A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

So, when Shen Mu woke up the next day, he found a new dialog box floating on his retina.

[Congratulations! You have new soldiers that can be upgraded!]

[You can spend 10 denars per person to upgrade Swadian civilians × 200 into Swadian recruits. Total cost: 2000 denars.]

[Upgrade?]

“I have to say, Bandak, whom I have always trusted, is indeed efficient.” Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Then, without any hesitation, he chose to confirm.

‘Buzz!’

A stream of white data flowed directly from Shen Mu's brow.

Then it came to the outside of the lord's hall and directly descended upon the low-level Swadian troops who had returned at dawn.

To be precise, it landed on the bodies of the 200 Swadian civilians protected by the 700 Swadian militiamen.

Then, the whole bodies of these Swadian civilians were immediately wrapped in these white data streams, forming an eggshell-like outline.

As the white light flickered, huge changes were taking place inside the eggshell.

After four or five seconds, these eggshells were completely absorbed by the figures inside. When these figures walked out, they were no longer the Swadian civilians they once were, nor were they the commoner class anymore.

Instead, they were Swadian recruits holding long-handled scythes, carrying old shields, with single-handed axes at their waists, and wearing gray robes!

They belonged to the soldier class now.

Even if these soldiers were just farmers pulled from the fields, armed and trained for a short time to fill the lines as cannon fodder,

their combat power was no longer comparable to that of farmers wielding wooden sticks, pitchforks, or clubs.

This was a qualitative change.

“Well done, Bandak. I really didn’t expect that you could turn all these farmers into Swadian recruits in just one night.” In the castle hall, Shen Mu was having breakfast with Bandak.

“Thank you for your praise, Lord Shen Mu. This is what I should do.” Bandak also humbly expressed his humbleness.

“Let’s eat first.” Shen Mu smiled with great satisfaction, then waved to the attendants beside him to bring over some food that had been cooked this morning.

It was just some thick wheat porridge with cabbage, smoked fish, and cured meat sausages, as well as a piece of black bread that was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

The taste wasn't that great, it just had a salty taste and could fill the stomach.

But for Bandak and the soldiers on the front lines, being able to eat these things was already quite good. After all, it had enough salt, could fill their stomachs, and even had meat. This was simply a feast only available during festivals.

Most of the Calradian lords were reluctant to let their soldiers eat such good things. Most of the low-level soldiers only ate mixed porridge that could barely fill their stomachs.

Even the black bread was not something that lower-level soldiers could afford.

Only the backbone of the forces could eat it.

Of course, if it was white bread, honey, and cheese, those kinds of good things were only affordable for minor nobles or top-tier soldiers.

Now, the things Shen Mu was giving them to eat were already quite rich.

There was meat, protein, fat, and salt. Most importantly, the black bread was filling.

How could those soldiers not be happy?

Even Bandak was quite satisfied with this. After all, he had risen to his current position step by step from a low-level soldier. He had suffered a lot in the past, and now he didn't seem impatient at all when eating these obviously rich foods.

“I also discovered many arrangements that can be made during defense, and I also observed the surrounding terrain and found that cavalry is not needed here to firmly defend this mound and our castle.”

Bandak was also reporting to Shen Mu while eating.

In the Calradian continent with a Western background, lords were not used to not talking while eating. On the contrary, it was mainstream to chat with each other while eating.

Shen Mu also understood this, and he was quite accustomed to exchanging ideas while eating, which was equivalent to business banquets in his previous life.

“Okay, tell me your thoughts.” Shen Mu nodded, also signaling Bandak to continue.

At the same time, he was also quite interested in what he said about being able to firmly defend this mound and castle without cavalry.

“This mound and castle remind me of the castles in the Rhodok Kingdom. They are all built on mountain peaks, so they inherently occupy a certain geographical advantage.”

Bandak reported at this time: “Moreover, the mound itself has a height of 15 meters, plus the 6-meter city wall, we inherently have a height difference of more than 20 meters. If any enemy wants to attack our castle, it is like attacking a 20-meter giant castle on the plain.”

“That’s right, that’s indeed the case. This is also why I deliberately arranged it this way.” Shen Mu nodded. What Bandak said was exactly what he needed. This was why he built the mound and built the castle on top of the mound.

“This is like a nail placed in front of the enemy.” Bandak nodded and said: “Moreover, I found that the surrounding desert is expanding. If the surrounding wilderness becomes wider and wider, then the enemy will inevitably have to pass through this place if they want to attack our Dhirim, and this is also the only high point in the surrounding area. Whether it is in terms of career or attacking the enemy's logistics supply line, and ambushing the enemy from behind, it has a good effect.”

“That’s right, that’s the case.” Shen Mu nodded. This was also why he sent Bandak, his most trusted general, to command this Ushar.

“But if we can turn this nail into a fortress, then it can be firmly nailed in this desert.” Bandak continued: “This place is like an outpost. As long as we can ensure that this outpost is not lost, then this desert can be brought under our control.”

“And when the enemy wants to attack us, they must pass through this desert. As long as they pass through this area, we can detect them first. In this way, because of the absolute geographical advantage, they cannot attack this Ushar castle.”

“Once the Dhirim cavalry arrives, then if they fail to besiege Ushar, their retreat can only be forced to retreat into the desert, which belongs to the home of the cavalry. At that time, they will definitely be besieged and killed by our cavalry.”

What Bandak said made a lot of sense.

To this, Shen Mu nodded: “That’s right, that’s indeed the case, and it seems that you are very confident that you can defend this Ushar.”

"Yes, esteemed Lord Shen Mu, I myself am from the Kingdom of Rhodoks, and I am quite skilled in siege warfare. Your entrusting Uzhall to me demonstrates your trust in me, and I will certainly not fail your trust," Bandak replied solemnly.

