"What are you going to do?"
Miles was naturally a little surprised to be suddenly surrounded by soldiers. However, he still pretended to be weak and asked in panic.
"We don't welcome Carrites' envoys here, go away." A soldier who looked like a captain came out, stared at Miles fiercely, and said, "If you don't leave, we will let you die like the previous envoys. wilderness."
“…”
Miles glanced at the blockade, stood there for a moment, and finally turned around silently. Under the gaze of these soldiers, he led the horse away obediently.
He did not choose to conflict with the soldiers. After leaving, he had no choice but to enter the tunnel to find Benjamin.
"What? They kicked you out?" Benjamin witnessed everything with the water element sensing method. When he saw Miles coming down with a helpless expression, he smiled and said this.
"They won't let me in, otherwise they will kill me." Miles shook his head and said, "I definitely can't conflict with these people in person, so I came to find you."
"Can't you sneak in yourself?" Benjamin asked.
"You can, but it's very troublesome. You have to dig tunnels anyway, so it won't be troublesome to take me with you."
"… whatever."
Benjamin shook his head, summoned more automatic ice drills, and dug forward at a very fast speed.
However, Miles's attempt just now at least tested the attitude of these soldiers - hostility, full of hostility. All the envoys sent before were actually killed. When new envoys came, they didn't even have the intention to meet.
After the negotiation, what happened here
Magic has become spiritual, and digging holes is so exciting that there is no need for Benjamin to direct it at all. Therefore, he could free up his mind and keep turning on the water element induction method, scanning back and forth above.
Soldiers' tents, warehouses where weapons are stored, moving carriages and horses... After crossing the blockade, every part of the area occupied by Ikol was carefully inspected by him. However, so far, he has found nothing.
The occupied area was filled with a solemn atmosphere, and the soldiers coming and going seemed to be ready for war at any time.
But... after watching for so long, Benjamin didn't even see the shadow of the mage.
Benjamin's mood was a little subtle.
Maybe their position is relatively marginal, and it's normal not to see the mage. But... thinking of some possibilities, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and continue looking forward.
About an hour later, they passed through the blockade directly underground and dug to a relatively remote location. So, Benjamin controlled the ice drill, turned the direction, and dug it out of the ground again without anyone noticing.
"Huh... It feels so uncomfortable to stay underground." Miles got out of the hole first and stood by the shelter of some trees to look around.
Benjamin dispersed the ice drill and flew directly out of the tunnel.
"Don't look, there's no one around here, we won't be discovered." He said.
Hearing this, Miles nodded and said, "Now that we're here, we can split up. I'll find a way to sneak into the cities in this area and see if I can steal some information. Just... just look for it."
"...I can go to the garrison camp in Ikol and have a look."
Anyway, the blockade has been crossed, and it is indeed more efficient to act separately. Miles can only infiltrate alone, and Benjamin has the water element sensing method. It is better to go directly to the camp where the queen may be and sense it directly.
In short, their line of work not only has to investigate the Queen's life and death, but also understand what caused the accident on the day of the negotiation. If it was someone else who was responsible, they would have to find some clues.
"Don't lose contact this time."
Just like that, Benjamin handed Miles another piece of sound-transmitting wood. The two covered up the tunnel, looked at each other, nodded, and then turned and walked in different directions.
"Is it true that no magic power fluctuations can be detected in this area?" Benjamin asked in his mind as he walked towards the possible camp.
He couldn't see half a mage... This phenomenon really worried him.
"Not at all." The system replied, "Let me put it bluntly. The queen may have died, and she and Icol's mage died suddenly together. Otherwise, as long as there are mage activities nearby, there will be a weak magic power. Fluctuations can be detected.”
Benjamin couldn't help but rub his temples.
If this is the case, then they really need to act quickly. Ikol's strength plummeted, and it was only a matter of minutes before he was annexed by the church. Quickly take back the territory of Carites and prepare to face another situation of oppression by the church. This will be their most important task next.
But... things are not confirmed, I hope the system is mistaken.
Benjamin turned on the water element perception method and searched in this area for more than two hours before finally discovering the garrison camp of Ikol's large army.
The guards outside the camp were very strict. He couldn't get close and could only sense it from the outside. However, just as he arrived nearby, a soldier on horseback had just left the camp and looked in a hurry.
When Benjamin saw this, his heart moved, and he secretly scanned this person.
Unexpectedly, he found a letter from the soldier.
The letter was very brief, more like a short message or a note than a letter. And the words recorded on this small piece of paper also made Benjamin feel cold.
"President, Her Majesty the Queen has passed away. Seal the border as soon as possible and stabilize the domestic situation before the Kingdom of Hori knows about it."
Benjamin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Actually... really dead.
This is a big fucking deal!
No wonder Icol has sealed off all news and has no contact with the outside world at all - they are afraid that after the news gets out, the entire Icor will be destroyed in an instant.
And the "Master President" he was talking about in his heart should be the president of the Mages Guild.
Benjamin had met him before, and they were able to leave Icol smoothly, and the president also helped them a lot. In the Mage Guild, the president seems to be the only mage who has not drank the magic potion, so he is probably the only person in Iker who can stand up and take charge of the situation in this situation.
It's just that... this president had been at odds with the queen before. He was thinking about his old relationship and the lives of the Ikol mages, so he didn't conflict with the queen.
Now that the queen is dead, how will the president of the Mages Guild choose
At this moment, Benjamin suddenly realized that he had to find a way to contact the president!
He immediately took out the sound transmission wood piece.
"Maurice? Find a way to contact Master Finch in Riley City. He is an old acquaintance with the president of the Mages Guild in Icol. Now that the queen of Icol has passed away, this president is the only one in Icol who can The person who is in charge of the overall situation. Contact this person quickly and tell him that there is an old acquaintance mage named Benjamin who wants to meet with Rang."
Along with the weak fluctuations of magic power, the news spread quietly to the distance through the wood chips in Benjamin's hand.
He took a deep breath.
This news may determine the fate of several countries in the future.
The president had no previous contact with him, and could only be reconnected through tortuous channels like Master Finch. In this case, Benjamin must contact the president of the Mages Guild.
The president is not hostile to them, maybe... this connection can bring them extremely amazing gains.