A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

"Just how many secrets are still hidden within the castle area by this Shen Mu, this Deherim?!"

Zhang Bo was truly shocked.

He originally thought that possessing a town and a castle was already a considerable power in this doomsday era ravaged by necromantic rules and undead monsters.

But he never imagined that when he entered the castle area, which Shen Mu had always kept hidden, designated as a forbidden zone, and off-limits to any Blue Star humans, a territory belonging only to himself...

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The things he discovered far exceeded his expectations, directly impacting his spirit.

Indeed, for Zhang Bo, this was a spiritual shock.

From the mage tower to the mage team, and then the magical plants inside, it was simply unimaginable and extremely shocking!

You must know that these things are no longer ordinary items; they are extraordinary treasures even in the Wood Elf plane, belonging to the level of foundational resources.

Yet now, he was seeing them in Shen Mu's Deherim castle.

Zhang Bo even had a spiritual suspicion that there were more hidden things within this castle area that he had not yet discovered and seen.

Therefore, at this moment, Zhang Bo looked at the faintly glowing magical plants above the channel flowing with clear freshwater, and he was completely stunned on the spot.

It was as if even his mind had been captivated.

"Magister Zhang Bo, now is not the time to be daydreaming. If possible, I would like to ask you to pay attention."

Just then, the Holy Tree Knight who led him in coughed lightly, signaling him to quickly return to normal: "Next, I will take you to the library of the Holy Light Torch Tower of the Holy White Council. Next, you will have to comprehend the power of magic yourself."

"Ah, yes, I apologize." Zhang Bo was immediately awakened by the Holy Tree Knight's reminder. He withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and resumed his humble appearance: "The castle area is truly too shocking. I really didn't expect Lord Shen Mu to possess such resources. It makes me admire Lord Shen Mu even more."

"Lord Shen Mu is inherently a respectable and great figure." The Holy Tree Knight smiled, quite pleased with Zhang Bo's praise of Shen Mu.

After all, slandering himself was an extremely infuriating matter in his heart, but slandering Shen Mu meant he would definitely draw his sword and defend Shen Mu's dignity with his life. This was the absolute loyalty from the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

And someone praising Shen Mu was equivalent to praising himself, which was also a positive feedback brought about by absolute loyalty, so he was very satisfied with Zhang Bo's words.

"As expected, these human soldiers have a high degree of loyalty to Shen Mu. As long as I praise Shen Mu, it's the same as praising them." Zhang Bo also saw the smile on the Holy Tree Knight's face at this time, and he was thoughtful.

At the same time, he also thought of the verbal conflicts and disdainful expressions he had seen earlier between these Holy Tree Knights and those tall, burly Lake Rat Scavengers who gave him the impression of pig-headed men.

He also thought of some possible discords between the two sides, which were in fact a phenomenon of outward harmony but inner discord due to Shen Mu's presence.

Thinking about it, it made sense. It was because of Shen Mu, the existence they considered to be quite great, that they could unite.

That was why they could face the enemies outside together.

But if you think about it further, if Shen Mu disappeared and was successfully beheaded by them, the consequence would be a lack of leadership, and then these Lake Rat Scavengers and Holy Tree Knights would definitely start to have greater conflicts, even armed conflicts, because they lost the core of unified cohesion.

This was also a point that Zhang Bo needed to pay attention to.

After all, although beheading Shen Mu and killing Shen Mu would cause the human forces to lose their anchor point in the Blue Star world and be repelled back into the Star Realm...

But this process would take some time.

If those remaining human soldiers became extremely angry or hysterical with revenge because they were going back to the Star Realm, it would definitely pose a great threat to those Wood Elf soldiers.

If they continued to sow discord at that time, it would not be impossible for these human soldiers to kill each other.

Therefore, in this short moment, Zhang Bo thought of many things.

"Alright, Lord James already knows about Magister Zhang Bo's arrival, so please, Magister Zhang Bo, go to the library on the second floor to meet Lord James."

Just then, the Lake Rat Scavenger who had gone up to report on the second-floor ramp walked down quickly. His burly body carried a powerful pressure, and his slightly red eyes swept over Zhang Bo as he said in a deep voice, "Remember, you must also maintain respect for Lord James. Although Lord Shen Mu has allowed you to stay here for 4 hours, Lord James is in charge of this Holy Light Torch Tower, and you are just an intern who has come to listen and observe."

"I understand. I will be very quiet and not disturb Lord James." Zhang Bo quickly placed his hand on his chest at this time and bowed respectfully in response.

"Well, very good, follow me." The Lake Rat Scavenger nodded and then looked at the Holy Tree Knight, speaking casually: "There's nothing more for you to do here, Knight. Next, I will lead Magister Zhang Bo to see Lord James."

"Hmph." The Holy Tree Knight did not answer at all, just snorted coldly, turned around and walked in the direction he had come from, not wanting to have any contact with this arrogant and conceited fellow who had evolved from a lawless thug.

Or rather, the Holy Tree Knights looked down on the Lake Rat Scavengers as a group.

The Lake Rat Scavengers were also quite dissatisfied with these haughty knights.

He also spat hard to the side.

Then he reached out and beckoned Zhang Bo to walk towards the library.

