A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

‘Whirr——’

Inside the diesel company's chieftain tent, the linen curtain was suddenly thrown open.

A terrifying figure with a height of 3 meters, a weight exceeding 1000 pounds, and extreme obesity rushed out. Its mottled white body rippled like waves as its thick, pillar-like legs moved.

As the huge arm and thick, fat knuckles pulled back the curtain, a hideous face filled with fat, leaving only beady green eyes, a upturned nose, and a face full of橫肉, was revealed.

Looking at the fine rain outside and the thunderous clouds overhead, disbelief filled its eyes:

“It’s… raining!?”

“Greetings, Chieftain!”

At that moment, the pig-headed elite, each 2 meters tall, who were originally stationed around the chieftain's tent, all knelt down in fear.

Their shouts represented the supreme status of this Orc pig-headed tribe's chieftain.

He was none other than Xue Zhigang, the chieftain of these pig-headed Orcs.

But now, his fat face, full of橫肉, was extremely distorted.

His green eyes, squeezed into slits by the fat, were filled with shock.

He ignored the greetings from the pig-headed elite guards.

He just stared fixedly at the乌云 overhead.

“No… no, no, no! This isn’t right… that old, dying shaman clearly said that it would take at least 3 more Black Tides for the Spirit Realm rules to replace part of the Blue Star rules… how could it be raining now!?”

Xue Zhigang was extremely shocked.

His heart was filled with fear and disbelief.

Because what the old, dying shaman said was that the Spirit Realm rules were about to replace the Blue Star rules, and that he should make arrangements as soon as possible.

So that he would have a chance to seize power from the chaos and gain the qualifications for ascension.

“This isn't how it’s supposed to be!” Xue Zhigang’s lips parted, his teeth, covered in tartar, clenched tightly together, his expression one of gnashing anger: “The rules have been advanced!”

The advancement of the rules meant that the situation had changed.

And now, Xue Zhigang looked at the dark clouds that were clearly spreading from the center to the surrounding areas, enveloping half of Longcheng.

A fierce look appeared in his eyes: “That… human… new lord!”

Xue Zhigang was even more furious.

Thinking about how he had lost troops and generals several times before, directly causing his Orc tribe to lose nearly half of its combat power, a total and utter defeat.

And that arrogant figure who had charged into his tribe's city gate in the evening, killing more than 300 pig-headed Orcs.

And then left swaggeringly.

Now, Xue Zhigang looked in the direction of that human new lord, that human new territory, how could he not hate him to the core?

How could he not know that it was definitely that human new lord who had caused all of this!?

‘Crack——’

At this time, Xue Zhigang's mouth full of yellow teeth tightly clenched, making a slight friction sound.

Extremely angry, he became even more calm.

“I need more faith to summon more pig-headed Orcs to descend. I must gather more and stronger legions and summon more siege weapons to break into that human new lord’s city walls in the shortest amount of time.”

Xue Zhigang had already heard from Zhang Caidong about the detailed situation of the siege war.

He also already knew that the human new lord had, in just a few days, transformed from a castle in an apartment into a Spirit Realm scene, successfully building a castle town with a complete defense system.

And also had troops with complete types.

“He also withstood the attack of the demon legion brought by the Abyss Rift.” At this time, Xue Zhigang’s eyes flashed with dangerous fierceness.

Looking at the gradually fading乌云 overhead, and the subsided thunder and lightning, Xue Zhigang gritted his teeth: “I remember that old, undying guy mentioned that some humans have extremely good luck. The Spirit Realm Lord Mark they obtain contains a huge amount of faith power, which can be used to summon various past troops and buildings to descend in a short period of time… now it seems that the Blue Star human is this kind of lucky bastard.”

The fierceness in Xue Zhigang's eyes became even more intense, and the depths of his eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

It seemed that he had made some decision.

There was no other way.

Xue Zhigang actually knew very well why he could occupy the Balihe Street, and had been sending people to collect Spirit Realm Marks and Fragments, half by force and half by plunder, in order to wait for the arrival of the Final Black Tide.

