The problem is, even if you can't wait, you have to wait.
Shen Mu currently doesn't have enough dinar to support the transformation of all these people.
After all, Torres, who returned from the White Tower area, only brought back a little over 10,000 dinar, which at most could only transform 12 people.
Instead of directly transforming 12 people and leaving the remaining 5 for the next day, hoping for the Narot Trade Caravan on Calradia to return quickly with new dinar for transformation, it would be better to divide them into two groups.
Each group would have roughly 10 people.
This way, the second group wouldn't feel neglected or think that their transformation was being deliberately delayed.
After all, people are sensitive; why should 12 people be transformed in the first batch, while the remaining 5 have to wait until the second day for their transformation?
There would definitely be some resentment in their hearts.
Shen Mu now understands the complexity of human nature and considers these matters quite thoroughly.
Therefore, dividing them into two groups for transformation also provides a more reasonable explanation: only 10 people can be transformed each day, there's a quota, so the people transformed on the second day won't have any grudges.
Moreover, he let them choose the candidates for the first day's transformation themselves, which counts as democratic selection.
This way, even if there are conflicts, they won't be too numerous.
And they certainly won't be directed at Shen Mu.
It's a small, seemingly insignificant but quite effective manipulation tactic used by a superior on subordinates.
At least, after Shen Mu finished speaking, these Blue Star Humans in the conference room had already selected their candidates among themselves, besides Zhang Caidong and Sun Zhiru, there were 8 other people.
They were all individuals with considerable prestige among them, or rather, choices that made them feel at ease; at least, everyone approved of them after the democratic selection.
So, as soon as they had all completed their nominations,
A new dialogue box appeared before Shen Mu's eyes, containing the transformation details for the other 9 people, excluding Zhang Caidong, who had already completed his transformation.
“Ding! You have 9 Blue Star Humans who are convinced by you and willing to accept your conferment.”
“You have chosen to confer these 9 Blue Star Humans.”
“After system detection, the faith level of these 9 Blue Star Humans towards you is 'Lay Follower', which meets the conferment conditions.”
“Do you wish to pay 10,000 Faith Power and 1,000 dinar per person for the conferment?”
“Tip: A total of 90,000 Faith Power and 9,000 dinar are required.”
This was the content of the dialogue box displayed on Shen Mu's retina, and he didn't hesitate at all, immediately choosing to confirm.
“Confirm immediate conferment.”
Shen Mu's thoughts had already communicated with the System.
Immediately.
A white light instantly surged from between Shen Mu's eyebrows, then enveloped the entire conference hall before reaching the 9 Blue Star Humans, covering them directly just like the change Sun Cai Dong experienced, turning them into individual, human-sized eggs.
White data streams began to envelop them, and then the power from Mount & Blade Rules began to infuse their Blue Star Human bodies.
Including their mysterious souls.
And all of this lasted for about ten seconds.
The other 7 Blue Star Humans in the conference room watched eagerly as their companions transformed into white light, then were being reformed by a mysterious power.
The expressions in their eyes were a mixture of envy and jealousy.
But also considerable enthusiasm.
After all, they all knew that by the next day, they too would gain new power to help them become the same as their brethren.
And at this moment, the transformation was already nearing its end.
“Is this the power bestowed upon us by Lord Shen Mu? This is truly extraordinary; my mind has gained so many memories of military training on how to fight.”
“Exactly, it's as if I've undergone a very long period of training, and only then gained these current experiences, including how to use these weapons.”
“And how to use these long-handled scythes and spiked clubs in my hands, I'm quite familiar with them now.”
“Just these long-handled scythes and spiked clubs that look like farming tools, as well as these old wooden shields, appear to be just tattered farm implements, but in reality, these are Spiritual Realm creations, actually filled with the power of rules, capable of harming Undead Monsters.”
“Moreover, I feel that the power Lord Shen Mu bestowed upon us this time is comparable to the soul-level resonance we experienced when we previously signed contracts with those Spiritual Realm creatures.”
These Blue Star Humans opened their eyes one after another, all looking in surprise at the long-handled scythes in their hands, and bringing the old wooden shields from their backs into their hands.
Looking at these once extremely precious Spiritual Realm creations and Spiritual Realm weapons, each of them was also very pleasantly surprised.
Although they did look quite similar to farming tools.
And were quite crude.
But they all understood that these weapons and armor, which possessed spirit world rules, were truly precious.
After all, based on their previous experiences in the Diesel Company, most temporary workers, accompanied by their Spiritual Realm Follower, at most only had one weapon, and many people weren't even equipped with armor.
This was because these Spiritual Realm creations often required them to enter Spiritual Realm scenarios or find them within a spiritual realm mark.
And not everyone was qualified to enter a Spiritual Realm scenario or find a spiritual realm mark.
These were all opportunities.
If it were that easy to find, then it wouldn't be the case that out of Long City's seven to eighty thousand residents, only less than 5,000 people possessed Spiritual Realm inheritances, spiritual realm marks, and Spiritual Realm Follower.
Furthermore, among these 5,000 people, the vast majority, nearly 4,000, were the most ordinary and lowest-level Spiritual Realm Commander.
Among the remaining approximately 1,000 people, those classified as powerful Blue Star Humans included those led by the official employees of the Diesel Company and Green Leaf Group, such as the relatively strong Pig-Headed People and Wood Elf.
And now, after the war where Shen Mu annihilated the Diesel Company, it's estimated that nearly five hundred more people will be subtracted from the remaining 1,000.
After all, the intensity of Shen Mu's battle at that time was quite brutal.
Although about three to four hundred official employees and management from the Diesel Company escaped, they could no longer cause much trouble.
After all, even if there were Pig-Headed People Follower who escaped, there were only about four to five hundred of them left.
