Funerals happened one after another, and soon more black flags were hung on every household in the Hori Kingdom.
Compared with the death of the Queen, this time the church made more fanfare. Countless priests took to the streets, singing hymns, and accompanied by the guarding paladins on both sides, loudly mourned the dead king. They sprinkled white petals from the street to the end of the street, and their cries spread to every corner of the kingdom.
In the Kingdom of Hori, all the rumors and all the debates about the church and mages came to an abrupt end at this moment and were completely suppressed.
The church also took this opportunity to reorganize its administrative system. As soon as the king died, the people no longer wanted to cause trouble, and the chaotic order was forcibly restored.
Of course, regarding the cause of the king's death, the church placed the blame directly on the mage. However, at present, most people are still immersed in shock and grief and have not considered this aspect, but new controversies are gradually beginning to emerge.
How did the king die
After being bombarded with all kinds of news, people no longer know what to believe. The fanatical believers of the church have become more hating the mage, while the opponents feel that the church is full of lies and there must be a bigger conspiracy... And for more people, they no longer want to think about this issue.
There is no proof of death, and this kind of thing will never come to a conclusion. They just want to pay tribute to their king, and are worried about the fate of themselves and even the entire country.
And about the Black Nightmare Club...
After the king's death, the Custer blockade was lifted and the remaining members were reunited on the ship. They held an underground funeral, and Benjamin kept the body in a low-temperature ice coffin. Like the flowers placed inside, it would not rot over time.
But besides the funeral, they undoubtedly had more important things to do.
"Do you still want to continue?"
"think!"
"Do you still want to bring down the church, and are you even willing to sacrifice your life for it?"
"No matter what!"
Unlike most people who were in the dark, they knew why the king died. It was clearly the church that killed the king, but it still sent so many people to hypocritically mourn his majesty's death - every time they thought of this, the members all burned with anger.
Therefore, even though they had just experienced a round of large-scale manhunts, their faith had become stronger.
"Then... we have to move." Benjamin continued, "Everyone's identities have been exposed, and Coster can't stay any longer. It's best for everyone to change their appearance, hide their identity, and start over in another place. This is more convenient. Our next move.”
Everyone nodded when they heard this, with angry and determined expressions on their faces.
In this way, Benjamin restarted the action allocation of the members of the Black Nightmare Society. Everyone is no longer concentrated in a certain city, but like the Academy ANBU, they are dispersed throughout the Hori Kingdom to establish new Black Nightmare Society branches.
Their mission is to attract as many people as possible.
The death of the king was undoubtedly a huge blow to them. Not only did the church immediately turn around, but it also took the lead in occupying the high ground in public opinion, and it also caused them to lose the support of local officials. At this moment, Benjamin has also lost the trump card in his hand. It may be impossible to oppose the church as vigorously as before.
They can only go underground and carry out more secretive work.
"I think... you can take a break for now." After the meeting, Benjamin stood on the plywood, and the voice of the system came from his mind, "Once the king is dead, what are you going to do to rebel here? Why don't you go back to the academy and regroup? , and then think of another way to get rid of the church."
Benjamin looked at the sea and remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't answer, the system added: "You want to use the Black Nightmare Society to get rid of the church, but you don't have the support of the royal power. If you want the Black Nightmare Society to compete with the church, how many years will it take to develop? Really, it's rare for me to talk to you. You are talking so seriously, there is no point in staying here anymore, let’s go back to the academy.”
Benjamin was silent for a while, and finally shook his head.
"No."
"What are you going to do if you don't go back?"
"Whatever we originally planned to do, we still do that now." Benjamin took a deep breath and said, "The first issue of Pravda has arrived, and the stories in it need to be known."
"...How can I be so stubborn like you?"
“Maybe it didn’t happen before, but it does now.”
"whatever."
The system couldn't persuade him, so in the end he had no choice but to say a word and then became quiet again. Benjamin leaned against the railing and let out a long sigh of relief.
It's not time for them to give up yet.
In fact, in the two months between when he rescued the king and today, they have completely changed the country. The church has regained the upper hand, but among the people, how many people still believe in them wholeheartedly without any doubt? I'm afraid it's less than half of what it used to be.
—They have already chopped off several of the church’s strongest roots, and they cannot stop there to give the enemy breathing time.
Thinking this, Benjamin reached out and suddenly took out a letter from his pocket.
"Duke Colin..."
After the news of the king's death spread, he tried to contact the Wood family and finally got such a letter. The letter stated that such a shocking and shocking situation had occurred and that they wanted to meet Benjamin.
When he saw the word "they", Benjamin knew that Duke Colin meant that there were other nobles who would also participate in this meeting.
He still didn't know what this move meant, but there must be some very important reasons for the nobles to do this. In fact, Duke Colin kept contacting Benjamin at the beginning just for the king. Now that the king is dead, it will also have a huge impact on the plans of the nobles.
Benjamin was a little doubtful. Is it necessary for the noble to contact him
In this case, they may even turn to the church, so wanting Benjamin to go there is another trap or something...
However, because the time and place of the meeting are entirely determined by Benjamin, safety can still be guaranteed. What Benjamin hesitates about now is what those nobles can bring him.
—When things have come to this point, they must be at the end of their rope, right
"...Forget it, give him the message and tell them that I will meet them at the Scaife Mountains tomorrow night and ask them to arrive in time and not wait if they are late."
After thinking for a moment, Benjamin finally took out the sound transmission wood piece and sent this message to the people in the dark department of the academy.
The current situation of the Black Nightmare Society is not very good. They have lost the support of the royal power. They must try their best to win the support of as many forces as possible, and they cannot miss any possible allies.
Benjamin sighed, glanced at the distant coast, then jumped up and flew out of the ship.