A Pleasant Surprise Reward

"Spiritual Realm Mark."

Shen Mu watched as the white crystal floated and slowly rotated, emitting special fluctuations. His originally relaxed face gradually became solemn.

The residual memories of his predecessor were still causing an unpleasant feeling to surge in his heart.

But Shen Mu suddenly chuckled softly.

"It's a pity I'm not the same good-for-nothing as my predecessor, and I don't understand why the me in a parallel world would be like this."

"But at least I know, things are different now."

Then he directly stepped forward, refusing the eager helping hands of the two Swadian Footmen, and entered the Lord's private domain.

Inside, seven farmers holding pitchforks had just searched every corner and room. Seeing the bloodstains on the tips of their pitchforks, it was clear that some Imps or Lesser Imps who hadn't managed to hide in time had met their demise under the farmers' pitchforks.

This included the three Robbers who had just come out of the room, carrying Slaughtering Knives, their faces splattered with blood and bearing ferocious smiles.

However, upon seeing Lord Shen Mu, they quickly put away their ferocious expressions, lowered their Slaughtering Knives, and stood obediently to the side, not daring to speak much.

Of course, Shen Mu didn't blame these soldiers who had fought for him.

Shen Mu was more concerned about the Spiritual Realm Mark before him.

This Scene Core!

"This is it."

Shen Mu walked up to the crystal, slowly extended his hand, his mood slightly excited at this moment.

Because he knew.

No matter what kind of Spiritual Realm Mark it was, as long as he touched this crystal, he would gain a legacy from the Spiritual Realm!

Some were creatures from the Spiritual Realm, some were legacies of Professionals from the Spiritual Realm, some were various treasures from the Spiritual Realm, and some were even buildings or plants belonging to the Spiritual Realm...

Strange and varied, everything was possible!

Because the Spiritual Realm Mark itself was something derived from a fragment of the completely shattered Spiritual Realm Crystal Wall System!

Buzz!

The moment Shen Mu's extended hand finally rested on the crystal, that fluctuation appeared again.

However, in the center of Shen Mu's eyebrows, countless fragmented data streams instantly gathered all these fluctuations, as if a fishing net had been cast out and successfully captured the fish trying to escape!

Buzz!

The white crystal core, covered with dark red, net-like veins, vibrated again at this moment.

Before Shen Mu could react, it was completely absorbed by the white data streams.

It transformed into wisps of pure white light, which were then dragged back to Shen Mu's eyebrows by the data stream that resembled a large net.

Drip!

Only drops of dark red, viscous liquid resembling blood remained. As if they had lost their attachment, they dripped onto the ground, sizzling and emitting black smoke before turning into dried blood clots.

Then, on Shen Mu's retina, new dialogue boxes immediately began to pop up.

Ding! You have absorbed a special rule and extracted the special energy contained within!

You can perform a 'Fantasy Faction Soldier - Character Template Upgrade'.

You have completed a Temporary Mission!

Ding! You have obtained: 'Magic Ball (Map Editor) Usage Permission × 30 minutes'.

Congratulations! You have led your troops to a resounding victory! And obtained 'Silver Tier Treasure Chest' × 1.

Congratulations! Your soldiers can be upgraded!

Dialogue boxes appeared one after another.

"Fantasy Faction Soldier, Character Upgrade Template."

Shen Mu scanned the contents of the dialogue boxes, his eyes immediately fixed on this crucial special phrase.

He sensed the extraordinary nature of this special phrase.

Especially the special words 'Fantasy Faction Soldier' within it, which made Shen Mu raise his eyebrows slightly:

"Could it be that the character template upgrade rewarded this time is no longer limited to the upgrade of conventional Kingdom Faction soldiers like ordinary Swadian Footmen or Swadian Heavy Cavalry, but has been replaced with a soldier template upgrade from a fantasy-type MOD!?"

This was truly a surprise for Shen Mu.

Buzz!

Just as Shen Mu was surprised, he felt a shaking sensation under his feet, as if there was an earthquake.

"What's going on?" Shen Mu came back to his senses, only to find that cracks immediately appeared on the surrounding walls with this shaking. Within them, a deep darkness filled the space, and looking at it felt as if even one's soul would be sucked in.

"Earthquake! Protect Lord Shen Mu and leave quickly! This Castle is about to collapse! Go!"

However, the faces of the two Swadian Footmen who were still guarding Shen Mu immediately changed drastically.

They sensed the danger.

At this moment, they didn't care about the difference in status between them and Shen Mu. They directly grabbed Shen Mu's arm and rushed towards the spiral staircase they had come from, quickly running downstairs.