At that time, the Final Black Tide would ring the countdown to the destruction of the Blue Star world.

The Blue Star rules would be completely suppressed by the Necromantic rules.

It could only be forced to merge with the Spirit Realm rules to resist the Necromantic rules together, and then accelerate the speed of Blue Star's transformation into the Spirit Realm.

Only then could it barely resist the invasion of the Necromantic rules.

At that time, the rules of the world would change, and the transcendent power would gradually increase. The battles that were once completely in the age of cold weapons would gradually become more intense, more tragic, and dominated by the strong due to the display of transcendent power.

This was also why Xue Zhigang was so anxious.

“The Orc tribe may be stronger than the Human or Elf race at the low end, especially the pig-headed Orcs, relying on their physical fitness and strength, they can easily kill those Wood Elves and Humans in close combat, just like killing chicks.” Xue Zhigang gritted his teeth.

His eyes became more and more resolute:

“But once the Final Black Tide arrives, the balance will be broken, and transcendent power will begin to permeate. After entering the mid-to-high end, the Human and Wood Elf races, which have the blessing of transcendent power, will reverse the advantage. Pig-headed Orcs will no longer have the advantage. As time goes by, the advantage I occupy will become less and less, until extinction!”

Xue Zhigang was very clear-headed.

Standing on the pier platform of this chieftain tent, looking at the pig-headed Orcs and Blue Star humans on the slightly shorter pier platforms around him.

His nostrils made heavy, rough breathing sounds.

Representing Xue Zhigang's solemn mood.

Turning around and moving his thick, elephant-like legs, he returned to his huge seat in the tent and sat down again.

Xue Zhigang reached out and stroked the handle-like thing in the hidden pocket of his seat.

His heart finally calmed down a lot.

“However, if I can refine the artifact fragment of the Gnoll God Yeenoghu, and integrate the transcendent divine power inside into my own power, and then find other artifact fragments in this Longcheng, and find the secret left by Yeenoghu in the transcendent divine power, then I don’t need to use ordinary pig-headed Orcs, this ugly race, to obtain Spirit Realm power anymore.”

Xue Zhigang showed a hideous smile: “At that time, I might be… a demigod walking on Blue Star!”

……

Xue Zhigang, on the diesel company side, did not expect this rain.

On the west side of Balihe Street.

The Wood Elf village in the city forest wetland park also did not expect this rain.

“This rain is really sudden.”

A slender and fair hand stretched out, and then a tall, slender Blue Star human with slightly pointed ears and a delicate face poked half of his body out of the tree house window, his face surprised.

“General Yang, hasn’t it rained for a long time?” Behind this person, Zhang Song and 7 Wood Elves were standing there.

Seeing the rain outside, as well as the clouds in the sky, and the thunder flowing through them.

His appearance was equally surprised.

“Yes, it hasn’t rained for 3 years, 3 years since the Necromantic rules descended.” This person, called General Yang, is the boss of the Green Leaf Group, the lord of the Wood Elf village, Yang Di.

At this time, his palm had been wet by the falling raindrops.

Gently rubbing the raindrops in his hand.

Yang Di's face became more and more filled with emotion: “I thought that I would have to wait at least 3 more Black Tides to see the rain, but I didn't expect to see it now. It really surprised me.”

Of course, Zhang Song and those Wood Elves didn't understand what he said.

These were some things that Yang Di knew when he was communicating with the Wood Elf Elder who was still in the Astral Realm scene.

These were also some special intelligence that only Spirit Realm Lords could know.

Yang Di didn't say much, but instead groped for the moisture on his fingers and asked: “This time, what is the emergency information that Zhang Bo sent us?”

“General Yang, it’s good news.” Hearing this, Zhang Song’s face showed a smile and said: “The diesel company suffered heavy losses this time. When attacking that human new lord named Shen Mu, I didn’t expect the other party to have tight defenses. It directly wrote off a deputy minister, seven official convoys, and six temporary convoys from the diesel company headquarters. It can be said that it hurt its bones and muscles.”

