“...Of course.” Fatis's expression became even more startled at this moment, but seeing Manid's excited look, he still chose to change the subject, not wanting to continue the discussion: “The battle outside is about to end now. I'm going to see Lord Shen Mu, do you want to come along?”
“Then let's go together. I've found that there seems to be a real possibility for this. I also need to report to Lord Shen Mu, and I should tell Mr. James about this as well.” Manid became increasingly excited.
Because this was indeed a special battlefield magic he had thought of.
After all, he and James had exchanged ideas in the library before, and Manid had also learned about battlefield magic in the Mount & Blade Warband World through those Eden Garde Devotees.
Some things inside could be used not only on the battlefield but also for city defense.
If they could be combined.
It would indeed be very effective.
So the two quickly arrived at the 3rd-floor balcony of the castle's main building.
At this time, the defensive boards on the 3rd-floor balcony had been removed, and tables, chairs, and benches were also moved from the lower floors and placed here to provide rest for Shen Mu.
“Lord Shen Mu.” Fatis and Manid arrived at the 3rd-floor balcony and respectfully bowed to Shen Mu.
“Hmm, very good, come and sit down.” Shen Mu motioned for the two of them to sit down.
And he also waved to the Swadian Light Infantry nearby: “These two Generals of mine must be a bit thirsty. Bring over the honey water we've prepared for them so they can quench their thirst first.”
“Understood.” These Swadian Light Infantry were some light infantry who had finished their work in the Town Area and were transferred here to continue serving as attendants.
Hearing Shen Mu's reply at this time, they skillfully brought over the honey water that had been prepared in advance.
They placed it in front of Fatis and Manid.
The honey water was mixed with hot water, then cooled down with cold well water. Chopped apples and dates, as well as pumpkin and cheese, were added to the honey water, and finally some milk was added, making it thick, cold, sweet, and a wonderful snack for quenching thirst and cooling down.
“Thank you very much for your care, Lord Shen Mu.” Fatis and Manid picked up their wooden bowls and began eating heartily with spoons.
“Greetings, Lord Shen Mu.”
Just as they were eating, James had heard the notification earlier, so he also rushed here to report.
“Hmm, very good, give my Mage James a bowl too.” Shen Mu also motioned for a light infantry to bring him a bowl.
“Thank you very much.” James was slightly startled, only then realizing that Shen Mu was eating the cold, delicious food with Manid and Fatis.
Then he thanked them, took the bowl of delicious food brought to him by the light infantry nearby, and began to eat as well.
The taste was indeed very good.
The honey was sweet, the chopped apples were crisp, the dates were soft and chewy, and the added pumpkin and shredded cheese brought other flavors. It was thick because of the milk and chilled by the well water, making it cold and refreshing, like eating ice cream.
Of course, this kind of ice cream was actually a concept that Shen Mu brought to them.
In the Mount & Blade Warband World, there was no such food as ice cream.
“Lord, while observing the bone ramps outside, I found that the magic of this world can actually be used as a reference for battlefield magic in the Mount & Blade Warband World.”
While eating, Manid also told Shen Mu about what he had observed.
Of course, he also specifically described his ideas to James.
“You mean battlefield magic? Yes, yes, that's right, there is indeed such a thing in the Mount & Blade Warband World.” Shen Mu was extremely pleased at this time because the battle had been won, and the generous rewards from the eighth stage also made him very happy.
Feeling relaxed, he was also willing to discuss these things with them: “If we can obtain the power of this battlefield magic, it will indeed be very helpful for conquering cities and territories.”
Furthermore, Shen Mu had already realized that this was no longer just a matter of being very helpful.
Instead, it would have a very powerful effect on his future siege operations.
After all, using extraordinary power to create such ramps outside the city wall with a wave of the hand, even though they were made of bones, what if they were made of stone or soil?
Wouldn't that be an earthen ramp?
And one must know that in a normal siege battle, forming an earthen ramp 6 meters high, 5 meters wide, and 20 meters long would require thousands of people to desperately carry materials back and forth multiple times under the enemy's arrow rain.
And even so, if the preparations were inadequate, the number of carriers killed by the enemy's arrow rain could be too high, leading to failure.
It's easy to understand that carrying bags of soil while facing the enemy's arrow rain is already quite difficult.
Furthermore, they would also be wearing armor.
Further restricting their mobility.
And they would also have to carry heavy soil and move a long distance. Going back and forth just once would surely leave them breathless.
Going back and forth twice would be like ants moving, wouldn't they be the best living targets for the enemy's ranged archers on the city wall?
Therefore, if there were such a battlefield spell, then by simply using this spell.
Then a direct passage to the city wall could be formed in a short time. This would be beneficial for his subordinates, whether they are the Rodok people skilled in siege warfare or the Lake Rat Gang Destroyers with Nord genes.
As long as they can hold up their shields and directly reach the city wall to fight.
Then, with their extremely strong defense and attack capabilities, taking the city wall would not be a very difficult matter.
And as long as the city wall can be taken, the city gate will surely be controlled. At that time, the city wall's defense system will be directly breached by them, and what's left is just his mount & blade army, like a flood, rushing into the enemy's town, completely overwhelming the enemy, right?
So just by thinking about it, Shen Mu had already realized that Manid's suggestion to him was indeed something worth considering.
Currently, Shen Mu did not need to consider the issue of field battles.
Look at the Swadian Heavy Cavalry Corps led by Lezalit outside, and the Khergit Mounted Archer Corps led by Bestour.
In terms of field battles, just these two cavalry corps of different styles, but able to perfectly cooperate with each other, were already something that ordinary cold weapon era troops could not contend with.
