Chapter 164 Shen Mu's Conflict of Speculations
When Shen Mu learned the news, he was still studying the issue of the power of faith.
But after hearing the news, he immediately turned around and came to the Sujia Village site.
Beside him, the three generals, Ailen, Resarit and Bestur, were already standing by his side, each holding a weapon.
They all looked vigilantly at the Sujia Village station, where only half of the outline of the subway supermarket was built.
Because right there is the subway platform and subway tunnel of Sujiacun station.
And this is also the source of the hell demons appearing and attacking him last night.
Of course, caution is needed.
"Master Shen Mu, there's something wrong with the sound coming from this subway tunnel, and we sense that there seems to be something in there."
A bandit from the Kugit Khanate came to Shen Mu and reported: "It seems to be the sound of bones hitting the ground. Based on some information we got before, we guess that it should be the skeleton soldiers among the undead monsters marching."
These Kugit grassland bandits have already learned from Airen and the Holy Tree Knights what the skeleton soldiers are among the undead monsters.
Finally, there is a group of undead monsters formed by skeletons walking out of the grave.
The whole body is made up of bones.
Therefore, when these bones hit the ground, they make countless continuous crisp sounds.
These Kugit grassland bandits immediately thought that these should be the skeleton soldiers.
"Well, your analysis is correct."
Shen Mu nodded at this time, and agreed with the analysis of these grassland bandits, because when he arrived at the entrance of the subway station tunnel, he had already noticed the crisp sound of bones knocking, which came from the marching sounds of those skeleton soldiers.
Because the feet of those skeletons are also made of bones, and they are all controlled by the energy of the undead, so they can walk normally.
So every time I walk, the crackling sound feels like knocking on bones.
It's like the sound that's appearing now.
It was continuous, as if countless people were raping their bones in a subway tunnel.
Very obvious.
"But why are there so many skeletons?"
Shen Mu frowned at this time, although he understood that the undead monsters were the absolute main force in the Blue Star world today.
The number is endless.
But it's daytime now.
It is impossible for those undead monsters to escape from the area occupied by the undead rules where darkness exists.
As long as it appears in a place where sunlight shines during the day, it will be instantly shattered into ashes and completely destroyed.
So even though he was standing at the subway entrance, Shen Mu didn't feel the slightest bit of fear in his heart.
Moreover, even at night, the rules of the dead filled the entire world, as if the entire world had turned into a world of the dead.
Shen Mu was not afraid of those low-level skeleton soldiers at all.
To him, the combat effectiveness of these skeleton soldiers was not even as good as that of first-level recruits.
Even the most ordinary Calradian peasant can easily kill a skeleton soldier with a pitchfork and a stick.
If an ordinary farmer gets rid of the fear in his heart, it will be no problem for him to deal with three or four skeleton soldiers.
After all, those staggering skeletons have a hard time walking. Although they look quite scary, their actual fighting power is basically no different from that of eight or nine-year-old children.
If a child of eight or nine years old was stronger or braver, he or she could deal a fatal blow to these wobbly low-level skeleton soldiers with a wooden stick.
This is why Shen Mu simply disdains those so-called undead monsters.
As long as you master the power of rules, you can cause effective damage to these undead monsters.
Ordinary humans on Blue Star do not have the power to master the rules, so they cannot cause any effective damage to the undead monsters. They can only hide and hope that these undead monsters will not find them.
However, as long as these humans on Blue Star find the mark inheritance from the spirit world and obtain some items from the spirit world, even rotten wood from the spirit world, they can effectively strike these undead monsters.
It’s just that at the beginning, the humans on Blue Star didn’t know that this would happen.
That is why when the rules of the dead come into being, the losses are so heavy.
The humans in the Blue Star world were completely unaware of this. Even after they found out, because they had lost so many lives, they could no longer form a numerical advantage among the humans on Blue Star and were forced to survive.
"Aileen, Resarit, and Bestur."
Shen Mu slowly opened his mouth at this time, calling out the names of his three generals, and at the same time turned his head to look at the Holy Tree Knights again.
"we are at."
The three generals and the Holy Tree Knights immediately stepped forward and responded to Shen Mu very solemnly: "Please give your orders!"
