Benjamin knew very well that the situation on the Foer family's side should not be easy.
During this period, things were not peaceful in the Horli Kingdom. The new official took office with three things in mind, and Benjamin also learned from people in the dark department of the college that Grant had made many big moves after succeeding to the throne. In addition to another round of hunting down mages, the second person to suffer was the merchants in the Hori Kingdom.
With the development of commerce, the relationship between the merchant class and the nobles has become closer and closer, which has also become one of the unsettling factors in the Kingdom of Hori. Out of interest, businessmen are the easiest to hook up with mages, and it is normal for the church to be dissatisfied with them. As a result, various overt and covert policies were launched to suppress free businessmen at all levels and to concentrate as much wealth as possible in the hands of the church itself.
Among them, the Foer family is the representative figure that combines business and nobility, so it is natural that they cannot escape.
Benjamin couldn't find out the specific situation, but looking at the current situation, the Foer family may have encountered some difficulties, otherwise Dick would not be sent to visit the college.
"Yes, yes." Dick was also stunned, and then said, "Father asked me to come here because he wanted to say that he has a big gift for everyone at the Magic Academy."
Benjamin frowned.
"What kind of gift?"
"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Benjamin rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. What the other party said was a bit unexpected. He was not here to ask for help, but to give a gift? Why does he feel something strange
"What do you think."
Dick swallowed, obviously a little nervous, and said slowly: "Now the Kingdom of Horli is full of dissatisfied businessmen. They are unable to resist the exploitation of the church, and many people can no longer live their lives. The Magic Academy only needs If you are willing to lend a helping hand at this time, you will definitely win over a lot of people."
"Take action? The Magic Academy has only been established for less than a year and is not as powerful as you think. The Horli Kingdom is so far away, how can we take action?"
"No, we don't need you to do anything, we just hope you can issue a statement." Dick explained, "We hope that the Magic Academy will announce to the world, denounce the Horli Kingdom's actions to oppress merchants, and welcome all Horli Kingdom's When businessmen go abroad to do business, the college will provide support.”
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
What the hell is this
"Aren't you afraid of offending the church by asking me to make such a statement? If they seal the border and no one is allowed to enter or exit, wouldn't you all die inside? Who else can get out? ?”
Dick shook his head and said, "I just hope that the church will feel provoked and make such an irrational move. There is still some criticism in the country about the current Pope. But now it has not aroused public anger, so there are not many people You dare to go against him, but as long as you come forward, the church will definitely not be able to sit still!"
Benjamin was a little surprised: "You want to bring down Grant?"
"It's not us, it's many people." Dick whispered, "Although he is your biological brother, you must know what he has done. Even in the church, there are many people who are dissatisfied with him. We I have secretly joined forces with those priests, and I am just waiting for an opportunity."
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This is no small matter. Grant launched a civil strife in the church and took over as pope. Now, some rebel forces in the church have joined forces with the nobles and businessmen, hoping to launch a second civil strife to bring down Grant.
They are so courageous...
At this moment, Benjamin also realized why Dick said this was a "big gift". For him, this is indeed a very rare opportunity. If the church is in civil strife again and Grant steps down, who else will be the pope? He did not doubt that the church had other hidden cards, but after experiencing such civil strife again and again, the strength of this organization would definitely weaken sharply.
And just weakening the strength of the church is a great thing for them - this means that there is a greater chance of eradicating the church!
"It's indeed interesting..." Thinking this, he nodded and said, "But are you sure? The church's foundation is much deeper than what you and I can see. Do you really have the confidence to stroke the tiger's beard?"
"As long as you are willing to cooperate, we have a good chance." Dick nodded and said extremely cautiously, "Although it has only been established for less than a year, the name of the Magic Academy has spread even among the noble merchants of Horli Kingdom. . We have contacted many forces, and as long as they get your support, they are willing to join."
"No... I mean, I can't figure out Grant's strength right now. Can you really subdue him?"
"Of course, there are people within the church who are responsible for this matter, so there is no need to worry about this at all."
"I see… "
Hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but start to seriously consider this proposal.
Listening to the other party's tone, it seemed that he had been prepared for it and was extremely well prepared. He really didn't know what Grant's strength was, but if his cronies hidden within the church were to use underhanded tactics like poison, Grant might not be able to defend against it.
—He is likely to capsize in a ditch.
And when the time comes, at least Benjamin, as a participant, will be qualified to stand in front of Grant, who has fallen into the abyss, and ask him why he killed his father with his own hands.
It also settled the question that had been stuck in his mind.
After thinking for a while, Benjamin asked again: "Do the rebel forces in the church know about cooperating with us? Does this count as a betrayal of their faith?"
"They don't know." Dick shrank his neck. Even though no one was eavesdropping, he habitually acted like he was whispering. "We will organize everything. People in the church will only think that we nobles and businessmen are all here." He is willing to help them bring down the Pope without knowing that the Magic Academy is also involved."
"But... you want us to issue a statement, won't they know?"
"Of course not. Is there any relationship between this?" Dick explained, "The Academy of Magic issued the statement because it wanted to dampen the church's arrogance and win over people's hearts. People in the church will only become angrier when they see it. Those who oppose Grant’s priest would also blame Grant for all this.”
Benjamin nodded when he heard this, and couldn't think of any other questions for a while.
Indeed, no matter what kind of trouble the Foer family is going to cause, what the Magic Academy has to do is just a very simple thing. Even if Dick didn't come to visit today, they still had reason to issue such an announcement to express their denunciation of the church - who made them their mortal enemies
At the same time, if the Foer family's plan succeeds, the Magic Academy can also gain a lot of benefits from it, and there may even be the slightest chance of directly overthrowing the church.
He couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
"It's a very interesting proposal. I think I need to think about it carefully. Please stay in Akademi for a few days. After three days, I will give you a definite answer on behalf of you."
However, out of caution, Benjamin still said this.
There was no other reason, he really just wanted to think about it for a while. The matter was so important that it was difficult for him to make a decision at this moment.
"Oh well."
Dick had no room to say more. He nodded, turned around, picked up the chamber pot placed in the corner, and left the reception room as if he had been granted amnesty.