"Is the coronation ceremony ready?"
At this moment, General Stewart was sitting on the throne in the hall of the palace. He glanced at the officials in the audience and spoke slowly, gradually showing an arrogant air.
"General, why are you anxious?" The Prime Minister stepped forward and said with a smile, "Freden is already in your pocket. With my contact, most of the officials from various places have surrendered. Several other generals from other places are now We are rushing to Xuedi City. They have a lot of troops, so we have to spend some time."
Hearing this, Stewart raised his eyebrows and said with no hint of joy or anger: "General...?"
The Prime Minister hurriedly replied: "Of course those generals outside are not the same thing as you. When you complete the ceremony, no one will call you 'general' anymore."
Stewart was silent for a moment, nodded, and did not raise any objection to the title.
"...Where is that Master Benjamin? Have you contacted him?" He thought for a while and asked again.
"I have already sent the letter. However, if he does not want to contact us, there is nothing I can do." The Prime Minister said slowly, "However, I have sent people to explore the Black Rock Valley. There was indeed a battle, and we found There were many fragments of soldiers and priests' robes. Regardless of whether Bishop Victor is alive or dead, he should have been severely injured at this moment."
Stewart nodded, but still seemed unhappy.
"What I want is not just heavy damage. Find that mage. I must confirm that the bishop is dead before I can secure this throne."
The Prime Minister nodded deeply: "I will try my best."
Hearing this, Stewart waved his hand and stopped talking. The Prime Minister and several other officials also walked together, turned around and left. As a result, Stuart was the only one left in the entire empty and gorgeous palace hall.
I saw him reaching out his hand and gently touching the handle of the throne under his seat, suddenly showing a soft expression.
at the same time.
In another city of Freden, Benjamin returned to the hotel with the letter sent by the Prime Minister.
After reading the announcement, he wanted to take a break and digest the excessive amount of information. However, at the agreed address, the Prime Minister sent him another letter. After making sure that no one was watching around him, he took the letter away and prepared to read it before speaking.
After all, this series of events made Benjamin feel like he was being tricked, which made him a little angry. But now, it's okay if he doesn't go to trouble the other party, but the person who tricked him wrote him a letter instead
He wanted to see what the prime minister was going to say.
However, just after watching it for a while, Benjamin frowned.
This is an invitation.
In the letter, the Prime Minister invited Benjamin to a gathering in Shady City in three days. He also said that no matter what doubts Benjamin had at the moment, he would explain them clearly to him when he got there.
The letter is not long. It probably contains an apology at the beginning, but then it becomes an invitation. In the whole letter, Benjamin didn't get any useful information, let alone what the other party's intention was in inviting him.
…Hongmen Banquet
Benjamin felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
He had every reason to doubt the other party's intentions. Now, the general and prime minister have great power, and their relationship with Benjamin has become very delicate. After reading the announcement, Benjamin felt that the other party might not really be from the church, but... this did not mean that they were in the same group.
It was true that they praised Benjamin in the announcement, but in Benjamin's view, the other party was just using him, maybe even framing him.
- All of this may have happened because they used Benjamin to defeat the church, and then they benefited from it and seized power.
Now that I think about it... no wonder. No wonder the Prime Minister took the initiative to find him, tested his tone, and deliberately told him that the general was from the church.
Everything is for today's game.
Not only did they get the greatest benefit, but now they issued an announcement saying that this was all part of their plan, making it look like Benjamin was their subordinate. In this case, wouldn't the entire resistance organization be working for them? What would the mages who followed Benjamin think of him
Benjamin was forcibly recruited without even asking.
Really... very shabby.
Benjamin is really angry.
No matter who was standing behind the Prime Minister and the General, at this moment, he wanted to fly to the palace and give them a snowstorm. However, he shook his head and gradually calmed down.
You can't act out of impulse. At the very least, you have to understand the other party's true purpose.
The other party spent a lot of effort to set up such a trap. Is it for the church, for Icol, even for Carrites, or... for power
After thinking about it, he put the letter away, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a letter to Mikel. He wanted to hear what Mikel said before deciding whether to go to this Hongmen Banquet.
After finishing the letter, Benjamin thought about the mages who followed him and felt a little headache again.
How should he explain the current situation to them
Can this so-called organization... still exist
Obviously, being anti-church is their biggest original intention. Now, the church has been driven out of Freeden—at least officially. And these mages are basically Friedens. To be honest, Benjamin feels that these people don't care much about the affairs of other countries.
I want them to wipe out the roots, follow Benjamin all the way to Havenright, and take away the church's home base... Is it possible
Thinking of this, Benjamin sighed.
Killed a bishop... so what
This road is really difficult to walk.
Lying on the bed in the hotel room, he only felt tired. Therefore, maybe the world was turning upside down outside, and he had the urge not to care anymore, so he just closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Probably because he was too tired, he slept directly from evening to the next morning. When he woke up, he was completely groggy. However, he opened the window, took a breath of fresh air, cheered up, and started a new day.
After sending the letter to Mikel, he summoned the original elder mages and held a meeting in the hotel room.
"I think... everyone has seen what the announcement said, right?"
What surprised him was that the reaction of more than 20 people seemed to be quite happy.
"Of course I saw it. We finally succeeded in driving away the church. Teacher Benjamin, they even said that you are the biggest contributor!" Joanna nodded and said with some excitement.
Benjamin was a little stunned.
It seems... his way of understanding the announcement is a little different from everyone else's.
Come to think of it, other mages don't know much. They did not know what was going on with the Prime Minister, nor did they know the unpredictable position of General Stewart. The only thing they knew was that they had killed the bishop, and now Frieden had reinstated the ban on the church. Therefore, they succeeded.
Since you succeeded, why are you not happy? They also don’t think that they are being used by others. As long as they drive away the church, they will be fine no matter what.
Thinking of this, Benjamin smiled helplessly.
It’s really a blessing to know less.
It's a pity... In his current position, he is no longer qualified to be a naive fool.