Mount & Blade: Wind of War

Arriving at Redwood Town, it’s not far from Silver Frost City.

After resting for two days in Redwood Town, the team continued their journey, passing through Silver Frost City. After arriving at Silver Frost City, they could clearly feel the huge impact of the defeat of the previous coalition forces.

Compared with the prosperous development of Redwood Town, Silver Frost City can be said to have suffered a serious loss of vitality.

The Northern Territory can be weaker in politics, economy, military, culture, diplomacy, and other aspects, but it must not be weak in the military aspect.

Without a strong military, there is no security guarantee. Without security, politics, economy, culture, and diplomacy cannot develop.

After arriving at Silver Frost City, Rhodes was already prepared to visit the beautiful and upright Madam Masha again. However, two letters of greeting were sent to her, but they all fell silent with no reply.

After two days of delay, Rhodes, who was somewhat confused about the situation, could only set off again and continue to move forward. Fortunately, the largest force in the northern province was not Silver Frost City, but Bright Moon City that existed behind it.

The uncrowned king of the north and the home city of the Grand Duchess Daenerys Hat Khalasar.

Half a month after leaving Silver Frost City, the team arrived at Bright Moon City. It was not because the distance was relatively close, but because the roads between the two towns had been maintained and repaired, and the traffic was much smoother. There may even be many fellow travelers.

Of course, when they encounter a huge military team like the Lonely Mountain Castle Army, their only reaction will be to retreat.

As the core city and political and economic center of the Northern Province, although the entry of troops from Gushan Castle into the city is a big event, it is not the biggest event.

Even the greeting was done by the Grand Duchess's first housekeeper, Ms. Canlon. You must know that this time is different from the time in Silver Frost City. Rhodes delivered the letter with Princess Anna's seal in advance. of.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Rodhart, there have been many affairs in the Northern Province during this period, so the Duke has been busy for a long time, and it is not intentional neglect."

Ms. Kanlunli, the first housekeeper with decent etiquette and beautiful appearance, explained to Rhodes this way after receiving Rhodes and others to the clubhouse.

"What kind of troubles are there in the Northern Province that can make that lord so embarrassed?"

For almost a moment, Rhodes thought that the northern nobles had completely broken with the upper echelons of the Styak Empire, but later he discovered through observation that this did not seem to be the case.

The people's livelihood in Bright Moon City is stable and the economy is prosperous. There is no tense and cramped atmosphere of an imminent war.

"There are natural disasters and man-made disasters. Lord Rodhart was able to build a strong human town in the wilderness on his own. You must have felt the changes in the world, right? This huge change has brought some good aspects. , but it also brings some dangers... The Duke is busy working on these things. Those disgusting dark worshipers are just like rats in the gutter, no matter how hard they are killed, they can't be killed."

When the housekeeper said those last words, she looked murderous.

In just a moment, Rhodes felt that the beautiful and decent woman in front of him had great strength, and he subconsciously adjusted the angle of his body slightly.

However, the housekeeper soon adjusted back to her normal state, and her smile was as gentle as the spring rain and wind as before. But the change in just that moment was really unforgettable.

With the surging demonic tide and the rise of extraordinary beings, things of one kind or another are happening all over the world, and there are even cases where small and medium-sized towns have been massacred overnight.

Since the wilderness side has always been in a state of high intensity of war, it is not very clear about these things.

After all, except for a very small number of degenerates who are in need, even they are not willing to go to the battlefield to provoke the military nobles. If they are not careful, they will be attacked by a whole team of cavalry.

Just as Rhodes was chatting with the housekeeper, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the window of the Ambassador Hall.

At the same time, there was a woman's scream and roar. This sound suddenly started, and normal people would be really frightened by it. However, Rhodes and the housekeeper Kanlunli in the room were very human. They just heard the sound. He glanced outside, but there was no obvious reaction.

Rhodes strolled to the window and looked at where the sound came from.

I saw an old woman surrounded by a group of people, beating a middle-aged bald man in ragged clothes.

The old woman screamed and shouted: "It was you, you devil, who killed my son!"

"No, it wasn't me, it was your ignorance that killed him."

Originally, the bald middle-aged man in tattered clothes had been passively being beaten. He seemed to have some martial arts skills, so he was beaten severely by a group of people around him. So far, he has not suffered any serious injuries.

