Chapter 62 The Mission of Training Villagers Climbing up the city wall, under the dark night sky, you can see the entire village dotted with countless bonfires and torches. In the middle is a residential area consisting mainly of 30 Swadian longhouses, to the west is the military camp area, to the east is the commercial area and the city gate that also opens out on the east side. To the north is a castle standing on a 10-meter concrete platform, and to the south is an agricultural area occupied by large tracts of farmland. In the night, you can still see the lush unharvested wheat. Outside the south wall, there are 12 acres of wheat fields, 5 acres of pumpkin fields, and 5 acres of cabbage fields neatly scattered around. They are also full of wheat, pumpkins and cabbages. There is no time to harvest yet. "It seems that the fields outside the city walls are also being protected by the rules of Mount and Blade." Shen Mu looked out from between the battlements specially built on the city wall. Outside the city walls and trenches on the south side, the fields were in darkness, but there was not much gray fog.
Even though Shen Mu was standing on the city wall, he had already seen several skeletons or zombies staggering out from the edge of the field, entering the field and trampling on the lush wheat or cabbage and pumpkin. It still looks like it's just wandering over. It was not an undead monster that descended from the darkness and gray fog, from the rules of the dead! "Those monsters are trampling the fields in the village." Bandak also saw it at this time. There was a hint of anger on his honest face. He reached out and took out his heavy crossbow, looking at the distance of only a hundred meters outside. If he wanted, he could accurately hit these slow-moving low-level undead monsters, which would occasionally stop moving and stare blankly on the spot. "No need to be nervous, Bandak." Shen Mu stretched out his hand to stop him. "Sir, those are assets that were earned by the farmers with their sweat." Bandak pursed his lips, somewhat unwilling to see the villagers' assets being trampled upon by those undead monsters. "When it gets light, I will arrange for the villagers to harvest the wheat in those fields." Shen Mu comforted. He knew Bandak's character. After all, in the world of Mount & Blade, even if the protagonist becomes a king and confer titles of nobility and lords on all NPC heroes, Bandak is an exception. Because Bandak would refuse to become a noble and refuse to own a territory. Instead, he called himself the tribune and resolutely cut off all ties with the nobles, a special upper class. This is also the reason why, when Shen Mu knew that the first NPC hero to arrive was Bandak, he was so polite to this hero who used a crossbow weapon. Whether in the game or in reality, he is a compassionate and morally upright person. All deserve respect. So Shen Mu made arrangements for Bandak at this time: "Bandak, after you get familiar with the environment of the village later, I need you to be responsible for arranging the patrol of the city wall and the soldiers' guard duty tonight." After all, Bandak has been in Calradia for a long time, so he must be familiar with these basic tasks.
At least there is professionalism that comes from battlefield experience. "I understand! Thank you for your trust in me, Lord Shen Mu!" Bandak bowed his head affirmatively to express his gratitude. He does have the confidence and professionalism. "Well, that's good." Shen Mu chuckled and nodded. Then he led Bandak around the city wall and returned to the north of the village, in the direction of the main building of the castle. The pier under the main building of the castle is indeed connected to the city walls on both sides and is 10 meters high. Including the 9-meter-high main castle building. In the darkness, it seemed as if there was a giant standing on the platform, guarding the village. To get up to the platform, one needs to go through a zigzag slope-like staircase. The staircase also fits within the firepower range of the castle's towers and balconies. Therefore, even if the enemy broke through the defense of the city wall. Attacked into the village. Then we need to continue attacking the tower and the main building of the castle on the tower! Even in terms of the difficulty of attack, the two entrances and exits of the city wall that do not have city gates are the easiest to attack. On the contrary, the combination of castle and pier is truly easy to defend and difficult to attack! "This is very good." After Shen Mu looked at the modification plan that he came up with in a short period of time during the modification of the Magic Ball, he nodded with satisfaction. Time was tight, and we had to consider the underground garage and decompose the apartment building. It’s good to be able to think of this. "Lord Shen Mu, in that case, I will arrange the soldiers' patrols and the sentries at key locations." Bandak reported. "Well, go ahead." Shen Mu nodded. Bandak then bowed and left. As for General Bandak, even though he had just arrived, Shen Mu was quite confident in him. "In this way, I can go back to my room on the second floor and have a good rest, right?" Shen Mu's mouth curled up slightly at this time. In the past, he always kept watch alone, and even though he had mounted and sword soldiers, he did not dare to slack off easily because of various trivial matters. I haven't had a good sleep this night many times. Now Bandak comes. Obviously, many of the command powers for routine patrols or defense against small-scale invasions can be given to Bandak. "It's one less thing to worry about." Shen Mu relaxed, feeling a little tired in his heart. "You guys wait in the lobby."
