"Master Benjamin, if I remember correctly, further ahead is the garrison of General Lester. He has always been a good general who is loyal and patriotic. I think... maybe I can try to make contact with him."
As their position gradually approached the middle of Carites, the king suddenly found Benjamin and said these words to him.
Benjamin was a little surprised.
"Didn't Your Majesty say that you haven't seen these generals for many years?"
The king nodded and said: "That's true, but... I still want to give it a try. If they believe me, you don't have to feel so uncomfortable now."
Benjamin also fell into deep thought.
Indeed, if they could have the support of a general with military power, they would not have to hide like they are now. But the key is... Thinking of General Stewart before, Benjamin felt a little psychological shadow.
Could the Church have given them easy access to the generals at home
He always felt that if he went, it might be another trap.
"How much does your Majesty know about General Lester?" Benjamin asked.
"People are very upright and should not be seduced by the church." The king replied, "His father and ancestors were also generals and regarded glory as their own lives. When my father died, there were not many generals who supported me. He was the only one who supported me. He is the eldest son and stands by me.”
Benjamin nodded when he heard this.
If that's the case... is it worth a try
He also asked for some information about the other party's camp, and finally, after much deliberation, he agreed to the idea.
The churches were all using the name of "state religion", building churches in various cities, and preaching unscrupulously, but Benjamin was completely powerless to stop it - this state was really frustrating.
If a general can openly support them, plus the villagers they have won over these days, and the wealthy businessmen in the country contact them again, they can muster the strength to confront the church head-on!
To do this, he felt they could take a little risk.
In this way, Benjamin took his mages and hid in a dense forest. He ordered his mage to lead the group of apprentices and wait in the dense forest to learn magic and give lectures, and not to run around. And he took the king to see General Lester.
There is no way, after all, it is a dangerous operation, the fewer people, the better. It was impossible for Benjamin to take these dozens of apprentices to see the general.
Not only that, the general's station is about a few kilometers away in the dense forest. If anything happens, they can quickly support him from this position.
"The plain east of the forest is General Lester's station." The king explained in charge. "There are 20,000 soldiers in the station. They have been trained for a long time. If we can command it, we should be able to compete with Glory's royal guard." Compete with each other.”
As Benjamin took him to fly to the station, he couldn't help but ask: "Can't those royal guards be commanded with His Majesty's family emblem?"
The king still shook his head and said: "The token to command the guard army is in the palace. I was in a hurry when I escaped and didn't have time to take it with me. Besides, even if I had the token, the church has too many spies in that area. , it is difficult for us to get close to the Royal Guards."
"All right… "
When Benjamin heard this, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Soon, they approached the garrison camp.
It was night at the moment. From the outside, the camp was very large. Several soldiers were guarding the door energetically, watching all the movements nearby. You can also see a lot of soldiers patrolling inside the camp, which is very strict.
Benjamin and the king hid behind a large rock from the soldiers.
"Shall we... go directly there?" the king asked.
Benjamin shook his head: "It's better not to do it. Don't forget, we are all wanted people now. The church also wrote in the notice that there is a person who looks very similar to the king and stole the crown and the clan. Hui, he's swindling outside. If we go there face to face, we will definitely be arrested as gangsters."
“…”
You can tell by looking at the king's expression that he was furious to death after being labeled by the church as a gangster who stole the crown and clan emblem. It has been a few days, but he still gets angry when he mentions it.
However, there is nothing we can do about it. The official right to speak is in the hands of opponents, and they can only make trouble among the people. Benjamin has long been accustomed to doing this.
In the current situation, they must be secretly going to see General Lester. Benjamin had already determined this, otherwise, he would not have chosen to come here at this time of night.
"Master Benjamin, can you take me to sneak in?" The king hesitated.
"Let's try it." Benjamin shrugged and said, "I don't have much hope anyway. If we are discovered, we will run away. Don't worry, we can fly, they can't keep us."
“…”
The king's expression didn't look at all reassured.
In this way, Benjamin first hid behind the rocks and used the water element sensing method to observe the structure in the camp. He changed several places in succession, and finally drew a rough map of the entire garrison camp.
After drawing the map, he summoned various ice drills and began digging tunnels.
Yes, this is how a mage sneaks in. He doesn't have the invisibility technique, nor does he have the silent steps of a thief, but it doesn't matter, he can dig tunnels!
For him, the best way to infiltrate was obviously to dig a tunnel and lead directly to the general's camp. It was safe, efficient, and one stop. Get some water vapor walls to soundproof, so soldiers can't detect their movements underground.
In this way, Benjamin dug a hole in the ground and went down with the king. While digging forward with magic, he also used water vapor sensing to observe where they dug, so they would not get lost.
Seven or eight drills worked together, and the digging speed was very fast. It took about half an hour. Finally, they arrived under the general's camp.
The soldiers in the camp were all normal and did not find Benjamin's tunnel. After observing for a long time, there was no ambush priest here, nor did he find anything related to the church in the camp.
Observing this, Benjamin also breathed a sigh of relief.
This General Lester... maybe he can really be relied on
"That's it." Thinking of this, he turned to the king and said, "As long as we dig up slightly, we will see General Lester right away."
The king's face looked a little bitter: "My whole body is covered in mud, and I go to see people in disgrace. I will probably destroy the glory of the royal family, right?"
Benjamin smiled and said: "Don't worry, from the moment you introduced the church, the glory of the royal family has been destroyed by you, and there is nothing that can be destroyed anymore."
"…Thank you, this is so comforting."
Just like that, taking a deep breath, Benjamin controlled the ice drill and dug out the last layer of soil above his head. The dim light came in, and he controlled the water vapor to lift him and the king directly into the tent.