The carriage started slowly. Benjamin sat in the car and also opened the envelope and read it.
"Please forgive me that I can only communicate with you in this way. There are many eyes and ears in the palace, and there are many things that cannot be said face to face..."
"Since the general came to power, the situation in Freden has been unstable. There are rebels everywhere, and it is difficult to completely eliminate them. In order to maintain the order of rule, the general has put most of his manpower on this, and on other things We couldn't take it out. Gradually, a few months later, we suddenly discovered some not good signs."
"Half a month ago, we caught a guard who might be an undercover agent of the church. Before we could ask him what he was doing, the guard died suddenly in prison. We still don't know who the murderer was. We suspect that the church did it to silence him. . However, the guards holding prisoners are very strict. If the church can really kill people without anyone noticing, it means that the situation is already not optimistic."
"We have been secretly investigating for a period of time and found that people from the church have taken the opportunity to return to Freden, and may even have sneaked into the palace. This is a quite serious situation. Perhaps you are still bitter about our previous deception, but Don’t forget, the general has betrayed the church, so the church can no longer accept him. Once those priests hiding in the dark accumulate enough power, things will become very scary.”
"Master Benjamin, we have heard a lot about the feats you accomplished in Carites. No one can deny your credit for driving the church away from Freden. The general and I both believe that we need your help. Who We don’t want people from the church to take root in Freden again, so this time, we will uproot them.”
"If you are willing to believe me, this old man, we will meet again in private late at night..."
After probably reading the entire letter, Benjamin disposed of the envelope and letter paper, and then fell into deep thought.
Is the church actually making a comeback
After all, there is no evidence for what the Prime Minister said in the letter, and he still holds a dubious attitude. However, he also knew about Freden's movements, and the possibility of the church taking advantage of it was not small.
If you think about it, the priests in Carites disappeared very quickly after they captured Glori. The king conducted a thorough investigation, but in the end only dozens of people were found. As for the rest, maybe they can just be transferred to Freden.
Moreover, once this letter came out, the general's overly flattering attitude made sense. When they are in trouble and ask Benjamin for help, can't they be humble
Therefore, after riding the carriage back to the hotel, after careful consideration, Benjamin decided to go ahead with the appointment.
A few hours later, the time entered late at night, and the streets of Xuedi City gradually became deserted. Benjamin turned on the water element induction method to confirm that no one was following him, then quietly left the hotel and went to the place agreed in the letter.
"General and Prime Minister, you are really unique in choosing such a place to meet."
Standing in the stables of the adjacent palace, Benjamin waved his hand, and the water vapor diluted the stench. He looked at the two old men covering their noses and said so.
"I made your Excellency laugh." The Prime Minister smiled, "In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the church, there is nothing wrong with being careful."
Benjamin replied: "You two can rest assured, I have already observed it and there is no one around here."
The water element sensing method is still a very useful skill when dealing with a series of spy tactics such as tracking and eyeliners. At least, no one could follow him unnoticed.
"Master Benjamin, no one is watching us now, and we don't need to pretend like before." General Stewart also spoke, and said seriously, "As long as you are willing to help us, we will definitely support the Magic Academy."
Benjamin touched his chin with a playful expression.
"In such a short period of time, the church has regained its strength in Freden. Are you completely helpless? No. It's best for you two to explain clearly what the situation is."
Don't forget, the entire Frieden army is in the hands of this general, and some mages have been roped in to help. Benjamin didn't think there was anything they could do.
There must be some other reason.
"It's because of the rebels in the south." The Prime Minister spoke and explained, "We have wiped out most of the rebels, but there is still an army left. There were hundreds of people at the beginning, entrenched on the southern border. Later, Somehow the number of people is increasing. They have been hiding in the mountains. Every time they raid our army, they hit and run, which involves a lot of our troops, so we can't spare any manpower to deal with the church for a while."
Benjamin nodded thoughtfully when he heard this.
Rebels in the South…
He suddenly thought of the group of rebels who had temporarily occupied the town when he stopped at the border town of Freden before leading his team into Carites.
At that time, in order to resolve the situation, Benjamin not only subdued them, but also gave instructions to the half-hearted rebels on how to "revolutionize". Is it possible...that group of people really managed to survive the siege and become stronger
If this were the case, Benjamin felt inexplicably wanting to laugh.
"In that case, I can help you deal with the rebels, and you can also draw them back and strictly investigate the remaining members of the church." After thinking about it, he said, "This can be regarded as helping you stabilize the situation."
"You... can you?" The general was a little doubtful. "There are many rebels. Is it enough for you alone?"
"Don't worry, General, I'm enough on my own."
When the two heard this, they exchanged looks. Finally, the general nodded and said: "Okay, the famous Master Benjamin, this time we are willing to believe you. But before you leave, you have to help us find the traitor in the palace, otherwise we will not be able to do it here." It will be difficult.”
"The traitor... do you have any clues?"
The Prime Minister nodded and said: "Not yet, but we can find clues. And the clue... lies with Her Royal Highness."
Benjamin's heart moved.
Indeed, if he remembered correctly, the church people had tampered with the princess. To a certain extent, they can control the princess and help the church do this and that in the palace. It is probably for this reason that the church's comeback happened so quickly.
But correspondingly, if they want to control the princess, they must also contact her.
—This is the only clue that can uncover the traitor.
After thinking for a while, Benjamin said: "Your Highness, she... must be unable to recover, right?"
"We don't know, and we don't want to try this." The general shook his head and said, "Master Benjamin, please understand that if Her Royal Highness recovers, we will no longer have a place in the palace."
"But this position doesn't belong to you in the first place."
—If Benjamin was still polite before, this sentence seemed a bit sharp.
Hearing this, the general took a deep breath, was silent for a moment, nodded, and said: "Yes, I want to be a king, and I want my descendants to be kings from generation to generation. I will not deny my despicability. I am ashamed of both of them." On behalf of the honor bestowed upon me by the king. Not only that, I also took advantage of you. If you are still upset about this matter, I apologize to you."
Benjamin raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
What he said just now was purely to vent his dissatisfaction. He didn't expect the general to have such a response.
"Master Benjamin, you have also met my grandson." The general continued, "He is still a child and does not understand how the world works. But at least so far, he likes Her Royal Highness the Princess very much. Although he is crazy, I also like to play with him. Underneath this dirty and disgusting political trick, at least there is something clean."
Benjamin shook his head when he heard this.
Pulled out all the grandsons...
"General, I'm not so narrow-minded." He looked helpless and said slowly, "No matter what disputes we had before, in front of the church, I will definitely deal with the church first."
When the general heard this, he looked relieved.
"Thank you so much Master Benjamin."