Benjamin was well aware that things weren't going to be easy on the Fol family's side.

During this time, the kingdom of Horry was not peaceful. The new official took office three times, and Benjamin also learned from the people in the dark department of the academy that Grant had made a lot of big moves after succeeding to the pope. In addition to another round of hunting for mages, the second to suffer was the merchants in the Kingdom of Hori.

With the development of commerce, the relationship between the merchant class and the nobility became closer and closer, and it also became one of the unstable factors in the kingdom of Hori. For the sake of profit, merchants are also the easiest to hook up with mages, and it is normal for the church to be dissatisfied with them. As a result, all kinds of overt and covert policies were thrown out, suppressing the free traders at all levels, and trying to concentrate the wealth in the hands of the church itself as much as possible.

Among them, the Fur family is a representative of the combination of business and aristocracy, and naturally cannot be avoided.

Benjamin couldn't inquire about the specific situation, but looking at the current situation, the Fur family was probably in some difficulty, otherwise they would not have sent Dick to visit the academy.

"Yes, yes. Dick was also stunned, and then said, "My father asked me to come here to say that I have a big gift for everyone in the Academy of Magic. ”

Benjamin frowned.

"What gift?"

"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Benjamin touched his chin, thoughtful. The other party's words were a little unexpected to him, not to ask for help, but to give gifts?

"Tell me about it. ”

Dick swallowed, obviously a little nervous, and said slowly: "Now the territory of the Hori Kingdom is full of disgruntled merchants. They are powerless to resist the exploitation of the church, and many people are no longer able to live. As long as the Academy of Magic is willing to lend a helping hand at this time, it will definitely be able to win the hearts of the people. ”

"Shoot, the Academy of Magic has only been established for less than a year, and it is not as powerful as you think. The kingdom of Hori is so far apart, how can we make a move?"

"No, we don't need you to do anything, we just want you to make a statement. Dick explained, "We hope that the Academy of Magic will announce to the world that it will condemn the oppression of merchants by the Kingdom of Hori, and welcome all merchants of the Kingdom of Hori to do business abroad, and the Academy will support it." ”

Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.

What the hell is this?

"If you let me make such a statement, aren't you afraid of provoking the church? If they put a border and no one is allowed to enter or leave the country, don't you all die in it, and who else can come out?"

Dick shook his head and said, "I just hope that the church will feel provoked and make such an irrational move." For His Majesty the Pope, there is still some criticism in the country. Now it just hasn't stirred up the wrath of the public, so no one dares to oppose him, but as long as you come forward, the church will definitely not be able to sit still!"

Benjamin was a little surprised: "You want to bring down Grant?"

"It's not us, it's a lot of people. Dick whispered, "Although he is your own brother, you must know what he has done." Even in the Church there are many people who are dissatisfied with him, and we have secretly united with those priests, waiting for only an opportunity. ”

When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This is no small matter. Grant started a church civil strife and took over as pope, and now, some of the rebel forces in the church have joined forces with nobles and businessmen to start a second civil strife and get Grant down.

How bold are they......

At this moment, Benjamin also realized why Dick said it was a "big gift". This is indeed a very rare opportunity for him. If the church is in civil strife again and Grant steps down, then who else will be the pope? He does not doubt that the church has other hole cards, but after such civil strife again and again, the strength of this organization will definitely weaken dramatically.

And just weakening the church is a great thing for them – it means a better chance of eradicating the church!

"Very interesting...... thought, he nodded, and said, "but are you sure? The church is much deeper than you and I can see, and you really have the confidence to brush the tiger's beard?"

"As long as you are willing to cooperate, it is still not a small grasp. Dick nodded, and said very cautiously, "Although it has only been established for less than a year, the name of the magic academy has spread even among the noble merchants of the Hori Kingdom. We have contacted many forces, and as long as we have your support, they are willing to join us. ”

"No...... I mean, I can't figure out Grant's strength right now, can you really subdue him?"

"Of course, there are people within the church who are in charge of this, so there is no need to worry about that. ”

"I see......"

Hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but start seriously considering this proposal.

Listening to the other party's tone, it seems that he has been prepared for a long time, and it is extremely sufficient. He really didn't know what Grant's strength was, but if he was done by his cronies hiding inside the church and used poison and other shady tricks, Grant really wouldn't be able to prevent it.

- He is likely to capsize in the gutter.

And then, at least, Benjamin, as a participant, is qualified to stand in front of Grant, who has fallen into the abyss, and ask him why he killed his father with his own hands.

It can be regarded as the end of the question that has been stuck in his heart.

After thinking about it, Benjamin asked, "Do the rebel forces of those churches know about cooperating with us, and does this count as a betrayal of their faith?"

"They don't know. Dick shrunk his neck, knowing that no one was eavesdropping, and he habitually made a whispering appearance, "We will organize everything, and the people of the church will only think that we nobles and businessmen are willing to help them bring down the Pope, and they will not know that the Academy of Magic is also involved." ”

"Yes...... You're going to ask us to make a statement, won't they know?"

"Of course not, is there anything to do with it?" Dick explained, "The Academy of Magic issued a statement because it wanted to discourage the church and win people's hearts. The people in the church will only get more angry when they see it, and the priests who oppose Grant will also blame Grant for this. ”

Benjamin nodded, unable to think of anything else for a while.

Indeed, no matter what kind of turmoil the Fur family wants to make, what the Academy of Magic has to do is only a very simple thing. Even if Dick doesn't visit today, they have a reason to make such an announcement to condemn the church—who made them mortal enemies in the first place?

At the same time, if the Faure family's plan succeeds, the Academy of Magic will also be able to reap a lot of benefits from it, and even have the slightest chance of directly overthrowing the church.

He couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

"It's an interesting proposition, and I think I'll need to think about it. I also ask you to stay in Akademi for a few days, and after three days I will be sure to give a definite answer on my behalf. ”

Still, out of an abundance of caution, Benjamin said so.

For no other reason, he really just wanted to think about it for a while. The stakes are high, and it is not good for him to make a decision in this moment.

"That'...... All right. ”

Dick didn't have much room to say, nodded, turned around, picked up the nightpot that had been placed in the corner, and left the reception room as if he had been pardoned.