So Shen Mu led his Holy Tree Knights and left the Shopping Mall again, without any conflict with the Vampires or those puppets.
It was clear that Vampire Matriarch Isabelle's command had taken effect, restraining her Vampires from clashing with Shen Mu, and directly showing her willingness to maintain friendly cooperation with Shen Mu.
For Shen Mu, this was certainly very good, and he also restrained his Holy Tree Knights, whose hands were on their sword hilts, and left the Shopping Mall.
There was no conflict with the Vampires.
Since both sides had chosen to coexist peacefully, then this behavior of peaceful coexistence must be observed. Moreover, Shen Mu had a certain good impression of Vampire Matriarch Isabelle, who could converse and did not conflict with him.
After all, what he had encountered before were either Undead Monsters that attacked frantically, or Abyssal Demons that seemed capable of communication but were still deranged and utterly irrational.
Even the Hell Devil, who truly seemed capable of full communication, were in fact full of hostility towards him, wanting to kill him completely.
Therefore, for Vampire Matriarch Isabelle, who could communicate, negotiate, and even show him some goodwill,
Shen Mu was naturally willing to express his goodwill.
The key was that he did not know if the various Undead forces in the Star Realm could continue to negotiate with him.
Especially after learning that the Star Realm was invading and transforming the Blue Star World on a large scale, he also speculated in his heart that perhaps to a certain extent, the forces in the Star Realm would descend upon the Blue Star World on a large scale, transforming the Blue Star World into a new Spirit Realm again.
At that time, he would no longer be able to fight alone; he would truly need some allies to ensure his sense of security here.
And as for allies, as long as they could negotiate, could talk, and had no fundamental conflicts of interest, then they could all become allies, including Vampire Matriarch Isabelle.
Shen Mu had no deep-seated hatred for those Undead Monsters, and he was not originally from the Blue Star World. The survival of the Blue Star World had no bearing on him whatsoever.
He himself was an Earthling, so what special connection could he have with the Blue Star World?
Therefore, based on this idea, he simply did not care what the Blue Star World would eventually become. He only cared whether he could gain something in this change, or whether he could expand his strength, make himself stronger and stronger, and ultimately ensure his absolute safety.
Shen Mu never denied that he was selfish.
"Lord." Just as Shen Mu mounted his warhorse and continued to lead the Holy Tree Knights towards the Diesel Company ruins, a Holy Tree Knight next to him leaned over.
"What is it?" Shen Mu glanced at him, knowing that his Holy Tree Knight had something to say.
"Perhaps we don't need to treat those Vampires so kindly. If Respected Lord Shen Mu wishes, with the troops we have, we can pile them up and crush those Vampires!" The Holy Tree Knight said this.
"Yes, I know. In fact, even with our 50 Holy Tree Knights, plus the magical power I currently possess, we can crush these Vampires." Shen Mu smiled slightly, after all, his skills, enhanced by divine power, were quite formidable now.
For him, a mere few Vampires could truly be forcefully pushed into the VIP room to kill Vampire Matriarch Isabelle inside.
The Vampire elites at the entrance, and the Vampire Servant, including Vampire Matriarch Isabelle, in his opinion, certainly could not unleash much powerful strength due to the current rules of the Blue Star World.
Perhaps they were a bit stronger than the terrifying monster form that Xue Zhigang, the general manager of the Diesel Company, transformed into.
But even if they were stronger, their strength was limited.
His Holy Tree Knights were genuine Tier 5 units, wearing Holy Tree Suits, possessing damage against evil forces, and also having good resistance to evil forces.
If calculated, these Holy Tree Knights could no longer be measured by just Tier 5 units, after all, in the Mount & Blade System, the highest tier for units was only Tier 5.
Only specific units had Tier 6.
However, the strength of Tier 5 or Tier 6 units could no longer be used to measure high-tier units, as there were also powerful existences among them that could completely ignore levels and directly kill across tiers.
For example, the Holy Tree Knight, his true combat power was definitely among the pinnacle of Tier 5 units.
If they were to fight against evil, then they could reach the level of Tier 6 units.
"But after the new castle is built, I'll have to think carefully about how to re-plan the current unit levels." Shen Mu was also thoughtful at this moment, after all, he had already reached the peak and was beginning to advance towards greater strength.
Ordinary Tier 5 soldiers could no longer restrain him.
It could even be said that it was a restraint on him from becoming stronger. He had to break this restraint and incorporate a higher-level soldier system into it, making himself stronger.
"Perhaps I can incorporate the more scientific classification systems from other mods, including soldier levels." Shen Mu, riding on his horse, gently shook the reins, and instantly thought of these things.
"Lord, are you still listening to my report?" Just as Shen Mu was deep in thought, the Holy Tree Knight Captain next to him asked again, clearly noticing Shen Mu's distraction and reminding him.
"Oh, you speak." Shen Mu replied again.
He did realize his distraction and nodded to the Holy Tree Knight Captain to express his apology.
He was quite polite to his personal guards, after all, at critical moments, he still had to rely on these Holy Tree Knights to turn the tide and fight for him, disregarding their own lives.
Therefore, being polite to personal guards was absolutely fine.
Moreover, these Holy Tree Knights were also his personal guards.
"Our current military strength has reached a point where others need to fear us. We don't need to continue to humble ourselves with them. If you wish, once we develop our forces, we can completely flatten other factions." The Holy Tree Knight spoke at this moment.
