A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Once everything had temporarily settled down, a wave of weariness washed over Shen Mu.

The current village of "Deherim" was home to a force of nearly a thousand men, all elite troops starting from Tier 3, which indeed brought him peace of mind.

Moreover, with Bunduk and Firentis leading the troops, some unnecessary work was shared.

From arranging sentry posts to patrol teams, and the allocation of hired sentries and Vaegir archers.

Bunduk and Firentis arranged everything professionally and very reasonably.

Even the gap in the city gate on the east side of the city wall was filled by Swadian light infantry, who dismantled the easily removable building materials from the residential area and piled them together, forming a simple temporary wooden barricade.

Although this temporary wooden barricade might be reduced to ashes with a single fire when facing a real army.

But now they were facing soulless monsters with only the instincts of the undead.

It was more than enough to stop them from coming over!

In addition, Firentis himself was stationed here, never taking off his chainmail, whether eating, sleeping, or patrolling, looking very dutiful and responsible.

The security risks on the east side of the city wall were also reduced to a minimum.

Of course, the most important thing was that 50 Swadian sergeants were also stationed here.

They also didn't take off their armor even when resting, sitting in the corners of the city wall when tired, leaning against the city wall to rest, ready to join the battlefield at any time.

Just looking at them was reassuring.

Even in the second-floor bedroom of the castle's main building, Shen Mu looked over here through the window-like embrasure.

Confirming that those Swadian sergeants were firmly holding their conical spears and thick fan-shaped shields even when sleeping, with heavy chainmail sleeveless plate armor under their robes, he gently nodded: "Not bad."

Shen Mu didn't want to encounter any bad news after going to sleep.

"Lord, we will guard here carefully."

At the bedroom door, 6 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers were leaning on 2-meter-long serrated spears, standing there earnestly as guards.

"Very good." Shen Mu nodded in response, withdrew his gaze, took off his armor, and began to sleep.

He was really tired.

As soon as his head hit the pillow, the wave of weariness spread to his mind.

Snoring soon filled the room.

Outside the door.

The 6 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers looked at each other, all straightening their chests, standing here full of energy.

From time to time, they scanned the tower or the surrounding area with a pair of vigilant eyes.

Even the door was left ajar.

So that 2 of the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers could see Shen Mu sleeping on the bed in the bedroom when they turned their heads or with the corner of their eyes.

Moreover, these 6 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers also took turns on guard and rested in shifts.

Never leaving for the entire night.

In addition, there were Swadian light infantry who had now moved into the castle hall and were being used as squires.

And those knights and heavy cavalry from the Kingdom of Swadia and the Holy Tree Knights sitting on both sides of the long table, also numbered 120.

If there really were any special circumstances, ordinary Abyss Demons or undead monsters would not be able to make any waves in the face of these elite soldiers who were either Tier 4 or Tier 5!

Therefore, Shen Mu slept very relaxed and sweetly.

Perhaps it was because he was too tired.

This time, Shen Mu's sleep quality was extremely high.

When he woke up from his dream.

10 hours had already passed.

"Ugh." Shen Mu woke up from the lord's bed covered with velvet, lifted the thin blanket also made of delicate and soft velvet, sat on the bed, and looked at the still somewhat dim environment around him in a daze.

The environment outside the window was still pitch black, and outside the half-covered window, it was like a layer of seemingly permanently solidified black curtain.

"This is the Black Tide without daylight." Shen Mu's head, which was still a little drowsy from sleep, suddenly woke up.

He gently reached out and pinched the center of his eyebrows.

Looking at the door, noticing the movement in the bedroom, the Lake Rat Gang Destroyer who pushed open the door a little and looked over, also nodded and said: "I'm fine."

"Understood, Lord Shen Mu, a squire will bring drinks and water later."

The careful Lake Rat Gang Destroyer confirmed that there was nothing unusual, said respectfully, and then closed the door for Shen Mu again.

