A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

But Shen Mu's smile quickly faded.

Sitting back in his long chair, the corner of his raised mouth gradually softened, becoming somewhat stiff.

Shen Mu thought about what had just happened, how he couldn't access the map editor when he tried to expand that 1 mu of wheat field. He subconsciously pursed his lips, his tone helpless:

"I didn't expect that the remaining rooms on the seventh floor of this apartment building couldn't support the full expansion of that 1 mu wheat field."

Simply put, there wasn't enough space left to construct the building.

Given the limited area of this apartment building, expanding 1 mu of wheat field would require combining all 40 apartment rooms to meet the expansion requirements.

However, when Shen Mu tried to expand that 1 mu wheat field from a third-person perspective, he discovered that the area near the end unit was marked in red, indicating it couldn't be expanded.

According to the rules of Mount \u0026 Blade, green indicates that expansion is allowed.

Red, on the other hand, means there are obstacles preventing expansion.

Furthermore, if he couldn't even expand the 1 mu wheat field, there was no way he could expand the Lake Rat Gang training camp, which Shen Mu highly valued for its ability to train new recruits for the Lake Rat Gang.

"This is really one trouble after another."

Shen Mu frowned slightly.

Of course, he knew that the so-called red obstacle was the spirit realm scene hidden within room 4070.

A demon stronghold occupied by demon monsters!

"The spirit realm scene itself is a special spirit realm imprint, but it's quite hidden and has been tainted by some special power of space-time due to the fragmentation and disintegration of the spirit realm crystal wall system."

Shen Mu thought about the memories left by his predecessor, pondering carefully:

"It seems that it's because of this special power of space-time that the power of space-time in the Mount \u0026 Blade rules can't take effect, thus preventing me from expanding buildings and using the map editor?"

Only this conclusion could reasonably explain the situation he was facing, the inability to expand buildings.

【Ding! The task system has detected an event!】

【Task issued: Recover Lost Territory.】

【Task Description: You have discovered a small castle occupied by demons. You have also noticed that the demon forces within this small castle seem to have suffered heavy losses, and the defending forces are extremely weak. Therefore, you plan to recover it.】

【Task Requirements: Kill all the remaining demons inside and seize the core of space-time.】

【Task Reward: Map Editor (Magic Orb) operating permissions for 30 minutes.】

Just as Shen Mu was pondering, the dialog box from the Mount \u0026 Blade system suddenly refreshed on his retina.

Startling Shen Mu awake: "Map Editor, operating permissions… 30 minutes! ?"

Shen Mu's gaze instantly turned to the task reward.

He was already quite familiar with these instantly issued temporary tasks, but looking at the task reward, which was also a newly appearing type of reward, he was slightly surprised.

"Magic Orb," Shen Mu murmured.

His expression became serious.

He was no stranger to the Magic Orb.

The reason why he could combine so many Mount \u0026 Blade DLCs and MODs was largely due to the "Magic Orb" program.

This editor in the Mount \u0026 Blade game could change and edit everything, from the map to the characters to the attributes!

And before, the map editor Shen Mu used was just one of the permissions within the Magic Orb editor.

For those advanced players, many of them could even use the Magic Orb to create their own troop types, adding more fun to the game.

"If I remember correctly, the map editing permissions within the Magic Orb can even edit the terrain, building appearance, and plant appearance within the area, and can instantly complete the construction of buildings."

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.

He was thoughtful.

Based on the 30 minutes of Magic Orb permissions time mentioned in the task reward, it was really enough for him to complete many things.

For example, right now, the building interface of his Swadian stronghold had those buildings that hadn't had time to be built!

"Another perfect timely assistance."

Shen Mu was becoming more and more satisfied with the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

Especially looking at the Swadian peasants who were starting to get busy again in the kitchen as it was almost noon, the smile on the corner of his mouth became even brighter.

These 50 Swadian peasants, as long as they experienced a few battles, could quickly become Swadian recruits.

Once they reached the level of recruits, although they weren't much different from peasants, they had already completed the transformation from civilians to soldiers.

