With the help of people from all walks of life, the news of the king's funeral soon spread throughout the country.

The people everywhere were stunned, they didn't expect that the king's body was really kept in the hands of the Black Nightmare Army. In any case, the cause of the king's death had been debated for so long that it could finally be answered in a few days, so many people ignored the church's ban and set off for Koster.

- After the failure of the attack on Kost, the Church decreed that anyone who interacted with the Black Nightmare was considered treason.

But in reality, there are not many people who take this ban seriously. The Kingdom Army suffered heavy losses, and the Church could not even send people to block the traffic in the Koster area, and every road was unimpeded, and people could go there if they wanted. And now the prestige of the church has been seriously damaged, and a single verbal ban has indeed completely lost its deterrent effect long ago.

Although the kingdom is still at war in the strict sense of the word, the area around Koster is not very safe. But under the covert propaganda of the Nightmare Society, people have begun to build up the impression that the church is in desperation and is not far from destruction. So, people think that the church will definitely not take the initiative to attack at this time, and they can't do it anymore.

Although Benjamin received a cryptic message at this time:

"The Kingdom Army has started recruiting again?"

He raised an eyebrow, not too surprised. Conscription was inevitable, and in order to replenish its combat strength and manpower, the Black Nightmare Army also began a small-scale conscription. But from another point of view, as a strong army, the Church suddenly began to recruit soldiers, which means that their abundant capital is about to be exhausted, and they are driven to a dead end.

It is possible that after the conscription of the Kingdom Army is over, within two months, the church will fight them to the death.

Thinking of this, Benjamin felt a lot of pressure. But...... Everything must go on, and we must not show cowardice, otherwise it will be a big deal for the enemy to perceive the weakness of Koster's internal defenses. Of course, at the same time, the Dark Nightmare must recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible and prepare for the desperate fight of the Church.

And if you want to improve your combat effectiveness in a short time, that's the way.

So, Benjamin soon came to the mage research area specially divided in the city.

"How many rune weapons can be produced here now that they can be used by ordinary people?" he asked, looking at Morris in the makeshift laboratory.

When Morris heard this, he raised his head and replied, "With the current production volume, it is still relatively sufficient to supply the exclusive force of the academy, so you don't need to worry about this." ”

"No...... That was not what I meant. Benjamin shook his head and explained, "I want the Nightmare to use rune weapons as well, only then can we get our combat power up in a short period of time and return to our previous state." ”

Morris shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy? The process of making rune weapons is complicated, and my side has few people, so it is impossible to supply an additional army. ”

"That'...... What is the maximum amount of additional production you can produce?"

"One hundred and fifty people, that's our limit. Morris frowned and thought for a while, then spread his hands helplessly and said, "We can't help it, rune weapons are consumables, if they are consumed, then they are no different from ordinary people, how can it be so easy to equip an army with this?"

Benjamin sighed, nodded, and asked for nothing more.

If you can arm one more, it's one.

He turned to leave, found Lance, and selected one hundred and fifty elites from the Black Nightmare Army to train together in the Academy's exclusive unit. At the same time, they also gave this epoch-making army a new name, called - Rune Troop.

Time passed little by little, and soon, on a drizzly morning, a line of soldiers dressed in white slowly lifted the coffin out of the town hall.

On both sides of the streets in the city center, people from all over the world are already standing.

"Really...... Your Majesty?"

"Oh my God, it's really His Majesty's body! There are rumors that the Pope killed His Majesty, is this news true?"

The top of the coffin was open, and surrounded by two circles of flowers, the king lay peacefully in his fine clothes. Thanks to the ice magic, the corpse was very well preserved, and people could clearly see the familiar face, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

The band, playing heavy and sad tunes, followed the coffin and mourned along the street with the procession.

And wherever the king's coffin passed, people stopped discussing and bowed their heads in silence. Even though the kingdom of Hori has been in chaos to this point, they still have great respect for the deceased king. And if the king really died in the process of fighting against the church, it would be even more admirable.

In this way, the soldiers carried the coffin slowly, and the people all mourned in silence after viewing the king's body. The procession probably toured the city for more than two hours, walking through the streets of Koster, showing the truth to hundreds of thousands of citizens, and finally, returning to the central square in front of the town hall, where they slowly stopped.

And in the square, on a high platform that had just been erected a few days ago, Benjamin was holding a copy of his speech, and had been waiting there for a long time.

As the coffin was slowly lowered on the high platform, the band dispersed from the rear, and the soldiers stood on either side, the guards in a neat line. Koster's people followed the procession and soon gathered in the square. Everyone looked up at Benjamin, not knowing what he was going to say.

Benjamin looked around at everyone, nodded, and spoke slowly:

"Your Majesty, he is a hero who sacrificed for the future of the Kingdom of Hori. ”

Beginning with this sentence, he soon recounted in a calm and mournful tone the scene of Grant's killing of the king: "At that time, I had just escaped from Koster with my men to meet His Majesty in the woods outside the city, and as a result, the Pope followed me all the way. He suddenly appeared and attacked, and the attack was fatal, I thought he was coming for me, but I didn't expect him to be going for His Majesty......"

The magically amplified sound reverberated not only through the square, but throughout the Koster sky.

This is the truth, he doesn't need to make up lies, he doesn't need to add oil and vinegar, every detail comes from memory, and it seems more real and credible. In the ears of the people who came to mourn, the whole square was silent, and many people took out their handkerchiefs and quietly wiped their tears.

In the end, Benjamin even walked to the coffin, looked down at the dead king, and slowly spoke: "That's it, that wound...... The Pope was unusually neat in his hand, and until now, the traces of the scorched light were still so distinct. ”

- When the coffin traveled around the city, they did not deliberately cover the wounds on the corpse, so everyone knew it.

The real murderer who killed the king......

Suddenly, an abrupt voice sounded from somewhere in the square: "Nonsense! The traces of holy light cannot be used as evidence at all, I have long heard that the magic academy has already secretly learned divine arts, and this is probably their own forged wound!"