Mount & Blade: Wind of War

[This is a perfect victory, the morale of the troops +24. ]

[Do you want to sell high-quality bones x4, spiritual ashes x4, extraordinary creature meat x8, and extraordinary creature blood x8? ]

[Yes. ]

[Wow, you got 2694 dinars. ]

The sound of coins falling into his pockets came to his ears. This wonderful system dubbing made Rhodes feel extremely happy.

Originally, during this period of time, he had been upgrading the third-level soldiers: the Charr Wild Hunter, the Senior Spearman, and the Haidam Infantry, which made his dinar reserves decrease instead of increase. The more advanced the soldiers were, the more serious the consumption of dinars was.

But just the big supplement of this demon worshiper made Rhodes' pockets bulge again.

"It's really hard to restrain. The combat power is not strong, but the reward after killing is so huge. No wonder many players in the previous life vaguely sensed something wrong, but still couldn't suppress their greed." Rhodes did not sell all the dark magic items he had obtained.

When the undead witch died and was burned to scattered ashes by the holy flame, Rhode also obtained a book: the ancient dark magic notebook.

In theory, this book would be destroyed along with the burning of the holy flame. But under the effect of the plundering skill, it appeared in the system items after the victory of the battle.

Rhode's plundering skill is not high, and it can even be called "good", but the skill of plundering, in addition to the skill level, also depends on the face, and how to describe Uncle Luo's face... When he goes out to dance a circle of square dance, there are three or five old ladies coming to ask for WeChat.

This made Uncle Luo feel unbearable, and finally he could only hide at home as a game otaku.

In this life, Rhode's face is also outstanding, otherwise, he would not be able to make the little girl Cress loyal to him with almost no talent.

Of course, after Rhode's arrival, the admiration brought by the consecutive victories made the little girl Cress's feelings more sublimated, so that now when Rhode changes clothes every day, he feels that someone is hiding in the dark with green eyes!

"Dark magic notes?"

Sitting on horseback, the soldiers around him were finishing off the enemy and collecting spoils. The heavy packhorse was looking for dry grass to chew on all around. Rhode ignored it. After all, he didn't know if he could survive the next battle, so he should be nice to it now.

Opening the notes, the first entry recorded the Necromancer's witchcraft and necromancy spell, which was the core ability of the Necromancer, so every aspect was recorded in great detail.

However, Rhode was not interested in changing his job to become a Necromancer, so he quickly turned the page. He might hesitate before cultivating the Holy Light Qi, but after cultivating it, he would completely stop thinking about it. After all, Rhode didn't want to have a split personality or explode and die.

In addition to the necromancy spell, the notes only recorded the skeleton resurrection, zombie summoning and ghost summoning, as well as four applied dark magic spells, namely: Curse of Weakness, Curse of Decay, Banshee's Howl, and Resurrection of the Dead.

Each page was densely packed with tiny texts and attached with various explanations with pictures and texts, which were also mixed with fanatical worship of death and sentences similar to the hymn of the God of Servant.

When Rhodes curiously touched the icon of the patient portrait of the rotten curse in the dark magic notebook, a nearly real illusion flashed before his eyes:

In the illusion, he became a powerful necromancer, casting a curse with a wave of his hand. Under the spell, teams of strong soldiers in iron armor wailed and melted under the terrifying power of the curse. In the end, a whole team of more than 20 strong infantry elites were wiped out without even a chance to rush in front of him under the effect of such a spell.

"So that's it. This book itself has the power to confuse people's thoughts." He left the illusion and closed the notebook without hesitation.

Although people who master divine power theoretically have a higher resistance to such things, Rhodes deeply knows how much he desires power in his heart, so he has no interest in repeatedly testing the firmness of his mind.

But Rhode secretly thanked himself for his caution because of his understanding of the dark magic in the notes. Because the ambush was successful, the troops were aimed directly at the undead witch, which left her no room to cast more spells except the Banshee's Howl. Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve a "perfect victory (no casualties)" this time, and boosted the morale of the whole army.

After cleaning the battlefield, Rhode organized the army. He divided the slave heavy cavalry into two teams to patrol left and right. The center of the convoy was the food cart, Cress, Abby and others, and the archer troops. The periphery was the spearmen, and the vanguard was the Haidam infantry. Following the winding road, the convoy continued to move southwest.

Late at night, in the dense forest in the southwest corner of the mountain fortress, a middle-aged man with a broken arm, dirty and tired, looked around carefully, and came to a big rock in the forest to hide his figure.

The full moon was in the sky. As time passed, when he thought that tonight was another vain wait, the faint sound of horse hooves trampling came from the darkness in the distance.

Hearing this voice, the one-armed middle-aged man's face changed. He curled up even harder, not daring to make the slightest movement.

