A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

However, the next day, something Shen Mu hadn't anticipated occurred.

Because of the battle last night, and because Bandak had actively lured the undead monsters to step into the desolate fields with Mount \u0026 Blade rules at the edge of darkness and grey mist to fight.

Therefore, there were many undead monsters encountered.

However, in just one night, the 100 Vaegir villagers had already gained a lot of experience points, reaching the standard to be upgraded to Vaegir Recruits.

Even among the 50 Rhodok Skilled Crossbowmen, a small number could continue to be upgraded to Tier 4 Rhodok Veteran Crossbowmen.

Including the 100 Swadian Light Infantry who came with him, forming a spear formation, about twenty of them could also be upgraded to Tier 4 Swadian Infantry, or even Tier 4 Swadian Knights.

But the small reason why they haven't been upgraded yet is that the small amount of denars in Shen Mu's pocket is gone.

"…" When Shen Mu woke up and saw the words 'Upgrade Available,' he subconsciously wanted to upgrade all these Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers, but then he realized the embarrassment caused by the lack of denars.

This directly caused Shen Mu to fall silent.

"Alright." Shen Mu finally sighed: "No matter where you are, it's impossible to do anything without money."

However, the current Rhodok castle and the town of Dhirim have already developed on the right track, so overall it's still not bad.

After getting dressed, he came to the first-floor dining room of the noble mansion. The halflings had already prepared a hearty breakfast for him, and as soon as he sat down, the Swadian Light Infantry, acting as servants, brought it over immediately.

The staple food was white bread, baked until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, paired with antelope shank meat stewed in a cast iron pot all night, which was incredibly tender and had a hint of spiciness from the added pepper, making it extremely fragrant just by smelling it.

Moreover, the halflings had also specially stewed peas, chickpeas, carrots, onions, pumpkins and other vegetables in the meat broth.

The taste was sweet.

This made Shen Mu's breakfast a pleasant experience, both physically and mentally, and even his mood became a lot lighter.

Although the situation he was facing now was indeed quite difficult.

But life still had to go on, didn't it?

"There will always be a way to get denars." Shen Mu comforted himself.

He could only comfort himself in this way.

While he was eating breakfast, a voice came from the entrance of the dining room:

"Stop!"

It was the Swadian Sergeant guarding the door, acting as a personal guard, who stopped Manid, dressed in a robe, looking like a clerical worker.

"Let him in." Shen Mu waved his hand, signaling to let him pass.

At the same time, he added to the Swadian Sergeants: "From now on, when Manid comes, there's no need to report or search him again. His treatment will be the same as Bandak and Firentis."

"Understood." The two Swadian Sergeants at the door immediately responded in a deep voice, and then continued to stand there without saying anything.

Only letting Manid in.

"Thank you, Lord Shen Mu." Manid came in and first expressed his gratitude by placing his hand on his chest and bowing.

"Mm." Shen Mu knew that he was here to report on his work. He stuffed the last bite of white bread into his mouth, and then picked up a napkin, also made of fine velvet, to wipe off the sauce stains on the corner of his mouth, and said casually:

"Report."

"Yes." Manid immediately took out his parchment scroll, which was also densely filled with items written with a quill pen.

The main report was also about the desert antelopes hunted yesterday afternoon.

As well as the specific number and related processing.

"Yesterday's hunt yielded a total of 2714 desert antelopes. Among them, after last night, with the help of the Swadian Light Infantry, the internal organs have been cleaned. I plan to smoke some of them to make dried meat, and the other part will be used to grind the antelope internal organs and mix them with minced meat to make sausages."

"Well, you've arranged it very well." Shen Mu nodded, these were all conventional processing methods.

However, there was also a hint of surprise in his eyes, the reason being the hunting quantity yesterday.

"2714 heads, I really didn't expect that, I thought it would be at most 1500 or so."

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows.

Of course, Shen Mu wouldn't say anything about being able to obtain nearly 3000 desert antelope prey, after all, these represented food.

It was still meat that could significantly boost morale.

"By the way." Shen Mu raised his head and said to Manid: "Don't rush to make dried meat and sausages, take out about 1000 antelope meat, I have a way to refrigerate these fresh meat."

"I understand, I'll go arrange it." Manid had already finished reporting, and upon hearing this, he turned around and went to work according to Shen Mu's request.

