A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Shen Mu simply put on a velvet robe and came from the room to the balcony on the west side of the castle.

There were 10 hired crossbowmen stationed here.

Seeing Shen Mu come over, they immediately stood up straight and respectfully put their hands on their chests and saluted, "Good morning, Lord Shen Mu."

"Yes, good morning." Shen Mu nodded, but looked at the sky outside, which had already cleared up.

It was still a vast expanse of azure blue, with no clouds. At first glance, it looked no different from before, but there was a kind of tremor from the soul.

It was as if, as a human from Blue Star, he felt the same tremor as the world of Blue Star.

Of course, this tremor was not so obvious to Shen Mu.

Although he was indeed a human from Blue Star.

However, as a transmigrator, and also possessing the Mount \u0026 Blade system, protected by the Mount \u0026 Blade rules, it was difficult for him to empathize with this Blue Star world at this time.

Moreover, even the other humans from Blue Star, at this time, because they were uncertain about their future, had unhesitatingly abandoned the Blue Star rules and plunged into the Spirit Realm rules, which were the only ones that could resist the undead rules.

"Mr. Shen Mu, good morning." Just then, Liǔ Nà appeared, wearing a black robe.

She had originally wanted to come to the balcony to stretch her body.

But she didn't expect Shen Mu to have arrived earlier.

So Liǔ Nà obediently came over to salute and greet Shen Mu, and at the same time complimented him, "Under your leadership, this black tide actually passed so easily, it's really unexpected."

"Yes, thank you for the compliment." Shen Mu smiled, accepting the compliment without reservation.

This was originally his credit.

"How are the Holy White Oak seeds doing?" Shen Mu asked.

"Ah, it's like this, the Holy White Oak seeds have always been very happy, but during the black tide, they couldn't sense the sunlight, so they couldn't grow."

Liǔ Nà quickly replied, with a hint of pride in her tone, "But starting today, I think the Holy White Oak seeds will be able to sprout!"

"Sprout?" Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly, "How long will it take to grow seedlings?"

Among the rewards for the Holy White Oak seeds, only when they reached the seedling stage could they exert some of the abilities related to the Holy White Oak.

Only when it grew to more than 1 meter would there be an additional reward from the Knights of the Holy Tree.

Therefore, Shen Mu was very concerned about the growth of the Holy White Oak seeds.

"Well, according to my estimation, it will take about seven days to sprout, and then about half a month to break through the soil and produce Holy White Oak seedlings!"

Liǔ Nà's small face was filled with joy.

"A week to sprout, half a month to emerge." Shen Mu nodded slightly, "Not bad."

"Mr. Shen Mu, please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of them."

Liǔ Nà smiled sweetly, "After all, when I was cultivating this magical plant, the natural pan-consciousness in my body quite recognized me, expressed its blessing to me, and accelerated the speed of my Druid's growth."

This was also why Liǔ Nà was so concerned about the Holy White Oak seeds.

With the cultivation of these seeds.

Liǔ Nà's level 2 Druid level had loosened.

Perhaps when it sprouted and grew seedlings, it would also mean that Liǔ Nà, this little Druid, would be able to gain more affirmation from the natural consciousness and reach a higher level.

"That's very good." Shen Mu smiled lightly and encouraged her, "That's why I specifically asked you to be responsible for these Holy White Oak seeds. I think you are a careful girl, so you must be a very good Druid."

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Shen Mu." Facing this compliment, Liǔ Nà's small face turned red.

Her cheeks were flushed as if she were drunk.

"Well, that's it." Shen Mu didn't continue to chat with her, and after talking about the Druid's amplification power to nature for a few more words, he turned and went downstairs.

"Lord Shen Mu!" At the entrance of the spiral staircase, the Lake Rat Gang destroyer in charge of guarding saluted him.

"Yes." Shen Mu nodded to each of them as a return salute.

Until he came to the castle hall, sat on his lord's chair, and the Swadian sergeant as a guard, and the Swadian light infantry as a servant, came over to salute and greet him seriously.

"Alright, if there are no outsiders, there's no need for so many extra etiquettes." Shen Mu finally frowned and canceled all these useless formalities.

Anyway, they were all Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers loyal to him, so there was no use in so many twists and turns.

"Lord Shen Mu, today's breakfast is fried eggs, boiled cabbage, roasted sausage and dried meat, sliced white bread, a large glass of honey milk, plus a small portion of honey cream pumpkin pie."

