Bali River Street.
Deherim.
For some unknown reason, Respected Lord Shen Mu, who had just woken up from bed, suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.
"I always feel like something bad is about to happen, but I don't know why." Shen Mu sat up in bed, rubbed his still-sleepy eyes, and still felt a bit groggy.
But for some reason, he suddenly lost his sleepiness while sleeping and sat up in bed, waving his hand towards the door: "Please bring me a cup of water."
"Understood." Then, a deep voice came from outside the half-open bedroom door. Within a few minutes, a Holy Tree Knight walked in, carrying a clay pot.
He personally poured Shen Mu a cup of clear lake water, then knelt down with the glass in his hands, offering it to Shen Mu: "Please enjoy, Respected Lord Shen Mu."
"Mm, alright, thank you very much."
Shen Mu took it and drank it down in large gulps.
As the clear, cold lake water entered his stomach, Shen Mu felt quite refreshed.
At the same time, the spirit in his mind gradually became clearer.
"If you need anything, you can call us at any time. We are on duty today." Seeing that Shen Mu had no other matters, the Holy Tree Knight bowed respectfully and turned to leave the bedroom again.
For them, this was a service in itself. And as personal guards, this was their duty.
Shen Mu understood this, nodded to him, and then waved him out of the bedroom.
After all, his personal bedroom was a private space, and Shen Mu was still used to being alone.
However, as soon as the Holy Tree Knight left the room, Shen Mu also got out of bed. Looking at the bright sunlight that had already risen outside the window, he rubbed his face vigorously, but his face still carried a strange, unexplainable expression.
It wasn't exactly unexplainable, because he always felt his heart pounding, as if something was about to happen.
It gave Shen Mu a sense of unease.
"Is this the Mount & Blade System warning me?" Shen Mu looked at the azure sky outside the window, then at the densely packed town buildings.
But he didn't know why his heart felt so uneasy. Even if he attributed it to a Mount & Blade System warning, the true warning hadn't arrived yet.
After all, if it were truly a warning, the Mount & Blade System would directly give him a temporary quest to make it clear.
But there were no temporary quests appearing now, nor were there any warning dialog boxes. This meant that while something unsettling was about to appear, for the Mount & Blade System, it should still be within controllable limits.
Therefore, it did not directly give him a clear indication.
"Perhaps so, but I also hope nothing happens. It's best if everything remains stable." Shen Mu frowned at this, sighing involuntarily.
However, since the Mount & Blade System didn't directly pop up a dialog box to give him a clear warning, it meant it was temporarily safe, and he didn't need to worry about it.
At least Shen Mu still trusted the Mount & Blade System very much.
So he went to the bathroom in the bedroom to wash up first, then wiped his body, and simply tidied his appearance.
After confirming there were no issues, he changed into a new Noble Robe, pushed open the bedroom door, and walked towards the first floor of the Noble Residence.
And as he pushed open the bedroom door, twenty Holy Tree Knights were sitting in the small living room outside.
Seeing him, they all stood up and followed behind him.
They also arrived on the first floor.
They were Holy Tree Knights who had just taken over duty this morning, having exchanged responsibilities. Now it was their turn to personally protect Shen Mu.
Shen Mu arrived at the dining room on the first floor. At this time, Halflings were already waiting at the entrance of the adjacent kitchen. Seeing Shen Mu coming from the stairs, they quickly took a few steps forward and respectfully asked: "Respected Lord Shen Mu, is it time for breakfast now?"
"Yes." Shen Mu nodded, then waved his hand, signaling the Halfling to go prepare.
Soon, the Halflings in the kitchen brought up the already prepared food.
Extremely tender stewed lamb, as well as fried steaks and fried eggs, and crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside baked white bread, paired with a sauce made from chickpeas and pumpkin.
Plus a portion of soft wheat porridge, made with meat broth as a base and added wheat and beans.
Of course, salt and spices were also added.
When Shen Mu ate it, he felt the taste was quite good.
"Very good, thank you very much for your breakfast." Shen Mu nodded to them, then picked up a towel to wipe his mouth and left the dining room. Afterwards, these Halfling chefs would also clean up the dining room.
At least he didn't need to do it himself.
After all, he still had a lot of work to do.
For example, he still needed to receive Faith Power, and he needed to use this Faith Power to continue accelerating the round trip of the two merchant teams between the Calradia continent and the Middle-earth Demon Realm continent.
This included using Faith Power to accelerate the rapid growth and harvesting of wheat and various vegetables in the cultivated fields outside the city, and finally storing them in his warehouse to meet daily consumption.
These were all tasks he had to do every day.
Of course, it also included the daily conferment of twenty promotions to Ten-Man Commander.
After Shen Mu completed the divine round trip and accelerated the growth of wheat on 100 mu of land, incidentally speeding up the growth of vegetables like cabbage and onions, he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, ensuring that the day's consumption could be met.
Then he waved his hand, signaling the Holy Tree Knights at the door to call in Zhang Bo and the twenty middle-level managers who were already waiting at the entrance of the Noble Residence.
"Come in, all of you. Be respectful when you see Respected Lord Shen Mu. Don't make any overly drastic movements. We will be watching you constantly." The Holy Tree Knights led Zhang Bo and the twenty middle-level managers into the reception hall of the Noble Residence.
And as they led them in, they also sternly reminded them a few times, scrutinizing them with very serious gazes.
This made these Blue Star Humans, who already held reverence for Shen Mu in the Noble Residence, tremble slightly in their hearts.
They were truly very excited and very reverent.
After all, before, they were just a group of ordinary male humans who had not come into contact with Spiritual Realm Commanders, a legacy capable of leading Spiritual Realm Followers to battle and resist evil.
Although they had seen these Spiritual Realm Commanders before, seeing them was one thing. It was different from them being able to receive the legacy themselves and become true Spiritual Realm Commanders.
