Although summoning a bigger water ball doesn't seem to be a big deal. It can neither be used to attack the enemy, nor can it be used to protect oneself, nor can it remove the curse Michelle placed on herself.
But the meaning behind water polo is far greater than the water polo itself.
It pointed a way for Benjamin, a way that could lead to greatness.
Although he still doesn't know how to learn new magic or how to perceive other types of elements, at this moment, he has begun to be convinced of his talent in magic and gradually builds a sense of confidence in his heart.
When faced with magic, he finally no longer had a black eye!
"What's all the fuss about? Isn't it just letting the magic runes absorb elements to grow? Isn't it hard to think of such a thing?" The system didn't follow suit and persisted in jumping out to pour cold water on it.
"You've been getting more and more rude recently." Benjamin couldn't bear it anymore and said in a deep voice.
"I was wrong, you are too genius." The system learned at the speed of light.
“…”
Benjamin just couldn't be bothered with it.
Closer to home, he finally recovered from his magic practice and returned to realistic considerations. He raised his head and glanced at the closed iron door.
He has been in this basement for quite a long time: the rest at the beginning, followed by Mary's visit, and then more than ten hours of studying magic... If his calculations were not wrong, the door outside the door at this moment should be the next day. It's early morning.
But he was in the basement, day and night, so he wasn't sure.
When will Claude calm down and let him out
His manservant Jeremy should have returned with the mission he ordered. Although Benjamin could no longer remember what he asked Jeremy to do, he had to ask Jeremy to continue running errands, distract the church's attention, and get Anne's inheritance as soon as possible.
Time can be said to be urgent or not, but it cannot be said to be ample. Michelle's curse is like a time bomb, who knows when it will explode. He is only afraid that danger will come again, but he does not yet have the strength to compete with Michelle.
But... there's no point in worrying now.
There was no way to guess what his father was thinking, and he didn't even know how far Mary could persuade her outside. Anything could happen in the world outside the door. Thinking of this, he sighed and had no choice but to try his best to relax and stop being so anxious.
No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't get through the wall and door and get out of this small basement.
Therefore, he became more relaxed.
He stared at the ceiling and was in a daze for a while, trying to regain the energy he had spent in "meditation" just now. By the way, Benjamin just decided to call the practice of absorbing water elements into characters "meditation".
It sounds a bit cliche, but the name is easy to remember. Benjamin thought this way. Besides, he wasn't writing a novel, so why would he be so imaginative? Giving him a cool and outrageous name wouldn't make his "meditation" more efficient.
After a few minutes of daze, he began to have nothing to do again. He was a little hungry, but not very hungry. He was a little sleepy, but not very sleepy either.
After thinking about it, he decided to continue "meditating".
He lay on the ground, closed his eyes, and pretended to be sleeping in case anyone came in and thought something was wrong. In his heart, he had already sunk into the consciousness space again, and began to activate the water element again and again, strengthening the blue triangular rune in the center...
The process of meditation was rather slow, and he was dissatisfied with it, but could not find a way to improve it.
However, this meditation was not as long as the last time, and he did not integrate all the water elements in the consciousness space.
Because, when he was halfway through, he was suddenly interrupted by others.
That was the first time he was called out in the conscious space.
It felt uncomfortable, a bit like being woken up shortly after falling asleep. My head was a little dizzy, I felt groggy, and I felt a little unhappy. Calls lingered in his ears, forcing him to wake up from his drowsiness.
"Master! Master! It's time to wake up! Master!"
Benjamin opened his eyes and was startled when he saw a big face in front of him.
After subconsciously retreating away, he reacted.
It was Jeremy, his manservant.
Not only Jeremy, there was another person standing in the basement at this moment. Benjamin's mother, Mary, was also standing at the door now, looking at Benjamin with a soft smile. Behind her, the iron door that had been closed was wide open, and the dark basement became much brighter.
Benjamin was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses.
He can finally go out.
But he was not in a hurry. Instead, he glanced outside the door. When he found no one, he asked, "Where's my father? Hasn't he come? Has he forgiven me?"
He deliberately used a more guilty tone, pretending that he was afraid of Claude.
"Something seems to have happened in the southern fiefdom. Your father went there and won't be back until about a week later." Mary smiled and replied, "But before he left, he asked us to release you. So. Don’t worry, your father won’t be angry again.”
Hearing this, Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief.
Not just to get out of the basement. It's also good news for him that Claude is traveling far away. Although the fear on his face was just fake, in his heart, he also felt that Claude was troublesome and didn't want to face him.
"Thank you, mother, I really can't stay here any longer." Benjamin stood up and continued to show a pitiful expression to Mary.
"It's okay, we can leave." Mary smiled, turned to Jeremy and ordered, "Take the young master back to the room. It's getting late. You bring something from the kitchen for the young master to eat, and then serve the young master. Wash up and get ready for bed.”
