Chapter 61: Visit to the Village After reaching the flat ground, Shen Mu finally experienced the power of heavy cavalry. They were Swadian heavy cavalry, both men and horses were fully equipped, and their level was comparable to the top cavalry from the other five nations. In just a hundred meters, no matter if you encounter skeletons, zombies, or even ghouls. They were all crushed all the way. Even the protection of these newly arrived farmers, robbers, and hired crossbowmen was quite professional. He only rode his horse back and forth two or three times on both sides of the queue, and killed on the spot those undead monsters that dared to approach with his lance or half-sword! Soon, the 100 newly arrived farmers and 30 robbers were moved inside the city walls. And at the gate of the city wall. Ten Swadian heavy cavalrymen galloped on their horses, passed Shen Mu and Bandak at the door, and returned to the village without the gray fog.
"Thank you for your welcome, Lord Shen Mu." Bandak bowed his head respectfully at this time. Shen Mu chuckled and responded: "It's a small matter." This is indeed a trivial matter. At this time, Bandak got rid of the darkness and gray fog. At the same time, he looked at the gray fog that was slowly flowing in the darkness just a few steps away, which seemed to be able to sink everything. It looked like countless tentacles entwined and superimposed on each other, and there was a bit of horror in his eyes. "Is this the strange world that Lord Shen Mu has been working so hard to defend?" Bandake muttered to himself. 'Crack, crack' But before Bandak could come to his senses, some strange noises came from the gray fog outside. And as Bandak subconsciously looked up. A man dressed in rotten armor and wearing an equally rotten helmet, with a pale and gray skull and blue soul fire flickering in his eye sockets. There was not a single bit of flesh and blood on his body, just a skeleton like a bone frame, who actually staggered towards him. And in the surrounding gray fog, there were seven or eight scattered skeletons. It seemed that they were discovered. Then he raised the rotten or broken sword or scimitar in his hand, staggered like a baby, and rushed over to kill this side! "Be alert!" Bandak took out the heavy crossbow hanging on his back. He bent down and used a small capstan with a serious expression to quickly wind the string. The heavy crossbow is very powerful. The closer the distance, the higher the lethality and the better the armor-piercing effect. The only drawback. The winding speed is very slow. This is after adding a small winch, which can be used to wind the string. However, it still takes about 20 seconds to string the bow and complete a shot, a speed that can only be achieved by a crossbowman who is extremely skilled in the use of heavy crossbows.
For a novice, it would be good enough if he can wind it up within half a minute! "It's okay, Bandak." Shen Mu, who was standing next to him, had a calm expression on his face. He pointed behind him and then pointed his finger forward. No orders were even given. "on!" The 10 veteran thugs of the Lake Rat Gang who were guarding here with torches in hand simply pulled out their woodland axes, ran over in small steps, and with just two or three strikes, chopped the skeletons who dared to appear inside the city wall into a pile of useless bone residue on the spot. The movements were efficient and quite neat, and after completing the goal, he quickly stepped back. Bandak, who had just strung the crossbow, was stunned. "These are members of the Lake Rat Gang from over the mountain. They are lightly armed throwing infantrymen, good at throwing javelins. They are a very good group of guys." Shen Mu explained to Bandak. He knew that this benevolent tribune from the world of Mount and Blade Warband had never seen these small family soldiers from the world of Mount and Blade Overlord for the first time. "Really good." Bandak glanced blankly at these veteran Lake Rat Gang thugs wearing leather jackets, holding woodland axes, and with two bags of harpoons on their backs, and he keenly noticed the strength of these soldiers. At this time, he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Even compared to those Nords, they can't lose much." In response, Shen Mu smiled and said nothing more. After all, these veteran thugs of the Lake Rat Gang are, in a sense, indeed related to the Nords. However, the world of Mount and Blade Overlord is about five hundred years before the timeline of the world of Mount and Blade Warband. Although Mount & Blade: Overlord is a later game. but. In terms of the