After exploring, Benjamin found two gifted youths of school age in the village.

For a small mountain village of 100 people, this is a good result. Benjamin taught them the basics of magic, and they soon became part of the mage's apprenticeship.

However, when it comes to things like fighting the church, the villagers are hesitant.

"This ...... It is indeed infuriating that the throne has been usurped by the bad guys. But...... We don't seem to have much to do, do we?"

At the chief's house, the chief of the village gave him a warm welcome and poured two glasses of ale for Benjamin and the king, but he hesitated and said it with some embarrassment.

Benjamin can also understand this idea.

From the villagers' point of view, the glory of the royal family certainly needs to be defended, but it is not ordinary villagers who should bear this responsibility.

Even...... They were willing to leave Benjamin and his party in the village and entertain them well, and they had already taken a certain risk.

Thinking so, he suddenly changed his mouth and asked casually, "Don't talk about this...... By the way, the location of this village is so remote, it must be inconvenient for you to live, right?"

The village chief didn't quite understand why Benjamin brought it up, but he nodded.

"It's all the little things. He spoke slowly, with a worried look, "It's not a good location here, and every time you need water, you have to run a long way, and it's not convenient to come and go." In addition, there is a gang of bandits in the nearby mountains who come to our village from time to time. We have written a lot of letters to Wang Du, hoping that someone from above can be sent to deal with it, but there has been no reply......"

Seeing that the village chief didn't stop, Benjamin hurriedly interrupted him and said with a smile: "I see, it's all a small problem, we can solve it for you." ”

The village chief was stunned: "Really, really......

The king also looked puzzled, as if he did not understand why Benjamin bothered with such a trivial matter.

Benjamin nodded, and promised the village chief that he would dig a well for their village, and would help them exterminate the gang of bandits, so moved that the village chief almost knelt on the spot.

Benjamin then left the village chief's house with the king.

"Why do you want to do this, why don't you just take people to the next village?" asked the king at last when there was no one around.

Benjamin shook his head.

"Your Majesty has been a king for so many years, why don't you realize how important it is to be the will of the people?"

"The will of the people...... What's that?"

The king looked confused.

"Forget it, Your Majesty will understand later. Benjamin shook his head and said, "By the way, the crown...... And that badge, where did Your Majesty get it?"

When the king heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "They were brought out by me when I escaped from the palace." ”

Benjamin frowned: "But Your Majesty, you didn't mention these two things before. ”

A crown, a royal coat of arms, these two things are an excellent proof of the king's identity. Such a useful thing, why didn't he take it out earlier?

The king was silent for a moment, then replied, "They are my last treasures, and if even they are taken away from me, I will be nothing." So...... At first, I didn't tell anyone about it. ”

Benjamin nodded, but didn't say anything more.

The king is on his guard, too......

But now that the king can bring these two things out, it means that he has truly trusted Benjamin. He felt that Benjamin had no desire for power and would not use him to seize anything, so he used these two things today to help Benjamin gain the trust of the villagers.

That being the case, Benjamin has nothing to complain about.

In the final analysis, a king who is incompetent will have the most serious suspicions.

Benjamin was in a hurry. As a result, he quickly began to fulfill his promise to the village chief. He used the water elemental sensing method to find the source of the underground water, and then gathered the whole village to a junction in the village.

He announced to the whole village that he would dig a well for them.

- Obviously, doing good deeds without leaving a name will not work for him. All he wants is fame, and he can only do as high as possible.

When they heard that Benjamin was going to dig a well for them, the villagers were pleasantly surprised. And the king also appeared at Benjamin's signal, wearing a crown to address all the villagers.

"This is my kingdom, and you are all my people. Maybe I didn't do anything for you in the old days. But from today onwards, I will try to make your lives better. ”

Although it was only a barely made up, it was a shocking fact for these villagers that the dignified king had come to them to help improve their lives.

And Benjamin and his mages are also on the sidelines, casting magic and digging down. With the help of magic, with a rumbling sound, it didn't take them a few minutes to dig the well.

"There really is water ......"

Looking at the steady flow of water, the villagers' faces were full of amazement. This magical sight once again left a deep impression on their hearts.

- They will realize that magic is a magical ability that can improve their lives, not some demonic trick.

Benjamin nodded at them as well.

"It's getting late, and if you don't mind, we'll leave first and wipe out the bandits on the other side of the mountain. When there are no more bandits in this area, you will be able to live in peace. ”

With that, Benjamin and a few mages split up, flew in the air, and gradually disappeared from the view of the villagers.

And at this moment, the expressions on the faces of these villagers can be said to be stunned.

If anything, Benjamin did a bit of a pompous gesture, trying to convey a message to the villagers - "Look! We are good people! We do good deeds! You have to support us!"

But they really make a difference in the lives of the villagers. Therefore, the villagers will not find them pompous.

It's like a high-profile naked donation will cause criticism, but if the money is donated to you, and you instantly have millions, even if the other party preaches it to the whole world, you won't think it's showing off your wealth, right?

Benjamin's simple and crude behavior is also based on this psychology.

In any case, these villagers are the direct beneficiaries!

"Your Majesty the King is wise! And those mages, you are all a group of great people!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty...... You are a very good king. We will engrave your names on the well, and from now on, for generations to come, when we draw water, we will remember that it was you who laid the well for us. ”

"Magic is amazing, if only I had that talent......"

In the midst of the eager response of the villagers, the king was slightly stunned, showing a somewhat flattered expression. In his life, he has experienced a lot of flattery, and he is surrounded by countless praises all the time. For the first time, however, he felt as satisfied as he did now.

Is it popular with the people......

The king could not imagine what a powerful force it would be if the whole country looked at him in this way.

Even at this moment, a young man came over and said with some excitement: "Those bandits...... They insulted my sister. If they can really die, go to the damn ban, even if the army comes over, I will help you block it!"