He himself turned and walked towards the spiral staircase of the tower, calling out to the Swadian light infantry who were serving as squires to first bring some thirst-quenching drinks and water to Lord Shen Mu from the kitchen of the castle's main building.

After sleeping all night, without eating or drinking, he would definitely be thirsty when he woke up.

Some things Shen Mu didn't say, they had already considered them fully.

Everyone is a living person.

They are no longer the NPCs in the game, of course they will have various ideas.

Including flattery, ingratiation, and pleasing.

Soon.

The Swadian light infantry brought two large cups on a tray.

One cup was clear and sweet spring water.

The other cup was pure milk that had been boiled once with honey and sugar added.

"Okay, let me do the rest." The Lake Rat Gang Destroyer stopped the Swadian light infantry who wanted to enter Shen Mu's bedroom.

He reached out and took the tray and the two large cups on it.

He pointed to the spiral staircase of the tower without any politeness, leaving the Swadian light infantry, who had a hint of dissatisfaction on his face but was helpless, to walk down the stairs while gritting his teeth.

"Lord, this is your clear water and honey milk, please use it."

Then the Lake Rat Gang Destroyer pushed open the door and entered Shen Mu's bedroom, placing the tray on the table.

After bowing respectfully again, he withdrew from the bedroom again.

Leaving Shen Mu, who nodded at him as a response, but was actually still a little grumpy from getting up, his mind still slowly booting up, a little dazed.

It wasn't until the Lake Rat Gang Destroyer left.

That Shen Mu showed a self-deprecating wry smile: "In the past, when I was worried, the fragmented sleep brought by distributed hibernation was not bad, but now I've slept for about 12 hours, and I'm still sluggish."

Shen Mu shook his head, reached out and picked up the cup of milk, drinking it all in one gulp.

The warm and sweet milk went down his throat, and a faint fishy aftertaste filled his mouth, which made him exhale contentedly: "So comfortable."

His mind finally recovered from the hazy and drowsy state of just waking up.

"No wonder it's not dawn, after all, it's the Black Tide period now, the undead rules have completely overwhelmed the Blue Star rules, preventing the sun from appearing, and even the daytime is filled with darkness and gray fog, like a world of death."

Shen Mu got out of bed, picked up the cup of clear water and drank it, while looking at one side of the village outside the window.

Bonfires had already been lit at various key locations.

On the city wall, bonfires were also burning in braziers at intervals, with groups of 5 Swadian light infantry standing guard next to them.

And from time to time, patrol teams consisting of 5 Swadian light infantry, 2 hired crossbowmen, and 3 Vaegir archers patrolled the four walls.

In addition, there were support patrol teams consisting of 10 veteran Lake Rat Gang thugs patrolling the inside of the city wall.

It could be said that the defense of the city wall was so tight that not even a small demon could fly in!

Moreover, in the direction of the military camp, there were always 10 Holy Tree cavalry and 10 Swadian heavy cavalry, each led by 1 knight, with both men and horses wearing full sets of armor, standing by at any time.

The figures of Bunduk and Firentis also occasionally appeared on the patrol teams and the city walls.

They were all quite cautious and dared not relax.

Thinking about it, it was understandable.

Just yesterday, those demon troops that appeared in the Abyss Rift were too powerful.

If I hadn't been fighting a defensive battle with an advantage.

And the other side had underestimated my troops.

Plus good luck.

What the outcome of the battle would have been was really hard to say.

Therefore, these soldiers, who had been stimulated and experienced that bloody battle, had understood in their hearts that in this apocalyptic world, they must strictly abide by any instructions given by Lord Shen Mu.

Including an arrangement from the superiors, they would carry it out conscientiously.

Fearing that such a high-intensity battle would happen again.

If they were unlucky at that time, and encountered a similar Abyss Rift, or an attack by an Abyss Demon troop, or an attack launched by those more numerous undead monster troops.