"Now I need you to follow me and see what's going on down there." Shen Mu spoke slowly.
And he immediately dismounted from the sacred tree heavy horse he was riding.
Jump on the ground.
He reached out to hold the hilt of his knight's sword and casually hung the lance in his hand on the hook on the horse's back.
And just behind him, the three generals had already jumped off their horses and came over.
Including the 110 Holy Tree Knights, who served as the royal guards, they all jumped off their horses swiftly and stood behind Shen Mu and the three generals, forming a small square formation neatly.
However, these Holy Tree Knights did not give up the spears in their hands, because even though they had jumped off their horses and became dismounted knights.
However, with the armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands, they can also be used as heavy infantry.
So it is also possible to form a spear phalanx.
Even Ailen, Resarit and Bestul still held their spears and lances in their hands.
He also has rich experience in close combat.
And they knew very well that in such a small space, as long as they formed a spear formation, the enemy could only attack them from the front, so having the long-pole weapons in their hands would be more effective than the one-handed weapons in their hands.
"Let's go." Shen Mu looked at the generals and Holy Tree Knights who were already prepared, so he waved forward and personally led them to the first floor of the subway supermarket.
The first floor of the subway has been built, so it can be used as the area for them to move in first.
And there are no windows around to block the view, so the setting sun can still shine in and let the light fall in.
In this way, the darkness that embodies the rules of the undead cannot take effect.
Therefore, the first floor of a subway supermarket is still a relatively safe location.
The only unsafe part is the staircase leading from the subway supermarket to the subway platform on the negative 1st floor.
After going down nearly half a meter, the stairs were filled with darkness, and in the darkness there was a condensation of recovery. It was obviously a place filled with the rules of the undead, and just below the stairs filled with recovery and darkness.
The sound of bones crackling also began to come out from inside.
And then they entered the first floor of the subway supermarket.
The lingering sound of bones was becoming more and more frequent, making Shen Mu and the others feel a special sense of depression when they came to the first floor of the subway supermarket.
Especially Shen Mu, who frowned slightly at this time.
Because the Holy Tree Knight suit on his body had begun to feel hot, and it was obvious that the mithril in it was reminding him that evil was approaching.
Or it's close to where evil exists.
"This is no ordinary skeleton."
Shen Mu frowned at this time, and he spoke slowly subconsciously.
"Not an ordinary skeleton? Lord Shen Mu, what does this mean?" Next to Shen Mu, Resarit and Bestur also had some confusion on their faces.
Now they were holding spears and lances and protecting Shen Mu like the captain of the personal guard.
When he heard Shen Mu's subconscious mumbling, his expression became slightly solemn.
After all, when they came to the subway supermarket here, looking at the deep subway area shrouded in darkness, the gray fog that permeated it, and the sound of bones knocking in it, their mood had also become depressed.
People are most afraid of the unknown.
They had never come into contact with the real so-called undead monsters, so they were subconsciously on high alert.
It is precisely because of these vigilances that I feel more depressed and more solemn.
Of course, if they were like Aileyon, who first came into contact with those undead monsters and personally killed and chopped some of them, they would feel more relaxed like Aileyon is now.
"Relax, even if they are not ordinary skeletons, they will not pose an effective threat to us." Airen shrugged his shoulders and said casually, "No matter how strong those skeletons and zombies are, they are basically equivalent to some ordinary Wikia recruits or Wikia light infantry. There is no need to consider them too much of a threat."
"If that's the case, that's great." Resarit and Bestul looked at each other and saw the emotions gradually relaxing in each other's eyes.
Of course, they did not relax at all as they held the spears and lances tightly in their hands.
After all, as long as they are enemies, they need to be more alert.
In the continent of Calradia, there are countless powerful people who have suffered setbacks because of underestimating their enemies.
Therefore, the two of them did not want to fall into the ditch.
In response, Aileyen just smiled slightly and didn't say much, because he understood that even if all the skeletons and zombies below were added together, their combat effectiveness would be only average.
The only threats are the zombies, or the special undead monsters like the skeleton cavalry and skeleton archers that you have heard of before.
Even though Shen Mu said that these were not skeleton soldiers, Ailen did not feel much fear in his heart.
