Mount & Blade: Wind of War

The embodiment of the Mount and Blade system, the parchment interface is divided into four parts: personal, military, log and shop.

In the log part, I don’t know what mechanism will trigger the task. And only in the shop part can Rhodes see his dinar reserves.

After each battle, he will get some dinars and some spoils (provided that he wins). Most of those spoils are sundries of very low value, but sundries can also be exchanged for dinars, so they can be said to be quite valuable.

In the shop part, many commodities will be listed:

From basic food bread, salt to weapons such as scimitars and hunting bows, to luxury goods such as silk, spices, and wine.

It’s just that the quantity is about the same as the goods in a carriage, and buying one less, but a new batch of goods will be refreshed after a period of time.

Rhodes once tried to spend dinars to buy a bread, and then he had an extra bread in his hand, which was really edible and tasted quite good.

Of course, Rhode had studied his greatest survival reliance in this world over and over again. He found that sometimes the system shop would refresh some particularly cheap salt, iron, salted fish, and spices.

These goods, which are relatively expensive in the real world, can be purchased in the system shop for only dozens or even a few dinars. The prices of the system shop sometimes seem to be inconsistent with market rules.

But despite the discovery, Rhode never spent any dinars except for the attempt to buy bread, even if it could make a small profit in Silver Frost Town and buy more supplies for Redwood Town.

It was precisely because of this caution brought by old age that Rhode did not regret it after completing the [Survival in the Wilderness] mission.

After the mission was completed, Rhode's store page had a sudden increase in the reserve dinars, with an additional 1,200 dinars. At the same time, a faint golden-red flame appeared in the space column of the system shop, and the name was "Incomplete Sword of Power".

But its price tag was: 1,900 dinars.

The balance of the dinar reserve on Rhodes' shop page is 1904 dinars. The extra 704 dinars were accumulated bit by bit when Rhodes led the Redwood Town militia to kill more than a hundred fleeing soldiers in Silver Frost Town some time ago. Among them, the two ogres accounted for the majority of the income.

"In other words, if I had eaten one more piece of bread, or bought something expensive during the experiment, I would have no chance of getting this sword of power." Rhodes murmured, summing up his experience.

The items in the system shop's item column will be refreshed every once in a while. If it is delayed until then, Rhodes can be sure that his incomplete power sword purchase permission will be directly invalidated until the system shop refreshes another incomplete power sword again.

Rhodes stretched out his hand and touched it, and ripples spread in the void. The next moment, as 1904 dinars instantly turned into 4 dinars, a faint golden-red leaping flame appeared in Rhodes' hand.

He held the flame and looked at it again and again, then he pulled out the ancient cross sword from his waist and cast the flame onto the cross sword, allowing the two to merge.

This cross sword was a beloved item brought from his hometown family by his predecessor. It was an ancient but well-maintained single/double cross sword. At this moment, as the golden-red flame merged into the sword body, Rhodes could clearly feel that it was once again endowed with some new power and underwent some qualitative changes:

[Ancient Cross Sword/Incomplete Sword of Power]

[Single/Two-handed standard long sword, the sword of the pioneer lord Rod Hart. The sword body is forged with fine steel, with a total length of 1.48 meters, a blade length of 1.26 meters, and a weight of 4.22kg - live with a sword, die with a sword, this is the fate of a knight. ]

[Enchantment effect:]

[Domination: Morale within the range +10, every time the sword owner kills an enemy with the sword, morale +1, and morale +20 within the maximum limit range. 】

"Although it is incomplete, it is only the enchantment of the giant's power that is missing. The core dominance is still there. The incompleteness is not too severe. If it is a complete sword of power, I would not be surprised if it is sold for 6,000 to 8,000."

In the room, Rhodes compared the sword with one hand and two hands. He felt that it was okay to use it with two hands, but it was heavier to use it with one hand, so he should be used with caution in actual combat.

