A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

"Are you saying that these Holy Tree Forest Guardians actually have some connection with the Wood Elves?" Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly. This was truly an unexpected statement for him.

Although the Holy Tree Knight Order does have a connection in terms of heritage with the Noldor Elves, humans are humans, and elves are elves. There isn't that much blood relation between the two races.

Now, Liu Na is actually saying that these Holy Tree Forest Guardians have a relationship with the Wood Elves, which is quite astonishing to him.

"No, no, no, Lord Shen Mu, what I mean is that in the eyes of the natural consciousness, the Holy Tree Forest Guardians are the same as the Wood Elves. They all seem to be a kind of race or profession favored by the natural consciousness."

In his eyes, the Holy Tree Forest Guardians are indeed humans, and the Wood Elves are indeed elves among the fantasy races.

They really can't be confused.

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"It seems I misunderstood." Shen Mu reached out and pinched his temples, with a hint of regret on his face. But considering that he had been busy lately and hadn't rested, he understood himself a little.

Liu Na chuckled lightly at this: "But Lord Shen Mu, I still have good news."

"Mm, tell me," Shen Mu nodded.

"The fragment of natural consciousness has sensed that these Holy Tree Forest Guardians and this Holy White Oak have a connection of faith. If I can establish a natural ally relationship with this Holy White Oak, then the natural consciousness can also, through this Holy White Oak and me, bestow some natural-type expertise to these Holy Tree Forest Guardians," Liu Na said.

"Wait a minute." Shen Mu's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Liu Na with curiosity in his tone: "What do you mean by natural-type expertise?"

This was a new term he had heard, but it wasn't exactly new, as he had heard it mentioned before.

But he hadn't understood it in depth.

"It's like this, Lord Shen Mu, it's the expertise of the profession. For example, warriors and archers have the expertise to use melee weapons and bows," Liu Na didn't understand why Shen Mu wouldn't know these basic things, so she explained earnestly: "If the expertise of using melee weapons and bows can be understood deeply, then some skills belonging to oneself can be comprehended from the expertise. If it can fit the skills of the profession, then it will also increase the power and proficiency of the profession's skills."

"I see." Shen Mu nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Then he looked at the Holy Tree Forest Guardians who were still sitting cross-legged by the pond and asked, "If that's the case, then these Holy Tree Forest Guardians can also obtain archery-type expertise related to the Wood Elves, right?"

"Yes, that's right. As long as these Holy Tree Forest Guardians can maintain a sincere belief in nature worship, then they can receive the blessings from the natural consciousness," Liu Na nodded seriously and said, "After all, the Druid's professional inheritance that I obtained also came about in this way. It is also a kind of blessing from the natural consciousness to those of us who are peaceful and pure at heart."

Although Liu Na obtained the true inheritance of the Druid because she obtained the spirit world imprint fragment related to the Druid, if she didn't have a balanced heart and maintain her purity, then it wouldn't be easy to become a Druid.

After all, for professionals, they can basically be considered transcendents. Even the simplest-looking warrior actually possesses a part of transcendent power.

At least for ordinary people, mastering the abilities of a professional is already a complete transformation.

At the very least, they are protectors with a reputation in the local town.

And if converted to the current Blue Star world, most Blue Star humans have a level of only lv1 to lv5.

In fact, when facing a real army, such as Shen Mu's Swadian kingdom's heavy cavalry regiment, they simply have no ability to parry, at most because they have more combat skills, they look similar to the fourth-tier Swadian infantry.

But the actual combat power is only that of a third-tier Swadian light infantry, after all, equipment is also an important factor.

This is also why Shen Mu only values law enforcers among those professionals, and doesn't have too many ideas about other melee professionals. Because he has the ability to recruit Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers as a lord, it is equivalent to standing at the top of these transcendent professionals.

After all, if he wants to, it's as if he can now recruit Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers with transcendent power.

How can a single professional contend with a lord with an army?

So Shen Mu doesn't care about these things at all.

But he was a little concerned about Liu Na's words, looking at these first-level Holy Tree Forest Guardians, the bows they held were only hunting bows, and their lethality was not high.

On the battlefield, they mostly harass the enemy, and it is really difficult to kill the enemy.

However, if these Holy Tree Forest Guardians continue to develop and can obtain more experience points, they can become powerful archers within the Holy Tree Knight Order's upgrade system. After all, the Holy Tree Assassin and the Holy Tree Sharpshooter are both T1-level archers in the Pendor continent, quite powerful ranged shooters.

This is also the normal upgrade process.

"If they can receive special care, like the members of the Lake Rat Gang, can they also obtain special evolution?" Shen Mu stroked his chin at this time, thinking of those burly members of the Lake Rat Gang in D'Shar.

Those Lake Rat Gang members were upgraded and recruited from bandits, and because of the soul of the pig-headed man, they became the quite strong appearance they are now.

Looking at those Lake Rat Gang Destroyers who are still wearing chain armor, their level is at the peak of the fourth tier, but their actual combat power can already be compared with the Nord Royal Guards.

And you must know that the Nord Royal Guards are a legitimate sixth-level unit.

In the entire warband world, in the Calradia continent, they are the strongest infantry.

And the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, because they have been amplified by the soul of the pig-headed man, Shen Mu feels that they have already reached the level of the Nord Royal Guards.

If these burly Lake Rat Gang Destroyers could be equipped with better weapons, better armor, and better protective gear, then in terms of real combat power, he could even feel that even if he obtained the Royal Guards, he would not be able to confront these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers head-on.

