A few days later, Benjamin led the mages to the mountains northwest of Carites.
In the past few days, the domestic situation has been changing rapidly. In order to find Benjamin, the church even issued a wanted order through the mouth of the king, making Benjamin and all the mages under him who appeared frequently as wanted criminals. Of course, their excuse was simple - they had liaison with the Kingdom of Hori and intended to subvert the regime. They shamelessly plagiarized Ikol's wanted reasons.
At this moment, their portraits and names were hung all over almost every town in Carites, and this level of wanted people was definitely something the public had never seen before.
However, the wanted poster did not link Benjamin to the "Declaration of Free Magic." Maybe the intention was too obvious, and the church didn't want to give Benjamin free publicity.
But in fact, without any publicity, the "Declaration of Free Magic" has become the hottest topic in Carites at the moment.
Although it has been officially banned, among the people, many people have used the most basic entry-level magic according to the above method. The church also began to try to control public opinion and spread false rumors. However, people saw the small flames they summoned with their own eyes. This kind of persuasiveness was unparalleled.
Therefore, even if the church works hard to control public opinion, the popularity of the "Declaration of Free Magic" continues to rise due to word of mouth among the people.
Benjamin knew very well that this rising period would last at least two months.
If the church can't do anything, the law doesn't hold everyone accountable. Now almost everyone is spreading the "Declaration of Free Magic" and arresting one or two people to scare the monkeys. The church has tried it, but it is of little use, and they can't really arrest everyone.
Therefore, although Benjamin didn't know what the church was busy with now, there was no need to ask. The anger of those people must have been vented towards him.
Fortunately he ran fast.
Of course, he didn't run into the mountains just to avoid the limelight. The situation in Carites can still be brewing for a while. It would be better for Benjamin to start taking action after the first batch of talented people become mages and emerge.
With such a dangerous and vacant time period, Benjamin thought about it and finally decided to use it to find the mages hiding in the mountains.
There are many places where you can live in seclusion in Carites, such as the prairie on the border, the swamps in the south, the mountains in the northwest... He has already been to the prairie, but he didn't meet any mages, and the swamps are not convenient for living. In the end, Benjamin chose this mountain range called Candela.
It feels like the Kandela Mountains are somewhat similar to the western mountains of the Hori Kingdom. The terrain is complex and overrun with monsters. It is a notoriously dangerous mountainous area in the country. There are even rumors of cannibals, but the area is not as large as the Hori Kingdom. However, Benjamin has even dealt with a large-scale beast tide, so how can he be afraid of the dangers in the mountains
No matter how dangerous the monsters are, they are still safer than the church.
At the same time, thinking of the Silent Academy hidden in the western mountains, Benjamin felt that there was a high possibility that the mages of Carrites were hiding in the Kandra Mountains.
If he can convince them to join him, Benjamin's team will grow rapidly, and maybe... he will be able to confront the church head-on, without having to hide his head and tail like now.
In this way, Benjamin led a team of hundreds of people from the mouth of a valley and walked majestically into the mountains.
"Teacher, this is what we have collected from all over the country. I have sorted it out for you to take a look at."
On the way, Wallis used magic to hold a large box and suddenly came to Benjamin. As he spoke, he handed over a small notebook in which everything was listed in detail.
Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Where did the harvest come from
He looked at the book and saw that most of them were donated gold coins and treasures... It seemed that while they were spreading magic knowledge to the people, they were also loved by the people. Some people, after receiving the Free Magic Manifesto for free, have given some money to their causes.
In addition, there are some miscellaneous things. What surprised Benjamin was that there were actually two elemental crystals inside, which were donated to them as some kind of ore material.
And... a magic crystal ball.
"Let me see that crystal ball."
Seeing this, Benjamin's heart moved and he said this.
Wallis wasn't surprised either, probably expecting Benjamin to notice this. So, he opened the big box and took out the crystal ball.
It was a crystal ball the size of a human head, with a round shape. The ball gave off a deep shimmer in the sunlight. It was unknown what material it was made of. It was very heavy. Benjamin could not lift it with just one hand.
Of course, the most important thing was the weak magic power fluctuation he felt from inside the crystal ball.
This is a magic item!
Wallis introduced: "This is something a family gave us when we were singing in a small town in the south. The other party didn't know what it was, they only knew that it was something left to them by their great-grandfather, and magic. related."
… An heirloom crystal ball
Benjamin took it and studied it again. Its production method is obviously different from contemporary magic props, and it should be similar to the illusion mirror, which is a product of the previous era.
Speaking of which, Benjamin now has a lot of strange treasures in his hands. When they killed the bishop last time, he also got the cup that they called a "holy object". However, he studied the cup for a long time, but could not find a way to activate it. Even if he specially found a few mages with affinity to the light element, he could not use it to summon a light wall beam or something like a bishop.
Therefore, such a seemingly powerful thing can only sit in the Benjamin bag gathering dust.
After thinking for a long time, Benjamin finally returned his eyes to the crystal ball.
What does it do
Following the most common activation method, Benjamin focused his mental power into it.
Buzz!
The crystal ball in his hand suddenly vibrated, making a strange buzzing sound, and a white light lit up inside. Then, the originally heavy crystal ball became like a light feather in an instant, without feeling any weight.
Benjamin was very surprised, but also a little confused.
The crystal ball...shouldn't it assist mental power or strengthen spell casting? But after Benjamin activated it, he didn't feel any feedback from it on his mental power.
Just become lighter
Touching the crystal ball in your hand, it feels weightless but as hard as a stone. This feeling is actually quite weird. Under this feeling, Benjamin's hand suddenly felt itchy, as if learning to spin a basketball, he put this extremely light crystal ball on his fingertips and turned it gently.
With a snap, the crystal ball was a little out of control and was thrown out of his hand, flying straight towards the bushes ahead!
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang.
The ground shook for a moment, and everyone was startled. They stopped, steadied themselves, and almost fell down. The other mages came back to their senses and looked at Benjamin blankly, wondering what shocking changes he had made.
But Benjamin himself was confused.
I saw that the dense bushes in front of me were directly smashed into a huge pit by the crystal ball. The hole was almost ten meters in size, and the ground was like a spider web. The cracks even spread to the bottom of their feet. If they didn't pay attention, they might even step in.
And in the center of the pit, the crystal ball fell there intact, no longer vibrating, and the white light inside also dimmed.
Benjamin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly summoned water vapor, lifted the crystal ball from the pit, and took it back.
After thinking for a while, he gathered his mental power into it again.
A buzz.
Looking at the crystal ball that lit up again in his hand, Benjamin was a little dumbfounded.
He finally knew what this thing was for.
This is not the kind of crystal ball that assists in spellcasting. This crystal ball, it's for fucking hitting people.