Blue Star Human

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Blue Star Human (蓝星人类)
Species/Race	Human
Affiliation	Blue Star World; many later join Shen Mu's Human Race territory at Dhirim
Occupation/Role	Survivors, temporary workers, Spiritual Realm Commanders, managers, spies, and soldier-commanders
Status	Extant
First Appearance	52

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spiritual Realm Commander / Swadian Recruit template	189	Blue Star Humans judged as General Believers can be enfeoffed through Mount & Blade Rules; they receive rule-powered equipment and military memories.
Swadian Militia	187 227	Zhang Caidong becomes a Tier 2 Swadian Militia with spear, shield, hunting crossbow, and pointed hoe; later enfeoffed commanders and their soldiers qualify for upgrades after gaining combat experience.
Swadian Light Infantry	228	Zhang Caidong advances from Swadian Militia, gaining improved equipment, combat skills, confidence, and prestige.
Swadian Footman	243	High-level Blue Star Human managers, including Zhang Caidong and Sun Zhiru, advance alongside their troops.
Tier 4 template limit	231	Shen Mu intends to cap Blue Star Human soldiers at the Tier 4 standard rather than grant them elite noble-unit lines, retaining the strongest troops under his direct control.

Background

Blue Star Humans are native humans of the Blue Star World. Under the descent of Necromantic Rules, ordinary people without Spiritual Realm Marks or followers are vulnerable to undead monsters, particularly after dark. Survivors shelter in safe houses, carry food, water, and fuel, and often work for stronger factions in exchange for protection and Spiritual Realm food. 141

A Blue Star Human can serve as the commander and “anchor” of Spiritual Realm Creature followers. When such a commander is killed, their followers may lose their anchor and become phantoms that are banished by Blue Star’s rules. 52

Many survivors initially join non-human factions out of necessity. Soul-level frequency resonance with Spiritual Realm Creatures grants them souls, followers, and the ability to resist undead threats, but can gradually alter their appearance, physique, and personality toward the follower race. This prospect is widely disliked by Blue Star Humans who wish to remain human. 141 184

After the Diesel Company falls, tens of thousands of its former Blue Star Human workers enter Dhirim’s sphere of influence. Dhirim’s human inhabitants, stone walls, castle, housing, and rule-powered food make it more psychologically acceptable and materially attractive than the Orc tribe’s tents and harsh conditions. 141

Appearance

Blue Star Humans are readily distinguishable from Spiritual Realm Human Race despite both being human.

• Most have black hair and black pupils and are described as resembling East Asians. 167
• Spiritual Realm Human Race are generally taller, fair-skinned, high-nosed, and have varied hair and eye colors. 167
• Those who undergo resonance with non-human Spiritual Realm followers may gradually take on the follower race’s features. 141 184
• Enfeoffed individuals receive Spiritual Realm Human-style clothing, rule-powered weapons, and armor. 190 202

Society and Conditions

• Survival under Necromantic Rules — Ordinary Blue Star Humans hide in apartments, residential buildings, and other remnants of Blue Star construction, using fire to survive darkness and avoid undead. 141 252
• Spiritual Realm food — Once a person has undergone soul-level resonance, ordinary Blue Star food becomes bland and insubstantial; rule-powered food can nourish the soul and taste normal. 75 184
• Faith production — Blue Star Humans can pray and provide Mental Energy or Power of Faith to a lord. Dhirim’s population is organized into teams for this purpose. 168 179
• Political value — Their intelligence, adaptable thinking, and ability to manage other Blue Star Humans make them useful administrators, commanders, spies, and intermediaries for human factions. 109 172 227
• Rule compatibility — Blue Star Humans may uniquely withstand and absorb rule power because they initially lack souls; native Spiritual Realm beings risk soul destruction if subjected to excessive outside rule power. 249

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual Realm Command

Blue Star Humans who acquire Spiritual Realm Marks or receive enfeoffment can become commanders with followers.

• Can form a superior-subordinate relationship with Spiritual Realm or Mount & Blade followers through a soul anchor or contract. 221
• Can direct followers against undead monsters and use their combat to gain experience and promotion opportunities. 202 222
• Blue Star Human commanders and their followers can reliably deal with low-level undead when equipped with Spiritual Realm rule power. 316

Mount & Blade Enfeoffment

Shen Mu can apply Mount & Blade troop templates to qualified Blue Star Humans.

