Benjamin felt a chill running down his spine.
At that moment, he immediately activated the water element perception and observed all the places that could be sensed nearby.
In Lan Wangwang's field of vision, the surrounding area was empty, and except for the familiar mages, there was no trace of anyone else. However, after seeing all this, Benjamin still felt that he was being watched in secret.
So weird...
Ever since he escaped from the royal capital, it had been a long time since he had been called by the name "Benjamin Reese". Otherwise, it would be like these mages who only knew to call him "Benjamin" but didn't know that he actually came from the Rise family in the royal capital. Otherwise, like Bishop and Dick, even if they recognized him, they would only think of him as Grant.
Probably, in the eyes of most people, Benjamin Reese is still the inconspicuous and incompetent nobleman he was before, still hiding in his home in the royal capital and trembling. And the one who disappeared without a trace should be Grant Reese.
Therefore, this sentence seemed even more horrifying in Benjamin's eyes.
—He had already run away from the Horli Kingdom and had been living in peace until now. However, his identity was revealed by a complete stranger. What is this situation
"How did that person disappear from the tent just now? Did you record the entire process?" After thinking about it, Benjamin asked the system in his mind.
There were too many doubts, and he had to figure them out one by one.
He was going to start with the young man's inhuman "skills".
"Well... it's true that it's recorded, but I don't think you'll gain anything even if you read it." However, the system hesitated for a while and then gave such an answer.
Benjamin was a little confused: "Why?"
"Because, after I slowed down his entire escape movement, I didn't find anything special." The system explained, "He simply cracked the ice, then turned around and ran away. It's just that his movement speed was too fast. Therefore, it seems to you that it has disappeared into thin air.”
“…”
Benjamin didn't quite believe this explanation.
He had been reacting since he heard the sound of ice breaking. He recited a spell, summoned an ice arrow, and struck forward. The whole process would never take more than three seconds. But now, the system told him that within these three seconds, this person had already run away with his legs, and even left him a piece of rag along the way
This is too nonsense.
who is he? Super soldiers injected with serum, or mutants with special abilities
"Escape from my control by brute force, and slip out of this tent at a speed that exceeds the speed of human eyes. Is this really something that ordinary humans can do?" He confirmed to the system again.
"But that's what he did. Didn't you also investigate? He is either a mage or an ordinary person." After saying that, the system paused and added, "However, didn't he also mention something before? Maybe the magic potions developed by the Mages Guild have this special effect, so he can run like a superman."
Hearing this, Benjamin was stunned.
…a magic potion
Still... it's really possible.
Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
If anything, he had previously obtained a magic item from a priest that could make people more agile. From this point of view, if you think about it carefully, if the magic potion developed by the mage here can allow people to transcend the limits of the human body and do things that ordinary people cannot do, then it is not completely unacceptable.
After all, he really didn't know anything about it.
At that moment, Benjamin's curiosity was ignited again.
Magic potion... what on earth is it
Although Benjamin didn't quite understand, but according to what the young man just said, the Mages Guild was still researching some magic potion that "can be immune to all magic and divine spells". It can be seen that the research level of the mage here has reached a very high level.
And, more importantly, can this kind of thing really be studied? If the research is really done, how can the spell caster still play with it
Thinking of this, Benjamin felt a headache.
Originally, he thought that divine arts and magic represented the pinnacle of power in this world, but now it seems that this is far from the case. If the so-called "magic potion" really has various magical effects and the output is not small, there will be many people in the world who can compete with the mage.
If that were the case, the social structure of this world would probably be completely different from what he imagined. Under the influence of this magic potion, the caster can still have a high status, but it is impossible to stand at the top of the world without worries.
- Even ordinary people can kill them if they drink some magic potion or something.
A sense of crisis suddenly emerged in Benjamin's heart.
From now on, he will have to be a little more careful even when facing ordinary people. Just like the strange young man I met today, if he really wanted to take Benjamin's life, Benjamin would not be alert and would have no chance of surviving.
really…
Benjamin immediately thought of another question.
Looking back now, that guy, he had so many opportunities to kill Benjamin, but he did nothing. He just ran here, was frozen by Benjamin, rambled here and there, and then left a piece of cloth behind, and then disappeared mysteriously.
What does this mean? Welcome him to Icol
I'm afraid... there is no tracking mission issued by Her Majesty the Queen.
So what is his real purpose
"Lord Benjamin?"
Just when he was puzzled, suddenly, a somewhat surprised question interrupted Benjamin's thoughts. Benjamin looked up and saw Augustine standing outside the tent, opening the door, sticking his head in, looking at him with some confusion.
"I'm fine." Benjamin came back to his senses, and when he saw this scene, he could only shake his head and replied.
After hearing this, Augustine looked around for a while, his expression still puzzled: "Where is the young man who lost his way just now? Didn't he let him live here? Where did this kid go? By the way, I seemed to feel the magic power fluctuation just now, Lord Benjamin, is there something wrong with this kid?"
Hearing this, Benjamin shrugged, laughed helplessly, and said, "It's not just something wrong..."
After saying this, he paused and briefly explained to Augustine what had just happened. After listening to his explanation, Augustine was also stunned.
"...How come, I've seen a lot of mercenaries, why didn't I notice it at all?" He seemed to feel a little guilty because of his misreading.
"That's what he calls himself. Who knows if he is." Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head and said, "But it's okay, he probably won't come back. Everyone, go and rest, and be careful in the future."
Hearing this, Augustine showed a worried expression on his face, but he still didn't say anything, nodded and left.
Benjamin watched the other party leave and sighed.
There are still too many unknown things, and he may not be able to understand these things today.
So, after thinking for a while, he decided to put these things aside and go back to his tent to prepare for a rest - it was too late and he would continue to travel tomorrow, so he really had to rest.
There are indeed a lot of things that happened today.
Just like that, Benjamin, who felt a little tired, lay down in his tent and fell into a deep sleep.
Finally, the night in the wasteland returned to calm, and nothing special happened again. The next morning, the mages got up and continued on their way. The good news is that, probably stimulated by Benjamin's steam group flight yesterday, two more mages learned the flying technique together today.
In this regard, Benjamin could only say that pressure makes people progress, and suggested that the remaining people today should experience the fun of rolling in the sky again. After being sternly rejected, he had to give up the idea.
They continued walking along the originally planned route.
The journey was uneventful. Apart from encountering a few wild beasts, which were killed by mages and eaten as wild game, nothing unexpected happened. They just moved forward without much rest, not even setting aside time for meditation. They were just on their way.
Finally, three days later, Benjamin and his party successfully walked out of the wasteland.