Mount & Blade: Rise from Impoverished Tenant Farmer

The Southern Empire, Lantas Village.

The early autumn wind already carried a hint of chill.

Luo Xu sat on the edge of the field, eating a bowl of water with the black bread in his hand.

He was dressed in coarse cloth clothes and would occasionally look up at the wheat field in front of him, where green and yellow met.

"Today is the fourth day since I traveled through time."

Three days ago, he was unexpectedly transported into the game "Mount & Blade," a world similar to medieval Europe.

The body is still the same, only the original modern clothes have disappeared.

Fortunately, the village took him in and gave him a field of wheat that had been left unattended.

Luo Xu chewed on the bitter black bread, his heart filled with worry.

This wheat field has been abandoned for some time, so much so that it is overgrown with weeds and its growth is far worse than that of other people's fields.

Moreover, when the wheat ripens, he has to hand over 50% to Galon, a key figure in the village.

He is now no different from the poorest tenant farmers at the bottom of society, and he will probably struggle to make ends meet for a long time to come.

Fortunately, he still has hope of turning things around.

With a thought, Luo Xu saw a panel that only he could see appear before his eyes.

Name: Luo Xu

Age: 21

"【One-handed】0 【Two-handed】0 【Long pole】0"

[Bow] 0 [Crossbow] 0 [Throwing] 0

[Riding Skill] 0 [Running Speed] 7 [Forging] 0

[Reconnaissance] 0 [Tactics] 0 [Thuggish Habits] 0

[Charm] 0 [Domination] 0 [Trade] 0

[Management] 0 [Medical Skills] 0 [Engineering] 0

He awakened this panel system when he first transmigrated, and he immediately recognized it as the character skill panel from Mount & Blade.

In the game, you can directly strengthen your character by increasing the level of your skills.

After working for the past few days, Luo Xu has upgraded his running skill to level 7, and he can clearly feel that his physical strength is more abundant than before.

Unfortunately, most of my skills are currently at zero, so I can't be of much help.

Luo Xu swallowed the last bite of black bread, picked up his hoe, and left the field.

The weeds had been cleared away, and he even made a simple scarecrow and placed it in the wheat field, finally freeing up some time to think about his next plans.

For the past few days, I've been eating black bread that I got on credit from Galon, just one loaf per meal.

This dark bread was of very poor quality, made from bran, sawdust, and a small amount of rye, and could hardly be considered food.

After several days of intense work, my body is starting to give out.

I felt weak all over when I woke up today. When I squatted down and stood up again, my vision would suddenly go black for several seconds.

He needs to find something to eat quickly, otherwise his body will suffer from a lack of nutrition and a weakened immune system.

With current medical technology, even a common cold could kill him.

There's a grove of trees to the west of the village; I'll try my luck there later.

After making up his mind, Luo Xu set off onto a muddy road.

Beside the muddy road were low houses built of thatch and clay. As soon as a few mischievous children saw him, they excitedly shouted, "Black eyes, black hair!"

Several peasant women quickly pulled their children into the house, their eyes filled with vigilance as they glanced over.

Luo Xu was already used to it.

Among this group of European faces, his Asian face stood out.

The villagers naturally kept their distance from him, a stranger of unknown origin.

Before long, Luo Xu arrived at an old thatched hut.

"Rossi, have you finished weeding your wheat field?" A soft female voice sounded in my ear.

Luo Xu turned his head and saw a young woman carrying a bucket of water standing not far away.

She was Alina, Luo Xu's neighbor. She wore coarse cloth clothes covered in patches, had delicate features, but her skin was rough and dull from being exposed to the wind and sun.

Her family's situation wasn't much better than Luo Xu's; her husband had been drafted into the army, leaving only two young children and an elderly person with mobility issues at home.

Luo Xu had a good impression of Alina; when he first came to this world, Alina and her family helped him a lot.

"Oh, I've already pulled them all out," Luo Xu replied with a smile.

