After hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
… The general wants to rebuild the Mages Guild
Also, countries where mages are prevalent will have a representative organization anyway. In the past, the organization was the Freemasonry of Mages, but after so many things happened, Freden's mages no longer knew where to go.
In this case, if Stewart wants to take control of the overall situation, he really needs a stable mage organization to stand up as his backing - just like when Freden established it, the former king secretly supported the Mage Freemasonry.
The supernatural power of magic has never directly intervened in politics, but its shadow is always indispensable in politics.
It's just... Benjamin doesn't think he will be the mage that the other party expects.
Although becoming Freden's Mage Guild President sounds very **, you can also greatly increase your influence and power in a short period of time, becoming one of the top figures in this continent. But he was never a person interested in power. At the same time, this position is also a constraint for him.
Accepting this invitation is tantamount to being tied to the other party, and will be tied to Freden forever, helping Stewart eliminate dissidents and stabilize his rule. Although Benjamin doesn't hate this country, he certainly won't stay here forever.
One day, he will return to the Hori Kingdom.
"This... is of great importance. I think I need some time to think about it."
Although he already had the answer in his heart, Benjamin did not refuse on the spot.
The Prime Minister had warned him, and he had just seen it in the document - if he didn't agree, the general would get rid of him. Therefore, Benjamin could only use some delaying tactics to delay the attack.
"You can consider it, but the current situation is tense and there is not much time left for us." Stuart said in a nonchalant manner, "You are not the only mage in the country. If you can't give a reply within two days, I can only Find someone else to do it.”
Benjamin even heard a hint of coercion in these words.
However, in his opinion - since you have someone else to look for, then go find someone else!
The two men worked together to set him up once, and if he didn't retaliate, it would be considered a good temper. Now you are trying to make Benjamin surrender with some sweetness? What a beautiful thought.
"I am very grateful for the general's high hopes, but this is not something I can decide alone. I also have some fellow mages, and I must discuss it with them before making a decision." Benjamin replied very tactfully.
Hearing this, Stewart smiled politely and seemed a little disappointed.
However, he still maintained his apparent kindness and said, "In that case, think about it for a while. Give me a reply within two days and don't let me down."
Benjamin smiled: "That's natural."
Seeing this, Stewart had nothing to say, so he turned around and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please send Master Benjamin away."
The Prime Minister stood aside and nodded in agreement at this moment. Then, he took Benjamin and walked out of the palace hall silently, accompanied by two soldiers.
They walked in the corridor of the palace one after another, and Benjamin thought that the Prime Minister would speak and comment on Benjamin's choice. However, he just remained silent and walked out of the palace without saying a word.
"Your Highness Princess, you must not run around..."
Suddenly, when they were halfway there, they heard the maid's anxious call from a distance again.
Benjamin was slightly startled. I saw that familiar little girl running out from the corner of the corridor with a smile on her face. But Benjamin knew very well that the church had done something to the princess a long time ago, making her a little abnormal. At this moment, this smile looks really charming.
However, there was a strange boy, running forward happily with the princess.
Seeing this scene, the Prime Minister couldn't help but his eyes changed slightly.
"Didn't I say that Her Highness the Princess cannot leave the room? What are you doing?" He quickly signaled to the soldiers, stopped the two running children, and then scolded the maid.
"This... I can't help it. The young master let His Highness out while I wasn't paying attention."
Hearing this, the Prime Minister glanced at the strange boy. The boy was stopped by the soldiers and looked a little scared. When the Prime Minister saw him, he immediately ran away and hid behind the maid.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. But the princess sister is locked in the room every day and feels very pitiful. Prime Minister, don't tell grandpa, okay?"
But the Prime Minister showed a smile: "It's okay, just don't do this again next time." After saying that, he cast his reproachful eyes on the shivering maid next to him.
"I really can't help it..." the maid defended.
"Okay, there are still guests now. I will come back to deal with this matter later. Please step aside."
Just like that, the maid took the two children and left shaking. The Prime Minister looked at their backs with a thoughtful look.
Watching this scene, Benjamin looked a little subtle.
"Your Majesty the Prime Minister." He suddenly spoke and asked casually, "That little boy looks a little unfamiliar. Whose child is he?"
The Prime Minister turned around and said with a smile: "He is the grandson of General Stewart."
I see…
Suddenly, Benjamin understood.
"General Stewart... must attach great importance to this grandson." He nodded and said meaningfully.