So Shen Mu turned around and arranged for the 10 Swadian heavy cavalrymen who were following him and serving as guards to stay in the castle hall. "Okay, Lord Shen Mu." The 10 Swadian heavy cavalry immediately raised their hands and beat their chests, responding in unison. Shen Mu walked up the spiral staircase and arrived at the second floor of the castle. "Lord Shen Mu!" Just on the spiral staircase, the Swadian recruit holding a scythe also saluted and greeted. "Yeah." Shen Mu nodded. However, when he arrived at the huge space on the second floor of the castle, he found a figure in a black robe and a hood sitting in the corner. There were also a dozen short figures sitting around. It was Liuna and her 12 halflings. "Shen...Lord Shen Mu!" The leading elder Pero noticed Shen Mu's arrival and quickly stood up. By the way, he also tugged at Liu Na, who was squatting there, leaning against the wall and almost falling asleep, and whispered, "Wake up! Lord Shen Mu is coming!" "Ah...Oh!" Liu Na, who was already sleepy but couldn't fall asleep, suddenly woke up completely. He hurriedly climbed up like the halflings next to him. Then he bowed respectfully to Shen Mu and said hello: "Master Shen Mu!" "Yeah." Shen Mu nodded. At this time, he also thought of the nominal allies he had accepted. Of course, a de facto vassal. "We...we have seen the power you possess, it is too strong..." The tone of the halfling elder Pero was not right at this time. Not only did he lose the slight reserve of an elder, but even the pride of being a follower of Liu Na, a level 2 druid, completely disappeared. Instead, he was very respectful, bowed his head with a reverent tone and said, "I hope we can be of some use to you." This is almost humble. "Of course, Elder Pero, I really hope that you and Miss Liuna will take good care of my fields." Shen Mu smiled as a way of comforting them. However, looking at these halflings, he said calmly: "Next, I hope you will stay here. There are many rooms on the second floor of the castle's main building. I will arrange two rooms, one for Miss Liu Na and the other for you halflings." Shen Mu didn't want to let these halflings know too much about the secrets of Mount and Blade. "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Shen Mu." The halflings and Liu Na also understood, so they bowed again to express their gratitude. "That's it." Shen Mu greeted the hired sentinels who were still guarding the surrounding balconies and asked them to arrange the rooms on the second floor of the castle's main building. Then he went into his room, sat on the small bed, and lay down on it without taking off his chain mail.