The Mount & Blade interface system includes a language function, allowing him to communicate normally with the people in this world.

In order to fit into this world, he gave himself a Western-style name, "Rossiy".

Alina looked at Luo Xu, her chestnut eyes filled with worry:

"You don't look well, are you alright?"

"It's not a good time now. I'm planning to try my luck in the woods later."

Sensing the kindness in Alina's tone, Luo Xu gave a bright smile.

After exchanging a few words, the two said goodbye, and Luo Xu pushed open the door of the old thatched hut.

The room was empty except for a pot and a simple thatched mat.

Including the coarse cloth clothes he wore and the hoe he bought on credit, this was all he owned.

After hiding the hoe, Luo Xu plopped down on the thatched mat.

He wanted to rest for a while, but the burning sensation in his stomach made him restless.

"Knock knock knock!" Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Rossi, it's me." It was Alina's voice.

Luo Xu got up and opened the door, and a refreshing fragrance wafted towards him.

Alina stood in the doorway, holding a bowl of steaming hot soup.

"Elina, what's wrong with you...?"

"Drink it while it's hot," Alina said, handing the bowl to Luo Xu.

A few wild vegetables and scallions floated in the bowl, and a few bright green peas sank to the bottom. Although it was simple, it smelled wonderful.

Luo Xu swallowed hard, but still carefully handed the bowl back.

"Give it to Marcus and Leah; they're still growing."

Marcus and Leah are Alina's two children, and they are only four or five years old this year.

"They've already eaten." Alina didn't take it. "You'll get sick from eating that kind of dark bread all the time."

Before Luo Xu could answer, she added, "Consider it a loan from me," and turned to leave.

Looking at Alina's thin figure, Luo Xu felt a surge of warmth in his heart: "Thank you... Sister Alina."

After watching Alina go inside, Luo Xu lowered his head and began to drink his soup. There was no salt in the soup, but he found it incredibly delicious.

The bowl of thick soup was quickly emptied. He licked the remaining soup clean before putting the bowl down.

After finishing a bowl of thick soup, he regained some strength. He gave the bowl to Alina and headed west.

As the sun began to set, the sunlight was no longer as warm as it had been at midday.

"Coo coo, coo coo."

The woods were covered with fallen leaves, and the cooing of doves could be heard from time to time among the shadows of the trees.

Luo Xu's gaze swept over several chestnut trees, which were all bare.

No wonder, this forest has been ransacked by the villagers countless times, and there are basically no edible nuts and wild fruits left.

There are quite a few birds, but he doesn't know how to make traps yet.

There is a forest to the south...

He immediately dismissed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

Galon had warned him that the forest to the south was the lord's private property, and that trespassing would have very serious consequences.

"What a wicked feudal society," Luo Xu cursed inwardly.

"Coo coo, coo coo."

Suddenly, Luo Xu caught a glimpse of a turtledove perched on a branch not far away.

Catching it with bare hands is definitely out of the question, but doves doves do lay eggs normally in the fall.

If we can find its nest, we might be able to collect a few bird eggs.

Luo Xu's eyes lit up, and he began to search carefully among the tree branches.

A moment later, he found a dove's nest in a tree branch.

The nest was quite simple, just a shallow dish made of a few dead branches.

However, the branch is six or seven meters above the ground, making it difficult for ordinary people to climb. Perhaps this is why it wasn't climbed by others first.

However, he is no longer an ordinary person.

Luo Xu took a deep breath, sprinted, and climbed to the bottom of the tree branch in no time, as nimble as a monkey.

Feeling the power within his body, he was somewhat excited.

The running skill has already changed so much at level 7. What if you level it up to level 100?

When Luo Xu climbed up the tree branch, he saw two white bird eggs lying quietly in the nest.

Overjoyed, Luo Xu carefully placed the two bird eggs into his pocket.

"Ding! Your reconnaissance skill +1, now your reconnaissance skill is 1."