When Benjamin accidentally turned on the water element perception method and scanned the black feathers on the street, he realized that this was a signal from the "crow".
After the "Kahuraan" sect was attacked by a street gang, Benjamin didn't ask anyone to inquire about it in order to avoid suspicion. However, from that day to now, almost a week has passed, and the limelight has gradually subsided, and there is no need for him to hide so far away.
—It’s time for him to go see what’s going on over there with the Crow.
So, after lunch, Benjamin made a gesture of taking a walk to eat, went out, walked through some secluded streets, and came to the secret stronghold of "The Crow".
In a dark small room, he saw Jessica again.
She probably looked a little tired because she had dealt with a lot of things during this period, but when she saw Benjamin, she still showed a calm smile.
"Sir Benjamin, thanks to your help. Now there is no 'Eagle' gang in the entire Riley City."
Hearing this, Benjamin also nodded.
The work efficiency was quite good. As soon as the boss died, the gang was completely wiped out within a week. Of course, it's possible that their industry is like this and updates quickly.
"Did you do the attack on that sect a few days ago?" After thinking about it, he asked.
"It was someone from the former 'Eagle' gang who did it." Jessica shook her head and said, "I used a little trick to blame the death of their boss on that gang, so they ran to follow The gang broke up and set fire to that area of the street."
Benjamin was not surprised.
After so many days, he actually guessed a lot about the whole process.
This is a smarter approach, but...
"Such a commotion will definitely offend that sect, right? They will try to find a way to track down the real culprit who killed Johnny. If they find us, will it be okay?" he asked.
"Don't worry, after things get big, they will be the most troublesome." Jessica smiled and replied, "The country has already sent people down - they are always the most sensitive to these weird religious issues. That The sect has its own evil intentions, so they will be in trouble and have no time to pursue this matter. And when time passes, who will be able to find us behind the scenes?"
Hearing this, Benjamin also felt relieved.
"So, the old streets of 'Eagle' are now your territory?"
Jessica smiled and nodded, took out a small bag, handed it to Benjamin, and said: "'Crow' has got the first expansion, we can now provide you with thirty gold coins every month, this is The weight of the month.”
When Benjamin saw this, he didn't bother to look further and accepted it directly.
—It can be considered one of his stable monthly incomes now.
"You sent someone to leave feathers at my door, weren't you just to report your victory to me?" He turned to ask, "What trouble did you encounter? Or is there another gang leader who needs to be assassinated?"
But Jessica shook her head and said: "You are joking. The gang has just expanded and needs to be stable for a while. In order to prevent others from noticing that something is wrong, I will not rely on your power too frequently."
As she said that, she turned around, took out a small box from the corner of the room, and carried it to the table.
"This is something we stumbled upon while searching the Eagle's former stronghold."
Looking at this old and outdated box, Benjamin also became interested.
He reached out and opened the box, only to see a roll of parchment lying quietly in the box. He picked it up and unfolded it. The paper was blank, with nothing on it except the slightly yellowed paper itself.
Benjamin was a little confused, but when he got closer, he could feel a touch of magic from the parchment.
What's this
"I don't understand what this is, and neither do the former subordinates of the Eagle, but they all said that their boss attaches great importance to this circle of parchment." Jessica explained, "I think it may be related to magic. That’s why I specially sent someone to inform you.”
After hearing this, Benjamin thought for a while and said, "It is indeed related to magic, and there are very slight elemental fluctuations on it."
Jessica asked: "What is this? A letter? Or a drawing? A formula?"
Benjamin shrugged and replied helplessly: "I don't know, it's only been a while, and I can't see anything."
Hearing this, Jessica was not disappointed and said casually: "In that case, take it. We don't have a mage here, so we can't crack this thing. It's just a piece of waste paper if you leave it here."
Benjamin didn't bother to refuse, nodded, and accepted the roll of parchment.
As a shareholder of "Crow", in addition to monthly dividends, he should also receive some loot. After all, he was the one who killed Johnny with his own hands.
In this way, after confirming that everything was going well on the "Crow" side, he had nothing to ask. After bidding farewell to Jessica, he quietly left here and returned home with this harvest.
Sitting in his room, Benjamin took out the parchment again and slowly unfolded it.
Someone was watching before, and it was not easy for him to study this thing. But now that he has a more comfortable environment, he can put aside his distracting thoughts and see what this thing is.
The slight elemental fluctuation...where did it come from
For some reason, Benjamin felt a little familiar just holding the parchment in his hand.
It seems that this is not a roll of paper, but... a magic prop.
Magic item
Benjamin felt a little weird. This thing didn't feel like the magical crosses and buttons made by the church. He also tried the most common triggering method of spiritual infusion, but the parchment showed no response.
So, what exactly is the mechanism of this thing
After thinking about it, Benjamin used the steam column to slowly bake the roll of paper with the water vapor, trying to see if there would be words floating on it - it's not that special material, it's usually transparent. Will the color show up after heating? He thought someone might have written on the paper using this material.
However, after baking for a long time, the parchment paper was still blank, with no change at all.
Benjamin was not discouraged, but suddenly became interested. He summoned water balls and crushed ice, soaked it with water, used ice, scratched it with a knife, and tore it apart with his hands... Unfortunately, no matter how he tried, the parchment was still parchment, extremely tough and unresponsive.
"Why don't you try using drops of blood?" the system suggested.
"Blood dripping feels so cliché. Things like this that are poorly written in novels shouldn't happen in reality, right?" Benjamin hesitated.
"You're not writing a novel. Life is inherently cliché." The system said speechlessly, "It's just because it happens easily in reality that it is written into novels again and again, making it more and more cliché."
"... That's true." Rarely, Benjamin felt that what the system said seemed to make sense.
So he cut his finger with an ice knife and dropped a few drops of blood on the parchment.
Unexpectedly, the system actually got it right!
As soon as the blood spread on the paper, the parchment, which was originally impermeable to oil and salt, suddenly emitted a faint wave of magic power. Following this, the elements in the surrounding air moved suddenly, as if they were pulled by some kind of force, and many elements were directly sucked in by the parchment.
Then, under Benjamin's surprised gaze, a dazzling green light suddenly burst out from the parchment.