A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

"However, even if it's just a dream, I still need to carefully consider the future development of the territory," Shen Mu frowned.

He was aware of the current disadvantages of having his castle and territory located inside this apartment building.

"Let's finish this battle first. The confined interior of the apartment building is indeed not suitable for Swadian-style troops to maneuver," Shen Mu pursed his lips.

Thinking about the Magic Ball Modifier, he wasn't worried about the reconstruction work.

As long as he could regain the map modification permission, no matter how complex this castle and apartment were, he could use the Magic Ball's ability to complete a set of modifications that not only met his ideas but also aligned with practical considerations!

As Shen Mu pondered, hurried footsteps echoed on the spiral staircase of the tower behind him.

A Swadian recruit ran out from inside and reported to Shen Mu: "Sir, the sentry on the top floor has spotted an infantry unit of about 500 men approaching our apartment on the road. Preliminary estimates suggest they will reach the apartment entrance in about 10 minutes."

This Swadian recruit was stationed at the sentry post on the roof of the main house of the stronghold.

Taking advantage of the high ground, he had already spotted the approaching enemy.

And they were coming in a large, undisguised formation on the road.

It was easy to observe them clearly!

"Okay, I understand," Shen Mu's face didn't show much emotion, he just raised his hand and said, "Go back."

"Yes, sir," the Swadian recruit respectfully saluted, then carried his long-handled scythe and returned to the top floor of the main house of the stronghold via the spiral staircase to continue his sentry duty.

These Swadian recruits couldn't provide much help in a truly fierce battle.

Shen Mu knew their combat capabilities.

Getting up from the lord's chair, Shen Mu came to the second floor of the castle hall.

There were windows here that allowed him to look outside.

So Shen Mu just poked his head out and saw a large group of spirit realm creatures forming a unit, advancing towards this direction from the street corner in the distance.

The chaotic appearance had no formation to speak of.

Leading the way were about 30 Blue Star people of varying heights, builds, and sizes.

Walking on the empty street, they recklessly charged around. Ordinary people they encountered hurriedly hid in the surrounding buildings, not daring to have any contact with these Diesel Company troops who looked like they were going to war.

Although many ordinary people would go to the Diesel Company for shelter during the Black Tide, this was earned through their devout prayers.

It required the expenditure of spirit and soul.

It required sacrifice.

Now, it wasn't the time of the Black Tide yet. When encountering these brutal and tyrannical Diesel Company guys, it was best to honestly stay out of their way and not cause trouble.

The team leaders among these Diesel Company's vehicle crews were also very aware of this.

"Is it in those apartment buildings ahead?" Wu Hu, the captain of the eighth convoy, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall and weighed over 300 pounds, carrying a flail hammer in his hand and wearing two layers of chainmail and a layer of leather armor, slowly asked.

"Yes, Captain Wu Hu, the apartment where that human lord is located is ahead," Zhang Caidong, the guide, limped along, his face showing pain, but his tone was quite humble: "It's not far ahead."

He had just received three lashes on his back, which were still burning.

But his tone was extremely flattering towards Wu Hu, whom he called Captain Wu: "Based on our current travel time, we'll be there in at most 10 minutes."

"So it's such a short distance from our Diesel Company? This is really interesting!" The eighth convoy captain, Wu Hu, sneered, his fat but extremely strong body continuing to move forward, and he sternly said to his subordinates behind him: "Hurry up! Strive to end the battle before evening!"

"Understood!" The 15 official employees of the eighth convoy responded one after another behind Wu Hu.

Each of their tones was as relaxed as if they were out for a walk or a vacation.

They didn't take this matter to heart at all!

They had the capital to be so arrogant.

As the eighth convoy, all 15 former drivers were official employees. After the arrival of the undead rules, they had enjoyed many benefits with the Diesel Company.

For example, they had obtained some of the Diesel Company's lord bonuses and were able to obtain pig-headed men as followers.

And they themselves had obtained additional spirit realm creature assimilation enhancement effects!

Now, these 15 official employees, like Wu Hu, were all fat and strong, which was the manifestation of these benefits.

In this cruel era filled with undead rules, they could still live very well.

That was because they were inseparable from the Diesel Company.

Moreover, in their hearts, in this Balihe Street area, their Diesel Company was the strongest!

