So when Shen Mu woke up the next day, he found a new dialog box had appeared on his retina.
[Congratulations! You have new soldiers to upgrade! ]
[You can spend 10 dinars per person to upgrade 200 Swadian civilians to Swadian recruits. The total cost is 2000 dinars. ]
[Would you like to upgrade? 】
"I have to say, it's Bandak, whom I have always trusted, who is indeed very efficient." Shen Mu nodded with satisfaction.
Then without any hesitation, the local authorities chose to confirm.
'Om! '
A stream of white data flowed out directly from between Shen Mu's eyebrows.
Then he came to the outside of the lord's hall and descended directly onto the low-level Swadian troops who had just returned at dawn.
To be precise, it fell into the bodies of 700 Swadian civilians who were protected by 200 Swadian militiamen.
Then the entire body of these Swadian civilians were immediately wrapped in these white data streams, forming an eggshell-like outline.
As the white light flickered, huge changes were also taking place inside the eggshell.
After four or five seconds, these eggshells were completely absorbed by the figures inside. When these figures walked out, they were no longer the Swadian civilians, nor were they the civilian class.
Instead, he was a Swadian recruit wearing a gray robe, holding a scythe, carrying an old shield, with a one-handed axe on his waist!
Belongs to the soldier class.
Even these soldiers were just some farmers pulled from the fields, who were armed after a short period of training and used as cannon fodder to fill the line.
But their fighting capacity was no longer comparable to that of the peasants armed with sticks, pitchforks or clubs.
This is a qualitative change.
"Well done, Bandak. I didn't expect that you could turn all these farmers into Swadian recruits in just one night." In the castle hall, Shen Mu was having breakfast with Bandak.
"Thank you for your compliment, Lord Shen Mu. This is what I should do." Bandak also modestly expressed his humility.
"Let's eat first." Shen Mu smiled very satisfied with this, then waved his hand and asked the servants beside him to bring some food cooked this morning.
Just some wheat porridge with cabbage, smoked fish, bacon and sausage, and a piece of toasted black bread that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The taste is not that great, it's just salty and filling.
But for Bandak and the soldiers on the front line of the war, being able to eat these things is already quite good. After all, there is enough salt, and there is meat in their stomachs to fill them. This is simply a sumptuous delicacy that can only be enjoyed during festivals.
Most of the lords of Calradia were reluctant to let their soldiers eat such good food. Most of the low-level soldiers only ate porridge that could barely fill their stomachs.
Even the black bread was not affordable for the lower-class soldiers.
Only those with strong fighting strength can eat it.
Of course, if it is good things like white bread, honey and cheese, then only small nobles or top soldiers can afford it.
Now the food Shen Mu gave them was really quite rich.
There is meat, protein, fat and salt, and most importantly, the black bread keeps you full.
How could the soldiers not be happy?
Even Bandak was quite satisfied with this. After all, he had worked his way up from a low-level soldier to his current position, and he had suffered a lot before. Now, he did not show much impatience when eating these obviously rich foods.
"I also discovered a lot of arrangements that can be made for defense, and I also observed the surrounding terrain and found that we don't need cavalry here to firmly defend this tower and our castle."
Bandak was also reporting to Shen Mu while eating.
In the Western-themed continent of Calradia, the lords are not used to not talking while eating. Instead, chatting with each other while eating is the mainstream.
Shen Mu understood this time, and he was also quite used to it, as communicating while eating was equivalent to business banquets in his previous life.
"Well, tell me what you think." Shen Mu nodded and motioned for Bandak to continue.
At the same time, he was also quite interested in what he said, that they could firmly defend the tower and the castle without cavalry.
"This pier and castle remind me of the castles in the Rhodok Kingdom, which are all built on top of mountains, so they have certain geographical advantages."
Bandak then reported: "This earthen mound itself is 15 meters high, plus the 6-meter wall, we have a drop of more than 20 meters. Any enemy who wants to attack our castle is like attacking a 20-meter giant castle on the plain."
"Yes, that's right. I arranged it this way on purpose." Shen Mu nodded. What Bandak said was exactly what he needed. That's why he built the mound and built the castle on top of it.
"This is like a nail placed in front of the enemy." Bandak nodded and said, "And I found that the surrounding desert is expanding. If the surrounding wilderness becomes more and more vast, then the enemy will have to pass through this place if they want to attack our Dehrim. This is also the only commanding height around. Whether it is for business or to attack the enemy's logistical supply lines, as well as to attack the enemy from behind, it will be very useful."
"Yes, that's right." Shen Mu nodded. This was why he asked Bandak, his most trusted general, to come here to command Ushhor.
"But if we can turn this nail into a fortress, then we can firmly nail it into this desert." Bandak continued: "This is like an outpost. As long as we can make sure that this outpost is not lost, then this desert can be under our control."
"If the enemy wants to attack us, they will have to pass through this desert. As long as they pass through this area, we can be the first to find them. In this way, because of the absolute geographical advantage, they cannot attack the Ushkhor Castle."
"Once Dehrim's cavalry arrives, their siege of Ushkhor will fail, and they will be forced to retreat to the desert, which is the cavalry's home turf. They will definitely be surrounded and killed by our cavalry."
What Bandak said makes a lot of sense.
Shen Mu nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, and you seem to be very confident that you can defend Ushkhor."
"Yes, respected Lord Shen Mu, I was born in the Rhodok Kingdom and am quite good at defending cities. You entrusted Ushhor to me, which shows your trust in me. I will definitely not let you down."
