Chapter 160: Arrangements for the Royal Guards
She was still wearing a black veil that covered her from head to toe, with only her curvy figure faintly visible.
However, this curvy figure did not arouse any desire in Shen Mu, the Holy Tree Knights around him, and the Swadian light infantry.
Instead, deep down in their hearts, a special feeling that came from being a prey being targeted by a hunter began to arise in their minds involuntarily.
This made Shen Mu and the other Holy Tree Knights feel shocked.
As for those Swadian light infantry, their bodies were constantly trembling slightly, as if they could not remain normal because of the fear in their hearts.
This seems very abnormal.
But when Shen Mu put his hand on the encouragement horn at his waist, the special feeling of fear that had originally appeared in his heart slowly dissipated.
In other words, after the 20 Holy Tree Knights came in front of Shen Mu again and formed a simple spear square with spears in their hands.
That kind of inexplicable fear also began to dissipate in my heart.
Because that kind of faint fear and dread itself did not have a serious impact on Shen Mu and the Holy Tree Knights beside him.
But to those Swadian light infantrymen, who were just ordinary people, they saw a ferocious lion.
And it was a hungry and ferocious lion.
On the contrary, to Shen Mu and these Holy Tree Knights, it was like seeing a crazy, rabid dog.
Although they were indeed a little afraid in their hearts, it was impossible to make them really feel scared and terrified, or even tremble with fear all over.
"Oh, sorry, my respected Lord Shen Mu." Then the maid in front, who was covered in black veil, spoke with a hint of playfulness in her tone.
She slowly bent down and bowed as an apology to Shen Mu.
Then he said: "In order to prevent certain unpleasant things from happening, I subconsciously opened my soul. It is because of this special innate spell that when you see me, you can't help but think of the things you are afraid of in your heart."
"Yes, it does make people feel a little scared."
Shen Mu spoke calmly, and at the same time, he glanced at the Swadian light infantrymen who were also holding spears, gritting their teeth with anger and fear, and his tone became more unhappy: "If possible, I would rather we can communicate normally, rather than confront each other like now."
"Of course, Master Shen Mu, I just came to see how he is doing. After all, the relationship between those devils in hell and us vampires is not so harmonious."
The maid spoke softly.
And in her words, she did not hide her disgust for those devils from hell.
It's as if both sides are enemies.
In fact, they are basically the same. After all, the undead race and the devil race are two completely different races.
Even if it was because the crystal wall system on the fantasy side collapsed directly, it led to them joining forces directly.
But this only means that they can cooperate, but it does not mean that they will not fight among themselves. After all, the undead and the devil are not allies, just like the blood feud between the devil and the demons will never lead to an alliance.
They all have their own ulterior motives, and they have no choice but to cooperate because of the situation, so they have a tacit understanding to cooperate with each other.
In real terms, each party's interests are the priority.
And this vampire maid also explained it to Shen Mu seriously.
Of course, the explanation is that their vampire undead race is completely different from other undead races and other devils and demons, and cannot be compared at all from their respective standpoints.
"So, you came here just on the orders of Ms. Isabel to see why the rules of hell appeared here?"
Shen Mu also understood what this vampire maid meant.
"That's right." The vampire maid nodded, and at the same time, she looked at the Holy Tree Knights, and there was a hint of surprise on her pale face under the black veil: "I have to say, Shen Mu, these knights you have are really amazingly powerful."
The last time, this vampire maid also saw these Holy Tree Knights around Shen Mu.
But there were only 10 people at that time.
In a sense, the threat posed to this vampire maid was not that strong, and it could even be said that it could only protect Shen Mu for simple self-preservation.
If the elite knights brought by these vampires and herself, and even Mistress Isabel, disregard the rules of Blue Star.
By paying a certain price, Shen Mu and his troops can be slaughtered.
The vampire maid at that time had enough confidence.
But now she saw the Holy Tree Knights who had reappeared, as well as those Holy Tree Knights she had seen in the air when she had just flown in. Their number had exceeded a hundred, and she still felt a little uneasy.
