In the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Hori, further east from the Valley of the Broken Army, separated by the Crusader Gate, there once existed a very powerful empire.
While the Empire still existed, relations with the Kingdom had been tense. The kingdom also fought many wars with the empire for reasons of religious conquest. The church hoped to spread their faith further afield, while the empire strictly guarded the church, fearing that the royal power would fall into the abyss of theocracy.
More than ten years ago, there were still constant frictions between the two countries. In order to cope with this situation, the kingdom even launched a large-scale war education popularization. The previous "simulated war game" also came from this.
However, this confrontation did not last. One night eight years ago, a sudden change occurred, and the king of the empire died suddenly and suddenly. Following this, the empire fell into chaos.
The king has three children: two princes and a princess. Soon, the two princes started a battle for the throne, and the empire was also in turmoil. However, just as the two princes were fighting fiercely, the silent princess suddenly stood up, led an army to occupy a large area of territory in the west of the empire, and proclaimed herself king.
For a time, the whole country was shocked. When the two princes saw this, they were not to be outdone. They stationed troops in the south and north of the empire and declared themselves kings. Since then, the powerful empire has been divided into three parts and has never regained its former glory.
The empire was divided into three countries: Freeden, Ikol, and Carites.
When he saw the line of words on the envelope, Benjamin's mind reflected on the history that the system had made up for him.
His Majesty the King of Caretes personally...
If he remembered correctly, Karist was a country established by the great prince after he occupied the northern part of the empire. As for His Majesty the King of Carites, he could only be talking about the eldest prince who suffered the most in the power struggle.
Although the empire was divided into three, their attitudes towards the church were still quite consistent. Although the church has been trying to use gentle methods to infiltrate missionary work over the years, the progress of missionary work is still very slow because of the extremely firm attitude of these three countries - especially Ikol, which was founded by the princess and borders the kingdom.
Therefore, it is not wrong to refer to these three countries as enemy countries.
Thinking this way, he looked at the letter in his hand again.
A priest who was valued by the church wrote a letter to the king of an enemy country...
At that moment, Benjamin felt like he was exposed to a huge conspiracy.
If this happened to someone else, they might be deep in thought, frowning, or even hesitant to open the envelope for fear of implicating themselves. However, this letter fell into Benjamin's hands...
He suddenly became excited.
It’s so fun, let’s add him!
So he opened the envelope with excitement.
I took out the letter paper and looked at it. Oh, it's quite long. There was no way, no matter how excited he was, he had to see clearly what was written in the letter. Therefore, Benjamin could only take a deep breath, calm down, and start reading the content of the letter.
Although it was almost dusk now, luckily it wasn't dark and it wouldn't hurt his eyes too much.
It took him about ten minutes to read the letter very carefully.
After reading, he put down the letter and couldn't help but sigh. The excitement just now disappeared.
Originally, he thought that what this letter showed would be the pastor's tendency to betray the church and his determination to surrender to the enemy country. These would certainly make Benjamin, a mage, feel gloating about his misfortune. However, what he didn't expect was that it was the king of Carites who wanted to surrender.
Carites is ready to obediently fall into the arms of the church!
How did Benjamin figure it out
Because most of this letter talks about the details of the coronation ceremony. It says how the pope will crown the king, and how the king should be loyal to God. The fact that it has been implemented to this extent shows that the secret alliance between Carrites and the church has been going on for some time.
No matter which country it is placed in, this is definitely breaking news.
It is said that a few months ago, Carrites publicly hanged a priest who tried to preach as a sign of disdain for the church. Unexpectedly, behind the scenes, they had already hooked up with the church.
This play is really well done.
Benjamin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This incident was explosive enough, but in the letter, the church also wrote about something even more explosive—their promise to Carites.
The letter said that the church would send troops to attack Ikol and Freeden. If Carites suddenly rebelled at that time and defeated the other two countries, the church would give the territories of the two countries to the eldest prince and let him regain control of the country. Unify the empire and become a true king.
It is indeed a big conspiracy.
Benjamin also learned why Carrites wanted to surrender to the church.
No matter in which world, eldest son inheritance has always been the mainstream, but as the eldest son of the old king of the empire, His Royal Highness the Prince did not get his wish. Benjamin didn't understand their situation at that time, but if the second son could compete with the eldest son for the throne, he would definitely be more powerful than the eldest son.
Having a powerful younger brother is enough for him. However, their sister is obviously more powerful. Being able to quietly draw out an army, seize the opportunity, and dominate the largest territory in the empire, this princess's mind is definitely far ahead of the two princes.
Being oppressed by his younger brothers and sisters, and having the territory that originally belonged to him taken away from him, and falling into such an embarrassing situation, it is no wonder that the eldest prince would choose to bow to the church.
Obviously, this resentment is no longer something ordinary people can estimate.
but…
To be honest, after reading this letter, Benjamin felt that what the church had given was just a blank check.
If the church really sent troops and defeated two countries, would it still need to return the territory to the eldest prince? Without the constraints of those two countries on the church, how long can Carites maintain its independence from the church
Moreover, looking at the current situation of the church, do they really have the time to send troops to fight? Even if they want to send troops, they have to wait until the church takes care of the kingdom's nobles.
I guess this will happen a long time ago.
If the eldest prince pinned all his hopes on the church, he would probably be disappointed.
After reading the letter, Benjamin thought for a while, then tore the letter into pieces and buried them all. To be honest, this kind of transaction between countries is indeed not something he can participate in now. If he showed even the slightest sign of knowing the inside story, his situation would become very dangerous.
Nor was he prepared to alert the Queen of Ikol and the King of Freeden. First of all, it's too risky and you could easily expose yourself. Secondly, what would happen even if he reminded me? Will people believe the words of a dandy from another country? It would be good if he was not suspected of being a spy.
And, most troublingly, the church soon discovered that the letters were missing. With such a major secret being leaked, there is no doubt that the church will search for him at all costs, even possibly imposing martial law throughout the city. That energy is definitely much more caring than looking for Michelle.
If he was a member of the church, he would never let this kind of news get out.
Thinking about it this way, even if Benjamin was sure that he had no flaws, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
It seems that I really dug a big hole out of it!
Originally, he thought the prison ruins were quite safe, but now, he suddenly felt a little bad again. What if the church members discover the secret passage and follow it to find it
If they find out that the letter is missing, they will definitely start searching frantically, and there is no guarantee that they will not find the secret passage.
It’s not advisable to stay here for a long time!
Thinking like this, he immediately realized something was wrong, stood up, and quickly dealt with the traces of his stay here. Then, he hurriedly left the prison site.