That would be really dangerous!

After all, now these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers knew very well that this Black Tide would last for a full 7 days, a full week without sun and light.

They could only carefully stay in their villages, light bonfires, and use torches to barely have light.

Outside, countless undead monsters and demonic creatures swarmed!

“It seems these soldiers from Mount \u0026 Blade have experienced a fierce battle and now understand the cruelty of this world.”

Shen Mu watched and nodded slightly.

This was good.

Although the eternal theme in all Mount \u0026 Blade worlds is constant chaos and war,

the relentless nature of this Blue Star, shrouded in the rules of undeath, where battles occur constantly and various monsters invade or lay siege, as if without end, was something these soldiers from Mount \u0026 Blade had never witnessed.

At least in the game, to consider the player's rhythm, there would still be times of truce.

But now, as long as darkness appears, countless undead monsters roam.

At the breach in the city wall,

the mercenary crossbowmen stationed there occasionally used their crossbows to shoot and kill undead monsters that dared to approach and posed a threat.

This already showed that the intensity of the war here exceeded that of the Mount \u0026 Blade world by several times!

Therefore, these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers, who had already transformed from NPCs into living beings, could not be allowed to have any thoughts of laziness or taking shortcuts.

After becoming living beings, these soldiers had their own emotions and ideas.

They could unleash even greater combat power due to honor and various emotions.

Similarly,

certain shortcomings that normal people have, such as laziness, slackness, and seeking advantages,

these soldiers also possessed!

External stimuli were necessary to forcefully suppress their various shortcomings.

As it was now, it was quite good.

“Right, I still have two Gold-grade treasure chests unopened, and three types of rewards from absorbing the rules that haven’t been claimed.”

At this moment, Shen Mu, who had just woken up, felt a bit relaxed, but then he remembered that his work was not yet finished.

“I really was a bit dazed from sleeping.” Shen Mu shook his head and smiled wryly.

So, holding the half-empty glass, he pushed open the bedroom door and, escorted by the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers guarding the area, returned to the castle hall.

He sat down on the lord's chair.

“Lord Shen Mu, it's about noon now. The kitchen is preparing lunch and will bring it to you shortly.”

A Swadian Light Infantryman, acting as a servant, quickly approached, disregarding the glares of the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, and bowed to Shen Mu to report.

At the same time, a faint smile played on his lips, and his eyes, when glancing at the Lake Rat Gang members, were also full of smiles.

He was fiercely retaliating for the exclusion he had suffered earlier on the second floor of the tower.

His mood was extremely cheerful!

Clearly, these Swadian Kingdom-affiliated Light Infantrymen and the Lake Rat Gang's secondary family-affiliated soldiers did not trust each other as much when trying to curry favor with Shen Mu, this legendary figure, as they did when entrusting their backs to each other on the battlefield.

After all, on the battlefield, the consideration was how to win.

But in normal times, there were too many tricks to gain the favor and trust of Shen Mu, this legendary figure.

Anyway, as long as it didn't affect the overall situation, Shen Mu turned a blind eye to it.

He basically pretended not to see it.

“Yes, arrange it that way.”

So Shen Mu nodded, raised his hand to signal to proceed, and closed his eyes.

His mind immediately connected with the system.

“Open the Gold treasure chests!”

[Ding! You currently have 'Gold-grade' treasure chests × 2, currently opening!]

The dialog box immediately appeared.

Then, in Shen Mu's mind, two extremely luxurious treasure chest illusions, completely decorated with gold patterns, appeared.

And the lids of the treasure chests were slowly opening a crack, releasing a dazzling golden light.

'Buzz!'

As the golden light became more and more brilliant, eventually filling Shen Mu's mind,

a new dialog box appeared.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have opened a Gold-grade treasure chest and obtained — “Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower (Special Rule Building)”!]

[Ding! Congratulations! You have opened a Gold-grade treasure chest and obtained — “White Tower's Trade Permit (Special Commercial Permit)”!]