"Hmm, I understand, but what we need to do is not completely destroy other factions, but thoroughly conquer them." Shen Mu understood what the Holy Tree Knight Captain meant, and also understood that the Holy Tree Knight felt a slight unease about the current peaceful life.
However, he still explained earnestly: "What we need to do now is to conquer other forces, so that the Blue Star Humans within their forces can pledge allegiance to me, and only then can I obtain a continuous supply of Faith Power. If I go and flatten other forces, then it might cause losses to these Blue Star Humans. At that time, it would mean a loss of my Faith Power, which is absolutely unacceptable."
"So that's how it is. Please forgive my rashness, Respected Lord Shen Mu." The Holy Tree Knight Captain then understood and slowly nodded.
Then, respectfully, he reined his horse back into the Holy Tree Knights, continuing to act as a personal guard to protect Shen Mu's safety.
Shen Mu did not pursue his presumptuous questions and suggestions.
After all, they were his personal guards, and also his very loyal Mount & Blade Soldiers.
The suggestions and proposals he just made were entirely for his sake. After their loyalty was maxed out, these Mount & Blade Soldiers were extremely loyal to him. No matter what happened, they always put him first; his life was the most important, while they themselves, these Mount & Blade Soldiers, did not care about their own lives at all.
If Shen Mu could become stronger, these Mount & Blade Soldiers would be the happiest, and the larger Shen Mu's territory became in this world, and the more massive the towns and castles built, these Mount & Blade Soldiers were also happy to see it.
It could be said that Shen Mu's life was their life; everything they had was tied to Shen Mu.
Shen Mu, of course, understood this very well.
Naturally, he would not punish these Mount & Blade Soldiers for what seemed like offenses, but were in fact truthful suggestions.
"We're almost there. Thinking about it, I really feel a bit nostalgic for the Diesel Company ruins." Shen Mu looked up at this moment, gazing at the open space appearing amidst apartment buildings, office buildings, and residential buildings ahead, a smile also appearing on his lips.
Because that was the Diesel Company ruins, the destroyed ruins of the Orc Tribe.
After riding past.
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Shen Mu's brow furrowed, especially as he looked at the open area that had undergone many changes, and he himself was a bit stunned.
"How did this place turn into a desert terrain?" Shen Mu subconsciously spoke, and at the same time, subconsciously looked up at the sky. He thought of the countless light spots that fell like meteors.
It was precisely because those light spots were fragments of planes from the Star Realm that, as long as they fell on the Blue Star World, they could transform the land in the Blue Star World into Spirit Realm land.
Perhaps it was precisely for these reasons that the ruins of the Diesel Company, the ruins of the Orc Tribe, had become the more desolate desert area it was now.
Moreover, compared to before, this desert had expanded to a much larger area, even nearly 40% of the entire Bali River Street area had become this desert.
40% of a street's area turning into a desert was quite vast in Shen Mu's opinion. Even the surrounding high-rise buildings that originally existed had disappeared, and only some ruins could be seen in the desert, vaguely discernible as piles of ruins that had been corroded and collapsed, yet forcibly transformed into desert by the rules of the Spirit Realm.
It was like the ruins of a civilization, but when looked at again, it seemed like countless grave mounds, stirring a faint tremor in one's heart.
Shen Mu truly felt his heart rate slightly accelerate.
"The changes here are truly immense." Behind Shen Mu, the Holy Tree Knights also widened their eyes slightly at this moment, after all, they had been here before when they were Holy Tree Cavalry.
Of course, they also knew how much this place had changed now.
However, they didn't have much apprehension about this change in their hearts, after all, for cavalry, vast desert areas also provided ample space for them, and for these Knights and Cavalry, there was no need to care too much.
Instead, they even liked this flat desert terrain, which had a good enhancing effect for cavalry unit operations.
"Let's go, let's continue forward and see what the situation is." Shen Mu looked at the area ahead where the Orc Tribe had been reduced to ruins.
He could still see the individual mounds of earth.
They were once places where the Orc Tribe lived and stored supplies.
So, riding forward, he quickly reached that area. Shen Mu looked at the various spots that had clearly been searched by Blue Star Humans and were now completely empty, with little expression on his face.
This was all human nature, Shen Mu understood. At that time, there were indeed some broken and worthless scraps left, but for those Blue Star Humans, they still had some value.
If it were him, or rather, his former self, he would also come over to see if there was anything valuable.
After all, just living was already very difficult now.
Just then, the Holy Tree Suit on Shen Mu's body emitted a faint warmth, as if sensing evil, and began to warn him.
Not just him, but the Holy Tree Knights beside him as well.
This made Shen Mu frown slightly.
"Lord! Among these mounds, those that haven't collapsed seem to contain some Undead Monsters." At this moment, the Holy Tree Knights had already detected something and, one after another, drew their Knight Swords, protecting Shen Mu in the center.
"Get rid of those Undead Monsters." Shen Mu frowned at this moment, looking at the Holy Tree Knights beside him, he directly raised his hand and released a powerful area-of-effect spell.
Their weapons were enchanted, with a powerful damage amplification from the rule level.
"Understood." These Holy Tree Knights did not hesitate at all. They immediately rushed out with their white-glowing weapons, quickly charging into the remaining pits.
Wielding their Knight Swords, they swiftly killed all the remaining Undead Monsters that had appeared due to the darkness, within the pits.
After all, with these Undead Monsters present, Shen Mu would not be able to expand his castle.
And now that these Undead Monsters were dealt with.
Shen Mu surveyed the collapsed mounds, a solemn expression slowly appearing on his face: "Then let's begin."
He was ready to expand the castle. (End of this chapter)