As soon as Shen Mu sat down, the light infantry, who had been prepared for a long time, brought up a tray.

It was full of steaming food.

It looked like a combination of meat and vegetables.

Shen Mu smelled it, and his stomach, which had been hungry all night, rumbled, and subconsciously, saliva began to secrete in large quantities.

This was the breakfast specially cooked for him by the halflings.

They used the existing food materials, including the materials from Blue Star and the materials transported from Mount \u0026 Blade, to cook the breakfast together.

It was carefully made, and as Shen Mu picked up a knife and fork and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.

"Delicious."

Even Shen Mu, who was used to eating these sausages and dried meat, as well as white bread and cabbage with pumpkin, couldn't help but nod in praise.

I have to admit that before the collapse of the crystal wall system on the fantasy side, the food carefully cooked by the halflings, whose profession was foodies, was delicious even if it was garbage ingredients after being made by their skillful hands.

As for the food for the Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers now, it was all handed over to the villagers from Veigir because there were villagers from Veigir.

The halflings were only responsible for guiding, and the specific work was still done by the Veigir villagers.

After all, there were now 970 people.

With so much food, relying on only 12 halflings, even if they were busy all day, they would probably be exhausted.

"Okay, I'm full, come and clean up." At this time, Shen Mu had just finished eating the food that had been brought up.

He burped very satisfied.

Then, the Swadian light infantry, who had been waiting to serve a few steps away, came over and cleaned up the tray and leftovers.

Another Swadian light infantry came over with a rag and wiped the table clean.

The movements were quite nimble.

However, Shen Mu didn't care about these, but leaned back on the back of the chair, gently closed his eyes, and communicated with the system with his thoughts.

"Enter the magic ball map modifier!"

'Buzz!'

The fluctuation from the system appeared instantly.

It directly changed Shen Mu's original first-person perspective to a third-person perspective.

And he directly came to the sky above the entire village, allowing him to overlook the entire village of "Dhëreim" from a height of tens of meters, and also look around the village.

"Huh? What's going on!?" However, Shen Mu's face was slightly stunned.

Around his village, the scene that should have been lined with tall buildings had all disappeared at this time. Within a range of thousands of meters, only his castle was left, sitting on a 15-meter-high pier, standing out!

And on the surrounding land, there were black scabs everywhere, as if they were black patches formed after lava solidified.

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows, and then he remembered that when the abyss crack appeared before, the power from the abyss demon directly destroyed the surrounding terrain completely.

Including those residential and commercial buildings that were originally around the apartment.

They had all been smashed to pieces by the rain of lava that fell, and then collapsed suddenly, and finally completely turned into magma, and were completely swallowed into the abyss.

The visual impact caused by the scene was extremely shocking, and Shen Mu felt lingering fear even now when he thought about it.

"But just right, the 500 acres of land I obtained can replace all the land after these lava scabs!"

Shen Mu's thoughts directly communicated with the system.

In front of him, the dialog box reappeared.

[Ding! Based on the fact that the special rule you obtained is a venue type, Zendar Town, which is protected by the 'Kingdom of Rhodoks,' is willing to exchange land with you.]

[The land in Zendar Town was originally a fertile wheat field, where farmers cultivated and merchants traveled along the route. But because water bandits were rampant and sea bandits were rampant, the land here has been deserted for a long time.]

[But now, this once fertile but abandoned land has been handed over to you by the town officer, hoping that you can make it rejuvenate.]

Then, as the dialogue box appeared, a stream of white data flowed from Shen Mu's brow.

‘Buzz!’

These countless streams of data intertwined, quickly forming a massive fishing net in mid-air, encompassing the village and the surrounding 500 mu of land.

It emitted waves of special rule fluctuations, then descended completely.

All of it covered the land in white light.

‘Buzz!’

The rule fluctuations vibrated again.

This time,

the replacement had begun.

In Shen Mu's eyes, the large patches of black, scabbed land around the village, eroded by the abyss, were slowly disappearing.

But as they disappeared, large areas of normal, already divided fields began to appear below.

These included complete ditches, irrigation canals, drainage channels, and even footpaths.

After waiting for a few more breaths,

the 500 mu of fertile land from the neutral town of Zendar completed its replacement, with 300 mu to the east and 200 mu to the south.

