In this way, Havenright spent two turbulent days in the blockade.
The huge barrier is open 24 hours a day, and there are patrolling priests and paladins everywhere. The Kingdom's army everywhere has almost turned the place upside down. Unfortunately, in the end, no one could find the trace of the king. He and the mage who kidnapped him seemed to have evaporated from this world.
Regarding this result, the public has obviously started a discussion again, but so far, the church has not given an answer that can appease everyone. Pope Grant, who said he wanted to feel God's will, still didn't show up.
What on earth is the Pope doing? After such a big thing happened, why didn't he come out and do something? Everyone fell into such doubts, but the church was just silent.
And in a remote street in the outer city...
"You, are you a child of the Rise family?"
In a bedroom of a family, the king sat up from his bed. He looked at Benjamin's face with a confused and confused expression.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's me." Benjamin smiled and nodded.
"What are you going to do? I... why am I here?" After being stunned for a moment, the king suddenly became panicked and subconsciously shrank back, with extremely obvious fear in his eyes.
"Have you forgotten that the church imprisoned you in the basement on the grounds that you were possessed by witchcraft?" Benjamin showed a concerned look and said, "I broke into St. Peter's Basilica alone and rescued you. come out."
When the king heard this, he hesitated: "Why... why do you want to save me?"
"Because the enemy of our enemy is our friend, and we all have the same enemy - the church." Benjamin said in a persuasive manner, "Have you forgotten? How those priests were riding on everyone's head, using high-sounding reasons to destroy what should have been The power that was yours was stolen away bit by bit.”
"you… "
The king narrowed his eyes, still looking confused. He was still a little confused about the situation, but for some reason, he had an intuition in his heart that made him feel that the person in front of him was worthy of trust.
At the same time, some bad feelings about the church kept coming. The frustration of being locked up in the basement, the arrogant attitude of the new pope, the unbearable memories of being "humiliated" by the previous pope after bumping into his mother as a child... He was already accustomed to living in the shadow of the church, numb and indifferent, and even willingly rebelled against it. Come and defend the church and don’t allow others to say a bad word about it.
But... all those dissatisfied emotions came out at this moment.
He actually felt that what this mage said made sense.
"Your Majesty, don't you want revenge?" Benjamin struck while the iron was hot and continued to persuade, "Stop the church, return to the peak of power yourself, and let those priests understand what the dignity of the royal family is."
"What should I do? The church is too powerful and no one will support me..."
"The church is not as powerful as it seems. At least, all the nobles have now turned to our side." Benjamin said slowly, "Actually, I was able to successfully rescue you thanks to their help."
When the king heard this, his eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Benjamin smiled, "Your Majesty, as long as you listen to my arrangements, everything will go as smoothly as eating and drinking."
The king took a deep breath.
Normally, he would never believe such ridiculous remarks, especially coming from a mage. But at this moment, he felt that the mage in front of him was more trustworthy than any priest.
So, strangely enough, he nodded.
Benjamin also looked satisfied.
"Then, Your Majesty, please wait here for a few days. There are troops searching everywhere outside now. Don't move around casually. We will leave here soon."
After saying that, he turned around, took the two siblings out of the bedroom, and closed the door. Outside the bedroom door, he gave a thumbs up to the two of them, showing an approving look.
"You guys did a great job."
The two siblings smiled proudly.
The spiritual imprint left by the overseas sect in the king's mind was very deep, so instead of just forcibly controlling it, they could actually change the king's mind through hints. And this method is the most foolproof.
-The king will not even realize that he is affected by telekinesis.
And Benjamin was able to truly control him. Even if the spiritual imprint is removed, and even if the two siblings are not around to control him, the king will still listen to him and will no longer obey the church.
You can start the next step.
So, Benjamin left his two siblings in the house to protect the king, and he walked out of the door.
In the streets, there were no less patrolling soldiers than before, but using the water element induction method, he could successfully bypass all the eyes and ears, just like an inconspicuous ordinary citizen, wandering around, and finally came to a casino in the north of the city. .
"This is it."
He walked into the casino and handed a badge to the waiter at the door. A few minutes later, the casino owner hurried over and took him to the most secret box in the casino.
In the box was Duke Colin who was waiting anxiously.
"Master Dean, you finally showed up!" As soon as he saw Benjamin, he immediately came up to him, showed a warm smile, and refused to let go of Benjamin's hand.
"Sorry, the situation in the capital has been too complicated these days. It was only today that I found the opportunity to contact you." Benjamin also smiled, shook hands with the other party, and then took a few steps back, saying meaningfully, "It's a pity. … If there weren’t so many people coming to the church at that time, as if there was a mole, I might have escaped from Havenright with His Majesty.”
When Duke Colin heard this, the smile on his face suddenly became a little stiff.
"...Is there a mole?"
"Yes, otherwise, it would be impossible for more than ten bishops to appear together and rush towards me." Benjamin said while observing the other party's expression, "Someone must have leaked the news of this operation in advance, so that The church is prepared.”
However, upon hearing this, Duke Colin suddenly lowered his head and sighed.
Benjamin frowned.
"...Your Majesty the Duke?"
"It's my fault." Duke Colin raised his head, showing a somewhat regretful expression, "I'm sorry, Dean Benjamin, the church has indeed been aware of your actions before."
Benjamin felt that this reaction seemed wrong, but he still asked: "How did they know?"
Duke Colin said: "I told them."
Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
It's not that he hasn't thought of this possibility, but... the other party actually admitted it so frankly? Benjamin had confirmed that there was no ambush in this place, and there were no spies from the church. It would only take him a moment to kill Duke Colin.
There's something weird about it.
"Why?" Thinking this, his tone became less friendly, "I need an explanation."
Duke Colin sighed again and said, "Because... this is the only way to rescue His Majesty."
"What do you mean?"
"His Majesty is imprisoned in the basement of the cathedral. If the church does not reveal its flaws, it will never be rescued." Duke Colin explained, "But how can the church reveal its flaws? As long as they are willing, the cathedral can It turns into an iron wall, and no one can get in, unless...unless there are other factors that make them willing to expose their flaws."
When Benjamin heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "Are you talking about me?"
Duke Colin immediately nodded: "It's you, the dean! The people in the church want to kill you so much that they are even willing to use your majesty as bait to expose their flaws and bring you in. But correspondingly, this is also the only way we can rescue your majesty. !”
"Then... aren't you using me as bait too?"
"Of course this is different." Duke Colin said with an apologetic smile, "There is no doubt about the ability of the dean. No matter how many traps the church sets, it is impossible to keep you. This is a well-known thing. Only the church itself does not believe in evil. , I have to pay for everything in it!”
However, even if he was slapped with a series of flattery, Benjamin was still not happy. Instead, he said with a cold face: "If this is really the case, you should tell me these details before the matter starts."
"Why worry about this?" Duke Colin advised, "Didn't your Excellency leave the cathedral safe and sound, and successfully rescued His Majesty? The dean only needs to know that we are on your side, and we will tell you the news Revealing it to the church is only part of the plan."