A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Of course, developing the third base is not something that needs to be rushed. What needs immediate attention is for Shen Mu to return to the noble estate and get some sleep.

He's really been exhausted lately.

After giving instructions to Marnid, he returned to the noble estate after dealing with construction-related matters.

He went back to his favorite large bed, covered himself with a light blanket, and immediately drifted off to sleep.

And he slept quite comfortably.

Shen Mu fell asleep around four in the afternoon, entering dreamland ahead of schedule, as he desperately wanted to catch up on lost sleep after a tiring day to replenish his depleted energy.

However, after getting used to a high-pressure lifestyle, he unconsciously woke up again at a specific time.

He woke up again.

"What's going on? I actually feel a bit restless," Shen Mu thought, looking at the dark sky outside the window. It was clearly still nighttime, the sky hadn't brightened yet, and he felt a little helpless.

So, he sat up properly in bed, glanced at the room where water hadn't been prepared for him yet, and said, "Someone."

The door was immediately pushed open, and a Holy Tree Knight walked in, respectfully bowing and asking, "Lord Shen Mu, I am here. What are your orders?"

"Please bring me a glass of light water with honey, thank you," Shen Mu said, stating his request.

"Please wait a moment, I will fetch it for you from the first floor," the Holy Tree Knight immediately nodded, then turned around, closed the door, and went to the first floor to prepare the honey water Shen Mu needed.

On the first floor, there were also halflings on duty, to prevent Shen Mu from wanting to eat or drink something at night.

After hearing the request conveyed by the Holy Tree Knight, they immediately started preparing it in the kitchen.

Soon, the honey water was ready.

It was placed in a ceramic jar, put on a tray by the Holy Tree Knight, and quickly brought back to the second floor. He knocked again, and after receiving permission, he entered and placed it on Shen Mu's bedside table.

"Thank you very much," Shen Mu nodded to him, then waved him away from his bedroom.

"If you have any further needs, please tell us, and we will do our best to serve you," the Holy Tree Knight respectfully placed his hand on his chest, bowed, and then closed the door, quietly sitting on both sides of the door with the other Holy Tree Knights and Swadian Sergeants.

Moreover, in the adjacent room, sentries were secretly on duty, also Holy Tree Knights and Swadian Sergeants, who glanced over here to make sure there was nothing unusual before returning to their room.

On the entire second floor, the Holy Tree Knights, Swadian Sergeants, and Swadian Knights who had returned with Shen Mu lived here.

They were all top-tier troops.

If anything happened, even if they, as knights, weren't the most formidable soldiers in foot combat, they could still protect Shen Mu with their armor and superior combat skills.

Besides, out of the 100 Swadian Sergeants originally stationed here, some had been assigned to live here.

Approximately 30 people.

Additionally, on the first floor, there were also 50 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, burly top-tier warriors comparable to Tier 6 units.

If there was any movement, they would react immediately to ensure Shen Mu's safety.

After all, for all Mount \u0026 Blade units, Shen Mu's safety was the top priority. Regardless of buildings, towns, castles, or even their own lives, nothing was as important as Shen Mu's well-being.

At this moment, Shen Mu drank the honey water, feeling much more refreshed.

He also changed into his casual clothes.

Getting out of bed, he stood at the window, looking at the unobstructed view of Dhirim, slightly raising his eyebrows, and looking towards the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council in the southeast corner of the castle district.

"It truly is a special magical building. The light it emits really allows people to barely see the outlines of things at night," Shen Mu sighed sincerely.

Because one of the effects of the Holy Light Torch Tower itself was to provide partial visibility at night, allowing people's eyes to see roughly forty to fifty meters away.

Basically, it was similar to the daytime recognition range.

Although things became blurry and indistinguishable beyond a hundred meters, being able to see this far at night was enough for them to react to many situations.

"I can't sleep, I want to go out and take a look," Shen Mu put down the ceramic jar, licked the sweetness of the honey water from his lips, and suddenly felt moved to go out and see the situation outside the city walls.

Especially to check if the Blue Star humans outside the city walls and within the low walls were being attacked by undead monsters at this time.

After all, at night, in the Blue Star world that the Mount \u0026 Blade rules couldn't cover, it would become a terrifying place where undead monsters appeared, and he had only built a circle of low walls on the outermost perimeter.

Only half a meter high.

Although it could block some clumsy zombies or skeleton soldiers, as long as they were slightly agile or happened to be able to climb over, these low walls were not an obstacle at all.

Therefore, Shen Mu had already arranged for Bunduk, Firentis, as well as Lezalit and Baheshtur, who had returned together, to assign commanding officers to lead troops to patrol the low walls every day.

This was to prevent undead monsters from breaking through the low wall defense line and appearing in front of the Blue Star humans at night. After all, there were still many Blue Star humans living in tents on the large expanses of land.

If undead monsters really crossed the low walls and appeared in front of these Blue Star humans, it would be quite difficult for these Blue Star humans, who hadn't even mastered the power of rules, to resist these undead monsters.

And once there were casualties among the Blue Star humans, it would obviously be a sign of Shen Mu's incompetence as a lord, leading to negative evaluations among the Blue Star humans.

If those Blue Star humans didn't want to continue staying in the area of Dhirim for this reason and didn't want to continue coming to pray.

Then the loss would still be Shen Mu's Faith power.

Therefore, Shen Mu absolutely wouldn't allow this to happen.

