Hearing this, Benjamin narrowed his eyes slightly.
To be honest, his mood at the moment was not much better. Even if the other party uses nice words to cover it up, this kind of behavior is no different from that of a stranger. Even...if he fell into St. Peter's Basilica at that time, Duke Colin and a group of nobles would directly turn to the church, and they might even use this incident to claim credit.
-The nobles don't care who wins or loses. All they want is for the two sides to fight and benefit themselves.
Such a move is understandable, but from Benjamin's perspective, he no longer intends to regard Duke Colin as one of his own. Maybe Elizabeth doesn't know everything here, maybe she does, but... In any case, there is no need for Benjamin to talk to Duke Colin anymore.
Since the nobles want to use them, let's do it to each other.
"If you are really concerned about the safety of His Majesty the King, then continue to send people to make trouble." He said slowly, "Now that the church is closed, no one can leave here unnoticed. I can take him with me Your Majesty forced a breakthrough, but... that would be tantamount to completely exposing my movements."
When Duke Colin heard this, he looked hesitant.
"... Your Excellency wants to take His Majesty away?"
"Yes, otherwise we have to hide under the nose of the church for the rest of our lives?"
"No, no, no, my suggestion is that Your Majesty had better not leave Havenright." Duke Colin immediately advised, "The current domestic situation is chaotic, which is the best opportunity to regain power. We are planning a mutiny, and most of them The nobles have gathered together and tied up a lot of joints. As long as His Majesty the King participates, we have a great chance of regaining control of the Royal Army!"
… Mutiny
The noble actually still has such ability and courage
Benjamin felt a sense of irony in his heart. If they were really determined to fall out with the church, there would be no need to rescue the king and inform the church at the same time. Therefore, the credibility of this statement really needs to be evaluated.
However, Duke Colin's intention was already obvious.
"Do you want me to hand over His Majesty to you now?" Thinking of this, Benjamin pretended not to understand, and suddenly showed a seemingly innocent look, and asked.
Duke Colin nodded.
"But... His Majesty suffered special magical trauma during the rescue process." Benjamin directly turned on the nonsense mode, "In addition to the previous evil spell, I have to use magic to treat him every few hours. treatment, otherwise, he probably won’t last long.”
When Duke Colin heard this, he was immediately shocked: "Will your Majesty be okay?"
"Don't worry, although he is seriously injured, I am capable of saving him." Benjamin said without changing his expression, "It's just that in the past few months, he must not leave me for more than an hour, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
After hearing this, Duke Colin put away his worries, but his face was definitely not very pretty.
"The mutiny thing..."
"When are you planning to launch a mutiny?" Benjamin asked.
"In just one week." Duke Colin said solemnly, "This kind of thing cannot be delayed. If it continues to be delayed, the Pope may come back from the Warcraft Mountains, and things will become more troublesome by then."
"That's it... I'll go back and make some plans first. I'll give you an accurate answer in a few days."
With that said, Benjamin turned around and prepared to leave from the casino box. Duke Colin was startled by his sudden move and quickly stopped him and asked, "How can I contact you?"
When Benjamin heard this, he turned his head, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will contact you when necessary."
After that, he bypassed Duke Colin and walked out directly from the door. The guests of the casino came and went, and soon, he blended into the crowd, threw away all the eyes, and disappeared without a trace.
Duke Colin looked at the direction he left, stunned for a moment, showing a somewhat anxious expression.
About half an hour later.
"Do you think... their plan to mutiny is true?" Benjamin changed his walking style again, walked on the main road in the outer city, and asked the system.
"Maybe!" the system said casually, "Although they definitely don't have the guts, mutiny sounds very interesting. I will vote for it first."
“…”
Benjamin rubbed his temples and began to regret again why he asked the system.
However, it is indeed similar to what the system said. The nobles may really have this ability, but they cannot have the courage. Duke Colin should have told him to scare him, or there might be something else hidden in the plan. There must be another purpose for the nobles to be so eager to get the king.
Benjamin couldn't guess, and he didn't want to guess.
This time, he does not plan to cooperate with these nobles anymore, but to do it according to his own wishes. The Kingdom of Hori is a stubbornly religious country, and it is much more difficult to rectify the name of a mage than in other places. Therefore, Benjamin must keep the king firmly in his hands.
Only by relying on the power brought by the word "king" can they gain the trust of the people and wash away the dirty water the church has poured on them as quickly as possible.
At the same time, with the king in his hands, the nobles and other outsiders would have to move more towards him.
The first step that Benjamin had to do was to take the king out of the royal capital out of everyone's sight and leave from a direction that no one could guess.
… Escape from the royal capital
He nodded thoughtfully, returned to his residence, met up with his two siblings, and soon came up with a way without resorting to the nobles.
That night.
"That devil couldn't have escaped long ago, but we are still guarding here like fools..."
On the city wall of Havenright, several guarding soldiers looked tired and couldn't help but complain.
During this period of time, they were so busy that they almost didn't even have time to sleep. They had to search from house to house during the day, and they had to guard the city gate at night, always paying attention to the movements nearby, which made them feel a lot of resentment in their hearts.
"Stop talking! Keep your voice down. If the priest hears it, it will be very uncomfortable for you!"
"But... we have been searching for so many days. We have dug through all the cemeteries in the north. If that guy was still in the city, we would have discovered him long ago!"
"Shhh! Shhh... keep your voice down..."
Several soldiers were whispering to each other like this. However, at this moment, a loud noise sounded from above them, a boom, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day!
They were so shocked that they almost peed their pants on the spot.
"What, what's going on..."
They cautiously raised their heads and looked into the air, only to see a familiar figure flying over Havenright. Countless water flows around that person, like a moat guarding the royal capital.
The man faced the holy light barrier of the royal capital, and a fist with blue light appeared in the eyes of the soldiers again. Behind that person, there was a blurry bubble, which seemed to contain a middle-aged man.
After a brief daze, the soldiers immediately reacted.
"Quick... inform the church leaders! That devil, that devil has appeared with His Majesty!"