Is he really a priest...
In fact, this was Benjamin's first attempt to see through the priest in disguise. In the past, in the kingdom, priests would not disguise themselves at all. It could be seen clearly from their clothes and demeanor. Therefore, Benjamin does not have much experience in this area and is not very sure about this judgment.
But to say that they are three mages who opened up the space of consciousness, this answer is definitely wrong. This kind of cultivation method is so special, and it was only possible that such a case happened because of all kinds of chances and coincidences. It is basically impossible for all three to appear together.
Then...are there really three mages in this world who have a very poor affinity for the water element and who have never tried to learn water magic
Maybe, but this is also quite a special existence.
After thinking about it, Benjamin still felt that he needed to verify it more accurately. After all, if three disguised priests really appeared in Ikol, it would definitely be a very serious situation.
As for how to verify... Of course Benjamin would not be so reckless as to rush out and yell at them, "Are you a priest?" That would be too inflated. He doesn't know what kind of strength these three people have, and he doesn't know if he can beat them. What if he loses
Therefore, he came up with a more compromise approach.
He first confirmed that the three "suspected priests" were still sitting there drinking water and resting, and would not leave for the time being. Then, he left here and used the water element perception method to find a not-so-powerful monster in the distance - a fire-breathing pig. He used the ice-breaking technique to trap the pig in ice, and then brought it to the vicinity of the three "suspected priests".
This was the method he came up with - using the monsters in the woods to force these three people to take action. And as soon as they take action, Benjamin will naturally know where they are.
He thinks this method is good. As long as you don't expose yourself, you can perfectly detect whether the other person is a priest, and it won't easily arouse the other person's alert.
However…
"What did this pig do wrong?" The system popped up and condemned Benjamin's method from another angle, "Do you know how much it took to go from an ordinary pig to the step of being able to spit out flames? A dream? Do you know how hard it is? He is just a kid!"
“…”
Benjamin lowered his head and looked at the wide-eyed, confused pig that was frozen in the ice, and could only shrug helplessly.
"You can't think like that. There are many pigs who have spent most of their lives meaninglessly eating and sleeping, and this pig has not only learned to breathe fire, but is about to face the evil church head-on and fight for the liberation of mages. Contribute your own strength. Even if you sacrifice, it is a valuable sacrifice." He said in his heart with a sad and angry tone, "This is a glorious pig, a great pig, which has promoted the development of history and has Revolutionary pig.”
The pig was still frozen in the ice, unable to move and looked innocent.
"...You're so fucking awesome." After a moment of silence, the system commented on Benjamin's words.
"I feel so too."
The chat ends here, the three "suspected priests" are still sitting there and resting, but it seems that the rest is about to end. Therefore, Benjamin did not dare to delay any longer. He sneaked over and placed the pig behind the nearest tree. Then, he quietly moved away from this area and observed the three people from another angle.
Without the support of his mental power, the ice that froze the pig would dissipate on its own during this time.
And Benjamin only needs to hide here and wait patiently.
Not long after, on the other side of the woods, where Benjamin put the pig down, a roar of resentment suddenly sounded. When Benjamin heard the howl, he suddenly became energetic. When the three people who were sitting in the open space to rest heard the howl, they were immediately alarmed and stood up.
Then, in everyone's surprised eyes, the pig jumped up from behind the tree like a god from heaven. Hot flames spurted out from his two nostrils and flowed around it, like Nezha's Hun Tian Ling.
"After what you said before, I don't know why, but I seem to have begun to feel that this pig is gifted with amazing bones and will become a great success in the future." Looking at this scene, the system couldn't help but speak out, using a strange expression. Said in a strange tone.
Benjamin was speechless.
As for the three people in the clearing, they also responded to the pig's domineering appearance - with the spells chanted by the three people at the same time, the magic wave spread, guiding the surrounding holy light to continue to gather, and finally, formed in mid-air. A blade of light.
The breeze blew and the light blade fell.
The pig that jumped in mid-air didn't even have time to hit the ground before it was cut in half by the light blade, fell to the ground with a bang, and died heroically.
"What an amazing pig." The system once again used the tone of an aunt watching Qiong Yao's drama, "It's so sad, I'm about to cry."
“…”
No matter what, the pig completed its mission and proved the identity of these three people to Benjamin. It even exceeded the task and helped Benjamin test the strength level of these three people.
Benjamin couldn't help but cast admiring glances at the pig.
but…
Closer to home, the identity of the three people is now certain, and there is no way they can be mistaken. They are priests. Judging from their movements and proud expressions when they take action, they are definitely from serious church backgrounds and are real masters of divine arts.
So the question is, why are there three priests appearing in Ikol
Originally, these three countries were very guarded against the church and had never allowed church priests to preach within their borders. Even Carrites, who wanted to rebel secretly, had to burn several priests to death publicly to prove his determination. Therefore, there must be something fishy about the three priests who appeared in Icol.
What do they want to do
The Queen is still having a lively fight with the Royal Army at the gate. Could it be that... this is a group attack from behind, and the church is preparing to attack from both sides, completely defeat the Queen's army and recapture the gate
If this is the case, just three people will definitely not be enough. However, if you think more about the conspiracy theory, maybe there are still quite a few church personnel hidden in the entire territory of Icol. They have been lurking, waiting for this opportunity. After defeating the Queen, they can take advantage of the trend to counterattack Icol
… Then something big could happen.
The seriousness of the situation forced Benjamin to take a serious look at the possibility of this matter. However, after thinking about it carefully, Benjamin suddenly felt that things had not reached that point yet.
Even if the church had been deployed in Ikol, it would not be possible to hide so many clergy. The Mages Guild is extremely powerful, and the Queen is not a vegetarian. Therefore, they should not allow the church to lay down so many chess pieces that could threaten the security of the entire country.
Benjamin estimated that the church could smuggle a dozen priests into Icol, which was probably the limit.
Then, if it were not for the purpose of raiding the Queen's army at the gate, their existence would be another possibility.
—Their appearance here may be because the church has some secret plan that no one else knows about, or they may be causing trouble in Icol, or they may want to assassinate some important figure in the Mages Guild. These three people are the executors of the plan who hide their identities.
After thinking about it, Benjamin nodded secretly.
The possibility of this is quite high.
Otherwise, what are these priests doing in this deserted forest after they have nothing to do but dress up like businessmen? Do you do Cosplay
Just when Benjamin was hesitating whether he should take action to stop the church's possible conspiracy, something suddenly happened to the three priests.
I saw that after the three priests inspected the body of the fire-breathing pig, they came to the big tree where the pig jumped out. For some reason, they seemed suspicious and began to investigate the reason for the pig's appearance.
One of them knelt down and touched the soil where Benjamin had put the pig down.
Suddenly, Benjamin's heart skipped a beat.
Although the ice that froze the pig was formed by magic, it would dissipate soon, but before that, some melted water stains would still remain there, and the soil in that area would also become moister.
It wasn't a fatal clue, but Benjamin ignored it. But looking at the current situation, the priests will soon discover through the abnormalities in the soil that the appearance of this pig is not accidental, but that someone deliberately brought it here to lure them into action.
They would be aware of Benjamin's presence.