That was right—it really was the Mount & Blade Map Editor.
A map editor capable of modeling various environments and buildings within Mount & Blade maps, freely editing them to achieve whatever purpose the designer wanted.
"So this one mu Wheat Field appearing before my eyes means it can be built inside these apartment rooms!?"
Shen Mu raised an eyebrow slightly.
Looking at this so-called one mu Wheat Field, he could freely stretch and reshape it according to his own ideas, changing it into any pattern he wished.
After some thought, Shen Mu ultimately extended the one mu Wheat Field through nearly twenty apartment rooms on the seventh floor.
Moreover, within those rooms, he could remove every non-load-bearing wall according to his wishes.
Only the load-bearing walls and load-bearing columns remained.
Everything else, whether decorative walls, partition walls, or even bathrooms, could be erased.
They were completely transformed into farmland for growing wheat!
"Not only that, but the erased walls, cement, and Reinforced Concrete can all be used to fill the Security Door areas. That way, even if someone manages to open the door, they won't find the apartment room beyond it, but a solid wall!"
Thoughts churned in Shen Mu's mind.
After casually designing it himself and incorporating content from many Mount & Blade Official DLCs and Fan-made MODs,
Shen Mu realized that even he could no longer fully understand everything the Mount & Blade System was capable of!
"This really is a pleasant surprise." Shen Mu made up his mind. "Then let's begin."
Buzz! A mysterious force descended.
Streams of Data Stream surged from Shen Mu's brow, spreading outward and transforming into countless Data Chains in midair.
Then they seeped into the surrounding Reinforced Concrete.
They churned nearly half of the apartment floor as though the world had been turned upside down!
At that moment, Shen Mu seemed to possess a Third-person Perspective.
He watched as the Data Stream began dismantling the Reinforced Concrete according to his thoughts, then moved the removed materials toward the Security Doors and condensed them into sturdy walls once more.
One apartment room after another was rapidly opened up. Aside from the neatly arranged main load-bearing walls and load-bearing columns, the entire space had been connected into one whole.
It looked just as it had when the Apartment Building had first been constructed, before any partition walls had been installed!
"Good. Now that these apartment rooms have all been opened up, it's time to lay down the soil."
Shen Mu's thoughts shifted slightly.
Then, across the floors of all twenty fully connected apartment rooms, streams of Data Stream began to emerge.
When the white light faded and the Data Stream vanished,
the floors that had once been covered in tiles or wooden floor were now entirely blanketed by a layer of soil roughly thirty to forty centimeters thick.
And as more Data Stream spread across the soil, sturdy, lush wheat stalks, already heavy with full ears of grain, began appearing from the earth.
Row after row, clump after clump, field after field.
A full mu of wheat, spanning all twenty connected apartments, appeared within those rooms as the Wheat Field finished unfolding.
Ding! Your one mu Wheat Field has finished unfolding. Please review the relevant information yourself.
A dialogue box appeared before Shen Mu.
He had already withdrawn from the Third-person Perspective.
"So this is the Wheat Field bestowed by the Mount & Blade System!?" Shen Mu was still standing in his own room, completely stunned.
Beside him, the Swadian Militia who had finished moving the supplies and had been resting on the floor gathered around as well.
As they looked at the Wheat Field stretching through the rooms and the lush wheat growing within it,
expressions of delight appeared on every face.
"This wheat is growing wonderfully! And it can be harvested right now!"
"Look at this soil! It's so fertile!"
"This reminds me of the farms on the Suno Plain. Only there could have such fertile land and such healthy wheat!"
"This is a bountiful harvest!"
These Swadian Militia had all changed jobs from farmers, so naturally they could tell the quality of the wheat.
Or rather, these militiamen had never truly left production behind.
Normally, when there was no war and no need for patrols or guard duty, these Swadian Militia were farmers.
But once the horns of war sounded and enemies were found,
these Swadian Militia would immediately pick up their weapons and throw themselves into battle.
