Troubadours and wizards sang along the streets, spreading the knowledge of magic—this afternoon, such scenes were going on simultaneously in more than twenty cities in Carites.
This will be a day worth remembering, both for Carites and for the entire magical world of the continent.
Magic lifts the veil of mystery, walks out of the fog that has lasted for thousands of years, and enters the lives of every ordinary person. Just like someone who loves hunting can become a hunter, and someone who loves cooking can become a chef, as long as a person loves magic, he has the opportunity to come into contact with it personally.
In some ways, this is a historic day.
Of course, these are all things for later. For Benjamin, he is now just trying to win the support of the general public as their capital against the church.
They paid to hire the troubadour yesterday, and the entire troubadour plan was specially rehearsed this morning in order to present a good effect. At this moment, Benjamin was sitting in a private room of Glory's restaurant, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, not knowing what the reaction would be.
He wanted to participate personally, but in order to keep an eye on the church's actions and deliver news to the mages in a timely manner, he had to sit patiently in this place.
It is actually a relatively common phenomenon for wandering musicians to perform and sing along the street, and they will not break the law. But their nature is different from ordinary singers after all. If the church is determined to let the king send troops there, it is possible that they will be arrested.
Their plan was able to proceed smoothly only because the energy of the church was involved in Hariden, and the remaining people in other cities were powerless to stop it. When the church reacts, for safety reasons, they still have to stay out of the spotlight.
"They are moving." Suddenly, Miles pushed the door open and whispered, "The bishop was so angry that the king had no choice but to issue a secret order. Amber City's defenders will be dispatched soon, preparing to disturb public order. You have to disperse those crowds. But you also know that for the mages under you, their orders are not just to disperse."
Benjamin didn't panic and nodded.
He took out the sound transmission wood piece and whispered: "Attention, Amber City mages, disband the team in ten minutes, blend into the crowd, and hide carefully, don't let the church's spies find you."
The wood chips flashed faintly, emitting imperceptible magic fluctuations and carrying Benjamin's voice out.
It takes time for magic props to transmit messages, and it also takes time for secret orders to travel from Glory to Amber City. By calculating this time well, he can control the overall situation and disappear without a trace before the enemy attacks.
but…
"Did they only send secret orders to Amber City? What about other cities?" Benjamin asked again.
"The news from Amber City came the fastest. Currently, the bishop thinks that the behavior of mages singing only occurs in Amber City." Miles shrugged and said, "However, when the news comes from various places, he will probably be mad. .”
Benjamin smiled when he heard this.
"It would save us a lot of trouble if he was just mad."
In this way, Benjamin stayed at Glory and relied on the news from the king to see the church's actions clearly. Therefore, when Miles came to inform him again, he calculated the time and sent another message to mages across the country, so that they could end their singing fifteen minutes before the secret order arrived and get rid of the eyeliners staring at them. , hiding again.
This is the power of information asymmetry. No matter how angry the church is, it can only come to nothing in the end.
At the same time, after spreading all the news, Benjamin himself quickly set off and left Glory.
—The You Sing plan has come to an end, and he no longer has to wait here for news. He can return to Amber City.
In fact, he still had no idea what kind of reaction there was in Amber City. And he is also looking forward to what earth-shaking changes will happen to the entire Carites after this day passes
A few hours later.
In the evening, Benjamin returned to Amber City.
From the outside, Amber City was somewhat heavily guarded, with twice as many soldiers as usual guarding the door, keeping an eye on the people entering and exiting. Benjamin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. These people should have received orders to arrest the bards and mages who "declared bad thoughts" in the city.
But from the look on their faces, you could tell they didn't catch anything.
Otherwise, there would be no need to check so strictly at the city gate.
Thinking this, Benjamin walked through the city gate calmly. The soldiers examined him very carefully, but couldn't find anything wrong with his dyed black hair and protruding buck teeth. So Benjamin passed the city gate smoothly.
Amber City at dusk looked as peaceful as usual, as if nothing special had happened. But when Benjamin turned on the water element perception method and the pictures of the houses appeared in front of his eyes one after another, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
Scanning a street, there was at least one family, holding the "Declaration of Free Magic" compiled by them in their hands and discussing it animatedly. There were even people leaning over their desks, writing furiously, and began to copy a new manifesto.
As for those who failed to get the "Declaration of Free Magic", they were also discussing it quietly at home, trying to find ways to borrow a copy from relatives and friends to read it.
Benjamin nodded with satisfaction.
Notices about the ban on the "Declaration of Free Magic" have been posted on the street bulletin boards. This thin pamphlet has become a banned book. But under such circumstances, people's enthusiasm has not diminished by half. Instead, they regard the declaration in their hands as a treasure.
—This shows how successful today’s event was.
For most people in Carites, magic is a legendary and mysterious existence, but today the mages held up their magic in front of everyone and showed it to everyone. This is the best publicity method.
Therefore, the statement in the announcement that "the contents of the book are all false" has become less convincing.
However, Benjamin did not remain immersed in this sense of accomplishment.
He forced the king to mobilize the local garrison and even issued a ban. It seemed that the church was really pissed off by him. In the days that followed, those people would definitely look for him everywhere like crazy. They must be careful.
Soon, Benjamin returned to the hotel and took off his disguise. Several mages from the city also gathered there, showing excited expressions.
"Teacher, these people are so enthusiastic!" Frank looked extremely excited. "The more than a thousand books we have left here were snatched away by them in more than an hour."
All snatched up
Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
These people's appetites were greater than he imagined.
"Otherwise, I'll print more. The situation in Amber City is like this, and it must be similar in other cities. There are so many people in Carrites, no matter how much printing is done, they can definitely handle it." Wallis suggested.
However, Benjamin shook his head.
After this battle, the church must have placed spies in all printing workshops, waiting for Benjamin and the others to come to their door. They must not throw themselves into a trap.
"During this period, let's stop causing trouble everywhere." He looked at several mages who were probably a little too excited, and quickly advised, "Pack your things. I have also notified the mages in other cities. Let's change A place to hide.”
Hearing this, Frank was stunned: "Where are we going to hide?"
Benjamin replied: "Go to the mountains to the north and find the local mages who are living in seclusion."