The Battle of Koster ended with the retreat of the Kingdom Army.

News soon spread throughout the country, and everyone knew that the Dark Nightmare had repelled the Church's attack that night and held Koster. Countless people swore that they had witnessed everything that happened at that time, the mountain of corpses and blood piled up from outside the city to the city, the Pope and the legendary mage fought for 300 rounds, and the dazzling light illuminated the night as if it were day......

Thousands of bizarre and exaggerated stories have been circulated in China, and the church has no official explanation, which also gives people room for imagination to play. In short, after that night, people realized that the kingdom of Horry was about to change.

As soon as the newly reprinted Pravda newspaper was sold out, it was sold out, and no amount of local government bans could curb people's urge to learn about the Black Nightmare. And the "Declaration of Freedom of Magic", which was originally circulated among the people, has been copied thousands of times, and the mage introductory part in it does not know how many new apprentices have been born in the country.

It can be said that this war completely changed the minds of the people. The Black Nightmare Army is no longer just a bandit who takes advantage of the chaos, but has become a divine soldier to save the kingdom. The powerful image of the church in the hearts of the people also collapsed.

Instead, the public began to be optimistic about the Black Nightmare Army.

However, the story of that night was about to be blown out of the sky outside, but inside Koster City, the Dark Nightmare knew that the situation was far from as good as others thought.

"Three thousand, is this what is left after the battle?" Benjamin looked at the report in his hand with a grim expression, "Two-thirds of the soldiers died in this battle, and more than half of the mages were killed...... This news must not be spread, otherwise, the enemy may even make a comeback. ”

In the small room of the town hall, several henchmen, including Maurice and Knight Captain Reims, nodded when they heard this.

And there's more to it than that.

"Lord Dean, Director Wallis has just arrived at Koster and says he has something important to see you. ”

Benjamin probably knew what was going on. Therefore, he took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Bring him here." ”

Two minutes later, Wallis pushed the door open and walked in.

"Dean, there are too many students who have died this time. He closed the door and immediately complained endlessly, "Before the news spread abroad, many parents have already come to our college to protest, and it is difficult to deal with it." And by the time the death list is announced, this amount of pension will definitely drain most of our college's funds!

"Some college sponsors also seem to have heard the news and come to inquire about the situation. They are suspicious of our ability to operate, believing that we are not taking on the responsibility of educating a college, but are putting students at risk, and many of them have shown intent on divestment!"

"And, the most troublesome thing is that the mercenary guild has also been dissatisfied. Just because we can't provide a sufficient number of students to go there for internships, they have been sending people over every day to put pressure on us for the past two days, and we are almost unable to resist!"

After listening to this complaint, Benjamin felt that his head was bigger.

He knew very well in his heart that although most of the students owed a large amount of tuition to the college, it was only natural to help the college do things. But letting them join the war is a decision with huge hidden dangers. Even if the students themselves wish, their families and relatives ...... It is also absolutely intolerable.

They had suppressed the news before, but after that battle, the students died in a large number of battles, and the news was obviously no longer hidden.

Wallis was originally in charge of the left-behind academy, but at the moment he was forced to be unbearable, and he ran all the way to Koster for help, which already shows the seriousness of the problem.

It has to be properly addressed.

"The pension is definitely to be given, I believe in the academy's ability to attract money, and the Black Nightmare Army does not need the financial support of the academy for the time being. After pondering for a long time, Benjamin slowly spoke, "As for those sponsors, don't worry about the small ones if they want to withdraw their funds, the big ones ...... You can take a little bit of the research results of the academy and keep them, like ...... Like the element table lamp that has been researched before, this kind of product with extremely wide applicability, they will definitely be interested. ”

Wallis thought for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded.

"So...... What about the Mercenary Guild? We've signed such a big contract with them, and I don't know what they'll do if they haven't had any students in the past. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin also let out a long sigh.

That's what I'm most afraid of.

In fact, he also thought of a solution, which was to send back all the students who were currently stationed in Kost to fill in the void as much as possible. But...... Once this is done, Koster's interior defense will become even more empty. When the students go to the internship, they must have a guardian teacher, and if they come and go, there may be only a hundred or so mages left in the city.

Don't forget, the war is not over, and the church has only been beaten back by them, and they have not been killed.

"Dean'......"

Seeing that Benjamin was slow to speak, Wallis had no choice but to speak, looking at him helplessly.

"Okay, you take them back. Benjamin finally shook his head, looking helpless, "No matter what, we can't get the academy closed." You first stabilize the situation over there, this side ...... There will always be a solution. ”

Wallis nodded, patted Benjamin on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

Benjamin also walked slowly out of the town hall.

He came to the vicinity of the North City Gate, where the soldiers of the Black Nightmare Army and many civilians were walking in the streets, busily clearing the mess. The fighting that night was so terrible that the air still seemed to smell of blood wafting away. People scrubbed the ground over and over again, trying to smooth out the city's wounds as much as possible.

However, when they saw Benjamin appear, they all smiled and nodded at him.

In fact, anyone in Koster City would recognize Benjamin wherever he went. Even a child of four or five years old would jump up in high spirits, shout "Master Master" in his mouth, and run to greet him.

The battle that night changed the city's attitude towards him. He had previously been an occupier, had temporarily owned the city, and was not trusted by the local citizens. And after the church almost destroyed the place, no one believed in them anymore, and the Black Nightmare Army became the main army in everyone's mind.

- This is probably the biggest gain in the defense of the city.

Benjamin walked up to the city, looked at Koster back to life, and took a deep breath. The rune defense array had been repaired and the city was once again guarded, and the boredom in his heart had been relieved a lot. Although they are in trouble, ...... In fact, if you think about it, the losses of the royal army in this battle were not lighter than theirs at all.

And, more importantly, Grant is afraid that he will never dare to fight alone with him again.

The church has been hiding in Haven Wright since it was retired, and it seems that it has been frightened, and it has not moved, and it will definitely not do anything in the short term.

Case...... Why didn't they just go ahead with the original plan?