Chapter 496: A State in Danger
Benjamin watched General Lester walk through Glory's gates.
The other party insisted on going to death, but he couldn't stop it. Besides, even if he can stop General Rest, there is already a rift between the general and the king, and his life will definitely not be easy in the future.
Correspondingly, if Lester dies in the palace and the king is restored to the throne in the future, at least a little honor will be reserved for their family.
Therefore, Benjamin shook his head, turned around, and quickly left the place with the token and the autographed letter.
"The war began......"
He said silently in his mind.
Choosing to attack at such a time, Benjamin also did not understand Ikol's plan. But he knew that Carrets' situation would be turned upside down.
He needed more information.
How many men did Ikor lead to attack? What did they occupy?What was the reaction of the church?...... Will it fall in the blink of an eye, or will it be able to hold out for a while?
If they don't know anything, they don't dare to act rashly.
Therefore, he took out the Transsonic token.
"Miles, what's going on across the border? Tell me as much as you can find. β
Sending out the news, Benjamin's face also looked a little solemn.
In the darkness of the night, he hurried while thinking, and flew back to the village of Kerr for several hours, handing over the token and the handwritten letter to the troops stationed nearby.
"Five days later...... If the general doesn't come back after five days, does that mean he's going to die in Glori?"
Benjamin didn't want to be so direct, but nodded anyway.
β...... I understand. The leader-like soldier put away the handwritten letter, then handed the token to Benjamin, "In five days, if the general does not show up again, we will be at your command." β
Benjamin also put away the token and turned to leave.
An army......
Let's hope the king will have a way to feed this group.
Back in the village of Kerr, his mages and apprentices were temporarily living here. The king even lived in the village chief's house, and all kinds of courtesies. After all, the situation had changed, and they abandoned their previous course of action, and instead of rushing to the next village, they seemed to have settled in this village.
And the next action, they must also think carefully.
Benjamin found a private house to spend the night and slept for a few hours, and it was already dawn. All he could do was rub his eyes, get out of bed tired, and then activate the sounding wood to receive the message that Miles had sent him.
"Ikor has sent quite a lot of troops, there should be tens of thousands of people, and there are quite a few mages. They had routed the defenders on the border on the same day, and were now stationed in the mountains to the west, and should continue their march the next day. The forces of Karitus in this area were all withdrawn, and there was not even a shadow to be seen, and there seemed to be no intention of colliding head-on with Ikor . β
Benjamin couldn't help frowning after hearing this.
What does the church want to do?
As the de facto rulers of this country, there is an invasion of foreign enemies, and the few bishops hiding in the palace should be more anxious. However, judging from the current information, the church's posture is very conservative, and even the troops in that area have been withdrawn directly.
- To withdraw the defenders from the west is to give up that piece of land to Ikor.
This is not the style of the church.
What were they thinking?
"If you can, try to infiltrate Glory and investigate what's going on in the palace. Best...... You can find out what they're going to do next. So Benjamin said to the woodchips.
He could imagine Miles' reaction when he heard thisβ"Are you really a god, do you want to check it yourself!", and he knew that this was a bit excessive, but there really wasn't much else to do but ask Miles.
The Church's Intentions...... It's really hard to guess.
Putting away the wood chips, Benjamin gathered the mage, apprentices, and the king from the village for an important meeting. They had so much to discuss about their next move, about the future of Caritus.
"We can move on to the next village. Ikor called, and let the church take the top first, anyway, the person sitting in the palace was their false king. When they're almost done, we'll make another move. "This is the opinion of the mages represented by Tony.
"No, what if the people of the church can't stand it at all? If Gloria is beaten down by them, then we're finished. We must stop Ikor from his army!"
"Is there really a fight...... IβI want to go home and see. This is the opinion of the apprentice, represented by Ryan.
Benjamin felt a little big.
The king, who could not tolerate the invasion of his country, immediately offered to lead his army against Ikor when he knew that General Rester's army could be used by them. And after Benjamin replied to him, "Okay, Your Majesty, you will go out with the army in person", and he suddenly wilted.
What are you kidding, the church hasn't moved yet, how can he run away to be a pioneer himself?
As for those apprentices...... They were natives of Carretus, and it would have been difficult to be invaded. And a large part of them are still from the western mountains. Their hometown is in a war zone, and it is normal for them to have mixed feelings.
Therefore, Benjamin had no choice but to disband the apprentices and let them go back to find their families.
If anything, his opinion was similar to that of the ten mages. But don't forget, they're also on a wanted warrant in Ikol. What if the Church can't beat the Queen, pat their butts and hide back in the Kingdom of Hori, giving up the whole of Carretus to others?
Therefore, they can't let the two sides continue to fight like this, and only want to get the benefits of the fisherman.
Eventually, after a series of reflections, Benjamin asked the question: "Your Majesty, where are all the generals in the country who hold military power? β
The king was stunned when he heard this, and then showed a more excited expression: "Sure enough, I knew that you would not stand idly by. There are three other generals in Carretus, and they will not sit idly by when the national crisis is at hand!"
Benjamin nodded expressionlessly.
What the outcome will be, no one knows either. But he was sure that he had to take the king with him and encourage these men to fight against Ikor . Otherwise...... If the church has some kind of little conspiracy, Carretus might really be finished!
So, after the meeting, Benjamin set off with the king.
The apprentices returned to their homes, and the ten mages left Kerr for more villages, no longer trying to win the hearts and minds of the people, but continuing their search for magical talents in the local area.
As for the team of 100 people led by Wallis, they also returned to the grassland at this moment, accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity.
Flying in the air with the king, Benjamin looked at the vast land below, and his mood was a little complicated.
The country...... Is it really going to die?