“And now I have enough dinar to upgrade these city walls.” Shen Mu stroked his chin, opened the building list, and found the subsequent upgraded versions of the city walls and gates.
That is, 12-meter-high and 5-meter-wide large city walls, and 15-meter-high and 7-meter-wide large city gates.
It just fits the current situation.
So Shen Mu directly opened the system's building introduction interface, and a new dialog box once again appeared before his eyes.
【Large City Wall: An upgraded version of the stone city wall, it is a large stone city wall 12 meters high and 5 meters wide, with 4 meters of rammed earth filling inside, and half a meter thick ashlar masonry on both outer sides. (Construction cost 1000 dinar per meter.) (Additional construction: battle shed, external battle box available)】
【Large City Gate: An upgraded version of the stone city gate, it is a large stone city gate 15 meters high and 7 meters wide, built with rammed earth and ashlar masonry. (Construction cost 10000 dinar) (Additional construction: arrow tower, external battle box available)】
“It’s not bad, and the cost isn’t too high.”
Shen Mu looked at the detailed descriptions of these two buildings, subconsciously stroked his chin, and thoughtfully said, “The construction cost of the large city wall requires 500 dinar per meter, so if the Castle District and Town Area are all upgraded, it will probably cost around 100,000 dinar.”
Then Shen Mu glanced at his current dinar reserves.
【You currently have: 457,234 dinar.】
A total of over 450,000 dinar.
The quantity was quite astonishing.
“Good thing, after completing those eight stages of missions, each stage gave me a lot of dinar, which accumulated over 450,000 dinar for me.”
Shen Mu’s face showed a relaxed expression.
Since the current dinar balance is sufficient, it's better to take advantage of the money now to upgrade the city walls and gates to make his Deherim stronger and its defensive capabilities even better.
When facing stronger enemies that may be encountered in the future, it will also have better defensive effects.
No wonder, Shen Mu now thought about the enemies his Deherim might face, and his heart was quite heavy.
Whether it was Abyssal Demons or Hell Devil, they were all major threats that would be faced in the future, and even included potential enemy forces sent from other cities.
Of course, there were also the Undead Monster that were constantly being faced, which was the most direct threat.
Although he had completely repelled those Undead Monster, he absolutely could not relax.
After all, the current Blue Star World has been occupied by those Undead Monster under the death spirit rules, and according to what he learned from Vampire Matriarch Isabelle, it indicates that there are still higher intelligences among those Undead Monster.
And since they possess higher intelligence, they must also possess complete thinking abilities.
At that time, they will certainly be no different from ordinary people.
It can even be said that if they survive long enough, these higher Undead with the same or even higher intelligence than normal people are quite troublesome existences.
Must be extra careful.
Anyway, Shen Mu believed that if he did well in offense, he also had to do well in defense.
“Then build.” Shen Mu thought of this and did not hesitate, immediately communicating with the system to confirm the construction.
【Ding! You have chosen to upgrade and build 'Large Stone City Wall' and 'Large Stone City Gate'. The upgrade cost for both buildings will be '176,000 dinar'.】
【Do you agree?】
【Hint: This city upgrade project will attract the enthusiastic pursuit of construction contractors on Calradia. Based on the devout respect of certain construction contractors for you, some of them are willing to additionally upgrade your 'Towers, Arrow Towers, and Watchtowers' when upgrading the city walls and gates. They will be upgraded to large stone towers, arrow towers, and watchtowers.】
“Huh? I really didn’t expect this upgrade to have such a pleasant surprise.”
Shen Mu looked at the new dialog box that appeared, especially the hint dialog box, and a smile appeared on his lips: “Is there any other thought now? Of course, I agree!”
This city upgrade project not only upgraded the city walls and gates, but the construction contractors could even help upgrade the towers, arrow towers, and watchtowers on the city walls, which was simply an extra bonus project.
Could Shen Mu disagree?
After all, upgrading a tower costs 5,000 dinar.
Upgrading an arrow tower costs 4,000 dinar.
Even upgrading a watchtower costs 3,000 dinar.
Currently, in the Town Area and Castle District of Deherim, there are 8 towers, 6 watchtowers, and more than 20 arrow towers that can station soldiers and attack the outside.
If added up, the cost would be around 100,000 dinar.
Although Shen Mu currently had a lot of spare money and could exchange faith for dinar.
But having money wasn't a way to spend it recklessly.
One still had to be thrifty.
‘Om—’
And just as Shen Mu was thinking, a stream of white data had already surged from between his eyebrows, reaching outside the city walls of Deherim, specifically to the western area.
As soon as the white light landed, a group of strong construction workers, dressed in coarse linen robes, immediately appeared.
And in front, a chubby, wealthy merchant figure, dressed in velvet clothes and adorned with many silver and gold ornaments, also appeared.
He was, of course, this time's construction contractor.
“Is this Respected Lord Shen Mu’s Deherim? I never imagined he would resist the world-destroying evil attacks in such a simple town, protecting our safety.”
The construction contractor's face was extremely surprised, as he lived in the real Deherim and naturally knew how tall the city walls and how numerous the towers were, and even how magnificent and grand the protection of multiple city walls was in the real Deherim.
Now seeing the Deherim of Respected Lord Shen Mu, the savior in mythical legends, in such a nearly rudimentary state.
His mood was somewhat low.
In his impression, Shen Mu, the savior, should not live in such a simple town; he should live in a city even more magnificent and grand than Sargos, the former capital of Deherim, which is now the capital of Nords.
Look at these thin city walls, look at those sparse towers, arrow towers, and watchtowers.
They simply do not match Respected Lord Shen Mu's status.
