After the elemental turbulence disappeared, these mages obviously wanted to run away. But Benjamin brought them all into the water element realm in time, and then built a tall ice wall to signal the other party not to have any inappropriate thoughts.
Therefore, they had no choice but to start answering questions obediently.
"What happened at the theater... was an accident. Someone tipped off the church, so Mr. Ax had to sacrifice some people to allow more people to survive."
Benjamin raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
To be honest, even though he was there at the time, it was a long time ago. Perhaps the Foer family secretly trained another group of mages, but... why did they come to Frieden and attack the students of the academy
It’s impossible that Ax has been holding a grudge until now, so he wants to seek revenge from Benjamin, right
"Since you are not members of the church, why do you want to intercept my students?" He stared at the other party coldly, his eyes implying murderous intent, as if he was going to throw these mages into the elemental turbulence again if he was unhappy.
"...That's what Mr. Aix meant." The middle-aged mage hesitated and replied, "The church has begun to secretly suppress the noble forces of Horli Kingdom again. Several families have been arrested and taken to the purification center for various reasons. Ai Mr. Kes is very uneasy, so... he wants to get in touch with foreign mages to leave himself a way out."
When Benjamin heard this, he sneered disdainfully.
"If you want to get in touch with us, why don't you just come to the college to find me instead of kidnapping my students?" He said slowly, "What is that old fox planning? Do you think you can really deceive me? ?”
Although he doesn't understand the current situation inside the Hori Kingdom, he is not stupid enough. The lies that the middle-aged mage concocted in a panic were so unquestioning.
"you… "
The middle-aged mage was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head and said: "Since you refuse to tell me, then I have no choice but to invite you to our academy as a guest. But... I don't know that the sudden news about the dozens of mages who were finally trained, Aix felt in his heart What will you think about?"
Hearing this, the middle-aged mage exchanged glances with his companions and finally said, "Actually... we don't know what you want to do. We just received an order to bring these students back."
Benjamin frowned.
It was hard for him to tell whether this was true or not, but even if it was true, he didn't intend to let these mages go just like that. joke? If Benjamin hadn't been with the team, the first batch of top students who had finally been trained would have disappeared right now!
Therefore, a cold smile appeared on his face.
"In that case, please come with me. Don't worry, if Aix really values you, I think he will come forward and won't let you die like those mages in the theater."
"you… "
Benjamin interrupted the other party and continued: "What do you think? Do you want me to beat you half to death, or do you just follow me obediently?"
To be honest, his attitude at the moment is really a bit arrogant.
However, the mages looked at each other with helpless expressions. They were also clearly aware of their situation and had no other way out than to follow Benjamin obediently.
So they fell silent and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Benjamin nodded.
"Don't worry, everyone, the problem has been solved." He turned around and said to the students, "You stay here for a while, and I will ask the academy for help. In about half a day, the mage from the academy will be here to help I will escort these mages back. You can continue your internship."
When the students heard this, they didn't know whether to be happy or sad, but they could only nod.
Benjamin turned back again and glanced at these mages.
"I hope you will be smarter and don't have those little thoughts that you shouldn't have. I'm watching you all the time."
In this way, Benjamin and his party temporarily set up camp in this area. The dozens of mages who claimed to be from the Kingdom of Hori were gathered together, and the system kept an eye on them at all times. As for the remaining ordinary people... In fact, by now, they were almost dead.
Benjamin interrogated the few who were still alive, but he didn't know anything about them.
However, it has been confirmed that these people are all from the Kingdom of Hori and are inextricably linked to the Foer family.
Benjamin still felt a little incredible.
Given the living environment within the Kingdom of Hori, the Foer family was actually able to cultivate so many mages, the strongest of whom have even reached the point where they can quickly chant advanced magic... Is it possible for the church to just sit back and watch all this happen
Or is there something unknown happening within the kingdom
Benjamin also felt a little headache when he thought of the Kingdom of Hori. Before he left, the kingdom was already filled with overt and covert conflicts between the nobility and the church. Although he felt that the nobles were always at the bottom, their abilities were somewhat unexpected.
Being able to transport so many mages through the Crusader gate... what kind of method is this
Could it be that Aix's money is enough to make some priests betray their faith, ignore their hatred of mages, and secretly help the nobles behind their backs
It’s really strange…
Benjamin used sound-transmitting wood chips to send out the message. About half a day later, more than a dozen mages from the academy flew into the sky. After they landed, they communicated with Benjamin about the situation, then used the magic-forbidden chains they brought to tie up the wizards of the Foer family and took them away from here.
And Benjamin... he definitely couldn't continue to follow these students.
His identity has been exposed, and if he continues to follow him, the internship will not have any training effect. Therefore, he could only return to the academy together and let Laila take these students to the Mercenary Association.
They were almost leaving the desolate area. When they get to a crowded place, there shouldn't be any people with evil intentions jumping out to surround them.
In this way, a group of people escorted the captives and returned to the Magic Academy for a few days.
Benjamin locked them in several other vacant basements.
"Do I need to write a letter to Aix? Otherwise, he may not know that I have invited you to the academy." In the basement, Benjamin looked at the middle-aged mage and said.
"… Maybe."
"Then, I need his contact information." Benjamin said slowly, "There should be some secret contact information between you. Tell me about it. I need to bypass the church's surveillance and tell him the news."