Chapter 871: "The Mole"
In the end, Benjamin left the drawings to Morris and let the professionals study them slowly.
- Cracking St. Peter's Basilica and finding its weaknesses is not something that can be used right now. So far, they have only destroyed some of the church's armament sources and made the church deflated a few times, but this "Black Nightmare Army" is still difficult to compete with the Kingdom Army head-on.
Especially in terms of armament and training, it is a bit different from the regular army.
Faced with this situation, Benjamin does not intend to take the refined route. In terms of regularity, this chaotic army, which has been formed little by little in war and plunder, can never be trained, and all they can rely on is numbers.
Therefore, he quickly found the person in charge of the dark department of the academy.
"How many rebel armies are there in the kingdom now?"
The person in charge replied: "Counting those guys, there are about eight of them. There are three in the north and five in the south, each occupying the hill, and some even conquer some remote towns. However, at present, they are still in a relatively scattered state, fighting on their own, and they don't have any big impact. β
Benjamin nodded in satisfaction when he heard this.
"Find a way to connect me with the leaders of these eight forces. He ordered, "Within a month, I need to gather these people together and join our ranks." β
The person in charge hesitated for a moment and said, "This ...... They may not be willing to join in. β
"They will be willing. Benjamin snorted and said, "The church didn't have time to take care of them before, because of the border pressure given by Ikor. Now that the church is reacting, it will certainly point the finger at them β including us, of course. When they are cornered, they will naturally be willing to join us. β
Hearing this, the person in charge nodded, didn't say anything more, and turned around to go.
Benjamin took out the sound piece again.
"Do you think the time is ripe?" the system suddenly asked, as if guessing what Benjamin was going to do.
"If it's not ripe, then make it ripe, it's all gone this far, and I have nothing to hide. Benjamin took a deep breath and replied slowly, "The Secret Army has been training for so long, it's time to come out and let them breathe." β
He was going to bring in the special army that was fighting with rune items.
That force was led by the former Knight Captain of Reims, and since its establishment, it has reached the size of about 1,000 men. Judging from Wallis's report to him, every soldier in the unit can skillfully use rune props, and he will not fall behind in one-on-one combat with mages, and he also has considerable ability in group combat.
As it stands, they have officially started a war with the church, and it is only time before the two sides go toe. And this army that will change the pattern of the times, there is really no need for him to hide it anymore.
- After all, the powerful magic items that ordinary people can use, this is where they are the most technologically ahead of the church, and when necessary, they can completely catch the church off guard.
"Are you going to get them right over?" the system asked again.
"You can use the ghost abyss, and it's easy to smuggle over. Benjamin replied, "However, since it is a hole card, it is natural to foreshadow it a little, and I will not let them show up directly." β
"So what are you going to do?"
Benjamin only smiled and didn't answer.
He was sure that the people in the church would like his "surprise."
Meanwhile.
The atmosphere in the town hall of the Rhine City is as cold as a lake at minus 30 degrees.
Grant stood on the high platform, his face like cold iron, and glanced around the priest and official paladins in the hall. Everyone was silent, unable to utter a word.
"How would he know that our workshop is in the Rhine?"
After a long silence, Grant asked, his tone was actually quite mild in this situation.
β...... No one knows what's going on. The head bishop took a deep breath and plucked up his courage, "The situation is unfavorable, those mages may already have intelligence that we can't deal with. β
"For example?"
The bishop swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and a wave of energy swelled in his heart. At this point, he will not escape responsibility, and His Majesty the Pope will probably not let him continue to live. In that case, he might as well fight it.
Therefore, he immediately replied, "For example...... I think someone is selling out our intelligence. β
Grant's eyebrows moved.
"You mean, there's a spy within us?"
"That's it!" Looking at Grant's expression, a glimmer of hope appeared in the bishop's heart, and he immediately struck while the iron was hot, "We just investigated the collapsed church, and the inside is ...... The oil painting with the secret hidden is missing, and it is likely that it has been taken by the demon. And as for the secret of the oil painting, who else can reveal it except our own people in the church? There must be a mole among us!"
Speaking of which, he had already figured out in his heart who to throw the pot on.
In fact, he knew very well that His Majesty the Pope's style of iron-blooded rule would inevitably have to kill people when something went wrong. And he, as the head of the Rhine City, can only escape by finding a way to transfer His Majesty's anger to others.
So...... Some of his colleagues, who were not usually very devout, seemed to be a good opportunity to purge the church now.
Anyway, heβhe doesn't want to die.
And after listening to the bishop's explanation, Grant also fell silent again, his brows furrowed, as if he was really considering the possibility of a mole.
"Come with me!"
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly looked up, glanced at the bishop, and then turned his head and walked towards the room deep in the corridor of the town hall. When the bishop saw this, he immediately understood and obediently walked after Grant.
There were other people in the hall who shivered as they watched Grant and the Bishop disappear into the hallway, thinking about the conversation they had just had.
"Mole...... Is it true?"
"I don't know. β
"What do you think...... Whose name did the Church of Carlil report to His Majesty the Pope?Will His Majesty believe him? If I remember correctly, he seems to have had a ...... with Bishop Klein before"...
There was a murmur among the priests.
No one knew what the real situation was, but at that moment, they were all keenly aware that there might be another bloody storm within the church.
How did things get to this point?
Quite a few people are in a trance. They had a vague feeling that this church was no longer even the slightest resemblance to the one they had first joined.