With the help of people from all walks of life, news of the king's funeral quickly spread throughout the country.
People everywhere were shocked. They didn't expect that the king's body was actually kept in the hands of the Black Nightmare Army. In any case, the cause of the king's death has been debated among the people for too long, and will finally be answered in a few days. Therefore, many people directly ignored the church's ban and set off for Coster.
—After the failure of the attack on Koster, the church ordered that anyone who interacted with the Black Nightmare Army would be regarded as treason.
But in fact, not many people take this ban seriously. The Royal Army suffered heavy losses, and the church could not even send anyone to block the traffic in the Koster area. Every road was open and people could go there if they wanted. And now that the church's prestige has been severely damaged, a mere verbal ban has indeed completely lost its deterrent effect.
Although strictly speaking, the kingdom is still at war, and the Coast area is not very safe. But under the covert propaganda of the Black Nightmare Society, people have begun to establish an impression that the church is in decline and is not far from destruction. Therefore, people feel that the church will definitely not take the initiative to attack at this time, and they are already in trouble.
Although Benjamin received a secret message at this time:
"Is the Royal Army starting to recruit troops again?"
He raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't actually too surprised. Recruitment is inevitable. In order to replenish combat power and manpower, the Black Nightmare Army has also begun a small-scale recruitment. But from another perspective, as a party with strong military strength, the church suddenly started recruiting troops, which showed that their strong capital was about to be exhausted and they were forced to a dead end.
Maybe within two months, when the Royal Army's recruitment is over, the church will fight them to the death.
Thinking of this, Benjamin felt a lot of pressure. However... everything must continue, and we must not show any cowardice, otherwise it will be a serious matter if the enemy notices that Coster's internal defense is empty. Of course, at the same time, the Black Nightmare Army must restore its combat effectiveness as soon as possible to prepare for the church's desperate fight.
If you want to improve your combat effectiveness in a short period of time, there are only a few ways.
So, Benjamin quickly came to the specially designated mage research area in the city.
"How many rune weapons can be produced here that can be used by ordinary people?" He asked, looking at Morris in the temporary laboratory.
Hearing this, Morris raised his head and replied: "Based on the current production volume, it is quite sufficient to supply the academy's exclusive army. You don't have to worry about this."
"No... that's not what I meant." Benjamin shook his head and explained, "I want the Black Nightmare Army to also use rune weapons. Only in this way can we increase our combat effectiveness in a short period of time and restore our previous state. "
Morris shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy? The production process of rune weapons is complicated, and I have few manpower here, so it is impossible to supply an additional army."
"Then...how much extra can you produce at most?"
"One hundred and fifty people, this is our limit." Morris frowned and thought for a while, then helplessly spread his hands and said, "There is nothing we can do. Rune weapons are consumables. If they are used up, then they will follow Ordinary people are no different, how can it be so easy to equip an army with this?"
Benjamin sighed, nodded, and asked for nothing more.
Just one more weapon if you can.
He turned around and left, found Lance, selected one hundred and fifty elites from the Black Nightmare Army, and asked them to join the academy's exclusive force for training together. At the same time, they also gave this epoch-making army a new name, Rune Troopers.
Time passed little by little, and soon, on a drizzly morning, a row of soldiers dressed in white slowly carried the coffin out of the city hall.
On both sides of the streets in the city center, people from all over the place were already standing.
"Is it really... Your Majesty?"
"Oh my God, it's really His Majesty's body! There are rumors in the world that the Pope killed His Majesty. Is this news true?"
The top of the coffin was open, and surrounded by two circles of flowers, the king, dressed in rich clothes, lay peacefully inside. Thanks to the ice magic, the body was preserved very well. People could clearly see the familiar face, and they started talking about it for a while.
The band, playing heavy and sad tunes, followed the coffin as the mourning procession went down the street.
Wherever the king's coffin passed by, people stopped discussing and bowed their heads in silence. Even though the Hori Kingdom has been in chaos, they still have great respect for the deceased king. And if the king really died in the process of fighting against the church, it would be even more admirable.
In this way, the soldiers carried the coffin slowly forward, and the people all observed a moment of silence after paying homage to the king's body. The team toured the city for more than two hours. They walked through all the streets of Coster and showed the truth to hundreds of thousands of people. Finally, they returned to the central square in front of the city hall and slowly Slowly stopped here.
In the square, on a high platform that had just been erected a few days ago, Benjamin held a speech and had been waiting there for a long time.
As the coffin was slowly lowered on the high platform, the band dispersed from the rear, soldiers stood on both sides, and the guards were generally arranged in order. The people of Coster followed the team and quickly gathered in the square. Everyone raised their heads and looked at Benjamin, wondering what he was going to say.
Benjamin looked around at everyone, nodded, and spoke slowly:
"Your Majesty, he sacrificed his life for the future of Hori Kingdom. He is a hero."
Starting with this sentence, he soon used a calm and sad tone to slowly repeat the scene of Grant killing the king: "At that time, I and my people had just escaped from Coaster, and I was with His Majesty in the area outside the city. We met in the woods, and as a result, the Pope followed me all the way. He suddenly appeared and attacked, with deadly moves. I thought he was coming for me, but I didn't expect that he was going for His Majesty... "
The sound amplified by magic not only echoed in this square, but also echoed in the entire Coster sky.
This is the truth. He doesn't need to make up lies or add fuel to the fire. Every detail comes from memory, making it more real and credible. To the ears of the people who came to express their condolences, the entire square fell silent, and many people took out their handkerchiefs and quietly wiped away tears.
At the end of the sentence, Benjamin even walked to the coffin, looked down at the dead king, and slowly said: "That's right there, that wound... The Pope was very neat when he started, and until now, the wound there has been burned by the holy light." The traces are still so clear.”
-When the coffin was touring the city, they didn't cover up the wounds on the body, so everyone knew it.
The real murderer of the king...
Suddenly, a sudden voice sounded from somewhere in the square: "Nonsense! Traces of holy light cannot be used as evidence at all. I have long heard that the magic academy has secretly learned magical skills. This is probably the wound they forged themselves!" "