To bestow upon Zhang Caidong, a person he had only recently met and was even previously in a state of hostility with, the precious Spiritual Realm inheritance without any reservations.
Was this not enough kindness?
One must know that before, Zhang Caidong had lingered in the Diesel Company for so long, bowing and scraping to curry favor with the formal employees and senior managers, but the result was that even if he paid a lot, even debasing himself to the mud.
When it came to the distribution of benefits, he was directly ignored, and no one cared whether he could obtain sufficient benefits.
Everyone just treated him as a joke, viewing him as merely a somewhat prominent figure among the temporary workers, a tool to be used at will.
He was just a convenient tool.
Who would develop deep feelings for a tool?
No one would.
However, when he gritted his teeth and hardened his heart under the threat of death, and defected to Shen Mu, he gained respect in terms of status, received the treatment of a formal employee and even a senior management position, and was a highly influential existence second only to Shen Mu.
After all, from the perspective of Zhang Caidong and other Blue Star Humans, in the entire Lingjie Human Race faction of Deherim, besides Shen Mu as the Lord, the second chief administrator would be Zhang Caidong.
The entire Blue Star Humans were handed over to Zhang Caidong for management; this could simply be said to be a type of appointment method that even blood brothers would not dare to make.
If Zhang Caidong were to make any unusual moves, he could easily pull together a group of Blue Star Humans and split off on the spot.
Even Zhang Caidong himself, looking at his current position, felt that his power was truly too great.
His power was so great that it made him feel a little panicked.
This is also why, when Shen Mu appointed Sun Zhiru, the Blue Star Human who presented the treasure, to serve as his deputy, Zhang Caidong expressed great understanding and directly announced in public that he would be his deputy, essentially establishing a small new core outside the main core circle.
The purpose was to express that he had no intention of ruling all Blue Star Humans, nor did he intend to contend with Shen Mu.
One must know that within the Diesel Company, besides the highest-ranking General Manager, there were also six department heads below him.
And among these six department heads, there were also deputy department heads and directors of various sections.
Some department heads were even hollowed out by the directors below them.
This was to prevent these department heads from colluding and seizing all power, which would then hollow out the General Manager's authority, and that would not be good.
But if one thinks about it, Shen Mu's Deherim now truly has only him, an existence comparable to a Vice Lord, high above; all others are managers he arranged, all below his status, belonging to various sub-categories of department heads under separate management.
In terms of status, there was simply no way to compare with him.
It was as if Zhang Caidong himself was the Human Race Lord.
Therefore, Zhang Caidong is now so grateful to Shen Mu and harbors feelings of indebtedness because he knows Shen Mu's generosity and benevolence towards him.
The most crucial point is that he understands that Lord Shen Mu can, of course, decide whether he retains his current influential and powerful status.
Zhang Caidong, who had already lost the desire to leave Deherim, would not easily allow himself to make a mistake.
Zhang Caidong truly regarded Deherim as his career, a place where he could strive.
"Zhang Caidong, how do you feel?" At this moment, Shen Mu had already seen Zhang Caidong complete the transformation into a Swadian Militia and watched his gradually recovering spirit.
With a slight smile, he asked him, "Compared to just now, do you feel stronger now?"
"Yes, Respected Lord Shen Mu, I have indeed become stronger."
Zhang Caidong slowly moved his shoulders at this moment, gripped the spear in his right hand, and subconsciously reached out to touch the pointed hoe hanging from his waist and the Spiritual Realm scimitar he had already equipped, saying with emotion, "If I were to compare myself now with myself before, I might be more than twice as strong. If I were to have a one-on-one fight with my former self, I could easily defeat him now."
"That amazing?" After he finished speaking, the other 16 people in the conference room exchanged glances, all looking at each other in dismay.
Among those 16 people, 15 of them had deep interactions with Zhang Caidong at that time.
Therefore, they also understood Zhang Caidong's combat power.
Although he could not compare to those true formal employees of the Diesel Company who had deep soul-level resonance.
But ordinary temporary workers were no match for Zhang Caidong.
And when encountering Undead Monsters in dark places, a dozen ordinary Skeletons or four or five slow-moving Zombies would simply not be able to stand their ground if Zhang Caidong fought with all his might.
Even the Ghouls or Skeleton Warriors, whose combat power they had learned was greater.
If it was one-on-one, Zhang Caidong could kill them.
If combined with the seven or eight Gnolls Zhang Caidong previously possessed, he could kill them even more easily.
After all, they had also discovered the weakness of Undead Monsters: extremely poor individual combat power, clumsy movements, and simple moves.
As long as they fought in a targeted manner, they could win.
Of course, this also proved that Zhang Caidong's combat power was extraordinary.
Now Zhang Caidong actually said that after his transformation, he was twice as strong as before; although there might be some exaggeration in this, it also showed that Zhang Caidong highly approved of his current transformation.
At the very least, he was indeed much stronger than before, and besides, just look at the Spiritual Realm equipment he now possessed.
They are all weapons with the power of rules, capable of effectively harming Spiritual Realm creatures and Undead Monsters.
It also already represented that Zhang Caidong had indeed undergone a significant upgrade.
Moreover, just look at the 10 Swadian Militia standing outside the conference room door, dressed similarly to Zhang Caidong now.
They could understand that Zhang Caidong had now also gained command of these Lingjie Human Race soldiers.
These Lingjie Human Race soldiers had already become Zhang Caidong's followers.
"This is truly too enviable." The other Blue Star Humans in the conference room all looked at Zhang Caidong with envious eyes, and then at Shen Mu with hopeful eyes.