At least for the troops of the Green Leaf Group that Shen Mu knew about, who were just some archers and light infantry, if they encountered his two cavalry formations in a field battle, their final fate would not be much better than these Skeleton currently being slaughtered.
These Skeleton were now in a state of being slaughtered. Even if these Skeleton counterattacked, they couldn't cause any damage to his heavy cavalry formation at all.
The fact is that up to now, there hasn't been a single light or serious injury, let alone death.
After all, most of the troops sent out by Shen Mu were 4-tier and 5-tier heavy cavalry, who were already human iron walls armed to the teeth.
With the decayed weapons in the hands of those Skeleton or weapons made of bone, trying to break through the defense of the mount & blade cavalry wearing lamellar armor, mail armor, or even chainmail was simply wishful thinking.
Therefore, when it came to field battles, Shen Mu didn't care at all.
What he cared about was only siege warfare.
“Mr. James, if it's possible, can you lead those Eden Garde Devotees to learn this kind of spell? Or perhaps research this special spell.” Manid also looked at James and asked at this time.
“It's very difficult, or rather, not very possible, at least at our current level it's impossible.”
James pondered for a moment before answering seriously: “The magic structure of the Spiritual Realm is very special and different from the magic of the Mount & Blade Warband World. Furthermore, the entity that released the earthen ramp was also a very powerful Spiritual Realm mage. The reason it released the earthen ramp was even because the concentration of extraordinary power in the Blue Star World had not reached a certain standard, so it could only release such a spell. After all, for the mages of the Spiritual Realm, this power that forms bone earthen ramps is too crude; it's just a special form of transportation.”
“So it seems that it's temporarily impossible to form this kind of effective spell?” Manid's face showed a hint of regret.
Even Fatis nearby felt a slight regret.
There was nothing they could do, because they could all see that if they could release extraordinary power to form breaches or bone ramps, it would be incredibly helpful for siege warfare.
Now that they couldn't use this power.
It was truly a pity.
“Alas, but we will still work hard to become stronger, striving to not disappoint everyone when we encounter such problems in the future.” James's face also showed a hint of regret, and he sincerely expressed his apologies to everyone.
“It's alright, Mr. James, after all, it's not your fault.” Manid and Fatis also comforted James.
In fact, this itself was not the problem of James and those 20 Eden Garde Devotees.
James originated from the Mount & Blade Warband World and had no extraordinary power himself. Even in the Mount & Blade Warband World where the Eden Garde Devotees possessed extraordinary power, the magic structure was different from that of the Spiritual Realm.
Although they all reached the same destination by different paths.
Ultimately, they all used extraordinary power.
However, one must understand that extraordinary power and extraordinary power are not the same thing. Although they are all collectively referred to as extraordinary power, if there is a slight difference in details, it is basically a difference of a thousand miles.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many schools of magic and so many types of spellcasters.
However, just as the three of them were still discussing battlefield magic.
Shen Mu, who was still thinking nearby, suddenly smiled, looked at the three of them, and slowly said: “Why do you think battlefield magic cannot be achieved?”
“Lord Shen Mu, you mean...???”
Fatis, James, and Manid were slightly startled at once, but seeing the smile appear on Shen Mu's face, they all suddenly understood and a smile appeared on their faces as well.
And Manid, being straightforward, asked directly: “Lord Shen Mu, do you have a way to solve this battlefield spell problem?”
“Of course.” Shen Mu did not hide it.
He directly admitted their guess.
“This!!!”
Immediately, the smiles on the faces of Fatis, James, and Manid turned into expressions of ecstasy.
And Fatis also clenched his fist and swung it hard: “This is truly great! When we attack the Green Leaf Group and that Wood Elf Village next, as long as we have this power, we will be able to break through their city wall defenses and directly attack their territory.”
As the only military General among the three at the moment, Fatis naturally understood what role this spell would play in the upcoming operations.
After all, in a siege battle, the first thing to attack is the city wall.
If the advantage of the city wall can be directly weakened, allowing one to directly attack the city wall, then for a siege battle that originally required paying a lot of cost to succeed, it will become much easier.
At this moment, a dialogue box that only Shen Mu could see also appeared before his eyes.
【Eighth Stage Reward One: Condense Ramp (Battlefield Spell) (Lv1). Description: You can draw upon surrounding extraordinary power and then use surrounding materials to lay out a ramp. The skill effect is related to your skill level. The higher the level, the higher, wider, and longer the ramp you can lay out, and the stronger the materials used will be. You can even reinforce the ramp through extraordinary power.】
“Condense Ramp, Battlefield Spell.” Shen Mu looked at the content that appeared in the dialogue box before him, his mouth slightly curved: “Interesting.”
This was indeed very interesting.
Especially on the eve of his attack on the Green Leaf Group, he happened to receive this reward by completing the System stage mission.
Then, under the tactical deployment for attacking the Green Leaf Group.
It will exert an even greater effect!
“Oh, right. There's one more thing you need to be prepared for.” At this time, Shen Mu also mentioned his plan to send Zhang Bo to the Green Leaf Group for peace talks, and then during the talks, actually move troops and Generals to carry out a surprise attack, outwardly appearing to be preparing one thing while secretly doing another.
Then Shen Mu explained his plan to these Generals.
After all, the general guideline was like this; the specific details still needed to be discussed in detail with these Generals. Shen Mu never believed that his military talent would be higher than these mount & blade Generals who came from a real world of war. Therefore, Shen Mu was still willing to have a good talk with them based on the principle of democratic consultation.
After all, the saying 'three ordinary cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang', although a proverb, is also a common way of saying that pooling wisdom is beneficial.
Especially as Lezalit and Bestour, who had finished dealing with the enemies on the battlefield and returned with their troops, also came back to the 3rd-floor balcony of the castle to discuss together.
The plan gradually took shape.
