Faced with the old man's stubborn statement, if it was normal, Benjamin would have turned around and left. But at this moment, the old man's attitude aroused Benjamin's fighting spirit to a certain extent. If he just gave up, he seemed to be unable to swallow this breath.
Therefore, he decided to use some extraordinary measures.
"Senior, I don't know if you understand, but the actions of the Mages Guild have become more and more arrogant. In the past, you might have been able to hide in a remote town and guard your shop to live a stable life, but in a few days, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive. ”
The old man said without raising his head: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Benjamin replied: "Nothing. I just got a piece of news when I was passing through Regina - the Queen can no longer tolerate so many mages in Icol who do not obey orders. In a few days, the Mages Guild will send out more people. Your shop... I'm afraid it won't be able to open anymore."
Hearing this, the old man finally raised his head again.
"Stop making it up, do you really think I'm so ill-informed?" He said with a look of boredom, "The Mages Guild has done nothing at all recently, they won't send anyone here."
Benjamin showed a smile: "Really? What if they really send people to sweep away you free mages?"
"Then I will go with you to Carrites."
"Okay, when those people really come, don't default on your debt."
Seeing Benjamin's confident look, a little hesitation flashed in the old man's eyes. However, it was probably the pride in his character that prevented him from going back on his word, and instead agreed very simply.
"When have I ever failed to pay my dues? The Mages Guild cannot be so arrogant. After dealing with them for so many years, I understand their situation."
Benjamin shrugged and said: "That means you don't know enough. Just wait and see, I have inside information. They are here to decide!"
The old man shook his head, lowered his head and petted the cat. He didn't even bother to say anything, which clearly conveyed the intention of seeing off the guests. Seeing this, Benjamin said nothing more, turned around and left the shop.
After walking out of Hank Town, he immediately flew into the sky and flew towards Regina.
What the old man said is actually correct. It is impossible for the Mages Guild to really come to sweep away the free mages in the country. The most they do is squeeze and bully... everything is within a barely tolerable range, and they won't go too far. That's why the old man agreed to this bet so confidently.
However, Benjamin knows the president of the Mages Guild!
As long as he tells the president, without any reason, the people from the Mages Guild will rush to Hank Town and demolish the old man's shop.
"You are really shameless." The system said in a contemptuous tone.
Benjamin smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."
He didn't want to use such extraordinary means, but as long as he could crack the Queen's potion, it didn't matter if he became more shameless. If they want to counterattack the Kingdom of Hori, they must cross Ikol, and as long as the Queen is still in power, they cannot peacefully pass through Ikol, and can only fight to the death with them.
But after fighting with Ikol, it was the church that enjoyed the benefits. When the time comes, when Benjamin plans to attack the Kingdom of Hori again, he doesn't know how many years it will be delayed, and he doesn't know how many more soldiers and mages will die.
Therefore, be shameless, and Benjamin is used to it.
Who told the old man to make this bet with him confidently
In this way, it took more than a day for Benjamin to return to Regina and get in touch with the president of the Mages Guild. At first, the president was confused about Benjamin's request, but after listening to Benjamin's explanation, he understood what this "forced into danger" plan was about.
Later, he said there was no problem at all.
"Mage Moore's potion level is the strongest among the people I know. I have tried to ask him for help, but his temper is too difficult to deal with. Unexpectedly, you really provoked him to make this bet with you. , I’ll send someone right away.”
It's all about cracking the Queen's potion, and of course he won't refuse.
Benjamin also nodded.
Although the president seems to be being ostracized, he is still the president no matter what. Squeezing the Free Mage was originally the Queen's order. He just used the authority of the president to do a little trick.
After the meeting, Benjamin quickly left Regina and flew all the way back to Hank Town ahead of the people from the Mages Guild. In Hank's Town, the old man's shop is still open, with no intention of closing it to avoid the limelight.
This also shows the old man's confidence - he really didn't take Benjamin's words seriously.
After thinking for a while, Benjamin walked into the shop again before anyone from the Mages Guild arrived.
"The tail of a corpse rabbit, the leaves of Feng Xingcao... No, can these things really be put together? What is the refining method..."
As soon as he reached the back door, he vaguely heard such a sound coming from the door.
Benjamin was stunned and immediately realized that the ingredients the old man was talking about were all written on the potion formula. Although he acted like he was too lazy to study, he didn't really give up in private.
The old man memorized all the contents of the recipe.
Thinking of this, Benjamin was still very pleased.
He knocked lightly on the door.
"who?"
"It's me, senior, are you still studying that formula?"
There was silence inside the door for a while, and then the old man's voice came out in anger: "What are you doing here? I don't welcome you here."
Benjamin didn't care, but directly used magic to open the door and walked in. In the room, the old man was sitting in front of a table, which was filled with the ingredients written on the formula. The weird instruments made a gurgling sound, and purple smoke kept coming out.
The old man stared at Benjamin with extremely unhappy eyes.
Benjamin shrugged and said, "I just wanted to come over and remind you to pack up the things in the store to avoid heavy losses later."
"Really? Then wait until they come, and get out of here now." The old man cursed with an indifferent look.
"Senior, why do you have to do this? You are obviously very interested in this kind of magic potion. You only need to go to Carites and do research to your heart's content, so I will bear the expenses, okay? ?"
"Stop talking nonsense, I've already made a bet with you. Unless someone from the Mages Guild really comes, I will never leave here."
When Benjamin heard this, he could only shake his head.
He wanted to say something more, but judging from the old man's appearance, he was afraid a medicine bottle would be thrown at him if he continued. If we want to cooperate in the future, we should save some face for each other. Therefore, he nodded and turned to leave.
He stayed at the hotel in Hank Town and waited for two days. Finally, the people from the Mages Guild came as promised by the president.