The Lake Rat Gang Destroyers absolutely didn't lack combat experience. Physically, these two-meter-tall figures, covered in muscle and fat, were like humanoid giant bears, far stronger than ordinary humans.

The Nord Royal Guards were still within the normal human range, but after these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers absorbed the muscle-enhancing effect of the Pig-Man Souls, they had already begun to advance towards the physique of fantastical creatures.

Just look at them now.

The physique and appetite of these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers were already equivalent to the food consumption of three normal people.

Their formidable combat power also stemmed from their physique.

Of course, back to the main topic, the reason why these bandits, Lake Rat Gang rookies, veteran thugs, and Lake Rat Gang Destroyers were so strong was because they had received the benefits of the Pig-Man Souls.

But now, Shen Mu had also thought of something through this effect. Liu Na had said that if these Holy Tree Guardians could be blessed by the consciousness of nature, they would become archers as skilled as Wood Elves, similar to professional ranged shooters.

His eyes also showed some interest.

"Then it's really necessary for these Holy Tree Guardians to learn from you how to perceive the consciousness of nature," Shen Mu said to Liu Na. "When you are meditating, I also hope that you will share your insights with these Holy Tree Guardians, so that they can feel the greatness of the consciousness of nature you speak of as soon as possible."

Shen Mu didn't care about the process his soldiers went through as long as it made them stronger.

"Of course, of course I will do that. Even if you didn't say it, I have already taught them the method of meditation," Liu Na immediately smiled. "Now they are already in the process of meditation, and because of your presence, there is an unusual peace here. Therefore, the consciousness of nature can also freely shuttle through your power of rules, especially the Holy Light Torch Tower emitting sacred power and this Holy White Oak tree. The sacred power condensed is just right for people who admire nature to meditate here, improve their spiritual power, and gain insight into the consciousness of nature."

"Well, that seems good," Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction and smiled at Liu Na with satisfaction. "It's truly a wise choice to have you as my Druid partner. I'm really relieved to have you."

"Of course, we are very willing to serve you, Lord Shen Mu. You have also sheltered us," Liu Na said respectfully, bowing to Shen Mu again.

"Alright, you're busy here. I'll go take a look at other places," Shen Mu said, looking at the Holy Tree Guardians who were still meditating, and then turned around and left.

He didn't want to disturb the meditation of these Holy Tree Guardians.

This was truly an unexpected joy.

Shen Mu used to think that only the devout believers from the Aiden Gaard Kingdom could study, meditate, and learn magic.

He didn't expect that even the most active Holy Tree Guardians in his Holy Tree Knight Order had this talent and aptitude.

Or rather, opportunity.

That was really great. Obviously, it could give him some more improvement in strength and growth in foundation.

Having ranged shooters with professional expertise who obeyed his orders and were soldiers who obeyed orders on the battlefield, the role they could play when they grew up was truly extraordinary.

Just look at the Lake Rat Gang members who had received the blessing of the Pig-Man Souls.

These Lake Rat Gang members were already the undisputed infantry kings in the entire castle area. Even the Tier 4 Swadian Footmen and Tier 5 Swadian Sergeants would deliberately avoid them when they saw these Lake Rat Gang members.

After all, in a real battle, just looking at their physique, those Swadian Footmen and Swadian Sergeants could understand that they were no longer a match for these Lake Rat Gang members.

Since they were no match, of course they had to give way. These Swadian Footmen and Swadian Sergeants also understood that only the strong had the right to speak.

Moreover, these Lake Rat Gang members were foul-mouthed, and their usual behavior was quite unruly. Although they had been incorporated into Lord Shen Mu's regular army, they still retained a strong bandit-like habit.

Or rather, they were originally a group of bandits, only incorporated into the regular army because they were recruited by Lord Shen Mu.

Since they were bandits, there were definitely some subtle conflicts with these regular soldiers from the Swadian Kingdom.

Although it would absolutely not lead to physical conflicts, or even verbal conflicts between the two sides.

Small actions were definitely not uncommon.

These Swadian Footmen and Swadian Sergeants, who had worked their way up to Tier 4, elite ace soldiers, were also unwilling to see these former bandits become stronger than them.

So they tried to pretend not to see their provocations and small actions, or they would turn around and leave before they saw them, not wanting to have too much contact with them.

At least in Lord Shen Mu's Dehrim, everyone could maintain a cooperative relationship.

But it didn't mean that these Swadian soldiers were really convinced by these Lake Rat Gang members.

Of course, vice versa was also true. These Lake Rat Gang members were also not convinced by these Swadian infantry, thinking that they were just some weaklings. Of course, they couldn't say it out loud because of the cooperative relationship.

Both sides were mutually unconvinced and secretly competing with each other.

Of course, Shen Mu also saw it, but didn't express too much about it. After all, there would definitely be competition between these soldiers, and as long as there were no physical conflicts, good competition was reasonable and also had a benign circular promotion effect.

Shen Mu was also happy to see them work harder and harder in order to become stronger.

Walking on the road, Shen Mu also took a turn, looking at the considerable changes that had taken place in the castle area, as well as the towers on the tall city walls, the internal barracks, and the large towers, etc., which were all densely packed with soldiers.

His mood was also more pleasant.

This showed that everything in his territory was developing for the better.

Especially so many soldiers protecting him, he was also quite satisfied.

"Perhaps I can also have a relatively easy period next," Shen Mu smiled at this time, thinking of his previous efforts and hardships, and couldn't help but feel a little more complicated in his heart.

(End of this chapter)