In the end, Benjamin left here with the information about the mages who died "heroically".
In fact, petitioning may not be a bad method, but it requires a sufficient number of people and a grand public occasion. In a public situation, the church would definitely not dare to do anything to these mages, but if they went privately, they would play into the opponent's hands.
However, now that they are all gone, Benjamin cannot let their deaths be in vain.
To guide a strong resistance force, more public opinion support is needed. The "Declaration of Free Magic" is just the beginning. When the conflicts between the wizard and the church gradually become apparent, he plans to publish a journal. And the names of these mages who sent themselves to death may be used as the content of the article in the first issue, and they will be included in the list of the first batch of mages who were innocently persecuted.
Of course, all of this will have to be completed step by step later.
He can't be in a hurry.
Just like the sharp contrast between Master Finch's reactions before and after, before the conflicts have accumulated to that extent, if he stands up, others will think that he is a worrying lunatic. Enough conflicts have brewed. [Preliminary tasks - historical background - completed]. Only when he stands up will others think he is a hero.
In this way, Benjamin returned to the hotel where he was temporarily staying, packed up his things, and went out again.
He was going to meet someone else.
"Sir Benjamin, you must not tell anyone about our meeting."
In the remote alley of Riley City, Mikel was wearing a cloak, looking around cautiously, and emphasized this to Benjamin.
"Of course I understand the truth." Benjamin nodded with a smile and said, "You are an official of the capital, and the current situation is so delicate. If you go to Riley City privately to meet a mage, you will indeed be used as a handle. But... why Lord Knight Lance has also come with you?"
After putting an end to the "Kahura'an" sect together, he and the two of them had rarely met, but the basic contact was still maintained.
Just like now, Benjamin needed help from within the government, so he found a way to invite Mikel.
However, he was a little surprised that Knight Commander Lance would come with him. Aren't these two people never getting along well
"Him?" Mikel heard this and glanced disdainfully at Lance, who was standing by the side, and said, "After the palace changed, he slipped out like a lost dog. I didn't help him. He is now It has been circled by that group of people.”
Lance's expression was very helpless. However, it seemed that what Mikel said was true. His situation was really not good, so he resisted the desire to fight with each other, kept his mouth shut, and did not speak.
Benjamin frowned.
Changes in the palace? Being penned up
"What happened these days?" he asked.
"In the current palace, government affairs are basically handled by Her Royal Highness the Queen and the new Bishop Victor." Mikel shook his head and said, "However, His Royal Highness is pregnant and in poor health. Most affairs Everything has to go through the hands of that bishop, isn’t this a change of fortune?”
Hearing this, Benjamin raised his eyebrows.
Controlling government affairs... Although he also expected that this kind of thing would happen, the church did not shy away from doing things at all. It said it controlled the government and was not afraid of the backlash from other officials.
"None of you object?"
Mikel nodded and said: "Of course. The bishop mentioned a lot of outrageous things, but they were all scolded by those old stubborns. He must be holding back his anger now."
Benjamin burst out laughing.
It seems that the progress of the church in Xuedi City is not very satisfactory.
Now it seems that his series of actions are still effective, forcing the church's ultimate move away, and also slowing down their plan to control Freden a lot.
But...the church is still the church.
"Be careful, the church must have a back-up plan." Thinking of this, he put away his smile and said seriously, "The church is standing behind Aldrich. Their real purpose is to control Freden. In order to make this place Become like the Kingdom of Hori, where all means can be used."
Mikel also nodded.
Lance interjected: "Don't worry about this guy. On the first day the bishop came, this guy was already a brother to him, so how could he suffer a disadvantage?"
Benjamin smiled when he heard this, and suddenly said: "I brought you here specially today because I have something very important to ask you about."
"You tell me."
Benjamin took a deep breath and asked solemnly: "How many troops are directly controlled by that bishop in Freden now?"
This matter is so important.
He also heard other people retell the scene of the execution. It is said that an army of thousands of people escorted the mages for execution. The person who personally pushed Aldrich into the pit was General Barritt, who had dined with Benjamin.
There is no doubt that this general, who was once a close confidant of the king, has now been controlled by the church. And the royal capital garrison he held was probably entirely under the command of the church, making it difficult to instigate rebellion.
So... what about the other armies
If they are all controlled by the church, then Benjamin thinks there is no need to play anymore.
When their foundation is almost laid, and the officials and people are gradually softened, they can directly use force to suppress the mages in the territory with a wave of their hands, starting a new round of white terror. It is basically difficult for mages to resist. After killing the mages, they can slowly spread the religion and turn Frieden into a new religious country step by step.
Therefore, military power has become the most important issue at the moment.
"The army..." Mikel heard this, thought for a while, and said, "There are six generals with military power in Frieden. Needless to say, General Barrit, His Majesty seemed to be a changed person after his death, and There is no difference between a dog following the bishop. The other two generals secretly returned to Shedi City on the day of the execution, but were discovered by those people and are now missing."
Hearing this, Benjamin's heart skipped a beat.
Missing... It means that they have been controlled by the church, or will soon be controlled by the church. There is actually no difference between the two.
Furthermore, this means that the church will soon be able to control half of Freden's army.
horrible.
"What about the other three generals? I want to know all the information about them." Benjamin took a deep breath and asked in a particularly solemn tone.
Mikel nodded and said: "I don't know much, but... okay."
Immediately afterwards, he told Benjamin the general information about the three generals. Benjamin nodded and asked the system to write down all this while arranging the next trip.
That's right, he plans to visit these three generals one after another.
It’s not that he wants to be a lobbyist and let these generals bring their troops to support him; it’s not that he wants to incite these people to confront the church and start a civil war in Frieden - Benjamin knows how much he has, and he doesn’t have god-level words. Ability, can't do this kind of thing.
The only thing he wanted to guarantee was that these three generals would not be controlled by the church.
Of course, everything has to wait until we meet the person. If given the opportunity, he would not mind fanning the flames and guiding these three generals in the direction of independent warlords. In short, he wants to sabotage the church's plans as much as possible and buy himself more time.
What can he do
After all, if he wants to unite all the mages in Freden, he still has a long way to go!