Although he had a name that seemed ambitious, Benjamin's original purpose was simple - to let all the mages in Freden see clearly the face of the Mages and Freemasons.
Mages must realize that the current environment is not as free as they think.
In order to ensure circulation, Benjamin knew exactly what to write in this "Declaration of Free Magic". Spells, potion recipes, meditation rules... He had to write these attractive things in, mixed with the ideas they needed to spread, in order to make this booklet popular.
In the mage circle, this precious magical knowledge is kept by everyone and is generally not taught to anyone except students. Therefore, by doing this, Benjamin sacrificed part of his private property and challenged the current structure of the entire magic circle.
-When these things are no longer monopolized, perhaps mages can gain true freedom.
He also knew that doing this would definitely arouse the resentment of some monopoly bosses in the industry.
Therefore, he needs more help.
This afternoon.
On the outskirts of Riley City, outside the door of the villa belonging to Master Finch.
Several knocks on the door suddenly rang out, causing the servant who couldn't help but doze inside the door to wake up. He was so excited that he quickly stepped forward and opened the door, but there was no one outside.
Suddenly, he frowned.
"Why...did I hear it wrong?"
Just when the servant was about to turn around, he suddenly found a letter on the carpet at the door.
He picked up the letter.
"Mer Finch personally initiated, from... B·R?"
He squinted and read the words on the envelope.
Then, the expression on the servant's face became more confused. He couldn't help but look outside, trying to find out who had left the letter. As a result, it was very quiet and empty outside, not even a shadow.
At that moment, he wondered if it was a prank and wanted to throw the letter away, but this strange scene forced him to think carefully.
"Forget it... just show it to the adults. The adults won't look at it anyway."
The servant shrugged, muttering to himself and closing the door. He took the letter, turned around and went up the stairs, and finally came to the door of Master Finch's room and knocked gently.
"Is something wrong?" Master Finch's voice came from inside.
"Sir... Well, a letter suddenly appeared outside the gate, indicating that it was addressed to you." The servant looked at the words on the envelope again and added, "Which B.R. did it come from?"
"What is it?" Master Finch's voice sounded very confused, but he still said, "Forget it, just leave it here for now."
"Okay." Upon hearing this, the servant respectfully opened the door and entered.
Master Finch was sitting at the table with thick account books stacked on it, obviously working. Seeing this, the servant found a corner place on the table, put the letter down, bowed and left.
Master Finch, on the other hand, just nodded throughout the whole process without even raising his eyes. He was focused on the account book in his hand, not to mention the letter on the corner of the table that was about to fall to the ground.
I don’t know how long it took...
Finch put down the account book in his hand, stretched, and rubbed his sore eyes. At this moment, he suddenly noticed the letter just now - at this moment, the white envelope fell on the red carpet, looking particularly conspicuous.
He picked it up subconsciously.
"B·R..." He read the small print on the envelope, while shaking his head and smiling helplessly, probably thinking that this was another strange prank.
However, at that moment, something seemed to flash through his mind.
"B·R…Benjamin Reese?"
Suddenly, his expression changed, he put away the relaxed smile on his face, sat upright in the chair, and became serious again.
With a somewhat puzzled expression, he opened the envelope and began to read the contents. However, after just watching for a while, his eyes became more and more stunned. Halfway through, he even stopped and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Your Majesty... Aldrich... how could..."
Five minutes later, after reading the letter, he immediately stood up from the chair and planned to go out to find Benjamin to ask about the situation. However, when he reached the door, he stopped again, clenched his fists and considered it carefully, and finally resisted the urge.
"Freden... something big is going to happen."
He sighed and muttered to himself.
At the same time, Master Finch was deeply entangled in his heart.
Time entered the night, and in a remote corner of Riley City, in an abandoned warehouse, there were also one hundred and fifty-three mages, struggling like him.
"Really, really..."
The one hundred and fifty mages who had just passed the interview not long ago, as well as the three guys who came out of the Mages and Freemasons to defect to Benjamin, were all standing together at this moment, with shock and confusion mixed on their faces, and chaotic discussions came from among them. spread out.
