Without anyone else's obstruction, Benjamin returned to the Reese family smoothly.
After meditating for a while, he brushed his teeth, washed his face, and fell asleep.
Although he was also curious about what would happen at the reception, no matter what it was, he had to wait until tomorrow to find out. Even if he thinks hard all night, he can't come up with any results, so he might as well go to bed first.
A night of silence.
Soon, in the early morning of the next day, he woke up and wanted Jeremy to go outside to inquire about the news. However, he soon discovered to his surprise that there was no need for him to go out of his way to inquire about what was going on at the reception.
Because of what happened last night, the city was already in turmoil.
The Pope, who had not been seen in public for eight years, showed up at a royal reception.
Early in the morning, Jeremy ran over and told him the news with great excitement while preparing face wash for him.
"His Majesty the Pope?" Benjamin was startled and almost forgot to take the towel Jeremy handed him.
Thinking back to the news about the assassin's assassination of the Pope, he suddenly felt a strange feeling.
"Yes, His Majesty the Pope really showed up and brought news from God!" Jeremy was so excited that he almost poured water from the basin onto Benjamin.
A message from God
"What news did His Majesty the Pope bring?" Benjamin was stunned and asked immediately.
"As long as every mage on the continent is purified, Cain's curse can be lifted, and God will appear again." Jeremy's tone was full of longing, "Last night, His Majesty the Pope said this at the reception. Early this morning, the church sent out the announcement."
“…”
Purify all mages
Benjamin almost laughed out loud in reality.
Not to mention whether this news was delivered by the so-called God, even if this news is true, can the church do it? Moreover, purification mage, isn't this what the church has been doing? To come up with another oracle is like taking off your pants and farting, which is unnecessary.
He knew that the Pope had not shown up before, and the reason he declared to the outside world was that he was communicating with God's will and wanted this continent to be lifted from the curse of the "Land Abandoned by God". In this regard, Benjamin felt that this was most likely an excuse to prevaricate the people, but judging from the current situation, the church's excuse was too far-fetched.
Why bother? It is well known that the church wants to kill all the mages in the world. If the Pope takes action and repeats the same old tune at the royal reception, what difference will it make
In comparison, the pope's appearance would be much more explosive than this news.
Thinking about it this way, Benjamin began to feel that there was no need for him to sneak away so early last night. It's not a serious matter. If he stayed at the reception, he could also see what the legendary Pope looked like.
However, he soon stopped thinking so.
"That's why, when His Majesty the Pope showed up at Ross Restaurant, he distributed a small cross to everyone present." Jeremy suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I heard , the atmosphere at that time was scary. Because it is said that there is divine power on the cross. After wearing it, it is difficult to take it off. Moreover, if you wear it, everything you see and hear will be known to His Majesty the Pope, which made many people present People are a little reluctant.”
…Everything seen and heard will be known to the Pope
Hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but frowned.
This is...a combination of a bug and a pinhole camera
The church is so powerful that it even produces such "high-precision" magic props on a large scale
This news is quite surprising.
It seems that the cross that the bishop gave him before that can defend against magic is probably just rubbish. They read other people's memories, probably with the help of magic props. If it is so powerful, will the church be able to launch a bunch of Holy Light missiles on the ground in a few years
Moreover, they actually used these crosses on nobles.
Benjamin suddenly felt a little scared.
The church... wants to control the entire aristocratic class!
Ever since he heard about the agreement that the church could not interrogate nobles, Benjamin also checked a lot of relevant information after he came back. It turns out that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the church had made various agreements with the nobles. The nobles are willing to support the church, and the church must keep its distance from the nobles and give them sufficient respect.
After hundreds of years of development, the church has grown stronger and stronger, but there has never been a breach of the agreement.
However…
The church finally couldn't bear it anymore.
After asking Jeremy a few more questions to clarify the details of the whole matter, Benjamin asked him to leave with the washbasin. As for himself, he was sitting by the window, feeling a little lucky and deep in thought.
Jeremy told him that this cross, which looked like a monitor, was only forcibly distributed at wine parties at Ross's restaurant. And at that time, at the reception for the adults in the main hall of the palace, these noble men were still cutting cakes for the princess, and they didn’t know anything!
Because of this, no one can stop this from happening.
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He understood why the church did what it did.
Controlling the nobles had to be done step by step, so they started with the children. Ross's restaurant was full of aristocratic children who had never experienced hardships. Faced with this situation, even if they didn't want to wear a cross, there was nothing they could do. Coupled with the cooperation of the royal family, what else can they do besides obey
And when the cross is put on, those old foxes will realize that it is useless to regret it.
No wonder, no wonder the royal knights intercepted people outside the reception. It turned out that the royal family wanted to use the entire kingdom's nobles as gifts to the church in exchange for the church's trust. If the church wanted to break the agreement and control the nobles, it could only take the most difficult first step through the hands of the royal family.
In this play, the royal family is the director and handyman behind the scenes, and the church is the protagonist and producer.
The church's surveillance of all noble children is the first step to surveillance of all nobles. Take the first step and the next few steps will go faster and faster. Soon, the church, which has mastered the dirty secrets of the nobles, will also firmly hold all the power in the Kingdom of Hori in its hands.
The royal family has given a great gift to the church!
Thinking of this, Benjamin also started to feel a little strange.
How afraid is the royal family of the church that they would even do such a thing? The same goes for the church. If you do this, aren't you afraid of taking too big a step and breaking your balls
Except for Claude, none of the nobles in the royal capital would be able to swallow their anger.
I'm afraid it will require some trouble.
"Fortunately, I run fast." After thinking about it, Benjamin could only look at the scenery outside the window, nodded, and comforted himself with some fear.
Soon, Jeremy came to ask him to have breakfast. He responded and went downstairs to the living room. The rest of the family came over one after another, sat down at the table, and started eating breakfast.
Except for Grant, everyone looked normal, as if nothing had happened.
Abandoning the nightmare scene he saw last night, Benjamin secretly observed Grant while eating. However, he did not find the listening cross on Grant's body that Jeremy had told him about.
this…
Wasn't Grant there? Benjamin also remembered that Grant came back very late last night—at least when Benjamin finished his meditation and was about to fall asleep, Grant had not returned home.
He was not forced to wear a cross
Could it be that because he was hiding in the warehouse and cheating, he got lucky and escaped
But judging from Grant's face, he must have experienced what happened at the reception last night.
So what's going on
Benjamin was confused, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. Everyone else at the table acted as if nothing had happened. It was time to eat and chat. Everyone deliberately avoided the topic of the cocktail party and chatted enthusiastically about things like the price of wheat rising again.
This made Benjamin feel speechless.
Pretend like nothing happened, why bother? The Riese family is really famous for their loyalty to the royal family and support for the church.
Even at the dinner table at home, I didn't dare to say a word.
Benjamin sighed helplessly in his heart.
It seemed that he had to go somewhere else to find out more about what happened last night.