Finally, Benjamin led a group of people to leave the eastern desert.
"There are still many mages in the desert. It will take a lot of time to integrate them." Morris said when leaving. Therefore, only the two or thirty mages present followed Benjamin, while Morris remained in the desert.
He has been silent for too long, and he needs some preparations to make a comeback. As for the hundreds of mages left in the desert, only he can make the decision.
Benjamin was also very excited about this. Not to mention the dozens of mages who have followed him away now, if Morris really mobilizes hundreds of mages in the desert to join the team against the church, then his influence will really reach a new scale. , have the ability to stand up and challenge the church head-on.
—That’s a mage with three figures! Even if one person casts a magic spell, an army of a thousand people will have to avoid its edge.
However, the team of 100 people is actually just the beginning for Benjamin.
The entire Freeden, with a population of several million, would have at least tens of thousands of mages. Hundreds of mages can only see it, but they cannot reach the level of radiating the whole country.
Therefore, after leaving the desert, Benjamin did not take them back to Riley City, but to Border Desert City.
"The church has sent people to preach in Border City before, but they were all driven away. The group of mages from 'Desert Shadow' are quite rubbish, but they have never flinched in the face of the church."
This was said by a desert mage who followed him away.
Benjamin nodded thoughtfully when he heard this.
Strictly speaking, because of its remote location, Bianmo City is difficult to achieve the influence of a capital city. It can be said to be a country of its own. The mage organization "Shadow of the Desert" controls this place. Although they have a domineering style and exclude foreign mages, this is the only territory in the world that is controlled by mages.
More importantly, their attitudes toward the church are consistent.
So Benjamin decided to come over and meet them.
Although he had killed a person in this organization before and had formed a hatred that was difficult to untie, these were all internal conflicts after all. When foreign enemies come, it is a wiser choice to put aside conflicts and deal with the outside world in unison.
However, the main reason is that Benjamin brought someone with him this time.
There are only more than sixty mages in the "Desert Shadow". Except for the leader, everyone else is mediocre in strength. If they are unwilling to reconcile, then Benjamin will directly get rid of this organization, and then let this group of reclusive mages take over Border Desert City, making it the second stronghold besides Riley City.
- This kind of place that is completely free from outside political interference is too rare, and Benjamin cannot let it go. If, like Morris said, they experience failure, this can also be their fallback path, so that they won't really suffer a complete defeat.
In this way, Benjamin led a group of people into Bianmo City.
These mages had a grudge against the "Desert Shadow". As soon as they walked in, they suddenly fell silent and were surrounded by low pressure. And Benjamin walked in without saying a word with such a group of mages. The scene was like a big boss bringing people to seek revenge.
Passers-by on the street were startled by this gesture, and they hid in their homes and opened their curtains to watch the excitement.
Not long after Benjamin and the others came in, they saw movement on the side of "Desert Shadow".
"what is that… "
Benjamin looked into the distance and frowned.
I saw a line of green smoke rising from the direction of Bianmo City near the city center, as if something was burning. Several mages were still flying in the air, surrounding the smoke, seemingly patrolling.
"What are they doing?"
The mage beside him shook his head and said, "I don't know. When we came to Bianmo City before, we never saw them doing anything like this."
After thinking about it, Benjamin flew over there with the group of mages.
Soon, they flew close to the city center, where they saw many mages gathered in a square-like place. The mages gathered in a circle around a large, burning iron bucket, and kept throwing things into the bucket, as if they were really burning things.
Benjamin's heart moved and he looked carefully.
I saw that what they burned were copies of the "Declaration of Free Magic".
"this… "
The desert mages looked stunned. Benjamin felt a pang of pain.
Damn it... They worked so hard to compile the book, then printed it at their own expense, and asked someone to help distribute the book. You burn it at your request, and burn dozens of copies together. Do you think they are human beings
Therefore, Benjamin flew directly over, ignoring the several mages patrolling in the air, and recited a spell. On the spot, a large water balloon fell from the sky, stunning everyone in the square.
The smoking iron bucket was also completely doused at this moment.
"W-who are you? What do you want to do?"
The few patrolling mages nearby immediately gathered around him, staring at Benjamin with wary eyes.
However, as soon as they surrounded Benjamin, the dozens of mages who came out of the desert immediately followed them, staring at the "Desert Shadow" mage. The old and new grudges were added together, and the surrounding elements were constantly moving, giving off an extremely violent feeling.
When the patrolling mage saw it, he immediately became scared and couldn't help but fly backwards for a short distance, not daring to surround Benjamin anymore.
When Benjamin saw this, he snorted and shook his head.
"Why did you burn that book?"
At this time, the mages in the square also flew up one after another. There were about forty people in number. They quickly gathered together and formed a confrontation with Benjamin, with a slight numerical advantage.
"This is our place. We can burn it if we like. What does it have to do with you?" the old man at the head said fiercely, "But if you don't hide in your wilderness and suddenly come to the border city, what will happen to you? What’s the conspiracy?”
Apparently, he regarded Benjamin as part of the reclusive mage, and did not recognize Benjamin as the person who took away the masked woman from Bianmo City that day.
"Is this your territory?" Benjamin retorted unceremoniously, "What you are burning are the books I printed. Those books are for those who need them, so what qualifications do you have to burn them?"
Hearing this, the old man was a little surprised. Instead of getting angry, he smiled: "It turns out it was your kid who created this thing. I said, why are you so ignorant? This kind of book is spread randomly throughout Freden, and it has even spread to our territory. You Say, if the mage here has learned everything after watching it, who will listen to me?"
Benjamin suddenly understood.
Mage organizations like "Shadow of the Desert" are probably maintained by monopolizing knowledge - nearby mages who want to learn spells and meditation rules can only listen to him, otherwise they will not be able to seek development.
However, the emergence of the "Declaration of Free Magic" broke this monopoly. Mages could learn magic by themselves without having to obey anyone's orders. Of course, this caused dissatisfaction among the leaders of this monopoly.
Thinking of this, Benjamin sneered and said slightly sarcastically: "If what you say makes sense, why don't others listen? You talk nonsense and others don't want to listen to you. Isn't it normal?"
Suddenly, the mages behind him burst out laughing in agreement.
They followed Benjamin's words and gave each other a playful look.
"You..." The old man was speechless for a moment, and suddenly became angry, "You are a madman, I advise you to get out of Bianmo City as soon as possible, otherwise, we will be rude to you!"