The Appearance of Magic Ball Authority

But Shen Mu's smile quickly faded.

Sitting in his high-backed chair, the corners of his mouth, which had been upturned, slowly smoothed out, still a little stiff.

Shen Mu thought back to just now, when he had unfurled the one mu of Wheat Field but was unable to enter the Map Editor. He subconsciously pursed his lips and said with a helpless tone:

"I didn't expect that the remaining rooms on the Seventh Floor Apartment wouldn't be enough to fully unfurl that one mu of Wheat Field."

Simply put, there wasn't enough space left, so buildings couldn't be constructed.

Given the limited area of the Apartment itself, to unfurl one mu of Wheat Field, all 40 Apartment rooms would have to be connected to meet the condition for unfurling.

But when Shen Mu, from a third-person perspective, tried to unfurl that one mu of Wheat Field, he found that the area near the end units was displayed in red, indicating it couldn't be unfurled.

Under the Mount & Blade Rules, green represents permission to unfurl.

Red means there are obstacles and it cannot be unfurled.

Furthermore, if even this one mu of Wheat Field couldn't be unfurled, let alone the Lake Rats Training Camp, which Shen Mu highly valued and could train Lake Rats Recruits, it also couldn't be unfurled.

"This is truly one troublesome thing after another."

Shen Mu frowned slightly.

He naturally knew that the so-called red obstacle was the Spiritual Realm Scene hidden within Room 7040.

It was a Demon Stronghold occupied by Demon Monsters!

"A Spiritual Realm Scene itself is a special kind of Spiritual Realm Mark, just very hidden. And because of the shattering and disintegration of the Spiritual Realm Crystal Wall System, it has been tainted with some special Space-Time Power."

Shen Mu thought about the memories left by his predecessor and pondered carefully:

"It seems that it's because of this special Space-Time Power that the Space-Time Power within the Mount & Blade Rules can't take effect, and thus I can't unfurl buildings and use the Map Editor?"

Only this conclusion could reasonably explain the situation he was currently facing, where he couldn't unfurl buildings.

[Ding! Mission System detected an event!]
[Mission Issued: Recover Lost Ground.]
[Mission Brief: You have discovered a small Castle occupied by Demons. At the same time, you have noticed that the Demon Troops within this small Castle seem to have suffered heavy losses, and the defending forces are extremely weak. Therefore, you intend to recover it.]
[Mission Requirements: Kill all remaining Demons inside and gain control of the Space-Time Core.]
[Mission Reward: Map Editor (Magic Ball) Operation Authority for 30 minutes.]

Just as Shen Mu was thinking, the dialogue box from the Mount & Blade System instantly refreshed on his Retina.

This startled Shen Mu awake: "Map Editor, Operation Authority... 30 minutes!?"

Shen Mu's gaze instantly fell on the mission reward.

He was already quite familiar with these instantly issued Temporary Missions, but looking at the mission reward, which was also a newly appearing type of mission reward, he was slightly surprised.

"Magic Ball." Shen Mu pursed his lips.

His expression was serious.

He was not unfamiliar with the Magic Ball.

A large part of the reason why he could combine so many Mount & Blade DLCs and MODs was because of the "Magic Ball" program.

This was an editor in the Mount & Blade game that could change and edit everything, from the map to characters to attributes!

And before, the Map Editor Shen Mu used was just one of the authorities within the Magic Ball editor.

For high-level players, many of them could even create their own troop types through the Magic Ball, adding more fun to the game.

"If I remember correctly, the map editing authority within the Magic Ball can even edit the terrain within an area, the appearance of buildings, and the appearance of plants, and can complete the construction of buildings instantly."

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly at this point.

He was thoughtful.

According to the 30 minutes of Magic Ball authority time mentioned in the mission reward, it was truly enough for him to accomplish many things.

For example, right now, in the Building Interface of his Swadian Stronghold, those buildings that he hadn't had time to construct yet!

"Another perfect timely assistance."

Shen Mu was becoming more and more satisfied with the Mount & Blade System.

Especially looking at the kitchen, where the Swadian Peasants were starting to get busy again because it was almost noon, the smile on his face was even brighter.

These 50 Swadian Peasants here, as long as they went through a few battles, would quickly become Swadian Recruits.

At the Recruit level, although they weren't much different from peasants, they had completed the transformation from civilian to soldier.

This was very important.

