Benjamin came to the window, looked at the crow flying away, and frowned.
This was a signal from the "crow" to him, which meant that he had something important to discuss with him and asked him to rush there as soon as possible. However, Benjamin was still a little surprised. Why would Jessica suddenly invite him over at this time
In the morning, the letter he wrote was delivered to the other party. Could it be that there was a problem with the planning and preparation
In that letter, Benjamin wrote two things. One is to secretly spread the scandal about Master Finch, and the other is to let them fabricate an incident to make the "Kahura'an" sect even more black, so that Freden officials can take action to clean up the sect. Lose.
The incident planned by Benjamin was as follows: first use the roll of parchment to lure people from several sects out, kill them, then set fire to the original stronghold of the "Eagle", and use their bodies to blame the arson on that sect. They made it look like they were committing suicide for revenge.
It's a very simple and crude plan, and it may arouse some people's suspicions, but it doesn't matter. That sect had its own secrets. All Benjamin needed was to attract more attention and make the official think that the sect was more suspicious. That was enough.
If you keep an eye on them for too long, they will definitely reveal their flaws.
But correspondingly, this plan requires sufficient preparation - both on Benjamin's side and on the "Crow's" side. It will take at least a few days to actually start it.
That's why Benjamin felt strange. If something really happened, it shouldn't happen today, right
With the doubts in his heart, he went out at night, quietly left here without anyone noticing, and rushed to the "Crow" stronghold.
However, he did not see Jessica.
"Master Mage, do you remember me? My name is Bernard, and I am the boss's confidant." In the dim room, a slightly familiar thin man said to Benjamin cautiously.
Benjamin nodded.
"I remember you, you brought me here? Where is your boss?"
Hearing this, Bernard suddenly sighed and said, "Our boss... No, we don't know what's going on. You'd better come over and take a look at what just happened today."
Benjamin felt confused, but he still nodded and agreed: "You can lead the way."
"Thank you, Master Mage." Suddenly, Bernard felt relieved and bowed gratefully.
He turned around and led Benjamin through several narrow corridors to another small room. There was a light on and a bed in the hidden room, and Jessica, the boss of "Crow", was lying on the bed at the moment, her face was blue and she was unconscious.
Suddenly, Benjamin frowned.
Is this... something wrong
"What happened?" he asked immediately.
But Bernard shook his head and said: "Nothing happened. This afternoon, the boss fainted without knowing what happened. And not only the boss, but also several brothers in the gang also collapsed one after another today. After falling down, the doctors don’t even know what happened.”
Hearing this, Benjamin also looked puzzled.
what's the situation
Looking at it this way, it looks a bit like an infectious disease like the plague. But if it is really an infectious disease, even if the doctor cannot cure it, he should be able to recognize that it is an illness and not a strange condition like poisoning.
A little weird...
"Are there any signs? What new enemies has the 'crow' provoked recently? Or did the person who fainted eat the same kind of food before fainting?" Thinking of this, he asked.
Are you kidding me? He has only been investing in "Crow" for so long, and he has not even gotten back his principal. If Jessica falls ill like this and there is no one to lead this gang of gangsters, then he will lose his pants.
He had to save people.
"No, the boss eats completely different food than the other people who fainted. We have been very careful in our expansion recently and have been hiding behind. No one will attack us." Bernard thought for a while and suddenly said, " But... if you want to find something in common, the thing that the boss and several others have touched is the scroll obtained from the 'Eagle'."
"Scroll?" Benjamin was shocked and took out the thing, "You mean, this parchment scroll."
Bernard nodded and said: "One of the brothers who fainted has not been active in our gang recently. And the only thing he did before was to transport this thing. Otherwise, I would not have thought of this. "
Suddenly, Benjamin looked at the parchment in his hand and suddenly felt a chill, as if he was holding a test tube filled with viruses.
Isn't it? He has touched this thing before, so will he faint soon
But he didn't feel anything abnormal in his body.
After thinking about it, he turned on the water element sensor and tried to detect what happened to Jessica. However, after this inspection, he was a little surprised to find that there seemed to be something disgusting about Jessica. The water element around her was a little restless, flying around, and didn't even want to get close to her.
this…
If you are sick or poisoned, you should not show such symptoms, right
After thinking for a while, Benjamin lowered his head and began to examine the parchment in his hand. After careful observation from the perspective of the water element, he found that the parchment did not seem to be liked by the element. Although not as obvious as those around Jessica, the water element does have a tendency to hide away.
This can explain a lot of things.
Could it be that the culprit is really this roll of parchment
However, when he turned his attention back to himself, the water elements around him were still fine, and they were very close to him, so naturally they had no intention of avoiding him in disgust.
Benjamin felt even more confused.
Why
He also understood that the roll of parchment in his hand was not simple. It could not only open a passage to another world, but also turn it into a map of a city in another world. It must contain some supernatural power other than magic.
But now, people who touch it will faint and be rejected by the elements, as if they have made enemies, which makes it even more weird.
Eh…
etc.
Have you ever had a grudge against the elements
At that moment, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered the mural he saw in the ruins - the battle between magic and green energy in another world.
It is not unreasonable to say that the parchment also contains a lot of that energy, and that the energy will leak out and invade the human body after contact with people, eventually leading to a series of symptoms.
As for why Benjamin didn't feel it... maybe it's because he is a mage and already has the power of the elements, so he is not afraid of those green furry things and can just hold the parchment in his hand.
Just like this, the more Benjamin thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
"Master Mage, are you okay? Otherwise, if you let go of the scroll first, what should you do if you faint like them?" Bernard stood aside and saw Benjamin lowering his head in deep thought and making no move, so he couldn't help but change. Gotta be a little panicked.
"I'm fine." Benjamin came back to his senses, put away the scroll, and shook his head.
"Then boss and the others... have you thought of a solution?"
Benjamin narrowed his eyes and said: "I haven't dealt with this kind of thing very much, but... I can give it a try."
Since this energy is the enemy of magic, then, by changing the angle and using the power of magic, can he force out the green energy attached to the human body
It's just a little bit leaked from the parchment, so it shouldn't be much more powerful.
Thinking so, Benjamin started to try.
The spell blurted out, the water elements gathered, and he first summoned a healing water ball.
No matter how much the water elements disliked the possessed Jessica, Benjamin still controlled the water ball formed by them, pointed it at Jessica, and drank it directly.