After escaping all the way, Benjamin and his group left the border city via a small road and hid in the vast eastern desert.
The four thieves were quite familiar with the terrain in this area, so they escaped smoothly without taking the wrong path or being discovered, which made up for the trouble they caused.
However, Benjamin would not let them go just like that.
"Who are they?" Hiding in the shadow of a huge boulder, Benjamin looked at the four people and said coldly, "What on earth have you done, and why are you being chased by such a large group of mages?"
The four of them looked at each other and replied: "They... are considered the largest mage force in the desert, called the 'Shadow of the Desert'."
Benjamin frowned: "Why didn't you remind me before?"
"Freden has always had quite a few small mage organizations, and they can be found in every area." The other party replied weakly, "Their scope of activities is basically only around Border Desert City. What we originally wanted to say turned out to be in the sky. I was knocked unconscious and couldn’t remind you.”
"...Is it my fault?"
"No! Don't kill us! I'm sorry! It's all our fault! It was our fault!"
“…”
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
However, if it is true as the thief said, this is just a mage organization entrenched in Border City. If you think about it, the number of people is only twenty or thirty, so there is really nothing to be afraid of.
Benjamin won't have any trouble dealing with them if he's well prepared.
Thinking of this, he pointed at the masked woman who fainted on the ground, and then asked: "Why does this guy want to kill you like crazy when he sees you? Do you have a grudge against her?"
The thief shook his head and replied: "No, they have a grudge against us."
… oh
Benjamin's heart moved.
"Many people stayed in Bianmo City for a while before living in seclusion in the desert." The thief continued to explain, "But... Bianmo City is probably their territory. They have always been quite arrogant, and even the officials are not How to take care of things. Many mages had enemies with them when they lived here temporarily. And living in the desert, although it was a seclusion, but occasionally had to run to the city to buy some things, and then there were more and more frictions. Especially the elders After gradually gathering the reclusive mages, the smell of gunpowder became stronger, and there were several conflicts."
"That you… "
The four of them still had grim looks on their faces: "This group of people has a feud with us. Recently, they especially hate the elder, thinking that the elder wants to unite all the reclusive mages and fight against them. But the desert is so big, they can't find the elder." Because of our location, we have no choice but to target us. Every time we enter Border Desert City, we have to be careful in our disguises. If they find out, it will be very troublesome."
Hearing this, Benjamin finally nodded suddenly.
So that's what happened.
The so-called seclusion is actually unavoidable from worldliness and friction. Even in a remote area like the Eastern Desert, as long as there are people, there will be endless battles, and no matter how noble a hermit is, it will be difficult to escape.
How miserable would it be if someone really thought they could live in seclusion here and come here to retire
With this in mind, he turned his attention to the unconscious masked woman.
"Do you know her?"
The thieves nodded.
"She seems to have some kinship with the leader of that gang, and her status is quite high." One person said angrily, "She is the one who threatened to arrest the elder."
When Benjamin heard this, he was quite happy: "Then if I kill her, it will be regarded as a kindness to your elders."
The man was a little dazed, hesitated for a while, and said: "This... I think according to the elder's character, he should not do this. The elder doesn't care much whether she lives or dies."
"...Okay." Benjamin was slightly disappointed.
He originally thought that this would be a bit of bargaining chip for him, so that he could exchange some design drawings from the elders. Now it seems that the masked woman is really of no use to him.
It's better to solve it quickly.
Besides, after delaying for so long, the masked woman should be at the end of her rope, and even the water polo treatment would be hard to save. By doing this, he can be regarded as helping others end their suffering in advance, which is a meritorious deed.
Look, what a moral person he is!
Just like that, with a light stroke of the ice blade, the masked woman who was already dying, tilted her neck and completely lost her breath.
More importantly, after killing the person, Benjamin did not forget to check the body.
However, something unexpected happened. In addition to harvesting several bottles of magic amplification potions, he also found a strange bracelet in the masked woman's pocket.
The bracelet was silver, cold to the touch, seemed to be made of some unknown metal, and shone with a strange sheen. Benjamin held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, but he could feel a weak magic wave coming from it.
"Is this... a magic item?"
Benjamin couldn't help but frown.
The bracelet gave him a strange feeling. It was not like an ordinary magic prop, and the fluctuation of magic power also had a strange primitive feeling. However, this feeling is not the same as that of the illusion mirror. If it is really said, the magic wave contained in the bracelet seems to be much older.
Could it be... some kind of ancient relic
Benjamin tried to pour spiritual power into the bracelet, but in the end, it was like throwing women's clothes into a group of gays, and nothing happened.
Strange things.
How to use this thing
"Do you know what this is?" He studied for a while, but still to no avail, so he had to show the bracelet to the four thieves.
Unfortunately, the four thieves also shook their heads.
"Maybe the elder knows that he is very good at this." One person suggested.
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't think of any better way, so he put away the bracelet and said, "Okay, take care of the body, and take me to see your elders right away."
Apart from anything else, this is the biggest purpose of his trip!
The four of them nodded hurriedly.
In this way, after burying the masked woman, Benjamin followed the four thieves and gradually went deeper into the endless desert. They moved forward quickly, overcoming thorns and obstacles along the way, and solved five or six waves of attacks from monsters before and after. Finally, they arrived at their destination an hour later.
—The elder’s hidden residence in the desert.
Like an oasis in the desert, a house that looks simple but is quite spacious stands quietly behind a group of rocks. There seems to be a strange power guarding it, and the flying yellow sand cannot touch it even a bit. There are even a few large green trees, growing there peacefully and full of vitality.
Seeing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
This should also be attributed to the magic props.
This effect cannot be achieved casually. Being able to produce something of this level, he was looking forward to this elder more and more.
"Master Mage, this is it." A thief also followed and said.
Benjamin nodded, took steps, and prepared to knock on the door.
"Master Mage, wait a minute!" The thief quickly stopped him and reminded him weakly, "Well... the elder's temper can sometimes be weird. It's only one o'clock in the afternoon. As usual, he may not have gotten up yet, so We'd better not disturb him."
Benjamin was speechless.
"…So I have to wait until he gets up?"
Why does this plot feel a bit familiar
If he is really a very talented person, it would not be a big deal if he waits and can make the other party join his team like he visited the thatched cottage three times. But being able to live in seclusion in this place, coupled with the various descriptions of the four people, Benjamin subconsciously felt that this person was definitely more difficult to deal with than Zhuge Liang.
Even if you wait, people probably won't appreciate it.
After hesitating for a while, Benjamin simply let go of the water element perception method, preparing to use this method to explore what was inside before deciding whether he should wait.
However, a voice suddenly came from inside the house, interrupting his peeping behavior at this moment.
"There's nothing to see. Now that you're here, come in."
Benjamin was stunned.
… was discovered
Beside him, the four thieves looked surprised after hearing this, and ran over quickly, saying as they ran: "Elder, we are back. You got up really early today!"
After a moment of silence, the voice in the room came out again.
"No, I'm not asleep yet."