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"Are you saying that everything you do with me is for your own power, and there is no shadow of any other force behind it?" he asked calmly.

"If you want to understand it that way, then so be it. The prime minister rightly replied, "The general is an ambitious man." When the crown is at your fingertips, even if you have been ordered by someone, you will change your mind under this temptation. You can rest assured of this. ”

"Should I believe you? Or is it another lie made up to take advantage of me? ”

The prime minister still smiled and said: "Believe it or not, Your Excellency has your own eyes, why don't you follow me to the palace." The general has always wanted to see you, and you can judge with your own eyes. ”

Benjamin was silent.

It's another virtual invitation.

“...... You mean, we are meeting now, and the general is not aware of it. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he spoke.

"Exactly. The Prime Minister nodded and said, "Even if I apologize to Your Excellency, I will keep this meeting a secret." If you don't want to see the general, I won't reveal half of it. ”

Benjamin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

...... This old fox.

After thinking about it, he asked rhetorically: "What does the Prime Minister think, do you want me to see the general, or do you want to leave?"

"To see the general, of course. The prime minister replied without hesitation, "The situation in Freden is chaotic right now." In just a few days, there was unrest in more than a dozen places, but it was forcibly suppressed. Even the city of Xuedi has had several bloodsheds. In order to hold everything in his hands, the general needs the support of the mage's side. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin was a little surprised.

Is this trying to woo him?

"That'...... What if I'm not willing to support the general?" he asked tentatively.

"In that case, I advise you to leave Freden as soon as possible. The Prime Minister replied, "The General is suspicious and will not allow an organization with considerable combat effectiveness to exist in Freeden." And Your Excellency will not be willing to hide in the shadows all the time, and one day, you will stand on the opposite side of the general. When the time comes, the church will definitely take the opportunity to make a comeback. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin finally felt that something was wrong.

"Prime Minister, you are already from the general's side, why are you still talking to me about this?"

The Prime Minister smiled and said, "Because I am optimistic about Your Excellency." ”

Benjamin was unmoved: "But the last time we met, you chose to use me to help the general. ”

"That's because...... No offense, but I'm more optimistic about the general. ”

“......”

Benjamin was speechless.

The prime minister is also the best at the wall, leaving a way out everywhere, and he must not be offended on either side.

"What do you mean?" said the Prime Minister, seeing that Benjamin did not answer.

Benjamin laughed without emotion and replied, "Okay...... I'll go see the general. ”

He wasn't trying to join the other side. It's just that the general has so many troubles at the moment, and he hasn't won the support of the mage. Now in Xuedi City, as long as Benjamin wants to leave, the general may not have the ability to keep him

In that case, why not meet each other?

The prime minister probably thought that Benjamin was willing to support them, and immediately smiled and said, "Clever choice, the general will definitely not treat your Excellency badly." ”

Benjamin nodded nondeniably.

In this way, he left the room with the Prime Minister, got into a carriage that had been prepared by the other party, and drove in the direction of the palace. Ten minutes later, he entered the palace without incident.

The palace looked heavily guarded at the moment. Groups of soldiers patrolled back and forth, and it seemed that they should have experienced a lot of attacks, and the soldiers were also extremely vigilant, and only let them pass when they saw the prime minister in the car.

Benjamin, on the other hand, let go of the water elemental sensing method and probe here with impunity—no mages, no priests, basic safety, servants hurrying around, and Stuart standing in the royal study, flipping through a book called "The Origins of the Royal Family......

No one could detect his actions, so he asked the system to organize all the files he sensed, store them in a database, and analyze them slowly.

After the prime minister took him into the palace, he waited in the palace hall. After a while, General Stewart walked in through the door, glanced at Benjamin calmly, and slowly sat down under the throne, the whole person's temperament was simply different from the last time they met.

Benjamin didn't think it was acting, but ...... A person is completely changed.

"Master Benjamin. No longer the stubborn old man he used to be, Stewart smiled like a superior and said, "Meet again, you really didn't disappoint us." ”

Benjamin nodded and said, "General, you really surprised me. ”

His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but it seemed to make Stewart a little unhappy.

"Master Benjamin, everything is part of the plan. In order to get the church out, we also had to use some small means. "Besides, you're not alone. It was I who succeeded in deceiving Bishop Whettor that gave you a chance to ambush. ”

"Is that so?" said Benjamin, smiling, "General Stewart, you are remarkable. ”

Although he was talking in the hall, at this moment, his mind was still on sensing the entire palace.

If you want to judge the other party's purpose, it is not enough to just look at words and colors, you still have to look at the things that the other party hides. The system has also slowly sorted out the documents - the church is very clean, and the other countries are also very clean. Judging by all the documents, it seems that Stewart is really just for himself.

However, at the same time, the system also found some information related to mages.

In Freden, almost all of the mages with a certain strength are listed in the data. Their combat effectiveness, character, solicitation may ...... And Benjamin's own information is impressively listed.

"Good at water magic, good at camouflage, unknown combat power, extremely dangerous, probably related to the giant water balloon of Haven Wright, enjoys wide popularity and influence in Freden. If you can't use it for yourself, you have to find a way to destroy it!"

Seeing this, Benjamin smiled in his heart.

The Prime Minister really didn't lie to him, and Stewart really wanted to use his influence to win over the mage as a solid backing for his coronation plan. For this reason, the investigation they have done is relatively detailed.

It's a pity that the general didn't know that while the prime minister was helping him, he also sold him behind his back.

“...... Gen Benjamin, is Bishop Victor dead or alive now?"

As Benjamin pondered, Stewart also raised the question, in a very serious tone. Benjamin had no choice but to come back to his senses and replied casually, "The bishop has been killed by me." ”

"Really?"

Benjamin spread his hands and said, "I have already destroyed the corpse, and if the general doesn't believe it, there is nothing I can do." ”

Finally, Stewart looked genuinely happy, stood up from his throne, nodded excitedly, and muttered, "Good...... Good...... It's finally ...... dead."

It seems that he also had some entanglements with the bishop.

However, at this moment, Stewart suddenly turned his head, looked at Benjamin, and smiled.

"Since the Empire was divided, there has been no Mage Guild in Freden for a long time. Master Benjamin, you are now the most prestigious person in the mage circle, I wonder if you have the interest to build a mage guild belonging to Freden, and you will be the president?"