When the golden light in his mind dissipated, new content refreshed in the dialog box.

“This! ! !”

Shen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment.

Even though he already knew in advance that Gold-grade treasure chests would definitely yield rule-based rewards,

Shen Mu's mood was still somewhat agitated as he looked at the content of the dialog box on his retina, especially the key information above:

“The Holy White Council and the White Tower, if I remember correctly, this is from Lord of the Rings, belonging to Saruman, the White Wizard who possesses even more powerful magic than Gandalf, one of the protagonists, the group he controls, and the forces directly under his command!”

And now, appearing before Shen Mu's eyes, it meant that the moment he opened his two Gold-grade treasure chests…

he happened to obtain rewards from the 'Mount \u0026 Blade Lord of the Rings World'!

“This is a bit of a surprise.”

Shen Mu's heart beat a little faster, and he tried to calm his agitated emotions before recovering.

He couldn't help but be so emotionally stirred.

Among the most popular MODs in the Mount \u0026 Blade series, the Mount \u0026 Blade Lord of the Rings world can definitely rank in the top ten!

And Shen Mu clearly remembered the powerful forces possessed by these famous supporting characters and factions in this Mount \u0026 Blade MOD, which drew inspiration from novels and films.

“Open the secondary page!”

Thinking of this, Shen Mu directly communicated with the system, and a dialog box immediately popped up before his eyes.

[Item Name: Holy White Council's Holy Light Torch Tower (Special Rule Building)]

[Item Description: This is the Holy Light Torch Tower built by the Holy White Council from the 'Mount \u0026 Blade Lord of the Rings Middle-earth World'. It has been blessed by Maia Saruman during the construction process, so as long as the torch at the top of the White Tower is lit, it can ignite a light that illuminates the entire city and has a dispelling effect on evil forces.]

[Item Effect ①: After the torch is lit, the town area where the building is located will maintain constant light, comprehensively weakening evil enemies by -10%.]

[Item Effect ②: For soldiers of the Order camp who are bathed in the light, +20% mental resilience, +20% courage, +20% morale.]

[Item Effect ③: Where the holy light shines, it will dispel the power of evil corruption and strengthen the harmony of nature, +10% growth rate of plants and animals.]

[Usage Requirements: Sufficient firewood and 'Mana Scroll (1 per 7 days)'.]

[Hint: Mana Scrolls are not uncommon in the Holy White Council or mage groups.]

The first thing that appeared before Shen Mu's eyes was this Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council.

“It really is worthy of being…” Shen Mu sincerely exclaimed: “A rule-based reward from a Gold treasure chest!”

The first thing that came up was the Holy White Council, a group formed by the Maia elves to defend against evil, and a special rule building carefully crafted to resist evil.

Look at the effect.

It can directly illuminate the entire town area where the building is located, and maintain constant light!

What's the concept?

It's simply equivalent to saying that Shen Mu's sphere of influence has been increased by a sun!

And it's the kind that continues to be effective even at night!

And look at the effects behind it, not only will it reduce the state of evil enemies, but it can also increase the mental resilience, courage, and morale of one's own soldiers!

The most important thing is…

After being lit, this Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council can also maintain the harmony of nature and increase the growth rate of plants and animals.

In other words, it is equivalent to saying that it can enhance Shen Mu's agriculture and animal husbandry!

“But in the usage requirements, in addition to firewood, there are also mana scrolls?”

When Shen Mu saw the final usage conditions, he couldn't help but curl his lips: “And they are not uncommon in the Holy White Council and various mage groups?”

This statement was ambiguous.

But when Shen Mu saw the special commercial permit that came out of the second Gold-grade treasure chest, his expression was slightly stunned.

Immediately, a smile appeared on the corner of Shen Mu's mouth: “Could it be… is it really such a coincidence?”

Saruman is the chairman of the Holy White Council.