They also truly wanted to achieve this transformation like Zhang Caidong, and the followership of Lingjie Human Race soldiers.
"Lord Shen Mu, we also wish to receive your generous gift like him, and we also wish to be so loyal to you." So these Blue Star Humans looked eagerly at Shen Mu and directly expressed their thoughts.
And Shen Mu also smiled, gently raising his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Quiet, my friends, when I called you here, you should understand that among all Blue Star Humans, you are the ones I trust the most, and you are the best candidates in my heart."
Of course, this was just a polite remark, as Shen Mu had no Blue Star Human friends.
After all, for him, these Blue Star Humans who had previously submitted their pledges of allegiance and participated in the overthrow of the Diesel Company were indeed trustworthy.
Moreover, besides them, Shen Mu indeed had no one else he could trust.
So these people sat eagerly in place, looking at Shen Mu.
At this moment, Zhang Caidong had also completely recovered his senses, and he bowed again gratefully, respectfully saying to Shen Mu, "Lord Shen Mu, I support all your arrangements. I am willing to express my reverence for you with my life and honor."
And as soon as Zhang Caidong spoke these words, a new dialogue box suddenly appeared on Shen Mu's retina, a prompt from the Mount & Blade System.
However, before he could examine the content, Shen Mu noticed a new light spot suddenly appearing on his body.
It was indeed pure white with a faint silver glow, containing a special emotion of piety.
Then it floated onto his body.
"Hmm?!"
Shen Mu's expression changed slightly; he noticed that the people around him seemed not to see this silver-white light spot.
Including his Mount & Blade Soldiers, none of them noticed those silver-white light spots; only his gaze followed that white light spot, drawing a fast line as it merged into his body, and then transformed into a new dialogue box that popped up.
It just happened to merge with the previous dialogue box.
【Ding! Congratulations! One of your believers has advanced from the level of a general believer to a true believer due to receiving your divine blessing!】
【Now he can generate 10 Faith Power every day!】
【Ding! At the same time, due to receiving your divine transformation, your 15 false believers have also successfully reached the level of general believers, and now they can generate 5 Faith Power every day!】
【You have gained 10 Faith Power!】
"So the level of believers is directly proportional to my blessings to them and their piety and gratitude towards me?" Shen Mu suddenly realized that the content appearing on his retina was precisely the upgrade prompt for the special module he had just acquired, the believer module.
His eyes lit up slightly; as long as he mastered the upgrade of this believer module, it meant he had found the trick.
After all, it seemed that most of the Blue Star Humans he had absorbed in Deherim were false believers.
They could only provide one point of Faith Power per day.
If the emotional intensity of their prayers was not enough, they would not even gain Faith Power, just like those completely laid-back employees who, apart from pretending to work, provided no effective value whatsoever.
But once they became general believers, that was no longer the case.
According to the description of general believers, they have already believed in Shen Mu, or in the Dragon Flag faith he spreads, as a true faith that can bring them happiness.
Or they consider their current stable source of livelihood and peaceful life as a benefit brought by the Dragon Flag faith.
That's why the level of general believers, who can provide 5 Faith Power daily, is generated.
And true believers should be those who have fully enjoyed the benefits brought by the faith, realized the value of the faith, and therefore truly deeply believe in Shen Mu and the faction brought by the Dragon Flag fragments.
Ultimately, they can generate 10 Faith Power per day.
"It seems that I still need to raise the level of all believers as much as possible; this way, more Faith Power will be produced."
Shen Mu had also understood at this moment.
"Very good, Zhang Caidong. I appreciate your loyalty to me, and as long as you are always loyal to me, I will always be generous to you." Shen Mu also nodded slightly at this moment, looking at Zhang Caidong and speaking to the other 15 people: "When we overthrew the Diesel Company, you already expressed your determination to join me, and now I will let you know that the treatment you will enjoy after your decision to join me will be absolutely extraordinary."
"I have already felt your generosity and benevolence, and I am willing to be loyal forever." Zhang Caidong also responded with excited words at this moment.
Of course, he was only a true believer now.
His words also had a bit more of a theatrical touch.
But in such a solemn occasion, a theatrical touch was needed, after all, what he was enjoying now was indeed a miraculous change bestowed upon him by Shen Mu.
"Also, I need 9 more people from among you." Shen Mu then looked at the other Blue Star Humans, and also at Sun Zhiru.
Then he continued, "One person here needs to be the specially protected Sun Zhiru, so then you will select 8 more people to complete the transformation into Swadian Recruits today, which is the first stage of transformation that Zhang Caidong just demonstrated."
"Eight people." These Blue Star Human senior managers all looked at each other, exchanging glances, and then looked at Sun Zhiru, who was sitting at the very back and had just joined their circle.
Their lips moved, but thinking that this was the person Shen Mu had personally designated for transformation, they didn't say much, nodding in agreement.
However, Shen Mu comforted them at this moment, saying, "The others don't need to rush; I will perform the transformation again tomorrow, after all, these slots are limited. As my most trusted people, you are definitely the first batch to undergo transformation. After I report to the Human Race faction in the Star Realm, once you grow up, other Blue Star Humans will be absorbed for transformation on a large scale, and by then, you will certainly not be in your current state."
"Thank you for your benevolence and generosity, Lord Shen Mu." At this moment, those Blue Star Humans were all speechless; one by one, they stood up and once again respectfully bowed to Shen Mu with their hands on their chests.
Since the words had already been spoken, they certainly could not object, and they also understood that it was only a matter of one day.
They could all wait.
