A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

The stairs inside the Torch Tower of the Holy White Council were quite steep, but Shen Mu was still able to reach the top of the tower via the spiral staircase.

There, four or five Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen were on standby, each holding their sniper crossbow, looking unapproachable and menacing.

Of course, when they saw that it was Shen Mu who had come up, these Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen put away their sniper crossbows and respectfully bowed to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Lord Shen Mu."

"Mm." Shen Mu simply nodded in response.

Then he went directly to the center of the Torch Tower's top, next to a huge brazier, a pulpit made of pure white marble.

Shen Mu walked over and gently stroked the array patterns on the pulpit, composed of various mysterious lines.

These extended to the entire brazier, and even to the top of the Torch Tower around the brazier, as well as the walls of the entire Torch Tower and the library and warehouse walls below.

Forming an array pattern that seemed to be a whole.

And this.

Is the crucial effect of the Holy White Council's Torch Tower, which can radiate for several kilometers around, dispelling all darkness, weakening all evil, and bringing light to people!

"Light the brazier," Shen Mu said slowly at this time.

"Understood." Beside him, the Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen stationed here did not hesitate at all, and hung their heavy sniper crossbows on their belts behind them, then bent down and brought a pile of wheat straw from the corner of the wall to spread on the bottom, and also brought small wooden strips to spread on top, and finally placed some thumb-sized wooden strips.

But just as these Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen wanted to take out the flint from their leather bags, intending to ignite these wheat straws and small wooden strips.

Behind them, those Edengard devotees walked forward and said, "There's no need to light the fire so slowly."

"What?" The Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowman, who had just struck the flint a couple of times and produced some sparks but failed to ignite the wheat straw, was slightly stunned.

At the same time, James, Manid, and Torres, who had all walked up, also looked slightly surprised.

They didn't understand why this devotee captain suddenly took a step forward and came to the brazier.

Only Shen Mu was also slightly stunned, and then understood.

So he nodded directly and said, "Very good, since you are confident, then ignite all the flames in this brazier in the shortest possible time, and be careful."

"Understood." The devotee captain showed a smile on his face, quite confident, and then raised the staff made of rattan in his hand, aiming it at the brazier.

"Sunfire Ray!"

Then, a trace of white light appeared in the devotee captain's eyes, and as he whispered, a scorching white ray shot directly from his staff into the brazier.

'Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!'

The thumb-sized wooden strips in the brazier, as well as more tiny, tooth-core-like wooden strips, and the wheat straw spread underneath, were hit by this white ray and began to burn with a 'whoosh'.

So that all the wheat straw and wood chips and wooden strips in the entire brazier, which was about a meter in diameter, were immediately ignited.

"Is this the power of magic?"

"It actually burned all the wooden strips in the brazier that would have taken a while to ignite with flint!"

"This kind of power seems to be able to burn through even leather armor!"

Immediately, the Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen around, as well as the Holy Tree Knights and Swadian sergeants, all showed shocked expressions in their eyes.

Before, they had never seen the so-called power of magic and spells.

Their thinking was based on the thinking from alternate history worlds.

They didn't have so many ideas about these extraordinary powers at all.

But now, when they truly saw the spells used by these Edengard devotees, directly igniting all the flammables in the brazier and starting to burn fiercely.

The shock in their hearts was simply indescribable.

Especially the Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen, after all, they are also representatives of ranged archers, and now seeing these spellcasters easily raise their staffs and release the so-called Sunfire Ray with great power, the shock in their hearts is simply beyond words.

Equally shocked were the Holy Tree Knights, who came from a low-magic world and had seen the concept of so-called magic in legends and stories.

At this time, behind Shen Mu, these Holy Tree Knights looked at each other, and they all saw the surprise and some kind of speculation in each other's eyes.

"This power of magic seems to have been mentioned by our mysterious guests."

"That's right, before, I once followed the old captain and welcomed those mysterious guests, and those mysterious guests also said that they possessed mysterious magic, and if we gained their approval, they would also teach us members of the Holy Tree Knights."

"And those guests also said that in the land of Pendor, there are actually some terrifying forces from demons or devils hidden behind the scenes, and they also possess similar evil powers."

These Holy Tree Knights whispered to each other.

However, after looking at the power released by this Edengard devotee, and not arousing their inner vigilance, and the attention of the Holy Tree Knight suits mixed with mithril on their bodies, they also understood that these all represented righteous partners and the power of light.

Just like before, they had heard these devotees say that they represented the so-called forces of light and were on the side of justice, and were absolutely irreconcilable with evil and darkness.

