Chapter 857: A Tragic Past

"I used to have a younger sister who was very religious and would go to church with me every morning. But I don't know how, after the service, the priest in the church always liked to leave her alone and take her to her room to study the Bible. My parents thought my sister was a god, and the whole family was very happy, until one day...... One day, she didn't come back after her usual time. Everyone didn't care, thinking that it would be religious to pray for a while, so I sneaked to the church and hid in the confessional, but within a few minutes, I saw ...... I saw my sister covered in blood, without even clothes, and was sneakily carried out by the beast. Three days later, my sister's body was found outside the village, and everyone said it was a beast attack, but I was the only one...... Only I knew what was going on, but I didn't dare say anything. ”

"Ten years ago, I was a probationary paladin who walked into the church with great reverence and only thought about serving God. However, on the third day of my entry, I had to kill a defenseless civilian family with my own hands. It was the Green family in the village of Koria, and I even remember what each of them looked like. For offending the local priest, the family was stigmatized as mages, but ...... It was my hand, I knew it very well, they didn't even know what magic was! After that day, the light in my heart was extinguished, and I ...... Doing a lot of dirty work for the church. Finally, one day, I could not bear it anymore and defected from the church, and was hunted down by countless 'cleansers'. To this day, my name is still on the church's wanted list, and they say that I have been tempted by the devil and have fallen. But I know in my heart who the real devil is. ”

"Back in time three years ago, I never thought I would become a mage, however, ......"

The members' stories are so rich that even Benjamin was surprised.

He didn't expect that the material for the first issue of Pravda would be taken to the end, and even a heavy smell seemed to be attached to the air. Behind everyone's hatred of the church lies a dark past. Speaking of the back, some people became more and more excited, and even wiped away tears.

Benjamin couldn't help but think back to his own experiences and felt a little emotional.

“...... Everyone has come to this day, and only then has the possibility of fighting back now. At the end, everyone fell silent, he cleared his throat and spoke slowly, "Just like when I escaped from the Kingdom of Hori, there were too many things that happened in the middle that I didn't want to think about. It's just that...... We cannot dwell on grief forever. ”

The people raised their heads and looked at Benjamin in silence.

Benjamin continued: "It is our goal to bring down the church, and I hope that you can turn this grief into a strong belief in your goal. Every time I think about it, my heart becomes more determined. Because in reality, the church is not invincible, and success beckons us not far away. ”

Hearing this, the members nodded vigorously.

"Yes! Knock the church upside down!"

"Something like this shouldn't have existed a long time ago!"

The gloom was swept away, and everyone rose from their chairs, raised their arms in unison, and shouted as if they were taking an oath, and the light shone brightly in their eyes.

In this way, the Nightmare Society disbanded, and everyone hid in the ordinary market and got busy again.

For Benjamin at the moment, publishing a newspaper is not a difficult task at all. After collecting so much material and sorting it out a little bit, he quickly sent it back to the academy, and it took about a day and a half for the first issue of Pravda to be edited and printed.

- The name "truth" is actually intended to express the truths that have been concealed by the church.

It was still some time before the printing was completed and sent to the kingdom of Hori, so Benjamin returned to Koster and went into the small room in the attic.

“...... Your Majesty, please pay your respects. ”

He looked at the king, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and said.

During these days, the two siblings accompanied the king, using chanting to ensure that he fell asleep for a long time. But obviously, it is not a way to let him sleep all the time, and if there is a problem, it must be solved.

Therefore, he is ready to talk to the king today.

"I ...... I'm a little dizzy, what has happened in the last few days?" asked the king, holding his head and looking calm.

"It's nothing, it's just that you were so excited because of the news that you fell asleep for a few days. Benjamin reassured, "The situation is still the same, the church has held a funeral in Haven Lite, and Her Royal Highness has been properly buried." ”

When the king heard this, he was silent for a long time and sighed.

“...... What about my daughter?"

"According to the news, Her Royal Highness is well protected in the palace, and it is impossible for the church to do anything to her. At the funeral, he was carried out by the nanny and showed his face once. ”

The king turned his head and looked straight at Benjamin: "Master Benjamin, I want to see my daughter." ”

"This ......," Benjamin looked embarrassed, "the palace must be extremely well guarded now, and it will be difficult for me to break into it myself, and take you with me...... Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess is now the only bargaining chip in the hands of the Church, and you can be greatly relieved that they dare not do anything to her. ”

"I know she's okay, but ...... I just want to see my daughter. "The king was uncharacteristically determined, and even a little bit like him, which gave Benjamin a headache.

"Your Majesty, be sensible, now is not the time. ”

"Don't call me Your Majesty!" said the king, taking a deep breath and suppressing his emotions, "I ...... I'm not talking to you as a king, I'm a husband who has just lost his wife and wants to see his four-year-old daughter. Isn't that...... Shouldn't it?"

Benjamin sighed as well.

"I understand your feelings, but ...... Your Majesty, don't you want to avenge your wife?"

Hearing this, the king was stunned for a moment.

Benjamin continued: "Her Royal Highness died suddenly, she must have nothing to do with the church, and it is very likely that she could not stand the coercion of the church and chose to commit suicide. But now, the church has taken advantage of His Highness's death to win back a city, and once again suppressed the momentum of the procession. Your Majesty, don't you hate the Church when you see it doing this?"

"I ...... Hate!"

"In that case, then first hold back the grief in your heart and avenge Her Highness the Queen!" Benjamin crouched down and looked into the king's eyes, "Her Royal Highness the princess is controlled by those people, and she is waiting for Your Majesty to overturn the church and rescue her!"

When the king heard this, he clenched his hands into fists and closed his eyes fiercely, his shoulders trembling slightly in excitement.

Benjamin couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at it.

In this case, he can actually let the two siblings activate the spiritual imprint, influence the king, and try to shield these negative emotions as much as possible. But...... I don't know why, he kind of didn't want to do it.

Leaving aside his status as a king, he is just a poor man with a broken family.

In this way, he struggled for a long time with his eyes closed, and in the end, the king took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and spoke again: "I...... I want to see her mausoleum. ”

Benjamin frowned.

"Master Benjamin, take me over and have a look. The king even said in a pleading tone, "The mausoleum of the royal family is generally built on the outskirts of the city, and there will not be many people guarding it, just a quiet glance, and the matter of a few minutes will not alarm anyone." ”

Hearing this, Benjamin could only sigh.

“...... All right. ”

The queen died suddenly, and the mausoleum was not yet completely built, just off the edge of Havenlight. If you just look at it from a distance, it's really not too much trouble.

Therefore, he nodded anyway.

In the afternoon of the same day, before the first issue of Pravda had been printed, Benjamin took the king and his two siblings from Koster and flew again to the royal capital.