These cultivated but abandoned fields were overgrown with weeds.

Some unpicked cabbages, pumpkins, peas, and carrots stubbornly survived amidst the weeds.

Clearly, the planters had been forced to abandon these vegetable plots for various reasons.

Leaving them to become desolate.

“Zendar?”

At this moment, Shen Mu, suspended in mid-air, looked at the name of the town with a hint of nostalgia.

A faint smile appeared on his lips.

Zendar was a neutral town in the Mount \u0026 Blade Warband world, from an even earlier version.

It was inhabited by mercenaries, practicing village self-governance and not subject to any nation's rule.

However, due to rampant bandits and the invasion of the Nords,

Zendar was destroyed.

Therefore, from the Warband timeline onward, this neutral town never appeared again.

“Then the Kingdom of Reyvadin became the Kingdom of Swadia, and the Warband timeline began.”

Shen Mu felt a bit nostalgic thinking about it.

But now was not the time for nostalgia; more work awaited him.

“Begin, upgrade Dhirim!”

Shen Mu communicated with the system again through his thoughts.

Immediately, the system dialogue box refreshed on Shen Mu's retina.

[Ding! Given the rules you have absorbed this time, your village "Dhirim" is allowed to be upgraded and unlocks a new list of construction options.]

[Please select the upgrade direction of your "Dhirim" as—]

[Town (Civilian)/Castle: (Military)]

[Please make a choice.]

[Hint: Choosing a civilian town can supplement the castle's military strength in the subsequent village upgrade process.]

[Hint: Choosing a military castle can supplement the town's civilian prosperity in the subsequent village upgrade process.]

“Not bad, there are even two hints at the end, saying that I can use the village to develop military or civilian aspects.”

Shen Mu curled his lips.

But now, he already had his own idea: “Upgrade 'Dhirim' to a Town!”

A town provides too much help for development in the early stages.

And in the mid and late stages, the various taxes and population generated can continuously provide various help and support to the lord.

It's just that because of the excessive focus on civilian development, the military aspect can't keep up.

When recruiting high-tier or ace troops, a castle is necessary.

It's somewhat similar to how towns produce a large quantity of troops that are adequate but limited in quality, with generally mediocre combat skills and equipment levels.

While castles produce extremely elite troops with superb combat skills and luxurious equipment.

On the battlefield, they can be considered decisive noble troops.

Comparing it to the Kingdom of Swadia,

towns can only train soldiers to the third tier, Swadian Footman level, in the training fields at most, and can't be upgraded further.

Only in castles, with specialized trainers, can they be upgraded to the fourth-tier Swadian Infantry and the fifth-tier Swadian Sergeant.

Moreover, this is even more true in terms of cavalry.

Whether it's Swadian Knights or Swadian Heavy Knights, they must be trained from castles.

This is a hard requirement.

Although it wasn't reflected in the original game, Shen Mu added this distinction between noble troops and commoner troops when integrating MODs and DLCs.

Although players can upgrade according to their own ideas as long as they have enough experience points,

that's just their own training.

Once they own a town or a castle, some things can't be managed by the player themselves.

Then they need to let the town or castle operate on its own.

During the operation process,

this restriction will appear.

Unless the player can slowly upgrade those low-level troops one by one themselves.

Otherwise, they will be forced to choose between a town or a castle based on this restriction.

“As for me, I really don't need to choose now, after all, I'm really just leveling up by grinding with my own troops.”

Shen Mu's expression was a bit wistful in mid-air.

[Ding! You have confirmed that the upgrade direction of your "Dhirim" is—Town (Civilian).]

[Upgrade begins… ]

‘Buzz!’

Another white light began to shine, and a warm sensation appeared on Shen Mu's brow.

The data stream surged out again.

However, this time, the data stream was not as intense as when it replaced the 500 mu of land just now.

Instead, it was quite gentle.

It simply scattered down from mid-air, directly landing in Dhirim, which still looked like a village, and evolved into a light罩.

Inside were countless intertwined data streams, and then, inside the light罩, the virtual images of buildings appeared.

When the white light dissipated,

a noble mansion of about 600 square meters, with a typical Swadian aristocratic style, appeared there.

It was constructed entirely of stone and wood, about 7 meters high, with two floors, looking like a huge villa, appearing dignified and solemn, and the decoration revealed not only luxury and grandeur but also an active, martial atmosphere.