Because under the current situation in the Centaur Forest, the person who appeared here could be the nobleman he had been waiting for, but more likely, it was the group of ferocious and sensitive Centaur hunters.

"Dang...dang...dang...dang."

The sound of hitting the stone was three long and one short. After hearing the agreed signal, the one-armed middle-aged man looked behind the stone very carefully.

Under the moonlight, he finally saw his lord, the maid who followed his lord, and several heavily armored knights.

"My lord, you are finally here."

Under the bright silver moonlight, he saw Rhodes and Cress riding on horses. The one-armed Valian Dixon walked out quickly. Because of the long-term pressure, he was trembling with excitement at this moment.

This man was one of the two wounded soldiers who followed Fatis and Raymond after the battle of Silent Hill. He could no longer fight in the army after one of his arms was cut off, but he could still continue to prove his worth.

"Valen, well done, you are really well done. What is the situation in the Mountain Fortress now? Can you and Guido still hold on? Is there any progress with Fatis and Raymond?"

"To reply to your Excellency, patrols in the Mountain Fortress are becoming more and more strict due to the war, and it is difficult for Lord Raymond to escape as easily as before. However, when Lord Raymond came out for the last time, he asked me and Guido to convey Lord Fatis's judgment to you:

Not long after you left, the battle between the Harpies and the Centaurs began. And it was very tragic, it was a fight to the death.

As the siege outside As the intensity of the attack continued to rise, the lizardmen and gnoll guards became more and more manic. They began to randomly kill the human slaves in the city to vent their fear. Under such circumstances, it won't be long before some human slaves will be sent to the city wall to be used as slave auxiliary soldiers. That's when your chance will come. "

The soldiers in Redwood Town are illiterate. Even Raymond, a military general, doesn't know many words. Fatis obviously took this into consideration. Because he was worried about making mistakes, he almost asked Raymond, the wounded soldiers Valen and Guido to memorize all these words to ensure that the message was conveyed accurately.

Rod heard Valen's retelling and closed his eyes.

For a while, the only sounds in the quiet forest were the sound of horses neighing and trampling left and right.

"Very good, Valen, you and Guido did a great job. The intelligence you passed back is very important. There is at most half a month to a month left. I need you to continue hiding nearby, but reconnaissance intelligence is secondary, and protecting your own safety is the first priority."

"Summarize the lessons learned from your intelligence work during this period. When we take down this castle, you and Guido will be the sheriffs here!"

As he spoke, Rhodes pointed the whip in his hand at the distant mountaintop city.

Hearing the promise of his lord, Valen's originally pale face flashed a flush. As a disabled soldier, he was not without worries and considerations about his future. Even though Redwood Town's pensions and care for soldiers who died in battle and disabled soldiers were very good, as a man, he really couldn't accept that he would live like a waste in the future.

And the status of the town sheriff is already a big shot that Valen and Guido can usually contact. Rhodes' promise will certainly boost their morale.

From Rhode's perspective, he was starting a business and painting a big picture for his subordinates. As long as he could take down the Mountain Fortress, what would the position of one or two sheriffs mean?

If the plan failed, there would be no reward.

Therefore, although Rhode said that the two should prioritize their own safety, in fact, Valen and Guido would fight for their future with their lives. After all, even if they continued to join the army, they might not be able to obtain such a high-level position in the future.

At this time, in Crow Canyon/Mountain Fortress.

Fatis and Raymond were drinking vegetable porridge. Under the green vegetables, the mice that moved in the porridge were live mice, and the mice that did not move were dead mice.

During this period, relying on his physique that exceeded that of ordinary people and his kind character, Fatis had become the leader of a team of human slaves.

However, at this moment, what bothered him most was not the strict management of the surrounding lizardmen and jackals, but the gang fights among human slaves.

That's right, even at this point, humans still fight over who eats rats first and who eats rats later, and which group of people mine in which ore area, and even to the point of hatred and killing each other.

Of course, it may seem ridiculous to outsiders, but it is very realistic to these human miners who are in it:

Because those who eat first will definitely be full, and those who eat last will probably starve.

Because mining in an ore area that is easy to mine can reduce the number of whips from the supervisor, while mining in an ore area that is more difficult to mine often results in heavy whipping because of the small harvest, and miners with extremely poor nutrition may die as a result.

It's ridiculous that when material things are highly developed, some people may choose to die for some inexplicable reasons, but when material things are extremely bad, most people try their best to survive and continue to live.

Perhaps, a peaceful and comfortable environment can often only make people's bodies and minds as delicate and fragile as flowers in a greenhouse. But when faced with the precarious and cruel wind and rain, people will become stronger and realize that they have been brooding and depressed all day long in the past. Many of the things are actually just dispensable nonsense.

