Two more days passed, and during these two days, more senior managers had completed their upgrades with their Mount & Blade Soldiers.
Including Zhang Caidong, Sun Zhiru, and 15 other senior managers, they had all been promoted to Swadian Light Infantry.
Their Mount & Blade Soldiers had also all been promoted to Swadian Militia.
It could be said that they all now had the ability to form independent units.
Furthermore, over 140 middle-level managers and their nearly 1400 Mount & Blade Soldiers had all become Swadian Militia templates and Swadian Recruits.
Their combat power had been organized.
Moreover, in the evening, the outer perimeter patrol work no longer required Mount & Blade Soldiers. These Blue Star Humans, with their own soldiers, had spontaneously organized themselves into new patrol teams.
That's right, in the area outside Deherim, besides Bestour occasionally patrolling with Steppe Bandits, the rest were these Blue Star Humans patrolling with their Mount & Blade Soldiers.
While called patrolling, it was actually a form of training for their soldiers, utilizing the boundary between Mount & Blade Rules and death spirit rules.
Their training was essentially to upgrade these Mount & Blade Soldiers, because as long as Mount & Blade Soldiers gained enough combat experience, they could be promoted, and once promoted, for these Blue Star Humans, it meant an increase in their combat power.
They had already witnessed the power of the senior managers who had become Swadian Light Infantry, and their Swadian Militia.
They were all quite powerful in combat.
And as their numbers increased, when they gathered, their combat power multiplied.
At the very least, compared to the beginning, when they struggled against the Undead Monsters in the darkness and the Skeleton Warriors that had recently appeared.
Now, their combat power was growing stronger and stronger.
After all, they had already upgraded to Swadian Militia, and the spear phalanx formed by the assembled Swadian Recruits made it difficult for scattered Undead Monsters to directly break through their formation, no matter how much they charged.
Even those stronger Ghouls, Skeleton Warriors, or even Skeleton Archers.
They could rely on the shield wall and spear phalanx formed by the shields raised by the Swadian Soldiers and the spears and long-handled scythes in their hands, standing firmly in place, waiting for them to approach before engaging and killing them.
It could be said that as these Blue Star Humans' training levels increased, their understanding of the human empire owned by Shen Mu became more accurate.
"This is absolutely the strength of a human empire that can be called a top-tier power in the spirit world!"
Everyone thought so.
In fact, even Zhang Bo thought so, even though he had reported the news about Deherim and Shen Mu to the Wood Elf Plane. However, the news from the Wood Elf Plane was that they knew nothing; they simply did not understand the situation of Deherim and the human empire behind Shen Mu.
If the Wood Elf Plane didn't know about Deherim and the human empire owned by Shen Mu in the spirit world, didn't that prove that this human empire was well-hidden and had very strong control?
As for the Wood Elf Plane, when in the spirit world, it merely hid in a large primeval forest, trying not to leave the forest, which might have greatly contributed to inaccurate intelligence transmission.
However, this does not mean they are completely ignorant of the outside world, but if the Wood Elf race does not know about the human empire inherited by Shen Mu outside, then it is enough to show that they are far enough apart.
It also shows that the human empire owned by Shen Mu is deeply hidden and firmly controls its territory.
So much so that many adventurers have no way of entering and then transmitting information out.
As for deeper reasons, such as this human empire not being an empire in the spirit world at all, they didn't think that far.
Even the rules owned by Shen Mu are actually Mount & Blade Rules, which are completely different from their spirit world rules.
They didn't think of that either.
After all, for them, who had already preconceived and completely considered their thoughts and concepts as a human empire under the spirit world rules, they naturally wouldn't think that Shen Mu actually possessed Mount & Blade Rules, and that this so-called Deherim, and the Swadia Kingdom behind it, and the even more powerful Calradia Empire, this human empire, had no connection whatsoever with spirit world rules or the spirit world.
They simply didn't think that far.
Moreover, they didn't care, because Shen Mu had already given them sufficient combat power and also the power of rules, so they were quite satisfied with this.
They held Shen Mu in even greater awe.
Especially after these Blue Star Humans upgraded again, from Swadian Recruit to Swadian Militia, gaining more rule power, and also discovering that they didn't need to rack their brains to achieve spiritual resonance at the soul level, gaining stronger rule protection, they became even more reverent towards Shen Mu.
So much so that when Zhang Bo saw this situation, he became even more exasperated; his heart was filled with extreme anxiety.
Because the Magic Crystal Ball he sent out had not yet been returned, and there was no news about the Holy Artifact of Light and Holy Artifact of Nature that he had originally intended to present to Shen Mu as gifts.
Of course, he knew that the Wood Elf Plane must be enchanting and modifying these magical holy artifacts for his plan.
It definitely required time.
"But time is running out. It seems Shen Mu is making a big move now." Zhang Bo was very anxious at this moment, especially seeing those human soldiers accompanied by human generals going in and out of the East Gate and West Gate, measuring something, and it was almost complete. It seemed they were planning to build something, and his heart was so anxious that he felt a bit inflamed.
If Deherim started a new round of construction, it would definitely not be good news for him. He always felt that a new change was about to appear in Deherim.
If it appeared, it might have a significant negative impact on his plan, causing it to fail completely, which would be bad.
Of course, he definitely didn't know what it was specifically.
