A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

150 people plus 10 warhorses, the daily consumption of drinking water is indeed an astronomical figure.

The water stored by the predecessor, as well as the bottled or packaged water found in the closed, time-frozen dark room, has finally been completely exhausted today.

"Then go fetch water."

However, Shen Mu was not anxious, but calmly arranged: "Have all the Swadian heavy cavalry come over."

"Yes." The Swadian infantryman nodded, then turned around and went to the barracks set up in the apartment rooms on both sides of the fifth floor to summon the heavy cavalry.

In a short while, 10 Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers wearing fine linen robes and no armor walked over.

Standing in a straight line, they greeted Shen Mu steadily and respectfully: "Greetings, Lord Shen Mu!"

"Mm." Shen Mu nodded and said, "Go to the livestock pen and lead your warhorses down, put on full armor, and leave the apartment with me later to protect the Swadian recruits to fetch water."

"We obey your command."

The Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers responded, then turned around and quickly walked up the spiral staircase of the tower.

Soon, they led their own Swadian warhorses, carefully descending from the seventh floor to the castle hall on the fifth floor along the spiral staircase, which was less than one meter wide.

Although the spiral staircase was narrow and steep, it did not mean that their warhorses could not pass through.

Moreover, both the chainmail of these Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers and the chainmail of these warhorses were stored in their barracks rooms.

Therefore, as long as time permitted, they could lead the warhorses to the castle hall, and the 10 cavalrymen could help each other put on their respective armors, and then put on horse armor for the warhorses. That would be considered armed and ready for battle at any time.

"Very good." Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction when he saw the 10 Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers ready.

At this time, he did not set off.

Instead, he used the mind communication system to make a dialog box appear on his retina.

[You have soldiers that can be upgraded:]

[① Swadian Peasants × 50, can be upgraded to 'Hired Sentries (10 Denars each) / Swadian Recruits (5 Denars each)'.]

[② Hired Sentries × 10, can be upgraded to 'Hired Crossbowmen (50 Denars each)'.]

[③ Bandits × 25, can be upgraded to 'Forest Bandits (20 Denars each) / Lake Rat Gang Newcomers (20 Denars each and requires Lake Rat Gang Training Camp)'.]

[④ Swadian Light Infantry × 30, can be upgraded to 'Swadian Infantry (100 Denars each) / Swadian Heavy Cavalry (100 Denars each)'.]

This was a prompt about troop upgrades.

And Shen Mu had just received 5,000 Denars, making him rich and financially surplus, so of course he had already made his decision.

"50 Swadian Peasants, upgrade 20 Hired Sentries, upgrade 30 Swadian Recruits."

"Upgrade all 10 Hired Sentries to Hired Crossbowmen."

"All 25 Bandits, go to the Lake Rat Gang Training Camp and upgrade to Lake Rat Gang Newcomers."

"All 30 Swadian Light Infantry, upgrade to Swadian Infantry."

Shen Mu made the arrangements in an orderly manner.

So, at Shen Mu's brow, a stream of data condensed into white light and began to extend outward.

Inside the entire castle, nearly half of the Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers were now shrouded in this white light, beginning to load the combat experience of higher-level soldiers and materialize brand-new weapons and equipment.

Including the physique and quality of these soldiers themselves, they were also becoming stronger and stronger in the loading of the data stream.

The Warband-type troops had completed the transformation.

The fourth-tier Swadian Infantry came to 45 people.

The first-tier 30 Swadian Recruits, also holding long-handled scythes, curiously and excitedly lined up.

The third-tier 10 Hired Crossbowmen, holding war crossbows, were now leading 20 second-tier Hired Sentries to complete the formation.

Only the 25 Bandits were now climbing the stairs, going to the seventh floor, crossing the area of an entire wheat field, before they could enter the half-remaining sixth floor and enter the Lake Rat Gang Training Camp to complete the promotion to second-tier Lake Rat Gang Newcomers.

[Ding! You have chosen troop upgrades!]

[You have consumed 4350 Denars.]

[Your current remaining savings: 1400 Denars.]

In Shen Mu's ears, there was a sound of Denars colliding with each other, becoming weaker and weaker.

