Benjamin watched General Lester walk into Glory's gate.
The other party was determined to die and he couldn't stop him. Moreover, even if he could stop General Lester, the general and the king had already established a bad relationship, and his life would definitely not be easy in the future.
Accordingly, if Lester dies in the palace and the king is restored in the future, at least some honor will be preserved for their family.
Therefore, Benjamin shook his head, turned around, and quickly left here with the token and personal letter.
"The war has begun..."
He said silently in his heart.
Choosing to attack at such a time, Benjamin did not understand Ikol's plan. But he knew very well that the situation in Carrites would be turned upside down.
He needs more information.
How many people did Ikol lead in the attack? What places did they occupy? How has the church responded? Will the entire Carites...will fall in a blink of an eye, or will it be able to hold on for a while
If they didn't know anything, they wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Therefore, he took out the sound transmission token.
"Miles, how's the situation on the other side of the border? Tell me everything you can find out."
After sending the news, Benjamin's face looked a little solemn.
Under the dark night, he was thinking and hurried on his way. He spent several hours flying back to Ker Village and handed the token and personal letter to the troops stationed nearby.
"Five days later... If the general doesn't come back after five days, does that mean he will die in Glory?"
Benjamin didn’t want to be so direct, but he nodded anyway.
"...I understand." The leader-like soldier put away the autographed letter and handed the token to Benjamin. "In five days, if the general really doesn't show up anymore, we will listen to your command."
Benjamin also put away the token and turned to leave.
An army...
I hope the king can find a way to feed this group of people.
Returning to Kerr Village, his mages and apprentices all stayed here temporarily. The king even stayed at the village chief's house and received all kinds of courtesy. After all, the situation had changed. They gave up their previous constantly shifting course of action. Instead of rushing to the next village, they seemed to have settled in this village.
And they must carefully consider their next actions.
Benjamin found a private home to stay overnight and slept for a few hours. It was already dawn. He could only rub his eyes, get up tiredly, and then activate the sound-transmitting wooden chip to receive the message from Miles.
"Yikor sent quite a lot of troops, there should be tens of thousands of them, as well as many mages. They defeated the defenders on the border that day and are now stationed in the mountains to the west. They should be back the next day. Will continue marching. All Carites’ troops in this area have withdrawn, not even a shadow can be seen, and there seems to be no intention of a head-on collision with Ikol.”
After hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but frown.
All withdrawn? What does the church want to do
As the actual power holders of this country, the bishops hiding in the palace should be more anxious if a foreign enemy invades. However, judging from the current information, the church's posture is very conservative, and even the troops in that area have been withdrawn.
-Withdrawing the defenders from the west would be equivalent to handing over that piece of land to Ikol.
This is not the way of the church.
What are they thinking
"If you have the conditions, try to sneak into Glory and investigate what is going on in the palace. It would be best... to find out what they plan to do next." So, Benjamin said to the wood chips.
He could imagine Miles's reaction when he heard this - "Do you really think I'm a god? If you want to check it out, check it out yourself!" He also knew that this request was a bit excessive, but there was really nothing else to do except please Miles. There is no other way.
The church's plan... it's really fucking hard to guess.
After putting away the wood pieces, Benjamin summoned the mage apprentices and the king in the village and held an important meeting. There was so much to discuss about their next move and the future of Carrites.
"We can go on to the next village. When Ikol comes, let the church handle it first. Anyway, the person sitting in the palace is their fake king. After they are almost beaten, we can take action." This is the opinion of the mages represented by Tony.
"No, what if the people of the church can't stand it at all? If Glory is defeated by them, we will be finished. We must stop Iker's army!" This was the king's opinion.
"Did the fight really start... I, I want to go home and have a look." This was the opinion of the apprentices represented by Ryan.
Benjamin felt a little dizzy.
The king certainly could not tolerate his country being invaded. Knowing that General Lester's army could be used by them, he immediately offered to lead his army to resist Ikol. And after Benjamin replied to him, "Okay, Your Majesty, you can lead the army to go out in person", he suddenly shrank.
Are you kidding me? The church hasn't moved yet. How could he be the vanguard
As for the apprentices... they are natives of Carites, and it is not easy to be invaded. Among them, a large part of them still come from the western mountains. Their hometown is in a war zone, so it's normal for them to have mixed feelings.
Therefore, Benjamin had to dismiss these apprentices and let them go back to find their families.
If anything, his opinions are similar to those of the ten mages. But don’t forget, they are also wanted in Icol. What if the church fails to defeat the queen, hid back in the Kingdom of Hori, and surrenders the entire Carites
Therefore, they cannot allow the two parties to continue fighting like this and only want to gain benefits.
Finally, after a series of thoughts, Benjamin asked this question: "Your Majesty, where are all the generals with military power in the country? We must make a trip."
The king was startled when he heard the words, and then showed a rather excited expression: "Sure enough, I knew you would not stand idly by. There are three other generals in Carites. The national crisis is facing them, and they will not sit idly by and ignore it!"
Benjamin nodded expressionlessly.
What the outcome will be, no one knows. But he was sure that he must take the king with him and incite these people to fight against Ikol. Otherwise... if the church has some small conspiracy, Carrites may really be doomed!
So, after the meeting, Benjamin set off with the king.
The apprentices went back to their respective homes, and the ten mages also left Kerr Village and went to more villages. They no longer tried their best to win the hearts of the people, but continued their search for magic talents locally.
As for the hundred-man team led by Wallis, they also returned to the grassland at this moment, accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity.
Flying in the air with the king, Benjamin looked at the vast land below with a somewhat complicated mood.
Is this country... really going to die