"This time attacking the Spiritual Realm Scene, I can let those Footmen and Swadian Footmen take part, gain some experience, and level up."

This was how Shen Mu planned it.

Not only these peasants, but also the 10 Mercenary Sentinels, Shen Mu also planned to let them complete the final step.

In last night's battle, these Mercenary Sentinels performed excellently.

Unfortunately, the huge amount of experience gained from the pursuit was probably eaten up by the Swadian Footmen and Lake Rats Recruits, which resulted in these Mercenary Sentinels not leveling up.

But after upgrading, becoming a Mercenary Crossbowman who uses a War Crossbow has always been Shen Mu's cherished favorite.

The strongest and most cost-effective troop type among Tier 3 ranged shooters.

That's the Mercenary Crossbowman!

"If I remember correctly, Mercenary Crossbowmen have the highest crossbow proficiency in the entire Mount & Blade series, second only to Rhodok Sharpshooters. If they weren't only equipped with War Crossbows and not Heavy Crossbows or Sniper Crossbows, I'm afraid they could even contend with Tier 5 ranged units."

Thinking about the information he knew about Mercenary Crossbowmen, Shen Mu's mood became even more pleasant.

After lunch.

After resting for about 30 minutes, Shen Mu began to arrange the troops for this counterattack on the Spiritual Realm Scene.

The main force consisted of 15 Swadian Footmen, 30 Swadian Footmen, and 10 Mercenary Sentinels.

50 Swadian Peasants holding farming tools like wooden clubs and pitchforks, along with 25 Robbers who also held Slaughtering Knives and had little combat power, followed behind to assist and gain experience.

As for the 10 Lake Rats Veteran Thugs, they were specifically stationed at the Elevator Room to prevent anyone from coming up.

And those 10 Swadian Heavy Cavalry...

Shen Mu hesitated for a moment, but out of a mindset of protecting luxury goods, he had them stand by in the Stronghold Main House.

Although Swadian Heavy Cavalry could also dismount and fight, relying on their heavy equipment, they could achieve a suppressive effect against many low-tier or light enemies.

But after all, they were cavalry. All their specialties and attribute points, including skills, could only be effective when they were with their warhorses.

Using them for foot combat could only be described as overkill.

Moreover, such precious Tier 4 Heavy Cavalry would make him feel heartache even with bumps and scrapes, let alone if they dismounted to fight and one or two were seriously injured. That would truly make Shen Mu feel bad.

"Let's do it this way." Shen Mu also completed the tactical deployment.

Soon.

From the Stronghold Main House to the Wheat Field, all the soldiers Shen Mu had were assembled and began to proceed according to the plan that had been conveyed.

The 10 Lake Rats Veteran Thugs quickly walked out and relieved the 5 Swadian Footmen who were already stationed there.

Then they stood guard, holding terrifying-looking Woodland Axes.

With fierce faces.

They looked quite intimidating.

This was also why Shen Mu had these 10 Lake Rats Veteran Thugs guard this place.

Sometimes, some thugs are indeed better at completing missions than soldiers.

Then, in single file, with the Swadian Footmen and Footmen leading the way, the 10 Mercenary Sentinels and Shen Mu in the middle, and the Peasants and Robbers following behind, the group passed through the Corridor.

The Corridor was still full of the smell of blood and Sulfur, and in the corners were scattered many inferior Iron Forks or many black solids or liquids.

These were the remnants of the Demon Monsters from last night.

They hadn't had time to clean up the battlefield yet.

Including the 5 Trailers that were still lying diagonally in the Corridor, blocking the entire Corridor.

And the abundant and sufficient Military Rations scattered in the Corridor, which belonged to the Kingdom of Swadia and were intended to be transported to the front line, but were abandoned in the wilderness due to the defeat on the front line and the dispersal of troops, and then found by the Robbers and dragged back with great effort.

"After we come back, I'll have these Peasants clean up the battlefield and transport all these supplies back to the room in the Wheat Field."

Shen Mu glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze.

Because right ahead.

Room 7040, whose door had been destroyed, appeared before his eyes. A faint smell of Sulfur still emanated from inside, and faintly, as if sensing the troops appearing here, there were fearful shouts belonging to Demons.

"Now, it's time for a house call." Shen Mu's mouth curved slightly, but the look in his eyes turned cold.

He pointed the Germanic Sword in his hand forward:

"Kill!"