He is also the owner of the White Tower.

He himself is a White Wizard, the leader symbolizing the glory of the top of the tower in the mage group.

“Perhaps it's really possible!”

Thinking of this, Shen Mu communicated with the system.

He wanted to verify a guess.

So, on the retina in front of him, the content of the new dialog box was immediately refreshed.

[Item Name: White Tower's Trade Permit (Special Commercial Permit)]

【Item Description: In the world of Middle-earth, your name has also spread to the ears of many interested individuals. The legendary Maia, Chairman of the White Council, master of the White Tower, the White Wizard Saruman, respected by various countries and forces in Middle-earth, has also heard of your name and has a simple understanding of your heroic deeds in another world. Therefore, he is willing to start a commercial trade cooperation with you, giving you commercial assistance.】

【Item Effect: You can additionally form a trade caravan to the 'White Tower of Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings'. Please explore the specific commercial trade yourself.】

【Hint: Saruman is particularly interested in your enemies, those 'Abyssal Demons'. If possible, he is willing to import the corpses of these Abyssal Demons or live Abyssal Demon slaves on a large scale, offering generous Denar rewards, and is also willing to regularly sell you magic scrolls for the Holy Light Torch Tower.】

"As expected!"

Looking at the content in the dialog box, Shen Mu's mouth curled slightly.

Of course, he knew Saruman, the early traitor and evil BOSS who fell due to corruption in the mid-term.

Looking at what it says above, he can directly trade with the White Tower.

And it specifically stated that he is particularly interested in the Abyssal Demons of his world, whether dead or alive, and is willing to pay generous Denars as a reward.

Especially looking at the bottom, in that prompt, it seems to echo the prompt in the previous reward.

It directly came a sentence inside, willing to regularly sell magic scrolls for the Holy Light Torch Tower.

It's equal to verifying Shen Mu's guess!

"Isn't this a coincidence!" Shen Mu smiled happily.

He just likes these coincidences that the system creates.

What's more, now, outside the castle in the village, large batches of demon corpses are still left there, worrying about how to deal with them.

Before, these killed demon corpses could only seize those pig iron or more impurities, and the demon weapons were also extremely rough in craftsmanship.

Then directly sell it to the Mount \u0026 Blade Warband world to get a good Denar income.

About 2000 Denars a month.

It is also Shen Mu's only stable source of funds.

Now there is an extra trade route, you can send merchants to the White Tower for trade, and by the way sell these demon corpses that you originally could only throw away to Saruman in the White Tower.

Not only can you exchange it for Denars, but you can also get magic scrolls, a material that guarantees the effect of the Holy Light Torch Tower.

"These two gold-level treasure chests are really worth the money!" Shen Mu was satisfied.

The dialog box in front of him disappeared.

Shen Mu put these two props in his mind.

He didn't use it directly.

Because in his mind, there are still 4 rewards from absorbing the rules, waiting for him to use.

"Change the surrounding terrain, upgrade the village, build an extra village, and 60 minutes of magic ball permissions."

The source of these 4 rewards is that after destroying the Lava Throne of the Abyssal Demon, after absorbing the rules of the core of the spirit world mark, it was obtained.

Just looking at the name above, Shen Mu didn't dare to act rashly.

Wait until after the rest.

After confirming that the spirit is now uplifted.

Only then did he start planning to study and study, what exactly is going on.

【Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed contain a piece of land from the spirit world, about 100 mu. Currently, you can choose the same number of mu of Mount \u0026 Blade land to replace it. (Currently, the "Dhëreim" area of the Swadian Kingdom is willing to exchange land with you)】

【Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed contain the requirements to upgrade the village "Dhëreim", and you can currently choose to upgrade the village to 'Town (Livelihood Type) / Castle (Military Type)' and unlock related buildings.】

【Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed have the energy to allow you to build an additional village. According to system analysis, you can choose the corresponding soldiers as the main force to build a village of the civilization to which the soldiers belong.】

【Ding! Congratulations! The special rules you absorbed allow you to open the 'Magic Ball (Map Editor)' 60 minutes of time permission again.】

On the retina in front of you, the brief information of the 4 rewards all appeared.