"Huh!" Shen Mu let out a deep breath. Such a relaxing feeling. He really hadn't enjoyed it for a long time. "But this chain mail is really a bit heavy." After taking a short rest, Shen Mu stood up again, quickly took off the Holy Tree suit on his body, and put it on a bedside table at the head of the bed. He changed into a simple round-necked robe and gently moved his shoulders. This time, from the body to the spirit. It's all relaxed now. At the same time, a feeling of weariness quietly emerged in my heart. Shen Mu felt a little sleepy. "But before I go to bed, I still have some work to do." A system dialog box appeared in Shen Mu's mind. [Ding! You have soldiers that can be upgraded...] [You have 10 "Swadian Infantrymen", which can be upgraded to "Swadian Sergeants (Level Pike Heavy Infantry)"] [You have 20 "Mercedes Sentinels", which can be upgraded to "Mercedes Crossbowmen (Level Crossbowmen)"] [You have 10 "Lake Rat Gang Veteran Fighters", which can be upgraded to "Lake Rat Gang Destroyers (Level Heavy Throwing Infantry)"] [You have 25 "Lake Rat Gang Newcomers", which can be upgraded to "Lake Rat Gang Senior Fighters (Level Throwing Infantry)"] [You have 30 "Swadian Recruits" that can be upgraded to "Swadian Militia (Tier Multi-Purpose Infantry)"] [Due to your high reputation, the upgrade of your Swadian Kingdom soldiers will be free; the dinars required to upgrade the mercenary and bandit soldiers will be greatly reduced. 】 [Therefore, for this upgrade, you need to spend a total of 1066 dinars. ] Shen Mu was really very sleepy at this time, and he lay on the bed with his eyes closed. However, looking at the content of the dialog box on the retina, he made a decision directly: "Upgrade all!" All upgrades can be completed with just over a thousand dinars. How could he not do such a good thing? 'Om! ' A huge stream of data instantly appeared between Shen Mu's eyebrows, and then poured out of the window. Scattered in every corner of the village. Waves of white light filled the air. Fluctuations from the Mount and Blade rules continue.
And one by one, the Mount and Blade soldiers who had been reborn and upgraded also broke free from the white light. Then completed their promotion! Of course, Shen Mu, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, had no idea. When he wakes up. It was already bright. The rules of the dead have also been dispelled by the rising blue star sun. The time came to ten o'clock in the morning. Shen Mu slowly opened his eyes and woke up. "Well--" Shen Mu stretched hard. Lifting the thin blanket covering his body, he looked at the light that was already shining in through the window. "Is it dawn yet?" Shen Mu murmured to himself, then walked out of the bed barefoot, came to the window, and looked out with sleepy eyes. Outside the window is a slightly dim blue sky. The sun hung weakly in the sky. Not many clouds. But there is not much pollution either. Looking out from this height of about sixteen or seventeen meters, you can easily see the tall buildings scattered in the suburbs outside. Including various large buildings such as factories and shopping malls that were built when Blue Star Technology was at its peak. It's just been three years without maintenance. Look from a distance. They are already old and dilapidated. "But can those buildings become so dilapidated in three years?" Shen Mu frowned slightly. Looking at the skyscrapers that had obviously changed their appearance, I subconsciously pursed my lips. This is not his imagination. Because in Shen Mu's mind, the remaining memories of his previous life also had similar questions. There are many uninhabited places. No matter whether they are high-rise buildings, shopping malls or factories, even solid buildings with all-steel structures will become dilapidated and dangerous buildings. Even during these three years, Shen Mu's predecessor had seen the ruins of those dilapidated buildings collapsed.
"Forget it, don't think about it anymore." Shen Mu touched his belly at this time. My stomach was rumbling because of hunger. He took up the fine linen robe at the head of the bed and put it on. This is a soft robe that comes with the exclusive suit of the Holy Tree Knights in the world of Pendor. It was quite comfortable to wear, at least Shen Mu was very satisfied. I just treated the above as my daily wear. Then he pushed the door open and walked towards the stairs. "Good morning, Master Shenmu." The people standing at the stairs at this time were no longer the Swadian recruits who looked almost like peasants. Instead, they were replaced by upgraded Swadian militiamen, holding spears, with hunting crossbows and crossbow bags hanging around their waists, carrying old fan-shaped shields, wearing cotton robes and cotton hats, and finally having some of the style of regular troops. Of course, he was still very respectful to Shen Mu. "Yeah, very good." Shen Mu nodded in response. Then he went downstairs to the castle hall. Just then, Bandak, who had completed the last round of the city wall inspection, walked in. Seeing Shen Mu coming down the stairs, he quickly walked over, greeted him first, and then said directly: "Master Shen Mu, I have a suggestion!" "Yeah." Shen Mu sat on the lord's bench and nodded, just about to say something. A dialog box suddenly appeared in front of me. It was as if it popped out instantly as Bandak opened his mouth. [Ding! The temporary task system has detected an event! ] [Mission released: Villager training! ] PS: I am no longer a destiny person... I want to be a coder! Please stop scolding me, I will update steadily starting tomorrow! (End of this chapter)