So, a week or two passed peacefully.
Deherim was still developing rapidly.
New Uxhall also entered a state of construction, but what was being built was not civilian infrastructure or buildings, but rather the defensive capabilities of its military system.
Bandak had always kept Shen Mu's instructions in mind, especially when he was stationed in New Uxhall, which was surrounded by death spirit rules; he could be said to be quite serious and responsible.
After all, the surrounding area was filled with Blue Star World buildings, and there was a lot of darkness inside them, which meant there were many Undead Monsters.
Things like underground parking garages, underground shopping malls, and underground passages were countless.
This also meant that the death spirit rules summoned an endless number of Undead Monsters.
Every night, Bandak had to personally patrol with extreme caution, as many Undead Monsters still appeared in the dark, and some Undead Monsters had already discovered the sloping roads leading up to the mound.
Even when Bandak was leveling up with the Swadian Commoners and Swadian Recruits, he found many higher-level Undead Monsters.
For example, Ghouls or Skeleton Warriors.
They all appeared in the darkness.
This even caused some casualties among the Swadian Recruits and Swadian Commoners.
Of course, there were no fatalities, only minor or serious injuries, but compared to Bandak's previous leveling, which was basically without injury, this was already a bad sign.
This indicated that the Undead Monsters had discovered the human faction that had appeared on this mound, so they also began to converge here, or perhaps the death spirit rules had begun to notice the heavy losses of Undead Monsters in this area, and then slowly increased the quality of the Undead Monsters.
Therefore, Bandak was truly very serious and responsible, ensuring that the castle defenses he arranged had as few loopholes as possible.
After all, he understood that if a loophole appeared, it would be a fatal one.
Moreover, the enemies faced by New Uxhall Castle were not only those Undead Monsters but also the Green Leaf Group, which had quietly chosen to lie dormant since the establishment of Deherim.
"I truly hope that Lord Shen Mu will put the construction of Deherim and New Rivadin on the agenda soon and complete the military construction process as quickly as possible."
Bandak stood at the top of the city wall at this moment, with his hands on his hips, looking at the western direction, his face also quite solemn: "This place has become the frontline, and I think perhaps those guys who are destined to become enemies have already begun to secretly spy on this castle."
He had this premonition; after all, Rodoks themselves were good at defensive counterattacks, and they were quite sensitive to this mysterious sixth sense regarding enemies' secret prying.
He believed that what he felt was more than just one pair of eyes constantly watching New Uxhall Castle where he was located.
Perhaps when he relaxed, they would take the opportunity to swarm in.
"But I will not relax."
Bandak reached out and lifted his heavy crossbow, looking at the marks left by its long use, his face becoming even more serious: "Rodoks are inherently like the stones in the mountains; as long as you let us guard here, then there will be no possibility of us relaxing."
After all, this was the nature of the Rodoks.
Calm, serious, and stubborn.
This was also why the Rodoks had occupied the mountainous region since their independence from the Swadia Kingdom.
After all, the Rodok Kingdom was only a small duchy at that time.
The Rodok King was initially just a Grand Duke.
Why could they become a kingdom?
The reason was that the Rodoks were truly skilled at defensive counterattacks, brave and good at fighting, and when defending their homeland, they made any enemies who dared to attack suffer greatly.
It should be known that among those enemies who attacked the Rodok Kingdom, it was not only the Swadians, who were enraged by the division.
There were also the Sarranids from the Sarranid Sultanate who came from the southern desert, wanting to conquer them along the relatively flat coastline at the edge of the desert and mountains.
And the Nords, who came across the sea to plunder along the way, directly attacking their prosperous central and coastal areas.
All these people suffered greatly in front of the Rodok Kingdom's sturdy castles and fortress defenses.
"I will also gradually develop this New Uxhall Castle into a strong fortress like the Rodok Kingdom, firmly protecting the safety of Deherim and Lord Shen Mu."
Bandak reached out and touched his beating heart, his face becoming even more resolute: "I am Lord Shen Mu's strongest shield and sharpest crossbow bolt."
Then Bandak watched the setting sun gradually fall.
He walked towards the city wall once again.
Before nightfall, he planned to patrol the city wall one more time to see if there were any loopholes he hadn't noticed.
He had to do it himself.
And into the deep night.
Bandak would also wake up on his own.
Then he would lead his escort team of 5 Holy Tree Knights protecting him and 10 Swadian Sergeants to patrol the entire city wall again.
If he determined there were no problems, he would then arrange for the Swadian Commoners and Swadian Recruits to go out again to gain combat experience and, incidentally, clear out any Undead Monsters that dared to appear on the mound.
Moreover, after this period of fighting, those Swadian Commoners had already evolved into Swadian Recruits, and many Swadian Recruits had already become Swadian Militia.
The remaining Swadian Recruits, after tonight, would all be able to become Swadian Militia.
This was also why Bandak was so dedicated.
He had been busy for so long, and it was just this last push; absolutely no problems could arise.
Now, the entire New Uxhall Castle had completed its military integration.
As long as the last 20-odd Swadian Recruits were upgraded to Swadian Militia, he would have settled a matter on his mind.
Even if the enemy numbers were greater, Bandak was confident he could defend it.
After all, Swadian Militia were already standard combat soldiers equipped with hunting crossbows and long spears.
Although they lacked chainmail compared to Swadian Light Infantry.
They were only equipped with some leather armor.
However, with the current mound being over ten meters high and the city wall being 6 meters high.
It was already enough for these Swadian Militia, along with Rodok Veteran Crossbowmen and sniper crossbowmen, to utilize their ranged firing advantage.
Moreover, there were also light catapults and light ballistae.
This New Uzhhorod was simply like a hedgehog.
