At that moment, Wallis's face showed a shocked expression.
"What? You... But didn't you say your name was Benjamin?"
Benjamin smiled bitterly and said, "It's a long story. Believe me, you don't want to hear this story. As before, just call me by the name 'Benjamin'."
"This..." Wallis rubbed his temples vigorously, seeming to be trying his best to digest this shocking news.
Benjamin could only shrug helplessly.
He suddenly regretted it. After all, news became more and more evil as it spread. Who knows that when that big water ball reaches the border of the kingdom, it will be rumored to be something even more terrifying? Flood from heaven? Meteorite falling from the sky? Or is there a war between gods and demons? How do people outside describe him now
He should have inquired first before telling others.
But... looking at Wallis's expression of astonishment and disbelief, for some reason, Benjamin felt inexplicably... a strange sense of accomplishment
"I'm sorry, I... I'm rude." After a while, Wallis took a deep breath and said, "I really didn't expect that the legendary water polo devil would be like you... I, I'm so rude."
Water Polo Demon…
Benjamin felt a little helpless.
What the hell is this
"So... who am I in the legend now?" He couldn't help but ask.
"Others say that Grant, the magical genius, grew a third eye after his fall and lived on human blood. No matter who he saw, he would be frozen into an ice sculpture in an instant, and then he would Drink your blood like ice milk," Wallis replied.
“…”
Benjamin was speechless.
The imagination of the people is so rich.
Just like that, after Benjamin revealed his identity, Wallis looked a little bad, and he didn't even dare to look directly into Benjamin's eyes. However, he gradually adapted to it and agreed with Benjamin's idea, no longer trying to dissuade Benjamin from stealing the cross.
—This is probably the benefit of notoriety.
As a result, the plan was initially established, and now he had to solve quite a few details.
Benjamin's initial idea was to hide in a bag of grain and have Wallis hand it over to the person on the other side of the gate. After it was moved to the kitchen or warehouse, he would then sneak out of the bag quietly.
It's a nice thought, but the problem is that the people over there will also check the grain when they receive it. How to hide in the food without being discovered is a problem that needs to be solved.
As for how to escape from the gate after stealing the cross, this problem is not particularly difficult. The daily life of more than 2,000 people in the gate generates a considerable amount of garbage. The garbage here will be packed in oversized cloth bags and thrown to the people in the town for disposal.
Although it sounds a bit disgusting, I have to admit that this is a good idea. No one will check the garbage bags, especially the big bags of garbage. Hidden in a garbage bag, Benjamin can easily be thrown back.
The most troublesome problem is that it got through the process of inspecting the grain.
Benjamin and Wallis discussed this issue for a long time.
"Actually, they are not that strict about the inspection of grain. They will only roughly open a few sacks and check the quality." Wallis said, "However, they are afraid that we will cut corners, so they will still be very careful when weighing. . If there is an abnormal weight in any bag, they will open it and check it carefully."
The human body is still much lighter than wheat. If a person is mixed in a pile of grain, he will probably not let go of the bag when weighed.
"Indeed..." Benjamin also nodded and said, "But how to fool the customer's eyes. You should be very experienced in this kind of thing."
Hearing this, Wallis was stunned for a while, but in the end, he nodded in disbelief.
In this way, at the end of the discussion, they came up with a way to use a larger bag, increase the proportion of grain in the bag, and then use higher-density high-quality wheat instead, so that the bag Benjamin was hiding could reach the same level as other grains. If the bags are about the same weight, you can pass the weighing process.
He had probably figured out a way, but there were still some details to be perfected, so Benjamin left these tasks to Wallis. After all, he has been working in this industry for so long and has rich experience. There should be no problem in leaving it to him. He can't be of much help here.
So, he left Wallis's home, returned to the tavern, and continued to meditate.
As time goes by, all work is carried out in an orderly manner. Wallis was busy preparing more large sacks and high-quality wheat. The overall strength of the mage team was also steadily increasing. Through meditation, Benjamin's level gradually returned to the state before the crack appeared.
And, most importantly, the rune water that was blown up before was re-condensed by Benjamin four days later.
In the space of consciousness, it was dark as usual. Three magic characters are suspended in mid-air, forming triangles with each other, emitting dazzling blue light. Countless lively water elements surround them, swimming back and forth like schools of fish.
Benjamin looked at the lost magic characters and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Finally... I can use water polo again.
After all, it was the first magic he learned, and it was also the magic he understood best. Although in terms of attack power, it is not as good as the series of uses derived from the Ice Breaking Technique, and in terms of flexibility and functionality, it is not as good as the Pillar of Steam, but there is no doubt that this is the magic he uses most easily.
He can advance to attack, retreat to defend, and it can also create a favorable combat environment for him. Perhaps because of his higher proficiency, he also found that when he used the Water Ball Technique, his mental energy consumption seemed to be lower than when using the other two magics - just to create the huge water ball in the royal capital, the number of times he used the Water Ball Technique was estimated to be Hundreds of thousands of times.
"Um... Congratulations, your strength has recovered again, I'm very happy too." The system was on the side, bouncing over one after another, and said a little timidly.
Hearing this, Benjamin almost laughed out loud.
System, system.
Since the system was trapped in this "fish egg"-like ball, Benjamin has found a way to deal with it. He can use it as a rubber racket, or he can hammer it like a sandbag to vent his anger. The toughness of this thing is very good, no matter what you do, it won't break. Therefore, Benjamin has nothing to worry about. He can teach the system whatever he wants.
As a result, the system's character is no longer as arrogant as before. It didn't dare to talk back to Benjamin anymore. Even when it spoke, it sounded weak and weak, as if it was afraid that Benjamin would be in a bad mood and give him another "beach volleyball competition".
Benjamin is still very satisfied with the current situation.
"When will this chubby thing like you now change?" After thinking about it, he asked again, "I don't expect you to hatch a high-level magic pet or anything like that, but you just stay here. It’s of no use at all, isn’t it a waste?”
"I don't know either..." The current system sounds like crying every time it speaks, "I can feel that something is changing, but every time I test it, the inside of the ball is empty**** ,Nothing at all."
… There’s nothing we can do about it.
Therefore, Benjamin could only shrug helplessly.
The things that were blown up from the pure blue world should have some background. Since the system says changes are happening, just wait. One day, quantitative changes will accumulate into qualitative changes. He didn't expect that if he held it and threw himself into the fire, he would hatch a dragon and ride it to conquer all directions.
—He had tried it before, but it couldn't bring him out of the conscious space. Otherwise, it would be quite good to hatch a combat-effective magic pet.
In this way, Benjamin quickly put aside the system that exuded a sad atmosphere and continued to meditate.
Time also passed little by little.
Everything is fine. However, on the afternoon of the fifth day, he suddenly received news from other mages.