Benjamin had no choice but to leave.
Regarding the scene before him, he had actually expected it. This "Declaration of Free Magic" challenges not only the Mages and Freemasons under the control of the church, but also the few vested interests in the Mages' circle. Master Finch is considered the biggest vested interest in the country, so it is normal for him to object.
He brought the booklet over just to take advantage of the current critical situation to make Master Finch sacrifice himself - after all, he is the richest man in Frieden. If he did not object to this booklet, there would definitely be much less resistance from other sources.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't seem to realize how critical the situation was at this moment for Freden's mage.
But Benjamin was undeterred.
There is no way, if there is resistance there will be resistance. As a person who is ahead of the times, how can we not encounter some difficulties
Wallis has been in private contact with some printers. Although the printing cost here is not that low, Benjamin has a lot of savings and can still afford it. Therefore, they initially set the number at 1,000 copies.
After the printing is completed, they will try their best to release the "Declaration of Free Magic" so that it can circulate among the largest number of low-level mages. He firmly believed that based on the contents of the booklet, it would become the hottest thing in Freden in the blink of an eye.
-These mages will definitely stand up against the Mages and Freemasons.
Thinking this, Benjamin returned to the hotel.
Since killing the king, he has never returned to his previous home and has been living in an inn these days.
How is your old home? No one knows. But Benjamin was certain that Aldrich had sent countless followers to watch around the house, waiting patiently for them to approach.
If they hadn't moved somewhere long ago, kept their names anonymous, and acted extremely carefully, the plan over the past few days might not have gone so smoothly.
—They will definitely be annoyed to death by the assassins sent over.
In this way, they continued to work on the "Declaration of Free Magic".
after one day.
In the evening, Benjamin and his mages arrived near the abandoned warehouse early.
Five days ago, he dismissed more than a hundred mages in this place. Benjamin made an agreement with them that if they wanted to fight against the church together, they would come here in five days. He would wait at this place all night.
Now, the time is up, and Benjamin is a little nervous. How many of the 153 people will be left in the end.
And... one more thing.
"Be careful, there is indeed an ambush here." Standing far away from the warehouse, Benjamin swept around with the water element induction method, and soon discovered some sneaky guys hiding around.
Most of them were dressed in black and had weapons on their bodies. They were hiding in remote locations, poking their heads from time to time and looking around cautiously.
Knew it…
Benjamin knew exactly where these people came from.
It doesn't necessarily mean that there are spies. With more than a hundred people, it's normal for there to be a few who are timid. They were frightened when they learned that the Freemasons had taken control of the palace, so they went to inform them, which led Aldrich to know where their gathering was and sent people to cause trouble.
I don't know what orders they received.
Assassinate Benjamin? Or kill everyone
I'm afraid these people are all sent as gifts.
Benjamin took his time. After writing down the location of each assassin, he turned around and asked the mages who had followed him to leave, while he walked towards the abandoned warehouse alone.
The moment he appeared, he could feel that countless secretly projected gazes were focused on him like pointed arrows.
… Why don’t you take action yet
Benjamin laughed secretly in his heart and walked in with a normal expression.
The warehouse was empty, with no mage coming to surrender and no assassin lying in wait. It seems that Aldrich may have misunderstood Benjamin's perception skills, thinking that Benjamin could detect him outside the window because he was too close, so the assassins stayed away.
Unfortunately, Benjamin's current water element sensing method is already a terrifying skill that can cover hundreds of meters in radius.
"Why don't you just get rid of them and stay here to make rice dumplings?" the system suddenly asked.
"They are too spread out and can't be dealt with all at once." Benjamin said in his heart, "Besides, if they want to wait until all the mages are here before taking action, I can just use them. I will solve it together with the mages who came over." Getting rid of these assassins can be regarded as a way to establish prestige and increase cohesion."
From a certain perspective, these assassins are quite useful to him.
Just like that, Benjamin sat down in the warehouse and waited patiently for the arrival of the brave ones among the mages.
Soon, night falls.
"Huh... Mr. Benjamin, it's a good thing that you are really waiting here." Tony and the other two mages who were the first to seek refuge with him walked out of the side door of the warehouse wearing cloaks.
Benjamin smiled.
"I knew you would come."
The three people came over and nodded: "That's for sure. The church is going to bully us, and we can't sit still and wait for death."
Hearing this, Benjamin also smiled and nodded.
Yes, there were at least three people, so there wouldn't be an embarrassing situation where he waited here all night but no one came.
Although these three people came from the Freemasonry, they have also been hanging out with them for these days. They have even learned the meditation method of dual cultivation, and they are very familiar with each other. Benjamin believed they were loyal and not spies of the Church in the Masters of Freemasonry.
In fact, he personally interviewed and selected these more than 100 people. Even if there were traitors inside, Benjamin thought there would be no more than ten.
In this way, after the meeting, Benjamin and the three people continued to wait for the other mages.
After dozens of minutes of silence, finally, the mages came one after another.
"Lord Benjamin, I am not afraid of death. If the church really controls Freden, then we are not far from death. I hope I can do something for you!"
"Sir, I hope to join your team. Although my strength is average, I also know a lot of mages in the surrounding cities. I can find a way to get them to help you!"
"We are here too. The members of the Masters and Freemasons have all disappeared these days. They really have a problem!"
“…”
One after another, mages, wearing cloaks that concealed their identities, quietly came to this abandoned warehouse. Although the number was not comparable to that of five days ago, and by nearly midnight, only more than thirty people came, but Benjamin was already very satisfied.
—Not anyone has the courage to stand up and confront a more powerful force.
At least, this group of people already have the consciousness of being an underground party.
They all wore big cloaks, covering their faces, and looked at each other in a row, which was frighteningly neat. Standing in front of this group of cloaked men, Benjamin suddenly felt like the leader of a large FFF group.
Just like that, it was past midnight.
Seeing that the people had almost arrived, Benjamin smiled with satisfaction.
"I'm very touched. It's really a very brave thing for everyone to come here." He said, preparing to make an opening speech as a leader.
However, in such a harmonious atmosphere, he nodded, but suddenly the conversation changed, and his cold eyes suddenly looked in a certain direction of the crowd.
"But..." His tone suddenly became deeper, "We have a traitor in our midst."