As he spoke, Zhang Song handed the slip of paper, contained in a small round tube, to Yang Di.

Yang Di took it and carefully examined the tiny characters on it.

His brow gradually unfurrowed: "That human lord named Shen Mu actually killed over 1,000 pig-men, and over 2,000 servant races, and even charged into the gate of the half-orc tribe of Diesel Company, killed some pig-men, and then swaggered away?"

To him, this was simply unheard of, almost a fantastical tale.

"It's true." Zhang Bo nodded emphatically, his tone tinged with mockery: "This time, that Xue fellow is furious beyond measure."

"Hmph, he won't be so smug now." A hint of delight appeared in Yang Di's eyes.

Clearly, he had been suppressed by Xue Zhigang of Diesel Company for a long time.

This made him, the lord of the elf village, feel extremely stifled.

Now, hearing that Xue Zhigang had suffered such a great loss, and even after using the abyss rift, a trump card that could be called a super weapon, he had still suffered such a miserable defeat, it truly made him feel extremely relieved.

However, the corner of his mouth, which had just turned up, now faded from Yang Di's face.

"President Yang, what's wrong?" Zhang Bo noticed the change in his expression.

"Although it's worth celebrating…" Yang Di suddenly gave a wry smile: "However, it's no different for us if we've just driven away a vicious wolf, only to have a cheetah come along later."

Zhang Song fell silent.

At this moment, he realized that Yang Di, the general manager of Green Leaf Group, appeared to be a gentle and refined scholar, but in essence, he was still a businessman who had experienced brutal commercial warfare and understood various trade-offs and acquisitions of benefits!

The problem he was thinking about at this moment was undeniably serious.

"Are you saying that we will also have conflicts with that Mr. Shen Mu?" Zhang Song's words were somewhat hesitant at this time.

"Wouldn't we?" Yang Di retorted.

Because Zhang Song's words were simply a blatant truth that everyone knew.

"It was we who directed Diesel Company's attention over there, and it was also we who deliberately facilitated cooperation, so that Shen Mu and his human territory could delay Diesel Company and buy us time."

Yang Di sighed: "Originally, I thought that Shen Mu wouldn't be able to stop Diesel Company, and could delay them until the next Black Tide arrived, so that a small portion of extraordinary power could be used to barely contend with Diesel Company, which had lost a trump card, and buy us more strategic space."

"But… Shen Mu and his people won." Zhang Song pursed his lips.

"Yes, that's what's most terrifying." Yang Di shook his head and said: "This means that a force more dangerous than Diesel Company has set foot in Balihe Street, and is about to compete with us for the faith of the less than 50,000 Blue Star humans."

Zhang Song became even more silent.

After thinking about this, Zhang Song also thought of a saying, and couldn't help but murmur: "There are no eternal enemies, nor are there eternal friends, only eternal… interests."

"Exactly." Yang Di sighed: "Moreover, for lords, the competition for faith is the most fundamental and irreconcilable interest."

The current population of Blue Star is so small, if you eat one more bite, I can only eat one less bite.

There is no ability or qualification to make the pie bigger.

We can only fill our stomachs with the cake in this plate.

Moreover, both Yang Di and Xue Zhigang already knew that after three more Black Tides, the Final Black Tide would arrive.

Extraordinary power will officially descend on Blue Star.

At that time, the power of faith generated by the prayers of Blue Star humans will become even more precious.

Now someone is telling him.

Another person has come to divide the cake?

And they are very strong?

Doesn't that mean that for the two families that already exist and are already fighting fiercely, it has reached an even more uncomfortable situation?

If they can't eliminate the other party.

Then they can only… give up their own interests, eat one less bite, to maintain a basic balance!

This is simply not worth the loss!

"The only thing that makes me feel somewhat okay is that we don't have any open conflicts with Shen Mu."