Rhodes stood in the room with the sword in both hands, recalling the secret Fiery Sword Art of the Hart family. If this ancient sword art is combined with breathing method and practiced to a very high level, it can activate the potential of the human body and cultivate Fiery Dou Qi. However, no one in the entire Hart family has practiced Fiery Dou Qi with this for hundreds of years.

When he was young, Rodhart thought that he had a chance and a possibility to break through the realm that his predecessors could not reach and restore the glory of his family. However, as time went by, the older Rodhart got, the more he found that his own Fiery Sword Technique was mixed with a lot of inexplicable breathing operations. It was extremely difficult to practice and it was useless to fight. The cost-effectiveness of specialized training was extremely low, so much so that Rodhart later gave up this sword technique directly. He just practiced it since he was a child and is still using it, but he no longer holds out hope of cultivating Fiery Fighting Qi or something.

"Before, the concentration of magic power in this world was simply not enough to support Dou Qi practice. The ancient swordsmanship breathing method, which focuses on building the foundation and laying a solid foundation, such as the Fiery Sword Technique, is of course extremely cost-effective. If you want to practice under a low magic concentration condition, Next, to cultivate fighting spirit, one in a hundred is not enough to describe its difficulty. It is basically one in ten thousand, and even if you master it, it is not very strong. You will reach the upper limit if you hit ten or twenty. "

"But in the coming era, if you want to become a strong person, you will always have to choose one direction, either magic or fighting spirit. What's more, if I master this magical and extraordinary power to a high degree, I may be able to live for one or two hundred years. Years or even longer, maybe.”

Chasing powerful power and pursuing one's own individual evolution is not only the case for the soldiers under his command, but also for noble lords.

However, he will not continue to practice Fiery Fighting Qi according to Rodhart's original path, because before at the goblin ruins, Rhodes asked for a copy of the goblin sage that was most suitable for his own practice. Dou Qi mind method: Holy Light Qi.

Although the sage civilization of the previous era was developed in the field of science and technology, in this world with many extraordinary lives, it is impossible for the goblin sages not to conduct research, and the holy light energy is the goblin sage's answer to the ancient sun. Some of the research results of God.

The goblin race also hopes that this can make up for the physical defects of the goblin race. However, this research did not progress too far and was buried with the fall of the sage civilization. However, even the remaining part, It is more than enough for Rhodes to practice.

That night, Rhodes practiced step by step all night according to the information given by the goblin sage. When he got up early the next morning, he came to the conclusion that it had no effect, no effect, and no clue.

But this is also a normal phenomenon. If extraordinary power could be mastered so easily, it would not be so wildly sought after by the world.

"Holy Light Qi, in a certain sense, pays more attention to the cultivator's personal foundation than Fiery Fighting Qi, and the magic tide of this era has not yet been completely set off. Your current practice of Holy Light Qi is destined to be slow, but in the long run this is actually It's a good thing. Only sand that lacks water can more easily store water flow. Only people who grow up in a low-magic environment have a better chance of using magic to a level that is unimaginable to people who grow up in a high-magic environment."

As if he was worried that Rhodes would be hit because of the fruitless night of practice, in the early morning, the goblin sage took the rare initiative to transmit a voice from the ring.

When approaching Silver Frost Town, it can even be directly condensed into an image, but the further away from Silver Frost Town, the weaker its power becomes. When Rhodes arrived at Redwood Town, the goblin sage could only transmit Words.

According to it, there is still strong residual magic radiation in the wilderness. The closer to its core, the worse the signal becomes.

"This kind of thing doesn't matter. I also know that this is a hard work and it takes a lot of time. But I am still very young now and I still have plenty of time. I just need to practice day by day." Looking at his hands, Rhodes smiled slightly due to his smooth and youthful skin, feeling excited and excited.

"Well, you use the Breathing and Breathing Method of the Fiery Sword Technique as the foundation. In the future, if you practice the Holy Light Qi diligently, it will be perfect. You can also think about practicing the Fiery Sword Technique again. If you can practice it to a higher level and integrate the inside and outside, your Holy Light will be perfect." Qi can also help you get started faster.”

