On the way home, Benjamin kept thinking about what Master Finch said to him.
Such a rich man must have access to information that ordinary people cannot match. No need to ask, he knew that Benjamin was wanted in Icol, but... what about the others
It was also difficult for Benjamin to guess.
On the surface, Finch showed a nonchalant attitude. He said that he didn't care what Benjamin had done elsewhere in the past, but if that was the case, there was no need for him to come here and talk like this. Benjamin also heard a vague threat in those words.
Although he didn't know it was very subtle, the message he received was a signal similar to "Behave, don't jump around." He didn't know what the other party's purpose was.
Through the information he had heard before, Benjamin also learned that Master Finch was not a person who advocated force. It is said that his combat effectiveness is average. Although he is good at various marketing and has great influence, he rarely recruits thugs and has not built his own armed force.
To put it bluntly, this man is as rich as the enemy, but he has no tendency to become a warlord.
Probably due to official suppression by Freden...
Benjamin had no intention of getting involved in some of the secret struggles. He only considered the safety of his own group. However, after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing else he could do except be careful.
Master Finch did not show any obvious hostility. If he did something in a hurry, he would appear guilty and arouse suspicion. Therefore, he could only pretend that nothing happened and then be careful.
In short, he has settled in Riley City and will not run around like a frightened bird.
"Can you share the vision of the water element induction method?" After thinking about it, he suddenly asked in his mind to the system.
"Yes, I can also collect information every time you sense something." The system replied, "However, if you want to make me an all-weather, wide-area alarm, then I can't do it."
"Why?"
"Because you can't turn on the water element induction method all day long." The system said matter-of-factly. "When you sleep, all I can notice is a small range of things around you. And many times, I also need to hibernate and update."
"All right… "
Seeking help from the system failed. After returning to the house, Benjamin found the mage again to discuss their safety. He roughly told everyone about Master Finch, and everyone said they were not worried about anyone trying to trick them.
Finally, they came up with a schedule. After entering the night, two people will be on duty around the house every hour to observe if there is any abnormal movement nearby to prevent some unknown malicious intent.
Of course, he also took this opportunity to teach everyone the spell he had just earned.
After doing all this, Benjamin felt a little relieved. After setting an example and guarding his first shift, he returned to his room, meditated for a while, then covered himself with a quilt and fell asleep.
The night passed.
According to every mage who watched the night, it was a peaceful night. There were no unknown forces coming to peek, and there was no mysterious killer who wanted to seek wealth or death. They were safe.
However, Benjamin did not relax his vigilance.
After confirming that the vigil system would continue, after breakfast, he went out again and walked in the direction of the Mercenary Association.
"Hello, is there any result now for the search mission I posted before?"
The uncle at the front desk glanced at him, turned around, rummaged around, pulled out a notebook, looked at it for a while, then turned around and shook his head at Benjamin.
"I'm sorry, no one has found the mage named Morris." Although he didn't seem to be apologetic, he still said, "The time limit has passed seven days. If you want to withdraw the mission, we can also give you the reward. I’ll give you the gold back.”
Benjamin was a little disappointed, but he still said: "It's okay, just keep hanging on."
This Michelle’s teacher is really hard to find. Isn’t he already dead
After thinking for a while, he put the matter behind him and said, "By the way, I want to form a mercenary group. What kind of procedures are required?"
The uncle glanced at him doubtfully: "Form a mercenary group?"
Benjamin nodded and said: "Yes, I am a mage, and there are many mages with me who want to form a mercenary group. By the way, it was the 'Viper' mercenary group that introduced us here."
The uncle who looked unbelieving finally changed his expression and showed the attitude he should have as a service industry employee.
"I'm sorry, Master Mage..." He almost fell off his chair, hurriedly found a few sheets of paper and handed them to Benjamin, "This is the document for joining the mercenary. Fill in the information about you and all your companions. After our people review it, we will notify you to complete the registration of the mercenary group."
Benjamin took the pieces of paper, looked at them a few times, frowned and said, "Is that just these pieces? It's not enough."
The uncle was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion: "You... How many mages are there in total who want to join the mercenary group?"
Benjamin replied: "With my words, it should be twenty-three."
The uncle stood stunned on the spot.
“…”
After a while, he finally recovered and looked at Benjamin in disbelief. Then, he turned around and continued to rummage. Finally, he found more than 20 pieces of information documents and handed them to Benjamin.
"I'm sorry, Master Mage." He took a deep breath and continued, "After you finish writing these things, return them to us. Or you can agree on a time and we will pick them up. When you complete the registration of the mercenary group, Those rewards will be given to you."
Hearing this, Benjamin held the small stack of paper and nodded.
"Thanks."
After saying that, he turned around and left, not paying attention to the anxious look of the uncle at the front desk wiping his sweat.
Regarding the formation of a mercenary group, he mentioned it to everyone last night, but did not discuss it in detail. It just so happened that they could take this opportunity to discuss this matter.
There must be some people who are interested in mercenaries, and some people are not. Like the two potion mages, they definitely hate fighting. However, don’t there be benefits for joining a mage? Therefore, Benjamin simply counted them all. After it was completed, there was no need for them to participate. They could just put their names on it.
Returning home, he gathered the mages again. He distributed the documents to everyone and began to discuss the important matter of forming a mercenary group.
"I like fighting! I think being a mercenary is fun!" Joanna said.
"Don't they all say there are benefits? If something is given away for free, then we definitely can't let it go!" The landlady thinks so.
"Build it if necessary. We can't fight, so we can provide support for everyone from behind." Hannah said helplessly.
In the end, the resolution to form a mercenary group was passed. Just like after learning a new magic, they can't help but want to try it. After their lives have settled down, they have lost most of their fighting opportunities. It is good to have a chance to fight twice.
In this way, the mages actively filled out the basic information on the paper. The mercenary association's information requirements are actually very simple, just name and address, and a brief introduction to their ability types. There is no requirement for origin in the document. They probably also know that asking for origin will only get a lot of false information.
It didn't take much time to finish writing these documents, and Benjamin left with several mercenary activists and came to the Mercenary Association again.