He also had no right to know.
Even he had tentatively asked Zhang Caidong if something was going to be built here, especially at the East Gate and West Gate of Deherim.
And Zhang Caidong's answer to him was that he knew nothing.
After all, Zhang Caidong was only responsible for the Blue Star Humans. Although he lived with these Blue Star Humans in the Town Area of Deherim, the construction of the town and even the patrol work had nothing to do with them.
It could be said that the Town Area was nominally designated as a self-governing place for these Blue Star Humans, but while it was self-governing, the patrolling, guarding, and defense work within the Town Area were still carried out by those human soldiers.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with this, especially for those male humans. Being able to live in the Town Area, even sleeping on the streets of the Town Area, was relatively safe.
No, it definitely shouldn't be said to be relatively safe, it should be said to be extremely safe.
After all, since they lived here, they had never been attacked or harassed by those Undead Monsters. They slept soundly and ate delicious food here, and could even eat their fill. They were quite satisfied with their current lives.
If they were outside, every night after dark, when darkness descended and death spirit rules also descended, they would worry about whether they could survive the night, and they would be so careful they wouldn't dare to sleep, only daring to nap during the day.
That kind of precarious life was like the greatest suffering for them, unbearable.
Now they lived in the safe Deherim, with those human soldiers patrolling and standing guard, and a solid defense line formed on the city walls.
It was like having soldiers protecting them for free.
What was there for them to be unhappy about? What was there for them to disagree with? What was there for them to be unwilling about?
They were very happy, agreeable, and willing.
They even felt a sense of gratitude for it.
One must know that it was precisely because Shen Mu ordered patrols, ordered guards, and ordered that soldiers not be withdrawn from the city walls even at night, that they could safely enjoy a secure atmosphere at night.
Thinking about the terrifying emotions they experienced before, thinking about the precariousness they experienced before, thinking about those moments of life and death they experienced before.
Their current life was simply like being in heaven, like a dream.
The most crucial thing was that if they performed well, they could all be selected and registered to become a member of the middle-level managers.
If they performed well, they would even be directly named as low-level managers.
And as long as the middle-level managers were full, then if they wanted to inherit the spirit world again, they would look for these low-level managers to do so.
And at that time, these low-level managers, who were once the most ordinary humans, could also become Spiritual Realm Commanders, possessing their own Spiritual Realm Follower.
Therefore, they were truly grateful for their current lives.
"Absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not." Zhang Bo left his town residence at this time and walked gently through the entire Town Area of Deherim, as if taking a stroll.
His anxiety grew, especially as he looked at the joyful smiles and satisfied faces around him, he became even more indignant.
If all these Blue Star Humans recognized Deherim, then even if he defeated Deherim, perhaps these Blue Star Humans' feelings towards Green Leaf Group would not be very high.
And one must know, if their feelings were not very high, then the mental energy produced would not be much, which would make Green Leaf Group a mere trifle.
After all, why are these Spiritual Realm Lords willing to take in their former human compatriots? It is because these human compatriots can offer precious mental energy to the Spiritual Realm Lords through meditation and prayer.
And this mental energy can bring more spirit world creations, spirit world supplies, and Spiritual Realm Followers to these Spiritual Realm Lords.
It can be said that the mental energy produced by these human compatriots is equivalent to the most needed supplies and energy for these Spiritual Realm Lords.
And once they were too devoted to Deherim and too difficult to let go of, even if Green Leaf Group broke through Deherim and captured these male humans to become their energy source, they would still have a lot of resistance towards Green Leaf Group due to their reluctance and nostalgia for the past.
When praying and meditating, they would not pray or meditate earnestly, nor would they produce too much spiritual power, unless a long time passed, allowing them to feel the same sense of security and abundant resources as Deherim, only then would they recognize Green Leaf Group and produce more mental energy.
If Shen Mu were here, he would know that this was not mental energy, but Faith Power.
After all, the source of Faith Power also depends on the level of the believers.
False believers and shallow believers produce very little Faith Power, almost negligible.
Once they become true believers or deep believers, the Faith Power produced will increase more and more.
And according to Shen Mu's understanding, even if the deity these true believers and deep believers once believed in falls, they will not easily switch to other deities due to their strong past faith.
This is like their deep recognition of Deherim. Even if Deherim is destroyed, they will not easily turn to Green Leaf Group for faith.
Unless Green Leaf Group can bring them more miracles and a more prosperous life, they will slowly begin to change.
This is similar to why Deherim can easily change the minds of the more than 30,000 Blue Star Humans received from Diesel Company, and also why it has attracted more than 10,000 Blue Star Humans.
Because now Shen Mu and Deherim can provide those Blue Star Humans with ample food and absolute safety.
Moreover, much of this food contains rule power.
Even the most ordinary Blue Star commoners can receive some kind of rule protection during each meal, making their bodies healthier and healthier.
Not to mention that Shen Mu also gave them the opportunity to become Spiritual Realm Commanders.
It should be clear that even Diesel Company was not that generous in allowing them to become Spiritual Realm Commanders and have their own Spiritual Realm Followers.
But now, Shen Mu has given them such an opportunity.
How could they not sincerely admire Shen Mu and Deherim?
This is also why Zhang Bo is so anxious.
Time is really running out. (End of this chapter)