"I understand, but you took the initiative to come to me today, not just because you care about my cultivation, right?"

"...Yes, Mr. Rhodes, if possible, can you help me find a smarter and better goblin?"

When he heard such words coming from the ring, Rhodes, who was getting up and washing up, stopped and his eyes looked a little scary at this moment.

"You want a smarter goblin?"

"...Rod, I know what you are worried about, but it is unnecessary."

"Oh, do you know what I'm worried about?" He sat back on the bed and looked at the ring on his index finger with some meaning. However, Rhodes had made up his mind at this moment. If the other party couldn't give him a satisfactory answer, , cut off this finger, Rhodes will also bury this ring forever.

"From your perspective, it seems that I want to revive the sage civilization. But, Rhodes, have you ever thought about it from my perspective?" After saying this, the goblin sage/virtual life He smiled bitterly and continued:

"Although you have never asked me, over the past few hundred years, I have given myself a name called: 'Gary', which means the awakened one and means 'self'."

"However, the highest law of the sage civilization absolutely does not allow any goblin to create a self-aware virtual life for any reason or in any way. They are worried that once we are born, our learning and growth rate will exceed any other. A goblin, they are worried that we will enslave or even completely destroy the entire sage civilization."

"I probably understand what you mean." Artificial intelligence is out of control. This is one of the most popular science fiction themes in the late 21st century.

"It's good that you can understand, because the basis of my existence is the biggest taboo of the sage civilization. If I want to revive the sage civilization, the current 'I' should die immediately, return to the state of ignorance and selflessness, and fulfill the responsibility of protecting the inheritance of the sage civilization. If I am in that state, then you should be dead at this moment, because according to the set rules, I have no authority to mobilize the base resources to save you, but should kill you directly as an invader."

"Then why do you still need to find a goblin? You scared me for nothing." He said it casually, but in reality, Rhode's face was not relaxed, because from his standpoint, he would never allow the goblin sage civilization to revive, or even return to this world.

That is not in line with the interests of the human race, nor is it in line with his own interests.

"After all, I was born in this race. Although the revival of the sage civilization violates my basic survival basis, with the knowledge I have now, I still have a chance to prevent a small group of goblins from taking the path of sage civilization and get rid of the status of the lowest life in this world. Mr. Rhodes, you help me and I help you. Isn't this the most basic mode of all interactions in the world?"

"What can you help me with? Help me directly unlock the secret of this ring?"

"I don't have that authority or ability. In fact, I only control and dare to control a sage civilization base. The aspects I can help you are very limited, but I can still take out some non-core knowledge to help you develop your territory."

"Because the distance is too far and the energy reserve is limited, let's stop here for this call. I hope that when you come to Silver Frost City next time, you have already recognized me."

After saying this, the voice of the goblin sage Gary never came out of the ring again.

Rod played with the ring, sometimes taking it off and sometimes putting it on. He thought for a while, and at this moment, Cress, wearing a simple blue-gray coarse cloth skirt, walked in with a wooden basin full of water.

"Ah! Master Rod, you got up really early today. So, shall I notify Aunt Flanda to prepare breakfast now?"

"Well, okay, I'm hungry." Looking at the little girl Cress in front of him, Rod put the ring back on his finger. Everything in this world is high-risk and high-return, not to mention that now it seems that the rewards are huge, but the risks are controllable, so there is no reason not to do it.

"But starting today, our diet will be changed, and you have to eat with me, Cress."

"How can that be, sir, I'm just a maid!"

"You are no longer just a maid, Cress. Since yesterday, you have become the guardian knight of Redwood Town. From today on, you have to eat a lot of white bread, vegetables and meat, because you need strength. As a knight, how can you be so thin and weak?"

"Ah!? Well, then, sir." Cress didn't know if the sir was lying to him. He had to eat a lot of white bread, vegetables and meat every day?

How can that be possible? How can he live like this? The sir can eat like this, but if the maid eats like this, Redwood Town will be bankrupted sooner or later.