This scene made Benjamin feel extremely confused. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he walked into the tavern alone and approached the mages disguised as civilians.
"...Aren't those two people from yesterday not planning to come?"
"Yeah, they said there's no hope of staying here. It's better to find a way out somewhere else."
Vaguely, Benjamin heard their conversation. If someone doesn't know their identity, they may not think these words mean anything. But Benjamin immediately realized that these mages were also struggling with how to get through the gate.
Just like the mage he met back then, these people seemed to have formed some kind of secret association, discussing every day how to get through the gate.
I just don’t know if their association will be another trap for the church...
After all, they are both mages and have old acquaintances there. Benjamin cannot sit idly by and ignore it, but it is not easy for him to expose his identity here. So, after thinking about it, he walked over and patted the short mage on the shoulder.
Suddenly, several mages turned their heads together and stared at Benjamin warily.
"What's up?"
The short mage asked with a fierce expression. Elizabeth also looked suspiciously on the side. Apparently, after such a long time, Benjamin had disguised himself better and they didn't recognize him.
When Benjamin saw this, he didn't say anything, but spread his palm and handed over a small note.
The short mage took the note, glanced at Benjamin, and handed the note to Elizabeth beside him. Elizabeth unfolded it, her eyes changed slightly, and she immediately whispered to Benjamin: "Come with us."
Benjamin nodded.
The note was so small that he had no room to write down his identity and origin. In fact, there was only the word "Mage" on it. However, he didn't expect that a small piece of paper could make Elizabeth believe him so quickly.
There were many people talking in the tavern, but these mages didn't say much. Elizabeth seemed to be their invisible leader, and everyone followed her and quietly left here.
Benjamin also followed her, going around and around, and finally came to a remote and uninhabited corner of the town.
"...Are you also a mage?"
After arriving here, several mages stopped and turned around. The short mage looked at him with a wink, and there seemed to be deep suspicion in his eyes.
Don't know why, Benjamin felt a little want to laugh.
"I am… "
However, just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by an unexpected voice: "Hey! Why are you standing there sneakily? Do you want to steal something?"
Several people turned around and saw a few soldiers-looking people standing there at the corner of the street, looking over here with frowns.
However, when they saw those soldiers, the two mages, one tall and one short, not only showed no fear, but walked over carelessly and greeted the soldiers with a smile, as if they were brothers.
"It's us! Brother, don't you remember us?"
And the soldiers seemed to really recognize them.
"It's you guys, what bad things are you doing here?" A soldier said with a smile, "Do you still have the wine from last time? Our captain likes it!"
"No, no, no. Where can we get so many wines from noble lords? Brother, you are killing me..."
The two mages and the soldiers chatted at the street corner for a while, and the soldiers laughed at their naivety. After a while, the soldier patted their shoulders, turned and left, and no longer paid attention to these sneaky guys hiding in the corner.
After watching all this, Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, feeling impressed.
Is this... a church trap? Or do these two brothers really have this ability
"Thomson and Jared have a good relationship with the gate guards. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to hide in the town for so long." Elizabeth suddenly spoke at this moment, as if explaining the scene just now to Benjamin, "Maybe Some people just have such a talent, which makes others unwary."
When Benjamin heard this, he turned his head and looked at Elizabeth strangely.
"You don't doubt me?"
Elizabeth was silent for a moment and replied: "I can feel that you don't look like a member of the church. I...maybe don't have any other strengths, but I can still judge people very accurately."
The two mages also came back at this moment, laughing and saying, "Yes, she is very good at judging people! There was a magus sent by the church who wanted to sneak in between us, but she found out. .She can see everything!"
Benjamin frowned when he heard this.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered that at that party, the room number where Grant had sex with someone was the room number that Elizabeth reported to him before leaving.
Are you good at judging people...
However, the other party didn't seem to recognize him.
"Are you gathering here to try to get through the gate?" Thinking of this, Benjamin didn't rush to reveal his identity, but asked.
Elizabeth nodded and said: "Yes, the gate is guarded very strictly, and it is difficult for any mage to pass their detection. To be honest, we have been stuck here for several months."
"How many mages are there in total in the town now?"
"Not many. Many people saw no hope of leaving. After staying for a few days, they left Crewe Town one after another. In the end, only a dozen mages remained." Elizabeth replied, "After all, this is also a very dangerous place. , the church's inspections are extremely strict. In the past, there were many mages specially trained by the church who wanted to sneak into us, but we finally killed them."
When Benjamin heard this, he glanced at the mages he had not seen before, and nodded thoughtfully.
This group of mages is quite thoughtful and does not seem to have the church's eyes and ears sneaking in like before. In other words, the church does not yet know the location of these mages.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about traps or information leakage.
"In that case, call the other people here." Benjamin said, seemingly casually, "I can take you out of the Horli Kingdom."
“…”
For a moment, other people present stared at Benjamin blankly, and the whole corner was silent.
"Are you... are you serious?" After being stunned for a while, a mage next to him came back to his senses and asked with a strange expression.
Benjamin felt a sense of helplessness welling up in his heart.
"Of course it's true." He shrugged and said, "I just came in from abroad today, so naturally I can take you all out easily."
"Country, abroad..."
Suddenly, several mages looked stunned.
When Benjamin saw this, he couldn't help but think of his past appearance. Before leaving the gate, he seemed to be similar to these mages. He looked longing and excited when facing the unknown outside world, right
In such a closed environment, it must be very difficult for a mage to reach this point...
"How did you get here?" Elizabeth asked.
"Flying from the mountains nearby." Benjamin thought for a while and took out a few gryphon feathers from his bag. "Although there are many magical beasts on the mountains, as long as you are strong enough, you don't need to be afraid of these unintelligent beasts. They are much easier to deal with than the church people."
When several mages heard this, they stared at the shimmering feathers, their jaws almost closed.
They have all stayed in Crewe Town for so long, and they must have some knowledge of the nearby mountains. They knew how terrifying the gryphons on the mountain were, and how powerful it would take to break through alone.
Therefore, their expressions became even more shocked.
"S-Senior! I can actually break through from the mountain. It's amazing... Can you accept me as your student?" A mage asked tremblingly.
Benjamin smiled: "No."
“…”
Amidst the admiring gazes of everyone, Elizabeth suddenly seemed to have thought of something and stared at Benjamin with a strange look. She was silent for a moment and asked: "Then...since you are a foreign mage and you are living well abroad, why do you come to the hell of Horli Kingdom?"