Checking his clothes, he didn't choose to put on his armor, but simply took his knight's sword and called out to the Holy Tree Knight who was still on duty outside, saying, "Send 10 Holy Tree Knights to patrol outside with me."

"Understood," immediately 10 Holy Tree Knights, still wearing armor and acting as sentries in the adjacent room, walked out, respectfully saluted Shen Mu, and looked ready to depart at any moment.

"Very well, let's go then." Shen Mu nodded, then beckoned the ten Holy Tree Knights to leave the noble's residence with him. At the stables near the wall, they obtained their warhorses, mounted them, and headed towards the city walls.

Many Blue Star humans sleeping on the streets were awakened by the sound of hooves. Curious, they opened their eyes and saw Shen Mu leading the Holy Tree Knights away.

They were all quite curious, wondering why the lord was leaving with the ten knights.

However, these Blue Star humans were also quite excited, as they already knew that Shen Mu had opened up the opportunity to become Spirit Realm Commanders.

Every day, ten people would be able to become Spirit Realm Commanders.

So, they were all extremely excited.

Even if they weren't qualified to be chosen, it was still a hope. Perhaps their luck would explode, or they would have some opportunity to become a Spirit Realm Commander and gain human followers.

People always dream, and they always see the best in others, hoping to become the best themselves.

After all, as long as there is hope, there is a chance.

Shen Mu, of course, didn't care about the way these Blue Star humans looked at him. He simply charged towards the west gate.

The west gate was not closed at this time. Ten burly Lake Rat Gang thugs were standing there, listlessly on guard, and above the gate, twenty Swadian light infantry and fifty Swadian militia were also standing guard.

If there were any situation, they could make arrangements at any time, whether it was to go out and approach those humans or to decisively close the city gate, they could do it.

Moreover, not far from the city gate, there were more Swadian light infantry and militia forming night patrols.

And every so often along the city walls, Swadian light infantry and militia were standing guard.

It could be said that although the town area seemed to have reduced a lot of control due to the arrival of the Blue Star humans, in reality, these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers were monitoring the internal and external situation even more closely.

When Shen Mu and the Holy Tree Knights rode their horses to the city gate, the Lake Rat Gang thugs all made way.

They respectfully bowed and saluted Shen Mu.

Shen Mu nodded to them from his warhorse, gently shook the reins, and rode his horse out of the city gate.

And when he came outside the city gate, he was instantly shocked by the scene.

At this time, outside the city gate, there was not much darkness. Instead, there was a mist similar to the morning dawn, and a bright scene.

He subconsciously raised his head.

"Is it because of the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council?" Shen Mu also saw the Holy Light Torch Tower at the top of the castle area, releasing waves of light that were clearly visible.

At this time, the wave-like light could still be seen flickering within a 1-kilometer radius outside the low wall.

It just happened to dispel the distant darkness.

Therefore, outside the city walls, those Blue Star humans who had set up tents in the wheat fields were truly as if they were bathed in extremely bright moonlight, or in the morning dawn, sleeping quietly, or chatting idly if they couldn't sleep.

Enjoying the hard-won sense of security.

After all, this was the first time they had experienced such a bright night, dispelling the darkness and allowing them to enjoy the taste of being protected by light, whether it was day or night.

Therefore, when they saw Shen Mu leading the Holy Tree Knights out, it caused a lot of Blue Star humans to exclaim. The gazes they cast at Shen Mu were filled with admiration, respect, and considerable reverence.

Compared to the previous awe, their gazes towards Shen Mu were now much gentler.

"Lord Shen Mu." Just as Shen Mu came outside the city walls and began to advance towards the low wall, Bestur, who was on duty tonight, also quickly galloped over on his prairie horse.

Behind him followed fifty prairie horsemen and ten elite prairie horsemen.

They all looked quite relaxed at this time.

"Have you found anything unusual tonight on duty?" Shen Mu asked, as this was his biggest concern.

"No, Lord Shen Mu. No undead monsters have been found near the low wall. Everything is very safe." Bestur immediately replied, and even picked up his nomadic scimitar, jokingly saying: "This is my nomadic scimitar. It hasn't enjoyed the moment of killing enemies during the most leisurely time tonight."

Beside him, the prairie horsemen and elite prairie horsemen all showed unruly laughter, and also revealed a regret of not being able to fight amidst the ease.

Because they really didn't find any undead monsters.

"Sure enough, the effect of the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council is truly amazing." Shen Mu nodded at this time.

Then, looking at the city road outside the low wall, which could also be seen for a long distance, Shen Mu hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Have you gone to see the west side?"

"No, Lord Shen Mu." Bestur replied: "The instructions we received were to patrol inside the low wall."

"In that case, give me a look outside." Shen Mu hesitated for a moment, then directly pointed at Bestur and the prairie horsemen and elite prairie horsemen behind him, and glanced at the Holy Tree Knights behind him, and then said: "Give me a look."

"Yes, sir!" Bestur, who was already very keen on fighting, and the prairie horsemen and elite prairie horsemen suddenly showed excited smiles.

As Shen Mu shook the reins and crossed the low wall, heading towards the city center of Longcheng's Bali River Street.

They also shook their reins and followed.

Those fragile undead monsters were simply not taken seriously by these Khergit Khanate prairie bandits.

If they could enjoy the excitement brought by the battle at this time, they would also be very happy.

After all, aimless patrolling was not what these prairie bandits who were unwilling to live ordinary lives wanted to do. They preferred plundering, killing, and freely galloping without any restrictions.