Extracting 1000 slaughtered desert antelopes for refrigeration was readily available to him.

Shen Mu's plan in doing so was to take the cavalry out for a stroll during the day to see if there were any suitable locations.

After all, Shen Mu still had a brand new village in his mind that could be built!

And Shen Mu had put a lot of effort into this brand new village.

He planned to develop it into another hidden lair besides Dhirim.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Dhirim has already been noticed by the Diesel Company and the Green Leaf Group, so this is equal to my territory in the open."

At this time, Shen Mu returned to the bedroom and put on his Holy Tree Knight armor again.

And with the help of the Swadian Light Infantry, he dressed neatly.

After checking it over and finding nothing abnormal, he nodded in satisfaction, and said quite seriously in his heart: "If I can develop a new force in secret, then perhaps it can form a surprise advantage at a critical moment!"

After all, when the two armies fought, they were originally head-on confrontations, hard-hitting battlefield slaughters.

Suddenly, a surprise force emerged from who knows where and killed them.

That would definitely have a great impact on the enemy.

In addition, Dhirim itself is a town in the Swadian kingdom system, and the troops it has are mostly Swadian kingdom troops.

They excel at heavy infantry and heavy cavalry.

Once the enemy is shaken by the impact of the surprise force, it is equal to the Swadian knights and heavy cavalry being able to tear open the enemy's formation, and being able to cover and kill, directly determining the dawn of victory!

"Then take this opportunity to look for some hidden places to the east to build the village."

Shen Mu walked out of the noble mansion. At the entrance, 10 Swadian Knights and 10 Holy Tree Knights were already standing there, holding their warhorses and waiting.

Firentis was also there.

He was also holding Shen Mu's Holy Tree Heavy Steed, which had already been put on chain plate armor, with cotton and coarse linen as the base, and pieces of whole plate armor were strung together by chainmail on the outside, which was strong and flexible, and could also ventilate and dissipate heat for the warhorses wrapped inside.

"Lord Shen Mu." At this time, when they saw Shen Mu coming out, they all placed their hands on their chests and bowed their heads to greet him.

Their attitude was still quite respectful.

Even though Shen Mu had said many times that there was no need to care about formalities, they still expressed a very serious etiquette attitude in front of everyone.

Shen Mu couldn't say anything about this, and he also understood these medieval-style Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers.

After all, etiquette is a kind of hierarchy.

It is an extremely serious matter.

"Mm." Shen Mu nodded, looking at the knights who had gathered after his notice, as well as those Swadian Heavy Cavalry and Holy Tree Cavalry who were also walking over from the southwest corner of the town, without saying much, he turned over and sat firmly in the saddle.

Shen Mu just said calmly: "Let's go."

"Understood!" Then, beside Shen Mu, 10 Holy Tree Knights took the lead in following.

50 Holy Tree Cavalry followed in coordination.

"Keep up." Firentis looked at the 10 Swadian Knights and the 50 Swadian Heavy Cavalry at this time, said something, and then shook the reins and followed.

In the current cavalry unit, the Swadian cavalry led by Firentis is obviously the main force.

Then there is the Holy Tree Knight Order.

When Shen Mu did not explicitly point out that the command of these knights and cavalry of the Holy Tree Knight Order should be handed over to Firentis, these knights and cavalry of the Knight Order naturally formed their own system.

Just following Shen Mu.

"Open the city gate!" The city gate on the east side of the town was slowly opened.

The drawbridge over the moat outside also slowly lowered.

'Da da da!'

These heavy cavalrymen galloped and quickly passed through the city gate to the outside.

Crossing these 300 acres of barren fields, we continue heading east.

“According to the memories of the original owner, the east is the suburbs of Longcheng City, with development mainly focused on agriculture. After the arrival of the Necromantic Rules, it was also the area most severely affected.”

At this moment, Shen Mu spurred his horse forward. Beyond the 300 acres of barren land lies the lava that cooled and solidified from the abyssal rift, forming a black, scab-like terrain.

Looking further east, there are no tall buildings or large shopping malls.

Only an endless horizon interspersed with forests and undulating hills.

Or, in the distance, the scattered outlines of villages.

They look like graves on the horizon.