Just now, Benjamin called them over and announced incredible news to them.
"The Church is behind the Master Freemasonry. Is this true?"
"Lord Aldrich... obeyed the orders of the church and killed His Majesty the King... Why hasn't there been any news about this kind of thing yet?"
"The Mage Freemasonry has been secretly searching for all mages involved in magic items. In other words, we are also in danger now?"
"Oh my god, how could this happen..."
Regardless, the news was too shocking for them. Most of them are mages born and raised in Freden. They have not traveled far, and have not even left the Riley City area. In terms of acceptance ability, they are definitely not as good as the mages who escaped from Horli Kingdom with Benjamin.
So, after Benjamin told them what happened, the crowd was in an uproar. Some mages also showed a little fear on their faces.
The church might be full of spies in Freeden, which Benjamin had mentioned to them before. In their hearts, they also have the desire to make some contribution to the resistance church. However, everything in front of me still happened too suddenly.
Last week, they were still trying to complete their probationary period. But a week later, Benjamin called them together without warning and told them that the world has changed, your home is no longer your home, and everyone may be in danger.
They really can't digest it.
At the front of the crowd, Benjamin looked at the more than a hundred tangled mages and sighed secretly in his heart.
Sure enough it's not that easy...
More than a hundred mages are certainly a powerful force, but it is too difficult to combine them in such a hurry.
Moreover, what Benjamin asked them to do was almost tantamount to rebellion, and even their lives might be involved. Even if this group of people is passionate, but they have never been to the Hori Kingdom and have never truly felt the terrible oppression, everyone will hesitate.
However, Benjamin was not disappointed.
Even if these people give up following him, it may not be without help to him.
At least the news can get out through them.
Behind the Freemasonry is the church, and the king was killed by Aldrich... The latter is true, but in a public opinion war, the key is to seize the opportunity. Aldrich was still trying his best to prevent the news from leaking, and Benjamin slapped a big hat on him with his backhand. If you wait until the other party reacts and then refute, you will already be at a disadvantage.
In fact, when Benjamin left the palace, he was trying his best to blame Aldrich for the king's death. He has also ordered "Crow" and several mercenaries stationed in other places to start spreading these related rumors quietly.
Thinking of this, Benjamin sneered in his heart.
After some time, when the rumors become rampant and become a force that cannot be ignored, Aldrich will regret his decision to conceal the news of his death.
As for these people in front of me...
"Everyone, I know this news is difficult for you to accept." When the discussion died down, Benjamin spoke with a solemn expression, "This matter is very important, and I will not force you to do anything. After today, you will treat it as quitting me. power. And the so-called power that people call me will no longer exist."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other with surprised expressions again, but they were so speechless that they didn't know what to say.
Benjamin was silent for a moment, sighed, and continued:
"You are standing here. You are all people with great potential. You may become very great mages in the future. I don't want to involve you. But just wait and see. In a few days, there will definitely be news from the capital. . They may say that His Majesty is ill, or they may blame His Majesty's death on me. By then, I believe you will all understand whether what I said is true or false."
"And when that time comes, if you decide to do something and don't want those sanctimonious villains to destroy this only home, you can come back to me."
"I will still be here at this time five days later. If you are willing to join, come quietly at night five days later. However, I must warn you in advance. From now on, we may live a wandering life, facing all kinds of problems. There are all kinds of dangers. Many people will die, or it may be a dead end. We will not succeed at all, and everyone will die of despair in the process. But... If someone is unwilling and wants to give it a try, then come on."
"You can rest assured that I will not run away. Even if only one person walks into this warehouse five days later, I will wait here until the end of the night."
"Well... that's it. I have nothing to say. Let's call it a night."
After finishing speaking, he didn't care about the reactions of the judges. He turned around, straightened his back, and walked out of the warehouse door without looking back. The slightly lonely figure disappeared into the blurry night.
Behind him, the huge warehouse was crowded with more than a hundred mages, but at this moment, it was as quiet as if there was no one around.