Bandak answered solemnly.
"Very good. I feel quite relieved to leave this to you." Shen Mu nodded with great satisfaction.
After not communicating for too long, Shen Mu found that the situation was not too dangerous, so he gathered his Holy Tree Knights and started to return to Dehrim. He was indeed very relieved to leave Ushhor to Bandak.
Following the slope of the mound, Shen Mu led the Holy Tree Knight and rode quickly towards the distance.
At the same time, as his warhorse was galloping, he also saw that the surrounding desert terrain was really expanding. Compared to when he came here yesterday, it seemed that another desert had taken shape.
I subconsciously looked up at the sky.
Gray-white rays of light began to appear in the sky under the reflection of the sunlight, and then fell towards the urban area of Longcheng.
"It seems that the spiritual world really wants to turn this entire area into a desert." Shen Mu pursed his lips and felt a little sad about the current situation of the Blue Star world.
The blue star world is indeed dying, and the spiritual world is indeed undergoing a transformation and rebirth.
But what does this have to do with him?
He is originally an Earthling. He has the Mount & Blade system and rules, and he doesn't have much affection for the Blue Star world.
The Blue Star World is dead, so long as it does not prevent him from being reborn in the spirit world through a shell, and his own Mount and Blade rules can also occupy a part and have his own place.
Even he was one of the culprits in the division of the Blue Star world.
"Let's go." Shen Mu looked at the Holy Tree Knights around him and shook his head. Without thinking too much, he led them and walked quickly towards Dehrim.
"Everyone keep up."
The Holy Tree Knights didn't have any ideas either. Their mission was to protect Shen Mu's life.
So under the command of Captain Sacred Tree, they shook the ropes and tapped their legs against the horses' bellies, then sideways their horses to catch up with the backs of the sacred tree and quickly ran in the direction of Dehrim.
As they galloped forward, they soon saw Dehrim appearing on the horizon.
After all, many of the surrounding high-rise buildings have collapsed, such as buildings with 20 or 30 floors and 40 or 50 meters high that have disappeared.
Instead, the surrounding area was like countless bald heads, with many deserts appearing.
The frequency of the spiritual desert's arrival is indeed increasing.
Perhaps the only place that still holds its ground is the urban area of Lung City.
There are countless tall buildings standing there.
But if you think about it, you can understand that the skyscrapers are actually there because of the presence of the undead rules. That is why they can forcibly support those skyscrapers and prevent them from being attacked by the rules of the spiritual world and collapsing.
If we look at it this way, there is another ridiculous phenomenon.
The invasion of the undead rules led to the weakening of the Blue Star rules, and they were forced to unite with the rules of the spiritual world in order to resist the undead rules.
But combining the rules of Blue Star with the rules of the spirit world is like drinking poison to quench thirst.
The rules of the spiritual world actually want to devour the rules of the blue star.
But at this moment, because the resistance and entanglement between the Blue Star Rules and the Undead Rules were the deepest, and there were many Undead Rules around, the Spirit World Rules were afraid to act rashly and could not directly transform the Blue Star Rules that were deeply entangled with the Undead Rules.
It is also impossible to transform those normal Blue Star buildings and Blue Star areas into spiritual world areas.
It turned out that the undead rules were secretly protecting the Blue Star rules and the Blue Star region.
So it's very ridiculous.
This is especially true for the wood elves living in the green forest park at the westernmost end of Balihe Street.
Of course, their current name in the Blue Star world is Green Leaf Group, a large group company that once engaged in municipal greening projects.
And now they have also sent a group led by Zhang Song to leave the wood elf village and come to the diesel company ruins that is about to be transformed into a desert.
"What is going on?" Zhang Song frowned tightly at this time. His original idea was just to pass by the ruins of the Diesel Company and then exchange information with Zhang Bo on the way to Dehrim.
But he didn't expect that when he just arrived at the site this morning and wanted to commemorate and denounce the Diesel Company for its demise, he found a huge earthen mound in the desert with a building on it that was obviously a human castle.
This shocked his mind.
It took him about twenty or thirty minutes to finally come to his senses, and he looked at the castle with a very grim expression.
"Sir, could it be that the fellow named Shen Mu has created a new castle?" Right behind him was a human from Blue Star who had also achieved the same frequency resonance. At this time, he clenched the bow and arrow in his hand, and his expression was quite ugly.
"Maybe that's the case." Another Blue Star human who had also completed the same frequency resonance and began to transform into a wood elf also frowned and said, "Isn't it known from rumors that this guy named Shen Mu has obtained the support of a powerful human empire? Maybe this castle was built by him. As for why it was built here, I guess there is some reason."
But as he spoke he also snorted coldly, letting the two or three Blue Star humans around him understand what he meant.
This castle was built here, probably to guard against their Green Leaf Group.
"This is really troublesome." Zhang Song also clenched his bow and arrow, sighed slowly, and frowned tightly: "That guy is growing too fast. I really can't imagine how powerful the human empire behind him is. He even created a new castle. You know, he just created a new town."
Zhang Song didn't know about the Vikia Castle in Xinriwading.
But this did not prevent him from feeling the psychological shock caused by the connection between a town and a new castle.
The current Green Leaf Group only has one wood elf village, which controls more than 500 wood elves.
Together with those other ordinary legions, the total strength does not exceed 1500 people.
At that time, it was already very difficult for them to fight against the diesel company.
Now a new territory of the human race has emerged, and they all feel powerless in their hearts. (End of this chapter)