Originally, the old woman was already a little tired of typing.

He cursed like this.

But after this sentence, the middle-aged man who had been beaten and silent spoke back.

This sentence refreshed the old woman's hatred value. She started a new round of crying and beating. At the same time, she randomly picked up anything from the goods of the surrounding vendors and threw it at the middle-aged man.

"Poor Mrs. Adele, she lost her beloved son at such a young age. No wonder she behaved like this."

Seeing that Rhodes' attention had been attracted, the housekeeper Kanlunli also came to the window and told the whole story.

In summary, doctor-patient disputes:

This Ms. Adellie is the wife of a big businessman. The couple has only one son. Some time ago, the son fell ill. Ms. Adellie was anxious and found a bunch of doctors to treat her son.

I don’t know whether it was because the disease was incurable or because so many doctors were invited at the same time, and their medical methods conflicted. In short, the young man’s physical condition continued to deteriorate and weaken.

Then, the bald middle-aged foreign man downstairs appeared.

He didn’t know how he gained the trust of the sick young man. The young man drove away all other doctors under the pressure of his parents.

For a period of time, the young man’s health did improve day by day under the treatment of this doctor, but suddenly one day: he died strangely.

Now, doctors all over the city said that they had nothing to do with them, and jointly identified this foreigner. Regardless of the truth, this matter was firmly pinned on this foreigner named James.

“Wait, what do you say his name is?”

Rod suddenly spoke, interrupting Kanlunli’s words and asked.

"James, what's wrong?"

"Uh... nothing, I just think this name sounds familiar." Rhodes nodded and smiled.

After receiving such an answer, Ms. Kanlunli did not say anything, as if she accepted it. Only a moment later, after she left the room of the guild hall, she immediately gave instructions to her subordinates:

"Go and investigate the identity and background of this James, and keep a close eye on this Rodhart."

"Yes, Lord Kanlunli."

However, no matter how cautious and scheming Kanlunli was, no matter how powerful the power of Bright Moon City was, and how complicated the relationship network was, it was impossible to investigate anything useful.

Because this down-and-out middle-aged old man named James is really just a down-and-out middle-aged old man now.

Now that he is down-and-out, even he himself can't imagine what kind of outstanding/horrible person/monster he will become in the future:

The first doctor, the chief priest of life, the most terrifying undead preservative, the doctor of hell, these are his future destiny, and with each different choice, he will go to a completely different route.

That night, Rhode summoned the blushing little Cress into his room, and then, amid the disdainful spies, he crawled out of the embassy's fireplace and sneaked away.

Walking on the streets of Bright Moon City under the night, Rhode let out a long breath.

Then he began to search for James's whereabouts. After paying two silver coins, he found a hidden underground tavern under the guidance of an old woman on the street.

Why is it a hidden underground tavern?

Because this kind of tavern does not pay taxes, it can provide relatively cheaper drinks and entertainment, which is very suitable for poor guys living in Bright Moon City.

Of course, there is no need to have more requirements for the quality of drinks and the environment here.

In Mount and Blade War Wind, the lord can lead James to different paths by choosing different camps, whether it is the human temple, the undead camp, the hell camp, or even the mage camp.

However, James's talent potential is more suitable for the first three. If he chooses to advance in the mage camp, it would be a bit of a waste of talent.

Rhode still clearly remembers that when he was playing in the Tier 4 map, he once met a player lord with a "Hell Doctor" James. As for the name of the player lord, he can't remember it now, but the nightmare experience of the opponent's "Hell Doctor" James using the "Undead Plague" to kill most of his soldiers in one breath is still vivid in his mind.

Entering the hidden underground tavern, Rhode walked back and forth in the turbid air environment. After a few rounds, he found the embarrassed and lonely bald doctor in a corner.

"Even the miracle doctor can't cure baldness. It seems that this is really incurable." Because of the resentment in the previous life, Rhode secretly complained, and then he walked over and ordered some food and a bottle of the most expensive wine here from the bartender.

In order to maintain basic cleanliness and hygiene, Rhode even slid a silver coin to the bartender as a tip. After receiving a large tip that was rarely seen here, the bartender nodded and retreated, so that it could basically ensure that there was no water in the next wine served.

Soon, all kinds of delicious food were served one after another. James looked at the various foods that Rod was eating opposite him, then looked at the slice of bread in front of him and swallowed subconsciously.