"Of course." The Prime Minister also replied in a casual manner, "When people grow old, they always want to leave something for their juniors. I hope Master Benjamin will be a little considerate of this feeling."
Benjamin smiled and said nothing.
Is it really just for your own descendants? Looking at Stuart's expression when he was sitting on the throne just now, I'm afraid his own desire is also a very important reason...
But he said nothing more and followed the Prime Minister and left the palace.
The Prime Minister put him in a carriage.
"Master Benjamin, the carriage will take you back to Riley City, so you don't have to worry about the journey." Finally, the Prime Minister said goodbye to him and watched Benjamin leave.
Probably because there were many eyes and ears in the palace, he never said anything to Benjamin, and Benjamin felt a little regretful because of this. However, as soon as he got into the carriage, he found a letter under the cushion of the carriage.
The carriage sets off. Benjamin looked at the letter, then looked back at the palace that was fading away, and raised his eyebrows.
It seems...the Prime Minister left everything he couldn't say in the letter.
He immediately opened the envelope and read it.
"Master Benjamin, I'm sorry that you plan to refuse the general's invitation. The president of the Mages Guild is a good position, but with your ambition, you probably don't want to be bound by it. In this case, I sincerely suggest that you leave Freden. . Changes will happen soon, and the general will use Her Royal Highness the Princess to stabilize his rule, and then deal with the pressure from Iker and Carites. There may be a war, and I believe none of us want this to happen."
"No matter what decision you make next, please don't forget that I still think highly of you. I'm very sorry for taking advantage of you. One day, if you return to Xuedi City, I hope you can save my life. Therefore. , I am here to lend a helping hand to you, I hope you don’t hate us in your heart...or don’t hate me, you can hate the general, it’s all his idea.”
"There is no need to doubt my intentions. I am not as ambitious as the two of you. The only thing I want is that no matter how many people change on the throne, I can still defeat this prime minister."
After reading the letter, Benjamin couldn't help but shake his head.
So naughty...
He didn't even know when the Prime Minister found the opportunity to write such a letter. However, in the face of such a letter, even if Benjamin was originally dissatisfied with the Prime Minister, he was embarrassed to hold onto his grudge any longer.
Maybe this is the other person's way of survival.
The carriage rumbled forward and soon left Xuedi City, slowly heading towards Riley City under the afterglow of the setting sun. Benjamin sat in the car, destroyed the letter, looked at the red sun on the horizon, and fell into deep thought.
Could there be a war...
He had no intention of getting involved in secular wars. However, in such a chaotic situation, how to find one's own direction is a question worth pondering.
There is no doubt that the church was really driven out of Freeden. Maybe they will come back again in the future, but at least for now, there is no need to talk about anti-church in this country.
The entire resistance organization will probably fall apart if it loses its goal, not to mention the general's idea of rebuilding the Mages Guild. Benjamin guessed that those mages who had fought alongside him would soon become the backbone of the new Mages Guild, and without their knowledge, contribute to the general's stabilization of his rule.
Benjamin can tell them the truth so that they don't get deceived into doing things for Stewart. But correspondingly, he is openly opposing the general, and there will definitely be another fierce conflict between the two.
…Does he really want to stay in Frieden and continue fighting with Stewart
However, if he leaves, where can he go
They were wanted criminals in Ikol, and they had to hide after they got there. In fact, the essence of Carites has even been controlled by the church, but it has not been revealed...
etc.
At that moment, Benjamin seemed to suddenly think of something.
He didn't want to fight the general, but he wanted to fight the church.
In the Kingdom of Hori, the power of the church is too powerful for him to fight for the time being, but in Carites... At least, the church is officially prohibited, and the mages have not been hunted down, unlike in the Kingdom of Hori. No respite.
More importantly, the church was tricked by the general and the prime minister, and died a little quickly. Benjamin had just killed a bishop, and he wasn't satisfied yet, so he wanted to continue killing the church.
And that being the case…
There is no longer a church in Frieden for him to work for, so he will go to another place and continue to cause trouble for the church.
Thinking this way, Benjamin suddenly felt much clearer.
If you don’t know what to do, then go to church!
At that moment, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Carrites outside the car window, and suddenly showed a malicious smile.
"How many lifetimes of bad luck have you had for a lunatic like you in the church stall?" The system couldn't help but suddenly appeared and sighed in a sympathetic tone.