Benjamin's plan was quietly carried out in Frieden.
After all, the eyes and ears of the church were to be protected, so they did so very carefully. The mages under his command entered various cities, bought remote houses as strongholds, and then began to contact local mages.
At the beginning, they would not reveal their identities when they came into contact. Only after confirming that the other party was not a spy, they secretly revealed the team-related information.
In this way, Benjamin also received a lot of feedback from mages across the country.
The "Declaration of Free Magic" was very popular and had greater circulation than he imagined. Although he only printed 1,500 copies, the mages were even willing to hand copy it for it. Nowadays, most of the things circulating in the circle are handwritten copies. The original version is even regarded as some kind of symbolic collection and is carefully collected by some mages.
Therefore, their desire to rebel against the church is also very high. In some cities, prototypes of underground organizations have even formed, spontaneously fighting against the church. For example, the church construction site that was suspended due to the "Triangle Ghost" has now become a garbage dump in various places. If you get close to it, you can smell the stench. Even if the church wants to restart the construction, it may not be possible.
Knowing this, Benjamin immediately realized that these were his potential members!
Therefore, he immediately sent letters and issued orders to his men everywhere to find ways to find these individual resistance groups. He wanted to contact them immediately.
Soon, in Lant City, Benjamin met with the leaders of the local anti-church group, two mages, Aiden and Norman, in a hotel room.
"H-Hello, my lord, are you... the compiler of the "Declaration of Free Magic"?"
The two mages looked at Benjamin with expressions of disbelief and nervousness. Aiden took a deep breath and asked.
He was really surprised. It was such a young mage who completed this book
"It can't be said that it was completely compiled by me. This is the result of our teamwork. Each of the more than twenty participating mages wrote their anger against the church into this book." Benjamin replied with a smile.
After hearing this, the two nodded.
Just as they had guessed, the other party indeed already had a mature and tight-knit force, which was not comparable to a small fight like theirs.
only…
"I wonder if the 'Triangle Ghost' from the past few days has something to do with you?" Aiden couldn't help but ask.
"Well..." Benjamin hesitated for a moment and said, "That's right, I did it myself for every priest. However, this matter is still very troublesome, so please don't tell anyone."
Aiden nodded quickly: "Of course."
But in his heart, he could no longer suppress his shock.
There is such a team that exists in Freden. While they faced off against the church, they killed dozens of priests and leaders, forcing the church to give in. On the other hand, they also issued a manual that changed the ecology of the mage circle, inspiring other mages in the country and giving them the courage to stand up and fight against the church. The church is right.
At that moment, Aiden even felt a little lucky.
"You... are such an amazing person."
It was hard for him to imagine what Freden would be like now without the young mage in front of him.
"Really?" Benjamin scratched his head and said, "You don't need to praise me like this. I'm just trying to make myself live a better life."
Aiden shook his head, looked at Norman, and then said:
"My lord, we hope to join you."
When Benjamin heard this, he also put away his relaxed demeanor and said seriously: "Have you thought about it clearly? Although we haven't been exposed yet, we are already wanted criminals in Freden's territory. Join us, and you may fall into a terrible situation at any time. in danger.”
The two of them nodded without hesitation: "We have already thought about it."
Unless the church is eradicated, there will be no peace for the mages. They have gradually realized this truth. What's more, they have also found a lot of trouble in the church, and they have already had a certain awareness in their hearts.
-The reason is very simple. It is true that they are afraid of death, but there is still a choice between dying in a cowardly manner and dying in a less cowardly manner.
"In that case, you can be considered one of us." Benjamin smiled, and suddenly took out two special badges and handed them into their hands, "Keep these carefully, they are the only proof of identity. From now on. If there is any action, we will notify you through our contacts in the city."
After hearing this, Aiden took a deep breath and took the badge handed over to him as if he had some sense of mission.
I saw that the badge was a dark blue triangle with a regular shape, but a small hole was missing on one corner, revealing a simple and mysterious feeling.
"Triangle ghost..." He couldn't help but murmured.
He knew that this pattern was the mark left next to each corpse when priests died in series. There are many folk rumors about this, and he is also a little curious.
"What does this pattern mean?"
Benjamin thought for a while and replied: "It's water."
"water?"
Benjamin smiled and said: "Water is the source of everything. It seems gentle and harmless, but when countless drops of water come together, it can become a torrent that no one can stop, destroying anything in front of it."
"Come together..." Aiden was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously and said, "I think I understand what you mean."
Benjamin continued to smile and said nothing.
But in the heart.
... What's the point? But just a few days ago, he felt that they needed to have a badge. He thought about it for a long time to no avail. Finally, he had to take out the characters in the consciousness space and give it some connotation to use it as the shape of their badge. .
However, the meaning of this triangular character should also be "water" in some magical sense. Therefore, we cannot say that he is lying. He just used this thing to help him create some sense of ritual.
—If you want to build a national-level organization, a sense of ceremony is extremely important.
"We still have some friends who also hope to fight against the church. Can they also join in?" After accepting the badge, Aiden asked again.
"Of course." Benjamin nodded and said, "You can serve as their leader and help plan anti-church actions in Lant City. However, you must pay attention to some things. There will be undercovers among the mages. You must do it in the future Be careful, once the identity of the contact is known to the undercover, all of our members in Lant City will be in danger."
This is also his plan for the entire organizational structure in the future.
As the number of people increases, so does the risk of exposure. Therefore, Benjamin will not directly lead everyone as before. He will set up contacts and mage leaders in each city. The contact person is responsible for conveying his orders, and the mage leader is responsible for conveying his orders to other mages and coordinating the details of each city.
In this way, even if an undercover agent sneaks in, the entire organization will not be exposed.
Of course, this hierarchical and hierarchical system seems a bit bureaucratic, but if there is no hierarchical system, it is impossible. Every advantage has its disadvantages, and he will try his best not to let the disadvantages of this system affect their actions.
In this regard, Benjamin is relatively optimistic.
Any system will become rigid and rotten in the end, but at least, at the beginning, they will be as full of enthusiasm and vitality as a newborn baby.