"Very good, I am quite relieved to leave this place to you," Shen Mu nodded, quite satisfied.

They didn't talk for too long. Finding no overly dangerous situation here that night, Shen Mu gathered his Holy Tree Knights and began to return to Deherim.

He was indeed very relieved to leave Uzhall to Bandak.

Following the slope of the mound, Shen Mu led the Holy Tree Knights and quickly rode away into the distance.

At the same time, as the warhorses galloped, he also saw that the surrounding desert terrain was indeed expanding. Compared to when he came yesterday, another patch of desert seemed to have formed.

He subconsciously looked up at the sky.

In the sky, streaks of grayish-white light, reflected by the sunlight, faintly appeared and then crashed down towards the urban area of Longcheng City.

"It seems the Spirit Realm really wants to turn this entire area into a desert terrain," Shen Mu pursed his lips, feeling a bit of sorrow for the current state of the Blue Star World.

The Blue Star World was indeed dying, and the Spirit Realm was indeed being reborn.

But what did that have to do with him?

He was originally an Earthling. What he possessed was the Mount \u0026 Blade system and Mount \u0026 Blade rules. He didn't have much affection for the Blue Star World.

Let the Blue Star World die, as long as it doesn't prevent him from occupying a part of the Spirit Realm's rebirth with his Mount \u0026 Blade rules, and having a place of his own, that would be good enough.

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He was even one of the culprits in dividing up the Blue Star World.

"Let's go," Shen Mu looked at the Holy Tree Knights around him, shook his head, didn't think too much, and directly led them towards Deherim at a quick pace.

"Everyone, keep up."

The Holy Tree Knights didn't have any other thoughts. Their mission was to protect Shen Mu's life.

So, under the command of the Holy Tree Captain, they shook the reins, lightly tapped their horses' flanks with their legs, and then urged their warhorses forward, following Shen Mu's back and quickly running towards Deherim.

As they spurred their horses forward, they soon saw the situation of Deherim appearing on the horizon.

After all, many of the surrounding high-rise buildings had collapsed, and twenty or thirty-story buildings, forty or fifty meters high, had disappeared.

Instead, the surroundings were like mottled, countless bald spots, with many deserts appearing.

The frequency of the Spirit Realm desert's arrival was indeed increasing.

Perhaps the only thing still holding its ground was the location of Longcheng City's urban area.

There, countless high-rise buildings still stood tall.

But thinking about it, one could understand that the high-rise buildings standing tall were actually due to the appearance of the Necromantic Rules there, which forcibly supported those high-rise buildings, preventing them from being attacked by the Spirit Realm's rules and collapsing.

Looking at it this way, there was even a ridiculous phenomenon.

It was because of the invasion of the Necromantic Rules that the Blue Star Rules weakened, and were forced to unite with the Spirit Realm Rules in order to resist the Necromantic Rules.

But the union of the Blue Star Rules and the Spirit Realm Rules was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

The Spirit Realm Rules actually wanted to devour the Blue Star Rules.

But at this moment, because the Blue Star Rules and the Necromantic Rules resisted and entangled the most deeply, and there were many Necromantic Rules around, those Spirit Realm Rules were hesitant to act rashly, unable to directly transform those Blue Star Rules that were deeply entangled with the Necromantic Rules.

They were also unable to turn those normal Blue Star buildings and Blue Star areas into Spirit Realm areas.

It even vaguely allowed the Necromantic Rules to protect the Blue Star Rules and the Blue Star area.

So, it was very ridiculous.

And this was even more so for the Wood Elves living in the Green Land Forest Park on the westernmost side of Balihe Street.

Of course, their current name in the Blue Star World was Green Leaf Group, a large group company that used to engage in municipal greening projects.

And now, they had also sent Zhang Song and others to leave the Wood Elf village and come to the area of the former Diesel Company site, which was about to be transformed into a desert.

"What exactly is going on?" Zhang Song frowned tightly at this moment. His original idea was just to pass by the site of the Diesel Company and then go to the vicinity of Deherim to exchange information with Zhang Bo.

But unexpectedly, he had just arrived at this site this morning, wanting to reminisce and denounce the Diesel Company for deserving to be destroyed, when he found a huge mound appearing in the desert, with a building that was clearly a human castle on top.

This shocked him.

So much so that it took him about twenty or thirty minutes to finally recover, looking at the castle with an extremely ugly face.

"Could it be that the lord is that guy named Shen Mu again, creating a new castle?" Behind him, a Blue Star human who had also completed resonance, clenched the bow in his hand, his face also quite ugly.

"Perhaps that's the case," another Blue Star human who had also completed resonance and was beginning to transform towards a Wood Elf also frowned and said: "Isn't it known from the rumors that this guy named Shen Mu has obtained the support of a powerful human empire? Maybe this castle was established here by him, as for why it was established here, there's probably a reason."

But as he said this, he also snorted coldly, making the two or three Blue Star humans around him understand his meaning.

This castle was established here, probably to guard against their Green Leaf Group.

"This is really troublesome," Zhang Song also clenched the bow in his hand at this moment, slowly sighed, and frowned tightly: "That guy's growth rate is simply too fast, I really dare not imagine how powerful the human empire behind him is. He actually created a new castle again, you have to know that he had just created a new town."

Zhang Song didn't know about the new Rivadine, this Vaegir castle.

But this didn't prevent him from associating a town with a new castle like this, and the resulting psychological shock.

The current Green Leaf Group only had a Wood Elf village, controlling only more than 500 Wood Elves.

Adding the other ordinary legions, the full strength was no more than 1,500 soldiers.

At that time, they had already found it very difficult to confront the Diesel Company.

Now that a new human territory had emerged, they felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.