"You mean... His Majesty's death was actually a conspiracy from the Church. The Masters and Freemasons are basically the same group as the Church, and they have controlled Her Royal Highness the Queen?"
In the spacious military tent, an extremely tall old man put his hands on the table, frowned, and asked in a deep voice like a trombone.
Benjamin stood facing him and nodded.
"General Stewart, this is exactly what happened." He said with unusual certainty. "His Majesty had suspected the Freemasonry before and entrusted me with a secret investigation. But when I wanted to report to Your Majesty, I happened to see His Majesty being killed. scene, that’s why I dare to say so definitely.”
Hearing this, Stewart snorted and said, "You don't have to explain so much. I didn't doubt your words."
Benjamin's eyes lit up: "General, do you believe me?"
"Who are you? Do I know you?" Stewart shook his head and said, "I don't doubt your words, just because I know the church and what kind of things are in the church."
“…”
This old man is so upright.
"General, the current situation in the country is not optimistic." Benjamin did not pay attention and continued to persuade, "General Barritt is already a member of the church, and two other generals are missing. Now, at least half of Freden's army has fallen. When it comes to the church, you have to stand up.”
Hearing this, Stewart nodded but said nothing.
Seeing this, Benjamin knew that the other party was still thinking about it, so he kept quiet and didn't say much.
And in such silence, Stewart suddenly raised his head, glanced at Benjamin like a grizzly bear on the hunt, and said somewhat abruptly: "You are not from the Empire, are you?"
Benjamin was stunned.
Stewart continued: "Blonde hair, blue eyes, paper-like narrow shoulders, typical appearance of a Kingdom person, maybe mixed with some noble blood. I saw him at the Crusad Gate when we were fighting against the Kingdom of Hori. There are too many people like this. Tell me, are you from the Kingdom of Hori?"
Benjamin was speechless.
This... can actually be seen
It’s time to disguise ourselves before meeting again.
"Yes, the general is right, I came from the Kingdom of Hori." However, in this case, there is no point in pretending. Benjamin thought about it and simply admitted it frankly.
"A guy who ran away from Horli Kingdom persuaded me to stand up and fight against the church. Should I arrest you as a spy?" Stewart snorted coldly and said.
As he spoke, he straightened his back. His unusually tall body was like a mountain peak. Coupled with his cold-blooded eyes honed on the battlefield, he invisibly exuded a strong sense of oppression.
He was pressuring Benjamin.
The atmosphere of the conversation suddenly became a little tense.
"Of course you can do that." Faced with this sense of oppression, Benjamin smiled and spread his hands, "I am a mage, a mage who escaped from the Horli Kingdom. I know better than anyone else that the church is a What a terrifying existence. General, you have fought so many battles with the church, so you should understand this."
Stewart snorted disdainfully again, but made no rebuttal.
When Benjamin saw this, a smile appeared on his lips.
There is drama…
"Since the split of the empire, with Ikol standing in front of them, Frieden's people have gradually forgotten to be vigilant about the church." He continued, "But what about the church? The church never stops. Every minute, every second, They are all thinking how to take the crown of each country into their own hands."
Stewart was silent for a while and said, "Those lunatics are like that, they never know satisfaction."
Benjamin immediately agreed: "Yes, but now, they have reached out to Freden. His Majesty the King has passed away, and Her Royal Highness the Queen has also lost the ability to resist. Who else can stand up in the entire Freden territory? General , if you don’t do something, this country will be finished!”
He tried his best to make the other party so important that the country would perish without him. Finally, Stewart's stinky face finally showed a little smile.
"You are right." He nodded and said, "People in the country are too lax. Only guys like you who escaped from the Kingdom of Hori know how scary those crazy people are."
Benjamin was pleasantly surprised and asked tentatively: "So, are you willing to stand up and fight against the power of the church?"
Stewart still shook his head.
"It's not that simple." He crossed his arms and said, "If I openly oppose the church, I will definitely be labeled with various labels, and then send troops in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, and directly use the troops they control to conquer Me. Don’t look at the large number of people here. Once there is an incident, the royal capital will no longer provide me with food and grass, so many people will starve to death on this mountain."
Benjamin raised his eyebrows: "Then what do you mean..."
Stewart chuckled and said, "You came all the way to find me, so you must have your own plan, right? I don't ask for much. If you can do something to divert the attention of the church and the army, I can send troops. Capture the city of Ruiz in the west. Only in this way can I have the confidence to openly challenge the church."
When Benjamin heard this, he nodded and said: "That's it. General, you can rest assured that in two months, Riley City will attract the attention of those people."
If it's just to attract attention, he can still do this kind of thing.
What's more, in his original plan: the circulation of the "Declaration of Free Magic", the escalation of friction between mages and the church, and the gathering of more mages under his command... With all these gradually accumulating, two months later, he planned to Doing something in Riley City.
-He won't stay in a corner forever.
Children who cry are fed by milk. If they want to compete for the right to speak politically, they cannot remain silent. The mages of Horli Kingdom suffered the disadvantage of not being able to shout slogans, so they were labeled as "degenerates" and "devil's power" by the church, and were reduced to their current situation.
Of course, if he can also help Stewart while he is doing things, giving the general the opportunity to stand up, raise a flag of "anti-church" and form a force similar to a warlord, then it will be even more killing two birds with one stone.
In short, the church hopes to completely control Freden, so Benjamin has to cause trouble and make the situation even more out of control.
"If you can really do it, I will send troops to drive those lunatics back to their hometown."
In this way, after visiting the three generals, Benjamin finally found a good partner. He made an agreement with General Stewart, turned around, and left the military tent.
"How about it?"
Lance was waiting outside and asked when he saw Benjamin finally coming out.
"Not bad." Benjamin smiled, raised his head, looked at the gloomy sky in Freden, and said to himself, "At least... In Freden, the church has not had many good days."