Shen Mu looked at them one by one.

Slightly raised his eyebrows, the smile on the corner of his mouth was still unable to be suppressed:

"These Abyssal Demons are really generous, after sending two gold-level treasure chests, they also sent 4 more rewards of the same level!"

Just now, Shen Mu knew just by looking at the name that these 4 buildings are not ordinary.

Now open the secondary page.

After putting the brief information in front of you.

Shen Mu didn't know what to say when he saw the unit of measurement of 100 mu of land directly above.

You must know that now, Shen Mu has a total of only 22 mu of wheat fields and 5 mu of cabbage fields, 5 mu of pumpkin fields, a total of 32 mu of arable land.

Even if you count the area of half a hectare of land in the entire village of "Dhëreim".

It's only 66.67 mu of land.

The difference between the two is less than 2 mu of land from 100 mu of land!

Enough to see the gap!

Now there is a reward, that is 100 mu, which really makes Shen Mu overjoyed.

Because under this first reward, there is a reward that can upgrade the village and turn the current "Dhëreim" into a town or castle!

"Upgrade to a town or castle." A little thought appeared in Shen Mu's eyes.

This cannot be upgraded randomly.

The town represents the collection of livelihood buildings, basically based on the basic conditions of reproducing the population, developing commerce and handicrafts, maintaining agriculture and animal husbandry, conducting conscription and obtaining taxes.

The castle represents pure military.

Built in a dangerous place, guarding the main road, easy to defend and difficult to attack, stationed a large number of soldiers, has super defensive capabilities, can be like a nail stuck in a certain area, representing the lord's sovereignty over the land.

It can be said that the current village is completely two concepts after the upgrade is completed.

"The situation I am facing now does need a castle, after all, only by surviving can you be qualified to talk about development."

Shen Mu thought carefully, and his heart fell into a dilemma and dilemma:

"But the problem is, the subsequent upgrades of the town also have tall walls and a lord's hall similar to a small castle to provide protection, that is, in terms of defensive attributes, it is definitely not as good as a castle that is specially designed for defense."

Shen Mu pursed his lips.

But if you think about the livelihood buildings in the town, if you choose the castle, it is equal to giving up everything.

It will also have a significant impact on the future development of the territory.

However, just as Shen Mu was struggling, a dialog box suddenly popped up in front of him.

【Ding! Currently, due to special environmental reasons, your village cannot be upgraded temporarily. Please wait until the special environment subsides before performing subsequent operations.】

This directly stunned Shen Mu.

"Currently, the village cannot be upgraded due to special environmental reasons?"

Shen Mu sighed.

Looking at the dark environment outside, he obviously knew that the special environment that the system popped up in the dialog box refers to the Black Tide.

He understands that this is because the power of the Necromancer rules is too great during the duration of the Black Tide.

Even the Mount \u0026 Blade rules are suppressed.

After all, before this, the Mount \u0026 Blade rules were even suppressed by the Necromancer rules, and even system tasks could not be issued, and even system prompts could not appear.

Even if it appears on Shen Mu's retina in front of his eyes, it is a piece of white garbled code.

Enough to see the strength of the Necromancer rules.

"In this case, these 4 rewards, as well as the 2 rewards opened from the gold treasure chest, really have to be postponed until the duration of the Black Tide has passed."

Shen Mu reached out and touched his chin, and a trace of regret also appeared in his eyes.

He really wanted to see what his village "Dhëreim" would look like after the upgrade as soon as possible.

But a week can also wait.

Only seven days.

Shen Mu also doesn't believe that in this period of time, could a second Abyssal Rift appear?

"Even if it really appears, I think it will continue to send me spirit world marks."

