Chapter 383: Occupy Border Desert City
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The onlookers were stunned because they looked carefully and saw that the falling figure was very similar to the old man. The mage on Benjamin's side was stunned because the moment before the ice wall collided with the fire bomb, Benjamin, who was standing in front of them, suddenly rushed forward.
And the mage of the "Desert Shadow" was stunned, because at the moment of the explosion, suddenly a figure rushed out of the smoke and dust, directly penetrated the shield in front of them, like a wall-piercing technique, and came to their leader in the blink of an eye, smiling and patting the leader's shoulder.
Then their leader was shaken, as if he had turned into an ice sculpture, and fell straight down.
At that moment, these mages hadn't even reacted.
"You...... You ......"
It took almost ten seconds for them to suddenly realize that the person in front of them was the head of the mage opposite - Benjamin.
This man killed his own side of the head.
But they still don't realize how this happened.
"You...... You didn't say it was up to who could make it to the end, how could you ...... now?"
Benjamin showed a sympathetic look and looked at the mage who asked this: "I said that if I fight hard, I will fight hard, big brother, we are fighting, of course I am here to bluff you!"
β......β
The questioning mage was speechless.
At this moment, the mages of the "Desert Shadow" all fell into a kind of shock and confusion of losing their leadership. They didn't know if they should start fighting back now, or if they should go and see if their leader could save it, or ...... Just turn around and run.
They couldn't even figure out how Benjamin had gotten through the shield.
...... Is it magical?
Benjamin's mind, however, was clear.
Just now, he used the smoke and dust of the explosion and the void state to pass through the shield and kill the old man as fast as he could. At this moment, the "Shadow of the Desert" has lost the ability to confront him. However, he didn't plan to continue fighting with these people, and the two rounds of ice wall self-detonation were actually quite heavy for him.
In fact, what Benjamin needs to do at this moment is to shock these people.
Therefore, after he took back the mage's words just now, he glanced at the members of the "Desert Shadow" in front of him, and said coldly:
"Your dynasty has come to an end. From today on, Border Mocheng is our territory. β
With his words, the smoke and dust caused by the explosion behind him also completely dissipated at this moment. In front of everyone, the old man who had regained the clear blue sky, the old man who slammed to the ground, and Benjamin, who stood in the shield of his opponent and faced more than forty mages alone.
Of course, these forty or so mages were shocked.
Not only them, but the mage on Benjamin's side was even more dumbfounded.
...... What's going on?
They haven't done anything yet, they cast a round of magic, summoned a round of shields, this ...... How did an enemy, who looked like a menacing enemy, fall?
How, exactly?
At this moment, they looked at Benjamin with a look of wonder in their eyes. No wonder this young man was so fearless and confident when it came to the churchβhow could he be humble with such strength and talent?
Without saying a word, their confidence in Benjamin was gradually built up at this moment.
"You...... What are you going to do?"
Gradually, the mages of "Desert Shadow" panicked. They flew backwards and looked at Benjamin with horror on their faces, as if Benjamin was trying to defile them.
Benjamin shook his head speechlessly.
"What, do you want to avenge your leader?" asked casually, even though his mental power had been consumed to the point of being a little dizzy, he still put on a nonchalant posture.
The mages looked at each other and shook their heads.
"In that case, what are you doing here?" said Benjamin, shrugging his shoulders, "as of today, the Desert Shadow no longer exists. You've been on the loose for so long, and it's time to experience what it's like to have no backer. β
The mages' expressions were a little confused, but no one moved.
Seeing this, Benjamin spoke impatiently:
"Get out of here. β
At this moment, the group of mages trembled, turned around, and fled in all directions.
"Master Benjamin, this ...... You just let them go?"
At this moment, the mages from Benjamin's side flew up from behind. A mage stepped forward and asked with some hesitation.
"Or else?" said Benjamin, spreading his hands, "too lazy to kill." β
The mage was silent for a while, and then said, "I didn't say I was going to kill them...... It's just that we can lock them up, or let them join our team, and we can grow a little bigger. β
"How troublesome, they don't really want to bring down the church with us, and force them in, but they are prone to accidents. Benjamin shook his head and explained, "Let's let them go, and experience what it's like to be at the bottom, and maybe you'll understand the meaning of the Freedom of Magic Declaration." β
Their original purpose was actually only to occupy Border Desert City. As for the entire mage organization, as long as the leader is killed, no one else can pose a threat.
When the mage heard this, he nodded, and said no more.
In this way, the days of the "Desert Shadow" ruling the entire border desert city came to an end. Benjamin took the group of mages and landed in the square at his feet. The surrounding people hid in their houses, their curious gazes peeking through the cracks in the curtains.
"Although Bian Mocheng was controlled by those people before, there should still be government officials in this place, right?" After looking around, Benjamin suddenly opened his mouth and asked.
"Yes. The native mage also stepped forward and replied, "But there are not many people, and the people of Shadow of the Desert seem to have locked them up." I don't know where it is, but it should be in the castle lord's mansion or something. β
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
If you want to take the entire border desert city under control, government officials are still a relatively important symbol. The people of "Desert Shadow" chose to kidnap them, as for Benjamin...... I'm sorry, he can only take over and tie it up.
Returning Frontier City to the Freden government is tantamount to giving it to the church. He would never do such a thing.
Soon, under the guidance of several native mages, they came to the city lord's mansion. With the water elemental inducing, Benjamin soon discovers a private prison beneath the mansion.
They went to the private prison, said hello to the officials inside, and planted a curse on them by the way. Through their answers, Benjamin and his entourage gradually learned about the various details of governing Bian Mocheng.
"Over there in the royal capital...... I don't pay much attention to this place, and basically as long as I send a letter to the other side every year that everything is fine, and pay a little tax, the other side will not even send someone to check it. However, those people haven't paid their taxes for a long time, and they haven't sent anyone to take care of them, so it seems that they really don't have time to take care of them. β
"The land in Border Desert City is barren, and there are some special crops, and one or two caravans usually pass by every quarter. But these things are not in our hands, we just need to collect taxes. In addition, there are often mages and mercenaries who take advantage of this place, after all, there are many rare magical beasts in the desert. Basically, the people of the entire border desert city live on these two incomes. β
"It's really easy to manage here, the folk customs are very casual, just get by, and I don't care who is taking care of them, it's just that I'm idle every day, and I like to watch the excitement. β
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The officials in the dungeon were very conscious of being prisoners, and introduced the details of Border Mocheng to Benjamin and them one by one. Benjamin nodded in satisfaction. Yes, it's a very suitable place for them, not to mention anything else, the main thing is to worry.
He wasn't going to put too much energy into that.
After all, it's good to have a small town of his own, but his goals are even more ambitious.
"I need someone to help govern the city. He turned and looked at the mages who were following him, "Is there any of you who wants to stay here?"
The mages thought for a moment, and of course the native ones nodded. The reclusive mages of the desert seemed to prefer to follow Benjamin to fight the church, so in the end, only two or three nodded.
"That's right...... But it doesn't matter, after Morris sorts out the people in the desert, there will definitely be other mages who are willing to come over. For now, you will be in charge of governing this place first. Benjamin said as he took out a copy of the "Declaration of Freedom of Magic" from his bag, and said, "You have all read this book, and the basic incantations and meditation rules in it, you can pick them out and spread them to the people, so that those ordinary people can also see them." β
Hearing this, the mages were stunned.
"Your Excellency...... Are you trying to train new mages?"
Benjamin nodded.
"In the entire Border Desert City, there must be many people who have not yet discovered their magical talents. He handed the manual to the other party and said slowly, "I need you to dig them out and train them to become one of us." β