When the rally ended after two hours and people left the cabin, everyone's face was filled with shock and unconcealable excitement.
"What have we... experienced today?"
Even the calmest mage turned to look at his companions after coming out, shaking his head in disbelief, his eyes looking like he was dreaming.
"I understand, all this is incredible." The mage who was traveling with him also nodded and said, "Mr. Benjamin... He is exactly the same as I imagined. Such strange ideas... I don't understand how he came up with it. It's simply It’s not like they are from the same world as us.”
"Yes... But starting from tomorrow, we may be very busy."
As the first members of the Black Nightmare Society, they had received the most direct instructions from Benjamin.
Strike - not to let them quit, but to let them incite the emotions of the people around them, create an atmosphere, and set off a strike that can have a large-scale impact, shocking the Horli Kingdom once again.
Benjamin's point was obvious. The Black Nightmare Society has just begun, and it is definitely not enough to rely on more than thirty of them. They have to create incidents and make their reputation known, so that more opponents of the church will join them. At the same time, a strike is something that can cause widespread social repercussions.
—It may be a bit ahead of its time, but the taxes in Horli Kingdom are not light, and too much money does go to the church. Therefore, there is indeed the possibility that the people will be incited.
The key lies in how they do it...
"There are a group of workshops in Coster City that are dedicated to the church, specifically printing indulgences for the church. It would be great if you could incite the workers there." This was the goal that Benjamin pointed out at the time, "Indulgence coupons are These things were originally used by the church to defraud money. Once it is done, the people will realize that the so-called 'paying money to buy salvation' is just a scam, and the faces of those priests must be very good-looking."
Afterwards, Benjamin sent them the specific location of the workshop, and everyone was quite surprised. They had lived in Coster for so long that they didn't even know there was such a workshop in the city.
How on earth was this secret discovered
"I always thought that the workshop in the west of the city was for printing books, but I didn't expect that the church actually controls it." Someone came out and sighed, "My neighbor's son works there. He is so stupid that he doesn't know a word. I'm afraid he doesn't even know what he does..."
"These workshops are too remote, and they never seem to let outsiders get close. I really can't imagine how the news was confirmed."
However, Benjamin did not explain his sources in detail, only saying that he used magic to detect these. When the mages heard this, they couldn't help but sigh, why is this person's magic different from theirs.
But in fact... Benjamin did accidentally discover these workshops after entering Coster, searching the streets at night, and using the water element induction method.
The church definitely has many secret industries among the people. A large number of books, special armor, magic props and crosses... these things definitely cannot be outsourced. Benjamin had asked the academy's dark department to investigate this before, but the results had not been much. Probably only by relying on the water element induction method and systematic scanning can these secrets be unearthed.
And if the destruction can be carried out in the form of a strike, it would be even better.
"Once successful, the church will definitely be aware of your and my existence, and the pressure will probably increase again." After the meeting, the king looked at the leaving members outside the cabin and suddenly said worriedly.
"When you realize it, you realize that the Black Nightmare Society is a secret organization, and it is very difficult for the church to target us." Benjamin said nonchalantly, "I can guarantee here that no informant can get in."
In fact... just tonight, he had killed two guys of unknown origin.
—He personally picks up and drops off every member who attends the rally. Under the close scanning of the system, no matter what the other party’s tricks are, there will always be one or two clues. Benjamin, on the other hand, started quietly and silenced him without anyone knowing.
He will also remain absolutely strict in the subsequent selection of members.
"That's what I said, but... I always have a bad feeling." The king was silent for a moment and said.
Benjamin frowned: "Why?"
"I know the church very well. Although they appear to be gentle on the surface, they are more extreme than anyone else. I feel... they must be doing something somewhere that we don't know about."
When Benjamin heard this, he touched his chin. The church has indeed been silent during this period, doing almost nothing except trying to block the influence of the posters - this kind of attitude of letting others be slaughtered is indeed not right.
What conspiracy are they planning
However, after thinking about it again, I realized that the church is no longer the same church as before. Just like the ambush in the cathedral, with Benjamin's magical strength, he can take over anyone the church wants to do. And the most important thing is that he is in the dark and the church is in the open. The church wants to plot and they don't even have a place to start.
He gradually felt relieved.
In any case, they cannot disrupt their own rhythm. They still have a lot to do.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Haven't you noticed that the administrative system of Horli Kingdom is about to be paralyzed?" Benjamin said, "Many of the officials from all over the country who have helped us have gone into hiding, and the remaining churches don't dare to Move, because if you move them, the country will only become more chaotic. But in fact, from the moment they put up the poster, they were already on our side."
"You mean... we should get in touch with them?"
"That's right." Benjamin nodded and said, "The Black Nightmare Society needs the support of civilians, but at the same time, it also needs support from within the administrative system."
When the king heard this, he nodded and said nothing more.
After breaking away from the control of the church, he was not a very independent person to begin with. And Benjamin had made full arrangements along the way. He seemed to be used to this state, and he was quite obedient without being affected by telekinesis.
It is true that he is not suitable to be a king, but... Benjamin really has no intention of training the character of a king anymore.
Everything is just to bring down the church.
In this way, they ended the meeting and took the people back to the ANBU stronghold in Coster from the sea. And the next morning, Benjamin received the information he wanted.
"Master Dean, this is the latest information we have collected. These are probably the officials who have more say in the kingdom." The person in charge of the dark department of the college handed over a list and whispered.
"Well... well done."
Benjamin nodded and accepted the list.
It's time for them to run again.
The affairs of the Black Nightmare Society can be left to the people in the dark department of the academy. They are all underground organizations anyway, and these people are rich in experience. An activity like a strike will definitely take some time to brew. If there is no rush, the thirty or so initial members will even need time to adapt to their new identities.
Therefore, that afternoon, he once again took the king and his two siblings and quietly left Coster.