Benjamin and his party were walking in the wilderness on the border between Ikol and Hori Kingdoms.
To say that we are leaving is actually not very appropriate. If they really moved forward with only their legs, it would be a bit too slow for their group - who knows if someone might catch up from behind? What's more, since they are mages, there is no need to walk on foot like ordinary people.
After staying away from Ikol's camp, they decided to use flying to get on their way. However, there are not many mages in the team who have learned the flying technique, only seven or eight in total, and what should the rest do
-Then Benjamin can only support him.
With his current level of magic, using water vapor to form a strong thrust, he can still barely blow up the remaining people. However, this "flying" method is a bit forced. So, the whole process was just a few flying mages standing by, watching the remaining ten or so people rolling in the air, their hair swaying, and some of them were even flying so hard that they were foaming at the mouth, and they were a little confused. Too sober.
"...Fortunately, we learned the flying technique beforehand." The flying mage looked at this scene with a horrified expression and whispered.
In this way, after flying for about half an hour, Benjamin had to stop and rest due to the exhaustion of his mental energy. Others fell to the ground and showed varying degrees of vomiting symptoms, saying that we should just walk on our legs.
Benjamin was also helpless about this.
Carrying more than ten people flying in the sky is already a very difficult task. He really couldn't maintain the balance of more than ten people at the same time.
Fortunately, the entire wasteland is not too big. They are already far away from the gate, and there is no problem in walking on the remaining roads.
It was quite late at the moment, so Benjamin and his group stopped on the spot, set up camp, and prepared to rest for the night before continuing their journey tomorrow.
And their route was planned before leaving the gate.
Wallis is a businessman and has done business with many people from other countries. Therefore, they obtained the map of Ikol early so that they would not have to wander around blindly after leaving the kingdom.
After passing through the wasteland, they will soon arrive at a place called Hank Town, where they will settle down and recuperate for a few days. Later, they will inquire more about the living conditions of mages in Ikol, as well as the situation in the other two countries, before deciding on their next trip.
But as far as Benjamin is concerned, he prefers to go to Freden.
It’s not that he trusts Michelle’s judgment, it’s just that he knows that Michelle’s hatred for the church is unquestionable. There must be a reason why she asked Benjamin to go to Freden to find her teacher before she "died".
Moreover, from the little information he heard, Frieden seemed to have the most liberal policies among the three countries.
In these three countries, Carites has been secretly communicating with the church. It is only a matter of time that the mages in that country will suffer disaster. He has also seen the queen of Icol. She is a bit too controlling. It may be difficult for her to stay peacefully in her country. Therefore, only Frieden had a better image in his mind.
Therefore, there are many reasons why Benjamin wants to go to Freden. However, he also has to worry about what other people on the team think. If this group of people accidentally falls in love with Ikol on the way, or wants to settle here for other reasons, then Benjamin has to consider their opinions, right
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
The lives of more than twenty people were equivalent to being placed in his hands, so he had to be more cautious.
Just as Benjamin was lying in the tent, thinking about his next plan, suddenly, a call interrupted his thoughts.
"Sir Benjamin."
Benjamin came to his senses, stood up, and walked out of their makeshift tent. The person who called him was Augustine, standing outside the tent at the moment, followed by a strange face.
"What's wrong? Who is this person?" Benjamin asked when he saw this.
Augustine shrugged and said, "I'm not very sure either. He said that he was separated from his companions and lost his way in this wilderness. He couldn't find the direction. He met us by chance and wanted to ask if we could help him. He brings it."
Hearing this, Benjamin looked a little surprised and looked at the stranger up and down.
It was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. His clothes were a bit old, and he was wearing the clothes of a businessman's servant. He looked tired, and he really looked like a lost person.
After thinking about it, Benjamin nodded and said, "Then stay. Isn't there an extra tent set up over there? I'll take you there, and you can rest there."
Augustine seemed a little surprised when he heard this, but said nothing. The strange young man immediately showed a grateful smile and bowed several times to Benjamin.
"Thank you, thank you."
Afterwards, Benjamin took the young man to find the tent that was located relatively far away.
The tent was a bit crowded, so Benjamin walked in first, followed by the young man. However, as soon as the young man entered the tent, his hands suddenly felt numb and he almost fell to the ground.
"S-Sir?"
At that moment, Benjamin's expression suddenly changed and he held the young man's arm forcefully. There was no sound of a spell, and two masses of ice suddenly appeared, freezing the young man's hands. The cold that penetrated into his bones also spread, making his whole body unable to exert any strength at that moment.
After struggling for a few times, the young man suddenly fell to the ground and could not stand up.
Seeing this, Benjamin let go of his hand, looked down at the panicked young man, and said, "Tell me, what is the purpose of the queen sending you here?"
The moment these words came out of his mouth, the expression on the young man's face seemed to freeze.
"My lord, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Still pretending.
Benjamin let out a cold snort, and once again used his mental spellcasting technique to condense an ice needle in his hand. He pointed the ice needle at the young man's throat and said indifferently: "What now? Do you understand what I am talking about?"
The young man's expression changed again.
He suddenly became extremely calm, and his eyes looked at Benjamin without any emotion. Then, the atmosphere in the entire tent became a bit tense.
There was a moment of silence.
"I understand, I understand. Put that thing away first. It... makes me shiver with cold."
When he said this, the young man seemed to have torn off a layer of disguise in his character, and his whole temperament and demeanor changed. As he spoke, he also showed a little impatience, and was different from the young man who was lost just now. If two people.
Benjamin was not surprised at all.
In fact, when he saw the strange young man for the first time, he didn't really see through him. But soon, the system popped up to remind him that this person had actually appeared in the Icol camp outside the gate before. It also pulled up the scene at that time and showed it to Benjamin.
It was a rather blurry picture. In the picture, the young man was hiding in the crowd, passing by in a flash, making it very difficult to detect. Therefore, Benjamin didn't really pay attention to this person, but glanced at him without leaving any impression.
This is no small matter.
Everyone in the Ikol camp came to follow them, and... was this guy's intention really just to follow? Looking at his superb disguise, what is the purpose of the queen sending him here
Therefore, Benjamin decided to torture this guy. However, he did not want to disturb most of the mages who had already taken a rest, and confirmed with the water element induction method that the young man was just an ordinary person. Therefore, he pretended that he had not discovered anything, first took the young man to the tent, and then suddenly attacked and restrained the guy.
"Tell me what the queen's purpose is first, otherwise, I won't take it away." As he spoke, he continued to push the ice needle in his hand forward, just a little short of piercing the opponent's finger. neck, freezing this young man with ulterior motives into an ice sculpture.