A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

【Ding! Congratulations! You have repelled the first wave of the Hell Devil's attack! Your post-battle rewards will be increased by +30%.】

“Increase the post-battle reward amount by 30%?”

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly at this, looking at the dialogue box that appeared on his retina, and was a little surprised.

This was truly a pleasant surprise.

However, looking at the so-called first wave of attack in the dialogue box.

Shen Mu also pursed his lips slightly.

Doesn't this just mean that the second wave of attack is already brewing and about to appear?

Looking at the Khergit Steppe Bandits in the distance who were still strangling the Hell Devils, he felt a little more solemn in his heart.

After all, the system had already said before that, after the system's scan, there would be many waves of attacks from the Hell Devils.

Wave after wave of attacks on him, until dawn.

“So, is this just the calm before the storm?”

Shen Mu's expression was still quite solemn.

And at this moment, a dialogue box also appeared in front of him.

【You have received a stage reward — 10,000 denars.】

【Hint: Battlefield downtime does not count as entering a battle state, so you can upgrade your soldiers.】

【Hint: You have soldiers that can be upgraded.】

“Wait?” Shen Mu looked at the dialogue box that appeared in front of him at this time, and his expression was a little stunned.

He never expected it.

After the first wave of attacks was repelled, he would actually receive a stage reward of 10,000 denars, and spare time to upgrade his soldiers.

This was really too important.

“Open the upgradable soldier interface.”

Shen Mu's thoughts directly communicated with the system, and immediately a new dialogue box appeared in front of him.

【Currently upgradable soldiers:】

【① Khergit Steppe Bandit × 100, consumes 100 denars per person to upgrade to 'Khergit Steppe Bandit Elite (Tier 4 Horse Archer)'.】

【② Swadian Light Infantry × 100, consumes 100 denars per person to upgrade to 'Swadian Footman (Tier 4 Heavy Infantry) / Swadian Knight (Tier 4 Heavy Cavalry)'.】

【③ Vaegir Peasant × 1000, consumes 10 denars per person to upgrade to 'Vaegir Recruit (Tier 1 Infantry)'.】

At this time, on the dialogue box that appeared in front of Shen Mu, it clearly stated the soldiers that could be upgraded now.

100 Khergit Steppe Bandits can be upgraded to Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites.

100 Swadian Light Infantry can be upgraded to Footmen or Knights.

This was secondary.

Shen Mu had upgraded many times before.

Instead, his gaze at this time looked at the bottom of the dialogue box, the content that belonged to the hint level.

“Wait, after a battle, all of my Vaegir Peasants can be upgraded?”

Some light appeared in Shen Mu's eyes.

This was really a surprise.

If the Khergit Steppe Bandits were upgraded to Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites, and the Swadian Light Infantry, Shen Mu's idea was to upgrade them to Swadian Knights.

That was the surprise of a normal upgrade.

Then the fact that all these Vaegir Peasants could be upgraded to Vaegir Recruits was really a surprise within a surprise that he didn't expect.

“Upgrade all.” Shen Mu did not hesitate at all, and directly communicated with the Mount \u0026 Blade system, confirming his upgrade idea.

Then a new dialogue box appeared in front of him.

【Ding! You have confirmed the upgrade!】

【The upgrade cost for 100 Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites is 10,000 denars.】

【The upgrade cost for 100 Swadian Knights is 10,000 denars.】

【The upgrade cost for 1000 Vaegir Recruits is 10,000 denars.】

【The total cost is 30,000 denars.】

Then, the crisp sound of metal coins colliding came to Shen Mu's ears.

It was as if countless coins were colliding with each other, and then began to move away from Shen Mu's denar balance.

For Shen Mu, who had originally reached a denar balance of more than 75,000, his expression was a little depressed as he looked at the remaining balance of 45,057 denars.

These were all denars that he had worked so hard to accumulate to this point.

An upgrade consumed a small half of it.

“Sure enough, no matter what the situation, money is still important.” Shen Mu's expression became more and more helpless at this time.

However, as Shen Mu confirmed the upgrade, strands of white data flow began to gush out from between his eyebrows.

The power from the Mount \u0026 Blade rules also began to descend into this world.

Or rather.

It descended on those Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers who had already arrived in advance.

‘Buzz!’

It turned into white, egg-like light shells that wrapped all these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers inside, carrying out evolution and upgrades at the level of time and space.

Then, in a short period of time, this evolution and upgrade gradually ended.

The first to appear were the Vaegir Recruits, the basic Tier 1 soldiers from the Vaegir Kingdom.