Yang Di also picked up a handkerchief at this time, wiped his palms, and said: "On the contrary, he has the greatest conflict with Diesel Company. In the short term, the possibility of conflict between the two sides will be even higher, which gives us more strategic space."

"Then do we need to help Shen Mu?" Zhang Song asked.

"No, we won't help anyone." Yang Di said: "Since Shen Mu's human troops are also considered elite, then obviously, Xue Zhigang's pig-men troops will not be able to easily gnaw on this hard bone. Then, we might as well go with the flow and continue to target Diesel Company behind the scenes, which can also be considered secretly helping Shen Mu."

Of course, there were some things that Yang Di didn't say.

Currently, Diesel Company controls the most Blue Star humans, so it gets the most cake.

If he can take advantage of the battle between Diesel Company and Shen Mu to be a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, and seize more cake for his wood elf village, then he won't be so passive in the future.

"I understand." Zhang Song nodded slowly at this time and said: "My cousin, Zhang Bo, has now become the deputy director of the Quality Inspection Department, and is also the director of the department in charge of magical crystal ball reconnaissance, this special strange object. He has basically become the eye of Diesel Company."

"Yes, he's doing very well." Yang Di nodded in satisfaction.

He also knew about Zhang Bo.

Because at that time, it was his idea to let Zhang Bo infiltrate Diesel Company and become a sleeper agent.

No one would not cherish a prophecy mage.

Perhaps for the pig-men, because of temporary hunger, they might kill this prophecy mage and eat his meat.

But Xue Zhigang, who possessed Blue Star human thinking and had once dominated both the white and black markets, would definitely not do this. Instead, he would carefully enshrine Zhang Bo, this prophecy mage, and entrust him with important tasks.

Just like now.

"By the way, how is that Zhang Cai Dong, who was secretly instigated by Zhang Bo?" Yang Di thought of this important pawn at this time.

"Zhang Cai Dong has become the deputy director of the Transportation Department, and is specifically responsible for forming a temporary worker convoy. It can be said that he has a team of his own." When Zhang Song said this, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "President Yang, I think you definitely can't imagine it."

"What?" Yang Di's curiosity was aroused.

"According to Zhang Bo, this Zhang Cai Dong doesn't seem to have a good impression of Diesel Company either. He is also pretending to be loyal," Zhang Song told Yang Di the ins and outs of the matter.

This made Yang Di slightly stunned.

"You mean…" Yang Di pondered at this time: "This Zhang Cai Dong is only pretending to be loyal to Xue Zhigang on the surface, but in reality, he is also coveting those cakes of Diesel Company?"

"That's right!" Zhang Song nodded: "The current Diesel Company can be said to be facing internal and external troubles, especially those old people, who have secretly begun to unite and express some dissatisfaction."

"So that's how it is." A look of contemplation appeared in Yang Di's eyes: "Then you say, does Zhang Cai Dong have contact with Shen Mu?"

"That's impossible."

Zhang Song denied it definitively: "I have secretly investigated Shen Mu. For the past 3 years, he was just an ordinary person. Because someone from Diesel Company snatched his opportunity to obtain a spirit world imprint, he hated Diesel Company. If it weren't for the fact that Diesel Company blocked the road to our place, he would probably have come to us for shelter."

As he spoke, Zhang Song shrugged and said: "Of course, it was also because he went to the eastern suburbs that he was lucky enough to obtain the inheritance of the human lord imprint and have today's status."

"Then he's really lucky." A look of emotion also appeared in Yang Di's eyes at this time.

But there was nothing else.

After all, Yang Di himself was also lucky to obtain a lord imprint from the wood elf race, so he was able to have today's industry.

And when the undead rules descended in the first place, who wasn't lucky to survive?

Luck itself is a kind of strength.

To some extent.

Luck also determines the future development situation, and can be said to be an extremely important force!

"By the way, have those vanguard troops of the Seventh Dynasty of the Black Arrow Tower had any recent changes?" Yang Di seemed to have thought of something at this time, so he asked.

"No." Zhang Song pursed his lips and said with emotion: "They have always been very restrained towards us."

