he awakened his golden finger until now, the journey has been fraught with danger.

If it weren't for his luck and the Mount \u0026 Blade system he possessed, he really wouldn't know what he would have done.

Thinking of this, Shen Mu felt a little sentimental.

"I'll go for a stroll in the castle area."

Shen Mu had the idea to go out for a walk.

So he walked out of the main castle building and came to the central courtyard.

In the courtyard, he could see a beach and a dozen date palm trees growing around the beach, as well as a Holy White Oak tree, about 10 centimeters tall, shimmering with a faint white light and already sprouting.

At this moment, the Holy White Oak tree was bathed in the holy light of the Holy Light Torch Tower, swaying its branches as if absorbing power.

Around it, the 100 Holy Tree Guardians were all sitting cross-legged on the beach around the Holy White Oak tree, as if meditating.

However, within their group, Shen Mu also saw Liu Na, who was also sitting cross-legged among the Holy Tree Guardians, quietly closing her eyes and meditating.

"Ms. Liu Na, what are you doing?"

Shen Mu walked over and asked curiously.

"Oh, it's Lord Shen Mu, I really didn't expect you to come here."

Liu Na slowly opened her eyes, her face slightly flushed.

She saw Shen Mu walking over to her side, and quickly stood up and respectfully saluted Shen Mu.

"Mm."

Shen Mu simply nodded, then looked at the 10-centimeter-tall Holy White Oak tree, shimmering with silver-white light and unlike ordinary green plants, and raised his eyebrows: "This Holy White Oak tree looks really beautiful, it even has a special sense of holiness."

Truth be told, Shen Mu really felt that the Holy White Oak sapling was very beautiful and had a sacred feeling.

Looking closely, the Holy White Oak sapling is not actually white but green, but there is a layer of subtle white light attached to the surface of its branches and inner leaves.

It is as if these Holy White Oak saplings are absorbing the light and heat released by the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council.

"That's right, this Holy White Oak tree is a very special magical plant, it is also absorbing the power of light released from the torch next to it."

Liu Na nodded at this time, agreeing with Shen Mu's statement, and her face was filled with joy: "I can feel that this Holy White Oak sapling is really happy to be growing here, and is also very happy to be able to absorb the power of light, allowing it to grow even more excellently."

When Liu Na spoke, she gently reached out and stroked her chest, saying with great admiration: "Even the fragment of natural consciousness in my heart feels very satisfied with this Holy White Oak tree and the peaceful atmosphere surrounding it."

As a druid, Liu Na had also obtained the blessing of the fragment of natural consciousness.

Therefore, she was able to quickly become a formal druid in a short period of time and be able to comprehend many natural magic spells.

This is all thanks to the help of the fragment of natural consciousness.

And now, she has been taking care of this Holy White Oak tree for a long time, and of course, she can feel how much the fragment of natural consciousness loves this place when she is by the Holy White Oak tree.

Especially some time ago, the torch tower, which was originally just an ordinary Tarot, suddenly ignited a flame and released a clear power of light.

The fragment of natural consciousness liked this place even more.

Moreover, Liu Na had already faintly felt the peaceful atmosphere in this area, where there was no erosion of undead rules.

And the feeling of vitality, where all things are beginning to recover and are about to grow, in this place where there is no erosion of undead rules, is so attractive to the fragment of natural consciousness, and can also enhance the power of the fragment of natural consciousness.

So Liu Na at this time also expressed to Shen Mu her very fond and extremely pleasant mood towards this place.

Including the reason why she was meditating here next to the Holy White Oak tree with these first-tier troops of the Holy Tree Knights, the Holy Tree Guardians.

"Wait, do you mean that these Holy Tree Guardians also possess a faint natural bloodline, a power recognized by the fragment of natural consciousness?"

Shen Mu couldn't help but be a little surprised at this time.

His Holy Tree Guardians were actually involved with the fragment of natural consciousness again, which really surprised him.

"That's right, Lord Shen Mu, these young men of the Holy Tree Guardians have also received the attention of natural consciousness."

Liu Na pursed her lips at this time, and suddenly thought of something, and said with surprise: "The last time natural consciousness paid attention was related to the wood elves of the Green Leaf Group! To natural consciousness, these Holy Tree Guardians seem to be paying attention to those wood elves, not much different."