Probably because Benjamin had not been pretending to be a beggar for a long time, the mages turned their heads but did not recognize Benjamin.
"Sorry, we are also very poor and have no money to give you."
Hearing this, Benjamin shook his head helplessly. He wiped the mud off his face, looked at the five people again, and whispered: "It's me, Benjamin, you can't even recognize me?"
At this time, the five people recognized Benjamin, and some of them covered their mouths in surprise and almost shouted.
Benjamin had no choice but to quickly make a silent gesture to stop them from making a fuss.
"Ben, Teacher Benjamin." Joanna lowered her voice, "Why are you here? Were you brought in by those soldiers? They also said that the queen was ordering the arrest of the mage. What is going on?"
Benjamin replied: "I'm here to find you. Where are the others? Where have they gone?"
Hearing this, the five people looked at each other, but did not give a satisfactory answer.
"At that time, we were still in the tavern asking for information." Flender's expression was even confused. "As a result, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed out and said they wanted to hunt down the mage, so they all rushed us here. We didn't dare to reveal our identities, so we didn't resist. However, everyone went separately to find out the information, and we don't know what happened to the others."
That's it...
After hearing this, Benjamin sighed helplessly.
Although I don’t know the situation of the others, since they are not in the prison and not in this square, it means that they are very smart and found a way to hide when the soldiers appeared.
He could only comfort himself like this.
"Teacher Benjamin, what happened?" Frank asked immediately, "Isn't there no church here? Why did you suddenly start arresting mages again?"
Hearing this, Benjamin shook his head and gave a bitter laugh.
Because he could not be heard by the people around him, after getting closer, he began to whisper to the five people about the coup. After hearing that the church had taken control of Regina, the five people's expressions were as if they had fallen into a pit, with completely unacceptable expressions on their faces.
As for why it can’t be accepted…
Old nightmares come back again.
Benjamin understood their feelings.
Damn it, I worked so hard to come abroad, but the church still wants to get involved here and cause trouble. Are you going to let others live this day
Because of this, the five people quickly came to a conclusion.
"Teacher Benjamin, we can't let them succeed!" Joanna said angrily.
Although it feels like nosy, but...
Benjamin nodded in agreement.
As the only mages in the entire Regina who have not been imprisoned, they cannot sit idly by. So what if I get into trouble? If the church continues to be arrogant, will there be any place for them in this world
Therefore, they have to mind their own business.
"Those mages from the Mages Guild are now imprisoned in the Forbidden Demon Prison. As long as they can be rescued and realize that it is the Queen's will forged by the church, they should be able to solve the rest of the trouble on their own." I thought about it. Thinking about it, Benjamin let the five people lean together again and said softly.
All five people had no objections and nodded.
"But... Teacher Benjamin." Suddenly, Frank showed a worried expression and said, "We are trapped here and it seems we can't get out. There are many knights wearing enchanted armor around the square. If we take action here, we will Let’s bring people from the church here.”
Hearing this, Benjamin also fell into silence.
yes…
Gotta think of something.
Looking around, in addition to homeless and beggars, the people trapped in this square are actually many local residents or visitors from out of town, who were thrown in for some reason. There is no doubt that they will not be willing to be trapped all the time. With so many people stuck here, the higher ups will definitely have to deal with it.
Benjamin estimated that in another hour or two, there would be an order to release them after a general inspection.
Of course, he couldn't guess what the church people planned. Letting go is a possibility, and killing them all on the spot, making today a bloody and tragic moment in the history of Icol, is not impossible.
If you really want to talk about it, the topography of the square... is actually somewhat similar to a pit. The soldiers gathered around the steps leading out of the square, and they were like the pigs trapped lower down.
The more Benjamin thought about it, the creepier he felt.
In fact, as far as the church is concerned, these people in Regina are just a bunch of heretics who deserve to go to hell, aren't they? They would not show any mercy to the infidels. Therefore, they may not be unable to do things like entrapment or massacre.
The current situation was not long after the coup took place, and the church was still trying to completely control Regina and hunt down the mages in the city. However, when the raids are completed and the church takes complete control of government officials and eliminates doubts in the army, what will they do
At this moment, Benjamin suddenly realized that they were at a turning point in history.
Any small thing that happens today may change the fate of countless people and push this country onto a completely different trajectory.
A sense of urgency came over me.
Time was precious and they had to act quickly.
Thinking this, Benjamin took a deep breath. Suddenly, he made a gesture to the five people and said something in their ears in turn. After listening, the five people nodded, turned around, and blended into the crowd from different directions.
After ordering the five people, Benjamin himself, with a resolute look on his face, stepped forward and disappeared into the crowd in the other direction.
In the already chaotic crowd, no one noticed the six suspicious people who were trying to strike up conversations with each other.
"Hey, did you hear that? These people plan to keep us locked up here and won't even give us food!"
"No way, didn't they say that the Magistrates' Guild had rebelled? What does this have to do with us? Why does Her Majesty the Queen do this to us?"
"I don't know either. I just heard what others told me. Otherwise, why don't you ask others to ask?"
“…”
"Brothers, Her Majesty the Queen plans for us all to starve to death here!"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Those soldiers drove us beggars here, how could they not prepare food for us? I don't believe it."
"It's true. You go to the square and ask around. The rich people are also talking about this. You said that we, a group of beggars, have been living on the streets for so many years without starving to death, and now we are going to starve to death in this damn place. No, we are not unjust!"
"No, I have to go over and ask."
“…”
The originally noisy square suddenly became filled with countless rumors. Those fabricated words were like ink dripping into water, spreading out quickly, and soon dyed a vat of clear water pitch black.
The gang was trapped here, basking in the approaching noon sun, already dissatisfied. Combined with the fact that they don’t understand the situation, their fear is magnified by their ignorance. As a result, under the instigation of the Benjamin Six, fear turned into despair and anger.
Not to mention, they must have disliked the group of soldiers beside them.
Catalyzed by various rumors, it didn't take long for people to come to the edge of the square, face the guarding soldiers and knights, and want to leave. And there is no need to ask about the result. The soldiers are still the same as before, threatening people with force and trying to block people back.
However, people who think they are about to starve to death cannot be stopped by just using force.
"Go away! I want to go home!"
"Okay... you hit me again! Try hitting me again! Do you really think we dare not touch you?"
"Let me out! No, I don't want to die here!"
Finally, under the gaze of thousands of people in the square, the soldier impatiently drew his sword and penetrated the opponent's chest with one sword. Blood flew under the bright sun in the clear sky and into the hearts of everyone present.
Everyone stared at the soldier.
"Shameless guys, you saw it. If you still dare to come, this is your fate." The soldier was completely unaware. He stood on a high place and pulled his sword back with a curse, as if he thought he was shocked by his cruel actions. Other mobs.
And from a certain perspective, he really "shocked" everyone.
The originally noisy square suddenly became as quiet as a cemetery on a winter night. No one spoke, no one even made a sound. They were eerily quiet, just watching quietly, watching the soldier high up on the steps at the edge of the square.
Perhaps the silence was too "loud", and the soldiers and knights began to realize that something was wrong and cast doubtful glances at them.
"What happened to these people? Did they take gunpowder?"
And among the silent crowd…
Silence always has an end.
Suddenly, an unknown person rushed out and rushed towards the soldier with his sword drawn. His almost crazy voice sounded like flesh and blood being torn apart.
"Fuck it! I'll fight you!"
It was like throwing a fire in the autumn forest, the first tree was ignited, and in a blink of an eye, the entire forest was ablaze. The fire soared into the sky with a fierce and fearless momentum. No matter what color the sky was, it was still going to burn red.