timeline, it supplements the division of the empire and the rise of various ethnic tribes. Eventually, it evolved into the world view and background story of Mount and Blade in the west of the kingdom, including the invasion of the Nords and the establishment of the Nord Kingdom. "We can be quite assured that these members of the Lake Rat Gang are guarding here." Shen Mu turned his head and looked at the 10-meter-high huge wall made of reinforced concrete floor slabs, and a smile appeared on his face: "Come on, Bandak, to welcome you, come and visit my village before the banquet begins." Shen Mu said this. “Thank you for your hospitality, and I would also like to visit your village.” Bandak nodded solemnly. Then he followed Shen Mu and started walking towards the city wall. However, even this 10-meter-high and 5-meter-thick wall, which looked like a gravity dam, had already made Bandak's mind tremble and his face look extremely surprised. A city wall of such scale, seemingly made entirely of stone, was really beyond his expectations! However, Bandak also looked outside at this time. When he came in, Bandak keenly noticed that there seemed to be a layer of wooden boards outside the gap. And just below the wooden board is a trench dug around the city wall! In fact, he was indeed observant. Outside the city wall, Shen Mu used the magic ball modifier to dig a 5-meter-deep trench. If they were not afraid that continuing to dig deeper would cause a backlash from the undead monsters lurking in the underground garage that had been sealed underground.
That would definitely dig deeper! "Come, let's visit the village." In fact, while leading Bandak on the tour, Shen Mu was also carefully looking at his own village. A small village named "Dherim". Just behind Shen Mu and Bandak, the 10 Swadian heavy cavalrymen who had dismounted from their horses wisely followed and acted as guards. "Hello! Lord Shen Mu!" "Hello! Lord Shen Mu! Greetings to you!" "Great Lord Shen Mu!" To the west of Dehrim is the Lake Rat Gang training camp, which covers an area of approximately 500 square meters. Facing the 5-meter-wide and 4-meter-high gap on the west side. Now, 30 robbers and 25 new members of the Lake Rat Gang are living and resting in the houses in the training camp. When they saw Shen Mu coming, they all greeted him politely and respectfully. "Yeah." Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction. The newly brought crossbow was placed at the main entrance of the training camp. The direction the crossbow was aimed at was the gap in the city wall. That is the city gate. Whenever there is any situation, these robbers and Lake Rat Gang members will use the crossbows to launch the first attack! "In the future, it can be built into a military camp on the west side." Shen Mu thought the same thing. Then he continued to move forward with Bandak. In the middle are 30 longhouses made of a mixture of stone and wood in typical Swadian style. The top is covered with thatch and wooden boards, which are both rainproof and heat-insulating. If it is upgraded and replaced with stone tiles, it will not only be sturdy but also fireproof. At this time, inside and outside the longhouse, there were already 300 Swadian farmers who had been pre-installed in the village template. Plus the 100 Swadian immigrants who just arrived. The space on this side of the house was directly filled up. Thanks to the Swadian farmers who took out the cloth in their rooms and built a lot of tents, the new immigrants and the extra villagers had a barely living environment. After all, in the southern part of the village, there are 22 acres of wheat fields, 5 acres of cabbage fields, 5 acres of pumpkin fields, and various agricultural buildings, so there is plenty of space to set up tents. However, Shen Mu also keenly noticed that there seemed to be only 10 acres of wheat fields in the space south of the village.
More wheat fields and other lands seemed to have been moved outside because of the insufficient area within the city walls. "Let's go to the city wall and take a look." When Shen Mu thought of this, he also became worried about his wheat fields, the 5 acres of cabbage fields, and the 5 acres of pumpkin fields. So they passed through some granaries, storage rooms, livestock pens on the east side, as well as a small space reserved for future trade, and came to the inside of the city wall, to the specially reserved stairs, and climbed up the wall. However, there are already Swadian infantry, mercenary crossbowmen, and mercenary sentinels on the city walls, who are patrolling on their own initiative. (End of this chapter)