Chapter 18: Newly recruited mercenary sentries
The main house of the stronghold.
Shen Mu was walking along the steep and narrow wooden stairs to the second floor.
There are three separate rooms here.
They are Shen Mu's bedroom, storage room, and the room for the guards who are responsible for protecting him on weekdays.
The guard's room is also adjacent to the corridor, and the shooting port that shrinks from the inside out is located here.
If encountering an enemy attack, the guards can set up crossbows or bows at any time and shoot outside through the shooting port.
Even if something happens in the stronghold, he can leave at any time and come to Shen Mu's side for protection.
"Not bad." Shen Mu looked at each one, especially at his own room of about 10 square meters, with a smile on his face.
Finally I don’t need to be crowded with other people, and I feel a little suffocated even when I sleep, which is quite nice.
And on the wall inside the square tower of the stronghold, a torch is inserted every four or five meters for lighting.
Make sure there is no complete darkness throughout the building.
"However, the inside of this square tower seems to be similar to a wheat field." Shen Mu came to the wooden ladder on the second floor.
He turned to look at the dim light, his face thoughtful.
There is indeed darkness in the main house of this stronghold.
But this darkness is still the normal darkness.
Instead of being filled with the rules of the undead, it is completely, pitch black, even the soul will be frozen, completely unable to break free, and sink into darkness forever.
“Darkness that is not polluted by the rules of the undead.” Shen Mu looked thoughtfully at the dim environment on the second floor illuminated by the torches, and the narrow space on the second floor blocked by wooden boards. window.
When you remove the wooden board, you can see the truly deep darkness outside the narrow window, and the gray mist flowing like a solid.
Shen Mu understood that during the day, this was the southeast corner of the apartment building, where his previous apartment room was located.
You can see many residential areas outside, as well as shopping malls, and neatly arranged suburban roads.
Of course, now.
There is only darkness shrouded by the rules of the dead.
"There is also the third floor." Shen Mu stood at the top of the stairs, looking up at the third floor, or the top of the tower.
Frown slightly.
Stepping on the creaking wooden stairs, Shen Mu held on to the handrail and reached the top of the tower.
At this time, Shen Mu was able to determine that on the top of the empty tower, there was a dividing line about three meters high on the first floor.
Under three meters, there is normal darkness.
Only dim light.
No gray fog.
Three meters above, there is the darkness of the undead rules, filled with thick gray mist, hovering above.
With a deep chill, Shen Mu, who was standing at the top of the tower, wearing a cotton robe, chain mail, and three layers of linen robe, felt a kind of chill caused by the cold. Palpitations.
Coldness on the physical level, and coldness on the soul level.
"There are corridors." At this time, Shen Mu came to the edge of the top of the tower and saw the corridor below through the concave and convex crenellations.
Perhaps due to the influence of the tower, the dark outline of a narrow corridor can be vaguely seen.
There is still some thin gray mist lingering in it.
But compared to the gray fog in other places, it is simply too thin.
So much so that Shen Mu could see that in the thin gray mist, there were two or three undead monsters that were swaying aimlessly, as if wandering around, glaring at Youlan The erotic soul fire is extremely obvious!
Of course, if you are more than ten meters away, you can’t see it clearly.
The power of gray fog and darkness returned to normal.
"It should be the reason for the light appearing in the shooting port." Shen Mu lowered his head thoughtfully and looked at the subtle light that appeared on the first and second floors.
Even the slightest light will weaken the rules of the dead.
“Go back.”
Shen Mu returned to the first floor from the stairs.
At this time, the Swadian light infantry were also curiously looking at this typical Swadian civilization-style tower, with excitement in their eyes.
There is nothing more satisfying than seeing something from your homeland again in a different world.
Including those Swadian peasants.
At this time, everyone also opened the curtain leading to the wheat field, and looked curiously at the new large square tower.
“By the way, there are also the upgrades of these Swadian soldiers.”
Shen Mu’s thinking communicated with the system.
A dialog box pops up immediately.
【You have soldiers that can be upgraded:】
[①Swadian farmers × 20, which can be upgraded to 'mercenary sentries (10 dinars each)/Swadian sub-recruits (5 dinars each)'. 】
[②Svadian Militia × 5, which can be upgraded to ‘Svadian Light Infantry (20 dinars each)’. 】
"All militiamen were upgraded to light infantry." Shen Mu made a decision directly.
