Benjamin rushed back to Amber City that night.
After using magic props to notify each other, he and the other mages quietly left the city. More than a hundred people gathered in a wasteland outside the city to exchange the news they had found out today.
Of course, it was said to be an exchange, but the main thing was Benjamin telling everyone about the situation he had just learned about. The mages are also trying hard to get information in Amber City, but the church's information is quite tightly blocked. They have made little progress, which is equivalent to getting familiar with the environment in the city.
It can only be said that luckily Benjamin saw the king, otherwise, they would still be spinning in circles now.
"... This is probably the case in Carites now, but don't worry too much. We already got the support of a big shot yesterday. As long as we act carefully and don't be discovered by the church, they can't defeat us. "
Benjamin did not tell the king, because in his heart, the king's help was just an auxiliary external force, which actually could not help them much.
After introducing the situation, the reactions of the mages were relatively good. After all, they had been asking around for a long time but had gained nothing, and they felt a little anxious. But now Benjamin has brought them the direction, at least they don't have to be confused anymore.
As for the church's power in Carites...you can tell from their expressions that they are also feeling a lot of pressure. There are many more informants here than Freden, and Benjamin only hopes that this pressure will make them more careful when acting separately, so as not to be caught by the church.
After that, Benjamin began to plan the next move.
"It's the same this time. In order to spread the "Declaration of Free Magic", we must have strongholds all over the country. Therefore, we have to start splitting up again. You are now a group of five, and each person is responsible for an area. This half Yue is mainly familiar with the environment. Remember to be very careful, the church has spies in every city, and the situation here is different from Freden."
The mages nodded one after another, and everyone stepped forward and took a confidential piece of paper from Benjamin's hand, which stated the area Benjamin assigned to them.
- They will continue their underground party mode, so it is best not to know each other, and only Benjamin knows the overall situation, which is safest.
As for their central stronghold, Benjamin simply chose Amber City. Judging from the situation obtained by the king, every place is similar. The church's strongholds are everywhere, so it is better to just do it for convenience.
Benjamin will also take a few mages, settle down in Amber City, and start writing version 2.0 of the "Free Mage Manifesto."
With that, and a few more words of encouragement, Benjamin dismissed everyone. The mages came to the meeting with their luggage. After the meeting, they dispersed directly and went to their respective areas of responsibility at night.
"Lord Benjamin, I'm leaving. I'll send you a message when I get there."
"No problem, Lord Benjamin. The church is so arrogant in this damn place, we must make them feel better."
"Teacher Benjamin, I'm leaving. I hope everything goes well..."
Looking at those firm backs in the night, Benjamin couldn't help but take a deep breath. These mages had nothing to do with Karites, and he could not give them any compensation. However, they still followed Benjamin without hesitation and chose such a path.
What else could they be for
For an ideal.
—There is no more ideal of the church in the world.
"Maybe they just like to cause trouble by nature." The system suddenly appeared and interrupted the atmosphere.
"...You can shut up."
Benjamin shook his head and said in his heart.
Seeing other mages leaving one after another, he turned around and took his team of mages back to Amber City, preparing to start the compilation of "Declaration of Free Magic" 2.0.
This thing is not that easy to do yet. The first edition is for mages. Most mages have a certain foundation in magic and have decent cultural literacy, so Benjamin doesn't need to pay attention to anything. But the second edition is aimed at civilians, and the entire book is intended to be a purely introductory promotional manual without any foundation, which is a bit difficult.
If nothing else, the average cultural level in this world is okay, but not everyone can read. Even for those who can read, if you complicate a sentence, others may not be able to understand it.
Therefore, from 1.0 to 2.0, they need a disruptive change.
"If you can't read...then you can only draw pictures, right?"
In the hotel room, Benjamin brought several mages together to discuss how to write a new version of the manifesto. Frank held his head with his hands and looked worried as he spoke.
"Drawing is actually a way, but... how should I recite the incantation, and how should I express this drawing?" Benjamin affirmed the proposal, but raised a new question.
"Well..." Several mages fell silent again.
Benjamin couldn't help but scratch his head.
In his view, the 2.0 manifesto does not need to be as enigmatic as some scientific research paper. Instead, it should be like the "Tathagata Palm" that is sold for ten yuan a copy on the street. Therefore, he is also thinking about drawing. But for magic, spells are an extremely important part. If something goes wrong, the effect will be greatly reduced.
He couldn't think of any solution for a while, so he had to find a few people to brainstorm. But judging from their appearance, they seemed to be unable to come up with any good ideas.
"Actually... there are not many people who really don't know a single letter, right?" Wallis tapped his fingers on the table while saying, "At worst, we will give up on those people and use letters to mark syllables, and strive to Let most people understand.”
Benjamin shook his head: "It's best not to do this. The church has already been deeply infiltrated, and if we voluntarily give up some people, we are sending these people into the hands of the church!"
Wallis sighed and said, "Then I can't think of anything else."
Benjamin was not discouraged and looked at Frank again: "What about you? You have been studying forbidden spells some time ago and have made a lot of progress. You have also successfully overcome the accent problem and learned more than 30 kinds of magic. Have you thought of any solution? "
Frank rubbed his temples and said slowly: "We...can try to use images to annotate sounds?"
"What to do?"
Frank seems to have found some ideas, but he is not very sure: "Just...for example, some people don't know how to write the word 'apple', but they know how to pronounce the word and what it means. In this case , we draw an apple on the book, and then use its image to represent its pronunciation. In this way, several apples and pears are drawn on a line. Although it is not accurate enough, it can barely make up a spell."
After listening, the others stared at him blankly without saying a word.
"Is it so unreliable?" Frank asked helplessly.
"... Can we really prepare for reciting the spell like this? In the end, no one will recite the spell correctly, and everyone will call us liars, right?" Wallis said after a moment of silence.
"No, the accuracy of the spell actually deviates to a certain extent." Frank explained, "Like me, I still can't pronounce the spell accurately, but I have found some key syllables in the spell. As long as I pronounce them correctly, the other parts will be fine. Some deviations will at most affect the power of magic, but it can still be used."
Hearing this, Benjamin looked a little surprised.
"Try it and compile a phonetic table of images for beginner magic." He patted Frank on the shoulder and said with some expectation, "Words are slowly developed from graphics. Maybe you will use this Chance to invent a new hieroglyphic!"