Not long after Benjamin and his wife returned to the hotel, other mages also came back one after another. So they gathered in a room and began to compile the information they had learned separately.
After summarizing this, they discovered that the "Madam" left quite a few traces in Jiade City.
In addition to the potion shop, she and the mysterious young man appeared in the city's blacksmith shop, mercenary association branch, tavern and other places. In the descriptions of various passers-by, the two showed a very strange relationship - they often quarreled, but they always stayed together, inseparable, and never separated at any time.
This also made Benjamin feel extremely confused.
Ever since he realized the identity of the strange young man, that thorny feeling resurfaced again. There is no doubt that these two people are working together, and this "madam" is definitely here for him. They even knew that Benjamin was not the "Grant" the church claimed to be, so what else didn't they know
However, if they only came for Benjamin, why did they take Augustine away? In any case, with the strength of that mysterious young man, they can appear in front of Benjamin unscrupulously. What is the purpose? Everyone opens the skylight and speaks openly. There is no need to arrest people and run away like now, right
Very weird…
"The Mages Guild has a branch in the north of the city. We didn't dare go there to investigate, but these two people have probably been to that area. Do you want to go and ask?" Andy suggested.
Benjamin shook his head.
"Don't go. It took a lot of effort to make the Mages Guild think we went to the border. They definitely didn't expect us to come back again." He said, "If the Mages Guild discovers our existence, how can I enter Regina."
In fact, from the information they gathered, they already knew that "Madam" had left Jiade City three days ago, and the direction they were heading to was also the direction of Regina. Nine times out of ten, Will meet the Sydney in the letter.
Therefore, they had to enter the capital as soon as possible.
As the capital of Ikol, Regina is not only the political center under the Queen's rule, but also the headquarters of the Mages Guild. The president there had sent someone to invite Benjamin over, and then acted like a lunatic and attached a note not to let Benjamin come over. Who knows what he was doing.
Under such a strange situation, Benjamin felt that they still had to enter Regina secretly, and they must not let anyone in the Mages Guild know.
"Then... shall we leave for Regina today?" Joanna asked expectantly.
After thinking about it, Benjamin nodded and said, "Let's leave in the afternoon. Remember to go separately. Don't leave everyone at the same time. That would be too conspicuous."
Since they started hiding their identities, they have been divided into four or five groups, one after another. Although they are not far apart, they pretend not to know each other, just because they are afraid that more than 20 people will be too conspicuous and be thought of as people escaping through the gate. The mage group that came out.
but…
Before leaving Guardian City in a hurry, Benjamin had one more thing to do.
After discussing with everyone for a while, he left the hotel alone and went to the Mercenary Association branch in the west of Jiade City.
Unlike the Mages Guild, as a free organization that connects various countries, the Mercenary Association has always regarded itself as a purely non-governmental organization without political components. After these days of understanding, Benjamin also knew that its headquarters is located in Freden, and it also has branches in the other two countries. It is an organization larger than the Mages Guild.
Although the Mercenary Association is so large, it manages its own members with unusual freedom. It will not ask the mercenaries to do anything, nor will it trace the past of each member. Its entire operation process is to issue tasks for the employer, let the mercenaries accept the tasks, ensure that the entire transaction process is fair and reasonable, and finally charge a certain handling fee.
Although this metaphor is a bit strange, Benjamin feels that it is like a mercenary version of "Didi Taxi", only not as convenient and fast.
Walking through the long corridor filled with mercenaries squatting, feeling the different eyes that met and looked at each other, Benjamin smiled and looked the same. He pretended to be sleepy and rubbed his glued eyelids, walked into the somewhat messy hall, and came to a service desk.
I don’t know why, but it feels like queuing up at a bank to apply for a card, except there is no comfortable air conditioning here and the surroundings are noisier.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
Sitting on the stage was an old man with scars all over his face, his brows and eyes full of fatigue. He yawned impatiently and asked Benjamin.
Benjamin was not dissatisfied at all.
I heard that the people who work in the mercenary hall are retired mercenaries. They were either so old that they lost their fighting ability, or they were seriously injured in the battle. In desperation, they had no other means of livelihood and could only rely on their understanding of the mercenary trade, becoming the "people they disliked most" when they were young. Front desk lady”, generation after generation, the cycle repeats.
Therefore, no one can expect their service attitude to be good.
"Hello, I would like to ask, where are 'Sal and Louis'?"
When he was in Crewe Town before, he once met two mercenaries and asked them to help dig out the things he had hidden in the royal capital. At that time, two mercenaries told him that as long as they went to the mercenary association and reported these two names, they would be able to find them.
Although Benjamin estimated that the two mercenaries may still be in the kingdom and have not returned, but... let's give it a try.
"Sel and Louis? Why did these two boys get into trouble again?" The uncle suddenly laughed, and with his scarred face, he looked extremely ferocious, "Sir, if you are here to take revenge on them, , I think you’d better forget it.”
Hearing this, Benjamin raised his eyebrows and said, "No, I just want to know if they have returned from the Kingdom of Hori? I... have some personal matters with them."
"Yo? They actually told you all this kind of thing? You actually knew that they went to the kingdom?" The uncle showed a more joking smile and said, "It's a pity that they haven't come back yet. Maybe they have died in that priest's house." There are so many ghost places all over the place, I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you anymore.”
"Really?" Benjamin shrugged and said with an indifferent expression, "Well, I also have a task here. I want to find someone with a bounty of one hundred gold coins."
Hearing this, the uncle showed a surprised expression.
"Hey, you are really willing to spend a hundred gold coins to find someone." He took out an old-looking booklet from the audience and began to write on it, "Tell me, who are you looking for?" ?Give as much information about that person as possible, so that the mercenary who accepts the task has a greater chance of finding the person."
Benjamin nodded, and suddenly showed an inexplicable smile.
"The name of the person I'm looking for is Benjamin. I don't know his last name. He's a very young mage. He appeared in Hank Town some time ago. He often works with more than 20 other mage." He paused deliberately in the middle of the sentence. , and then said, "If anyone can know this person's last name, I am willing to add another hundred gold coins."
As he spoke, he took out a bag full of money and threw it on the table.
Under the astonished gazes of the uncle and some people around him, the money bag fell on the table and made a thick clang sound. Then, some golden light was reflected, looming in the half-loose bag.