Chapter 418: The First Group of Locals Encountered
The next day, Benjamin and his party left the town with the rebels cheering them off. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
From hostility to courtesy, it took Benjamin fifteen minutes to turn the rebels' attitudes upside down. And after that, the group also followed his advice, imprisoned the prisoners, temporarily cordoned off the town, and forced the mayor to pass false news for them and prepare for an ambush...... The leader of the rebel army even begged Benjamin to give him a full hour of lectures on "how to overthrow a regime."
To be honest, Benjamin was also helpless.
He was not a revolutionary teacher, and this kind of thing could not be learned by studying alone. Therefore, he can only rely on the content of some historical and political books to perfunctory the other party.
However, the whole process went quite smoothly. The rebels were as excited as they had discovered the New World, and even the imprisoned mayor thanked Benjamin. After all, if Benjamin doesn't show up, he's going to be hacked to death.
As for the general population of the town, they didn't know what was going on. The only thing they saw was that just before the mayor was about to be killed, a mage shot out like a god, restrained all the rebels, and talked to them for more than ten minutes. Then, the mayor was saved, and the rebels only closed the town temporarily, not even asking for food.
That's why they think Benjamin is a good guy!
It's just that whether it's a good guy or a bad guy, these things have little to do with Benjamin and them. Early the next morning, they quickly left the town and continued on their way to Carretus.
-- It was already very close to the border, so they took off their disguise and flew directly, and in half a day, they crossed the border line directly.
Probably because the situation in Freden is relatively chaotic now, the defenders on the border have been redeployed. Hundreds of mages flew over blatantly, so frightened that the soldiers below didn't even dare to shout, let alone stop them.
And just like that, they entered Caritus, and the process went even more smoothly than expected.
After that, they flew for another half a day, until it was dusk, and Benjamin and his party entered a grassland. They landed here, set up camp, and prepared to spend the night.
"What's the closest city to here?"
As soon as the tent was set up, Benjamin asked the system.
"If you want to talk about the city, it seems that you can only fly for another day and leave this grassland. "However, there seem to be a lot of people living in this grassland, but they all live in a nomadic way, so you may not meet them." ”
Benjamin shrugged helplessly when he heard this.
Before entering Caritus, he naturally bought a map of the area and some introductory books. Still, there's not much information these things can bring him. Carretus is still a completely unfamiliar country.
They have to get familiar with it quickly.
After thinking about it, Benjamin ran out of the tent and found Tony.
"Isn't there a branch of the Mage Freemasons here, and what happened to the branch here after Aldridge's death, do you know?"
Tony shook his head and said, "I've long since left the Mage Freemasonry, and I don't know what happened next. But...... I've heard before that the influence of the Mage Freemasonry is very weak here, and both the royal family and the Mages almost ignore the existence of the Mage Freemasonry. ”
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
That's normal, too. Regardless of the background of the Masonic Church, on the bright side, the entire Mage Freemasonry is also a more Freedon organization, and it is already considered generous that Carretus can allow it to exist.
He believed that after Aldridge's revelations, Carrets' branch should have caused quite a stir. However, Benjamin is still not sure whether the mage Freemasonry here is completely controlled by the church, or something else?
Also, how far has the Church grown here, is it in the stage of diffusion, or is it ready to start secretly slaughtering mages?
Benjamin still didn't know anything about these things.
He'll have to figure it out quickly.
"Do you have any mage friends you know well? Benjamin asked again.
Tony, however, shook his head.
"Since the Empire was divided, the mages of Carretus have rarely interacted with us. There are no special Warcraft materials here, and we don't usually run here. ”
Benjamin sighed.
Although he was a little reluctant, in this case, he could only find a way to contact the legendary mercenary Miles.
He and the mercenary weren't friends, but they had suggested that he come to Carretus. At that time, Benjamin refused for various reasons, and now, he really came to Carretus, and it was only right for Miles to do his best landlordship.
Albeit...... He still wasn't sure if the other party was friend or foe.
But Benjamin didn't have much else to do.
So he went back to his tent, prepared to meditate for a while, and then went to sleep, and to-morrow morning he had to go on his way.
"Mr. Benjamin, outside...... There seems to be something going on outside. ”
However, he had only been meditating for a while, when Frank suddenly lifted the curtain of the tent and said so.
Benjamin opened his eyes helplessly.
...... What the?
Another situation?
He had nothing more to say.
Where are there so many situations, east and west, it simply doesn't stop. Can't we just let them enter the town in peace and soul and blend in with the local mage circle?
“...... Tell me, what's going on?" he said weakly, holding his hand to his forehead.
"Suddenly a group of people appeared outside, as if they had something to say to us. Frank also seemed a little confused, "I don't know what the situation is, but they seem to be locals." ”
Native?
Benjamin frowned.
Are the shepherds on the steppes? But ...... If you meet in Pingshui, you can pass by, why do you have something to say.
"I'll take a look. Puzzled, Benjamin nodded and said.
He followed Frank and walked out of the tent.
Not far to the south, a small group of strangers on horseback appeared. There were not many of them, probably twenty or thirty people, some old and some young. They carried tattered luggage, and each of them looked very embarrassed, not like herding, but like fleeing.
The group stopped and looked over with an expectant gaze, as if they wanted to get closer, but had to keep their distance.
Seeing this, Benjamin walked over.
"Who are you?"
The other person looked a little nervous. After hesitating for a while, they dismounted, and the tall man at the head said, "What man...... We're not people, we've always lived in this area, we're not bad people. ”
...... That's the local aborigines.
"Do you have something to tell us?" asked Benjamin, not paying attention.
The other party nodded, glanced at Benjamin's tent again, looked a little flustered, and said, "Oops...... Didn't you bring bodyguards? Now...... Something is going to happen now. ”
"What's the trouble?" said Benjamin, confused.
How does it feel...... Is there anything they should know?
The man's expression looked a little exaggerated, and he said, "Aren't you from here?" The beast tide is coming, and those who can't stop it will be eaten by the monster!"