Protecting the life and safety of the important figure, Shen Mu, was the supreme will in the hearts of these Mount & Blade Soldiers!

Arriving at the castle hall, the shaking became more intense.

More cracks also appeared.

"Go!"

The Mount & Blade Soldiers who were originally still searching for the remaining demons now all returned to the corridor outside the security door.

Then they saw the two Swadian Footmen, each supporting one of Shen Mu's arms, also sprinting back into the corridor.

At this moment in the castle, within this Spiritual Realm Scene, whether it was the walls or the ground, increasingly large cracks and openings appeared in the violent shaking, and a large number of stones and wood materials rumbled and disintegrated, smashing onto the ground, making the cracks even larger.

This also made the deep darkness within the cracks increasingly obvious.

Carrying an eternal darkness that could suck away one's soul at a glance, it infiltrated the rapidly disintegrating castle through the cracks, baring its fangs and claws.

And when the last Robber jumped into the corridor, the soul-shaking darkness immediately enveloped the entire castle.

Buzz!

Only a special fluctuation containing the power of space-time flashed, as if a small light burst forth in this darkness.

When everyone in the corridor who was still staring blankly at this side subconsciously closed and then opened their eyes.

The light disappeared.

Even the darkness inside the security door disappeared with it.

Including that castle.

Or rather, the Spiritual Realm Scene inside this security door completely disappeared from Blue Star along with that light.

"This... that... the castle is gone?"

"It turned back into a room..."

The faces of the few Swadian Footmen near Room 4070 showed surprised expressions.

Because after they blinked, what appeared before their eyes was no longer the relatively empty castle hall full of monster corpses.

Instead, it was a small apartment suite, no different from any other ordinary room!

"The Spiritual Realm Scene shattered in the space-time turbulence due to the disappearance of the Scene Core."

Shen Mu was quite clear about what was happening.

He slowly closed his eyes.

In his mind, the four rewards from completing this mission were still floating.

Character Template upgrade.

Magic Ball usage permission.

A Silver Tier Treasure Chest.

And the soldiers who could be upgraded after the battle ended!

"The harvest is pretty good."

The corner of Shen Mu's mouth slightly curved.

The harvest this time was indeed good.

"Let's go back." Shen Mu inserted the Germanic Sword in his hand back into the sheath at his waist and led the team back to the Stronghold Main House.

"Lord Shen Mu!"

At this time, the ten Lake Rats Veteran Thugs stationed in the Elevator Room responsible for guarding were still standing there straight on guard.

Seeing Shen Mu approach, they also clasped their hands to their chests and bowed in salute.

"Mm." Shen Mu nodded. "Did you see anything unusual?"

"No."

The ten Lake Rats Veteran Thugs answered seriously.

But at this moment, one Lake Rats Veteran Thug still reported, "Lord Shen Mu, Miss Liu Na from the fifth floor, and her Halfling Elder Polo, came about 20 minutes ago and wanted to meet with you, but we blocked them and said you were working and would actively seek them out after you finished working."

"Liu Na and her Halfling?" Shen Mu was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted. "It should be related to last night's battle."

The commotion last night was so big that this apartment must have noticed something.

As an ally.

Even if it was just a nominal ally, a collaborator with no real vested interests, it was reasonable for Liu Na to come and check.

However, Shen Mu's alliance with Liu Na was also just to complete the mission. Anyway, he currently had no need for her help or her Halflings, even though he knew Liu Na was a Druid, so their relationship had always been lukewarm.

"Mm, I understand." Shen Mu still turned and returned to the Stronghold Main House, not arranging a meeting directly.

Now, what was more important to Shen Mu was to quickly complete the building deployment and use the Magic Ball Map Editor with the rewards he had just obtained, to complete the transformation of the entire Seventh Floor Apartment!

Because in Shen Mu's mind, there was still something vaguely added.

When Shen Mu closed his eyes.

He could sense in the ethereal realm that in the tiny, fixed space between the Spiritual Realm and Blue Star, countless large stones and neatly cut lumber could be summoned by him at any time, descending upon Blue Star.

They would then assemble into a not-so-small, stone-built main body of a small castle!

"Because the Spiritual Realm Mark I obtained is a Spiritual Realm Mark that can summon an entire Human Race castle!"

Shen Mu's lips curved slightly.

Sitting on the high-backed chair, Shen Mu's thoughts instantly connected with the system.

Buzz!

The rules from the Mount & Blade System instantly descended.

Once again, Shen Mu was put into a third-person perspective state.