Around the outside of the building was a 2-meter-high wall, as well as stables, granaries, storage rooms, and armories built against the inside of the wall.

Now, this noble mansion was located in the very center of the central residential area.

[Ding! Your "Dhirim" has been successfully upgraded to a Town.]

[Currently, the Noble Mansion in your town should be completed. This building is the core building of the town. When enemies invade and break through the city walls, this is the last fortress for the defending forces to hold on to, striving to delay the enemy.]

[Town buildings have been unlocked—]

[Civilian Building List.]

—[Municipal Building List… ]

—[Agricultural Building List… ]

—[Commercial Building List… ]

—[Handicraft Building List… ]

[Military Building List… ]

—[Wall Building List… ]

—[Tower Building List… ]

—[Barracks Building List… ]

Then, densely packed lists appeared before Shen Mu's eyes.

“Wait?”

This made Shen Mu seem to have discovered something at this time: “The meaning of these building lists now is that I still need to spend denars and time to slowly build this town!?”

But thinking about it, that's really the case.

It seemed that at the time, he was a bit dissatisfied with the original game's ability to build only a few buildings, so he directly added a lot, drawing building experience from other games.

Like fortresses, Total War, Age of Empires, Warcraft, etc.

“Does this mean I shot myself in the foot?”

Shen Mu reached out and pinched his brow.

This was a bit speechless.

What made Shen Mu even more speechless was the town introduction that the Mount \u0026 Blade system popped up next.

[Dhirim (Swadian Town)]

[Lord]: Shen Mu (Assets: 25441 Denars)

[Features]: ① Brave People (Intermediate); ② Manor Economy

[Rules]: ① Breeze of the Suno Plains

[Civilians]: 100 people (Vaegir)

[Soldiers]: 870 people

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[Swadian Troops]: 10 Swadian Knights; 50 Swadian Heavy Knights; 50 Swadian Sergeants; 400 Swadian Footmen -

[Lake Rat Brotherhood Troops]: 50 Lake Rat Brotherhood Marauders; 100 Lake Rat Brotherhood Veteran Thugs;

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[Mercenary Troops]: 50 Mercenary Crossbowmen

【Vikia-Type Troops】: 100 Vikia Archers

【Knights Order Troops】: 10 Holy Tree Knights; 50 Holy Tree Cavalry

【Town Buildings】: Noble Manor (Core)

【Agricultural Buildings】: Wheat Fields × 22 Mu; Cabbage Fields × 5 Mu; Pumpkin Fields × 5 Mu; 500 Mu of Abandoned Land

【Special Buildings】: Bandit Gathering Place; Lake Rat Gang Training Camp

【Agricultural Assets】: Wheat (22 Mu); Cabbage (5 Mu); Pumpkin (5 Mu); Dried Meat (Trace Amount); Sausage (Trace Amount); Beef (Trace Amount); Chicken (Trace Amount); Eggs (Fixed Quantity)

【Livestock Assets】: 7 Cattle; 10 Dairy Cows; 23 Pigs; 45 Chickens (Daily Egg Production × 20)

【Special Products】: None

【Recruitment】: Swadian Recruits (Please note that your recruitment will reduce the number of civilians. Recruit cautiously to maintain the civilian population for the development of the village.)

【Evaluation】: This newly upgraded town of Dhrim is never tired of soldiers. You hear people occasionally lament the emptiness and primitiveness of this town. But people are working happily, throwing themselves into construction with vigor, working seriously and meticulously, never slacking off.

【Evaluation】: Your name resonates throughout the town. Among soldiers and civilians, you are loved and sincerely loyal like a king. People revere and respect you.

"Well, calling it a town, it's actually just a village without much change."

Shen Mu looked at the information above and nodded in resignation.

There was no way around it, that was indeed the case.

This time, the upgraded town didn't appear with a pre-made village template like last time.

Many of the buildings inside were existing village structures still in operation.

Now, the newly upgraded town naturally has those buildings as well.

They can still be used.

However, all the buildings in the town need Shen Mu to spend denars to construct them.

"But if we're talking about construction, the city walls need to be built first."

Shen Mu's thoughts flickered, and a dialogue box reappeared before his eyes.