Zhang Bo followed obediently behind, looking at the Torch Tower built entirely of white marble, and subconsciously reached out and placed his hand on the marble railing of the ramp, feeling the slight warmth in it, and his eyes flickered with shock: "It's truly terrifying and unbelievable. This building is flowing with magical fluctuations throughout, and it's also flowing with the power of light. The light energy inside is really too abundant. Even the light item given to me in the Wood Elf plane doesn't have such a huge power of light."

This was Zhang Bo's empathy in action.

After all, he was a divination-type mage, and his sensitivity to energy fluctuations was exceptionally precise.

As his foot stepped onto the marble staircase of the Torch Tower, he could feel streams of light energy entering his body from his feet and the hand he placed on the railing.

It brought an extremely warm sensation, making him feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

This was the blessing of the power of light.

He then followed the Lake Rat Gang saboteur to the entrance of the library, and upon arriving, he felt an even more concentrated magical fluctuation permeating the air, causing him to gulp.

“What exactly is going on here?” Zhang Bo thought, his heart filled with shock, because he discovered that the magical fluctuations within this library were several times more intense than what he had felt outside.

He even saw bundles of magic scrolls placed on the walls of the library, his eyes revealing extreme astonishment.

The subtle magical fluctuations emanating from those magic scrolls were precisely the reason why the magical energy within this library was so concentrated.

But it was just an ordinary library; the countless magic scrolls placed on the shelves brought about a loosening of his stagnant level as soon as he entered.

Just by looking at the magic scrolls in the library and the dense magical fluctuations, Zhang Bo could imagine that if he immersed himself in studying his inherited divination-type mage knowledge, he would definitely find an opportunity to advance within this library, a chance to improve his Spirit Realm mage level.

However, Zhang Bo did not dwell in this shock; instead, he turned his head to look at the young people in robes sitting on chairs, each holding a quill and parchment, writing something and occasionally exchanging ideas.

They all looked like mages.

Without exception, they were engrossed in their work!

They seemed to be young mages who hadn't been researching magic for very long.

But the fact that there were ten young mages here already surprised Zhang Bo considerably; after all, in his understanding, it was debatable whether there were even ten people in the entire Balihe Street who had received a spellcaster inheritance.

Now, within Shen Mu's castle district, there was actually a mage team composed of ten young mages.

How could that not surprise him?

Furthermore, there was also an older man, clearly in his forties, holding a staff and obviously the leader, standing in front of the wall, which was covered in magical patterns formed by magical light spots.

It was clear that those magical light spots collectively formed a magic array that directly connected to the Torch Tower above.

This level of magic and profound knowledge was not even present in Zhang Bo's divination-type mage inheritance.

It was clearly a more advanced magic inheritance.

At least for Zhang Bo, it was a far more advanced inheritance than his own.

“Sir James, this mage named Zhang Bo has been brought here; he is a divination-type mage recommended by Sir Shen Mu. If there are any magical knowledge points that need to be discussed, you can communicate with him directly.” The Lake Rat Gang member said.

“Okay, thank you, you’ve worked hard.” James turned around from the magic array and looked at Zhang Bo, who was standing next to the Lake Rat Gang saboteur.

At this moment, the Aedengard zealots who had been studying the magical structure also looked up curiously at Zhang Bo, who had arrived at the library.

“You're welcome; if there is anything, you can call us at any time.” The Lake Rat Gang saboteur nodded, said nothing more, gave James a salute, and then turned to leave the library.

As an outlaw from the Great Swamp, he was not accustomed to staying too long in this library full of culture and knowledge.

He preferred the free and fresh air outside.

In the eyes of the Lake Rat Gang members, every breath in this library full of knowledge and culture felt like absolute restraint.

It was all in their nature; there was nothing to be done about it.

Of course, James understood this as well, and he nodded to Zhang Bo and said, “I already know about you; you can do anything you want in the Holy Light Torch Tower's library. You can also discuss some magical structures with us, or what you understand about magic. We welcome all of this, but you cannot leave the second-floor library unless you plan to leave the castle district.”

“I understand, respected Mr. James.” Zhang Bo nodded, then looked at the library that was clearly filled with knowledge and mage inheritance, his face also showing an excited expression: “I don't know much about spellcaster knowledge; I have only obtained some superficial mage inheritance from the Spirit Realm. The spells I possess are only tricks used to distinguish camps and good from evil among divination-type mages. I don't know if they will be useful, but I am willing to share the magical structure and the mysteries of the inheritance for exchange.”

“Very good; we are also willing to exchange the magical knowledge we have mastered.” James smiled, and also expressed goodwill towards Zhang Bo's generosity.

Although he also understood that the mages from the Mount \u0026 Blade world actually possessed some extraordinary powers under the Mount \u0026 Blade rules.

But since their extraordinary powers could be used in the Blue Star world, and were similar to the Spirit Realm's extraordinary powers, it meant that both sides had common ground.

Since there was common ground, it meant that knowledge was interconnected.

Just like electrical energy and lightning are of the same nature.

Even hydroelectricity, thermal power, and nuclear power in electrical energy all produce electricity, and the result is the same, which means that they are the same in essence.

Understanding each other's magical structures might bring new ideas, which is really good.

But for Zhang Bo, now that he had come to this Holy White Council's Torch Tower and saw these mage teams, he felt even more yearning in his heart.

He was a little tired of his little sprite.

How wonderful would it be if he could establish a better connection with these human mages and become the commander of these human mages.

How wonderful would it be if these human mages, such as these ten young human mages, became his followers. (End of chapter)