When following the soldiers, Benjamin turned on the water element perception method throughout the process.
If this is a trap to reasonably hunt the mage, then he will definitely face some beings who can restrain magic. Although Benjamin thought that his disguise was perfect enough and these soldiers did not recognize his identity, but... who knows
Perhaps the orders given to the soldiers were that no matter who entered the branch, they could catch or deceive them, just get them to a specific place, and then use some special means to deal with mages to kill them silently.
Of course Benjamin didn't think he would be killed, but... it was always right to be careful.
However, what he had in mind was not actually meeting the city lord.
There is still some distance from here to the city lord's official residence, and there will always be some remote streets in the middle. When there is no one around, he can silence the soldiers, escape from them, and then lead his mages to leave Amber City as quickly as possible.
Therefore, Benjamin's willingness to follow the soldiers was actually just a temporary measure.
Although after such a trip, he might be able to obtain a lot of useful information without having to wander around in Carites like a headless fly. But the risk of doing so was too high. If he got there and saw several smiling bishops surrounding him, he could only play GG amidst the laughter.
"Hey, what are you doing? Keep going."
When they passed the most deserted street, Benjamin suddenly stopped. The soldier captain couldn't help but turn his head and asked with a frown.
Benjamin leaned over expressionlessly.
"My shoelaces are loose."
“…”
The soldiers looked speechless and speechless. The captain held his forehead and shook his head, probably signaling Benjamin to get it done quickly and continue walking.
However, just when Benjamin was about to use magic to take away these soldiers in a wave while there was no one around, suddenly, the system hurriedly spoke and stopped his move.
"Hey, don't worry, someone is coming."
Benjamin was stunned and his movements stagnated.
what happened again
Soon, the picture was reflected back by the water element, and he was suddenly speechless.
I saw another group of knights running in the distance. They were at the corner of the street at the moment. If Benjamin took action now, he would definitely be discovered by the team of knights, and at this distance, he could not solve the problem together with the team of knights. Therefore, he could not take action.
Damn...are you so unlucky
Benjamin felt very cheated.
I finally found an opportunity. Why did these knights come by such a coincidence
There is no way, the opportunity is gone. After a while, the group of knights turned the corner and saw the group of soldiers escorting Benjamin. And Benjamin could only squat on the ground and tie his shoelaces, waiting to see what happened.
"Are you here? Come on, the city lord has given an order. Something happened outside the city. You must follow us out of the city immediately!"
The soldier captain was stunned at that time.
"But... we haven't escorted the criminals who trespassed into the restricted area to the city lord yet."
The leading knight waved his hand impatiently and urged: "Just leave it alone. The orders from above are urgent now, and there is no time to pay attention to these petty thieves. Follow me quickly!"
With that said, the knights turned around, as if they were really in a hurry and were about to leave.
The soldiers looked at each other. However, the status of these knights was much higher than them, and their tone sounded very tough. Therefore, they did not dare to delay, and took steps one after another to follow the knight.
-The knight was riding a horse and was very fast. If they don't catch up quickly, they will definitely be thrown away.
So, in the blink of an eye, this lonely street was empty.
Benjamin was a little confused.
The soldiers just threw him here.
Just now, he was squatting on the ground "tying his shoes", thinking about how to kill all the knights and soldiers together. As a result, the knight's words directly prompted the soldiers to run away with them, and Benjamin didn't even have a chance to take action.
This... what exactly is going on
Benjamin felt ridiculous.
Before, those soldiers had a tough attitude and wanted to take him away, so fine, he would just follow them. As a result, halfway through, the soldiers left him here again and ran away with them again with a whoosh. What are you doing, are you kidding
He stood up and was thinking about whether he should follow him secretly to see what was going on outside the city. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, which startled Benjamin.
"You don't have to be curious. Nothing happened outside the city. I just wanted to lure these people away."
Damn...
In shock, Benjamin turned around.
I saw a familiar young mercenary wearing leather armor standing not far from this remote street, with his arms folded and looking at him with a sleepy expression.
"... Miles." After a moment of silence, Benjamin took a deep breath and said slowly, "Can you tell me, what the hell is going on?"
Miles shrugged and replied: "It's a long story. Time is running out. I'm going to take you to meet someone now. I'll explain it to you slowly on the way."
With that said, he turned around and, like those knights, was about to go out.
"Hey... wait a minute!" Benjamin shouted quickly, "What is all this? Who are you taking me to see? Why is time so tight? And how did you find me?"
He would not be like those soldiers who ran away without knowing why when someone urged them.
A series of changes happened a little too fast.
With all kinds of doubts, Benjamin even felt that everything in front of him had a sense of illusion. Because of this, he began to wonder if he was dreaming, or if the Miles in front of him was someone else pretending to be him.
Because of this, before the other party could reply, Benjamin suddenly took action and threw an ice arrow straight at him.
Snapped!
The moment the ice arrow touched the opponent, it suddenly shattered on its own. As if it was disturbed by some force field, it turned into water element and fled away from the opponent as if fleeing.
“…”
Miles had a defeated expression on his face.
Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief.
It's me.
"Don't mind, I'm just verifying whether you are pretending to be someone else." So he spread his hands and said expressionlessly.
"Whatever." Miles was speechless, "Now that you've completed the verification, we'd better leave as soon as possible."
"No... Is the person you want to take me to meet far away? I still have many followers here, so it's impossible to just leave." Benjamin was still very confused and did not leave.
"With your speed, it won't be too far." Miles urged, "Don't worry, you will be back soon after you go, and I will ensure that there are no accidents along the way. As for you running into the Master Masonic Club The questions the branch wants to verify will also be answered after meeting that person.”
Damn... saying this is the same as not saying it.
"You have to at least tell me where that person is?" Benjamin was helpless.
To be honest, although Miles has provided him with a little help, is he really 100% trustworthy? This may not be the case. To take a step back, even if the other person is really helping him, Benjamin doesn't like to be led by others.
—What’s the point of being mysterious? How can you win the trust of others without saying anything
However, Miles spoke and replied: "At the palace."