Chapter 843: Prelude
Dean Benjamin...... What about Your Majesty?"
Half an hour later, Duke Colin hurried over, and the first thing he said was to inquire about the king's whereabouts.
"Don't worry, Lord Duke. Benjamin smiled and said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty is fine now, and has always stayed in a safe place, ready to return to the throne." ”
Duke Colin immediately asked, "Where is Your Majesty?"
Benjamin didn't laugh.
When Duke Colin saw this, he was stunned, and then he also understood what this meant - the king is in Benjamin's hands, and the initiative is also in Benjamin's hands, and in such a situation, he is no longer qualified to ask Benjamin to do this and that.
So, after a brief silence, he spoke again: "So...... What are we going to do before you want Your Majesty to meet us?"
Benjamin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry. Well, I have a shipment on hand right now, waiting outside the Crussard gate. Today, if you help me get them through the customs and don't let anyone see what's inside, Your Majesty will be willing to meet your Excellency. ”
When Duke Colin heard this, he was a little puzzled.
“...... What are you going to do?"
Benjamin smiled, "In a few days, you will naturally be able to see it with your own eyes." ”
Seeing this, Duke Colin couldn't help but feel a little stunned. He had heard of many of Benjamin's deeds, and had witnessed the terrible sight of the great water balloon in the royal capital. The young man in front of him is frighteningly bold, and he never plays according to the routine when he does things, and he can't predict what kind of plan he will have.
From the moment he disappeared with the king, the nobles realized that things were starting to spiral out of control. However, after a round of discussions, they only thought that Benjamin would take the king hostage and negotiate privately with the church to profit from it, who would have thought that he seemed to have other plans?
The most terrifying thing is that, judging from the words, Benjamin's plan seems to have begun, but the nobles sent out so many eyeliners, but they didn't hear the slightest rumor.
What exactly is he going to do?
"This ...... You don't want to smuggle a group of mages in, do you?" Thinking of this, Duke Colin smiled wryly, "If this kind of thing makes a big deal, don't look at the fact that we can still stand in the royal capital now, the church will put us to death!"
"Rest assured, goods are goods, and you will never be implicated in the end. Benjamin said slowly, "As long as you don't take the opportunity to peek and don't know what's inside, you won't get into trouble." ”
“...... Of course. ”
In the end, Duke Colin nodded and agreed to Benjamin's request. Even in the Kingdom of Hori, it is not uncommon to smuggle prohibited goods with a little joint, and it is difficult to trace this situation back to the source, and he really doesn't have to worry about getting into trouble.
But he was still worried about the king's situation.
"Dean, I'll be straightforward. You now have Your Majesty firmly in your own hands, purpose...... Is it really just to deal with the church?"
When Benjamin heard this, he laughed a few times and said, "Of course. ”
Duke Colin was still uneasy. Everyone has ambitions, especially the king is held hostage, and it is not impossible to covet the throne. Once Benjamin has this thought, I am afraid that the kingdom of Hori will undergo unpredictable upheaval......
"Lord Duke, do you think I'm interested in those things?" Benjamin asked rhetorically, as if he had seen through his thoughts, "If I had wanted, Ikor's and Carretus would have been mine a long time ago, would I be in the situation I am in today?"
“...... It's me who is too careful. ”
In the end, Duke Colin could only nod his head and end the hasty meeting.
He still had a lot of questions in his mind, but Benjamin was obviously not interested in answering them one by one, he was already weak, where did he have the courage to continue to ask? In order to get in touch with the king, he could only turn around and be busy with the affairs of the checkpoints.
As for the "Kingdom Army Mutiny" mentioned earlier, in this meeting, the two tacitly did not mention it, as if Duke Colin did not say it at all.
Benjamin also left the tavern, joined the king and his two siblings, and hid in the uninhabited forest north of the royal capital.
“...... Is it tomorrow?"
At night, the king sat by the campfire, looking up at the starry sky that leaked through the cracks in the canopy, with a complicated expression, excitement mixed with a little wavering.
"Well, tomorrow night, they'll be plastering the streets with posters as promised. Benjamin nodded and said, "The entire kingdom of Hori will see what a huge lie the so-called church is. ”
"But...... People don't necessarily believe it. ”
"It doesn't matter believe it or not, the important thing is to let them know another possible truth. The process of awakening is always from ignorance to rejection, and finally to knowing the real world. Benjamin said slowly, "What's more...... Your Majesty, do you remember what the head of each place looked like when he saw you, and believe that the energy he possesses is no worse than that of the church. ”
When the king heard this, he nodded, and said no more.
At this moment, their preparations are complete, and the only thing they need to do is wait, waiting for what the whole thing will ferment to.
Meanwhile.
"Whew...... Finally passed. ”
Outside the town of Crewe, a huge caravan continued to march through the night. Boxes of sealed "goods" were loaded in the car, and the leading mercenary rode on his horse, turned to look at the Crusade gate, breathed a sigh of relief, and said so.
"Hurry up, time is tight. Beside him, another member of the Academy's Dark Department urged, "This is an important order from the Dean, Director Wallis has already divided the route, and then we just need to separate the delivery." ”
Hearing this, the mercenary nodded, stopped the entire caravan, took out the map from his bag, and hurriedly assigned their respective routes. Ten minutes later, the huge caravan split into nearly a hundred small teams, like countless ordinary and inconspicuous trade merchants, rushing towards all parts of the Hori Kingdom.
In fact, only a very small percentage of them know what they are shipping and to whom. But it doesn't matter, the Academy's dark department has already set up informants all over the kingdom, and they will work with caravans on the streets to deliver batches of printed posters to the local leaders.
It's like countless tiny gears spliced together, invisibly connecting everything. Tonight, the first gears began to turn, and the first bells began to ring in this ancient religious country in the darkness of the night.
“...... What the hell is going on?"
And in the territory of Havenley, in the main hall of St. Peter's Basilica, at this moment, more than a dozen bishops are standing below with their heads bowed, motionless.
Grant had just returned from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and he stood on the podium, looking at the crowd who were silent like prisoners, and his face was as cold as the December wind.