Because besides the skeleton soldiers, there are also skeleton soldiers.
Ailen had come into contact with skeleton soldiers whose bones had turned gray and black with a special metallic glow, and he had even personally led his troops to slaughter them on the battlefield.
He would also be smashed into pieces by the weapons in his hands, and would be turned into a pile of useless bones on the ground by the brave mounted and slashed soldiers around him.
So Aileyen had no fear at all.
"The ones that appeared under this subway supermarket should indeed be the Skeleton Army." Shen Mu did not hide his thoughts at this time and said, "And there are a lot of them, and they seem to be marching all the time."
As he spoke, Shen Mu also followed the special frequency of the sound coming from below and subconsciously looked to the east. To be more precise, it should be the northeast direction.
And just over there is Angang Street.
"Sir, do you mean that these skeletons in the subway tunnel are marching towards the Angang Street?"
At this time, Aileyen, Resarit and Bestul all had some surprise on their faces.
Originally, they all thought that the skeleton army or the bone army in the subway tunnel came to the entrance of Sujia Village subway station just to attack them.
After all, their human territories have always been attacked and harassed by these undead monsters.
Now Shen Mu actually said that the target and destination of the skeleton army in the subway tunnel was not the New Rivadin in the Vikia Castle where he was.
Instead, it is towards Angang Street further northeast.
It really surprised and confused them.
After all, they knew clearly that the northeastern part of Angang Street was occupied by the devils from hell.
It can even be said that the Angang Street itself is the territory owned by the devils of hell.
Now these undead monsters actually began to march towards that direction.
It really made them quite confused and puzzled.
"Then we don't need to go down."
At this moment, Shen Mu suddenly thought of his own guess.
It's about whether the rules and the monsters under the rules can live in harmony.
Thinking back to the time when he was attacked by the demon monsters, those undead monsters did not notice any additional attacks.
When he was attacked by the undead monsters, there were no demon monsters around.
Including when the hell devil appeared, neither the undead monsters nor the demon monsters appeared.
This is the special idea that has always appeared in Shen Mu's mind: "Monsters under different rules, both sides just tacitly did not confront each other, did not engage in fierce fighting with each other, but it does not mean that they are in an alliance relationship, nor does it mean that they are in a cooperative relationship."
Shen Mu touched his chin at this time: "If there is any friction, both sides will use fighting to solve the problem."
After all, Shen Mu has seen many times that when the rules of the abyss appear, the rules of the undead are excluded.
When the rules of hell appeared, the rules of the dead were also excluded.
When the rules of the dead are too strong, the rules of hell and the abyss will not appear.
"And then there's the skeleton army heading towards Angang Street, and the skeleton fragments all over the ground when I first entered the subway tunnel."
Shen Mu frowned slightly at this time: "Or maybe it's because the Skeleton Army in the subway tunnel is fighting those hellish demons, so this sound of marching towards the northeast is produced?"
Shen Mu analyzed and thought seriously in deep thought.
In fact, his analysis is close to the truth of the matter.
"Master Shen Mu, do we still need to go down and see what happened?"
At this time, Aileyen held his spear tightly in his hand and turned to look at Shi Shenmu to ask.
And right next to them, Resarit and Bestur also turned their heads to look at Shen Mu.
As long as Shen Mu gave the order, they would immediately pick up the spears in their hands and rush down the stairs in front of them.
And there was an eager look in his eyes.
Including the 110 Holy Tree Knights of the Holy Tree Knights behind him, they also gripped their spears in their hands and looked at Shen Mu with firm eyes and full of fighting spirit.
"unnecessary."
But Shen Mu raised his hand and rejected their offer to fight.
He paused for a moment.
Looking at the stairs leading to the subway platform in front of him, and the darkness and gray fog that solidified half a meter below, Shen Mu said in a deep voice: "It's getting dark now. Our main goal is to get back behind the city wall immediately."
"Go back?" The three generals in front of them and the Holy Tree Knights behind them were a little stunned.
They didn't expect Shen Mu to ask them to go back.
"Hmm." Shen Mu said calmly: "Perhaps these skeleton army did not take the initiative to find us, so there is no need for us to investigate here."
Shen Mu wanted to confirm his guess.
