Zhang Bo walked down the street, still feeling dazed as if he hadn't fully woken up from a dream. But there was a hint of a smile on his face, although it was a very bitter smile, it was still a smile.
Because even Zhang Bo hadn't expected there to be a chance for a comeback, especially that fellow named Shen Mu, who didn't choose to pursue the Green Leaf Group and the Wood Elf Village after their victory, but instead opted for a peace talk plan to maintain peace, which suddenly made him feel a sense of ridicule.
Of course, this ridicule was also a result of his previous plan to directly eliminate Shen Mu.
After all, although the Green Leaf Group failed, he, Zhang Bo, did not fail.
Yes, Zhang Bo did not admit defeat.
After all, in this grand plan, although the Green Leaf Group did not successfully break through the defenses of the Castle District and then kill Shen Mu, completing his planned decapitation strike.
And they suffered a crushing defeat because of the arrangements Shen Mu had made in advance.
But one must understand, if it weren't for his Zhang Bo's grand plan, it would have been impossible for those people from the Green Leaf Group to even enter the Castle District.
If the Green Leaf Group, if the Wood Elf Village, could be stronger and more powerful, then they could have easily cut through the arrangements made by Shen Mu, dealt with the ambushing soldiers, and even broken through the defenses of the Castle District, completely eliminating Shen Mu directly.
“This really makes me feel a bit helpless. Clearly, it's the Wood Elf Village, clearly it's the Green Leaf Group's lack of strength, insufficient to complete my grand plan. If the roles were reversed, if Deherim led by Shen Mu were to attack the Wood Elf Village, they would have probably succeeded long ago, completed the decapitation strike long ago, and even attacked from both inside and outside, completely wiping out the Green Leaf Group.”
This is what Zhang Bo thought.
However, even thinking this way, as he walked, the smile on his face became increasingly bitter.
He really didn't expect that the prophecy he had casually guessed and spoken would actually come true.
It made Shen Mu issue an early warning, made Shen Mu make arrangements in advance, and the defense carried out completely according to his warning actually succeeded by some strange coincidence.
As a result, the Green Leaf Group completely died in this grand plan.
That's right, it's such a cruel adjective. It can really be said that the Green Leaf Group has died in this surprise attack on Deherim. After all, on the balcony of the 3rd floor, Zhang Bo clearly saw hundreds and hundreds of Wood Elf Sword Dancers die in the castle.
And many other Lingjie Followers who were loyal to the Wood Elf Village, who could be said to be their direct subordinates, and who were not Wood Elves, also died in the castle due to the forced attack.
Those who died were all the elites, the cream of the crop, the direct line of the Wood Elf Village, of the Green Leaf Group.
They were their complete military power and backing.
Now, the Green Leaf Group, now the Wood Elf Village, can be said to be left with only a few large and small fries, some old, weak, sick, and disabled, and those Blue Star Humans who are not loyal to them but have no choice but to depend on them.
It is obviously impossible to rely on them to defend against Deherim's attack.
Even Zhang Bo vaguely knew that there was still some hidden strength belonging to this village within the Wood Elf Village, capable of unleashing extraordinary power far exceeding the present.
But what about that?
Even if they could withstand one attack from Deherim, could they withstand a second or third?
After all, Zhang Bo is now clearly aware of how terrifying the military strength possessed by Deherim is.
In addition, the halo of Holy Light power circling above, which could descend at any time and provide terrifying enchantment power to the soldiers of Deherim.
All of this deeply shocked Zhang Bo.
Of course, he could also sense that the white Holy Light only had a strong killing effect on the Undead Monsters under the death spirit rules.
But just by being next to the Human Clan archers, he could feel the faint heat attached to the feathered arrows, and he could guess that if those powerful feathered arrows were to hit him, they would probably cause some burning damage and some destructive effects belonging to the Holy Light.
After all, extraordinary power is extraordinary power. If extraordinary power hits them, these Blue Star Humans, it will also lead to their death.
And the reason why the spirit world rules are so powerful is also due to the existence of extraordinary power.
“But thankfully, Shen Mu didn't realize that I was actually an inside man, a spy, and he even fully appointed me as the person in charge of the negotiations. This way, I can rely on this position to secure some good post-war negotiation terms for the Green Leaf Group. Perhaps it's even very possible that I can use this negotiation to make the Wood Elf Village and the Green Leaf Group nominally subservient to Deherim, and continuously provide Deherim with some supplies, then preserve the existence of the Green Elf Village, and under the protection of Deherim, start to develop stronger and stronger, eventually becoming a force that cannot be underestimated.”
Zhang Bo now fantasized about a beautiful future, and he thought that this didn't seem like just a fantasy. If he could operate skillfully, it might really be possible to truly realize this idea.
A method that would prevent the Green Leaf Group from being completely destroyed.
Furthermore, if possible, Zhang Bo could even use Deherim's mercy to secretly develop his own forces, and then let the Green Leaf Group be reborn through a shell company, and at the most crucial moment, stab Deherim fiercely.
To avenge today's hatred.
“That's right, that's right, that's right, it's like this.” Zhang Bo's heart grew more and more joyful the more he thought about it. The idea that he had made a mistake before gradually lost some of its guilt, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.
Then, when he arrived at the city gate between the Castle District and the Town Area, there were still about 10 Lake Rat Gang Destroyers maintaining order.
When they saw Zhang Bo approaching, they had already received information in advance.
They waved to him and said, “Mr. Zhang Bo, please don't enter the Castle District casually from now on. Although you stayed in the Castle District for a long time today, this was allowed by Lord Shen Mu. However, Lord Shen Mu did not allow you to continue staying in the Castle District for a long time in the future, so you can only have 6 hours to enter the Torch Tower Library in the Castle District, just like before.”
