Soon, the halfling chef brought up the cooked breakfast.
In the dining room of the Lord's Hall, Bestur had already sat in front of Shen Mu and was thanking him respectfully: "Thank you for your generosity and kindness, respected Lord Shen Mu. It is an honor to have breakfast with you."
"Well, Bestur, you are the general I like, and you are serious and responsible. I like you very much." Shen Mu smiled and did not hesitate to praise Bestur.
After all, Shen Mu really trusts the Mounted and Bladed general.
"If you have something to report to me, tell me while we eat." Shen Mu raised his hand to indicate that he could eat, and turned to a Swadian light infantryman who was serving as an attendant next to him and said, "Bring a large cup of honey and malt wine to General Bestur. He has been on duty all night and patrolled all night, so he must be very tired. I think a cup of honey malt wine can relieve this fatigue very well, and then I can have a good sleep."
"Understood." The Swadian light infantryman who served as a servant nodded, then brought a small barrel of malt liquor in an oak barrel from the kitchen and poured a full cup for Bestur.
The refreshing aroma of malt and alcohol immediately filled Bestul's face, making him take a deep breath with great enjoyment, and a smile appeared on his face.
Bestur likes alcohol very much, or rather, there is no Kugit people on the Kugit grassland who doesn't like alcohol.
Although they prefer the more fiery spirits of distilled spirits.
But I also quite like this malt liquor with rich malt aroma and special oak flavor.
After all, malt liquor is the second-highest alcoholic beverage after wine.
Although it is a common drink among freemen and small lords in the Kingdom of Swadia, for the tribesmen on the barren Khergit steppe, this malt liquor is already considered a high-end alcohol.
Only the big tribal owners and nobles could enjoy it.
Of course, Bestul had drunk this kind of malt liquor, but not very often. After all, he was just a child born in a noble family.
It is not very realistic to drink some alcoholic beverages freely.
So Bestur took a big sip, feeling the rich flavor in his mouth, spreading along his throat to his stomach, and then he exhaled a long breath of satisfaction. Hmm, he said to Shen Mu happily: "This is the best wine I have ever drunk, respected Lord Shen Mu, nothing can make me happier than the wine you have given me."
"Drink more if you like." Shen Mu nodded with a smile and asked, "Then I heard from the Holy Tree Knights that you have something to report to me. What is it?"
"Oh, that's right." Bestur put down the wine glass in his hand, and then reported to Shen Mu in detail about the skeleton cavalry he saw last night.
"Skeleton Cavalry." Shen Mu raised his eyebrows.
Of course, he also knew about this kind of undead monster, and he had been quite wary of it before, because these undead monsters rode on skeleton horses, could maneuver quickly, and had very strong charging power.
It can be said that even ordinary spirit world commanders are not their opponents. If they encounter them, they must bring their spirit world followers with them. Quickly hide in the room and hide quietly to prevent these skeleton cavalry from chasing them.
And if you are discovered by these skeleton cavalry and the skeleton disease is angered, then these skeleton cavalry will start chasing and killing you without mercy.
Even if they hid in a Blue Star building, they would be directly smashed by the weapons in their hands and the impact force of the skeleton cavalry, who possessed the rules of the undead and were powerful enough to ignore the rules of Blue Star. They would then rush in and kill all the hiding Blue Star humans and spiritual creatures.
So in this day and age, no one dares to say that they are not afraid of these skeleton cavalry.
"Yes, they were the Skeleton Cavalry. Moreover, the arrows we shot were blocked by them on purpose to prevent them from damaging their heads." Bestur also described the situation in detail: "There were a total of four Skeleton Cavalry who attacked us at that time. After our round of archery, we only broke some of their bones. Then they turned their horses around and returned to the darkness without engaging in a fight with us."
"Yes, I have always doubted whether these skeleton cavalry have their own intelligence. Now it seems that they do have the ability to judge the battle scenes and the pros and cons." Shen Mu nodded, because he had seen those skeleton cavalry before, and he could clearly see that those skeleton cavalry were obviously different from those low-level zombies, gargoyles, and skeleton soldiers, and even had essential differences from those skeleton warriors.
The biggest difference, of course, is that Shen Mu has always suspected that those skeleton cavalrymen have their own intelligence, can judge the situation on the battlefield, and then make decisions.
Otherwise, they would be like those low-level undead monsters, which would rush straight up after discovering a creature and attack regardless of life or death.
Completely instinctive.
No IQ at all.
Although it seems that those undead monsters are fearless and life and death are quite scary, but in fact, for those experienced people, as long as they plan well, they can easily deal with those low-level undead monsters.
Even if the number of them is several times that of his own, he can still defeat those undead monsters through normal thinking.
Unless those undead monsters are tens, hundreds, or even thousands or tens of thousands of times their own, forming an absolute numerical advantage and thus producing an absolute mass crush, they can completely defeat creatures with normal thinking abilities.
Otherwise, creatures with normal thinking abilities can use some simple tactics to deal with those undead monsters that only know how to rush forward and have no formation, no coordination, and no tactics.
"But it doesn't matter. Balihe Street is not an area where those skeleton cavalry will stay for too long." Shen Mu frowned slightly, and when he said this, he looked towards the direction of his own Xinriwading further east.
Because he knew very well that the Skeleton Cavalry's range of activities was in the wilderness further east, which was once the rural area of Long City in the Blue Star World.
And his own Xinriwading, the Vikia Castle, was actually built in the gap between the edge of Balihe Street and the edge of the rural area of Longcheng.
To be precise, it should be an extension of Angang Street to Balihe Street.