Of course, every middle-level manager who came here was, in fact, quite excited.
Coming here to become a Spiritual Realm Commander meant they had received recognition and a path to becoming stronger.
How could they not be excited?
At this time, hearing the Holy Tree Knights' warning, they all obediently nodded their heads, standing in line like quails, walking towards the Noble Residence, and under the supervision of those Holy Tree Knights, without a hint of complaint.
They just stood honestly in a row, finally arriving outside the reception hall of Shen Mu's Noble Residence, standing in line one by one.
Even Zhang Bo, who was walking at the very front, obediently stood in line, without any hesitation.
His calm face seemed to be accustomed to it.
Fully demonstrating Zhang Bo's composure as a Prophecy-type Mage.
However, in Zhang Bo's heart, his emotions towards the current Deherim and Shen Mu were quite agitated, because his plan was underway. Yesterday, near evening, people from Green Leaf Group personally delivered this news to him.
And they also told Zhang Bo to lead these twenty Blue Star Humans to complete their Ten-Man Commander conferment today, and then take his Magic Crystal Ball and go out to the Green Leaf Group.
The purpose was to modify his Magic Crystal Ball, injecting the power of nature into it, so that he could open a teleportation gate in this Blue Star World, which would then become a crucial passage for the beheading tactic.
And from the Wood Elf who brought him the message, he also learned that the Wood Elf Plane had also prepared reinforcements from the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty for this plan, as well as dual holy relics of light and nature.
Everything was to ensure his plan would proceed smoothly.
"Even if I am humble now, what does it matter? Deherim will definitely be destroyed then, and I, Zhang Bo, will definitely be the greatest contributor to Deherim's destruction. Then General Manager Yang will also thank me, and my Song Ge will praise me." Zhang Bo's smile almost couldn't be contained at this moment, but no one knew why he was so happy, as if he was excited because he was about to meet Shen Mu.
He disguised it very well.
"Of course, these Blue Star Humans and Mage Zhang Bo have already arrived." The Holy Tree Knight in front reported the process of leading them in.
"Very good, let them into the meeting room." And Shen Mu's voice had already come out.
"Understood." Then the Holy Tree Knight respectfully bowed and retreated from inside, then looked at Zhang Bo and these Blue Star Humans, waving his hand to signal them to enter, and also reminded them: "Remember what I said. After you enter, don't look around. Lower your heads, and maintain respect for Respected Lord Shen Mu. Most importantly, do not make any excessive reactions, otherwise, we will definitely not be polite to you."
"Yes, we all understand." These Blue Star Humans all lowered their heads, and then, at the Holy Tree Knight's signal, led by Zhang Bo, they walked in.
"Greetings, Respected Lord Shen Mu."
And when they entered, led by Zhang Bo, they immediately bowed and spoke to Shen Mu respectfully, lowering their heads, bending at the waist, and performing a chest salute.
"Greetings, Respected Lord Shen Mu." And behind Zhang Bo, the twenty Blue Star Humans who were about to be conferred as Ten-Man Commanders also, one by one, performed the same respectful bow, head-down, waist-bent, chest-salute as Zhang Bo.
"Mm, very good, all stand up." Shen Mu sat in his seat, looking at these Blue Star Humans, and simply raised his hand, signaling them to straighten up.
Then Shen Mu looked at Zhang Bo in front of him. He felt the smile on Zhang Bo's face, but for some reason, Zhang Bo seemed to be in a very good mood today. He didn't want to ask about these things, only saying to him: "Are these the twenty slots for today, the Blue Star Humans preparing to become Spiritual Realm Commanders?"
"Yes, Respected Lord Shen Mu, these are the twenty people who wish to become Spiritual Realm Commanders today." Zhang Bo nodded respectfully: "Their reverence for you is unparalleled. These are also the middle-level commanders I personally selected, willing to pledge loyalty to you."
"Mm, that's good." Shen Mu nodded this time, and at the same time, he looked at these Blue Star Humans whose faces clearly showed excitement and agitation, and who held him in great reverence, his eyes flickering.
Because he also discovered that these Blue Star Humans had all become general believers, not false believers.
And when they arrived at the Noble Residence and saw him already standing in the meeting room, he could vaguely feel their reverence for him growing deeper and deeper, which symbolized that their Faith Power was growing stronger and stronger.
This was good news.
Shen Mu was quite satisfied.
Then he raised his hand and directly communicated with the system, causing streams of white data to emerge, beginning the conferment of these twenty middle-level managers as Ten-Man Commanders.
Soon, the conferment was completed.
All these Ten-Man Commanders were transformed into Swadian Recruit templates, and they also gained long-handled scythes and old shields.
At this time, the Mount & Blade Rules had also been infused into their bodies, and they had mastered the power of the rules, effectively resisting the erosion of death spirit rules and the attacks of Undead Monsters.
These middle-level managers could also sense this, and they were all quite excited now.
However, they still remembered the Holy Tree Knights' earlier reminder not to have too many excessive reactions, so they all very excitedly lowered their heads again, respectfully performing a chest-bow salute to Shen Mu.
Then, under Shen Mu's gesture for them to leave, after another salute, they retreated and left the Noble Residence.
Of course, as they left the Noble Residence, two hundred Swadian Commoners were also assigned to them.
Each person was assigned ten Swadian Commoners.
Then it was up to them to level up and so on.
Anyway, these middle-level managers would be taken to level up by the previously converted middle-level managers and senior managers.
Others would teach them the specific details; Shen Mu didn't need to worry about that.
However, just as Zhang Bo also turned to leave, Shen Mu reached out and called out to Zhang Bo: "Mage Zhang Bo, how has your Magic Crystal Ball been recently?" (End of this chapter)