The scenery along the way is desolate. Even as Shen Mu urged his horse forward, he didn't see a single Blue Star human, or any spirit realm creatures that had followed Blue Star humans and could freely move around on Blue Star.

Only the same barren land along the way, crooked high-voltage power towers, and roads covered in dust and overgrown with weeds.

Regarding this, Shen Mu recalled the memories of the original owner, lost in thought: “These are all effects of the Black Tide.”

Or rather, the influence of the more powerful Necromantic Rules within the Black Tide.

In the city, at least you can hide in apartments or buildings. When the Necromantic Rules descend, you can rely on the complex environment of the residential area, hide inside, and light a bonfire to prevent the necromantic monsters from discovering you, allowing you to survive.

Originally narrow, cramped, and criticized as cement coffins, the city's buildings, once the doors are closed, form naturally enclosed safe houses.

However, the advantages of rural self-built houses—spaciousness, ventilation, and year-round sunshine—all become fatal flaws after the Necromantic Rules appear. They are easily detected by necromantic monsters, making it impossible to effectively hide oneself.

Once discovered by necromantic monsters, one would be instantly submerged in the tide-like monsters.

It is difficult to survive, even avoiding them is difficult!

Not to mention lighting a bonfire in a rural courtyard.

Yes, the Blue Star Rules and Spirit Realm Rules summoned after lighting a fire can indeed effectively dispel some darkness and gray fog in the flames and light.

It can be considered a temporary life-saving measure.

But what about the various necromantic monsters and demon monsters attracted by the light next?

The low courtyard walls are only a little over two meters high.

Even lesser demons don't need to use bat wings; a jump and a couple of flaps would be enough to get over.

Moreover, these brick walls with cement are only good for dealing with Blue Star thieves.

What effect can they have when faced with monsters under the Necromantic Rules that treat even reinforced concrete as tofu dregs?

Therefore, in Shen Mu's impression, within just half a year of the Necromantic Rules descending.

A consensus emerged.

That is, the city with its towering buildings is indeed dangerous.

But the low-lying rural suburbs…

Are even more of a death zone!

“However, if the power of rules can protect a portion of the area and prevent the Necromantic Rules from penetrating, the serious problems in the countryside will no longer be a problem.”

Shen Mu rode his horse, leading the knights and cavalry behind him, their speed no less than that of a car.

The original owner was relatively familiar with the urban area of Longcheng.

After merging the memories, Shen Mu clearly knew that not only in Balihe Street, but even in other urban areas, there were several large and small spirit realm lords who each divided their territories and strictly guarded against other emerging forces.

After all, thinking about it, it becomes clear that each time the Black Tide strikes, or even in ordinary times, the spirit realm core needs to be charged.

What they are fighting for is the spiritual power provided by ordinary Blue Star humans, these human resources.

Therefore, the size of the territory one controls is equivalent to the amount of resources one controls.

Spiritual power charging, plus spirit realm imprint fragments, can allow more spirit realm creatures and spirit realm buildings to descend into one's territory.

It can even allow one to lead troops into the Star Realm through clever means.

To actively search for those spirit realm scenes floating in the Star Realm, in order to obtain more spirit realm resources.

Therefore, Blue Star humans, in a sense, are a very important special resource for those spirit realm lords!

Of course, they must divide territories and compete for them.

Shen Mu's appearance may not have attracted the attention of those spirit realm lords yet.

But once he gets close to the core area of those spirit realm lords, within their control range, they will immediately generate hostile and repulsive emotions.

In that case, for Shen Mu, who already has conflicts with the Diesel Company.

It is undoubtedly unwise.

Moreover, Shen Mu's Mount \u0026 Blade system does not truly need these Blue Star humans as special resources.

Instead of entering the urban area and causing unnecessary trouble.

It's better to take the initiative to go to the suburbs.

To see if there are any special opportunities or special assistance in the suburbs!

This is why Shen Mu directly came to the eastern suburbs to investigate the situation.

Soon, following the road forward, they came to the edge of a village.

Looking at the countless brick walls and cement walls, as well as the factories and storage warehouses built next to the farmland, and the various cars on both sides of the road that were already rusty and covered in dust.

Shen Mu's gaze swept over them, and his face also carried a hint of melancholy.