So now they don't have much rejection or fear of the spells released by these devotees, only hidden awe and envy.

Of course, those Swadian sergeants still looked quite shocked.

After all, they, like the Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen, came from alternate historical worlds.

"Lord Shen Mu, the brazier has been lit." At this time, the Edengard devotee captain curled his lips slightly, and bowed to Shen Mu again with a smile.

He seemed quite proud at this time.

After all, this was the Sunfire Ray spell he had released.

"Yes, very good." Shen Mu also nodded to express his praise and commendation.

At the same time, looking at the wheat straw and small wooden strips in the brazier that had already begun to burn fiercely, he turned his head and continued, "Continue to add wood to it, so that the flames in the entire brazier become strong."

"Understood." The Rhodok sharpshooter crossbowmen didn't hesitate at all, and immediately took out a bundle of wood, which had been chopped in advance and stacked, about the length of a forearm, and threw it into the brazier very quickly.

Then, with a 'whoosh' sound, as the flames flickered, more intense and fiery flames began to rise.

Making the temperature of the entire top of the Torch Tower start to rise, and some sweat also appeared on everyone's faces.

However, as the flames burned vigorously in the brazier, subtle changes began to appear in the entire Torch Tower.

The main changes came from the array patterns that already existed in the Torch Tower itself.

It was as if these magic circles had all begun to be activated.

The various righteous forces that were inserted into the Torch Tower at the beginning of its construction, ready to be stimulated at any time, were like that.

Began some kind of revival and a restless burst.

But all of this was at the critical point and did not appear.

It was as if it had reached the crucial moment.

Still lacking the final sensitive stimulus to erupt.

"Mana Scroll."

At this time, Shen Mu, as if having a telepathic connection, took out a scroll from the wooden box next to him, which was carefully made of fine linen and special sheepskin, with a faint blue glow.

And slowly held it in the palm of his hand.

Then he saw that the surface of the pulpit, which had already begun to emit a trace of heat like a hot iron plate due to the intense fire burning in the brazier.

On that surface, mysterious runes began to appear, and with the burning of the flames, a trace of white light appeared.

It just so happened that after opening the scroll, it was laid flat on top.

"Probably, the magic hub of this building needs magic to be infused to activate it," the captain of the Aiden Gard devout said at this time.

He was reminding them.

Of course, Shen Mu understood this.

"Yes."

Shen Mu responded, then picked up the magic scroll and slowly placed it on the lectern that was still emitting faint heat.

'Buzz!' Immediately, a sudden change occurred!

As soon as the magic scroll was imprinted on the lectern, the magic that was faintly overflowing from the cracks seemed to have found a vent, and it directly diffused towards the lectern's mysterious array.

Then, on the entire lectern's array patterns, strands of white magic began to flow.

Moreover, the scroll, which was originally tied with silk ribbons, was directly opened as if manipulated by a pair of invisible hands.

Then, the light blue scroll was completely unfolded and placed on the lectern.

The dense content inside the scroll, filled with various mysterious runes, was completely displayed in front of Shen Mu.

'Buzz!'

However, as soon as these mysterious rune contents were revealed, the runes written in black ink began to melt with the heat coming from the lectern.

Then, they completely melted into the entire scroll.

Subsequently, they transformed into more white light, which was the magic inherent in the scroll itself, and began to spread into the patterns of the lectern.

Forming the source of magic that could activate the Holy White Council's Torch Tower!

'Buzz!'

And at this moment, the Holy White Council's Torch Tower was completely and truly activated!

Streams of powerful magic fluctuations began to spread from the lectern to the brazier.

The entire wall of the Torch Tower was filled with white magic fluctuations in the array patterns.

The magic array, which had been arranged at the beginning of construction, was completely activated, and then, like a flood, it began to release a powerful force, amplifying the magic fluctuations in the lectern and catalyzing the raging fire in the brazier, extracting the light and heat belonging to the light, using the power of the magic array.

'Boom!'

It began to spread in all directions!

Moreover, in Shen Mu's eyes, he could already see a substantial wave with a white halo, rushing in all directions.

It was as if a white magic ring was recklessly expanding in all directions!

And what it contained was the light and heat belonging to the light, as well as the powerful power belonging to the Holy White Council!

And the power from the Mount \u0026 Blade rules!

And at this moment, a dialog box from the Mount \u0026 Blade system also appeared in front of Shen Mu.

[Item Name: Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower (Special Rule Building)]

[Item Description: This is the Holy Light Torch Tower built by the Holy White Council in 'Mount \u0026 Blade Lord of the Rings Middle-earth'. It has been blessed by the Maia Saruman during the construction process, so as long as the torch at the top of the White Tower is lit, it can ignite the fire that illuminates the entire city and has a dispelling effect on evil forces.]

