At night, north of Crewe Town, behind a rock on a narrow mountain road.
"Do you really think this is okay? What if your judgment is wrong?" Suddenly, the system spoke in Benjamin's conscious space and said this.
"My judgment will not be wrong." Benjamin replied casually without any expression.
Previously, when Augustine came to him with the news, he thought Wallis had prepared everything, and thought that probably tonight, he would be hidden in a bag filled with wheat and transported to Grameen. Inside the gate of Rusad, wait for an opportunity to steal the spare cross.
But he didn't expect that Augustine didn't bring this news.
In the afternoon, he came to the room where Benjamin was staying and brought Benjamin back to reality from his meditation. What he told him was news from another mage in the small group, Andre.
That little stutterer who is very talented in magic tools.
"Andre? Is there any progress on his side?" Benjamin was stunned after hearing the name. But he quickly came to his senses and asked.
Stealing the cross was actually just to help Andre find a way to avoid the cross. If Andre had a flash of inspiration and solved all the problems before he could take action, then Benjamin would not have to risk his life.
Therefore, he ran to see Andre with anticipation.
However, the reality was not as beautiful as he imagined, and Andre's research made little progress. However, on the contrary, he told Benjamin some valuable news.
"My uncle is also a mage. He has been secretly serving the local nobles in Mertern in the north." Andre stammered with a somewhat expectant expression, "He just told me that the former A few days ago, a small group of soldiers set out from the local church and came to us. He said that the group of soldiers was transporting new spare crosses to the people at the gate."
Hearing this, Benjamin was stunned.
New backup cross
In fact, he has always been confused about the way the magic props in the church are made. For such a large number of crosses, the church must have set up specialized personnel and locations to be responsible for the production and research in this area, such as cross factories and cross research institutes. However, Benjamin has never understood this aspect.
Just like the cross that Damen now uses to check the mage, it was definitely not developed by Damen himself, but was prepared somewhere and sent to him.
Unexpectedly, he had almost forgotten these doubts, but Andre gave him the answer at this moment.
"Where are that group of soldiers?" After thinking about it, he asked immediately, "They shouldn't have arrived at Crewe Town yet, right? Does your uncle know which road they took?"
The group of soldiers transporting the spare cross was like pork belly to Benjamin's mouth. In the wilderness, without the protection of gates and fortresses, it was easy for Benjamin, who had regained all his strength, to deal with them.
Thinking about it this way, he could have snatched the cross from their hands without risking being stuffed in a pile of wheat and sneaking into the door.
Not only that, but what's even more convenient is that after taking care of the people, he can also use the nearby environment to disguise the soldiers as if they are attacking from a monster. In this way, no one will be suspicious, which is safe and efficient.
"He rushed here specially just to tell me and us the news in front of that group of soldiers." Andre replied, "He said that the group of soldiers will arrive tomorrow morning. Crewe, so tonight, tonight is our only chance."
Tonight?…
Hearing this, Benjamin didn't feel rushed, but felt that it was just right.
Fortunately, he had stayed in this shabby town long enough, so he quickly got the cross and asked Andre to crack it for them, so that they could leave the hellish place of Horli Kingdom.
In this way, Benjamin immediately decided to set out tonight to find a way to intercept the group of soldiers escorting the cross. In case of failure, cooperate with Wallis to execute Plan B of sneaking into the gate.
After making this decision, he also met Andre's uncle. Andre's uncle told Benjamin that for the sake of safety and concealment, the group of soldiers came all the way along the foothills of the border, and also told Benjamin the possible route map of those people. After Benjamin's research, he found a bifurcation that no matter which path the soldiers took, they would definitely pass through.
In this way, things become much easier to handle. All he had to do was lie in wait at this fork, and the cross would come to him on its own.
In this way, Benjamin said goodbye to Andre and returned to the room to prepare a little. He also specifically contacted other mages in the town and held another small meeting. Then, before it was too late, he set off from Crewe Town and headed for the mountain road to the north.
Thus, there was a picture of him hiding behind the rocks on the narrow mountain path, motionless.
It was still dark when he arrived at this place. Therefore, he had no choice but to be patient and hide behind a relatively large rock. Then he closed his eyes and let go of the water element induction method, like a spider taking a nap cross-legged on a spider web, quietly waiting for its prey to bump into it.
However, he didn't expect that it would take so long.
From afternoon until evening, and then from evening until night, he kept hiding behind this rock, observing all the movements around him. A flock of birds flew over, and a few rabbits jumped over... This place was indeed quite remote. Benjamin had been waiting here for more than six hours, but he didn't see a single person.
Even the water element induction method, which lasts for more than six hours, has become a mentally draining job.
Therefore, he was really tired, so he couldn't help but put away his induction, opened his eyes again, and observed everything around him with his vision, which was not particularly useful in the dark night.
He also began to feel a little anxious.
Why haven't you come yet
If there is really no one, then... that would be troublesome.
So, under this situation, there was the initial conversation with the system. Although the system was extremely weak during this period, it still had to pop up to remind Benjamin of the possibility of a mistake. As for Benjamin, as he himself said, he firmly believed that his judgment would not be wrong.
Fortunately, he was not wrong.
And after his long wait, his "prey" finally arrived.
About ten minutes after putting away the water element sensor, suddenly, figures gradually began to appear in the dim front of the mountain road. Benjamin looked at the figure and raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a sly smile.
finally come.
However, what soon appeared in the darkness was not the figure of the group of soldiers escorting the cross. The one who came out from the other end was just one person.
A man whom Benjamin looked quite familiar to.
He was wearing a dark mage's robe and his body was half hunched. If he didn't pay attention, he might even disappear into the darkness at any time. He didn't wear a hood, and his messy hair was exposed, and Benjamin was proud to recognize his appearance.
As he walked closer, he suddenly stopped at the edge of the rock where Benjamin was hiding.
"Mr. Grant, you'd better show up. Although I don't know where you are hiding, there is no point in hiding anymore. I can only say that if you think of running away now, it will be too late."
Andre said loudly with a slightly threatening tone while looking around. There was a sneer on his face, and he was full of energy, and there was no hint of stuttering in his smooth words.