What happened
Thinking on the bright side, maybe Michelle encountered something and delayed her time, so she came after a while. However, think of the worst...
If Michelle goes back to inquire about information this time, but her identity is discovered by the church, and the church arrests her, what should Benjamin do
Will Michelle tell everything under torture from the church
If this is the case, the people from the church who came to kill him are probably already on their way.
Fortunately, Benjamin still believes in Michelle's ability. She must have her own way of being able to hang out in the ranks of the Paladins for such a long time and to fool the people in the church.
She wouldn't be discovered by the church so easily.
Benjamin didn’t think that Michelle was leaving him here to trick him. It’s not that he believes in Michelle very much, it’s just that he knows that he is still useful to Michelle. What benefits would Michelle get from cheating him? Michelle would definitely not do anything that was not beneficial.
After thinking about it, the more Benjamin thought about it, the more he felt that he had no clue.
He couldn't just sit here anymore, he had to do something.
Benjamin made a decision.
He stood up from the barrel first, then suddenly started rolling all over the ground and stopped only when he was covered in mud. Then he began to tear his clothes, making his fine shirt and trousers into tatters. Finally, he wiped a layer of dust from the wall with his hands and wiped it on his face.
There were bruises on his body and face from the previous military training, which hurt uncontrollably, but Benjamin could only endure it at the moment.
After doing all this, he started to scratch his hair with his hands. He didn't stop what he was doing until his hair was gripped like a bird's nest.
"Now, no one should recognize me." He looked at his clothes that were made to look like a beggar and nodded with satisfaction.
It would be nice if there was a mirror, so he could take a look and confirm how much he has changed.
"Actually, if you look carefully, the flaws are quite big." The system spoke. "The quality of the shirt and pants is still very good. How can ordinary beggars wear such good clothes? And the mud marks on the clothes are a bit new. A real beggar, They are so dirty that they are both new and old, and they are very layered.”
“…”
Forgive him for not being able to pretend to be a layered beggar.
Benjamin has no other choice. This is the limit of what he can do, and most people won't take a close look at him. Besides, his facial features are still there. If you really look carefully, you can still find that he is the son of the Rise family.
He had no tools and no makeup skills, so he couldn't disguise himself so well. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with it, which was enough for Benjamin.
He didn't want to use this to fool the bishop's eyes, he just wanted to leave the warehouse first. If Michelle is really caught, and the bishop learns that Benjamin is a mage under torture and gets Benjamin's location, he will definitely send someone over immediately.
To be cautious, he still had to move his position.
Moreover, by disguising himself as a beggar, he could go out onto the street, sniff the wind, and check out the situation. It was better than just sitting here with his eyes darkened and not knowing anything.
"You prepare to deal with the church's memory first, in case there is an emergency, but we are not prepared at all." He ordered the system in his mind.
"...Okay." The system reluctantly agreed.
In this way, Benjamin disguised himself as a beggar, dug a hole, and buried his miscellaneous things there. Then, he left the abandoned wine warehouse.
Under the guidance of the system, he soon came to the nearest main road in the outer city.
It was night, and people were coming and going on the main road. Every shop opened its door and lit up its oil lamp. At the other end of the street, a theater was even more crowded. Several people in uniforms stood at the door, desperately soliciting customers, as if some large-scale performance was about to begin.
When Benjamin first came to the street, he was a little confused.
The outer city of Havenright is no different from usual. There were neither paladins patrolling around nor priests rushing by. There was a peaceful and joyful atmosphere, as if nothing really happened.
The church has taken no action
Benjamin felt strange. Based on the church's style of conduct, people should have been sent out to investigate this matter by now - no matter what, the bishop would definitely not let a team of purges die in such an unexplained way.
Thinking like this, he suddenly closed his eyes and sensed the water element.
With the strengthening of the triangular characters, the range and accuracy of the water element induction method have become much larger. Now Benjamin can roughly sense everything within a radius of twenty meters.
After the induction ended, Benjamin frowned.
Not a single person from the church.
After thinking about it, he walked to the other end of the street, sat on the side of the road like a beggar, and sensed it again.
still none.
Benjamin felt a little weird. When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Even in the outer city, people from one or two churches would pass by on the street from time to time, but now, they disappeared without a trace as if they were on a collective holiday.
Something's wrong, something really isn't right.
The calm before the storm?…
He began to put himself in someone else's shoes, trying to guess what the church would do. If he were a bishop, what would he do in this situation? Also, what is the connection between Michelle's delay in returning and this
In the end what happened…
No, there was still too little information and he couldn't deduce anything.
Just as Benjamin was thinking hard, suddenly, a voice that seemed familiar to him reached his ears from afar.
"Why are you doing things like this? Why are there so few people here? If today's performance doesn't cause a sensation in the outer city, how do you want my father to think of me!"
Not far away, at the entrance of the crowded theater, an aristocratic young man was lecturing several people.
Benjamin was stunned.
Isn't this... the guy who got hit twice with a chamber pot? His name is... Dick Foer
Why is he here
Thinking back to the last time Benjamin saw Dick, it was a long time ago. That time in an abandoned castle, a group of aristocratic teenagers played a simulated war game. In order to avenge a night pot, Dick actually took out a real gun and pointed it at Benjamin.
That incident ended with Benjamin's curse breaking out, and the patrolling knights being led over and taking him and Dick away. Later, Benjamin also heard that Dick had been severely punished for hiding firearms.
However, his father, Ax Foer, also made great efforts to protect him. He donated money to the church, contacted various nobles, and tried every means to plead for mercy. In the end, Dick was only detained by the church for a week and was released as if nothing was wrong.
Benjamin didn't care. Just let him out. As long as Dick no longer troubles him, he won't bother to care about Dick's life or death. And later facts also proved that after that incident, Dick was finally at peace and no longer dared to seek revenge from Benjamin.
Apparently, the scene of Benjamin's curse in the castle must have frightened this inexperienced playboy.
However, Benjamin never thought that he would meet Dick again at this time.
"The Foer family has monopolized most of the entertainment industry in the royal capital. If you look at the name of this theater, you will know why he is here." Benjamin was still confused, and the system suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Benjamin looked at the theater's sign, and saw a line of large characters that was extremely clear:
Foer Gaiety Theater.
“…”
What the hell name.
Benjamin wiped his sweat and understood what Dick was doing here. This is their family's business, and listening to what he just said, it seems that he is still in charge of the performance of this theater.
The Foer family is quite concerned about the business training of their heirs.
I have to say that Claude is indeed much worse than Ax in this regard. Look at the two sons of the Rise family, one was sent to military training by him, and the other is still learning the magic. And what about others? They have already started internships in their units.
Of course, Benjamin didn't care about this. The main industry of the Riese family is fields. Is it possible that he still wants to learn farming? He just made a few random remarks.
"By the way..." He was suddenly startled, as if he thought of something, and said to the system, "Aren't you faking your memory? How come you still have the memory to speak?"
The system replied: "Forging memories is very tiring. I'll take a break and continue working on it later."
“…”
Benjamin couldn't do anything about it. He turned his head and glanced at Dick not far away. Because he was a little worried about being recognized by Dick, Benjamin decided to find another place to find out the information.
However, just as he was about to leave, he vaguely heard Dick say:
"I don't know what happened to the church. They actually called my father and most of the nobles in the royal capital. Otherwise, my father would definitely be here for the first performance in the theater today. How could it be like this..."
Benjamin couldn't help but stop.