【Military - City Wall Building List】:

【Single-Layer Elementary City Wall: 20,000 Denars. Introduction: An elementary city wall 6 meters high and 3 meters wide, built of stone, with a certain defensive effect, but difficult to resist siege weapons. Time Required: 60 days.】

【Stone Intermediate City Wall: 50,000 Denars. Introduction: An intermediate city wall 8 meters high and 4 meters wide, built with stone strips on the outside and filled with rammed earth inside, with good defensive effect, able to defend against most siege weapons. Required: Elementary City Wall / 80 days.】

【Large Advanced City Wall: 100,000 Denars. Introduction: A large advanced city wall 12 meters high and 7 meters wide, built with a large number of stone strips on the outside, and filled with extremely compact rammed earth inside. Generally, few conventional siege weapons can destroy this type of city wall. Required: Intermediate City Wall / 120 days.】

【Hint: You are currently within the permissions of the Magic Ball Map Modifier, so you can directly choose to complete the construction.】

Looking at the dialogue box in front of him, Shen Mu basically had no thoughts.

It would be good if the construction was successful, after all, it still costs money.

The problem is that right now, he seems to only be able to build a single-layer elementary city wall.

After all, Shen Mu currently only has 25,000 denars in savings, and building a single-layer elementary city wall requires 20,000 denars.

What can he do?

He can only grit his teeth and build it directly!

This city wall is a very important thing and absolutely cannot be without it!

"Alas, what a sin!"

It was all his own fault for insisting on integrating these building MODs, and he can't blame anyone else.

Shen Mu sighed and still communicated with the system: "First erase the traces of these Blue Star buildings, tear them all down!"

'Buzz!'

As Shen Mu's thoughts were carried out by the Mount \u0026 Blade system, a powerful wave instantly spread to the reinforced concrete of the entire Dhrim within the time period that the Magic Ball Map Modifier was still in effect.

That is, the pier below the castle, the foundation of the entire village, and the city walls in all directions.

All were enveloped by this Mount \u0026 Blade rule's wave!

'Buzz!'

Then, in an instant, it turned into countless dust.

"Build a single-layer elementary city wall!" Then Shen Mu communicated with the system.

As the sound of clattering metal coins colliding rang out.

Then, before Shen Mu's eyes, in the location of the concrete city wall that had already turned to ashes, a slender city wall 6 meters high and 3 meters wide appeared there, and quickly wrapped around the entire town.

Compared to the magnificent 10-meter-high and 5-meter-wide giant concrete city wall before.

This ancient city wall built entirely of stone looked extremely shabby!

However, anyone who sees this city wall will understand.

The seemingly shabby city wall now has completely gotten rid of the fragile Blue Star rules and is no longer easily destroyed and corroded by undead monsters and undead rules.

If the demon troops appearing from the abyss rifts come to invade again.

Then this time, if they continue to chop at the reinforced concrete city wall like they were cutting tofu skin and bean curd dregs, they might just end up with a bloody nose.

This 3-meter-thick city wall with Mount \u0026 Blade rules is no longer bean curd dregs and tofu skin.

But genuine solid stone.

"Next, it's the castle."

Shen Mu's expression was solemn at this time, looking at the castle main building still floating in mid-air below, his thoughts flickered.

Then, in his mind, three architectural type spirit world imprints appeared.

'Buzz!'

As the power of the Mount \u0026 Blade rules manifested on the Magic Ball Modifier and was mastered by Shen Mu.

Two stone towers and a complete small castle appeared before his eyes.

And the dialogue box that quickly followed.

【King Harlaus of the Swadian Kingdom is eagerly awaiting your reply as to whether you are willing to exchange this dilapidated small castle for a Rhodok castle.】

"Confirm exchange." Shen Mu did not hesitate and directly clicked confirm.

Then, the new dialogue box quickly refreshed.

【Ding! Because you chose to exchange the castle, you gained +1 Legendary Reputation in the Swadian Kingdom.】

【Ding! King Harlaus thanks you for your contribution and has gifted you 'Siege Crossbows' × 2.】

【Ding! Your choice to exchange the Rhodok castle with King Harlaus of the Swadian Kingdom is circulating within the Rhodok Kingdom. Many Rhodoks are secretly discussing, expressing their contempt for King Harlaus's behavior, and expressing their understanding of your exchange.】

【Ding! Given that you have +4 Legendary Reputation (All Mount \u0026 Blade bonus) in the Rhodok Kingdom, the Rhodok Kingdom has decided to understand your behavior and has proactively dispatched 50 Rhodok Skilled Crossbowmen to serve you on your journey in another world.】

'Buzz!'

