An hour later, Benjamin and the two officials ended the meeting and left the remote village one after another.
Flying on the way back to Riley City, Benjamin felt a little heavy at this moment.
There were indeed many unexpected gains from this meeting. However, this harvest was a bit unexpected - General Stewart had actually belonged to the church for a long time. This news really caught Benjamin off guard.
Originally, he was going to fulfill his agreement with the general in a short time and hold a blatant rebellion in Riley City to attract the attention of the church. Then the general could stand up against the church. As a result, looking at it now, it is completely a trap for the church.
If Benjamin really does this, he will be the only one who suffers a total defeat.
Therefore, although his heart was heavy, Benjamin still felt a little relieved when he received this news from the Prime Minister.
He was even more convinced of one idea - no matter whether what the Prime Minister said was true or false, no matter which side the general was on, in the end, he still had to bet on himself and could not rely on others.
After talking about General Stewart, he talked to the Prime Minister about how they would work together going forward. The entire plan is still focused on Benjamin. If he needs anything, the Prime Minister will try to cooperate with him. Benjamin would not disclose the details of the plan to the Prime Minister in advance, lest he see that the situation is not good and turn to the church's side.
In the end, they set their respective contact information and ended the meeting.
Soon, Benjamin flew all the way back to Riley City. He entered the hotel room, lay down on his bed, looked at the ceiling, and fell into deep thought.
Now that they know about the general's rebellion, their next plan must be greatly changed.
what can we do about it
Taking a deep breath, Benjamin shook off the depressed feeling of being deceived, but a sneer gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He knew the general's position, but the church still wanted to use this to plot against him. In this case, he can definitely take advantage of this to counter the church.
As for the specific approach...
Benjamin closed his eyes, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind.
In this way, in the past few days, the entire Freden territory has been relatively peaceful. The influence of "Free Mage" continues to spread. More and more mages have joined the resistance organization, and some businessmen or mercenary forces have secretly expressed their support for them. In short, everything is still under the water, and no one is really standing up, pointing at the nose of the church and telling them to get out.
Probably... many people are waiting for this scene to come.
In this atmosphere of excitement, suddenly, a new piece of news quietly spread out from nowhere.
"Hey, have you heard? In another week, the mage organization that publishes the newspaper will hold a large-scale anti-church demonstration in Riley City."
"Parade? What is that?"
"I don't know, but it is said that the leader of that organization will appear in front of everyone and announce some secrets about the church, including the Hail God's Punishment that has been widely spread these days, and encourage all those who are dissatisfied with the church to participate."
"Really? It's so lively..."
Once this kind of news gets out, it will spread very quickly throughout Freden.
Having made so many big news, "The Free Mage" has surpassed other newspapers in the country in terms of popularity, becoming the most popular headline. Therefore, this widely circulated news quickly aroused public interest due to its association with newspapers.
They were curious about the organization that could produce such a newspaper.
Of course, they are also curious about how the church will react to such news. And what will the royal family do? Do you support the church as always
Many people have a keen premonition that the day when the two sides will face off may be coming soon.
Therefore, the enthusiasm of the people was unexpectedly high. Some people who could not understand the church even came to Riley City a few days in advance to watch the excitement. After all, they are just civilians, and they think that even if something happens, neither the mages nor the church will do anything to them.
As a result, gradually, Riley City became crowded. Although they were still mourning for the king, it was as lively as if they were celebrating a festival.
at the same time…
Benjamin was also quite relieved to learn all this from his subordinates' reports.
At this moment, he was sitting in the official residence of Bianmo City, putting away the magic props made by Morris that could transmit audio, and nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that everything is going well.
Yes, although this news was spread, he and the large army had already left Riley City early and quietly hid in Border Desert City.
He could imagine that if he had not learned the details of the general and stayed in Riley City to preside over this parade, he might have ended up in a scene where a large army besieged the city and narrowly escaped death. However, even if the plan changed, news of the march would still have to get out—he would have to make the church think he was being tricked.
Only in this way can he divert the tiger away from the mountain.
At first, he thought about drawing the army away, then led all the mages and rushed into the palace with the help of the Prime Minister to launch a coup. However, this is too dangerous, and the Prime Minister is not 100% trustworthy. Benjamin couldn't afford to lose, so he had no choice but to let this opportunity go and choose a safer plan.
—He is preparing to take the mage with him to ambush the bishop.
If the church wanted to get rid of Benjamin, it would have to use a lot of force. And that time in the Pure Blue World, the system spied on the palace, and also helped Benjamin find out the church's combat effectiveness on Freden's side.
They don't have many powerful magical casters here, and the strongest one is Bishop Victor. Therefore, he would definitely go out in person, otherwise it would be impossible to catch Benjamin. And in the case of a sneak attack, Benjamin led a large group of mages to face the priest team led by Bishop Victor, and the chance of winning was still very high.
Of course, having said that, the specific situation depends on how the church acts. If the church troops divided into several groups and quietly surrounded Riley City, then Benjamin and the others would have the opportunity to raid the bishop. If the bishop hid in the army and came over directly, there would be nothing Benjamin could do.
However, even if they can't kill the bishop, they still have some backup options that will definitely not put themselves in danger.
At present, only he and his trusted mages know about this plan. More mages are still in a state of thinking that they are really going to hold a parade. After the Prime Minister and spies received news that the church people were dispatched, Benjamin would summon the mages and announce the plan to avoid leaks.
When the time comes, Benjamin will gather his team and start a sneak attack directly. Therefore, even if there were several church spies in their ranks, they would not be able to inform the bishop.
In short, in his opinion, this plan should still be very complete.
No one can take everything into consideration, but Benjamin believes that even if something goes wrong, they will have the capital to escape unscathed. Therefore, he dared to lead the team to win such a big prize.
I hope everything goes well and there won’t be any completely unexpected changes...
Benjamin looked out the window, took a deep breath, and thought.