As for those farmers, he hesitated slightly.
According to the rules of cavalry and slashing, as a zero-level unit of the peasants, the upward upgrade route is generally the mercenary sentry of the second-level unit, and the subsequent units will also be mercenary units.
But now, due to the integration of the various versions of riding and slashing, there is also an upgraded unit of the kingdom type based on the upgrade route of the farmers’ original birthplace.
“Peasants have been upgraded to mercenary sentries, similar to the second-level Swadia militia, with light crossbows and spears, and their combat effectiveness is the same.”
"Then the mercenary sentries can be upgraded to mercenary crossbowmen of the archer type, and caravan guards of the cavalry type."
"The next upgrade of the caravan guards will be mercenary riders and mercenary cavalry of the cavalry type. As well as infantry-type mercenary swordsmen and professional warriors.”
Shen Mu thought.
He is quite familiar with the peasant mercenary arms.
Low-level units, such as mercenary sentries, mercenary crossbowmen, caravan guards and mercenary riders, are relatively easy to use.
The key is that upgrades are cheap, maintenance costs are low, and experience points are required.
Combat strength can be formed in a short time.
But the more you upgrade, the worse your combat effectiveness will be. It is not as good as the series of military units of the kingdom type or the units of the slave trading type.
It means that the more you upgrade, the lower the price/performance ratio.
“But if I remember correctly, the mercenary sentries are the same second-tier arms as the Swadia militia. The crossbows they use are not hunting crossbows, but more powerful light crossbows.”
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Shen Mu touched his chin: "And the effect of using a crossbow is much better than that of the Swadia militia."
The crossbow soldiers of the archer type are equipped with hunting crossbows starting from the lowest level. , light crossbow, war crossbow, heavy crossbow, and the highest level, the sniper crossbow that only the Rodok sniper crossbowman can equip.
There are five levels in total.
The higher the level of the crossbow, the more powerful it is.
So, this is why Shen Mu hesitates.
After all, as long as you upgrade from a farmer to a mercenary sentinel, you will skip the first-level arms and reach the level of the second-level arms.
It is indeed a strong improvement to his combat effectiveness.
Even the mercenary crossbowmen who have reached the third level are much more effective than the Swadia guerrilla shooters who are also at the third level.
The only mercenary archers are level 3 mercenary crossbowmen.
There is no further upgrade path.
However, if Shen Mu wanted to, he could upgrade the second-level hired sentinels to caravan guards starting from the third level.
Has a pack horse, is equipped with cotton armor, has a spear and fighting hoe, a simple buckler and a long-handled machete.
Although the combat effectiveness is still relatively poor among cavalry arms.
But if you can't stand the third level, you can be a cavalry.
Among the armies of the same level, only the Kujit Khanate, a nation on horseback, can have cavalry to suppress the formation at the third level.
"There are enough melee troops now, but there is indeed a lack of long-range troops."
Shen Mu also directly made up his mind at this time: "Then upgrade 10 mercenary sentries and 10 Swadia recruits."
50-50 open.
【Ding! You have spent 350 dinars and completed the upgrade. 】
‘Buzz! ’
Data flowed out from Shen Mu's eyebrows.
Then the five Swadian militiamen and 20 Swadian peasants were all covered, and the upgrade began.
The light dissipated quickly.
Five Swadian light infantry wearing chainmail and holding swords and shields appeared.
Ten slightly stronger looking Swadian recruits wearing coarse linen robes and holding long scythes also appeared.
But the most eye-catching ones are the 10 men wearing fur hats, cotton robes and fur-sleeved shorts, carrying simple round shields, holding light crossbows, and equipped with spiked sticks and spears two meters smaller. , a hired sentinel who looks relatively capable.
It can be said that in the battle group background, it is the most cost-effective and most trustworthy second-level unit among the mercenary units!
"I've seen you! Lord Shen Mu!"
These newly upgraded soldiers all stepped forward at this time and saluted Shen Mu respectfully.
"Yes." Shen Mu raised his hand with a bright smile on his lips: "Very good."
With these 10 hired sentries, there are long-range shooters stationed at the shooting position on the third floor of this square tower.
Shen Mu was satisfied.
Just at this moment, Shen Mu's heart moved slightly.
【Ding! A group of robbers from 'Dehrim' quietly came to your stronghold and recognized your 'robber joint'. 】
【You can conduct black market trade or sell stolen goods with them. 】
(End of this chapter)