"What's your name and where are you from?"
"Well... no problem, it's not a mage. You can go over and be next."
"What's in your bag? Take it out and show me."
“…”
Crusad Gate and Crewe Town are not far away. It should be said that they are connected together. As long as you walk all the way east in Crewe Town, you will soon see the huge barrier that is nearly seventy meters high, like a chasm rising above people's heads.
It was also the first time for Benjamin to see such a spectacular building.
Although the high-rise buildings in the previous life were tall, they were probably too elaborate, and it didn't feel special when you were in them. Although the Crusad Gate is simple in construction, only about seven or eight stories high, it is like a mountain made of endless white wall tiles, carrying a kind of simple majesty, even if you are just looking at it from one side. , all have an insurmountable feeling.
The gate is more than a kilometer wide and hundreds of meters thick, stuck firmly at the entrance to the Valley of the Broken Army. The border between the kingdom and Ikol is full of steep mountains, but there is only one valley that people can pass through. Therefore, the strategic significance of the Valley of the Broken Army is self-evident.
Before coming here, Benjamin also thought about how to get past the inspection at the gate. Although the kingdom is not completely closed, entry and exit inspections are still relatively strict.
Therefore, he also disguised himself quite carefully to ensure that no one could recognize that he was the "Grant" on the wanted list.
However, when he came here, he realized that just disguising himself as another person did not seem to be enough to cope with the inspection of the guards.
After a period of observation, he discovered that the soldiers guarding the gate were holding a strange cross in their hands. Whenever someone wants to pass, they will stick the cross on that person's forehead. After a while, they will say something like "No problem, not a mage", let the person pass, and then continue to check. one person.
Benjamin frowned deeply.
There is no doubt that those crosses are the work of the Church. Judging from the movements and language of the guards, the function of this cross is to detect whether a person is a mage.
Trouble...
He hid aside and observed secretly for a while. The guards were very dedicated in their inspection attitude and would not let any fish slip through the net. Anyone who wants to pass through will basically not be allowed to pass without being checked for three to five minutes.
Just by letting them examine it carefully for three to five minutes, Benjamin might be recognized, let alone the strange cross. If the mage's identity is exposed, it will be a fool's errand.
It was basically impossible for him to get through.
what to do
At first, Benjamin had the idea of breaking in. He has now recovered most of his magic strength. Looking at the thin appearance of those guards, without the blessing of armor protection, a few pillars of steam will probably knock people off their feet.
However, he didn't know how many people were inside the gate.
And to be honest, as a border area of the kingdom, if people can break through the Crusad Gate casually, then the country will be destroyed.
Therefore, he planned to sneak closer and explore the situation inside with the water element perception method before making a decision.
After looking around, Benjamin pretended to be a wandering citizen and walked into the hand-knitting shop closest to the gate. He and the proprietress of the store indicated that they could just take a look around, pretending to be hesitant about making a choice. In fact, they activated their water element senses and began to sense the inside of the Crusad gate.
As a result, as soon as his senses passed around the wall, he found a man who looked like a priest sitting in the room reading a book.
Benjamin frowned immediately.
Judging from the light elements surrounding the priest and the keen spiritual power, there is no doubt that he is a person from the church. And more importantly, although the induction was not very clear, he still vaguely felt that the priest was not weak.
Tricky.
From this point of view, it is impossible to break through forcefully. Unless he can defeat his opponent in one fell swoop, he will be trapped in a fight and alone, and will only die.
Gotta think of something else.
Just when Benjamin was about to continue to extend his perception of the water element, suddenly, the priest sitting in the room seemed to have discovered something. He showed a somewhat puzzled expression, closed the book, turned his head, and looked in the direction of Benjamin.
It felt like he and Benjamin looked at each other in the void.
Damn...
Benjamin was shocked and quickly put away the water element sensor.
Discovered
You know, since he learned the water element induction method, he has never missed anything. Mage, priest... He has secretly sensed it, and no one has noticed anything.
The priest sitting at the gate of Crusad is a bit strange.
Benjamin came to his senses and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Pretending to be nonchalant, he hurriedly left the weaving shop and walked into a nearby blacksmith shop.
He didn't know if the priest had discovered his presence, or if he just felt something was wrong. But in any case, he felt that it was best for him to move his position first.
After waiting for a while, he found that there was no movement on the other side of the gate.
Didn't the priest notice him
After thinking about it, he repeated his old trick, pretending to be picky, but secretly activated the water element perception again.
The priest noticed something was wrong just now, only after Benjamin had been observing secretly for a while. It can be inferred from this that as long as he peeps for a while, he will immediately put his energy away, and the other party should not feel anything.
It is estimated that this priest's mental power cannot be that sharp.
Fortunately, when he looked over for the second time, there was nothing unusual about the priest. Perhaps he was shocked by what Benjamin had just done. Instead of continuing to read, he stood up, walked to the table, and poured a glass of water.
Seeing this, Benjamin felt a little relieved and withdrew his perception.
The priest indeed did not notice him.
Also, using feedback from the water element to perceive distant things is a very hidden method, and it is incredible enough that it can be noticed by others. It is estimated that the priest also had some kind of sixth sense to detect him.
But... this doesn't seem to help his current situation.
He still had to find a way to get through this door.
"Hey, guest, what do you want to do?" Suddenly, the rough voice of the shop owner, the blacksmith, came to my ears.
"It's okay, I'll just take a look..." Benjamin came back to his senses, shook his head, and was about to say a few words to fend off the other party's inquiry.
However, just in the middle of what he said, he was stunned when he looked at the scene in front of him.
I saw that I somehow picked up a kitchen knife in my hand. In front of him, a strange couple was hugging each other, looking at him, trembling with fear.
"No, don't kill us." The husband said in a tearful voice.
… What the hell
what happened
Benjamin’s face was filled with black question marks.
Fortunately, in this completely offline situation, the system still jumped out and explained to him.
What happened is probably this: Originally, he was just pretending to be picky here, while his mind was always on the priest over there. However, he seemed to be a little too lost in his thoughts. He took a kitchen knife and started subconsciously wandering around the store. As a result, he accidentally bumped into the couple and was regarded as a robbery.
“…”
Awkward.
Dual-line operation is indeed easy to cause an own error.
Benjamin put down the kitchen knife, tried hard to keep an expressionless face, and said, "I was distracted just now and scared you. I'm sorry."
The couple looked at each other and said nothing. With a look of horror on their faces, they helped each other and ran away.
“…”
Is it so scary
He no longer dared to be distracted in the blacksmith shop.
Looking around, all the customers in the store seemed to be scared away by his previous actions. There were several people when he came in, but now, only the blacksmith with an angry face was left, staring at him as if he wanted to eat him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Benjamin apologized quickly.
The blacksmith showed an impatient expression and said: "Okay, okay, get out quickly and don't come to my shop to cause trouble in the future. If you do this, will I still be able to do business?"
Benjamin was too embarrassed to say anything else, nodded and prepared to leave. However, just as he turned around and walked towards the door of the store, for some reason, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
Therefore, he involuntarily slowed down.
After thinking about it for a while, he probably had his sixth sense kicking in as well. So, he didn't pay too much attention, he just subconsciously turned on the water element perception method and continued to walk outside.
However, through the perception of the water element, he saw that the blacksmith behind him had an impatient look just now, but at this moment, his face changed drastically and he showed a solemn expression. He pulled out a stick from nowhere, raised it high, and was about to smash it down at Benjamin.