The main thing is that the vampire maid has noticed that these knights are wearing bright silver armor and holding weapons in the shape of tree patterns. Both the armor and the weapons on their bodies are a bit special, as if they are mixed with some magical materials with sacred properties.
"Mithril?" the vampire maid asked.
"It seems that you are talking about the equipment and weapons of my knights." Shen Mu did not intend to hide it, and nodded affirmatively: "Yes, their weapons and equipment are mixed with mithril."
"Sure enough, Lord Shen Mu, you are very lucky to have encountered these forces from the human kingdom that once existed in the spirit world and also had a strong foundation."
The vampire maiden's tone became more and more emotional: "But I can't tell which kingdom they are from. But think about it, the Prime Material Plane is so vast, there may be a specific kingdom that I don't know about."
The vampire maid did not dwell on these questions, but bowed slightly to Shen Mu to show her respect:
"Now that I know that it was your troops, Lord Shen Mu, who repelled the invasion of those hellish demons, I already understand. Next, I will report to Madam Isabel and send my regards to you on her behalf."
"Okay, please convey my respects and greetings to Ms. Isabel." Shen Mu nodded.
They're just some polite words, there's no need to make things awkward at this moment.
Then the vampire maid laughed softly again, and her whole body turned into a special shape condensed by darkness and gray fog, and then dissipated into nothingness.
Just this action made Shen Mu stunned for a moment, and the Holy Tree Knights and Swadian light infantry all looked surprised and doubtful.
Because this special form is really too special.
It directly turned into darkness and gray fog and dissipated into nothingness, which was almost like a special kind of invisibility.
Moreover, Shen Mu discovered that this vampire maid fell from the sky, which means that this vampire maid can fly.
Can fly and be invisible.
"This is a bit scary." Shen Mu slowly tightened his grip on the hilt of the Holy Tree Knight Sword.
This basically explains one thing.
Your own city walls cannot prevent certain special means, such as flying and invisible enemies from approaching you.
It’s just like the vampire maid now. If this vampire maid pays a little attention to me, then I will be in danger.
It can fly and be invisible. If it has murderous intentions towards you, it can approach you quickly and launch a sneak attack, which would be very dangerous.
At least based on Shen Mu's current speculation, it would be quite difficult for him to cope with the situation at that time.
The only means of counterattack are the Holy Tree Knight suits on his body, but the special reaction mode of this Holy Tree Knight suit is too slow as it gradually heats up.
At most, you can sense the approaching danger, but you don't know where the danger is.
Once the enemy attacks at a very fast speed, it is uncertain whether the Holy Tree Set will be useful.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry over there." At this time, urgent commands came from outside the castle.
Then, Aileyen, Bestur, Resarit, and the other 90 Holy Tree Knights appeared at the main gate of the castle.
At the same time, everyone had drawn their weapons and held them in their hands.
At this time, white light flashed on these weapons.
Along with the cold and eerie light, there was also vigilance and murderous intent on their faces.
Because just now, they had noticed that something seemed to have suddenly appeared at the main entrance of the castle hall on the top of the hill. Especially those Holy Tree Knights, as the heat surged, they also heard faint scolding coming from the castle.
Of course, they gathered together and rushed towards the castle quickly.
And when they gathered and entered from the inner door of the car, they saw a black figure appear at the main entrance of the castle on the top of the hill.
Relying on their keen sixth sense, they immediately realized that the black figure was not one of their own.
That’s right, they are not their own people.
Because as Mount and Blade soldiers existing in the Mount and Blade system, they all have distinctive characteristics from their respective Mount and Blade worlds, that is, they all have the protection of Mount and Blade rules.
This kind of protection is a bit subtle.
It is somewhat similar to the friendly identification that occurs consciously after being recruited by Shen Mu and joining the same team.
In this way, if they shoot arrows or attack with knives, they will not cause harm to friendly forces.
This is equivalent to a special sixth sense that comes from the rules of the game.
Now that it has come into this real world, its effect has already been exerted.
So when they saw the black figure, they immediately realized that it was neither their companion nor their friendly army. That was why they were so anxious. They drew their weapons and rushed to the top of the hill without waiting for everyone to gather.
