"I shouldn't have gone the wrong way, right?"
Benjamin came to a small town that looked extremely lively, stopped, and couldn't help but ask the system in his mind.
Previously, through the information Hal inquired about, he learned that the church did not seem to be vigorously pursuing him. Therefore, after staying in the valley for a few more days and helping Nina and the others watch the potato fields for a while, Benjamin was ready to leave.
Time was precious, and he didn't dare to stay too long.
Of course, he still hadn't recovered from his mental trauma. He was still easily in danger if he was on the road in such a hurry. So, before he was about to leave, Benjamin asked Hal where he could get a gun nearby.
Magic is temporarily unavailable, but at least he still has a shooting interface.
Hal's answer surprised him. He told Benjamin that there was a small hidden cave at the foot of North Mountain. The leader of the North Mountain bandits liked to use guns, so he hid a lot of guns and bullets in it. After the church's siege, the other robbers died, and those things were left in the cave.
As for Hal, he couldn't shoot at all and didn't seem to be very interested in these things, so he told Benjamin the detailed location of the cave.
The valley was not far from North Mountain, so Benjamin spent about half a day going around the cave. Unexpectedly, he actually found several guns and a lot of bullets.
Not much, but enough.
Benjamin, who regained his fighting ability, was very grateful. After getting the gun, he went to the forest at the other end of the valley, opened the shooting interface, shot several deer, and even killed a bear, which he gave to the three of them as a thank you gift.
The three of them were naturally very happy when they received the gifts. However, when they knew that Benjamin had decided to leave soon, they still looked sad.
When they were leaving, they even came to the mouth of the valley to see Benjamin off together.
"Are you really going to leave?" After a few days of getting along, Sandy gradually became less shy and said with a flat mouth, "Your marksmanship is so powerful. If you can stay, no one will ever go hungry. ”
Benjamin smiled, squatted down, and replied: "But, I have more important things to accomplish than not being hungry anymore."
Hearing this, Sandy nodded as if understanding.
She didn't speak anymore, but hid behind Nina and wiped her tears secretly.
"Don't be sad, maybe... maybe we will meet again in the future." Seeing this, Benjamin was a little at a loss and could only find a way to comfort him.
Nina touched Sandy's head, turned around, and rolled her eyes at Benjamin.
"Why are you still here grinding and chirping? If you have to go, hurry up. The wind at the entrance of the valley is very strong. What if we catch a cold again? You are so much older than us, why are you still so ignorant? ?”
“…”
In this way, Benjamin was driven out of the valley.
He took a deep breath, collected himself, and started heading towards Pearl Lake.
Michelle told him the location of the underground passage from Pearl Lake to the Valley of the Broken Army in detail, and he also asked the system to remember it. As long as he passes through this passage, he can quickly reach the border of the Hori Kingdom and escape abroad.
Benjamin didn't know what was out there. But what he knew was that the magic in the kingdom was already in ruins.
No matter whether the church gave up the pursuit of him or not, the church was still the church and the mage was always the mage. If he stays in the kingdom, the most he can do is hide in hiding like the mages in the Silent Academy. Unless he is strong enough to overthrow the church alone, there is no point in him staying here.
But when you go abroad, the situation is completely different.
At least, magic will not be banned outside the Kingdom of Hori. No matter how powerful the church is, it can hardly affect the world outside the kingdom. As long as Benjamin shows his identity as a mage, he will get the respect he deserves.
In fact, if one really wanted to fight against the Church, he could only do so outside the Kingdom. Just like in the past world, wasn't the slogan "Drive out the Tartars and restore China" first proposed in Honolulu, Hawaii
Moreover, he still remembered the last words Michelle said to him before he "died": "If you can survive, go to Freden and find a man named Maurice. He is my teacher."
It's not that he wants to inherit Michelle's legacy, but he is indeed very curious about Michelle's teacher.
Can lead a paladin to the path of a mage, can teach a student like Michelle, what kind of person will this Maurice be
Benjamin felt that if he really escaped abroad, he still needed to meet this person.
Of course, the premise of all this is that he can really leave the Horli Kingdom smoothly. If he encounters an accident on the road and makes a small mistake, all these plans will be scrapped.
Just like now, after about five days of hiking, Benjamin followed the instructions of the system and killed several attacking wolves. Finally, he successfully arrived at this village near Pearl Lake.
However, looking at the "village" in front of him, Benjamin felt strange.
There are too many people in this village, right
There are houses of different heights, people coming and going, all kinds of shouts on the streets, and the roads paved with bricks and stones are almost crowded. Moreover, looking at the various faces in the crowd, there are also some guys who look very rich. It is no longer on the scale of a "village".
Therefore, he faced the system and asked the first sentence.
The system replied with unusual certainty: "This is the optimal route that was collected and integrated from thousands of map data, automatically positioned by artificial intelligence, and precisely calculated by the system program. It is absolutely impossible to go wrong. After this village, you will reach Pearl Lake." .”
"… All right."
Since the system has said so, it must be correct.
In fact, this small village called "Pearl" is a relatively prosperous village in the kingdom. It has many scenic spots and the tourism industry has also slightly boosted the economic development here. However, Benjamin guessed that the current situation was probably due to the outbreak of the "plague" in the royal capital.
Many people who escaped from the royal capital came here to take refuge, that's why there were so many people.
Thinking of this, Benjamin looked up at the sky and frowned.
It was now evening, and the sky was getting dark. If we had to cross the village and continue our journey, there was still a high possibility of being attacked by wild beasts. Moreover, the small amount of dry food Nina gave him when he set out had already been eaten up. When he got here, he actually had no food reserves.
What if there is nothing in the underground passage, just a long road? If he just drank water, he could endure his headache and make some crushed ice to quench his thirst, but he couldn't conjure up food out of thin air.
We have to find a way to replenish it.
It was unlikely that he would be recognized. The effect of the medicinal herbs that Michelle gave him before had not completely worn off. Coupled with the bumpy and tiring journey, his hair was like a chicken coop. Although Benjamin's current appearance is not like the original albinism, it is also very different from the original aristocratic young master.
No one should be able to recognize him—whether it was Benjamin Reese or the albino who escaped from the royal capital.
Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Benjamin walked into the crowd and walked towards a bakery that didn't seem to have that many people.
His original intention was to use the wolf skins he got from the wolves he killed on the road to see if he could get some dry bread or something like that. However, when he took out the tattered wolf skins in the store, the clerk quickly showed a look of disgust.
"You're the worst hunter I've ever seen."
In the end, Benjamin exchanged four wolf skins for only half a small piece of dry bread, and was asked out of the bakery in dejection. Just like that, he stood at the door of the shop where people were coming and going, looking at the bread that was no bigger than his palm, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.
Who would have thought that there would be a day when I would be stumped by food
Just as he was worrying about what to do, he suddenly heard a familiar voice among the crowd.
"...I want to go back to the royal capital. Didn't you say that the plague is over? Why does my father still insist on letting me stay in this ghost place?"
After confirming with the system, Benjamin was certain that the voice was Dick Foer.
He actually came here too
In fact, during the plague incident, the people who fled from the royal capital were mainly civilians. The nobles knew a lot of news and were basically unmoved. As a big noble in the royal capital, why would the Foer family come here to take refuge
but…
Benjamin seemed to suddenly think of something, lowered his head, and showed a malicious smile.