Preparations for Five Hundred Thousand

After the king and the two siblings quietly left the mayor's house together, the mayor actually felt rather dazed.

"Wait, I... seem to have forgotten something?"

He stared at the empty house, feeling that something was off. He vaguely remembered meeting someone very important just now and promising them something equally important, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not remember what it was.

What was going on?

The mayor even felt a little frightened. Yet his instincts told him that he had better not speak of this matter, or trouble would surely come knocking. At the same time, he vaguely sensed that the important person he had forgotten would appear again before long.

And he would have to accomplish something extremely important for that person.

"...Forget it." After thinking for a long time, the mayor still remembered nothing. He could only shake his head, put the matter out of his mind, and leave it for another day.

Meanwhile, outside the town.

Benjamin had already set off with the king and the two siblings, continuing onward toward their next target town.

To prevent any leaks, after the mayor nodded and agreed, he had the two siblings use Mind Arts to temporarily seal away that stretch of the man's memories, adding another layer of insurance.

No one knew whether The Church would trace things back here. Coupled with their ability to extract memories, if the matter were exposed, Benjamin's plan would be greatly undermined.

As for what exactly his plan was...

"Wallis, help me print five hundred thousand posters. I'll send you the exact contents later," he said as he traveled, activating a voice-transmission wood chip. "Remember, use only the academy's equipment for the printing. The entire process must remain secret. Not a single word can leak out!"

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