Chapter 244: "Down with the Church"
Standing in the center of the room, Benjamin looked at everyone and smiled, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info beside him, the mages sat in a circle, familiar faces raised and silently staring at him.
"Do you have any plans for the next few days?"
The mages looked at each other, wondering why Benjamin would say that.
"That's what you say, Mr. Benjamin...... Are you planning to leave?"
Hearing this, Benjamin hurriedly shook his head and said, "Of course I won't leave, it's just that we have come to Freden, a place where a mage can live a better life." At the beginning of Crewe Town, everyone also got together because of survival, and after entering Ikor, they fled all the way for various reasons. We never complained during our days on the run, but we all knew that it wasn't what we were after. And from today on, we don't need to hide anymore, we can have a different life. ”
Hearing this, the mages reacted differently. Some people smile with relief, while others still have a little regret.
"Aren't you leaving? I think it's more exciting to run around. Leila sighed.
Benjamin couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
“...... You can't run away for the rest of your life. He said helplessly, "We finally came here, we have a place where we can live in a stable place, and we have to think about what to do next." ”
Hearing this, among the mages, those who are older can't help but nod in agreement.
"I think it's pretty good here, and it's not expensive, so don't run out anymore. The proprietress sighed and said, "It's not that I'm lazy, I've run so far along the way, I really want to sleep peacefully in bed." Keeping the duffel bag at hand all day long, if something happens, you have to run away with the bag, which is really frustrating. ”
Benjamin nodded as well.
This kind of daily fear can really be exhausting.
"That's what I thought, too. Therefore, he followed the words of the proprietress and said to everyone, "Although I have only arrived in Riley City today, I am not familiar with this place. But along the way, everyone must have learned a lot from the mercenaries. It's not the richest place, but it's a place to stay and it's free. ”
Suddenly, Hannah's eyes widened and she said, "Mr. Benjamin, do you mean that we will settle here in the future?"
Benjamin nodded.
"And where are we staying?" Hannah asked.
"It's not like you don't have money to buy a house here. Benjamin shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think there are quite a lot of empty houses here, and they must not be expensive." ”
Suddenly, the mages stared at each other with wide eyes, and after a brief silence, they let out a cheer.
Obviously, either it's camping, or it's staying in a hotel, and they're going to vomit. They must have been overjoyed to hear that Benjamin was planning to buy a house here.
Of course, what they were most happy about was that the money must have come from Benjamin as well.
Thinking of this, Benjamin could only smile helplessly.
That's probably the disadvantage of being a leader, right?
However, after these days of escape, everyone has gradually become accustomed to living together, whether it is to discuss magic or double meditation, it will be much more convenient. As a result, no one has raised the need to live separately.
Inexplicably, there is a feeling of a collective dormitory.
Well...... I have to buy a bigger house.
Benjamin couldn't help but think.
"Since everyone has agreed to settle here, this matter is settled. Thinking so, he felt like an elementary school teacher, clapping his hands, drawing everyone's attention again, and then returning to seriousness, "Everyone can live happily, but there are some things that we have to plan for in advance." ”
Hearing this, everyone also recovered from the joy of buying a house and looked at Benjamin quietly.
"Everyone has experienced a lot of things, and there is no real stability in this world. Benjamin spread his hands and continued, "We are not ambitious people, but if you don't fight for something, others will ask for you, and there is no way to do it." Therefore, we can only find ways to become stronger. ”
"Mr. Benjamin, we've gotten a lot better. Frank said with some surprise.
"It's not enough. Benjamin shook his head and said, "Ikor has so many powerful mages, and the power of the Mage Guild is huge, but it still can't help itself. I don't want to end up like them, and I don't want the Church to go to war one day and we'll be defenseless. ”
Listening to Benjamin's words, everyone fell silent. The atmosphere of the whole room also became a little oppressive.
In fact, these people have experienced enough of the frustrations they have suffered because of their status as mages, and they don't need Benjamin to remind them. The only thing he needed to remind them was that they were no longer content with the status quo.
He would call everyone over and say this, also because he was afraid that everyone would come to a safe place, so he let his guard down, and would open a small shop and tavern like in Crewetown, and live in a daze. Then they will never survive.
From the moment they became mages, they were destined to say goodbye to the lives of ordinary people.
"Is the church really going to war?" asked Frank, frowning.
Benjamin sighed and said, "I don't know either, but ...... Even if they don't start a war, they're sure they'll do something, like the Regina coup. In short, they will definitely do everything they can to prevent us from having a good life. ”
Hearing this, all the mages had palpitations and nodded.
"In that case, we don't have anything to worry about if we get the church down?" Suddenly, Joanna stood up and spoke in a slightly excited tone.
“......”
It's really full of pride......
After a brief silence, suddenly, Benjamin smiled, nodded, and said, "Sounds ...... It seems interesting, I think it's a good idea, is anyone against it?"
Several mages patted Joanna on the shoulder and couldn't help but laugh.
"No one will object. Andy shook his head with a smile and said, "With the great magician Joanna here, it's not a matter of minutes to take down the church, why oppose it?"
“...... You're laughing at me again. Joanna's expression was a little helpless.
"No, we think it's a good idea. Andy couldn't help but smile and said with a serious face
"It's good. Benjamin also returned to his senses, looked around at the mages sitting around, and suddenly spoke, "Since there is no objection, then this charter is considered to have been passed." Down with the church, this slogan, proposed by Ms. Joanna, is now officially our guiding ideology, please keep it in mind. ”
Except for Joanna, who looked ashamed, everyone else smiled and nodded.
And just like that, the next specific agenda was discussed, and in this inn room, a meeting that might have decided their lives for the rest of their lives was over. Then, after a long escape, the mages also returned to their respective rooms, lay down on their beds, and finally had a good rest.
As for Benjamin, he stepped out of the door of the inn, looked at the blue sky, and suddenly took a deep breath.
"Bringing Down the ...... Church"
He muttered in a voice that only he could hear, as if with some kind of joking tone, but in the depths of his eyes, an inexplicable solemnity suddenly appeared.