They were all wearing simple coarse linen clothing, holding pitchforks or wooden sticks in their hands. Because they had undergone some military training in a short period of time, they could barely form formations and obey orders.

It could be said that they were still no different from ordinary civilians in the Vaegir Kingdom, and even compared to those brave and fierce Vaegirs, they seemed a little pitiful.

However, looking at the two-handed great axes hanging on the backs of these Vaegir Recruits, although the texture was rough and only used for chopping wood.

But as long as these Vaegir Recruits held them in both hands and chopped them down heavily.

Even the Swadian Knights wearing heavy chain armor would have to show respect.

Because the two-handed great axe is a weapon that is completely known for its brute force.

Correspondingly, it is similar to the two-handed hammer.

Although it is heavy and clumsy to use.

It is not a very good battlefield weapon.

It can't even be considered a good weapon.

But as long as it is swung, the terrifying power and inertia-enhanced destructive power must be temporarily avoided even by heavy infantry and heavy cavalry wearing heavy armor.

Then, by using their combat skills to kill the user, they can stop this attack that must be avoided.

Therefore, at the Tier 1 level, the Vaegir Recruits rely on these two-handed great axes, and their attack power is completely the first among the Tier 1 troops on the Calradia continent.

Although it still doesn't help much for the current Shen Mu and New Rivacheg.

But at least it can already produce a good offensive effect on the battlefield.

Of course, Shen Mu also did not believe that those Hell Devils could easily reach the outer walls of New Rivacheg's castle now.

“My 100 Swadian Knights.”

Shen Mu turned his head at this time and looked at the Swadian Knights and Swadian warhorses that appeared in the white light next to him, all wearing heavy chain armor, and his expression was extremely satisfied.

From the Swadian Kingdom, from Tier 4 onwards, they can be considered the absolute kings who can run rampant in the flat plains of the entire Calradia continent.

The Swadian Knights appeared in front of him.

It can almost be said that it perfectly matches the embarrassing situation Shen Mu is facing now.

That is, the problem of a serious shortage of shock-type heavy cavalry.

“After all, I now have 515 Khergit Steppe Bandits, this kind of light horse archers, but only 110 Holy Tree Knight Order melee shock cavalry. In the previous battle, if I had these 100 Swadian Knights, perhaps that wave of charge would have completely collapsed the tight formations of those Hell Devils.”

Shen Mu also had a look of regret on his face at this time.

But it's okay.

It's not too late for these Swadian Knights to come now.

“Fortunately, these 500 Swadian Light Infantry had already fought with those parasitic monsters in the underground tunnel before, and accumulated some combat experience for a long time. Now, after supplementing with new battlefield experience, they have completed the upgrade.”

Shen Mu looked at the remaining 400 Swadian Light Infantry, and his expression became more and more eager.

If they continue to fight, then can these 400 Swadian Light Infantry who have also experienced fighting in the subway tunnel continue to upgrade and be promoted to Swadian Knights?

That is obviously possible.

After all, the Mount \u0026 Blade system is originally a model of using war to support war.

As long as you can constantly defeat the enemy, and then snowball, you can get a continuous stream of more elite soldiers.

This may be some unique aspect of the Mount \u0026 Blade rules.

Perhaps it is also the extraordinary aspect of the Mount \u0026 Blade rules.

But at least for Shen Mu, he is really very satisfied now.

Especially when he turned his head and looked at the 100 Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites who had also begun to appear after the white light faded and integrated into their bodies.

A brand new Tier 4 unit.

“Khergit Steppe Bandit Elite, it really makes me curious.”

Shen Mu also looked over at this time.

After the white light dissipated, one by one, riding on fat and strong heavy Steppe horses, wearing Khergit light lamellar armor, holding three-meter-long spears, wearing Khergit light lamellar helmets on their heads, with heavy rawhide round shields on their backs, and two quivers filled with barbed arrows, plus heavy nomadic scimitars inserted in their waists.

It can be said that the Khergit Steppe Bandit Elite, whose visual impact is quite daunting, appeared on the edge of the outer castle of New Rivacheg.

There is an absolute distinction from those ordinary Khergit Steppe Bandits around them.

“Why do I feel like they have the appearance and feeling of Khergit Horse Archers?” Shen Mu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly at this time.

Indeed, it gave him this feeling.

Because the Khergit Horse Archer is itself a Tier 4 horse archer unit of the Khergit Khanate.

It is also the same dress and appearance.

It's just that these Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites look more sturdy, obviously often in battle, looting caravans or attacking villages from time to time, and appear to have a special banditry.