Shen Mu snorted softly.

Subconsciously, he took out a fist-sized crystal from his robe pocket.

The torch shone.

This crystal, crystal clear and with a hint of grayish-white, refracts a brilliant light.

It looks extremely beautiful.

And this crystal is the spirit world mark that Shen Mu seized from above the Lava Throne.

A key that can open the spirit world plane and enter a large spirit world scene!

"Ding! You can now use this 'key' to open a large spirit realm scene!"

Then, as Shen Mu's thoughts stirred, a system prompt actually appeared on his retina.

"Now I can use this key to open that large spirit realm scene?"

Shen Mu was stunned.

He thought that during the Black Tide's descent, all rules would be suppressed to the extreme.

That it would be impossible to carry out any activities at the rule level.

Just as Shen Mu was pondering, a dialog box popped up on his retina again.

"Ding! The temporary task system has detected an event!"

"Temporary Task Issued: After the Key."

"Task Introduction: You have coincidentally obtained a key that can open a large spirit realm scene. According to legend, behind the plane teleportation gate opened by the key lies a fragmented piece of the spirit realm plane. Perhaps you can obtain some spirit realm inheritance from within."

"Task Stage Requirement ①: Use the key to open the plane teleportation gate and lead your troops inside. (Limited to 300 troops)"

"Task Stage Reward ①: You will randomly receive a skill × 1."

It's a temporary task issued by the system!

"Hmm?!" Shen Mu immediately came back to his senses, looking at the content of the temporary task on his retina, a look of astonishment on his face: "This is telling me to open this so-called key now, open the dangerous teleportation gate, and go to that large spirit realm scene?"

That's how the system prompted him.

This made Shen Mu frown slightly, thoughtfully: "Or is the system implying that going to this large spirit realm scene will allow me to obtain some extra rewards?"

Shen Mu has always had considerable faith in the system's prompts.

After all, the Mount \u0026 Blade system came to this world. Although it's called a system, it's more like a general rule belonging to countless Mount \u0026 Blade rules, born after merging with the rules of this world.

It doesn't have its own consciousness.

However, it has a special intimacy with Shen Mu, who has completely bound the system and is also the programmer who created the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

It's similar to the resonance between humans on Blue Star and those spirit realm creatures.

Vaguely, as Shen Mu now understands more about rules or pan-consciousness and other information.

Now, Shen Mu feels that his Mount \u0026 Blade system seems to have transformed into a Mount \u0026 Blade rule pan-consciousness, similar to the natural will or the abyss will, with no self-thinking ability and acting entirely on instinct!

As for the specifics, of course, Shen Mu isn't very clear either.

But for now, it does seem quite similar.

At least, when Shen Mu was chatting with Liu Na and the halfling elder Poro, he learned about how these pan-consciousnesses distinguish their own people, how they are willing to bestow their power upon their own people, and even how they guide their own people on what to do when encountering special things or events to be more beneficial, and so on. He gained a certain understanding of these special situations.

The current Mount \u0026 Blade system, after all, was condensed from many Mount \u0026 Blade worlds through Shen Mu's operations.

In the Blue Star or fantasy-side crystal wall system rules, it inherently represents the essence of the 'Mount \u0026 Blade' thing.

For example, the natural consciousness is born from the natural world.

The abyss consciousness gave birth to the demon abyss.

Mount \u0026 Blade was nurtured by countless Mount \u0026 Blade worlds, and because it materialized on Blue Star, it gave birth to those soldiers from countless Mount \u0026 Blade worlds.

There is no difference in essence!

Therefore, the Mount \u0026 Blade system uses the temporary task system, which was originally centered on the player-controlled character, scanning what operations the player has recently performed, what NPCs or wild monsters are around, and what tasks can be generated to help the player obtain a sense of game feedback and help the player's character improve.

It is inherently beneficial to the player character.

Now it seems that there are no players.