The reason why they were anxious was to ensure that Shen Mu, the legendary figure and savior in their hearts, would not come into harm.
After all, just think about it, a strange black figure suddenly appeared at the castle gate.
Instead of requesting a meeting with Shen Mu outside the castle.
That was definitely not a friendly act.
In order to protect Shen Mu's life, they rushed so fast.
"Lord Shen Mu! Just now we saw a figure wearing black armor at the gate of the castle."
Airen was holding his knight's sword at this time, and his face was quite serious: "It's great to see that you are okay. We thought there was a problem with the defense of the castle."
"Yes, we are really scared! Respected Lord Shen Mu!" At this time, Resarit and Bestur were no longer as rebellious as before. If something really happened to Shen Mu, whether they felt guilty or not, they would be extremely angry.
Even if they returned to the continent of Calradia, the near-world-destroying crisis that would arise after the news spread would be enough to force them to atone for their sins with death.
And even a drop of saliva can directly drown them all.
After all, Shen Mu, this legendary figure, the savior of Cartier, no, it should be said that he is the savior of the entire Mount and Blade world. His lofty reputation is enough to leave these guys who failed to protect him with no choice but to commit suicide.
That's why they came here so quickly. They were really afraid that something might happen and it might be too late by then.
At this time, Shen Mu also briefly explained what had just happened to the generals and Holy Tree Knights who were protecting him.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, both Airen and these Holy Tree Knights had experienced the battle with the vampire faction in the large shopping mall complex.
I also have an impression of the last vampire faction and the vampire maid who was sent out for negotiations.
And remember that these vampires also gave Shen Mu a gift.
It is an expression of friendliness and peace.
"Huh, I was really scared." At this time, Aileyen's face also relaxed a little bit. He looked at the 20 Holy Tree Knights around Shen Mu with some worry, and said helplessly: "But Lord Shen Mu, I think you must have guards who can protect you in time."
"That's right. Only your personal guards can protect your life at the critical moment." Resarit and Bestur also nodded at this time.
The personal guards are really very important.
They all came from aristocratic families, had served as senior commanders, and had even experienced the test of actual combat.
Therefore, it is quite clear that only the presence of the personal guard can truly protect the life and safety of a commander.
After all, on a chaotic and complex battlefield, commanders need to consider many things, from the formation of troops to the deployment of various arms, to the weather and terrain as well as the enemy's dynamics to counter.
It can be said that fighting wits and courage with the enemy at the mental level occupied almost all of this commander's thoughts.
Therefore, they don’t give much thought to their own safety.
If there is a personal guard at this time, then this personal guard does not need to consider anything else, only how to protect Commander Shen Mu, which can increase the commander's probability of survival.
After all, if we don’t consider the entire battlefield environment, we will only consider the commander’s life safety.
Responsible for being alert and making sure there is nothing unusual around.
A fairly simple task indeed.
Moreover, as long as you serve in the SS long enough, you will accumulate a lot of SS experience, and you will become more and more proficient in protecting the life and safety of the commander, and your experience will become more and more rich.
Of course, the commander's life will become safer and safer.
"Hmm." Shen Mu also hesitated for a moment, looked at Aileyen and said, "Then Aileyen will lead these 110 Holy Tree Knights to serve as my personal guards."
"Thank you for your trust." Ailen's face immediately showed joy. He quickly reached out his hand to touch his chest respectfully, then bent down to express his gratitude.
At the side, Resarit and Bestul looked at each other and saw the jealousy in each other's eyes.
But there is nothing we can do.
It was indeed natural to let Ailen lead these Holy Tree Knights to serve as Shen Mu's personal guards. At least in their opinion, this was very reasonable.
The Holy Tree Knights were extremely powerful knights, and both of them were very impressed by them.
Whether in terms of combat experience, combat skills, or how he deals with people, he is a trustworthy guy.
Therefore, one is absolutely qualified to be Lord Shen Mu's personal guard.
Moreover, they also knew about Ailen's combat level when they were in Calradia. After all, he was the eldest son of a high-ranking noble family in the Kingdom of Vikia, and he was very upright and had a noble sense of honor.
