When Benjamin saw this, he waved his hand in front of the king's eyes and asked, "How do you feel? Is there some kind of power controlling your feelings? How many things do you remember?"
The king sat up from the ground and rubbed his head, unable to relax for a while.
"I... my head hurts so much." After a moment, he spoke with confusion on his face, "Why am I here? Didn't I go to attend the Three Kingdoms Conference? This..."
Benjamin was also a little stunned.
Spencer's method seems to have caused a memory gap.
However, judging from the king's appearance, he must have regained his senses for the time being. The latent mental power in his mind has not yet exploded, and the king can communicate normally at this moment.
So Benjamin took a moment to explain everything that had just happened. At the same time, the officials on the side gradually woke up and began to look around suspiciously, asking each other what happened.
Things became more troublesome, and Benjamin had to call everyone together and patiently explain the situation. Later, he discovered that everyone's situation was different. Some people have almost no memory loss and just feel dizzy. Some people have forgotten everything in the past month and have a splitting headache and don't know what happened.
Benjamin had to attribute it to differences in personal physiques.
There is no doubt that the king was the one who was most affected. After hearing the explanation, he was still stunned for a long time, unable to recover. However, Benjamin did not tell anyone about the mental fragments left in his mind for the time being.
-The sight in front of him was impactful enough, and he didn't want these people to become more panicked.
"Consultant Spencer... He is actually a cult priest from overseas? How is that possible?"
"What kind of spell did he use? I don't know why, but I always thought he was very trustworthy. Although he has just arrived in the capital,... everyone seems to admire him."
It seems that Spencer did not completely control these people, but was confused to some extent.
In the end, the situation was almost cleared up, and the paralyzed palace gradually resumed operation. Benjamin didn't know if Spencer's accomplices were still lurking in Glory, but he had warned everyone to be extra careful.
In addition, the king also ordered that some people who believed in this religion in the country be killed, and at the same time, strict censorship was carried out in coastal cities, which could be regarded as a precaution against possible future invasions of this sect.
The crowd dispersed, and the palace gradually became deserted at night. Only Benjamin and the king were left in the hall.
"Are you... telling the truth? I still have a mental fragment in my brain?"
After listening to Benjamin's words, the king took a deep breath, like a cancer patient hearing the doctor announce his condition for the first time, showing an expression of difficulty in accepting it.
Benjamin could only nod.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I will try my best to help you get rid of it."
"Then... do you have any solution now?"
"Not yet." Benjamin sighed, but immediately reassured, "But for now, it is just hiding there. As long as no one activates it, it should not have any impact on His Majesty."
With the king's rotten mentality, he must not panic at this time.
Fortunately, after being baptized by so many people before, he became much calmer. After a long silence, he said: "So... as long as I don't let suspicious strangers approach, I won't be controlled by others, right?"
"This should be."
"But... how can I tell this clearly? I am a king and I have to deal with government affairs. I must often meet people I have never met before. It is difficult for me to investigate everyone's details clearly."
Benjamin couldn't help but feel helpless.
Yes... Besides, with that priest's weird methods, if someone like this shows up, the guards of the palace will definitely not be able to guard against them. As long as the other party takes advantage of a loophole and confuses the spirit of an official, they can find an opportunity to get close to the king. It is simply pervasive.
No wonder the king was so panicked. Being controlled by others left a large gap in his memory afterwards. This feeling was much more terrifying than physical torture.
"Master Benjamin, with your strength, is it really impossible to force this thing out of my mind?" He asked anxiously.
"I can't do it." Benjamin shook his head and explained, "It is a very complicated technique for using mental power. Although my mental power is not worse than his, I am afraid that only those who know how to do it can crack it. "
"Then...can't we find someone knowledgeable?"
Benjamin spread his hands: "I'm afraid the only people in the world who understand this are people from that sect."
When the king heard this, he could only cover his forehead and sit on the throne in silence, with a look of despair.
… etc.
At that moment, Benjamin suddenly seemed to think of something.
"Your Majesty... Since the only people who understand this are the priests of that sect, then as long as we find another one, can't we get the method to crack it?"
The king raised his head: "How can we find it?"
Benjamin suddenly showed a smile and said slowly: "We don't have to look for it. Since they left something in His Majesty's mind, they will definitely come back to look for Your Majesty! As long as we wait patiently, we can catch their rabbit tail. Find them out."
"You mean... you want me to be the bait?"
Benjamin nodded.
The king's face looked a little bad. But after hesitating for a while, he finally nodded miserably.
"Okay. Apart from that, we have no other choice."
Just like that, the matter was settled. The ban on that sect will continue, but Benjamin also knows that ordinary soldiers must not be able to ban it cleanly. Someone will definitely be missed, and then use that weird method to slowly get to the king.
Therefore, Benjamin could only stay temporarily in Glory, and he could not be too far away from the king.
Fortunately, the matter at the branch campus was almost settled. Now that the king and officials had regained consciousness, and Benjamin saved them, their resistance was naturally dispelled. As soon as Benjamin sends a message back, Wallis can get started, and he doesn't need to worry too much about the rest.
As for the accidentally generated rune... it was indeed a bit troublesome. Benjamin thought about it for a long time, and finally found a remote cave and hid it there. He planned to take it back to the academy and study it slowly when the matter was over.
The next afternoon, Benjamin left Glory, greeted by all the officials. And without anyone knowing the inside story, a personal guard was quietly added to the king's side, secretly paying attention to everyone who entered the palace.