After meeting the president of the Mages Guild, Benjamin left Regina that day.
Searching for free mages everywhere to spread the news about the Magic Academy - this is something he can only do by himself. The relationship between them and Ikol is too stiff, and letting their subordinates do it may just lead to death.
"Hello, Master Claire, my name is Benjamin. Recently, Carrites is building a magic academy. The environment here in Icol is getting worse and worse. If you and some of your friends are interested, why not go there? have a look."
"Benjamin...could he be the Benjamin mage who has recently become famous in Freden and Carites?"
"It's okay, you don't have to be surprised..."
The process of persuading these mages was quite smooth, and Benjamin's reputation also played a big role. At least, others admired his attitude and showed great interest in the magic academy he described.
These people live in a remote town in Ikol, far away from the Mages Guild. They have solid magic skills and their lives are not bad. It is certainly impossible to expect them to rush to the king as soon as they slam the table, but Benjamin will not expect such an unrealistic thing.
"I don't want you all to leave Ikol. I'm very grateful to you for telling the free mages you know."
Mage who are already very skilled like this may not want to leave, but those newcomers who have just emerged will definitely be interested in the concept of magic academy.
Moreover, in order to survive, these free mages have very close ties with the people, which is completely different from living in seclusion. The news will slowly spread from their mouths, civilians, mercenaries... Once they know that there is a place where they can also learn magic, how can they miss it
In this way, although Benjamin could not enroll students in Icol, students would run towards them on their own.
And in this way, the probability of offending the queen and causing the country's border to be blocked is the lowest.
So, in just one week, Benjamin flew almost all over Icol. As the largest country among the three countries, if it were not for the information provided by the president, Benjamin would not have dared to imagine how much effort he would have spent searching here.
And in the end, he came to Hank Town, the town of Ikol closest to the Kingdom of Hori.
"In the town of Hank, there lives one of the best potion wizards in the country. He has a weird personality and has opened a shop in the town called 'Moore's Magic Shop'. You'd better think twice before visiting."
This is the introduction recorded in the notebook by the president.
When he saw this, Benjamin's expression was a little strange.
This place... seems like he has been here before.
At first, he took more than 20 mages and fled from Crusad Gate into Icol. The first town he settled in was Hank Town. As for Moore's magic shop and the old man who owned it, Benjamin even made a deal with him once.
—He helped the old man hunt for Warcraft materials in exchange for the two books "Introduction to Potions" and "Introduction to Magic".
He didn't expect that the old man who opened the shop was actually recorded in the president's book and was called one of the best potion masters. Of course, putting aside everything else, Benjamin still feels the same way about his eccentric personality.
Entering Hank Town, taking a deep breath outside the store, Benjamin mentally prepared himself and walked in.
"Hello, what can I do for you..."
Benjamin waved his hand, interrupting the clerk's question, followed the route in his memory to the back door, and knocked lightly.
After a while, a deep voice came from inside.
"What's up?"
"Senior, I'm here to visit you again."
There was silence on the other side of the door for a while, and then the old man's voice came over impatiently: "Come back next time. I'm very busy now and don't have time to see any random people."
"But...don't you want to know about moving to the Mages Guild?"
Suddenly, there was silence on the other side of the door. Immediately afterwards, with a faint fluctuation of magic power, the door lock clicked open, and the back was slowly pushed open.
A smile appeared on Benjamin's lips.
Sure enough... this old man still hates the Mages Guild as before.
He walked in slowly.
In the pink room, the old man sat on a chair. He raised his head and stared at Benjamin with fierce eyes, but he was holding the yellow and white cat in his arms, and his right hand gently stroked the cat's back over and over again.
"Senior, do you still remember me?" Benjamin was not surprised by the expected scene, but said this.
The old man frowned.
"You... who are you?"
Benjamin said helplessly: "My name is Benjamin, a mage from the Kingdom of Hori. Before, I helped you hunt down the Warcraft Dark Snake, and I also took away the "Introduction to Potions" and "Introduction to Magic" from you. You also Remember me?"
The old man petted the cat and thought for a while, and finally nodded. Then, he looked at Benjamin with a strange expression.
"I thought you were dead."
Benjamin wiped his sweat.
It seems that this old man's information is far less informed than other free mages. He had done so many great things in the other two countries, but the old man had never heard of it.
This may not be just because of the geographical distance.
"Thank you, I'm alive and well." With this thought, he replied, "Not only that, the church's infiltration of Freden and Carites, Freden's coup, and Carites' invasion, They were all solved by me."
After hearing this, the old man looked at Benjamin with an indifferent expression, lowered his head, and concentrated on petting his cat again.
“…”
Benjamin wanted to hit someone.
With his current reputation, other mages would at least speak kindly and smile when they see him. But now, this almost indifferent attitude made him feel a huge gap.
-The old man's attitude was almost the same as his first visit.
"What a pure and unpretentious old man!" The system suddenly appeared and said in its choking tone.
Benjamin shook his head helplessly and continued to say to the old man: "Getting back to the subject, you must hate the Mages Guild very much, right?"
The old man raised his head.
"Hate? What is it about those losers that makes me hate them?"
Benjamin nodded when he heard this, and suddenly showed an indifferent expression.
"Is that so? It's a bit of a pity. I originally had a good proposal here, which might even cause the entire Mage Guild to dissolve instantly and cease to exist. But since you're not interested, I'd better leave."
With that said, he turned around and walked towards the door.
"…wait a minute."
Finally, the old man stopped him.
Benjamin stopped and turned his back to him, with a proud smile on his lips.
"Are you interested again?"
"Let the entire Mage Guild be disbanded in an instant? What nonsense are you talking about? That's not how you brag, brat." The old man said impatiently.
Benjamin turned around, showing a lazy look, and said: "Who knows? If your potion level is okay, then we can disband the Mage Guild instantly. If your level is not good... It's okay, you Just think I’m bragging.”
After saying that, he started to leave again, and the old man was so angry that he put the cat down.
"You... why are you leaving? Tell me clearly." He sat up from his chair and stared at Benjamin with a frown, "How can the Mages Guild be disbanded? What does this have to do with my potion level?"
When Benjamin saw this, he finally put away his look of wanting to be beaten and smiled.
"Before that, let me tell you what the Mage Guild is really about."