After all, this is the home where Blue Star humans lived.

Unfortunately, now.

After being attacked by necromantic monsters, it has become a silent dead zone.

“This place is very strange.” Just then, the Sacred Tree Knight beside Shen Mu rode over, holding his spear, looking at the village in front of him, and reminding him with a somewhat vigilant expression.

“Yeah.” Shen Mu nodded, looking at the village in front of him, his brow furrowing slightly.

He understood why this Sacred Tree Knight would remind him like this.

Because on Shen Mu's body, faintly, there was still a bit more warm aura circulating.

It was as if all the equipment was heating up.

And this.

Is precisely the warning given to the wearer after mithril, a substance that naturally restrains evil, is mixed into the equipment all over the body!

“Is it because of those three- or four-story buildings and those factories?”

Shen Mu glanced at the appearance of the village.

This is obviously a village with small workshops, typical of the urban-rural fringe.

There are many enterprises in the village, engaged in rough processing or parts processing, taking advantage of the close distance to the major industrial parks in the city, hiring villagers in the village to work, or the villagers themselves opening factories. The processed parts are cheap and cost-effective, and are sold to the major industrial parks and factories in the city that need them, resulting in some small factory parks.

In some enclosed environments, there are indeed places where sunlight cannot penetrate, creating darkness and gray fog, which in turn allows some necromantic rules to remain.

In short, in a word.

These villages also hide some dangers.

“No wonder those Blue Star humans in the urban area, including the original owner, would rather stay in apartments and buildings than come to these suburbs far from the urban area.”

Shen Mu reached out, turned his horse's head, and continued to travel east along the road on the edge of the village.

Without disturbing the current silence of the village.

But just as Shen Mu was about to leave, the dialogue box suddenly appeared on his retina.

“Huh?” This made Shen Mu slightly stunned, and then he seriously looked at the content in the dialogue box.

【Ding! The temporary mission system has detected an event, and a temporary mission has been released!】

【Mission Name: Evil in the Village.】

【Mission Introduction: You have come to the eastern suburbs and discovered a village hiding necromantic monsters. Perhaps that's how you judge it, but your sixth sense tells you that you have some special doubts at this time. Is there really only necromantic monsters in this village?】

【Mission Requirements: Eliminate all evil creatures in the village.】

【Mission Rewards: ① 1000 Denars; ② Bronze Treasure Chest × 1.】

This is why Shen Mu was stunned for a moment.

“What is a special doubt? What does it mean that there are really only necromantic monsters in this village?”

The mission issued by the temporary mission system this time is indeed a bit puzzling.

“Lord, what's wrong?” At this time, Fattis and the Sacred Tree Knight, noticing that Shen Mu did not continue to move forward, but instead tightened the reins and controlled the Sacred Tree Steed under his crotch to slowly stop, both leaned over.

“Get ready for battle and follow me into the village to investigate the situation.” Shen Mu said.

"Enter the village?" Fatis and the Holy Tree Knights, as well as the Swadian Knights, exchanged glances.

In many cases, cavalry units never enter complex villages.

If they must enter.

They usually don't ride in on horseback.

After all, in complex environments, riding a horse means mobility is hindered.

Once danger is encountered, they become living targets.

It would be wiser to dismount, take up shields, wield knightly swords or hand-and-a-half swords, maintain a close but not too close distance, and be able to parry any situation, making tactical reactions in a timely manner.

Shen Mu understood this, so he took the lead in dismounting and said in a deep voice, "Everyone dismount."

"Dismount!" With the shouts of several captains, the cavalrymen dismounted one after another.

"Fatis, leave 10 Swadian Heavy Knights here to watch the horses and provide support. The rest of you, follow me into the village." Shen Mu also drew his Holy Tree Knight sword and strode forward.

"You, you, you! And you several! Stay!" Fatis pointed at 10 Swadian Heavy Knights to stay behind.

Then, he drew his own knightly sword and quickly followed Shen Mu's figure.

He turned his head to the Holy Tree Knights, Holy Tree Cavalry, and the Swadian Knights and Heavy Knights and instructed, "All of you, be alert."

"We know." The knights and heavy knights responded one after another, each of them serious.

Since Shen Mu had spoken.

There might be special circumstances here.

Those accustomed to battle naturally knew that they could be attacked at any time.