It was very important.

"This attack on the spirit realm scene will allow those infantry and light infantry to level up by gaining experience."

That was Shen Mu's plan.

Not only these peasants, but also the 10 hired sentries, Shen Mu also planned to let them complete the final step.

In last night's battle, these hired sentries performed well.

Unfortunately, the huge amount of experience generated by the pursuit should have been taken by the Swadian light infantry and Lake Rat Gang recruits, so these hired sentries didn't level up.

And after leveling up, becoming hired crossbowmen using crossbows had always been Shen Mu's favorite.

The strongest and most cost-effective tier 3 ranged shooter was the hired crossbowman!

"If I remember correctly, the hired crossbowman has the highest crossbow proficiency in the entire Warband series, second only to the Rhodok sharpshooter. If they weren't only equipped with battle crossbows and didn't have heavy crossbows or sniper crossbows, they could probably compete with tier 5 ranged troops."

Shen Mu thought of the information he knew about the hired crossbowmen, and his mood became even more cheerful.

After finishing lunch.

After resting for about 30 minutes, Shen Mu began to arrange the troops for this counterattack on the spirit realm scene.

15 Swadian infantry and 30 Swadian light infantry, as well as 10 hired sentries, were the main force.

50 Swadian peasants holding farm tools such as clubs and pitchforks, followed by 25 bandits who also held meat cleavers and had little combat power, were behind to help out and gain experience.

As for the 10 veteran Lake Rat Gang thugs, they were specifically stationed in the elevator area, prohibiting anyone from coming up.

And the 10 Swadian heavy cavalry…

Shen Mu hesitated for a moment, but out of a desire to protect his luxury goods, he decided to have them stand by in the main house of the stronghold.

Although Swadian heavy cavalry could also fight on foot, relying on their heavy equipment, they could suppress many low-level or light enemies.

But after all, they were cavalry, and all their specialties, attribute points, and skills could only be effective with warhorses.

Using them for infantry combat was a waste of talent.

Moreover, these precious tier 4 heavy cavalry were so valuable that even a small bump would hurt, let alone if one or two were seriously injured in dismounted combat, it would really make Shen Mu feel bad.

"Let's do this," Shen Mu completed the tactical deployment.

Soon.

From the main house of the stronghold to the wheat field, all the soldiers Shen Mu possessed were assembled and began to proceed according to the plan conveyed.

10 veteran Lake Rat Gang thugs quickly walked out to replace the 5 Swadian light infantry who were already stationed there.

Then, they stood guard with menacing woodland axes.

Their faces were full of fierce expressions.

They looked quite unapproachable.

This was why Shen Mu let these 10 veteran Lake Rat Gang thugs guard here.

Sometimes, thugs can indeed complete the task better than soldiers.

Then, the team, led by the Swadian infantry and light infantry, with 10 hired sentries and Shen Mu in the middle, and the peasants and bandits behind, filed out through the corridor.

The corridor was still full of the smell of blood and the stench of sulfur, and many inferior iron forks or many black solids or liquids were scattered in the corners.

These were all remnants of the demon monsters from last night.

There hadn't been time to clean up the battlefield yet.

Including the 5 trailers that were lying diagonally in the corridor, blocking the entire corridor.

And scattered in the corridor were the rich and sufficient military rations belonging to the Swadian Kingdom that were intended to be transported to the front line, but were forced to be abandoned in the wild due to the defeat of the front-line battlefield and the collapse of the troops, and were found by the bandits who tried their best to drag them back.

"After we come back, we have to let these peasants clean up the battlefield and transport these supplies back to the wheat field room."

Shen Mu glanced at it and withdrew his gaze.

Because right in front.

Room 7040, whose door had been destroyed, appeared in front of him, still emitting a faint smell of sulfur, and vaguely, as if sensing the approaching troops, the demons inside let out terrified cries.

"Now, it's time for a home visit," Shen Mu's mouth curled up slightly, but the look in his eyes turned cold.

The Germanic sword in his hand pointed forward:

"Kill!"