[Item Effect ①: After the torch is lit, the town area where the building is located will maintain constant brightness, and all evil enemies will be weakened by -10%.]

[Item Effect ②: Soldiers of the Order camp who bathe in the light, +20% mental toughness, +20% courage, +20% morale.]

[Item Effect ③: Where the holy light shines, it will dispel the power of evil corruption and strengthen the harmony of nature, +10% plant and animal growth rate.]

[Usage Requirements: Enough firewood, and 'enough magic scrolls'.]

[Hint: Magic scrolls are not uncommon among the Holy White Council or mage groups.]

The Mount \u0026 Blade system's dialog box was rapidly refreshing.

"Is this the power of the Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower?" Shen Mu said slowly at this time, his whole spirit was shaken.

Because as the white halo roared and rushed in all directions, the icy feeling that had been lingering in his heart completely disappeared.

This represented that the effect of the Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower had begun to take effect.

And at this moment, the dialog box in front of him also began to refresh.

[Ding! You have successfully activated the Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower, and Dehrim, where you are now, will maintain constant brightness. (Hint: The premise is that the flame of the Holy Light Torch Tower never goes out.)]

"Of course, it will definitely not go out." Shen Mu looked at the content in the dialog box at this time, with a smile on his lips.

At the same time, he looked at the effect of this building again.

Not only will there be eternal light in the town area where the building is located, that is, the area of Dehrim, after the Holy Light Torch Tower is lit.

That is, an artificial sun, and there will be no more darkness.

And as long as there are evil enemies appearing here, then there will be a 10% comprehensive weakening effect.

It is equivalent to saying that as long as evil enemies come here and set foot in the land where the light is, no matter what the reason, then all attributes will be weakened by 10% first.

Moreover, among his own soldiers, as long as they bathe in this light, they will instead increase 20% of their mental toughness and 20% of their courage, as well as 20% of their morale.

It is equivalent to saying that as long as they encounter enemies, they will instead increase 20% of their mental aspects, and their organization will also increase due to the increase in morale and courage.

And in the third effect, wherever this light shines, it will dispel those evil forces, and it can also increase the growth rate of plants and animals by 10%.

It is equivalent to saying that his agriculture can also get a 10% increase.

A win-win situation.

'Buzz!'

And while Shen Mu was still looking at his building attributes, the white halo finally extended to the surrounding area.

It seemed that it had finally reached its limit.

After passing through the low wall, it extended a short distance to the outside.

The whole is roughly centered on Dehrim, with a range of about 1 kilometer.

Basically, it is covered by the illumination range of the Holy Light Torch Tower.

And the range of 1 kilometer is already a considerable area, and it is still a circular range centered on the Holy Light Torch Tower.

Shen Mu stood at the top of the Torch Tower at this time, turning his head to look at the residential buildings in the Balihe Street of Longcheng in the west, which had been covered by the range of his Holy Light Torch Tower.

He frowned slightly, as if he had discovered something.

Because in Shen Mu's vision, a trace of black mist appeared in those residential buildings at this time, as if some clear water had entered hot oil, and began to sizzle and gradually evaporate.

"Is it because of the purification of the Holy Light?" Shen Mu thought of the third function at this time, and nodded thoughtfully.

This looks really good.

He understood that the trace of black mist appearing in those residential buildings was being evaporated, which was the darkness hidden in those residential buildings, and the gray mist produced from the darkness, that is, the necromantic rules, was being evolved by the holy light, and was disappearing completely.

This is really a very good thing.

After all, the reason why Shen Mu was so careful about the residential buildings and apartment buildings before was because of this.

As long as there is darkness, there will be gray mist, and if there is gray mist, it is equivalent to saying that the necromantic rules are quietly infiltrating.

Now, with the holy light shining, even if it is separated by buildings, it directly dispels the darkness and the necromantic rules in the darkness through the light and heat transmitted by the holy light.

Let the Mount \u0026 Blade rules begin to prevail.

This is certainly a good thing.

Even if the light cannot directly shine into the depths of the building, as long as the building has gaps and allows the heat belonging to the flame to begin to diffuse into it, it is equivalent to letting the Mount \u0026 Blade rules penetrate through.

With the help of the Holy Light Torch Tower, the Mount \u0026 Blade rules have also firmly controlled the area of 1 kilometer of this Blue Star, completely!

This is also a victory at the rule level!

A very solid first step!