“No, because the Black Tide is coming again,” Zhang Song said with a smile. “You might not know this, but the Black Tide can no longer be predicted according to its original schedule.” As he spoke, his smile grew somewhat solemn. “The rules are about to change.”
Beside him, Zhang Bo saw his expression and heard his words, slowly clenching his fist. “The rules are changing? Then true extraordinary power should be making its debut on the Blue Star World stage, right?”
He knew about this because Xue Zhigang, the deceased general manager of Diesel Company, had told him before.
And the reason why Xue Zhigang was so anxious to use the power of artifacts and demons to strengthen himself was also because of this.
If he couldn't grasp stronger extraordinary power when it began to emerge, he would be left far behind by other races with extraordinary power. After all, the Pig-Headed People do not belong to a race with powerful extraordinary abilities.
“That’s right, the world has changed. When extraordinary power grows strong, the spring for the Elf race will also arrive.” Zhang Song slowly clenched his fist, looking at his slender, fair, and elongated hand. Although his hand appeared delicate, one could still vaguely see the bulging muscles between his knuckles and palm, possessing considerable strength.
This was also why Wood Elves, despite their seemingly delicate and fragile build, could easily draw bows and shoot continuously.
Wood Elves are actually quite a muscular race.
But at this moment, what Zhang Song cared about was not these muscles, but the Wood Elf, a branch of the Elf race itself, and a race with relatively high magical talent. He was concerned about this magical talent.
After all, the Elf race itself is a race with extremely high magical talent. Even if the Wood Elves, a branch of the race, are skilled in archery, they still possess a certain degree of magical talent.
And these male humans had already achieved soul-level resonance with the Wood Elves, so the direction of their current evolution was to become like these Wood Elves, gradually shedding their identity as Blue Star Humans and transforming into new Wood Elves.
Therefore, once they completely transformed into Wood Elves, they would also be able to master all the talents that Wood Elves possess, including archery talent, agile movements, and magical talent.
If the new rules changed and extraordinary power gradually became stronger, then they would obviously be able to possess the Wood Elves' magical talent and begin learning to use extraordinary power.
This was a good thing, so Zhang Song did not resist the Spirit World replacing the Blue Star World; in fact, he felt that the replacement was too slow and couldn't form quickly.
If it could form quickly, then they would obviously be able to quickly become Wood Elves, master magical talent, and transform into Wood Elf archers and Wood Elf spellcasters.
Of course, in this process, their Wood Elf village, which could originally only rely on bows and arrows for combat, would now be able to wield stronger extraordinary power with the advent of these extraordinary rules, and naturally, it would gradually undergo a qualitative change.
And similarly, they would gradually be able to surpass the new human territory of Deherim.
However, thinking of this, Zhang Song's brows furrowed even more. “No, we absolutely cannot delay. With the advent of extraordinary power, I don't believe that human force lacks extraordinary power. And there are various mages and spellcasters among humans. If we let that guy, whatever his name is, develop as well, then when extraordinary power clashes with extraordinary power, and ordinary soldiers clash with ordinary soldiers, we will still be at a disadvantage.”
“Song Ge, after extraordinary power descends, perhaps I will be able to see many visions of the future.” Zhang Bo's face showed a smile at this moment. He saw the solemnity in Zhang Song's eyes, and his tone was quite relaxed as he said, “I will definitely tell you then. After all, a good future is what a Prophecy-type Mage hopes to see.”
“Hmm, with you here, we are much more at ease. After all, Green Leaf Group is truly too weak and needs you to fight alone here.” Zhang Song also smiled at this moment, patting Zhang Bo's shoulder, filled with emotion for his brother.
“It’s all to serve Big Brother. There’s no helping it. After all, the general manager was so good to us back then, and I might not have any issues. They didn’t expect that I am actually from Green Leaf Group.” Zhang Bo shrugged, not showing any proud expression.
“Okay, then that’s it. You be careful here, and it’s not convenient for us to talk much more here. You should go back first.” Zhang Song nodded, then said a few more words to Zhang Bo before bidding him farewell.
“Understood.” Zhang Bo also understood the dangers and risks of exposure involved here. He likewise said nothing more, climbed out of the window, and then retreated back to the first safe house through the narrow bushes, climbing in through the window. Everything was normal.
It was as if nothing had happened, and he had been in that room the whole time.
After waiting for about 20 minutes, Zhang Bo composed himself, reopened the door, and left the secluded residential area again.
Even when he encountered scattered Blue Star Humans heading out to search for supplies on the road, he merely nodded and chatted briefly, without mentioning where he was going. And those Blue Star Humans understood that he must be going to his secret hideout when he came out, so they didn't ask further.
Everything truly seemed very normal.
It wasn't until Zhang Bo followed the road to the vicinity of Deherim, walking on the flat dirt road, looking at the dense tents set up in the fields on both sides, that his expression remained unchanged.
When he was at Diesel Company, he had also seen those Blue Star Humans living in the desert, setting up tents.
But what made Zhang Bo feel even more emotional and surprised were the city walls, standing 6 meters high with an additional 2-meter high parapet, and the human soldiers walking back and forth on the walls, wearing armor, holding weapons, looking quite elite, and all being standardized soldiers.
And there were also the even taller watchtowers, taller arrow towers, and taller turrets, encircling the entire wall of Deherim like a hedgehog.
In Zhang Bo's opinion, the now reinforced Deherim would likely be impossible to conquer even if Diesel Company, when it was still active, had used all its corporate power to attack it.
Because it had already formed a perfect defensive system.
“Stop.” At this moment, when Zhang Bo arrived at the city gate, two human soldiers wearing chainmail, holding long spears, carrying shields, and with long swords at their waists, walked forward and told him to stop.
