In the hall, Benjamin met the surrendered general.

However, this was not the first time he had met the man.

All the generals in Caritus' powers, Benjamin had secretly observed. At that time, the remaining generals were controlled by the church with crosses, and the general in front of him was no exception.

Although he couldn't see anything from the outside, he could clearly sense that the general had a cross burned on his left arm.

Because of this, Benjamin's face sank at that time.

"Be careful, Your Majesty. He didn't care about the general's face, and said directly, "This general has been carved into the cross by the church, and what we say now will be clearly known by the people of the church." ”

However, the king's expression was not so surprising.

"I know, the general has already told me. He waved his hand and said solemnly, "But General Hawke is willing to sacrifice himself to help me reinstate." He has given me the tokens of the army, after which he will leave us and hide in the mountains, and will no longer participate in our confrontation with the church. ”

"Is that so...... Benjamin raised an eyebrow and glanced at the general again.

To be honest, he didn't know much about the church's methods of controlling people. However, from the perspective of this way of handing over the right to surrender and then retiring on its own, there should be no problem.

"I'm sorry, General Hawke, I was rude. He spoke again, slowly, "But...... If you surrender to Your Majesty, I am afraid that the Church will also know about it through the cross. If you want to retreat to the mountains and forests, I am afraid it is a very difficult thing. ”

General Hawke finally spoke, his voice extremely low: "I know. From the moment the priest cast a spell in my tent and carved this thing into my flesh, I was ready to die for the overthrow of them. It is my glory to die for Your Majesty. ”

After hearing such a passage, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh, are all these generals printed out of a mold? If you say that you will die, you will die, and there is also a tendon in your head.

"The spirit of the general is really admirable. ”

He didn't notice anything suspicious, so he didn't object any more.

And so, after Benjamin came in, the general left in a hurry. Benjamin also began to tell the king what he had learned in the vicinity of Grory and on the side of Ikor's army.

After listening to this, the king also fell into deep thought.

"So...... Glory should be chaotic right now. He said.

Benjamin nodded.

The king slapped the armrest and stood up, and continued: "Then we should take the opportunity to take action! While there is a rebellion in Gloria and the church cannot control the situation, we will directly kill it, and together with the people in the city who are loyal to me, we will join forces with the inside and outside to drive the church out of my palace completely!"

“......”

Benjamin was speechless for a moment.

"Your Majesty, do you know how many troops the Church has in its hands right now?"

"This ...... About seventy or eighty thousand. ”

Benjamin sighed and said, "Even with the soldiers that General Hawke brought us, they are still twice as large as we are. And more importantly, the priests smuggled by the church into Carretus are probably in the four-digit number. ”

- Thousands of spellcasters, this is no joke.

Hearing this, the king also lost his mind for a while.

Although everything seems promising after taking over Long River, he has returned to his former position of being worshipped and able to command everything in the town. But at the end of the day, they still have to face the church that stands in their way.

Not to mention Ikor's invading army.

"That'...... What should we do?"

"We need to gather more strength and at the same time do everything we can to weaken the church. Benjamin replied, "Don't forget, Ikor's coming over will definitely cause a conflict with the church." We'll wait until they're weakened by each other. ”

The king, however, was a little unwilling, and said, "But by that time, most of the kingdom of Karitus will probably be taken by Ikor!"

"Then let them occupy. Once we are back on the throne, we will take it back. Benjamin advised, "Your Majesty, we are in a very delicate situation now, and if we make a rash move, it is very likely that everything we have so hard will disappear in an instant." ”

“...... All right. ”

Eventually, the king nodded and said no more.

"That's right. After thinking about it, Benjamin said, "Are there any cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack in those places that have been reattached to Your Majesty? Changhe Town is only a town after all, and if the Church wants to encircle and suppress us, it is not very convenient to defend here. ”

The king shook his head and said with some regret: "At present it is only a few small villages, and the words of the city...... The ingredients are complicated, how can they be so easy to attach to me?"

"In that case, we can only build some fortifications around Long River Town first. Benjamin nodded thoughtfully, then said, "I have a lot of mage apprentices on my side right now. Your Majesty, if you need it, their simple magic can help a lot. ”

When the king heard this, his sullen face was finally much happier.

"Then please. ”

Benjamin nodded.

After probably discussing the construction of the town of Changhe for a while, he also said goodbye to the king, left the hall, and returned to the mage quarter of the town. The mess was left to the king, and Benjamin himself had something to deal with.

He returned to his new home in the town of Long River.

Lying on the bed and closing his eyes, Benjamin once again entered the space of consciousness.

In the boundless darkness, three glittering blue triangle characters complement each other, and between the characters, a small water bubble floats lightly, storing the abundant water element.

The distance between the three characters is only a little more than a meter at the moment, which can be said to be very close.

However, looking at these three characters, Benjamin suddenly sighed.

"These characters...... Haven't they been near for a few days?" he said suddenly, to the two jumping funny people next to him.

The system replied in the affirmative: "Well, since a week ago, their distance has been fixed." You've meditated a lot since then, but they haven't gotten as close as they did before. ”

Benjamin frowned.

After meditating for the past few days, he could still feel that his spiritual power was slowly growing. However, these three characters did not seem to be enhanced by the nourishment of the water element, and Benjamin's three entry-level magic spells seemed to be filled with points, and their power did not increase.

- This is not an inconsequential situation.

If the characters are not strengthened and the magic power remains the same, then Benjamin's strength will gradually stagnate. But Benjamin wasn't strong enough to completely overthrow the church. How could he stop there?

He's going to have to get this out of the way.