“Of course, of course, I will follow the rules. I understand all of this.” Zhang Bo's face was also smiling at this time, looking as if he would completely abide by the rules.
This appearance also made these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers express their satisfaction, nodding to him and saying, “It's great that you can think this way. Mr. Zhang Bo, the suggestion you gave to Lord Shen Mu last night has also reached our ears. You are a respectable mage of the Language Department, but due to the rules, we can only salute you. We cannot make an exception for you to violate the rules.”
“It is an honor to receive your respect, and of course, rules are rules. If they are broken arbitrarily, they are no longer rules, and this would violate normal order.” Zhang Bo smiled, also bowing his head to these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers to express his humility.
So, as these Lake Rat Gang Destroyers also gently bowed their heads and struck their chests with their hands, with very respectful eyes, he left the Castle District and came to the Town Area.
The Blue Star Humans in the Castle District were still timid at this time, not knowing what had happened, and were all looking out from the entrances of their tents.
At this moment, they suddenly saw Zhang Bo's figure coming out, and several familiar figures quickly walked over.
They were all the middle-level managers that Sun Zhiru had managed before.
Because Sun Zhiru had not been involved in the infighting between the senior managers and the middle-level managers before, the several middle-level managers around Sun Zhiru were not attacked by either side.
Of course, at this time, these middle-level managers, including Sun Zhiru, did not understand what had happened.
Seeing Zhang Bo's figure, Sun Zhiru immediately brought these friends and relatives to Zhang Bo's side and asked, “Zhang Bo, what exactly happened? I see that the entire Castle District and Town Area are in a mess.”
If it were just Undead Monsters attacking, then the walls of the Town Area and the walls of the Castle District would definitely be threatened.
However, according to Sun Zhiru's observation, not only was there fierce fighting in the Town Area, but through the transmission of sound, he also heard bursts of shouting and killing from inside the Castle District, which were almost deafening.
Although they couldn't see, they could hear.
So, at this time, Sun Zhiru and the others were really scared and anxious, waiting until it was almost dawn, when they finally saw Zhang Bo coming. Of course, they had to hurry over and ask for clarification.
“Some remnants of the Diesel Company contacted the Green Leaf Group and launched a surprise attack on our Deherim, and there were also Undead Monsters attacking the city at the same time, all mixed together.” Zhang Bo's face also showed some resentment at this time, and his tone was also full of anger: “I really didn't expect that a surprise attack launched by the remnants of the Diesel Company almost caused Lord Shen Mu and Deherim to suffer eternal damnation.”
“Is the situation that tense?” Sun Zhiru's face showed a panicked expression. He really didn't expect Zhang Bo to exaggerate so much.
“It's not a question of whether it's tense or not, it's the truth.” Zhang Bo snorted coldly. Looking at Sun Zhiru, he also reached out and patted his shoulder, his tone quite satisfied: “Fortunately, I see you now, and I know that you definitely have nothing to do with the remnants of the Diesel Company. This is really great, it makes me feel relieved.”
“Of course I am not a remnant of the Diesel Company, and neither are these brothers around me.” Sun Zhiru's face also showed a panicked expression at this time, looking at Zhang Bo seriously and saying: “We had no contact with the Diesel Company at all before, as you know, when we reported our personal situations before, we were just some small figures hiding in the fringe areas and had absolutely no contact with the Diesel Company or the Green Leaf Group. The reason we are where we are today is thanks to Lord Shen Mu's promotion, and also because of the great value he placed on us, as we contributed a Holy Light Holy Item that had been protecting our safety before.”
“Hmm, yes, that's indeed the case, and it is precisely because of this that I chose to believe you.”
Zhang Bo patted Sun Zhiru's shoulder again at this time, looked at the four or five people behind him who were also in a panic, smiled, and nodded, saying: “Don't worry too much, you have proven that you truly have no connection with the Diesel Company or the Green Leaf Group. After all, those who had connections were exposed tonight and have been dealt with by some people I arranged.”
“Ah, is that so?” Sun Zhiru's face showed even more shock at this time. After all, last night, although he knew that something had happened and there was a fire, he didn't fully understand what had happened at all.
After all, Sun Zhiru and the four or five people around him were just some managers who were icing on the cake and only needed to applaud.
They had no share of actual power.
Of course.
If there were any problems, it had nothing to do with them. After all, if you don't make a mistake, there is no mistake. They were just applauding and saying yes on the side. At the critical moment, they did nothing, which instead protected their identity.
However, Zhang Bo also needed to let Sun Zhiru know, and even confirm, that the events that happened last night were the work of the remnants of the Diesel Company, those middle-level managers who had been killed.
Now Zhang Bo also needed to push all the blame onto those middle-level managers.
Anyway, it had nothing to do with him.
At this moment, Zhang Bo also thought of those senior managers and couldn't help but slowly grit his teeth, especially Zhou Mo, the leader of those senior managers. He also decided that he needed to have a good talk with him.
However, he found Zhou Mo relatively easy to talk to. After all, it was these senior managers who killed those middle-level managers, and they also framed all the charges on those middle-level managers, claiming that they were remnants of the Diesel Company.
They would definitely cooperate with his statement.
If they didn't cooperate with his Zhang Bo's statement, wouldn't that mean that these senior managers were infighting and killed those innocent middle-level managers?
If Shen Mu pursued it at that time.
Then these senior managers would also be in trouble.
“But I still need to have a good talk with them, and make sure nothing goes wrong.” Zhang Bo slowly exhaled a breath of frustration at this time, thinking that he had to cooperate with those senior managers while swallowing his anger, and he felt even more angry in his heart.
This was not what he, Zhang Bo, wanted.
But the current situation had left him with no choice.
Things had come to this point, and there was no way to deny it, so he could only choose to accept it. (End of this chapter)