It does look worthy of the word elite.

“And it gives me the feeling that they are more like the regular army of the Khergit Khanate, and then dressed up as Khergit Steppe Bandit Elites.”

Shen Mu suddenly had this idea in his mind at this time.

But thinking about it, it seems quite normal.

After all, these nomads of the Khergit Khanate don't need to care about noble honor or knightly spirit.

What they have to do and consider is how to get more wealth, how to survive, and how to get more spoils of war. That's all.

Therefore, in their spare time, they would quietly slip out of the tribe, or even some tribal leaders would take a group of people and pretend to be steppe bandits to plunder and kill in other countries. That was perfectly normal.

Not to mention the Khergit Khanate, whose moral standards were relatively low among the nomads.

Even in other kingdoms, some so-called nobles would occasionally do this, even deliberately doing some evil things because of a lack of money or spoils.

Including, but not limited to, the Kingdom of Vaegirs, the Kingdom of Swadia, and even the Sarranid Sultanate.

Even the upper-level kings would tacitly allow this to happen.

After all, this behavior could not only satisfy the spoils gained by their subordinates, those small lords, but also help to train troops.

As well as weaken their competitors.

Of course, they would all tacitly allow such good things to happen.

"But for now, I'll just treat them as the Khergit Khanate's elite steppe bandits, and that's enough."

Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, looking at the appearance of the 1,000 Vaegir recruits who had already completed their transformation, he also had some thoughts.

After pondering for a while, he spoke again and ordered, "Now, let the kitchen prepare some food and water, and let our soldiers start eating in batches to replenish their strength."

As he spoke, Shen Mu also added, "Including the warhorses under our soldiers' crotches, who have been running hard all the time, prepare fodder and grain for them as well."

"Understood."

The Swadian footman beside him, acting as a messenger, immediately responded and turned to convey Shen Mu's order again.

Soon, throughout the entire New Rivacheg, in this dark red, eerie light, food began to be cooked.

As wisps of smoke rose, the aroma of food once again permeated the air.

Although it was just some simple stew made by boiling it in a pot.

But it was indeed the best nutritional supplement to replenish lost moisture and strength after a fierce battle.

After all, it contained chopped meat and various vegetable dices, including some bread and flour, which were added in batches according to the degree of maturity, making this pot of stew, although it did not look good, had a quite good taste and flavor.

At least those soldiers who came back and simply ate something to fill their stomachs were quite satisfied.

Even the Holy Tree Knights of the Holy Tree Knights, who were used to eating good things, now thought that these stews were indeed delicious.

Therefore, everyone ate quite sweetly.

And in the troughs next to them, those steppe horses, Swadian warhorses, or Holy Tree steeds were already eating fodder mixed with meat dices in small bites.

Well water was also poured into the troughs next to them.

It could be considered as both replenishing strength and moisture, and most importantly, a handful of salt was sprinkled into the water.

To replenish the consumption of the warhorses after running.

Salt was the best supplement that warhorses needed after physical exertion.

Therefore, these warhorses finally ate the fodder and meat dices, and then licked the salty well water in the troughs with their tongues.

Although they looked pitiful, it was indeed a good supplement for these warhorses.

Of course.

Whether it was these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers or these Mount \u0026 Blade warhorses, the food they received was only a food share that could just maintain a level of replenishing their strength.

It was not enough to make them full.

But these soldiers also understood why this was the case.

After all, for them, the food they were eating now was only used to replenish their strength.

And they could not eat their fill at this time.

Otherwise, if they were full when the enemy came again, when they continued to engage in fierce battles or exercises.

Not only would they vomit, but it would also cause irreparable damage to their intestines and stomach.

Which was also equivalent to damaging their bodies.

They were all a group of old veterans who had been fighting on the continent of Calradia for a long time, so of course they understood these taboos in battle.

This was also a manifestation of the extraordinary power of the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

Don't look at them being wrapped in white data at that time, in fact, they had already returned to the continent of Calradia to fight for a long time again.

After completing all the training to be able to advance to the arms and becoming familiar with the corresponding combat methods, and learning rich fighting skills.

They finally completed the advancement and returned to this other world.

Returned to Shen Mu's side.

"Alright, eat something simple! Then quickly clean up the battlefield outside the city wall and clean it up immediately."

Lezalit was still on the west city wall at this time, commanding those Vaegir recruits and Swadian footmen to move.

Open the west city gate, and first deal with the arrows that were shot all over the ground outside, as well as the ladders on the city wall.

