Chapter 872: The Rebels' Submission
The following week, the kingdom of Hori was plunged into an even more volatile situation.
After Ikor left the border, a large number of priests reverberated the royal capital to celebrate the coronation of the princess. It was probably the deadliest coronation ceremony ever, nobles, knights, clergy...... According to bystanders, everyone present was like wax figures, and no one dared to make any other sound except for routine speeches, as if they would be arrested and hanged if they took any more steps.
And it is said that ...... These days, the Church has been secretly hanging some priests.
No one knows what is really going on, but these rumors alone are enough to arouse more suspicion. For a time, everyone in Haven Wright was in danger, and many people couldn't even sleep.
But outside the royal capital, there was no more turmoil.
The church's action to make the princess king caused a great backlash, and coupled with the fanning of the flames from all walks of life, rebels emerged one after another to oppose the local government. Bandits and bandits took advantage of the fire to rob, and the people were miserable.
And at this time, rumors about the "Black Nightmare Society" suddenly floated like a ghost among the people.
"I heard...... This Nightmare Society was founded by His Majesty before his death. ”
"His Majesty had just escaped from the Church's house arrest and was adrift, unable to contact his former supporters, and had to re-establish such an organization. It's a pity that when the organization grew stronger and stronger, the church couldn't sit still and sent killers to secretly kill His Majesty. Before his majesty died, he entrusted his will to the people of the Black Nightmare Society, so they have now formed a Black Nightmare army. ”
"The Black Nightmare Army is completely different from other rebel armies, every time they go out, they only kill the lackeys of the church, and never harm innocent people. As long as you join them, you will be well fed and armed, and in a few days you will be trained to be an invincible soldier and fight for the fulfillment of His Majesty's last wishes. ”
This kind of remarks suddenly became popular in the Kingdom of Hori. It may be that after the death of the king, the lives of the people suddenly became dire, and it was inevitable that they would miss the stable life when the king was still on the throne.
And at the same time, the country is in turmoil, and they need a "hero" who can save them. But after being exposed again and again, it is difficult for the church to become a hero in people's minds, so the Nightmare Society, which has exposed the church, has also become a sustenance of people's hopes.
Of course, Benjamin's secret promotion is also indispensable.
After the attack on Rhine City, they hid in the Warcraft Mountain Range, keeping a low profile, and only attacked one town in a few days - the church had begun to search for their traces everywhere, and sneaky figures began to appear on the outskirts of the Warcraft Mountain Range, and Benjamin had to be careful.
However, correspondingly, the eight major rebel forces in the kingdom have responded to Benjamin one after another.
"The legendary demon mage, I didn't expect you to be the leader of the Black Nightmare Army, powerful...... Seriously, what good would it do if I took my people with me to work for you?"
A small village at the foot of the Beast Mountain, where Benjamin meets the leader of one of the forces. The other party's name was Bill, about thirty years old, with a mixed face, and he was not afraid to know Benjamin's identity, but looked at him a few more times, and asked with interest.
Benjamin smiled.
"Great good—you won't be killed by the church. ”
As soon as these words came out, Bilton was speechless.
But after a few seconds, he still squeezed out an embarrassed smile and said, "Well...... Master, don't you say that you don't take us as human beings? The church is powerful, but my people don't necessarily fail to do it. ”
"Okay, then you go back and try it. Benjamin was still smiling, "As far as I know, the Kingdom Army has driven less than two kilometers from your station, and ...... How did I hear that you have only fought with the Kingdom Army once, and you have suffered a lot of losses?"
Bill's smile disappeared in an instant, leaving only an unhappy face.
“...... Where did you hear that?"
"I naturally have my channels, you don't need to care about that. Benjamin stood up and looked at him condescendingly, "What you need to care about is how to be a part of the Nightmare." ”
Bill was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed without a face, rubbed his hands, and said in a flattering tone, "This...... As you know, it's not easy to gather such a large group of people under your hands. You let us do you your life, you can, but you have to do us something, right?"
"Yes. Benjamin's face did not change, "I will protect you from being killed by the church." ”
“......”
The atmosphere froze again.
Benjamin stared calmly at the other man's face, watching the smile on the other's face become more and more uncontrollable. In the end, Benjamin threw down this sentence: "If you want to, bring someone over, if you don't want to, go back to prepare for the future, I won't force you." ”
Bill lowered his head, held his knees and let out a long sigh.
“...... Master Mage, people say you're a demon, but it's not fake. He shook his head and said helplessly, "Let me be honest with you, the three thousand men under my command are now in the woods east of the village. The kingdom army has fought us so that we have no way to escape, and the hill we used to be unable to hold on to it has long been lost. ”
Benjamin nodded, and said, "So?"
"We are all members of the Black Nightmare Army, and the Pope's beard will dare to rip off your beard at your command. ”
Benjamin finally smiled with satisfaction.
This is the second rebel force to join them.
So far, he has seen all the leaders of the eight forces. Of course, the number of eight to two is a bit unsightly, and these rebel forces are indeed more rebellious than the other, and it is not so easy to naturalize.
In addition to the current one, the former one joined willingly because their leader was a mage and had admired Benjamin and the Academy of Magic for a long time. The other forces kept saying that they were rebelling to protect the Kingdom of Hori, and how they admired the actions of the Black Nightmare Society, but as soon as Benjamin said that he wanted them to join, they immediately wilted.
Obviously, the fire of the church has not yet burned on their heads, and their boss is also a good one, and he must not be very willing to suddenly become a younger brother.
Benjamin wasn't worried, though.
The church has just begun to put down the rebellion, and some people have not yet felt the terrible pressure. Benjamin also left them contact information, and when they burned their eyebrows, they naturally couldn't rebel.
"That...... Boss Mage, can you really beat the Pope?" and they walked out of the house together, and Bill hesitated and couldn't help but ask.
Benjamin didn't say much, just nodded.
"So we really have a chance to win, can we take that church upside down?"
"Of course. ”
Bill let out a long sigh of relief.
"Although I feel like you're bragging, boss, I still feel much more relieved after listening to it. He followed Benjamin as he walked, "My people are very good, don't use us as cannon fodder!"
"No, don't worry. ”
"Hoo ......"
In this way, Benjamin soon returned to the Warcraft Mountains with Bill's army of 1,000 men. After the system tested them one by one, he broke up and redistributed the entire team according to the test results, and arranged them into the original army.
The camp deep in the mountains has expanded a few points.