Before Benjamin came, he actually thought of many ways to "solve" the rebels.
The most ideal way, of course, is for him to use his mouth to trick these people into giving up on Frieden and defecting to him in Carites or something like that. However, it is somewhat difficult to do so. Although the leader in front of him is extremely enthusiastic about him, he may not be that easy to fool.
Like direct force to eliminate - this method is a bit difficult for him to do under the current circumstances.
Therefore, he could only act like a magician and use non-existent things to intimidate the poor leader. But fortunately, these people are not smart enough to see him through.
"Get out of here quickly and go to Carrites." Benjamin looked at the other party's panic, nodded, and said, "With your current level, you simply can't deal with the army from Xuedi City."
He hoped that the rebel leader would listen to him as before, but the reality was not so ideal.
"No... no! We can't leave here!" The leader looked a little anxious, but his tone sounded very firm, "If we run away because we are afraid, then what are the efforts we have made before? We can't give up."
Benjamin felt a little headache after hearing this, and rubbed his temples.
"Then you plan to die here?"
"I… "
"Look, you actually haven't thought about it yourself." Benjamin patted the other party's shoulder and said slowly, "Think about the soldiers who are following you. Their lives are in your hands. Do you want them to accompany you?" Will I die with you?"
The leader fell silent again.
When Benjamin saw this, he couldn't say anything else, lest he appear to be too powerful. He just sat aside and remained silent, leaving the other party time to think.
After a while.
"I need to discuss this with my men."
Benjamin showed a relieved smile, nodded, and said, "That's natural."
If it can get to this point, it means there is still something to play for. It seemed that his status in the mind of the rebel leader was higher than he imagined.
"People value you so much, and you still want to deceive them like this. Doesn't your conscience hurt?" The system suddenly spoke, saying sadly in Benjamin's mind.
"There is nothing we can do about it. It is more important for the church to unite all camps." Benjamin shrugged and said, "What's more, if they persist like this, it will only be a matter of time before they are destroyed by Stewart's army. I advised them to leave, and It can be regarded as saving their lives.”
"But they are also insisting on revolution, so what about sacrifice? Isn't that normal?"
"No, those were just words I used to deceive them at the time. At most, they were firm defenders of the royal family's status. The uprising was only to maintain the orthodoxy of the royal power. It was not a revolution at all." Benjamin looked at the leader and replied in his heart, " What's more, judging from Frieden's level of economic development, the class they represent has not accumulated the necessary historical conditions for revolution."
“…”
Finally, for a rare moment, the system was rendered speechless by Benjamin.
Benjamin's attention returned to reality, and he heard that the rebel leader invited him to stay in the mountain stronghold for a few days. They obviously need some time to discuss before making a decision.
"No problem, I can stay here for a few days. Don't discuss it for too long. If it's too late, it will be too late."
"We understand."
However, just as the leader was about to send Benjamin off from the hall and check into the best guest room in the cottage, several more people suddenly rushed in and shouted outside before opening the door.
"It's not good! It's not good! Some people say that the mage just appeared in Xuedi City a few days ago, and even dined in the palace with that old immortal Stuart. Boss, you..."
Those people rushed in while shouting. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Benjamin who was about to leave from the hall. Suddenly, their words were stuck in their throats and they couldn't say anything.
“…”
Benjamin looked at them, big eyes and small eyes, and the atmosphere was very awkward for a time.
The noisy environment seemed to be frozen in silence.
"I… "
Benjamin felt that something was not good and he might have to say something, so after this awkward silence, he cleared his throat and prepared to speak to defend himself.
The leader suddenly turned around and stared at him in astonishment: "You... are you from Stewart's side?"
Benjamin shook his head.
"No! This mage is lying! Boss, come here quickly and don't get close to him." The rebels who rushed in immediately shouted, "This news is absolutely true. A friend of mine was a servant in the palace. He saw him and Stewart walked together with a smile on his face!”
Benjamin was speechless for a moment.
This group of rebels actually have such a source of information? No wonder...no wonder Stewart's army has never been able to catch them. Not because of how powerful they are, or how much guidance Benjamin gave them, but because they also have undercover agents to gather information.
Now I'm done with it...
While Benjamin felt a headache, the rebel leader also looked at Benjamin in disbelief, took a few steps back, and his eyes gradually showed a look of wariness.
"You...what do you want?"
Benjamin spread his hands: "I want to save you."
-This is also true. If he didn't think it was a waste, there would be no need to show up at all and he would just start doing it in mid-air. Everyone here must have been frozen into an ice sculpture.
He just felt that these enthusiastic people should not waste their enthusiasm on such meaningless things.
"You liar! You... you..."
"If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have to be so gibbering as I am now. I would have done it long ago." Benjamin said bluntly, "Think about the situation in the small town. You can't resist my magic at all. "
"So what, we sacrificed for the revolution, just kill me!" A person who rushed in immediately shouted loudly.
"What you have done has nothing to do with the revolution." Benjamin shook his head and said, "Even if you overthrow Stewart, what can you do? Sit in high positions and become a general, prime minister, or knight? Who do you want to support as king? You Me? Or the princess who has become an idiot?"
"Of course we..."
"You are just dissatisfied and want to vent, but you have not thought about what the people of Frieden really need." Benjamin interrupted the other party and continued to think, "If you continue to make trouble, what will be the result? You died in Stewart Under the army? Or if you grow stronger, fight him to the death, let the people run around in the war, and then allow other countries to take advantage of it? "
Listening to Benjamin's question, these people fell silent again.
Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head.
"You still haven't thought things through." He said slowly, "What class do you represent in the revolution? Are they severely oppressed? Or... are they living well under Stewart's management? Hot-headed resistance Will it only bring more disaster to this country?”