Therefore, whether it was the Holy Tree Knights and Cavalry or the Swadian Knights and Heavy Knights, they had all taken out the fan-shaped shields from their backs, put them on their left arms, and placed them in front of their chests in a position to parry at any time.

In their right hands, each held a knightly sword or hand-and-a-half sword of very fine quality, gleaming with cold light.

As long as there were any unusual circumstances.

Even these cavalrymen who were familiar with horsemanship and mounted combat could charge directly forward and swing the weapons in their hands for close combat.

Even dismounted, fifth-tier cavalry could be considered the pinnacle of fourth-tier infantry.

They could even rely on the equipment advantages of their fifth-tier armor.

When encountering poorly equipped fifth-tier soldiers, the winner was not necessarily certain.

Moreover, the equipment on the bodies of the Holy Tree Cavalry and Swadian Heavy Cavalry, these fourth-tier units, was not bad at all.

They all wore chain mail on the outside and cotton armor on the inside, with helmets, arm armor, and greaves complete.

All of them were iron armor.

In terms of the undead monsters or abyssal monsters that Shen Mu was encountering now.

It was relatively difficult to break the defenses of these fifth-tier cavalry or the elite Holy Tree Cavalry and Swadian Heavy Cavalry among the fourth-tier cavalry.

That was why Shen Mu dared to lead them directly to dismount and enter this village on foot.

"Everyone be careful." At this time, a Holy Tree Knight reminded, "I feel like something is watching us from the shadows!"

"That's right, I feel it too." The other Holy Tree Knights nodded in agreement.

"Mm." Including Shen Mu.

This was the armor and weapons made with mithril warning them.

From when they were preparing to leave near the village to now, when they were directly entering the village.

These weapons and equipment were warning them!

"Be careful." Fatis glanced at the 50 Holy Tree Knights and the 40 Swadian Heavy Knights behind him, and simply echoed the warning.

However, his gaze towards the surroundings was extremely vigilant, especially towards the corners and rooftops.

It was as if he had to scan them like a radar.

Because Fatis did not have this type of equipment that could produce a faint perception of evil.

Not only him, but the Swadian Knights, Heavy Knights, and Holy Tree Cavalry did not have it either.

Only the Holy Tree Knights had it.

This made Fatis, who was also a knight and proud of being a knight, feel a little complicated.

He didn't want to admit that he and the Swadian Knights around him were, to some extent, inferior to these knights who claimed to be from the Holy Tree Knights.

There was competition between them.

Moreover, the cavalry system of the Swadian Kingdom and the cavalry system of the Holy Tree Knights were in competition!

Even if they were now cooperating with Shen Mu and starting to fight side by side.

Who was stronger and who was weaker.

Who was more suitable to receive Mr. Shen Mu's praise and reliance.

These were all results that needed to be competed for!

"Situation!"

Just then, a Swadian Knight walking beside Shen Mu, holding a heavy fan-shaped shield, spoke in a deep voice to remind him.

This immediately aroused the vigilance of the surrounding cavalrymen.

"Come out!"

The Swadian Knight looked directly at a two-story small building in the style of a brick-concrete structure in front of him and shouted loudly at the second floor, "Stop hiding! I saw you!"

The others immediately raised the shields in their hands and quickly protected Shen Mu in the center.

They stood shoulder to shoulder, held up their shields, and formed a four-sided shield wall facing southeast, northwest, and northeast.

"Come out!" At this time, not only the Swadian Knight but also the other Holy Tree Knights were shouting angrily, reminding each other in a solemn voice, "There is indeed something, not like humans or humanoids, with some... beastman-like appearances!"

Some sharp-eyed Holy Tree Knights had already discovered the specific appearance of the things hidden in the small building.

And when they noticed it.

The armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands actually released a more intense heat.

Clearly.

That beastman-like thing that didn't look like a human was also judged by Mithril to be...

An evil creature!

"Wait, in the surrounding buildings! There are many of them!"

But just at this time, the cavalrymen who had already lined up their shield walls and were observing their surroundings vigilantly, reported one after another that they had seen the evil creatures appear.

And they watched as those evil creatures crawled out of the roofs or windows of the surrounding two-story buildings.

Their entire bodies glowed with a strange dark red light.

