In this way, news of the parade spread little by little in Frieden.
In addition to the increasing number of people in Riley City, caring people can also find that there seem to be fewer priests visible outdoors. The city of Xuedi was also peaceful. Except for the soldiers who were still cleaning newspapers, there was basically no official action from Freden.
They just let the parade happen like this
Many people don't believe it.
This organization preparing for the march made many provocative actions against the church and even the royal family. And now, the situation in Freeden is so chaotic. If the church doesn't do something, it will only make the situation more difficult to control.
And in the circle of mages...
"Are we really going to hold a parade? It doesn't mean that the church has already controlled the royal family. What if they directly break up and attack us?"
"Don't worry, this is an order from above. When the time comes, all the mages from our entire organization will gather in Riley City. If the people of the church really dare to do anything, they will not be our opponents!"
"That's true...but does this mean we are going to war with the church?"
"I hope so. I've been waiting for this day for too long."
Members of the resistance organization also received orders and rushed to Riley City. However, Benjamin did not let them enter Riley City directly. Instead, they dispersed in some towns around Riley City, hiding their identities and waiting for the time to start taking action.
After all, they are an underground party that is about to step into the sunshine, so this move is very reasonable. Therefore, they had no suspicion.
If you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your own people. Benjamin also believed that if there were spies among these members, they must have been deceived by Benjamin.
However, unlike the atmosphere outside, in Border Desert City, those mages who knew what would happen were immersed in a tense atmosphere of an impending war.
"Finally we can fight those priests."
In the venue specially circled for the activities of mages, Joanna looked excited and waved to Frank in front of her, saying, "Come! The teacher said, we have to practice our fighting skills these days. Quick! Let's do it!"
Frank looked helpless: "Why are we two fighting? Teacher Benjamin is talking about group fighting skills."
"What's the difference? It's really troublesome to be verbose." Joanna said impatiently, "If you don't dare to fight alone, how can we talk about group combat? Quick! Let's do it!"
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
On the edge of the field, several other mages looked at the two of them and couldn't help but smile and shake their heads.
"Aren't you nervous?" Suddenly, Andy looked at the other mages and said, "Even people like me who didn't participate in the ambush are so nervous. Why don't you feel anything at all?"
"It's okay, maybe because I have experienced too many battles." Wallis smiled and replied, "In fact, I have been looking forward to this day since the day I escaped from the Kingdom of Horli. It’s here. The half-baked mage who was despised by the church finally has a chance to fight back, and I feel quite excited.”
"That's great." Andy nodded and added, "When you fight those priests, remember to drink the potion I made."
"Of course." Several mages replied with a smile.
In this way, the mages are preparing for the next battle, and the church is probably preparing as well. Judging from the news that Benjamin heard, although several armies in Freden seemed to be stationed in their respective places, looking from the outside, they seemed to be quite empty inside.
There was also news from the Prime Minister.
—The church took action.
They mobilized a large number of people, and even Bishop Victor personally sent out, secretly set out from various places, and moved toward Riley City in an extremely concealed manner.
When receiving the news, Benjamin couldn't help but smile.
Everything went as he imagined.
In this way, without any accidents, time passed little by little, and soon the planned day was approaching.
"We will soon have a showdown with Bishop Victor."
There was one day left before the parade. On the rooftop of the city lord's official residence, Morris pushed a wheelchair and came behind Benjamin and said with some complicated emotions.
Benjamin turned around, smiled, and said, "What? From the perspective of a senior like you, is my choice good or bad?"
"What can I say?" Morris shook his head and said, "Back then, I didn't get to your level at all. I was already defeated by the church when I was still in the preparation stage."
"Then... do you think I'm prepared enough?"
Morris thought for a while and said, "It's still a bit hasty."
"Yes." Benjamin nodded, looked at the world outside the rooftop again, and said, "It's not a little hasty, but very hasty. The school in Bianmo City has not yet trained a qualified mage, and there is still no one in Freden. There are more mages that can be absorbed, you haven't had time to equip the team with basic magic items, and these members of my team have never even gotten together to practice... There are so many things that can be prepared, how can it be a little rushed?"
Probably surprised to hear such an answer, Morris couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"But, you still decided to take action."
Benjamin sighed and replied: "Because the times are passing quickly, and whether we are well prepared or not, we are already in it."
Morris was slightly startled.
Benjamin seemed to suddenly become interested. He turned around and crossed his hands: "Do you want to know the story of the big water balloon in Havenright?"
“…all ears.”
"At that time, I had just become a mage, and all I was thinking about was trying to make myself stronger. I wanted to wait until I was strong enough before I thought about what I should do next." At this point, Benjamin shrugged and continued, " However, as you can see, the world did not give me this opportunity. When I was unprepared, the church rushed to my home with people, made me Grant's scapegoat, and sent me to the stake at noon the next day. .”
"But... you still survived."
"It's just good luck." Benjamin shook his head and said, "Besides, in order for me to survive, many people paid a corresponding price."
When Morris heard this, he smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "If people want to live, they always have to pay some price."
"Yes. But I can no longer afford those prices." Benjamin spread his hands and said, "So, I can't stay in my comfort zone and anesthetize myself with words like 'I still have time, I can slowly prepare.' Just like back then, if I had been more decisive and ran away from home early, or asked myself to manage the Rise family's fiefdom, and left the royal capital, such a thing would not have happened."
After hearing this, Morris also understood what Benjamin meant and said, "You don't want to make the same mistake a second time."
Benjamin nodded too.
"That's it." As he spoke, a smile gradually appeared on his lips, "I can't hesitate any longer. The opportunity is fleeting, and if I am sure, I must seize it."
These... are probably the reasons why he made this plan.
When Morris saw this, he was silent for a moment as if he understood. He lowered his head, touched his legs, and suddenly said: "Do you know what I hate most about wheelchairs?"
"Which point?"
Morris raised his head, smiled and said: "Whenever someone keeps telling boring stories about themselves, I can't always sneak away."
Benjamin laughed when he heard this.
After laughing for a while, he shook his head and said helplessly: "...get out of here."
Upon hearing this, Morris smiled and bent over Benjamin, taking it as a bow to say goodbye. Then, he pushed the wheelchair, made a squeaking sound, turned around, and prepared to leave.
However, halfway through, he seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped, turned around and shouted: "It seems it's almost time, we should set off."
Benjamin was stunned when he heard this. After asking the system for the time, he regained his composure, glanced at Mocheng outside the rooftop, took a deep breath, and nodded vigorously.
"lets go."
He said as he walked out.