"General Tariq, don't you think about it again?"
"Enough! What church has taken control of Her Royal Highness? It's nonsense! I won't arrest you for spreading rumors, even if I have a good temper. This mage, please leave my camp, otherwise don't blame me You're welcome!"
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"General Hunter, everything I said is true. General, please think again."
"Hmm... That's an interesting statement. I understand what you mean. The church has taken control of the palace... Is that so? Thank you very much for the mage's reminder. I know what you mean, you can leave now."
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Half a month later, in a small town south of Freden, Benjamin and Knight Commander Lance were on their way to meet the last general who controlled the army in the territory.
—In the past half month, they almost ran through the entire Frieden.
The church cannot be allowed to completely control the army in Freden. This matter is still quite urgent. Therefore, the night after communicating with Mikel, Benjamin set out from Riley City and started running towards the military garrison.
As for Lance, according to them, after the bishop entered the palace, the knights in Sheidi City were reduced to a very embarrassing situation - the bishop brought many paladins and became the new royal guards. Facing the original knights, he issued an order to reorganize these people.
It was said to be a reorganization, but in reality, these knights could probably guess pretty much what they were thinking. Therefore, most of the royal knights quietly left the royal capital before the order was actually carried out. And Lance, the title of knight commander, became in name only after the arrival of the bishop.
Therefore, after following Mikel to Riley City, he simply turned around and started following Benjamin, preparing to meet the three generals together.
"I have some friends in the army, and they can let us meet the three generals in person. Otherwise, you will have to spend a lot more time, and you may not even be able to meet them." This is what he said.
Benjamin thought for a while and felt that bringing Lance along did have his role, so he nodded in agreement.
Unfortunately, they soon discovered that this effect was limited to successfully meeting those generals.
Benjamin said everything he could say. However, whether they were alarmist or persuasive, the two generals he had seen so far did not have a very good attitude towards him. One regarded him as a conspirator who deceived the public with his lies, while the other, with a lukewarm attitude, sent him out of the camp in a few words.
In fact, he didn't care how he was treated, but the most important thing was that he didn't know whether his reminder was of any use to these two generals.
If the church wants to further control the military power, it will definitely take action against them. But these are all generals with heavy troops. It is actually difficult for the Church to take action. As long as they have a glimmer of vigilance in their hearts, the Church will definitely not succeed so easily.
I hope Benjamin's shameless tirade in front of them can arouse their vigilance a little bit.
He doesn’t ask for anything else, this is enough.
"We'll be there soon." Flying in the sky, Benjamin confirmed his position and said, "The last general, do you know anything special about him?"
"General Stewart..." After hearing this, Lance thought for a while and said, "He is the general I know the least about. He was very old and stationed on the border leading to Carites. Before His Majesty's death, he I rarely go back to Xuedi City."
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
"...So, he is a relatively lonely person?"
Lance shook his head and said: "I don't know, I really haven't seen him that often. However, before the empire split, he was already a very important general in the country, and he once fought with the Holy Knights of Horli Kingdom. We have fought against each other several times in the Legion, and he is a pretty powerful senior.”
Hearing this, Benjamin's eyes lit up.
Since you are someone who has fought against the church, you should be able to understand how scary the church is, not to mention that you are such an experienced veteran, maybe the other party can understand your thoughts.
In the past half month, the situation in Frieden is still very unclear. The church secretly controls the palace, but Freden's entire power structure is still operating in the same way as before, except for the frequent conflicts between priests and mages on the streets, and the cities that have been built for half a month without even building adobes. Coming out of the church, Frieden has not changed much yet.
In this situation, if a senior general can stand up and openly oppose the church, it will definitely be a serious blow to the church at this moment.
They might even lose control of the palace.
"By the way..." Suddenly, Benjamin seemed to have thought of something, and turned around and said, "How come you are so close to the military from all over the country? Aren't you a knight?"
"Knights don't just have to be other people's bodyguards." Lance smiled and said, "Don't underestimate me, I have led troops in battles."
"What war have you fought in?" Benjamin was surprised.
"It's just to exterminate the bandits, but... I commanded an army of thousands of people at that time." Lance shook his head and said with some regret, "There are not many people who have been promoted from knights to generals. If His Majesty does not die, the country will also It’s not as chaotic as it is now. In ten years, maybe I can become Freeden’s new general.”
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded and suddenly showed a thoughtful smile.
"You don't need to be discouraged." He turned his head back and said, "Maybe one day you will become a general faster than the ten years you originally planned."
Lance was a little confused: "What did you say?"
Benjamin shook his head and replied: "Nothing."
Before Lance could ask any more questions, he controlled the water vapor and suddenly accelerated. Being held up in the air, Lance's figure became unstable and he almost turned into a human roller. In the rush, he had no time to ask Benjamin.
As for Benjamin, he looked at the camp that had appeared below, put away his smile, and took a deep breath.
"Here we are."
he reminded softly.
As the water vapor changed direction, the two people in the sky slowly fell. Five minutes later, they had arrived at the entrance of the military camp and landed with their feet on the ground.
"Who are you?" The soldier guarding the gate couldn't help being frightened when he saw this scene, and asked quickly.
Two people came down from the sky for no reason. For the soldiers, this scene was quite strange.
"Wait... aren't you Knight Commander Lance?" However, another soldier looked at Lance, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in surprise, "Aren't you serving the royal family in the capital? Why are you here? ?”
Lance laughed loudly, walked over, and patted the soldier on the shoulder familiarly: "Little bastard, long time no see. We are here today to meet with General Stewart on important matters. How is it? Is the general here?"
"Yes! Of course I am! Just wait, I will inform you of the general immediately!" The soldier was shocked and replied immediately.
Just like that, the soldier ran back in a hurry. Not long after, he ran back from the camp and told the two that they could go in. The general was waiting for them in the largest tent.
Benjamin was already used to this scene.
Lance had explained before that he had been training recruits for several years. So no matter which army he went to, he could find his former subordinates. Benjamin couldn't help but recall the days of training in Havenright's army. It seems quite common for knights to become instructors for new recruits.
He nodded to the soldiers guarding the door, and then followed Lance into the huge military camp stationed in the mountains.