He knew that this meant his savings were decreasing.

But there was no way.

If you want to upgrade, you have to pay the price of Denars.

"This is still because these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers I have don't have weekly wages as maintenance fees."

Shen Mu pursed his lips at this time.

Not having maintenance fees does indeed help save the biggest part of the loss.

Otherwise, the weekly maintenance fees alone would give him a headache.

"Lord Shen Mu!"

Just as Shen Mu was thinking, the 30 Swadian Recruits who had completed the upgrade and become first-tier troops, walked over at this time, and respectfully saluted Shen Mu.

"Mm, very good." Shen Mu nodded, then arranged to them: "Go get all the buckets and basins, we're going to fetch water."

"Yes." These Swadian Recruits immediately turned around to find the corresponding water storage tools.

This was also easy for them.

Plastic, iron, aluminum, or stainless steel buckets and basins are available in this era.

Soon, everyone was holding a large bucket or basin. In order to be able to hold it more steadily when filled with water, these Swadian Recruits even put down their skilled long-handled scythes and old kite shields, and only carried a short axe or pickaxe for self-defense.

"Let's go."

Shen Mu saw that they were ready, so he waved to the Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers who were wearing heavy chain armor, both men and horses, and walked out together.

'Neigh!' At this time, the Holy Tree White Steed from the Pendor world behind Shen Mu also walked over.

Even if Shen Mu did not pull the reins, it obediently followed him, walking slowly.

Including the Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers who pulled the reins.

And those recruits.

All followed behind.

However, when they looked at the white steed behind Shen Mu, which did not need to pull the reins, they all showed envy and respect.

Especially the 10 Swadian heavy cavalry soldiers, looking at the white steed, although it was not wearing horse armor, and did not even have a cover robe, its strong body, powerful and slender legs, and the crisp sound of the horseshoes hitting the ground, could tell that this was definitely a good horse.

Even vaguely, they perceived that it was even more excellent than their own warhorses, which were cultivated from the Swadian Kingdom's manor and trained in the racecourse!

The fact was indeed so.

Shen Mu led his Holy Tree Steed to the fire door. The Lake Rat Gang veteran thugs stationed here diligently pulled all the doors open, allowing them to slowly descend to the first floor along the 'zigzag' staircase.

This low-magic type Pendor continent, or rather, the Holy Tree-type steed of the G version world, did indeed show a smart intelligence.

Following Shen Mu step by step, descending the stairs without any mistakes, very flexible.

Shen Mu was very satisfied with this.

However, in the process from the fourth floor to the first floor, looking at the empty corridors and unchanged narrow apartment corridors inside many fire doors that had been violently destroyed, his face also showed a little thought.

He deliberately left the corridors and apartments from the first floor to the fourth floor without much modification, only removing the elevator shafts and changing the direction of the stairs.

This was to facilitate the appearance of the dark night, when the gray fog filled the air and the undead rules descended.

He could use the undead rules to spawn monsters in these floors!

That's right, it was spawning monsters.

Shen Mu also hoped that the 30 Swadian Recruits would quickly upgrade to second-tier Swadian Militiamen.

Of course, he had to spawn monsters and accumulate experience to do it!

"And... there's also the underground garage of the apartment, which runs through the entire floor of the four apartment buildings, where monsters can be spawned!"

When he arrived on the first floor, Shen Mu also lowered his head and looked at the thick steel door next to the stairs, and his eyes became solemn.

That was the underground garage.

Also a civil air defense project.

Composed of thick steel doors and reinforced concrete.

It had been closed when the undead rules first descended, filled with absolute darkness, and was probably already reduced to a nest for undead monsters.

"Every time the Black Tide descends once every three months, the earliest terrifying undead monsters that appear are those that rush out from these underground garages or civil air defense projects!"

"This is also why people don't like living on the first floor or in the bottom rooms..."

"A little carelessness, and they will be discovered by those undead monsters, and then attract trouble, or even the disaster of killing people."

Shen Mu sighed.

Without thinking too much, he led his troops and turned to walk towards a direction about two blocks away from the apartment.

Because he knew.

Just over there, a small Long River that runs through the entire Long City was flowing with abundant water resources.