As the content in the dialogue box appeared, another data stream surged out.

This time, the direction it surged towards was the dilapidated small castle that originally floated in the field of vision like a texture.

After the white light formed by these data streams covered the entire castle.

'Buzz!'

The wave of rules oscillated again.

The white light dissipated.

When it appeared, the small castle had actually been replaced by a complete castle built entirely of stone, with military buildings such as a castle main building, prison, stable, city wall, square tower, gate tower, and watchtower!

Overall, it really seemed like the original game castle in the Mount \u0026 Blade Warband world.

Small, compact, and sturdy and safe!

A circle of 6-meter-high and 3-meter-wide stone walls had already surrounded all of these buildings to protect them.

And these castle walls also happened to connect to the town's walls.

However, at the connecting position, two square towers about 9 meters high with two floors blocked the direct connection between the castle and town walls.

To achieve interconnection between the walls of the castle and town areas, one must pass through the small door on the square tower.

If the soldiers stationed on the square tower closed this small door, then they could directly restore the independence of the walls of these two areas, no longer interconnecting.

This prevents the walls of the town area from being lost, affecting the walls of the castle area.

The city gate for entering and exiting the castle is built inside the town.

There is a thick wooden door, iron fence and drawbridge, and a total of four layers of protection with a 5-meter-wide and 3-meter-deep moat in front of the castle gate.

The town gate, on the other hand, only has a thick wooden door and drawbridge, as well as the previously dug moat, because it needs to take into account trade and people's livelihood.

"But, this castle gate looks so lonely. It should have two more stone towers added."

Shen Mu thought to himself, his mind stirring slightly.

The two square towers, obtained from the spirit realm scene, each 8 meters high and 4 meters wide, and made of stone, appeared on either side of the castle gate.

They were like two guards, one on the left and one on the right, protecting the castle gate.

"Not bad."

Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

But what attracted Shen Mu's attention even more was the real trump card within the castle area—

The castle's main building.

It was 13 meters high, with a total of 3 floors.

From the base to the 6-meter-high walls, it was all built with huge stones, with no windows except for a few vents, and then there was the castle gate, only 2 meters high and 1 meter wide, made of the thickest wood and wrapped in iron sheets and iron bars, reinforced with iron nails.

Only on the second floor, at a height of about 8 meters, were some windows opened, slightly higher than the castle walls, with a field of fire directly aimed at the walls.

If enemies attacked the walls or entered the walls, the crossbowmen stationed on the second floor could directly shoot at these enemies, killing them and delaying their attack speed.

However, the third floor, at a height of 10 meters, had closed balconies protruding from the walls on all four sides of the castle.

Moreover, these closed balconies protruding from the walls had many windows, with a field of fire that could directly cover the walls and outside the walls.

In addition, the top of the castle, with about 500 square meters of space, could also accommodate many people.

The castle looked like a super porcupine covered in thorns, and it could no longer be simply described as a hedgehog!

"However, this is not the limit of defense."

Shen Mu's lips curled slightly.

He looked at the main castle building, 8 meters high and only 2 floors, like a large tower.

It was the first spirit realm castle building Shen Mu obtained from the spirit realm scene.

There was a hint of sigh in Shen Mu's eyes.

Before, when he only had this main castle building, it looked quite good.

But compared to the current Rhodok Castle, which had a better and more complete defense effect,

This main castle building was obviously not as good.

"Converting it into a military camp inside the castle is just right."

Shen Mu pursed his lips and directly placed this spirit realm main castle building in the southwest corner of the castle walls.

After all, Shen Mu had lived in this main castle building before. The space on the first floor was very large, and there was also a lot of space on the second floor.

If it was slightly改造, it would definitely be no problem to house 300 soldiers.

Moreover, some wooden frames or battle sheds could still be built on the top of the main castle building. If enemies attacked, crossbowmen could still be arranged to station there for defense.

"This southwest corner has already been arranged for the main castle building, so there should also be a building in the southeast corner."

White light flashed in Shen Mu's eyes.

He had already made a decision.

"The Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council, deploy it in the southeast corner of the castle area!"

As Shen Mu's thoughts communicated with the system.

'Buzz!'

Instantly, a building card that was originally in Shen Mu's mind directly materialized into reality.

