A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

"Yes, very good." Shen Mu then nodded calmly in response, "Sit down, you must be exhausted from the journey."

"Thank you for your concern." Everyone in the room sat down again.

Whether it was the 20 farmers from the Kingdom of Swadia or the 10 new recruits from the Lake Rat Gang from the Kingdom of Nords, they were all slumped against the wall, panting heavily, still with lingering fear.

The battle just now was truly too intense for them!

When they arrived in this world, endless undead monsters launched attacks at them.

Only a few people suffered minor injuries, thanks to their familiarity with warfare, knowing how to fight, how to organize and use formations to resist the enemy, and they held on until Shen Mu led his troops to rescue them.

"Lift the curtain on the wheat field side and let these immigrants and new recruits from the Lake Rat Gang go there to rest."

At this time, Shen Mu also noticed the overcrowding in the room.

A small room of 30 square meters.

After deducting the space for the toilet, beds, and piled up sundries.

Then 45 people squeezed in.

It was terribly crowded!

"Understood." A Swadian militiaman got up to direct, lifted the curtain, and led the newcomers into the wheat field to rest.

At least the space in the room was barely loosened up a bit.

There was no absolute darkness on the wheat field side.

Nor was there gray fog.

Although it was in the night, no undead monsters would descend.

So it was considered safe.

In addition, there were the new recruits from the Lake Rat Gang, who were fishermen and pirates from the great swamps of the Kingdom of Nords, the predecessor of the Kingdom of Vaegirs in the Mount \u0026 Blade 2: Bannerlord world, that is, the Warband world, these 10 guys who can be considered Tier 2 troops were assigned to rest and protect the immigrants, so it was considered safe.

At least Shen Mu was very relieved about these new recruits from the Lake Rat Gang.

They were simply called New Recruits.

New Recruits of the Lake Rat Gang family, low-tier troops.

Equipped with a waist-cinching leather jacket, a leather hat, a small axe, and a kite shield, they possessed the rugged and fierce characteristics of the Nords, the later Vaegirs, in close combat.

Moreover, on their backs, between the hooks of the leather jacket and the waist cinch, hung two thin javelins, each with 4 fish darts.

They were usually used to throw and spear fish when fishing.

But in battle.

They could still be thrown accurately, hitting any enemy they wanted to hit within a range of 10 meters!

"Now that these new immigrants are settled, it's time for my own affairs."

Shen Mu sat on the bed.

A dialog box appeared on the retina in front of him.

[Ding! You have won this battle!]

[Because you and your subordinates fought bravely, you have obtained 'Bronze Treasure Chest' × 1; Denar × 500.]

[You have soldiers 'Swadian Militia × 5' that can be upgraded.]

[You have civilians 'Swadian Farmers × 20' that can be upgraded. You can choose to upgrade them to troops of the 'Neutral Faction / Swadian Faction'.]

What appeared in front of Shen Mu first was the settlement of this battle.

All about rewards and troop upgrades.

These can be done later.

"Next." Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly.

A new dialog box popped up.

[Ding! Detecting that the total number of you and your subordinates has reached 46, meeting the condition of forming a "Stronghold" with 30 people.]

[Most of the personnel are 'Swadians', so you can choose to build a "Swadian Stronghold".]

[If you choose to build a "Swadian Stronghold", then you will receive 'Swadian Characteristics (Brave People) (Beginner)': ① Soldiers' courage +20% when fighting around the stronghold.]

[Ding! Detecting that you can build a "Swadian Stronghold", your special item "Bandit Rendezvous Point" is allowed to be built.]

"Build a Swadian Stronghold." Shen Mu did not hesitate and immediately made a decision.

This matter was also his biggest concern.

[You have confirmed the establishment of a "Swadian Stronghold".]

[Construction interface loading...]

[Swadian Stronghold]

[Lord]: Shen Mu

[Characteristic]: Brave People (Beginner) (Soldiers' courage +20% when fighting near the stronghold)

[Civilians]: Farmers 20 people

[Soldiers]: Swadian Light Infantry 10 people; Militia 5 people; Sturgian Lake Rat Gang New Recruits 10 people.

[Buildings]: 1 mu of wheat field.

[Constructible Buildings]: Stronghold Main House (can be built immediately), Storage Room, Granary, Walls, Livestock Pen, Bandit Rendezvous Point (can be built immediately).

[Output]: Wheat (extremely scarce yield)

[Recruitment]: Unable to recruit (civilians need to maintain a minimum of 30 people)

"This is the Swadian Stronghold?" The dialog box in front of Shen Mu was immediately refreshed.