Then, glaring with pairs of dark red eyes, revealing a fierce look, they opened their claws and roared as they pounced towards them!

The battle broke out in an instant!

"Kill!"

But at the moment of contact, these soldiers, who had fought their way through the battlefield and finally advanced to become fifth-tier knights and fourth-tier cavalry, suddenly had a question mark in their hearts.

Including Shen Mu.

"Powerful Strike!" When those dark red monsters pounced over, Shen Mu instantly used his skill.

'Buzz!'

At Shen Mu's brow, the Mount \u0026 Blade rules immediately burst open with a dark red force.

Then, it turned into countless tiny white light spots, wrapped in the faint dark red light, and entered the bodies of the surrounding Holy Tree Knights or Swadian Knights closest to Shen Mu.

When facing the dark red monster that pounced over, the light of the white light spots wrapped in the dark red light immediately diffused from their arms.

They felt that their swinging movements were more forceful and powerful.

Even the accuracy was as precise as an arm's command.

'Pfft!'

'Pfft!'

'Pfft...!'

When the dark red monsters pounced over, while still in mid-air.

They were actually instantly split into two pieces from head to toe, or from shoulder to waist, or from abdomen to thigh by the knightly swords in their hands!

As a result, the foul-smelling blood that splattered out drenched the knights and the surrounding cavalry.

Even though they had raised the shields in their hands, many people had a lot of blood splattered on their bodies.

But these soldiers didn't care at all.

"Kill!"

They stood firmly in place, watching the dark red monsters that were still pouncing over, and the knightly swords and hand-and-a-half swords in their hands did not stop swinging.

Even if the dark red light was no longer on the weapons in their hands.

When swinging, they could no longer achieve the effect of directly chopping the dark red monsters into two pieces with just one slash.

But for these knights and heavy knights, the results were still quite extraordinary!

"Kill!" At this moment, including Shen Mu, everyone brandished their knight swords, slaying the crimson figures that dared to appear before them. These creatures had canine-like heads, furry bodies, long, slender, sharp claws, and stood about 1.3 meters tall, resembling gnomes.

This wasn't difficult.

They didn't even need to use all their strength.

During the battle, Shen Mu, Fatis, the members of the Holy Tree Knights, and the Swadian Kingdom cavalry all felt...

...completely at ease!

This was why the soldiers had question marks in their minds at the moment of initial contact.

Not only did these crimson monsters appear suddenly, but they were also too weak!

Only four or five minutes passed.

"Gak, gak, gak!"

These monsters, crawling out from the surrounding rooftops and glowing with a deep red light, were all killed right there.

After leaving behind hundreds of corpses, the remaining twenty or thirty crimson monsters turned and ran.

Shen Mu had actually won this sudden encounter, which ended just as abruptly!

"What's going on?" Shen Mu's face was stained with foul-smelling blood. He subconsciously reached out to wipe it away, only to smear more on his face.

This was unbearable for Shen Mu, who had a slight obsession with cleanliness, but there was nothing he could do.

He simply looked around at the mess all over the ground.

And at the soldiers around him, all of whom were splattered with a lot of foul-smelling blood, and asked in a deep voice, "Report casualties!"

"No one killed! No one injured!" The knights and cavalry spoke one after another.

Their tones were solemn, but there was no other emotion.

The enemies in this battle were indeed weak to the point of being ridiculous.

Such a sudden attack might have caused some chaos and casualties for lower-ranking soldiers.

But for these elite knights or cavalry who had been fighting on the battlefield for so many years and reached such a high level, it was clearly not enough.

"Come out! You over there! Come out!" But at this moment, another Swadian knight guarding the surroundings suddenly spoke.

Beside him, three Swadian knights exchanged a look.

They saw the understanding in each other's eyes.

Then, they quickly walked forward.

Under the gaze of Shen Mu and Fatis, they arrived in front of an iron gate, raised their heavy chainmail boots, and kicked the door open with a 'bang!'

Then, a panicked voice begging for mercy came from inside:

"Don't kill me! I'm a Blue Star human! I'm a Blue Star human! Not those goblins bewitched by demons! Not those goblins bewitched by demons! Don't kill me!"

"Hmm?" Shen Mu frowned slightly. This was clearly the language of Blue Star.