“Heh, after all, this is a skeleton legion composed of the former Wood Elf Empire's army. For the Wood Elves, these fellow clansmen, the top-level skeleton generals, relying on the emotions that still remain, can restrain those low-level undead skeletons.”

Yang Di's face showed a complex expression.

Including Zhang Song as well.

These skeleton legions of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty are actually the reason why their Wood Elf village has always been here and has not been wiped out by the Diesel Company.

Because their presence here is equivalent to blocking the route of the skeleton legions, which have already occupied most of Longcheng's urban area and are extremely powerful, from attacking eastward, giving the Diesel Company a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, relying on the village's more than 800 Wood Elves and more than 2,000 other Spirit Realm creature followers.

Could they withstand hundreds of thousands of skeleton legions?

That's just a joke!

When the Diesel Company attacked the Wood Elf village, and even the city walls were breached, and they were about to attack the treehouse at the core of the territory, why did Xue Zhigang hurriedly order a retreat?

It was because Xue Zhigang knew the importance of their Green Leaf Group.

And in the subway, those hundreds of thousands, boundless and endless, all possessing combat power, and not afraid of death, only knowing to attack forward, were the skeleton legions of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty!

He also knew that these skeleton legions were composed of Wood Elves.

They even had inextricable links with the current Wood Elf village.

That's what shocked him.

Then he hurriedly announced the retreat, ending the attempt to directly destroy the entire Wood Elf village and seize the lord's core imprint to charge his own core imprint, turning the Orc tribe into city walls, in a rushed and anticlimactic manner.

At that time, Xue Zhigang had just taken office and urgently needed a victory to establish his ruling foundation.

Even then, he retreated.

This is enough to illustrate the Diesel Company's fear.

As well as the deterrent force that the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty exerted on these Spirit Realm lords on Balihe Street.

“President Yang, but at this time, we also have to thank those skeleton legions of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be able to sit firmly in the central army and be stationed here, without worrying about overly powerful troops coming to retaliate against us.”

Zhang Song seemed relatively relaxed when talking about the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty.

There was even a hint of gratitude.

That was the reality.

Yang Di also understood this point.

But Yang Di looked at the drizzle still falling outside, and the gradually dispersing dark clouds, which clearly looked like the rain was about to stop, pursed his lips and sighed: “Now the only thing we fear is that the scouring of the Black Tide is becoming more and more powerful, causing those high-level undead who once retained memories of their previous lives to slowly begin to increasingly hate the living, develop intense psychological distortions, and ultimately completely fall.”

This was why he had always been so wary of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty.

“That's indeed the case.” Even Zhang Song pursed his lips at this time, somewhat speechless.

Once a battle really broke out.

Then the foundation that his Wood Elf village previously relied on to survive until now would become a deadly maw that could swallow them at any time!

“We can't just sit on a volcano; we must find a way to save ourselves.”

Yang Di thought of what the Wood Elf elder had once said, slowly clenched his fist, and said seriously: “The Wood Elves' transcendent foundation is much stronger than the Orcs, and much stronger than the Human race. As long as we can gain more faith, then we can become stronger!”

……

Just as the heads of these two forces were each plotting their own plans.

Diesel Company, Quality Inspection Department Building.

Zhang Bo was reaching out to take the cold grapes that the little sprites had personally washed and handed over, with a faint smile on his face: “Try some?”

“…Thank you.” Zhang Cai Dong was sitting in front of him, and at this time, he no longer had his usual arrogance and unruliness.

All that remained was some silence and repression.

Even the precious fruits that Zhang Bo pushed over, which he used to love to eat, he didn't even reach out to touch a single one at this time.

He seemed very polite, or rather, in awe.

“You're really being polite with me?” Zhang Bo immediately revealed a smile, took a grape from the plastic basket and put it in his mouth, gently savoring the sweetness and sourness, and said in a teasing tone: “This doesn't seem like your style, Brother Cai Dong.”