It was a 3-story stacked building, 13 meters high in total, with a slender appearance.

The bottom floor was a warehouse covering an area of 200 square meters and 5 meters high, storing a large amount of firewood.

The second floor was a structure similar to a library, covering an area of 180 square meters and 3 meters high.

Above the third floor, there was a room 4 meters wide and 5 meters high, with a spiral staircase inside leading directly to the top, where a huge brazier was placed, like a torch.

"Deploy!"

Shen Mu directly communicated with the system to confirm the deployment of this special rule-based building that he had drawn.

'Buzz!'

The fluctuation of the rules descended again.

Then, in the southeast corner of the castle area's walls, this white torch tower, built entirely of marble and with a sacred color, appeared here.

"Perfect."

At this time, Shen Mu looked at the buildings he had already built and nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, overlooking the entire "Dhëreim", although the area of the town was still similar to a village.

However, the main castle building area, which originally only covered half an acre, had directly skyrocketed to cover about 10 acres, larger than the town area!

Of course, this was because the town had not yet been built. Shen Mu, as the lord, needed to spend denars and time to slowly build it from residential houses, and eventually develop the entire town into a behemoth with tens of thousands of people.

"Still need denars."

Shen Mu glanced at the town's building interface again.

There were many buildings densely packed inside.

Including bread workshops, brewing workshops, flax workshops, and velvet workshops, etc. These economic factories set up in the game were all available.

Moreover, there was no restriction like in the game, where each town could only build one workshop.

As long as there were denars and raw materials.

It was up to you how many you wanted to build.

So, in the final analysis, it was still a question of whether there were enough denars.

"Let's leave it at that. It seems there's nothing else I can continue to modify on the map."

Shen Mu looked at the surrounding lush weeds, the 500 acres of abandoned land from Zenada Town that could be taken care of at any time and turned back into fertile farmland.

Then he looked at the castle area armed to the teeth, and the town area waiting to be developed.

He nodded in satisfaction.

"Next, there's an extra village to build."

Shen Mu's thoughts stirred slightly, and he planned to communicate with the system again.

However, the dialog box that appeared in front of him made him stunned.

[Ding! Currently, your village cannot be built near the town. Please keep a sufficient distance and choose another suitable location to build the village.]

[Hint: When building a village, the cultural background of the people with the most personnel in the current village will be detected to generate the village's cultural background. Therefore, please pay attention to arranging the cultural background of the personnel within the expansion range when building the village.]

[Hint: After the village is generated, the village's characteristics and the types of recruits produced will refer to the village's cultural background.]

"Hmm?"

Shen Mu was a little surprised when he looked at the dialog box in front of him.

This was something he hadn't expected.

"It seems that this is a kind of small Easter egg generated by self-adjustment after integrating all the MODs and DLCs to increase the fun of the game."

However, there was also a bit of understanding in Shen Mu's eyes.

After all, the Mount \u0026 Blade system was also a kind of AI program that he had researched and evolved.

He could scan and calculate himself.

It was impossible for him not to make any progress after feeding him so many Mount \u0026 Blade MODs and DLCs.

"But this requirement to keep a distance is a bit interesting."

Shen Mu tried the distance of thousands of meters around.

He couldn't even build a village.

"Could it be that I really need a relatively long distance to build a village?"

Shen Mu's teeth ached a bit.

The modification authority of this magic ball modifier could only take effect within the town area, at most within a range of several hundred meters.

Further out, there would be an air wall applied to him to hinder him.

It seemed that he didn't want Shen Mu to leave a certain area centered on his body too far.

"Forget it, release the magic ball authority!"

There was no way at this time. Shen Mu looked at the remaining half of the magic ball map modification authority, and a look of heartache appeared in his eyes.

But he still directly communicated with the system with his thoughts. In a flash, he returned to his first-person perspective.

He slowly opened his eyes.

"Ugh."

Shen Mu pursed his lips and looked at the castle hall in front of him, which was nothing unusual.

It was still the spacious hall of more than 5 meters and less than 6 meters, and the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers guarding the surroundings, and the Swadian Light Infantry serving as attendants.

It was just that when Shen Mu turned his head and looked out the window, it was no longer the azure blue sky.

But a dim shadow blocked by something.

Looking closer.

It was a stone wall!

PS: Still asking for monthly tickets, asking for recommendation tickets~