The Kingdom of Swadia was the foremost power in the Mount & Blade: Warband World.
That was closely related to its strongest Heavy Cavalry, the Swadian Knights, who were practically invincible in Field Battle.
But it was also related to the fact that its other unit types possessed solid utility as well.
And the Swadian Militia,
as the most basic Tier 2 Unit, had two advancement paths after further upgrading.
One was the melee-oriented Swadian Footman.
The other was the ranged Swadian Skirmisher.
That alone was enough to show that the Swadian Militia, the most basic unit of the Kingdom of Swadia, possessed considerable potential for development.
"Alright, your task now is to harvest the wheat." Shen Mu smiled as he looked at the flourishing crop.
Turning to the fifteen Swadian Militia beside him, he instructed, "Eat lunch first. This afternoon, let's try to harvest all this wheat before sunset. Then tonight, we'll have the freshest wheat porridge!"
"Thank you for your generosity, Lord Shen Mu!" Smiles appeared on the faces of the Swadian Militia as well.
Although the afternoon would certainly be tiring, seeing so much wheat about to be harvested filled these former farmers with joy.
Especially now that they knew they did not need to pay taxes to those lofty nobles after coming to this world.
Didn't that mean all the wheat they harvested could go straight into their own stomachs?
Just thinking about it made them happy!
"Coming to a world like this isn't so bad." Some Swadian Militia quietly chatted while eating.
"That's right. Lord Shen Mu is a benevolent lord too. He's like an exceptionally noble gentleman from the city." Other Swadian Militia sighed with emotion.
They had all come to this world to make a living.
Originally, they had thought it would be no different from Calradia.
But after arriving here and witnessing this absurd, unprecedented world that had left them utterly shocked,
they found that following Lord Shen Mu seemed to be an extremely correct choice.
After all,
they were living people too, people who wanted to pursue better lives!
The fifth floor of the apartment.
Liu Na sat among a cluster of green plants with her eyes closed in meditation.
Her long eyelashes fluttered lightly, lending a trace of fragile beauty to her pale little face, which had received too little sunlight.
Several Halflings, each only around one and a half meters tall, covered in fur yet possessing human facial features and gentle, kindly appearances, had rolled up their sleeves and were carefully planting potted plants.
They were common flowers such as roses and Chinese roses, blooming amid small-leaved trees. They looked as though they had been cultivated quite well.
Halflings were naturally dexterous spirit-world folk. Whether making delicious food or crafting small handmade items, nothing was beyond them.
To help Liu Na's Druid job achieve a breakthrough, these Halflings were willing to put in the effort.
"Ah, I failed again." Liu Na opened her eyes at that moment, her little face carrying a hint of dejection.
"Miss Liu Na, don't worry. Becoming a job holder isn't something that can be achieved so easily." An elderly Halfling noticed that Liu Na had awakened, so he walked over with a cup of green tea and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Mr. Polo." Liu Na accepted the cup of green tea, and the dejection on her face eased somewhat.
"The rules of this world simply do not meet the requirements for job holders. Besides, it has already been polluted by the Necromantic Rules. Achieving a breakthrough is truly difficult."
The Halfling named Mr. Polo sat on a small stool, holding a cup of green tea himself.
He gently savored the flavor of the tea, his tone somewhat regretful. "This is fine green tea, but as I said, it is merely an ordinary product of this world. It does not possess the magical effects of our spirit world. Otherwise, Miss Liu Na, you should have become a level 2 druid long ago."
"Yes." Liu Na nodded silently.
"If we could find land that hasn't been polluted by the Necromantic Rules, perhaps it would allow you to level up."
Mr. Polo offered the consolation instinctively.
But then his voice paused.
He looked out the window at the gloomy sky, which seemed dim even during the day.
He pursed his lips and said nothing more.
In this world,
where could there possibly be land untouched by the Necromantic Rules?
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