Zhang Bo obediently stood still, looking at these two chainmail-clad soldiers and the eight other similarly dressed soldiers standing at the city gate behind them, and he recalled the name of these soldiers.
They were called Swadian Light Infantry.
Zhang Bo didn't understand why they were called light infantry, as their weapons and equipment were quite elite and standard regular army gear.
Compared to the Pig-Headed People, their equipment was quite superior.
Not to mention the Wood Elves of Green Leaf Group, who only had bows and arrows and very little armor, even leather armor was quite rare.
Or rather, even in the Wood Elves' base camp in the Star Realm behind Green Leaf Group, although there was corresponding armor, it was not as luxurious as this human empire's force under Shen Mu, where almost every person had a full set of standardized equipment.
This was truly too extravagant, especially for the ordinary Militia, who wore studded leather armor.
They had ample defensive capabilities.
And this also gave even these Militia, who looked no different from farmers, a reinforced combat appearance.
“I am Zhang Bo, a Prophecy-type Mage, and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Blue Star Human Management Committee.” Zhang Bo introduced himself at this moment, not wanting to make it difficult for the two Swadian Light Infantry checking him, and also stated the position assigned to him by the committee they, the Blue Star Humans, had spontaneously organized.
That is, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Blue Star Human Management Committee.
Although it was only a Deputy Secretary-General, this was quite in line with Zhang Bo's habits. After all, he had told Zhang Caidong that he had no ambition for officialdom and didn't care how high his position was; any arrangement would do. And the Deputy Secretary-General could access core decisions, connect with other high-ranking officials, offer advice, and yet bear no responsibility, making it a very good position.
“Oh, Mr. Zhang Bo, it’s a pleasure to meet you. May I ask why you left through the east gate earlier and are now returning through the west gate?” The Swadian Light Infantry nodded to each other, then beckoned to a nearby Blue Star Human.
He was also a Blue Star Human sent by the Management Committee to assist in guarding the city gate and identifying fellow Blue Star Humans.
Upon seeing Zhang Bo, he immediately understood that this was Zhang Caidong's brother, so he nodded seriously to the Swadian Light Infantry, confirming Zhang Bo's identity.
“Thank you very much.” Zhang Bo also nodded to that Blue Star Human at this moment, as a sign of his gratitude.
At the same time, he said to the Swadian Light Infantry who were questioning him, “I’ve been feeling quite happy lately, so I went for a couple of strolls outside. Especially seeing how rapidly Deherim is developing, my mood has improved even more. Just taking a walk and clearing my mind shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
“Of course, it’s a very good thing for you to maintain a happy mood.” The Swadian Light Infantry certainly couldn't find anything amiss, so they gestured for him to pass, allowing Zhang Bo to proceed.
“Thank you!” Zhang Bo smiled, then walked into Deherim, arriving on the brick-paved Town Area roads.
He looked at the various warehouses and houses that had been densely built on both sides, and the tents set up along the roads to accommodate the incoming Blue Star Humans. There were also occasional Swadian Light Infantry patrol teams, carrying shields and long spears, moving in formations of 10.
Zhang Bo's face grew increasingly filled with emotion.
Yes, Zhang Song was right, this human town called Deherim was developing truly too fast. Living here, Zhang Bo could see even more.
He continued walking along the street, heading towards the Town Area houses in the central area, not far from the Noble Residence. That was his assigned private room, considered his personal detached villa.
As he walked, he also saw in the distance, at the end of the street near the southern city wall, the continuous clanging and flashing of light as new two-story houses, each capable of accommodating up to 30 people, were being constructed.
His heart felt even more clenched with a sense of tension.
He was a Prophecy-type Mage, and thus extremely sensitive to magical fluctuations and the fluctuations of time and space. And faintly, he actually felt that the rapidly constructing building, glowing with light, seemed to contain changes in time and space.
However, he couldn't get to the new construction site over there, because there were some human soldiers stationed there, wearing chainmail, with broad backs and muscular builds, looking quite massive, resembling Pig-Headed People but with human appearances. They were guarding the area.
No one was allowed to approach.
Even Blue Star Humans were not allowed to approach.
“I always feel that Shen Mu has many secrets, but I can’t pinpoint why. It feels quite strange,” Zhang Bo frowned at this moment. Although he understood that everyone in this world now had secrets and their own trump cards, Shen Mu always gave him a peculiar sense of strangeness.
But when asked to explain what was strange, he truly couldn't say. In the end, he could only shake his head and walk towards his house.
He still needed to remain a stable spy here and absolutely could not cause any trouble that might lead to exposure. He would certainly not do anything that would make him act abnormally. All he wanted to do was fan the flames.
Moreover, Zhang Bo also understood that this Town Area was not Shen Mu's core territory at all.
He then looked up at the massive Castle District to the north.
It was important to note that even if the entire Castle District was now densely packed with human soldiers, they, the Blue Star Humans, had no way of entering the Castle District.
Aside from when Zhang Caidong and others entered the Castle District's prison as captives, no one knew what was specifically inside the Castle District, or how the troop distribution was arranged.
Furthermore, the Castle District was now heavily guarded, completely refusing them, these Blue Star Humans, to step inside, even a single step.
It was clear that Shen Mu had given the Town Area to them, while the Castle District was defended by his own specialized human soldiers.
“A part of the plan is also here. If we truly want to incite a rebellion, then seizing the gates of the Castle District and the Town Area before those human soldiers react is a crucial key point.” Zhang Bo withdrew his gaze and returned to his room, his eyes growing more solemn. (End of this chapter)