“Brother Bo.” Zhang Cai Dong then focused his gaze on the basket of purple grapes, revealing a wry smile: “I…” He stammered.

“Hmm?” Zhang Bo still had a smile on his face, asking knowingly: “What?”

But this knowing question did not elicit Zhang Cai Dong's disgust.

Instead, he sighed dejectedly, lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said: “Thank you.” He said this very solemnly and gratefully: “You know about that matter, I…am very grateful for your life-saving grace.”

“It's all the same.” Zhang Bo smiled and said: “Brother Cai Dong, you've told me many times, we both came from the city villages, and we both share the surname Zhang. Even the apocalypse of the undead rules cannot erase the fact that we share the same surname and clan. Do I need to tell you these principles again?”

“I…” Zhang Cai Dong suddenly raised his head at this time, his face becoming more and more grateful, and his eyes were a little red.

The current Zhang Cai Dong was showing his true feelings.

Because he understood that if Zhang Bo, as the Deputy Director of the Quality Inspection Department, had said even half a bad word about him at that time, then he would have really been dragged out and directly chopped into meat paste alive.

And his emotional fluctuations at that time, as well as his hatred for the Diesel Company and his hatred for Xue Zhigang, were really impossible to conceal.

Plus, he knew some concept-level abilities of prophecy mages.

Thinking about it now.

Zhang Cai Dong slumped dejectedly in the chair, looked at Zhang Bo, and revealed a self-deprecating wry smile: “Brother Bo, in the past, I was always taking advantage of you.”

“We both share the surname Zhang, from the same ancestor, what's there to talk about taking advantage or not taking advantage?” Zhang Bo asked rhetorically.

As he spoke, he reached out and pushed the grapes forward, and asked: “Do you still want to eat them? If you don't eat them, the cold feeling will be gone. This is something that I know you're coming, and my little sprites will always take out of the refrigerator.”

“Eat.” Zhang Bo thought about the past, every time he came over, there were fruits to eat.

He shook his head even more self-deprecatingly: “Every time I came over, I thought I was taking advantage of you. Now that I think about it, I thought I was smart, but the result was really…almost cost me my life because of petty cleverness.”

“Alright, don't think so much, now you've become the Deputy Minister of the Transportation Department, and you can even lead your own temporary convoy, how great is that?” Zhang Bo smiled and said: “It can be considered that our old Zhang family is producing talents in large numbers.”

“Brother Bo, I won't forget you here.” Zhang Cai Dong sighed: “Although I've become this Deputy Minister, but, if there's anything I can do to help, this brother of yours will never say a second word. Brother Bo, you can just tell me directly when the time comes.”

Speaking of which, Zhang Cai Dong finally reached out, took a grape, and ate it.

“It doesn't matter, I'm just a leisurely job.” Zhang Bo said seemingly unintentionally at this time: “And now, this Deputy Minister of mine is targeting that Minister so much. General Manager Zhi Gang has put me on the rack to roast, it's really uncomfortable.”

This was the truth.

Since the last time the appointment was arranged, although Zhang Bo is now nominally the Deputy Minister.

But in the Quality Inspection Department, his power is still limited to this investigation section, specifically responsible for the magic crystal ball only.

If there are any situations, Minister Zhao of the Quality Inspection Department, as well as other formal staff backbones, simply ignore him, completely excluding him from the core circle of the Quality Inspection Department, which is clearly creating a distance from him.

They were showing a refusal to approach him, a refusal for him to enter their circle, towards this temporary worker and outsider.

It was really neither up nor down.

Making him very embarrassed.

“Those formal employees have always been high and mighty.” Zhang Cai Dong also hated this kind of behavior extremely, because even him, this kind of situation had already occurred.

Just thinking about it, even if he became the Deputy Minister, and even the old Minister took the initiative to delegate power to him.

Those formal employees underneath dared to disregard his Deputy Minister.

Not even acknowledging him.

Zhang Cai Dong gritted his teeth and said: “Sooner or later, we Zhangs will ride on the heads of these damn formal employees, and let them know that what they looked down on at the beginning can also step on their heads!”