"It's quite interesting if you think about it carefully. If Balihe Street is the sphere of influence of the Skeletons, that is, the Seventh Black Arrow Tower Dynasty, then the Skeleton Cavalry wandering around the countryside should also belong to the sphere of influence of a certain Undead Dynasty in the Undead Rules, and Angang Street has been clearly divided into the sphere of influence of the Hell Devil."
Shen Mu raised his eyebrows, and at this time there was a little more understanding in his eyes: "Then this means that my Dehrim is actually caught in the gap between the three forces."
To be precise, Balihe Street itself is caught between the three forces.
After all, Shen Mu has lived here for such a long time. Apart from the previous diesel company and Green Leaf Group in Balihe Street, these two small forces of cooperation between humans and the spiritual world, there are no other forces.
As for what other forces have heard, they are actually going to other cities.
"Then this means that I am actually in a buffer zone between the three forces here, so I have been able to develop safely until now. However, it is not possible for me to go out now. As I grow stronger, these three forces should be able to sense that I am becoming stronger and stronger, and they will certainly not sit idly by and watch me become very powerful." Shen Mu's face also became more serious.
When he was developing in Dehrim before, Shen Mu realized that he was slowly becoming like an elephant that was growing bigger and bigger, and he could no longer hide his body shape. After all, after becoming stronger, no matter how much he tried to hide his body shape, others could still clearly see how powerful he was.
Now the town of Dehrim alone is already very powerful, not to mention the two more castles.
The number of mounted and slashed units under his command has exceeded 5000.
In addition, more than 3 humans from Blue Star gathered under his command.
It is indeed a considerable number.
"Fortunately, I have set up a castle to the east and west of Dehrim. If anything happens, those two castles can detect it in advance and give me a good warning time. If there is any problem, those two castles can be nailed there firmly like nails, helping me to be the first to detect any malicious attacks."
Shen Mu thought of his previous arrangements and breathed a sigh of relief. He had to admit that his previous arrangements were indeed a wise move.
"By the way, Bestur, I need you to continue to strengthen patrols, especially at night. You and Resarit should pay more attention. Be careful not to let those undead monsters sneak into our sphere of influence."
At this time, Shen Mu looked at Bestur who was still eating and gave him instructions.
"I understand, Lord Shen Mu." Bestul immediately swallowed the bread and bacon he was chewing in his mouth, and answered seriously.
"Yeah, very good." Shen Mu's expression was much more relaxed at this time.
Continue to eat.
Since Bestul has reported to me what he knows, I just need to start solving the problem.
Although the problem of the Skeleton Cavalry occurred suddenly, it was not a big problem. However, the deeper problems extending from the Skeleton Cavalry were what Shen Mu was more concerned about.
"We must train ourselves faster and improve the elite level of these soldiers. We must also raise their levels. Moreover, we must communicate well with these Blue Star humans so that they can complete the transformation into centurions as soon as possible." Shen Mu was thinking at this time.
After all, it would be better to let these male humans help with the training than to let them train themselves. After all, if these Blue Star humans are upgraded, they can also gain better combat effectiveness compared to the alternative Mount and Blade soldiers.
The template of these Mount and Blade soldiers is indeed stronger if applied to the humans on the Blue Star.
After all, these humans on Blue Star are smart.
So it is not like the Mount and Blade soldiers who completely obey Shen Mu and have no time to die, but the tactical skills and tactical arrangements of these Blue Star humans are far superior to those of the Mount and Blade soldiers.
At critical moments, they can be said to be equivalent to generals.
"Lord Shen Mu, I have finished my meal. If there is nothing else, please allow me to leave." Bestul had finished his breakfast at this time. He picked up the towel next to him to wipe his mouth, stood up and said goodbye to Shen Mu.
"Well, okay, go to bed first. I'll let you know if there's anything after you've had enough rest." Shen Mu nodded and waved to let Bestul leave.
But at this moment, a Swadian light infantryman walked quickly outside the door.
"Master Shen Mu, there are many Blue Star humans who want to see you. The leader is Zhang Caidong." The light infantry reported: "They said that they have accumulated combat experience and corresponding points, and they want to borrow you to complete the upgrade of those human soldiers."
"Have you accumulated combat experience and corresponding points? That's good." Shen Mu raised his eyebrows, then waved his hand to let them in.
This is a good thing.
Then, as the Swadian light infantry went forward to convey the order, and then surrounded by 10 Holy Tree Knights, nearly 40 Blue Star humans came over.
"Lord Shen Mu." They saluted Shen Mu respectfully.
"Yeah." Shen Mu nodded.
"We have accumulated combat experience and corresponding points and are now able to upgrade our human soldiers. So we ask you, the generous and kind Lord Shen Mu, to help us complete the upgrade."
Zhang Caidong stood at the front and told Shen Mu his request in a very respectful tone.
The Blue Star humans behind him, whether they were senior or middle managers, all looked at Shen Mu eagerly, and each of their eyes was full of desire.
And with excitement.
"Very good, you did a great job." At this time, a dialog box flashed in front of Shen Mu's eyes. He had already seen that these Blue Star humans who were appointed as decapitation leaders by him had already accumulated the most basic combat experience.
They can indeed be upgraded.
Not only can they themselves be upgraded, but the 10 soldiers they bring with them can also be upgraded.
[Ding! Your centurions and the soldiers they lead can be upgraded——]
[Swadia Newcomer: 30 experience points. (Pseudo-believer level)]
[Swadia Militia: 50 experience points. (Pan-believer level)]
[Please select the centurion and soldier you want to upgrade. ] (End of this chapter)
