A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Shen Mu carefully looked below, at the various buildings neatly arranged within the village's boundaries.

From civilian structures to special buildings, and the 32 acres of farmland, a special gift from the village template, were deliberately distributed on the relatively flat land south of the village.

However, what Shen Mu cared more about was the hilly rise of about 5 acres on the north side of the village.

A hill formed by stacking reinforced concrete.

About 10 meters high.

Three sides were cliffs.

Only the south side, facing the village, had a zigzagging road about 10 meters wide.

Directly above the road was the main castle building and the village elder's main house, occupying about half an acre.

"This way, it's much safer."

Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Moreover, what made Shen Mu even more satisfied was the city wall surrounding the half-hectare village, also 10 meters high and 5 meters wide, completely formed from reinforced concrete by the power of mysterious rules, now stood tall.

Only on the west side was there an opening, like a pass, about 5 meters wide.

It served as the only visible passage for entry and exit.

【Ding! Your magic ball modification permissions are about to expire, please prepare to return!】

【Countdown: 00 hours 00 minutes 69 seconds.】 (The author refuses to acknowledge the time error)

When the countdown ended.

A special feeling of falling suddenly appeared in Shen Mu's heart, causing him to subconsciously close his eyes.

And when he opened his eyes again.

Shen Mu had already returned to his empty, now crowded with wounded soldiers, castle hall.

Sitting on his lord's chair.

"My Lord."

Standing in front of him was a Swadian infantryman, his gray-black chainmail stained with blood.

He reported in a heavy tone: "The casualty situation has been tallied, please allow me to report to you."

"Mm, speak," Shen Mu nodded.

"In this battle, we had 13 Swadian infantrymen killed, 24 seriously injured, and 8 lightly injured."

"4 senior Lake Rat Gang thugs were seriously injured, and 6 were lightly injured."

"7 new Lake Rat Gang members were seriously injured, and 9 were lightly injured."

"The spoils of war have not been fully tallied yet, they are mostly crude iron weapons."

"The number of enemy corpses counted is 477, according to the reports from the Lake Rat Gang members who chased after them, about 20 enemies escaped."

The Swadian infantryman reported seriously.

"Mm."

Shen Mu nodded: "I understand."

This was not beyond Shen Mu's expectations, especially the death of only 13 Swadian infantrymen.

It made Shen Mu feel a slight pain in his heart, but also secretly satisfied.

After all, this bloody battle was entirely borne by these Swadian infantrymen at the front, relying on excellent weapons and equipment and strong physique to withstand the impact of those pig-headed men.

This gave Shen Mu's ranged soldiers, whether crossbowmen or ballista, and those Lake Rat Gang members throwing harpoons and javelins, enough room to operate.

Otherwise, winning this battle would have been really difficult.

"Lord Shen Mu, I have a suggestion I would like to explain to you."

At this time, the Swadian infantryman suddenly spoke, his tone hesitant, and his blood-stained face seemed to have something difficult to say.

"Speak," Shen Mu signaled him to continue.

These are all living people.

They all have their own personalities.

And having spent time with them for the past few days, Shen Mu also knew that he absolutely could not treat these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers under his command as NPCs.

He also had to learn to respect these brave warriors who risked their lives and fought for him.

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

【Temporary task issued: Choice.】

【Task Introduction: These infantrymen from Swadia have not failed their oaths in the military camp, willing to defend the glory of the Swadian Kingdom with their lives. They bravely and proudly died in battle. But their companions, these Swadians, all want to return to their homeland for burial even after death. Now, a Swadian infantryman has made this suggestion to you.】

【Task Conditions: You can choose to 'transport the bodies home / bury them on the spot' of these fallen Swadian infantrymen for different handling methods.】

【Condition Reward ① Transport home: You need to pay 100 denars per person to transport the bodies of these Swadian infantrymen and their weapons and equipment back to their hometown. All existing troops gain +5 morale, and your legendary reputation in the Swadian Kingdom +1 point.】

【Condition Reward ② Bury on the spot: You do not need to pay any fees, just bury these bodies. And you will get the weapons and equipment of these Swadian infantrymen, because in the cruel other world, your soldiers will understand your actions and will not have negative emotions.】

"Huh?"

Shen Mu was slightly stunned, this sudden temporary task really surprised him.

He quickly read the content in the dialogue box on his retina.

Shen Mu frowned.

"Are you talking about the disposal of these corpses?"

Obviously, the first method is to spend 100 denars per person to transport the bodies of these 13 fallen Swadian infantrymen, along with their weapons and equipment, back to the Swadian Kingdom for burial.

The second method is much simpler, just find a place nearby to bury these bodies.

The former pays denars and then gains morale and reputation.

The latter is to directly obtain a batch of weapons and equipment.

"… …"

Shen Mu directly communicated with the system: "Choose the first method! Transport the bodies of these Swadian infantrymen back to the Swadian Kingdom!"

Was there even a need to choose?

It was equivalent to spending 1300 denars to directly gain +5 morale and +1 reputation in the Swadian Kingdom.

Compared to the bare reward of only obtaining 13 sets of equipment.

It was simply a world of difference!

And as soon as Shen Mu made his choice, dense dialogue boxes appeared again before his eyes.

【Ding! You have chosen to transport the bodies of the Swadian infantrymen back to their hometown! Your kindness has increased the morale of your soldiers! Your reputation in the Swadian Kingdom has increased!】

【Ding! Your legendary reputation in the Swadian Kingdom has reached 5 points! Within the kingdom, whether it is an elderly man or a young child, they have all heard of your name and your deeds! Nobles praise you, commoners admire you, even the robbers living in dark ravines are fanatical when they hear your name!】

【Congratulations! Because your legendary reputation in the Swadian Kingdom has reached +5 points! A batch of about 100 Swadian civilians mixed with your reward ② a small wave of immigrants, have come to join you!】

【Congratulations! Hearing of your deeds, a hero proficient in using crossbow weapons, Bandak, has led 20 mercenary crossbowmen mixed with your reward ③ light crossbow artillery, to join you!】

【Congratulations! Because the robber's den was breached, with no way out, about 30 robbers in Narote heard your news and are willing to unite and come to join you!】

Moreover, the content in these dialogue boxes actually combined with the rewards Shen Mu had obtained before.

Resulting in additional gains!

Of course, this had happened once before in a battle, so Shen Mu was not too surprised.

However, when he saw one of the rewards, his eyebrows slightly raised: "Bandak?!"

This name…

Sounded very familiar to him!

But at this moment, the originally dim castle hall completely darkened.

Shen Mu was slightly stunned, then his face changed drastically.

It was dark!

And having just come out of the magic ball permissions… he hadn't ordered the bonfires to be lit yet!

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