He was Shen Mu's mole.

If Shen Mu came to attack, the Diesel Company would be torn apart, which was obvious.

It might even be destroyed because of it.

At that time, he, Zhang Cai Dong, as a meritorious official, would definitely be able to obtain a portion of the rights.

At that time, he would be able to bring Zhang Bo and live a good life!

That's right.

Now, Zhang Caidong truly regards Zhang Bo as someone who shares the same surname and belongs to the same clan, just like himself.

Because there is no love or hate without a reason in this world.

Zhang Caidong clearly can't give Zhang Bo anything, yet the other party keeps tolerating him.

He's even willing to risk his life to vouch for him, confirming that he's not a spy. This act of tying his life to Zhang Caidong's has genuinely moved Zhang Caidong.

Apart from the fact that they share the same surname and both come from the shantytown, he can't find any other reason.

"Well, I'll wait for the day you reach a high position," Zhang Bo said with a kind smile.

He looked no different from an ordinary college graduate.

But at this moment.

His eyes flickered.

Looking at Zhang Caidong's face, which was also full of pent-up frustration and hatred towards the diesel company and those formal employees.

Zhang Bo understood that his chess piece had been truly activated.

Of course, Zhang Bo wouldn't understand.

Zhang Caidong is truly Shen Mu's mole and has truly betrayed the diesel company.

After all, detecting mental fluctuations can only determine whether someone is lying. It doesn't have the power to know what the other person is thinking through mental fluctuations.

Zhang Caidong didn't want to say it explicitly at this time either.

Because he knew that if he really said it, it would be equivalent to completely binding Zhang Bo to Shen Mu's chariot.

If it was about the detection problem, he could still say that the detection was inaccurate.

If he revealed the plan, then if it failed and he was investigated, Zhang Caidong would definitely die, and he didn't want to drag Zhang Bo down with him.

Unknowingly, Zhang Caidong truly regarded Zhang Bo as his closest relative at this moment!

"By the way, Brother Bo, did you say that Minister Zhao from the Quality Inspection Department has a lot of opinions about you now?" Zhang Caidong seemed to have thought of something and asked.

"It's not that he has opinions about me, maybe he just thinks I've been promoted too quickly." Zhang Bo sighed helplessly: "It's understandable, we're all outsiders, there's no way around it."

"Hmm… I seem to have a way." Zhang Caidong lowered his head and pondered at this time.

"What way?" Zhang Bo asked curiously.

"It's nothing, Brother Bo, leave the rest to me. Just pretend you don't know anything." Zhang Caidong raised his head at this time, revealing a smile, and reminded Zhang Bo: "Be sure to remember, no matter who asks, Brother Bo, you don't know, you don't know anything."

"Hmm? So mysterious?" Zhang Bo frowned, looking at Zhang Caidong worriedly: "I say, Brother Caidong, don't do anything too extreme. You're a deputy minister now, you have status, a future, you have to think carefully."

These words were quite considerate.

As far as Zhang Caidong was concerned, it was a kind of remorse and powerlessness in his heart.

He sighed in his heart.

He understood Zhang Bo's advice to him.

"It's okay." Zhang Caidong still didn't want to involve Zhang Bo, so he stood up, as if he had been here for too long, intending to leave.

Just before leaving, he still said calmly: "Nothing will happen."

"Okay." Zhang Bo nodded: "Are you leaving?"

"I'm leaving."

Zhang Caidong walked outside, waving to Zhang Bo along the way: "Too many people know about my relationship with you, Brother Bo, that's not good."

"That's true." Zhang Bo nodded.

He watched Zhang Caidong leave.

Only after Zhang Caidong had completely left this tower and left along the iron staircase.

He sat back in his chair, looking at the purple grapes next to him that he hadn't even touched, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.

He casually threw these grapes aside, and Zhang Bo said lightly: "Bring me the spirit realm fruit."