But Shen Mu himself represents the various character templates given by the system, an alternative player!

Then the appearance of temporary tasks is equivalent to the system increasing Shen Mu's sense of game pleasure and feedback.

As well as providing important help for novice players to grow up quickly!

So Shen Mu trusts the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

He also understands in his heart that as long as these issued temporary tasks are handled carefully.

He will definitely be able to obtain good benefits!

After all, those previous temporary tasks have already proven this point.

"Now the system prompts that the number of people entering the large spirit realm scene should be limited to 300, then I need to carefully select the troops."

Shen Mu pondered slightly.

However, selecting troops is also simple.

For Shen Mu, he needs to go, Fatis and Bunduk need to go.

For the remaining troops, just select elites!

"Convey my orders," Shen Mu opened his eyes and instructed the Lake Rat Gang Destroyer behind him:

"Have Bunduk and Fatis gather 50 Swadian Sergeants, 50 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, 50 Vaegir Archers, 10 Swadian Knights, 10 Holy Tree Knights, 40 Swadian Heavy Cavalry, and 87 Swadian Light Infantry to assemble in the military camp area and await orders!"

"Understood!" The Lake Rat Gang Destroyer immediately responded, turned around, and went to notify them.

In less than 20 minutes, all the soldiers had completed their seasonal assembly in the military camp area on the west side of the village.

All lined up neatly.

"Lord Shen Mu."

"Lord Shen Mu."

Bunduk and Fatis, standing at the forefront at this time, quickly walked over to greet him and paid their respects, seeing Shen Mu's figure walking over.

"Mm." Shen Mu didn't care about this ceremonial formality, although he knew they were sincere.

But the soldiers lined up in front of him were what Shen Mu really cared about.

So Shen Mu asked: "Have they all finished assembling?"

"They are all here," Bunduk replied: "1 commander, 2 deputy commanders, 187 infantrymen, 50 archers, 60 cavalrymen, all assembled according to your orders."

"Mm, very good." Shen Mu nodded and looked at the assembled soldiers again.

50 Swadian Sergeants in full heavy armor were at the front, followed by 87 Swadian Light Infantry, also wearing chainmail, which could be considered a simplified version.

These were all heavy spear infantry, used to form a spear phalanx to hold the line.

50 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers, wearing leather jackets under chainmail at this time, holding 2-meter-long serrated spears, carrying armor-piercing axes on their waists, heavy round shields on their left arms, and two bags of hooked javelins on their backs, were standing on the left side of the infantry formation.

These were heavy throwing infantry used for pursuit and close combat melee, specializing in shock and melee.

50 Vaegir Archers, carrying two quivers, stood on the far right of the formation.

They were the main force for ranged output.

This time, going to the unknown spirit realm scene, there was a high probability of sudden encounters.

Therefore, archers with faster rates of fire were stronger in terms of firepower output in encounters than crossbowmen who shot farther and more accurately.

So Shen Mu's ranged shooters were all Vaegir Archers.

The same was true for the cavalry.

The 10 knights and 40 heavy cavalrymen he brought were all cavalry of the Swadian Kingdom lineage.

He only brought those 10 Holy Tree Knights from the Holy Tree lineage.

This was still considering that the Holy Tree Knights had additional damage effects against special evil magic creatures, so he brought them along.

Otherwise, like the Holy Tree Cavalry, they could only be left behind.

After all, the Holy Tree Cavalry, as Tier 4 cavalry, although the cavalry wore chainmail.

However, the Holy Tree Steeds under their crotches also had no armor, just bare horse bodies.

If they encountered high-intensity battles, these Tier 4 Holy Tree Cavalry, in terms of protective power, were obviously not as good as those Swadian Heavy Cavalry with full chainmail armor for both man and horse.

The most crucial thing was that the Swadian Heavy Cavalry's ability to destroy formations and the intensity of their charge.

Were stronger than the Holy Tree Cavalry!