It was nearly eleven o'clock in Regina at night.
Benjamin waited in the appointed room.
In order to deal with the mysterious young man, he had made sufficient preparations. There are a large number of ice cubes and water balls stored in the consciousness space, which can be summoned at any time to launch powerful attacks. Several of the most powerful mages in the team were also disguised as servants at this moment, following Benjamin, carrying various magic props snatched from the church, ready to take action at all times.
More importantly, the other party has a powerful magic potion, and Benjamin also has it.
In addition to the magic power amplifying potion he won from Richard, Benjamin also bought similar potions in the store in Guardian City, which can increase a person's mental power and elemental affinity in a short period of time. Although it is only an entry-level effect, after trying it, I feel very good.
It was the power from the potion that allowed Benjamin to dare to set this trap and lure the strange young man out. Otherwise, the opponent's strength is confusing, and he would not dare to take action at will.
Just like that, as time passed little by little, soon eleven o'clock arrived.
Benjamin turned his attention to the closed door.
Unknowingly, everyone in the room was breathing very lightly, and no one moved, fearing that if they made a little sound, the incoming opponent would smell danger.
"What if no one comes in the end?" The system suddenly said, almost startling Benjamin who was concentrating.
"If he doesn't come, I can go to the Mercenary Association to complain against him." Taking a deep breath, Benjamin regained his calm mind and said, "The association has stipulated tasks with a bounty of more than 100. If the mercenary disappears, the association has obligations. Provide the employer with certain personal information about the mercenary. With his information, we can naturally follow the clues and rescue Augustin."
The system suddenly realized: "It's really a thief to still retain such a skill."
"Thank you for the compliment." Benjamin smiled in his heart.
He has already spent a lot of money, how could he not make any other preparations? The strange young man realized something was wrong in advance and disappeared again. It was not like he had never imagined this situation.
In short, he was fully prepared and waiting for his opponent to take the bait.
Just as Benjamin was having a conversation with the system in his mind, suddenly, there were two light knocks on the door of the room that had been silent.
Suddenly, Benjamin came back to his senses.
After exchanging glances with the mages behind him, he nodded and stood up. He rubbed his cheeks and allowed himself a warm and natural smile. Then, he walked to the door, held the handle, and turned it gently.
With a click, the door opened.
After a brief silence, an exclamation full of question marks came out of the quiet room.
"… why you?"
Benjamin looked at the familiar face outside the door and couldn't help but widen his eyes with an expression of disbelief.
I saw that the man outside the door lifted the hood of his cloak, revealing a wrinkled old man's face. He was not even remotely similar to the strange young man before. Instead, he was another person whom Benjamin was more familiar with.
-The person who knocked on the door and came in was the "Silver Fox" boss whom he had met in the capital before.
"This little brother...have we met before?" The old man obviously hadn't recognized Benjamin yet. Faced with this situation, he could only say this with doubtful eyes.
Hearing this, Benjamin came back to his senses, but could only sigh in disbelief.
What a cheat...
Even thinking that he had successfully attracted people, he was ready to take down his opponent. As a result... As a result, his carefully prepared ambush was wasted in this completely unexpected way.
Who the hell could imagine such a thing
In order to avoid the search of the church, the "Silver Fox" boss should have left the royal capital very early, which Benjamin knew. However, even if he knew it, he couldn't have imagined that the old man would actually come to Icol, come to Regina, and just take over the task issued by Benjamin!
what is this? Fate
But... is there really such a damn fate in this world
"This is called evil fate." The system appeared very appropriately to hit the target.
Benjamin was about to cry but had no tears left.
Because everyone else was still looking at him in confusion, he had no choice but to wipe off the disguise on his face and restore his true appearance. He shook his head, faced the old man "Silver Fox" again, and showed a wry smile.
"Long time no see." His tone sounded a little helpless, "I... I really didn't expect that you would come to Regina and just take over my mission."
Looking at Benjamin's true face, the old man's eyes were confused at first, and then slowly turned strange. It seemed that he felt a little familiar, but he didn't think of it for a while.
But soon, he recognized Benjamin, and because of this, the look on his face was astonished, as if he saw a piece of gold-shaped stool falling from the sky.
"You... you are that silly boy who likes to pretend to be a beggar." The old man's eyes, which had been narrowed for many years, also widened at this moment. "Aren't you in Havenright? Why are you here?"
Hearing this, Benjamin could only smile helplessly.
"This matter...it's a long story."
Behind him, several mages disguised as servants looked at each other. They still held potions to increase magic power in their hands, as if they were still waiting for the battle to begin, but they could only open their mouths wide with a blank expression on their faces.
Faced with this situation, Benjamin could only admit defeat. He first asked a few mages to leave, then closed the door and explained the entire incident to the "Silver Fox" boss. From beginning to end, from Havenright to Regina, he recounted everything that happened during this period.
Of course, out of various considerations, he did not directly reveal that he was the person who dropped the big water balloon in the capital. Instead, he made the series of plots of escaping from the kingdom vague to prevent the old man from thinking too much.
However, even so, the whole story is still somewhat complicated. It took Benjamin about fifteen minutes to explain it all.
"You mean... when you issued that mission, you didn't actually want to do that mission, but you wanted to lure out the person who took away your friend?" After listening to Benjamin's words, the old man thought about it and decided to take it with him. He asked with a puzzled expression.
Benjamin smiled bitterly and nodded.
Seeing this, the old man hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hand, patted Benjamin on the shoulder, and said: "Sorry, I ruined your plan. But... since I settled in Ikol, the task of finding people has basically been taken care of by me. It's all taken care of. Your bounty is so big, and I didn't know it was you, so I would definitely take it, so don't blame me."
But Benjamin couldn't say anything and could only sigh sadly again.
Indeed, he couldn't blame others for this kind of thing.
It's just that... I was happy again in vain.
After regaining his mood for a while, Benjamin's expression suddenly changed as if he thought of something, and he said, "You... are still helping people solve problems now?"
The old man nodded and said, "Yes, although I have not been in Regina for a long time, there are a few old guys in the Mercenary Association who used to be mercenaries in the kingdom and later fled here. I have a good relationship with them. Relying on a few old friends, I am fairly well-informed.”
Suddenly, Benjamin’s eyes lit up again.
"In this case, can you help me find someone?"