• Requires sufficient faith and resources; nine General Believers require 90,000 Power of Faith and 9,000 Denars. 189
• The process manifests as a white, eggshell-like data stream that changes the recipient’s body and soul. 189 202
• Recipients gain combat memories and instinctive familiarity with their issued weapons. 187 202
• Standard Centurion enfeoffment grants the Swadian Recruit template and ten Swadian Peasant followers. 234
• Blue Star Human commanders believe the followers are bound to them, but the Mount & Blade soldiers ultimately remain absolutely loyal to Shen Mu. 201 221

Tactical Aptitude

Blue Star Humans are valued for flexible thinking compared with Mount & Blade soldiers.

• Can serve as effective battlefield commanders and organizers. 227
• Their grasp of tactics and unconventional solutions is considered stronger than that of rigidly obedient Mount & Blade soldiers. 201 227
• They can learn quickly from Spiritual Realm legacies and may progress faster than native Spiritual Realm Creatures. 239

Role in Dhirim

Blue Star Humans become a central civilian and auxiliary-command structure in Shen Mu’s territory.

• Former Diesel Company captives provide maps, defenses, routes, and plans for Shen Mu’s assault on the Orc tribe. 130
• Shen Mu rewards cooperating insiders and elevates them into managers after the Diesel Company’s defeat. 135
• Zhang Caidong organizes Blue Star Humans into teams, oversees prayer, and becomes a leading manager in Dhirim. 168 179
• Blue Star Human managers are offered promotions, better followers, equipment, and job changes based on performance. 184
• Enfeoffed commanders patrol Dhirim’s outskirts and lead soldiers against undead to accumulate combat experience. 221 243
• Their prayers become a major source of Power of Faith; Dhirim’s Blue Star Humans eventually provide 40,000 points daily as they become Shallow Believers. 271

Internal Factions

Blue Star Humans do not act as a unified bloc.

• High-level managers — Led by figures such as Zhang Caidong; they gain priority access to advancement and influence. 190 243
• Middle-level managers — Compete with high-level managers for status, enfeoffment quotas, and control over Dhirim’s workforce. 226 259
• Loyalist faction — Middle-level management aligned against the high-level managers during later internal disputes. 268
• Green Leaf Group agents — Embedded spies exploit Blue Star Human identities to pass unnoticed among Dhirim’s management and population. 268
• Ordinary survivors — Many seek safety, housing, rule-powered food, and the chance to remain human rather than transform into demi-humans. 141 187

Relationships

• Shen Mu — Human lord and enfeoffing authority. He uses Blue Star Humans for administration, expansion, camouflage, and Power of Faith, while reserving genuine trust for Mount & Blade soldiers. 135 181 257
• Zhang Caidong — Prominent former Diesel Company worker who becomes Dhirim’s Blue Star Human manager, a Swadian Militia, then Swadian Light Infantry. 168 187 228
• Sun Zhiru — Refugee accepted by Shen Mu; appointed Zhang Caidong’s deputy and later selected for advancement. 182 188 202
• Zhang Bo — Divination Mage and influential Blue Star Human who organizes enfeoffments while secretly manipulating factions and cooperating with the Green Leaf Group. 234 257 268
• Spiritual Realm Creatures — Many Blue Star Humans formerly depended on these creatures as followers, but doing so risks gradual racial transformation through resonance. 141 184
• Mount & Blade Soldiers — Assigned as followers to enfeoffed Blue Star Humans, though their ultimate loyalty remains with Shen Mu. 201 202

Trivia

• Blue Star Humans are described as the “energy core” of Spiritual Realm Lords because their Spiritual Power enables the summoning of buildings, followers, and supplies from the Star Realm. 361
• Their identity is useful for espionage: a Blue Star Human agent can move among Blue Star Human managers without attracting the attention of Spiritual Realm Human Race personnel. 268
• By the time Blue Star World connects with the Star Realm, the Blue Star Human race has gained a meaningful foothold in the Spiritual Realm. 259