After all, if these skeleton armies were heading northeast, they would really be fighting with the demons from hell.
Then the castle, Xinriwading, that he had built in Sujia Village, would have some buffer space.
There is no need to worry about the revenge of those devils from hell again.
After all, as long as there is a conflict between the Skeleton Legion and the Hell Devils, and the fierce battle takes place in the subway tunnel, it means that the subway tunnel has been blocked, and those Hell Devils will no longer easily pass through the tunnel to the area where he is and attack his castle.
Those devils from hell must first deal with the skeleton army before they can deal with themselves.
Of course Shen Mu didn't understand why the skeleton army would conflict with the devils of hell, but as long as a conflict occurred, he would have a buffer space for something.
Not only can you quickly build your own castle and your own town.
You can also recruit more soldiers to make your own military strength more sufficient.
"That's it."
At this time, Shen Mu also briefly explained his reasons to his three generals. At least he needed to make these three generals understand why he wanted to retreat.
And looking outside, the setting sun that had already fallen into the horizon was struggling, releasing the last dim yellow light.
Shen Mu also spoke up: "If no undead monsters appear here tonight, and no army of hell devils appears here, it means that my guess has been confirmed, and we do have a certain buffer space."
"clear."
Aileyen, Resarit and Bestul nodded with some regret at this time.
All three of them are war-crazy generals.
Quite eager to fight.
But now I have decided to obey Shen Mu's arrangements.
After all, they also understood that the construction of castles and towns was more important.
So after a quick check and finding nothing unusual here, he led all the troops back to the city wall.
'Om! '
And as they had just returned to the city wall.
The Vaegir guerrilla shooters closed the city gates.
Then, right outside, the dim yellow light of the setting sun disappeared completely, and the last bit of sunlight was annihilated in the darkness.
A throbbing sensation at the soul level instantly spread throughout the entire Blue Star world.
it's dark.
“Light bonfires and torches.”
Shen Mu made arrangements at this time.
At the same time, he stood on the city gate, looking at the pitch-black darkness outside, which was like solidified black jelly, with fine gray mist seeping out of it.
He also subconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of the sword.
"It's a pity that within the scope of this castle, the power of the Mount and Blade rules cannot cover a large area around it like it does in Dehrim."
Shen Mu looked at the darkness and gray mist that appeared about two or three meters away from the city wall, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes.
This means that the Mount and Blade rules are still in a relatively weak position in this area.
This also means that the development of the Vikia Castle of New Rivadin still needs to continue to get on the right track.
At least we have to make this castle stronger and stronger.
"After tonight, I need to go back to Dehrim and gather those humans from Blue Star and ask them to quickly provide me with the power of faith."
Now Shen Mu has discovered that the power of faith is a very useful thing. As long as he obtains enough power of faith, he can make his castle and town develop faster.
There are as many as 20,000 to 30,000 Blue Star humans left outside Dehrim, and Shen Mu doesn't want to let them go.
After all, these are machines provided by the power of human faith.
It’s still a very important resource.
It would be bad if he was abducted by some other force while I was away.
After all, Shen Mu now has a little more hostility towards his verbal ally, the Green Leaf Group, which has established a wood elf village in the urban garden wetland of Long City.
This may be the reason why it is a crime to possess a treasure.
It should also be a fundamental conflict of interests where there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
At least for Shen Mu, he needs the power of faith.
Then the Green Leaf Group, which is competing with itself for the Blue Star humans' power of faith and providing machines, is obviously not so friendly.
If you think about it carefully, the verbal agreement between the two parties was also to jointly deal with the Diesel Company, the orc tribe.
Now that the Diesel Company has been destroyed, the Orc Tribe has also been destroyed.
Then there would be no need for a verbal alliance between the two parties.
The relationship of alliances automatically turned into a neutral but hostile one with an essential conflict of interest, a delicate relationship.
The reason why they haven't fallen out yet may be because the Orc tribe has just been destroyed.
And if Shen Mu thinks about it now, he should understand that the Green Leaf Group should definitely be wary of him. After all, his troops directly destroyed the powerful Diesel Company and the Orc Tribe.
For the Green Leaf Group, which is already in a weak position, this should be a huge shock.
(End of this chapter)