The same language as Chinese.

"Come out!"

Then, from inside the iron gate, a thin young man wearing a robe and carrying a spirit world longsword at his waist was dragged out by a Swadian knight.

He was thrown in front of Shen Mu, looking quite pathetic in his disheveled state.

'Clang!'

But then, another Swadian knight drew his knight's sword and stabbed it into the dirt next to his cheek.

At the same time, he said in a deep voice, "State your purpose there! And! Did you control those crimson monsters just now!"

"Speak!" The surrounding Swadian knights and heavy cavalry also took half a step forward.

Each of them roared angrily, full of momentum.

In the Swadian Kingdom, these knights and heavy cavalry were all elites.

Their personalities were not very good to begin with.

Otherwise, how could they control the warhorses under their crotches and rampage on the battlefield, charging and killing at will?

"Don't! Don't! Don't kill me!"

At this moment, the young man who had been thrown in front of Shen Mu, with a knight's sword stuck next to his cheek as a threat, was so frightened that his face turned pale.

His tongue felt like it was twisting as he spoke.

But he still tried his best to explain, "Those are demons! Demons from the Nine Hells! I can't control them at all! I have nothing to do with them! And these demons appeared here! It's to hunt me down!"

He was explaining.

But at this moment, Fatis and the Swadian knights and heavy cavalry who had been pretending to be fierce all looked at Shen Mu.

They made such moves entirely to obtain information more easily and quickly.

"Hmm." Shen Mu naturally understood. Looking at the young man in front of him who was obviously frightened, a Blue Star human, he took two steps forward, walked around Fatis who was blocking him, and asked in a solemn tone:

"Do you know what you're saying?"

"Ah?" The young man was a little puzzled when he heard the dissatisfaction in Shen Mu's tone and this obviously questioning question.

But before he could figure it out, two more sounds of metal rubbing against each other appeared beside him.

'Clang!'

'Clang!'

Two more knight's swords were drawn by two Swadian knights and heavily stabbed in front of him.

The cold, gleaming blades were almost touching his nose.

This made the young man even more paralyzed on the ground, trembling all over, but daring not to move!

Seeing this scene, Shen Mu showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, nodded to the Swadian knights beside him, and said lightly, "Demons, appearing in the Blue Star world, and during the day, do you understand what you're saying?"

Whether it was demons from the Nine Hells or devils from the Abyss.

Even the undead from the Underworld.

In the memories of his predecessor, they only appeared at night, when darkness and gray fog filled the air!

Except for Blue Star humans who had signed contracts with them, it was impossible for other spirit world creatures, especially these undead monsters, abyss monsters, and hell monsters who could not sign contracts with Blue Star humans, to appear during the day!

In other words.

Those who appeared during the day must have signed contracts with Blue Star humans and become followers, spirit world creatures!

"No! No! No! These hell demons are really not my followers!"

The young man was trembling at this time, as if he was struggling internally.

But looking at the blade so close in front of him, he still gasped and said:

"Those demons used the bodies, flesh, and souls of some goblins, my spirit world followers, to project themselves onto the Blue Star world!"

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Because as the black tide descends wave after wave, the power of the undead rules is getting stronger and stronger, and the rules of Blue Star are getting weaker and weaker. They have been able to use demonic means to project their power onto spirit world creatures, as followers, they can move during the day without being affected!"

"Hmm?" Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly at this time, and his expression changed somewhat.

What the young man said seemed to be some intelligence about the rules level.

"How do you know?" Shen Mu asked again.

"I…" The young man gritted his teeth, really as if he was completely frightened, and finally sighed and said slowly: "Because… because I… traded with those goblins in the spirit world who follow me, and those demons from the Nine Hells…!"

After saying this, the young man trembled all over, and burst into tears:

"I just wanted to live more safely, I didn't expect the souls of those goblins to be played with by those demons, making me feel unbearable. When I wanted to escape, I met you, so, what I did before cooperating with the demons was really forced!"

"… …" Shen Mu didn't care about the young man's sad crying at all.

Instead, he cared more about the meaning in his words.

Frowning slightly.

He glanced around at the small, crimson bodies all over the ground, and Shen Mu asked in a deep voice: "Then, I need to know, where exactly is the demon's lair in this village?"

He needed to complete the task!