"The wife of the 'Black Devil' Qiaolin next door was targeted by a jackal guard and killed by disembowelment when she was pregnant. Even the child was picked out and eaten. Although Qiaolin didn't have a seizure at the time, I saw the look in his eyes. He already has a murderous intention, and before he explodes, we may be able to contact him and temporarily appease him so that he can help us. "

Raymond's bare upper body was holding a bowl beside Fatis. Although his head and face were not turning, he had handed out the words.

"Don't do this. You must not come into contact with Qiao Lin. That Qiao Lin looks strong and cruel, but in fact he is only cruel to his fellow humans, but he is extremely afraid of those alien guards. If you go to contact him, He will definitely betray her, but it’s Janice, I think she can fight for it.”

"That crazy bitch, Janice, who takes pleasure in eating her own children, why do you think so?"

"You are not a woman, and you don't understand women's thoughts. Some women will take their children to die with them before committing suicide. It is not because of hatred, but because they do not want their children to suffer in this world."

"Then why doesn't she die? Besides, you're not a woman, so how do you understand?"

"..." Fatis drank his portion of vegetable porridge in silence and stopped answering Raymond's words.

And because of Fatis' words, Raymond did not dare to contact Qiao Lin, who had a certain power among human slaves. And Fatis is really preparing to look for "crazy woman" Janice late at night, just as he said.

In this small mining area, human slaves are also divided into four forces.

"Dark Devil" Qiaolin who can beat people to death with his bare hands, "Crazy Woman" Janice who likes to eat her own children, "Old Ghost" Radhe who is said to have some kind of secret deal with the lizard guard, and Fatis With the group of people that Raymond just brought up.

In addition to their own men, Fatis and Raymond must also distinguish between enemies and friends, and at least win over a group of people to join their side, so that the next plan can be successful.

Don't think that in such a situation, everyone is winnable. Some people are used to being slaves, and they simply don't think you can succeed. If you win over such people, the only outcome is to be betrayed.

The old ghost Radhe was deep in thought. Fatis felt that he could not see through the other party at all, so he did not dare to win over him. The black devil Qiaolin seemed cruel and powerful, but Fatis could faintly feel the huge fear in the other party's heart. He Afraid, he was too afraid, and such a person, no matter what kind of hatred he had with the jackals, would never have the courage to do so as long as he didn't explode at that time.

"Crazy Woman" Janice, Fatis once met her from a distance. She is indeed a woman who is almost crazy. However, since she has cultivated the sacred fighting spirit, Fatis has faintly noticed that her sensing ability is getting stronger and stronger. When facing Janice, the first feeling that emerged in Fatis's heart was not madness, but sadness. It was a huge sadness that was so deep in his bones that it was difficult to use words to describe it.

"She may have gone crazy, but it seems that this kind of pure madness cannot be exploited." Fatis naturally thought this in his heart, and then he felt extremely painful and self-contemptuous because of this thought.

"Why is there so much suffering in this world? Why are we humans so weak and so bullied and oppressed?"

"It would be great if there was one person who could change all this. In this process, we may have to kill and use some means, but if he succeeds, the world, at least the situation of us humans, can become a little bit better. Better."

"Let this world suffer less and we humans suffer less."

"If I can accomplish such a big thing, even if I commit an unforgivable sin, maybe, maybe I can be redeemed, right?"

Because of extreme pain, extreme thinking naturally arises. Unknown to both Rhodes and Fatis, some thoughts in Fatis's mind gradually became clear.

Outside the castle, in the dense forest.

Rhodes watched from a distance with the telescope in his hand. In his eyes, the current mountain fortress was just a plate of fat steak, but it was still dripping with blood. The heat was far from coming, and it was not yet the right moment for him to take the knife. .

"Thirty-seven charr spearmen, seventeen Haidam infantry, ten charr archers, twenty-one slave traders, yes, plus five of Abby and me and Clay Si, there are ninety-two people in total. Haha, more than ninety-two people have been killed in the Centaur attack in the past two days. But this is also a good thing. Soldiers are expensive, especially when it comes to stealing a city, but a hundred people are just enough!"

Apart from Abby, there are five of them, the two ogres and the two bugbears. Although Rhodes has received their applications to join the team, and can also see their career promotion systems, those systems are all gray. , which means these units cannot gain experience.

Rhodes was a little confused for a while as to what the reason was.

But this matter can be put aside for the time being, because in the near future wars, discipline is far more important than combat power. Even if they can be improved, I don’t have time to cultivate them for the time being.

I smiled and held hands with the head priest of the inner demon: never stop updating. After the release, update 8,000 words every day (starting from tomorrow), and update 4,000 words on Fridays and Saturdays. If I can’t do it, I will lose 4,000 yuan to him. The update time is tentatively set at 10 am and 5 pm.