After the apprentices fell silent, Benjamin said nothing more to them.
He has said everything that needs to be said. Whether they can wake up or not is up to these people themselves. The church's brainwashing is still very powerful. It is enough to make these people start to doubt themselves before they are completely trapped in the system.
—Benjamin doesn’t expect that just by raising his arms now, he can get these people to turn around and help him deal with the church.
In this silence, he took out more than a hundred new editions of the "Declaration of Free Magic". With a wave of his hand, the water vapor lifted up these books and fell into the hands of every apprentice.
"No one can tell you the right answer. You just have to find it out for yourself."
After saying that, he ignored the stunned apprentices, turned around, took Frank, and the two of them walked out of the main entrance of the church in a swaggering manner.
No apprentice stood up, pointed at Benjamin's nose and retorted loudly, and no one tried to stop the two from leaving. The apprentices just sat in their seats, looking at the pamphlets in their hands, motionless as if they had been cast a restraining spell.
The candlelight swayed back and forth, making shadows blurry. The church was as silent as a cemetery.
And outside the secret passage of the church, next to the door of the abandoned warehouse.
"How... did everything go well?"
Miles lazily leaned against the wall and asked Benjamin when he saw them coming out.
Benjamin nodded.
The purpose of this trip has been achieved.
In fact, he did not come to Hariden specifically to instigate these apprentices. A decree banning the "Declaration of Free Magic" will be issued soon. If Benjamin wants to take advantage of his last free time to further expand the influence of the declaration, he must divert the church's attention away first.
—Taverns and capital cities everywhere are filled with informants from the church. It is almost impossible for them to distribute books without restraint.
Therefore, he chose to raid the secret church where priests were trained, but let these apprentices live.
Soon, the other resident priests of Hariden will arrive here, and the apprentice will tell them what happened. Everything is reported to the church's headquarters in Carites. As for the church, it is absolutely impossible to sit idly by.
They may send people to bring together the apprentices who have been "bewitched" by Benjamin today and focus on ideological work; they may also send a large number of people to protect other underground churches that train priests to avoid being attacked again...
In short, for the church, this is a very serious incident that will involve a lot of their energy - coming to Harriden, searching for traces of Benjamin, and investigating how the location of the underground church was exposed... This is like a smoke After bombing and attracting the enemy's attention, Benjamin can continue to promote his "Declaration of Free Magic".
This is their last chance to get the name of the declaration out. Otherwise, once the ban is lifted, the entire plan will become difficult.
And Benjamin's mages have already been prepared.
After the attack on the underground church, that afternoon, the number of people in Haliden City increased visibly. The street vendors looked confused and thought business was coming, so they hawked with great enthusiasm. But what they didn't expect was that these were actually people from the church.
These people mixed in with the crowd, looked around, and occasionally stopped others, holding a portrait and asking others if they had seen the person in the portrait.
At the same time, the number of soldiers patrolling the city also increased visibly to the naked eye, causing the local people to think that something had happened.
However, Benjamin and the others had left Hareden a long time ago, and no matter how hard they looked for them, they couldn't even find a trace.
—At this moment, Benjamin did not return to Amber City, but came to the capital Glory again.
"How's it going? Has the church started taking action?"
It was still the same restaurant as before. Benjamin looked at Miles who opened the door and walked in, and asked expectantly.
"It's true that action has already begun. I have never seen Bishop Cameron look so ugly." Miles nodded and replied, "Not only the power of the church's men, but also the soldiers of Carites, They all transferred some of them and sent them to protect several other underground churches."
"In which cities are the other underground churches located?" Benjamin asked immediately.
"Tall Town, Neumerkel, Log City... "
Benjamin nodded, memorizing these locations.
Just avoid these places.
After receiving the news, he immediately picked up the sound-transmitting wood chips and began to deliver the news to mages across the country. And the various mages stationed under him in the town have already been gearing up and ready to go.
After all, this time, their way of spreading the word was not just handing out pamphlets in taverns and casinos.
after an hour.
"The frost giants crossed the ridge... The palms of fire covered the sky... The will of the times is calling... Magic fell into the hands of the thin boy... "
On the streets of countless cities in Carites, bards suddenly walked out one after another. They held lutes in their hands, and the melodious tunes came out of their mouths, instantly attracting the attention of countless people.
Behind the troubadour were two or three mages in disguise. They maintained the ever-changing magic above their heads with one hand, sometimes summoning dazzling fireballs, and sometimes condensing crystal frost. In their other hand, they were carrying a big bag, and they were taking out the "Declaration of Free Magic" from it and distributing it to the curious people watching.
"what's going on?"
"Wow! Mom, look, that... that's magic! Don't laugh at me anymore. The stories Dad told me are all true. There really are mages in this world!"
"What is this? The Declaration of Free Magic...you can learn magic after reading it? Is this true?"
Probably only during festivals can the streets of Carrites become this lively. Countless people were attracted by the singing and magic. With expressions of surprise, they gathered around the bard and mage, carefully taking each copy of the "Declaration of Free Magic." No matter who gets it, everyone around him will look at him with curiosity and envy.
Even those who did not get the book could not help but follow the team while listening to the artist's singing and looking at the ever-changing magic in the sky. Some people even opened their mouths and sang along with the simple repeated melody subconsciously, giving it a festive atmosphere.
"He is an ordinary carpenter's son... but he carries the wild wind in his heart... Magic allows him to climb to the top of Scaife... He can reach out and touch the sky full of clouds... "
The singing continued, and the troubadour walked slowly down the street as he played. They are like mariachi bands that can be seen everywhere, singing from the streets to the end of the street, but no mariachi band has ever been able to get such a warm response.
Countless people surrounded them, full of longing, and followed them from the streets in the south of the city to the north, not wanting to leave.
Some elderly people who seemed to have a lot of experience stood by the window, looking at the magic being performed, and couldn't help but sigh: "Magic... I haven't seen it in almost ten years."
"Grandpa, why are you still in a daze? Come and grab it with us!"
"What are you robbing?" The old man by the window was stunned.
"Go grab the "Declaration of Free Magic!" They are all saying that after reading that book, we can learn magic!"
"How is it possible?" The old man showed an unbelievable look, "Magisters are all high-ranking figures. They usually live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and are easily invisible to the world. How can ordinary people like us be qualified to become mages?"
No one answered him.
At this moment, his grandson had already opened the door of his house, squeezed into the crowd, and happily ran towards the mage who was handing out the pamphlets. How could he hear what the old man said