Especially when looking at those ninth and tenth outsourced convoys behind them, those various spirit realm followers of all kinds of people.

The better ones had gnolls and wild goblins, which could be considered the main force on the battlefield.

The worse ones had rat people, lizard people, goblins, and so on.

It was okay to fight a favorable battle, but when it came to attacking fortified positions, they were probably very fragile!

"However, it's enough to use them as cannon fodder," Wu Hu's eyes flashed with a hint of disdain at this time.

The role of these outsourced temporary workers was just like that.

They were used to death in normal times.

When encountering danger, they would become cannon fodder.

Anyway, the Diesel Company didn't support idlers. Since they enjoyed the prestige and shelter of the Diesel Company, and didn't have to wander outside, constantly worrying about hordes of undead monsters, then at critical times, they had to be prepared to become cannon fodder!

This didn't even need to be said.

It was now the unwritten rule of the Diesel Company.

These outsourced convoy temporary workers actually understood this in their hearts.

They remained silent along the way.

Soon they arrived at the front of the four-apartment complex where Shen Mu was located.

"Captain Wu Hu, that guy's castle is inside this apartment," Zhang Caidong pointed the way diligently at this time.

This was a chance he had worked hard to get, to guide Wu Hu of this eighth convoy.

To offset his faults.

If there were any real results, and they considered his hard work, and rewarded him with something, or gave him credit, it would be worth it!

"I know," but Wu Hu didn't even look at him, snorting coldly.

Looking at the seemingly ordinary apartment, his eyes also showed some ridicule: "A castle hidden in an apartment is really secretive, but since it's been discovered, then he should honestly hand over the lord's crystal core, and maybe then our boss can give him a memorial tablet!"

"Hmph, hahahaha!" Immediately behind him, the official employees laughed mockingly.

Even those contract workers of the ninth and tenth outsourced convoys were echoing with laughter at this time.

It's just that the smiles were a bit forced.

When looking at the entrance of the apartment, a kind of anger and suffocation that had been looked down upon and oppressed in normal times made their eyes bloodshot one by one.

Even the gnolls or wild goblins behind these outsourced contract workers, as well as the weaker but still combat-capable spirit realm creatures, also seemed to sense the anger and suffocation of their masters, and they all howled and rubbed their fists, looking forward to battle.

Because they all knew that if they could win, then they, these outsourced contract workers, could also enjoy rewards from the Diesel Company.

For example, spirit realm food cultivated from the Diesel Company, as well as allocated beauties, and even some imprint fragments distributed to help them replenish their followers, and so on.

Otherwise, who would risk licking blood from a knife's edge to work for the Diesel Company?

"Captain Wu Hu, what tactics should we use next..." At this time, Zhang Caidong said diligently from the side, wanting to say something.

After all, he knew the power of the elite human soldiers that appeared in the long corridor inside this apartment!

And the most crucial thing was...

He only reported the discovery of a new human lord.

He didn't report that he had already had contact and fought with that lord, and was driven out of the apartment by the opponent's elite troops!

"Shut up," but Wu Hu directly interrupted him with his hand, stopping him from discussing tactics or anything.

His thick legs moved forward into the apartment entrance.

His tone was also very impatient, saying: "Everyone just follow me and charge! End it quickly! A new human lord, does he really think he's a big deal!??"

"Hahahaha! Follow the captain! Charge!" Those official employees also followed arrogantly.

And those contract workers.

All of them looked at Zhang Caidong, who was obviously a little cowering, as if his energy had been drained by the whip, with mockery and disdain.

Just like Wu Hu said.

A newly emerged human lord.

At most, he only owned a small castle and less than a hundred human troops.

He didn't have enough time to find various lost or descending spirit realm imprints, and obtain the descent hubs of the undead monsters that appeared in various space-time nodes.

How could he contend with their five hundred plus people?

Perhaps one charge could directly engulf those less than a hundred humans!

"..." Seeing this appearance, Zhang Caidong's eyes flickered twice.

He opened his mouth.

But he closed his mouth again, glanced at the 7 gnolls still behind him.

His eyes showed gloom and a hint of vengeful pleasure, and he said in a deep voice: "Then let's follow!"

PS: Listening to you guys, I'll change it after this battle! Village mode activated! By the way, if you see this, please give me more recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, I beg you.