If they couldn't find a suitable place to establish their stronghold, and then find more spiritual realm marks to summon more Pig-Headed People from the Orc Tribe in the astral realm, then their lives would be quite difficult.
After all, the reason why these factions like to occupy urban areas is so that when a spiritual realm mark descends from the astral realm, they have a chance to seize it first.
And once they lose their territory, their occupied areas, it means their influence has shrunk significantly, and they rarely get the chance for a spiritual realm mark to descend.
It also means missing out on many opportunities.
In this way, they will gradually suffer greater losses due to resource scarcity, as the number of Undead Monsters in this world is quite large and boundless, as if they will never disappear; as long as darkness descends, there will be Undead Monsters.
Once caught in this vicious cycle, even if their Pig-Headed People possess formidable combat power, in the end, they can only fight like cornered beasts, and the final outcome will definitely be tragic.
Of course, for Shen Mu, none of this mattered.
Because these Blue Star Humans, who had already become Swadian Recruit, had completed his conferment and become Ten-Man Commander.
“Very good, very good.” Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction at this moment, looking at these Blue Star Humans who had all transformed, holding long-handled scythes and old wooden shields, standing in a straight line, and he was quite pleased.
After all, under the Mount & Blade Rules, as long as these Blue Star Humans lead their Mount & Blade Soldiers, then when they pray, these Mount & Blade Soldiers can also bring him the same Faith Power.
For example, these Blue Star Humans are at the Lay Follower level, each producing 5 faith points per day.
Then, adding the 10 Mount & Blade Soldiers they lead, they can also generate 5 faith points per person per day when Lay Follower pray.
One Blue Star Human plus 10 Mount & Blade Soldiers equals 55 faith points.
10 Blue Star Humans plus 100 Mount & Blade Soldiers equals 550 Faith Power.
If it's 1,000 Blue Star Humans or 10,000 Blue Star Humans, then the Faith Power produced per day would be over 50,000, over 500,000, or even over 5 million Faith Power.
And this is just for one day.
Moreover, it should be known that the faith level of these Blue Star Humans can still increase, as above Lay Follower, there are True Believers.
Above True Believers, there are Deep Believers, and Pious Believers, and Fanatics.
The Faith Power brought by each level increases exponentially.
Therefore, as long as he can transform all these Blue Star Humans into the Ten-Man Commander he conferred, his Faith Power will continuously and massively increase.
In this way, Shen Mu had already noticed that the Faith Power obtained was much greater than if those Blue Star Humans prayed on their own.
Just thinking about it now, Shen Mu felt a little excited.
Because this was truly amazing.
At this moment, Shen Mu looked at Sun Zhiru, who was still looking down at the long-handled scythe in his hand, his face also quite excited, and a smile appeared at the corner of Shen Mu's mouth.
It was because this Blue Star Human had given him the special sacred artifact that he had obtained such a special module, the follower module.
“I suddenly thought of Isabelle, the Vampire matriarch hidden in the VIP lounge of the cinema on the top floor of the Shopping Mall.”
The smile on Shen Mu's lips curled higher and higher, and at the same time, he silently thought: “And the maid I saw at the gate of New Rivadin Castle also told me that someone in the building next door possessed an item that could bring divine power.”
Thinking about it now, Shen Mu suddenly realized that the residential building next to that Shopping Mall was indeed that high-end residential building, wasn't it?
And the people who appeared in the high-end residential complex were precisely Sun Zhiru and the others.
Connecting this to the good impression he had left on them earlier, and then when he arrived in Deherim, these people naturally appeared, presenting him with a special gift: the two-part, broken statue imbued with divine power and possessing the follower module.
Everything was so logical, everything came so naturally.
“I suddenly remembered the System's prompt to me earlier.” Shen Mu then recalled how the System had prompted him to choose between the lawful or chaotic alignment.
And all the changes seemed to have quietly emerged after he had chosen his alignment.
Moreover, this wasn't just simple help from the Mount & Blade Rules; Shen Mu also noticed that the spirit world rules and blue star rules seemed to have provided him with some special assistance as well.
Since he chose his alignment, everything had been smooth sailing, allowing him to detect dangers in advance and make early arrangements.
“This should be a sense of closeness due to alignment, and then I possess the Mount & Blade Rules controlled by the Mount & Blade System, allowing me to perceive the operating principles of other rules in advance, which is why it brings me more help.”
Shen Mu stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Of course, he didn't ponder for too long, as these Blue Star Humans were still waiting for him.
“Pass on my order, have 100 Swadian Commoners come over.” Shen Mu spoke again at this moment, then looked at these Blue Star Humans, especially the 9 newly transformed Blue Star Humans, his management team, and said again: “Next, each of you will be assigned 10 Swadian Commoners, and as long as you train them well, I will use my lord's power to turn these commoners into true soldiers.”
Then Shen Mu briefly explained to them the unique nature of Mount & Blade Soldiers' upgrades.
However, Shen Mu didn't say he would help them with mount & blade upgrades, but rather that he would help them replace a batch of soldiers.
Anyway, the fantastical crystal wall system of the Spiritual Realm possesses various powers.
And even powers comparable to gods.
Whether it's replacement or not, upgrade or not, it doesn't matter; it's all just a pretense from Shen Mu, because now that Shen Mu has said it, these Blue Star Humans have to believe it.
They have to believe it even if they don't want to.
The ultimate right of interpretation still lay with Shen Mu.
Even if these Blue Star Humans were to discover minor issues later on, Shen Mu could always offer another explanation to smooth things over.
Moreover, if Shen Mu becomes powerful later, even if he doesn't provide an explanation, would these people really abandon the various powers Shen Mu bestowed upon them?
Certainly not.