And the defensive capabilities are simply too poor.
According to the Mount & Blade Soldiers who had returned from here to Calradia for training and upgrading, it was Respected Lord Shen Mu who, with such simple defenses, held off waves of attacks from those evil monsters, which made the construction contractor's eyes red.
This spirit of fearlessness made it impossible for anyone from Mount & Blade World to forget or ignore it.
“I must help Respected Lord Shen Mu build this Deherim into a city comparable to the true Deherim.”
The construction contractor slowly clenched his fists. He slowly exhaled a heavy breath, then turned his head to look at the hundreds of strongest construction workers following him, waved his hand forward, and said loudly, “Let’s go, ahead is the Deherim of Respected Lord Shen Mu. Now it’s time to show our strength. Don’t delay Respected Lord Shen Mu’s town construction for a bit of your own selfishness and private gain.”
The construction workers behind him responded loudly, with excitement and longing in their faces and eyes.
These construction workers were, of course, even more fanatical in their faith in Shen Mu.
After all, everyone knew that Shen Mu was the savior of Mount & Blade World.
Not only did he possess legendary prestige, but they also knew that Shen Mu was now the greatest contributor to saving Mount & Blade World here.
They all knew that if it weren't for Shen Mu, these construction workers would have already died under the claws of those monsters.
And according to the Mount & Blade Soldiers who had once worked for Shen Mu, fought for him, returned to Calradia for training and upgrading, and were waiting to return to Respected Lord Shen Mu's command.
Those corpses and skeletons that crawled out of graves, and even the legendary devils and demons.
They were terrifying existences that made these construction workers tremble just by hearing about them.
Therefore, they were even more fanatically devoted to Shen Mu, who protected them by standing on the front lines.
Now that they could finally meet Respected Lord Shen Mu, they were naturally quite joyful.
Soon, these more than five hundred construction workers and the construction contractor arrived at the outskirts of Deherim, where Shen Mu was located.
And just as they arrived at the edge of Deherim, they were actually discovered by the sentinels on the watchtowers in the Deherim Castle District.
However, before the sentinels' orders could be passed down, the Kujit who were constantly roaming in the wilderness and conducting random patrols had already discovered them simultaneously.
So, as these construction workers, led by the construction contractor, began to walk towards Deherim, a light cavalry reconnaissance team consisting of 5 Kujit Steppe Bandit quickly galloped up to them.
“Hey, you! Why are you coming to Deherim? State your purpose!”
These 5 Kujit Steppe Bandit quickly approached them, and with their excellent horsemanship, a simple pull of the reins made their prairie horses rear up, stopping in front of these construction workers and showing off their exquisite skills.
And after the warhorses neighed, they had already drawn their Nomadic Scimitar from their waists.
Making the Nomadic Scimitar, which symbolized slaughter, appear before these construction workers and the construction contractor.
Signifying deterrence.
“We are a construction team from Deherim, and according to the bidding of the Construction Guild, we have obtained the operating rights for Respected Lord Shen Mu’s new Deherim city wall and city gate upgrade and renovation project.”
The construction contractor quickly took two steps forward and pulled out the bidding contract he had previously signed with the Construction Guild from his Arms.
His attitude was extremely humble: “We are all here for Respected Lord Shen Mu’s safety, we are all good people, absolutely no bad people.”
Because the construction contractor had recognized that these five guys riding prairie horses were Kujit, and they were lawless Kujit, a group of Steppe Bandit.
After all, it was understandable.
On the plateau where Deherim was located, right in the center of Calradia.
Therefore, going east led to the vast grasslands of the Kujit.
So, in Deherim, outside the city or in taverns, one could meet many Kujit who came to make a living.
Whether they were normal Kujit merchants, or Kujit nomads, or Kujit soldiers, or even Kujit Steppe Bandit, they could all be encountered.
Good or bad.
But the only thing for sure was that these Kujit Steppe Bandit, as lawless individuals, generally did not do good things.
Robbery, extortion, kidnapping, and even killing and burning villages were commonplace.
Therefore, the construction contractor, as a wealthy person and a well-known construction contractor in Deherim, a powerful construction contractor with a construction team of over a thousand people, still expressed his politeness and respect when he encountered these lawless individuals, these Kujit Steppe Bandit.
He dared not offend them in the slightest.
He was quite clear that if he dared to verbally offend these construction contractors, the final result would definitely be that his ordinary workers, who had no combat power, would suffer greatly!
“Oh, a construction team here to upgrade and build city walls and gates?” These Kujit Steppe Bandit looked at the construction contractor, then looked up at the relatively strong construction workers, and finally nodded and said, “I heard about this before, it seems you’ve come at a good time. In that case, go to Deherim. But since there are so many of you, I must warn you to remember to obey the rules of Deherim and show respect to Respected Lord Shen Mu, otherwise, we won’t be so easy to talk to. I think you understand our character.”
As they spoke, these Kujit Steppe Bandit patted the Nomadic Scimitar at their waists, emphasizing their warning.
“Of course, of course, we will certainly abide by all the rules of Deherim and guarantee the utmost respect for Respected Lord Shen Mu.” The construction contractor nodded repeatedly.
Without any rebuttal.
Then, with the confirmation of these Kujit Steppe Bandit, he waved his hand, allowing the construction workers behind him to quickly walk towards the Deherim city gate again.
Although because of Shen Mu, he knew that the Steppe Bandit in this Different World would not, like those in Calradia, extort, rob, or even kidnap them for dinar or their belongings at every turn.
But even so, out of fear of the notorious reputation of the Steppe Bandit.
The construction contractor was still a little afraid.
He couldn't wait to see Shen Mu. (End of chapter)