Soon, complete information briefs were generated.

'Buzz!'

And in this process, a mysterious force centered on Shen Mu began to spread around again.

It directly swept through the apartment room where Shen Mu was located, and also swept through the 1 mu wheat field with 20 apartments next to it.

Even this mysterious force swept through the entire seventh floor, including the six floors below, and the other three apartment buildings outside, which were filled with darkness and gray fog.

Dimly, Shen Mu found that after he established the Swadian Stronghold on the seventh floor.

The entire apartment complex belonged to the vicinity of the stronghold.

As long as his soldiers were located in the entire apartment complex, they could enjoy the characteristics of the Swadian Stronghold, and have a +20% courage increase effect when fighting!

Increasing courage is equivalent to increasing morale, and also increasing combat power and defense because of bravery.

Even if the encountered enemy is too strong, they will not easily collapse.

A very good characteristic.

"There are also constructible buildings, and there are two buildings that can be built immediately."

Shen Mu's gaze swept across the content in the stronghold interface.

Looking at the only two buildings.

"Stronghold Main House... and Bandit Rendezvous Point."

Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly.

As he communicated with the system.

'Buzz!' A mysterious force descended again.

Only this time, Shen Mu's perspective directly turned into a third-person perspective again, just like when he unfolded the wheat field.

It was considered familiar.

And in Shen Mu's mind, a card depicting a building similar to a square tower built of stone and wood.

And a card depicting a wall with a crossed 'X' symbol on it.

Appeared quietly.

The former is the Stronghold Main House.

The latter is the Bandit Rendezvous Point.

[Stronghold Main House (Swadian)]

[Introduction: This is a typical building of the Kingdom of Swadia, a sturdy square tower made of stone and wood. It is 6 meters high, covers an area of 50 square meters, and is divided into two floors. The upper floor can be lived in, the lower floor can be used to gather subordinates and as a kitchen, and the top floor allows soldiers to be stationed for defense.]

[Effect: The core building of a stronghold.]

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[Bandit Rendezvous Point]

[Introduction: This is a common street method used by a group of bandits from the Kingdom of Swadia. As long as it is placed in any corner of a building, bandits who notice the mark will quietly come over.]

[Effect: Black market procurement or fencing.]

The secondary pages of these two buildings also naturally appeared in front of Shen Mu.

"Then let's build it."

Shen Mu's thoughts moved slightly.

Then, in front of Shen Mu's eyes, a tall square tower, 6 meters high, appeared as a phantom.

Just right, it perfectly overlapped with the room and corridor located on the side of the apartment where Shen Mu was currently located.

And the top floor also broke through the ceiling and came to the terrace of the apartment building.

Directly forming a special small tower that leads to the top of the apartment building and is higher than the top of the terrace!

[Is 'Stronghold Main House' to be unfolded?]

The dialog box popped up in front of Shen Mu again.

"Confirm to unfold!"

Shen Mu immediately made a decision.

And his eyes flickered, he looked at the main house and the apartment floor that could be edited again under the action of the map editor, and he had some ideas in his mind.

For example, swallowing all the rooms and the outside corridor without destroying the load-bearing walls, making this main house bigger than the room.

On the wall of the main house facing the corridor, about 20 shooting holes were opened according to the floor.

Used for archers to enter and garrison next.

Moreover, the top floor of the apartment in the distance from the corridor to the elevator room was completely removed according to the direction of the corridor.

In other words, as long as any enemy turns past the elevator room and comes to the corridor.

Then, within this range of 30 meters.

They will directly enter the attack range of the unfolded, 6-meter-high, two-story main building with all shooting holes opened, and the top floor with crenellations, which is called the main building of the stronghold, but is actually a square tower!

The corridor is only 1.5 meters wide.

For the ranged archers of the Kingdom of Swadia, who use crossbows as weapons.

It is simply the best terrain environment!

"That's right, that's it."

The corners of Shen Mu's mouth curled up slightly.

The data stream in his brow was surging rapidly.

The building was unfolding.

The apartment room also changed according to his ideas.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was already sitting at the head of the long table in the main house.

In front of him was a simple solid wood long dining table.

And in the fireplace by the wall.

'Crackling.'

The bonfire was burning vigorously, and a lot of wood and silk fabrics were piled up there, waiting to be filled at any time.

The smoke also emerged from the fireplace chimney.

There was not much smoke in the room.

Let Shen Mu, who was sitting in the solid wood high-backed chair, was stunned, and then showed a smile: "This is really... too perfect!"