"Here you are, Mr. Zhang Bo." In the distance, four or five little sprites who were serving him immediately took out a new fruit plate from the drawer next to them.

Inside were apples, pears, and blueberries.

They had all been washed.

And a layer of frost taken out of the refrigerator was spread on the bottom.

Therefore, these fruits all looked crystal clear.

"This is the real fruit, the real deliciousness." Zhang Bo picked up a blueberry, put it in his mouth, and felt the moderate sweet and sour taste, and also brought a special rule originating from the spirit realm.

This is a real fruit that is more delicious than those soulless fruits produced by Blue Star!

Although Blue Star fruits are precious, eating them is just for the taste.

In fact, to them, it's like chewing wax.

Meaningless.

"It was really right to place Zhang Caidong as an idle chess piece." Zhang Bo leaned back in his chair at this time, with his legs crossed, comfortably eating the spirit realm fruit, and the sarcasm in his eyes was even greater:

"I used to just treat him as a knife, but I didn't expect that now, he has played such a special effect, becoming a high-ranking deputy minister, and even like me, he can be promoted to minister, truly becoming the head of the department…"

Becoming the head of the department, then next, that is to cultivate his own power.

This is still aboveboard.

It is obvious that General Manager Xue Zhigang is now a little disgusted with the fact that those formal employees only know how to ask for benefits but cannot shoulder great responsibilities, and wants to carry out reforms.

However, reform obviously has risks.

Now, Zhang Bo has vaguely noticed that some people among the high-level executives and formal employees of the entire diesel company are not satisfied with this reform, thinking that it is infringing on their rights.

"This is an opportunity." Zhang Bo thought carefully.

He intends to take advantage of this reform opportunity to use Zhang Caidong, the dagger he already has in his hand, to pry loose some floor tiles that were originally impossible to pry loose.

While thinking, Zhang Bo thought of Zhang Caidong's lies to the diesel company.

He couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.

Because Zhang Bo discovered.

After conducting lie detection on the 15 people who followed Zhang Caidong back, who were obviously very close to Zhang Caidong.

He already knew that all 16 of these guys had lied to him.

Not a single one was loyal to the diesel company.

"This is so interesting." Zhang Bo chuckled, picked up an icy pear and took a big bite: "Now, in the entire diesel company, how many people are truly loyal to this company?"

Unknowingly, people's hearts are scattered.

Zhang Bo's eyes flickered.

He has already passed the news back to the Green Leaf Group, and I'm afraid General Manager Yang Di and Zhang Song, his true cousin, have also received the information.

They will definitely take action.

"At that time, I will be the number one contributor of the Green Leaf Group." Zhang Bo smiled.

… …

Town "Deherim".

At this time, Shen Mu was standing on the top of the city wall, looking at the emerald green light spots that appeared around him.

The fragment of the will of nature originating from his chest, as if bound there, was releasing a cooling sensation, like it didn't cost money, sweeping his whole body, and very actively pouring into his brow.

'Buzz!'

Then, the invisible fluctuations flashing out from his brow directly began to float and reverberate back and forth within the entire range of the town.

What it brought was the aura of nature, densely permeating the world shrouded in the Mount \u0026 Blade rules.

Making the plants within the entire range begin to undergo special changes!

Including the fields reclaimed outside the city walls, which have already been planted, watered, and sprinkled with spring rain.

Including the scattered trees, bushes, and weeds within the city walls.

And even including the ten or so date palm trees by the Crescent Spring pond.

As well as the small sapling with white core and green leaves that finally broke ground next to the sand!

[Ding! Congratulations! Your special sacred object - 'Sacred White Oak Seed' has successfully sprouted!]

[Ding! Members of the Knights of the Sacred Tree from the Mount \u0026 Blade: Pendor world are fervently grateful for your help and continue to pay attention to this sprouting sapling.]

[Ding! Aedengard devotees from the Mount \u0026 Blade: Warband world are surprised to discover that this 'Sacred White Oak Sapling' has a special connection to the 'Sacred Tree' they once desperately sought!]