Coupled with his very strong personal combat ability, he is indeed qualified to lead these Holy Tree Knights and become the captain of Shen Mu's personal guard.
Of course, this is an important position that concerns the life safety of Lord Shen Mu. If the two of them were to examine themselves carefully in normal times, they would easily be careless.
Easily influenced by the outside world.
It is indeed not as believable as the professional fighter Airen.
Although Resarit and Bestur both wanted to become the captain of Shen Mu's personal guard, this was definitely not the time to be jealous, and they both understood this very well.
So he just lowered his head and bowed to Shen Mu, which was also considered as his agreement with Shen Mu's decision.
Instead, Shen Mu made Ailen the captain of his personal guards, which was also based on this situation.
That is, Ailen's non-resignation can basically rank him in the top three in the entire world of Mount & Blade.
It can even be said to be number 1.
Because Ailen's definition is that of a fierce general who is responsible for charging into battle, his personal strength is extremely strong, and no one else can compare with him in terms of combat effectiveness.
Generally speaking, in the game, the protagonist also likes to have Ailen follow him and charge into battle together.
Instead of arranging various tasks and leading the team to carry them out like Fatis, Bandak, and Resarit and Bestur in front of him.
Both Fatis and Bestur were excellent cavalry commanders.
Fatis was the commander of the heavy cavalry.
Bestur was the commander of the light cavalry.
Bandak is the crossbow commander of long-range archers.
Resarit can be either an infantry commander or a cavalry commander, but his professional function is an instructor.
Responsible for training low-level soldiers.
This kind of positioning is to lead the team personally and allow those low-level soldiers to quickly accumulate combat experience and complete upgrades.
Even James and Manid, two non-combatants, were responsible for battlefield care and business.
Only Ailen is completely irresponsible and is only responsible for fighting.
Even let Ailen lead a certain army to fight.
For Aileyon, the result was not very good.
Compared with Fatis who is in charge of heavy cavalry, better than Bestur who is in charge of light cavalry, better than Bambak who is in charge of crossbowmen, and Resarit who is specially sent out to train soldiers.
Far inferior.
Of course, as long as Ailen takes the lead in attacking, he will be able to bring his super combat power into play.
So Airen is a fierce general and a pioneer in his own right.
Of course, he can also serve as the captain of the personal guard.
'Om! '
Of course this is just a small episode.
As Shen Mu briefly chatted with his three generals about what had just happened, a light began to appear in the sky.
After the rules from the Blue Star world and the rules from the spiritual world merged, the daytime instantly dispelled the complete darkness.
The rules of the dead are excluded from this blue star world.
"Its daybreak."
Shen Mu was standing at the gate of the castle at this time, watching the outside suddenly change from the gloomy environment just now to the daytime with the morning light.
My mood gradually relaxed from the depression I had just felt.
No matter what.
The daytime now is the time period that all humans on the blue planet and creatures in the spiritual world can trust.
At least I could breathe a sigh of relief from the dangers of the night.
And at this moment of dawn.
A new dialog box has appeared in front of Shen Mu's eyes.
[Ding! Congratulations! You and your troops have made a brilliant arrangement and successfully held out until the day! You have completed the mission! ]
[After the system post-battle evaluation, you won a 'refreshing victory'! And received 3 'Gold Level Treasure Boxes'! ]
[You have soldiers that can be upgraded! ]
Dialog boxes popped up one after another.
The contents in the dialog box are all the rewards after the battle with those devils from hell last night.
Moreover, Shen Mu was somewhat surprised by the generosity of these rewards.
But he did not check it now. Instead, he turned around and instructed the Holy Tree Knights around him, "Pass on my order. Let the soldiers start to rest in batches. Then let the kitchen cook some food again and prepare breakfast."
"Understood." A Holy Tree Knight nodded immediately and went to convey Shen Mu's order.
The Royal Guard itself serves as a messenger.
Therefore, these Holy Tree Knights did not refuse this mission.
Moreover, being able to become Lord Shen Mu's exclusive guard is also a great honor for these Holy Tree Knights.
(End of this chapter)
