The distance between Changhe Town and Granary is less than a few kilometers.
It was better to choose the day than to hit the sun. It didn't take much effort to capture the granary. Therefore, the king and his soldiers set off again and began to march towards Changhe Town.
It was a medium-sized town, located in the eastern border of Carites. The location was slightly remote, but it was also far away from the political center. Choosing this place as their starting point is considered a safer option.
In fact, the suggestion that Benjamin made was not an idea that popped up in his head.
He considered many factors. First of all, this place is far away from the border. If Ikol's army wants to threaten them, it must first pass through Glory. Secondly, the transportation here is quite convenient. After the occupation, it is easy to convey news and attract loyal ministers like the granary manager across the country...
Finally, they really needed a place to stay.
Ikol's invasion was like a catalyst, pushing the situation in Carites to the cliff in an instant. They no longer have time to slowly gain the support of the people, so they can only occupy a place first, and then they can find a way to win back Glory bit by bit.
As the church's wanted poster said, there is no place, they are always just "wandering bandits".
So, in the silent night, the king marched with his soldiers.
Compared with granaries, occupying towns is definitely not that simple. Therefore, Benjamin left them behind and flew directly into Changhe Town alone.
It was getting late and the town was quiet. In the deserted streets, there were not even a few pedestrians. Half of the lights from the houses along the street have been extinguished.
Some soldiers passed by with lanterns on the road. They were not many in number and they did not look alert. Generally speaking, this is an ordinary and quiet town. It may not be able to stop a group of bandits, let alone a team of elite soldiers.
However, Benjamin knew very well that the church definitely had informants here.
He had to find these people first.
Therefore, like an owl flying in the night, he turned on the water element perception method and flew back and forth over Changhe Town, allowing the system to scan all the conditions in the town.
"Well... there are some suspicious guys, but it's hard to judge." The system said slowly, "If we can determine the number of people, there are two in the tavern to the north and four in the tavern to the east. They seem to have been attracted by you. The previous action of spreading news in the tavern made me scared. There is an attic near the center of the town, and there are more than a dozen people in it... "
Listening to the system's report, Benjamin gradually understood.
Facing this town, the king and the others will not completely use force to occupy it. Instead, they will use the name of "The Return of the King" to try to make the town belong to him on its own. And in this process of belonging, if someone jumps out to cause trouble, it will definitely be more troublesome for them.
Therefore, Benjamin had to get rid of these thorns first.
Fortunately, his ability to perceive water elements is now very refined. With his perception and systematic analysis and cooperation, he can never hide such spies.
He first came to the attic where the church had the largest number of people.
"The camp has been sealed and no one is allowed to enter or exit. I am afraid that the entire army has fallen to the devil's side, and they may launch an attack on Changhe Town at any time... "
When he came to the attic window, Benjamin vaguely heard these words.
Quite clever.
He couldn't help but smile to himself.
There were many people in the attic, and half of the dozen or so people were priests. In all likelihood, this was the stronghold of the church in Changhe Town. There are also some notebooks hidden in the drawer of the desk. The notebooks record the information they investigated, including residents who may have secretly hid the "Declaration of Free Mage", some people who are sure to have learned magic, which ones have been solved and which ones have not yet been solved. solve…
Potential mages who have been killed will have a cross drawn after their name, as if they have been purified.
When the system fed this back to Benjamin, Benjamin couldn't help but feel cold in his heart.
He did not expect that the "Declaration of Free Mage" would spread to such a town, giving birth to new mage sprouts. He didn't even expect that the church people had already begun to harvest these sprouts.
This is a never-ending struggle.
The only good thing is that there aren't many crosses on that list.
The conversation in the attic continued, and Benjamin opened the window with a cold face and flew in.
"Who? You..."
"Surprise?" Benjamin interrupted the other party directly. Frost spread like vines on the walls of the attic. "I think you are looking for a mage, so I sent it to your door myself."
Before anyone could react, the entire attic was completely sealed by frost. The temperature in the attic dropped sharply, and those people began to exhale white breath from their mouths opened in astonishment.
"You... you are that Master Benjamin!" A priest immediately shouted in horror after being stunned for a short time.
"So am I so famous?" Benjamin twitched his lips and said with a smile, "Now that you have recognized me, you should know what kind of end you will face, right?"
He clapped his hands, and a wide and sharp ice moon blade suddenly formed and spun faintly around him.
The priests took a few steps back. Someone was already trying to push the door open and escape. Unfortunately, the door was already frozen into solid ice. When they pushed it with their hands, their hands were almost frozen on it.
They could only turn their heads and look at Benjamin, who was slowly approaching, with desperate eyes.
"One day, you will be punished for the crimes you committed!" The priest huddled together, trembling, and pointed at Benjamin and cursed.
Benjamin sneered.
"For the sins you define, you can only punish me with your own hands." He walked to the priests, and the moon blade had already begun to cut through the holy light shields. "And now, I want to define each of you as guilty. After death, they will perish in hell and suffer eternity.”
"No! You are just a person! You are not qualified to define sin..."
Benjamin interrupted the other party with a spinning moon blade.
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in having a theological debate with you." He smiled and walked forward, and every step was like walking on a path in the underworld. Every time the moon blade is swung, it takes away a life full of resentment and unwillingness.
Blood spread on the frost-covered walls.
From the time Benjamin used magic to killing all the dozen people in the church, it only took about half a minute.
Half a minute later, Benjamin shook his robe without any blood on his face expressionlessly, turned around, opened the drawer of the desk, and took out the notebooks that recorded the information.
It contains not only a list of mages, but also a list of church members in Changhe Town.
Benjamin opened his notepad and smiled coldly.
This is probably the reward for taking down an underground organization's den.
He had to clean up the rats before the king came with his army.
So Benjamin closed the page and lifted the spell. In the dark night, he flew out of the window, like a ghost hiding in the darkness, rushing to harvest the next "holy" soul.