Jeremy responded hurriedly: "Yes, ma'am."
Accompanied by the two of them, Benjamin left the basement. Looking at the dark sky outside, he realized that it was already the next night.
He had already spent a whole day and night in this small basement. It can be seen that during the process of meditation, his sense of time is indeed quite slow.
After walking through the stairs and long corridor of the Reese family, he returned to his bedroom under the leadership of Jeremy. After Mary said good night to Benjamin, she turned around and left, going back to her room to rest.
"Master, please wait a moment while I go find the cook to get you some food."
After entering the room, Jeremy said this to Benjamin and turned to leave.
Benjamin originally wanted to stop him and ask him how he went about the things he had ordered before. But thinking that he would be back soon, Benjamin was not in a hurry.
After another long period of meditation, at this moment, he was a little impatient. Tiredness came over him like a tide, and he just wanted to fall on the soft and comfortable bed, and sleep until the end of the world, no matter how hard the world fell.
So he went to the bed, collapsed on his breasts, rolled around and stretched.
"Ah, I will never get up again!" he cried lazily.
"Really?" the system asked.
"... It's fake, I would like to, but reality doesn't allow it and the conditions are too difficult. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard." Benjamin sighed and replied.
Hearing this, the system was silent for a while, then suddenly changed the topic and whispered: "Is that so, I thought you found something under your pillow?"
Benjamin stopped rolling.
"what?"
Hearing the seriousness in the system's words, his tone also became serious.
"You ask me? Just open it and take a look!" If the system had a face, then this sentence should have been said with a roll of the eyes.
Benjamin didn't hesitate and immediately opened his pillow. I saw a white letter lying on the white sheets. The envelope was well sealed and there were no signs of it being opened.
Seeing this scene, Benjamin seemed to have thought of something, and his heart sank on the spot.
"God forbid, don't let me turn into a crow's mouth."
With anxiety, he took a deep breath, picked up the letter and scanned it roughly. However, the worst happened. I saw that nightmarish name written on the back of the pure white envelope with a black pen:
Michelle.
Benjamin felt his eyes go dark.
In a lucky mood, he looked back and forth carefully twice to confirm that he had not misread the name because of his scrawled notes. The result is still disappointing. That word is "Michelle", yes, it is "Michelle".
Is this retribution
Being able to deliver the letter under the pillow in his bedroom without anyone noticing under the supervision of the church, Michelle's method was indeed a bit unexpected. For Benjamin, this is not good news.
After repeatedly confirming with the system that he did not know anyone else named "Michelle", he regretted the story he made up for the bishop.
"What is supposed to come will always come." The system's tone suddenly became warm and friendly, "Whether it is a letter, a greeting card, or a text message, the voice of the dream chaser will not stop. Deliver your yesterday and record it. Your today will make your tomorrow, so that your dreams will not become dim because of the long distance.”
“…”
Although he was a little speechless, after hearing the system's messy words, Benjamin felt less nervous.
After calming down, he realized that he was no longer a hostage in Michelle's hands. Michelle had long lost the power to kill him. With the support of the church, he could take the initiative.
When he was kidnapped, Michelle couldn't fight him. Now that he was free, he had nothing to fear.
No matter what Michelle said in this letter, no matter what traps were waiting for him, he could just deal with them calmly. No matter what, aren’t there still people from the church? He could have handed this letter to the church and let the church deal with it. The most powerful force in the entire continent can be regarded as his backing at this moment.
It's not that he believes in the church so much, he just knows that the church will not let a nobleman have trouble like this under their noses.
Just give the letter to the church!
Thinking of this, Benjamin no longer hesitated, raised his hand and opened the envelope conveniently.
However, unexpectedly, the first page and line of the letter were like a thunderbolt, completely disrupting all Benjamin's plans. It reads:
"You are very talented in magic. In ten days, I will come and teach you magic."
After a brief moment of astonishment, Benjamin realized that he had lost the option of giving the letter to the church.
He saw the intention behind this sentence.
With a short sentence, Michelle cut off Benjamin's possibility of seeking help from the church. There was no way he could give this letter to the bishop. If the bishop saw this sentence, he would discover his magic on the spot. He will die sooner than anything else. Therefore, he could only bear the malice from this evil witch alone.
Michelle seemed to be able to read his mind and guessed his thoughts clearly.
This made him most uncomfortable.
At this moment, Benjamin found that his situation was not getting any better. No, I should say it's worse. At least Michelle didn't know he could use magic before, and he relied on this to defeat Michelle's army before escaping back to the Reese family. But now, Michelle has taken advantage of this and started to counterattack him.
Will Michelle really teach him magic
Maybe, maybe not. But regardless of whether she taught him or not, Benjamin's life was still firmly in Michelle's hands. Unless the curse is lifted, he can only obey this woman.
Just for a short while, Benjamin's shirt was soaked with cold sweat.
The death game begins again.
The death game is never over.