...
However, outside New Uxhall, several hundred meters away, Yang Di stood in an apartment, arms crossed, looking at the towering castle, his face extremely grim.
"CEO Yang, this is that new human castle."
Zhang Song stood beside Yang Di, introducing it to the CEO whom he deeply respected: "It hadn't been built before; this was just the Diesel Company's ruins, but who would have thought that in just one night, this ruin underwent a massive change, and a castle appeared here."
"So what does that Shen Mu mean?"
Yang Di's face became even more somber as he saw the castle with his own eyes; although he had known before that a castle had been built here, it was definitely not as shocking as seeing it in person now.
This was a visual impact.
"CEO Yang, there's no need to say more at this point; that Shen Mu definitely has ideas about us.
He even destroyed the Diesel Company, so now, for our Green Leaf Group, he must be eager to make a move."
Zhang Song said with a solemn expression beside him.
In fact, Yang Di's question was also a rhetorical one; he understood very well.
The Green Leaf Group and the Diesel Company were inherently antagonistic, and it was only because both sides had things that made the other wary that a war to completely destroy each other had not occurred.
Then, the reason for the alliance between the Green Leaf Group and the newly established human faction, Shen Mu, the master of Deherim, was also because the Diesel Company's strength was too powerful.
Out of necessity, they formed an alliance.
But who would have thought that the Diesel Company would be easily dealt with by Shen Mu, the master of Deherim, and was wiped out as quickly as lightning, before he could even react.
The remaining Diesel Company was indeed quite awkward.
Moreover, the alliance, which was not very solid to begin with, must now have a huge rift.
Why the two sides hadn't completely gone to war yet was perhaps because Deherim was still digesting the Diesel Company's accumulated resources, still consuming the various materials and foundations that the Diesel Company had painstakingly accumulated, turning them into its own nourishment.
After the other party completely consumed all those nutrients and made himself stronger, the Green Leaf Group would probably be the next Diesel Company.
"How is Zhang Bo's side doing?"
Yang Di looked at Zhang Song at this moment.
"Everything is in progress, and according to my contact with Zhang Bo, he has already started to buy off the middle-level managers and also has a lot of influence among the senior managers," Zhang Song replied.
"Very good, excellent."
Yang Di nodded at this moment, then looked at the distant castle again: "So, how is the relationship between Zhang Bo and Shen Mu?"
This was what Yang Di was most concerned about.
After all, for Yang Di, those senior managers and middle-level managers were actually Blue Star Humans, and they had no great value in winning over to him, as there would always be no shortage of Blue Star Humans in his own territory.
Because Blue Star Humans always needed a territory to obtain the safest refuge, including those Spiritual Realm Commanders who also had to rely on a territory to survive under the threat of death spirit rules.
This was also why Yang Di and Shen Mu now had a fundamental conflict of interest, precisely because they had an essential competitive relationship.
Upon hearing this question, Zhang Song hesitated for a moment, then still answered seriously: "It's rather average.
Zhang Bo mentioned this issue; although Shen Mu nominally values Zhang Bo very much and even returned the Magic Crystal Ball to Zhang Bo, Zhang Bo can clearly distinguish that since meeting a few times, Shen Mu has not had much contact with him."
"So, this means Zhang Bo hasn't actually gained Shen Mu's trust and hasn't entered his inner circle yet?"
Yang Di was, after all, a CEO, and he immediately pinpointed the crucial point.
"That's right, it can indeed be said to be so."
Zhang Song also sighed and said: "Zhang Bo indeed has not entered Shen Mu's inner circle."
If he had truly entered the inner circle, he would be like Zhang Caidong and Sun Zhiru, always having the opportunity to meet Shen Mu whenever something came up.
And Shen Mu would also adopt or advise on their various proposals.
This was the core circle.
However, although Zhang Bo was also given high hopes by Shen Mu and received very good treatment, he could not directly see Shen Mu at critical moments.
"This is troublesome."
Yang Di frowned at this moment: "If he cannot gain Shen Mu's trust, then many of Zhang Bo's tasks cannot be carried out.
Even if he gets along better with Zhang Caidong, Zhang Caidong is actually just an agent among the Blue Star Humans and cannot decide the true economic policies at all."
"But it's still good."
Zhang Song comforted him at this moment: "At least Zhang Caidong still listens to Zhang Bo, and he also gave Zhang Bo the right to recommend middle-level managers to become Spiritual Realm Commanders.
This way, Zhang Bo can easily build his own faction, and it's possible he can even sideline these senior managers and deliver a heavy blow to Shen Mu at a critical moment."
"Yes, these are good; at least there's still hope."
Yang Di nodded at this moment, his face becoming increasingly grim as he looked at the castle.
Because he thought of more things.
"Moreover, I've found that it's a bit unrealistic for us to try to attack Deherim quickly with a decapitation strike now.
If it doesn't succeed, and the troops in this castle return to reinforce Deherim, we'll be in danger."
Yang Di said.
"CEO Yang, shouldn't we negotiate with those guys again?"
Suddenly, Zhang Song said: "If those guys agree to help us again, perhaps we'll have ample opportunity to destroy Deherim, after all, no matter how strong Deherim is, it definitely can't be stronger than that group of guys."
"That's playing with fire."
Yang Di frowned; he certainly knew what Zhang Song meant by "that group of guys."
It was under the entire Long City.
The tens of thousands of Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty!
"If we really seek them out, even if they destroy Deherim, once they get out of control, we will also be in danger."
Yang Di slowly frowned.
He also thought of the Wood Elf Elder's words of caution to him in the Star Realm: never get too involved with the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty, even if those Skeleton Legion were once the Wood Elf army that died in the End War. (End of this chapter)