All the mages in Crewe Town were relatively casual. After giving Benjamin a brief introduction to the more than 20 people present and welcoming Benjamin to their united and friendly family, the gathering almost ended.
Although something felt strange, Benjamin still became a part of the group.
He also got to know everyone here.
Of course, there were more than twenty people at once, and he certainly couldn't remember everyone clearly. There were only a few people who made a deep impression on me, including the proprietress of the handmade textile shop, the blacksmith, a middle-aged uncle, and a young girl. The rest of the people didn't speak much. He was so blind that he really couldn't remember it.
Fortunately, there is a system that helps him store everything he needs to remember. At least, if we accidentally meet him on the street, there won't be any embarrassing incident where he can't even name him.
When the meeting was about to end, Benjamin spoke again and made a new request.
He wanted to see Mr. Andre.
According to the proprietress, Andre, who is studying ways to cheat the cross, is relatively introverted and doesn't like to go out. Unless it is an important gathering, he generally does not attend. Therefore, Andre should still be doing research at home at this moment.
However, at Benjamin's insistence, the middle-aged uncle agreed, and after the meeting, he immediately took him to visit Andre's house.
—After all, he is the one who decides whether they can sneak out of the country, and Benjamin must meet him.
Andre's house is an inconspicuous low-rise house in the north of Crewe Town. According to them, in addition to being a mage, Andre is also a watchmaker. Perhaps because he is good at playing with those delicate things, he also has a certain talent in magic props, and can even make life-saving props that trigger automatically. Therefore, he also took on the job of cracking the cross.
Hearing this, Benjamin became more interested.
The church's long-term suppression has made the magic props production level on the wizard's side very low. Don't look at the church, where any priest can wear crosses all over his body. On the mage side, except for the crappy robes, all other production methods have been lost.
Therefore, it is actually not easy for a mage to make life-saving props.
"Are you at home? Andre, I'm Augustine, please open the door."
In this way, led by the middle-aged uncle Augustin, Benjamin arrived at Andre's house. Augustine walked ahead, knocked on the door, and shouted.
Within two seconds, there was a click and the door opened by itself.
Seeing this, Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Don't be surprised. This has nothing to do with magic. He just likes to tinker with these little gadgets." Augustine turned around and explained to him with a smile, "He also designed our secret passages."
Benjamin smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
In fact, he was not surprised. It was just an automatic door. In the past, the world was so technologically advanced and he had seen many such things. However, the environment is different after all. To be able to create such a small thing in this world, that Andre should be quite good at this.
With this thought in mind, he followed Augustine into the house.
Soon, in a room that was similar to a study but was messy, they saw a thin young man lying in front of the table, seemingly tinkering with something in his hands.
"Come, meet our new friend. This is the mage who just arrived in Crewe Town, Benjamin."
Augustine walked up, patted Andre on the shoulder, and said so.
Andre suddenly came back to his senses as if he was being photographed. He put down the dial and metal accessories in his hands, raised his head, glanced at the two of them for a few times, and said with a little flinch: "Hello, I'm An, Andre. Nice to meet you."
He looked a bit slovenly, his clothes were wrinkled, and his hair looked messy, as if it hadn't been washed for a long time.
Benjamin didn't care about this, but nodded politely and said: "Hello, nice to meet you."
He just didn't expect that Andre would have a stutter.
After thinking for a while, without waiting for others to say anything, Benjamin continued, "I heard that you are very good at making magic props. I am very interested. Can you introduce it to me?"
Having seen the church's superb level of magic props, he was still quite curious about this aspect. Therefore, he did not ask about cracking the cross and sneaking through the gate first, but asked about it.
Hearing this, Andre rubbed his messy hair, nodded in agreement, and said, "Yes, it's okay." He didn't have any intention of hiding anything, and Benjamin was pleasantly surprised.
In this way, Andre began his explanation about magic props.
"... magic tool, it is... how, how to say... it is one..."
About five minutes passed.
"I don't know if you can understand it, but it is a form of energy..."
“…”
Benjamin looked confused.
"Forget it." Seeing that the other party was stuttering more and more and couldn't say anything clearly, Benjamin could only sigh, shook his head, and said helplessly, "I won't embarrass you. If you don't know how to express it, you'd better stop talking. .”
He shouldn't expect someone who stutters to explain such complicated things to him.
regret.
"Yes, I'm sorry..." Andre looked a little sad.
"It's okay." Benjamin smiled and then said, "Where did you learn these things? Can you tell me? Most of the methods for making magic props have been lost."
Andre replied: "I read it from books."
Suddenly, Benjamin’s eyes lit up.
"What book? Can you lend it to me?"
Andre shrank his neck and shook his head: "On the way to escape here, I accidentally lost it."
“…”
Exhausted.
At this moment, Benjamin suddenly felt a sense of regret welling up in his heart—why on earth did he insist on coming to visit just now
Augustine shook his head on the side, with an expected look on his face.
In this way, Benjamin's visit to explore the mystery of the magic props basically failed. He could only sigh dejectedly, and began to think about quitting.
It's better to go, don't disturb other people's research here.
However, even if he had already thought so, before leaving, he couldn't help but ask about the progress of cracking the cross.
"How long will it take to make the cross check not reveal the identity of the mage?"
If the progress is fast enough, then he doesn't need to worry about this matter. Therefore, no matter how tired he felt, he had to ask this question.
Fortunately, the other party's answer also made him feel that today's exchange was still meaningful.
"I can't help it. I keep asking them to help me get a cross like that, but they can't get it. This way, my progress will be much slower."
Hearing this, Benjamin turned his head and glanced at Augustine. Augustine shook his head helplessly and said, "Those crosses are in the hands of the guards, we really can't get them."
No wonder…
Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
"In that case, I can give it a try." After thinking about it, he looked up at Andre and said, "I will help you get a cross from a guard, and you can try to crack it."
As soon as these words came out, both of their faces showed expressions of surprise.
"Really?" Andre asked cautiously.
"Let's try it. I don't know if I can get it successfully." Benjamin shrugged and said, "But I will be very careful. Even if I can't get it, I won't put myself in trouble."
It's all the truth.
There is no way, he is not a thief after all, and he has never clicked on the thief's skill points. However, the detection ability given to him by the water element induction method allows him to discover many things that others cannot, such as the priest in the Crusad gate...
Thinking of this, Benjamin's expression changed slightly.
In any case, guards are also human beings, and they will make mistakes. Benjamin can look for opportunities. Anyway, it's just a try. You won't get pregnant if you try, and he won't put himself at risk anyway.
Anyway, he must do something.