Those arrows all over the ground could still be recycled and used again by the archers.

Of course, they had to be collected again.

Moreover, all the ladders that were placed on the city wall were dragged back into the city wall. At that time, whether they were dismantled to become defensive materials to be thrown down, or burned to become burning materials for bonfires, that was all possible.

Moreover, the rolling logs and stones that they had thrown down during the previous siege defense also needed to be moved back.

After all, there would be siege defense battles to be used next.

They could not just throw them out casually and then ignore everything.

Lezalit, as a noble and a realistic general who often experienced actual combat, fully demonstrated his rich experience at this time.

After all, he was a coach-type talent.

A coach-type general.

Not only could he train excellent infantry, cavalry, and ranged archers.

Even for siege warfare and defensive warfare, he had a rich understanding.

He could be considered an all-round general.

"Very good."

Shen Mu was quite satisfied with this.

In the evil camp, Lezalit could also be considered a unique existence.

But as far as the prefix of the evil camp was concerned, Lezalit was only selfishly craving his pursuit of power and wealth.

He usually cared more about himself than about civilians and others.

And he possessed the arrogance of a noble and the contempt for other classes.

Generally speaking, talents like Lezalit were the most common, while those generals in the good camp who had ideals in their hearts were relatively rare.

But as for how to evaluate it, Shen Mu didn't want to say much.

"It's enough to be able to work well under my command."

Shen Mu looked up at the direction of the Sujia Subway Station, and his eyes also became a little more solemn.

After all, there was a common enemy.

Whether it was the good camp or the evil camp, as long as they could seriously obey his orders and listen to him under his command, that was enough. All he wanted was work and attitude.

Just like now.

Bestuur was leading the 100 elite steppe bandits and 415 steppe bandits, spreading out and wandering on the plains near the Sujia Station.

Looking at the half-built subway shopping mall that appeared out of thin air in the flat farmland.

Each of them was also holding the nomadic bow tightly in their hands, with the other hand always placed on the quiver.

As long as they discovered abnormal situations.

They would immediately draw out their feathered arrows or barbed arrows and shoot them out fiercely on the nomadic bow.

If they found that the number of enemies was really too large for them to deal with, then they would immediately retreat.

Then they would execute the Khergit Khanate's most classic kite tactics to attract the opponent's pursuit and harass and disrupt the enemy's formation.

And once the enemy's formation began to scatter.

Then there would be a heavy cavalry unit stationed alone on the south side of the New Rivacheg city wall, led by 60 Holy Tree Knights, 50 Holy Tree cavalry, and 100 Swadian heavy cavalry, ready to attack at any time.

At this time, Alayen was running among these heavy cavalry units, happily encouraging them.

Although Alayen could usually lead infantry to fight.

But at this time, letting him lead these heavy cavalry units alone also made him quite excited.

Of course, Alayen also understood that his command of cavalry in combat was not as good as Firentis.

But relying on his personal bravery and superb combat skills, leading these heavy cavalry to stab out like spears and inflicting fatal damage on the enemy's formation, he was confident that he could do it.

It could be said that now, inside and outside the New Rivacheg castle, all the soldiers and generals were eager for the next battle.

They now had a passion for war.

And just in the subway tunnel below Sujia Station.

A new unit composed of hell demons was indeed beginning to quietly gather.

At the same time, in this new unit composed of hell demons, a phantom composed of dark red blood mist was looking at the half-built subway shopping mall at the subway station that was about to arrive, with a belly full of anger.

In the dark red eyes, there was already an uncontrollable anger and anxiety flashing.

"Damn it, I really didn't expect that this damn Blue Star human actually possesses such a powerful human soldier unit."

This dark red blood mist was the fifth overseer among the high-level demons.

Because of special restrictions, it could not descend into the Blue Star world, so it could only appear here in the form of blood mist through this special method.

The maximum ability it could do was only to observe.

But even just observing, this high-level demon seemed to have sensed something.

"Could it be that the Blue Star human obtained the inheritance mark from those high-level forces in the primary material plane? Where did he get so many elite troops?"

This high-level demon muttered.

The dark red light in his eyes became even more intense: "Perhaps that's really the case. If I can swallow his lord crystal core, not only can I recover my losses, but I can even obtain more huge benefits!"

Thinking of this, the blood mist figure formed by this high-level demon also trembled a little because of excitement.

If it could really swallow the lord crystal core.

And incorporate the huge amount of spiritual realm rules into its control and transform them into hell rules.

Perhaps its ranking could go up a bit further.

It would be more than just the fifth overseer!