Benjamin has always been in contact with Freden's Border City.
During this period of time, Carites was in constant turmoil, but Frieden's situation was quite stable. General Stewart, who occupied the capital, did not proclaim himself king. Instead, he elevated the delirious princess to the throne, and he took full power and became the actual ruler of Freeden.
However, after all, there are still some reactionary forces circulating in the country. General Stewart was busy dealing with them and did not notice Benjamin and his group's stronghold in Border Desert City. Because of this, Bianmo City has always been calm. Morris has led the mage to farm in Border Desert City and has made some good progress.
According to previous news, they have trained more than ten talents who can make magic props. The first batch of mages who broke away from apprentices and were able to skillfully use primary magic were also trained and had a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
Before that, Benjamin had been asking them to make some magic props that could be used in large-scale wars.
Morris also readily agreed and started production very early.
Initially, this request was made against the church. But now, the church probably knows that they have no chance of winning, so they have fully withdrawn from Carites and will not show up to cause trouble again in the short term. Therefore, Benjamin just used these things to deal with Ikol.
-In his opinion, Ikol's overall strength will definitely surpass them. If they want to win, they have to do something strange.
After sending that message, Benjamin selected a few people with stronger combat abilities from the mage team and set off with them to fly to Amber City.
The general is still preparing to send troops. Their marching speed was definitely not as fast as the mages, so Benjamin simply didn't wait for them and took a step ahead so that he could arrive at Amber City earlier and start work more easily.
"Those mages in Ikol...can't we win them over?"
Flying halfway, Joanna asked with some regret.
"I'm afraid it's impossible." Benjamin shook his head and said, "It's not like you don't know about the secret magic potion. Besides, this strange obedience culture has become a common practice in the circle of magicians in Icol. It’s a normal state. The Mage Guild is at its peak. Some people have no choice but to do so, while others are happy to do so.”
"Is it true that we can only fight to the death..."
"Let's see." Benjamin shrugged helplessly and said, "The situation is still unclear. Wait and see what Ikol does, we may not have a chance."
As far as he was concerned, he certainly didn't want to fight with a group of mages. They fought to the death, and the church was able to laugh its teeth out while hiding in the Kingdom of Hori.
Not to mention drawing all the mages to their side, but at least... until the church problem is completely solved, it is best for the mages not to fight among themselves.
A few hours later, they arrived in Amber City.
In Amber City, the king has allocated a residence for them, and the former stronghold of the Masters and Freemasons has also been closed for Benjamin and the others to use as a venue. Benjamin took the king's oracle and handed it over to the local officials before being welcomed in unusually.
However, at this time, he really wasn't in the mood to deal with these officials' advances.
Rejecting any proposals such as banquets, Benjamin and the others quickly started recruiting mages in Amber City.
After all, it is a big city in the country, and a parade to distribute the "Free Mage Declaration" has been held here before. There is definitely potential to be tapped here. The enemy's army may attack at any time, and one more mage means more strength.
In the evening of that day, Benjamin also received news from Morris.
"We are almost ready. Two hundred disposable fire elemental bombs, one hundred automatically triggered life-saving wood chips, and a large barrier construction device..."
Listening to the sound coming from the sound transmission wood chip, Benjamin was a little surprised and nodded with satisfaction.
During this period of time, so many things have been produced
Suddenly, he felt more confident. Even if Icol has more people than them, with these things, it will definitely not be a problem to defend Amber City, and maybe it can give the opponent a "surprise".
"Send a team of people to deliver the things." Benjamin said to the wood chip, "And the first batch of newly trained mages, come with them, just to train them. I will ask a few people to go to the border Accept them."
The situation on the border between Carites and Freeden is not that tense. He doesn't need to go out personally, and these things should be able to arrive safely.
After doing all this, Benjamin felt relieved.
Walking out the door, I inquired about the situation of Ikol's army. The distance between them and Amber City is still nearly a hundred kilometers, and they will definitely not be able to reach it in a short time. Patrolling soldiers came and went, and the situation in the city was relatively stable.
Therefore, he also worked with several other mages to promote themselves in Amber City and recruit more mages.
A few days passed.
The general also arrived at Amber City with 50,000 soldiers. Afterwards, they were busy building fortifications in the city, and more people patrolled around. Suddenly, the people in the city panicked. They realized that these might be going to war, so many people fled out of the city to seek refuge.
Benjamin didn't stop them.
It's normal to flee, they can't do the same thing as the church. When Ikol begins to attack the city, these civilians will definitely suffer, so they might as well take refuge. As long as Benjamin and the others hold Amber City, these people will come back on their own.
Of course, many people stayed in the city, confident in the king and his army. Some people with magical talents were also found by Benjamin, forming a team of thirty or forty people.
Among them, Benjamin even found some of the earliest local mages of Karites.
"We were originally members of the Mages and Freemasons. Half a year ago, the trend in the country was not right, and other mages were running away. We quietly withdrew from the association, stayed anonymous, and lived in hiding in Amber City. Later, you were in Amber City. They were singing and marching at the same time, and we were even shocked!”
When the mages saw Benjamin, they smiled happily as if they had finally returned to the organization, and said excitedly.
Benjamin also nodded happily.
He thought that all the original local mages in Carites were dead, or else they would hide in the deep mountains and forests and never be born again. Now it seems, fortunately, there are always people staying.
"You can rest assured that the church has been driven out by us." Benjamin smiled at them, "As long as we fight back the invading army of Icol, the mages of Carites can live a free life again. "