After listening, Benjamin looked strange.
He didn't understand what was going on. It is really surprising that there are other people sneaking into the banquet, but... what is the purpose of bringing in a group of ordinary people
"Are they a group of mercenaries who sneaked in?" Benjamin asked again.
The system said: "Some of them are mercenaries, but the other part... are just ordinary people. They don't have the strong mental power of mages, nor the strong bodies that have been professionally trained. They really don't look threatening."
Benjamin felt even more wrong.
"How many fake mages are there?"
"About a hundred or so, which is not too many in the overall ratio of mages. The other mages look quite normal, and they are all members of the Mages Guild."
Among the total number of thousands of people, about a hundred people is really nothing. But if they were ordinary spies who sneaked in, a hundred spies would be too many.
At first, Benjamin suspected that the church might also want to take advantage of the birthday party to cause trouble, but it happened to happen to him. But sending mercenaries and ordinary people into the scene is not the way of ordinary churches.
So in the end, he could only tell the president these things in a low voice.
"Ordinary people..." The president's face was not very good at that time, "It is not easy to sneak in, and to reach such a number, only some very high-status officials can do it."
"They won't affect our plans, right?" This is Benjamin's most relevant question at the moment.
The president shook his head and said, "I'll go take a look first."
After saying that, he walked towards the mages disguised as ordinary people closest to them.
Benjamin could only watch the development of the situation quietly.
"You two look a little unfamiliar. Are they new mages who have joined the guild recently? I haven't seen them before." The president walked over, nodded and shook hands with those people, and asked.
However, those people seemed to recognize the president and nodded in greeting without looking too flustered.
"Hello, Mr. President. We just entered the Mage Guild this month. I have always heard that you are very busy and I have not had time to meet you. It is really rude."
The president heard this, nodded, and said: "In that case, then... I wonder if several mages are proficient in those magics? We can come out and communicate with each other when we have time in the future."
At this time, the other party finally showed a troubled look on his face.
"... How can the level of the president be compared to that of us little mages? We still won't show our shame."
"How can you think like this?" The president immediately took advantage of the victory and said, "A mage must continue to improve through communication. As the president, I naturally bear the responsibility of supporting the younger generations."
"Actually, Mr. President, you don't have to worry so much..."
"It's okay, you don't have to be shy, just tell me how you feel during meditation. Maybe I can give you some pointers."
"this… "
Just when the scene gradually became stiff and people around started to pay attention to this side, suddenly, a figure walked in from outside the door and intervened in the conversation between the president and these fake mages.
"President, long time no see. I wonder how you are these days. What are you busy with?"
It was a man on crutches, wearing formal clothes, with a smile on his face, and he was about to shake hands with the president calmly. The president's demeanor changed, but he still extended his hand without scorning him.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister, it's been a long time indeed."
The man smiled and said, "President, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Ethan. The scene when we built Icol together is still vivid in my mind, so why are you so angry?"
When the president heard this, he laughed a few times and said nothing, but continued to look at the fake mages beside him.
"Mr. Prime Minister, do you know these new mages?"
The man shook his head and said, "I don't know you. What's wrong?"
The president nodded, with a subtle look on his face: "Because... these people are not mages at all, but spies who got into our banquet!"
His words were loud, and besides, many people were already paying attention to what was going on here. As soon as he said this, it caused an uproar.
The faces of the impostors changed. In the surrounding crowd, other guys pretending to be mages also exchanged looks with different expressions.
But still... they still didn't look panicked.
Benjamin noticed all this and felt a little strange. The president quickly revealed the identities of these people, which was tantamount to throwing them into a certain death situation. Why did they seem to be calm
They are just about a hundred ordinary people, surrounded by thousands of mages. Why should they be calm
"Mr. President, what on earth is going on?" A mage walked over and asked in disbelief.
"What's going on? I still want to ask someone else." The president's face was gloomy, looking at the Prime Minister who walked in at the right time, and said, "The inspection of the palace is very strict, how could someone who is not a lawyer sneak in? Prime Minister, Don’t you have anything to say?”
The man smiled slightly and said something that made many people frown:
"The Chairman is surprised. These people will dress up as mages to attend the banquet. It is actually the request of Her Majesty the Queen."
The president's expression suddenly became a little strange: "... Her Majesty the Queen's request?"
"Yes, we are under the orders of Her Majesty the Queen to dress up as mages at the banquet. Please forgive me, Mr. President." The impostors on the side also came over and said calmly, as if they had found a backer. of.
Watching from a distance, Benjamin also felt that something was even more wrong.
The development of the situation was far from what they expected. What could be the purpose of the queen sending a group of ordinary people to sneak into the mage's banquet? April Fools' Day game? Or some sideshow
Although there was no basis for it, his intuition told him that this was probably not a simple surprise program.
"Why would your Majesty do this?" The president stared at the Prime Minister and asked in a voice that became increasingly less friendly.
The Prime Minister smiled and replied: "Mr. President, please relax. Your Majesty naturally has her own thoughts when doing this. You will understand after a while."
"you… "
The surrounding mages looked at each other, and many of them were confused. What's wrong with Her Majesty the Queen? President, what's going on? Isn't it just a birthday party? What else is there to hide
The scene is a little stiff. Isn't Her Majesty the Queen going to come out and explain
In the corner, Benjamin touched his chin and thought hard, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.
They... seemed to have missed something.
The president had just told him before that there seemed to be more people absent from the banquet this year, but it was not abnormal, so they didn't take it seriously. But... if we add these one hundred fake mages, then the number of absentees might be a bit higher than normal.
The more than a hundred impostors may not be here to cause trouble, but... to fill up the numbers and prevent others from noticing that there are particularly many mages absent this year.
So... where did the hundreds of absent mages go
Benjamin suddenly had a bad premonition, and at this moment, the sound-transmitting wood chip in his pocket also emitted a weak magic wave, pulling him back from his contemplation.
He hurriedly hid in a corner and opened the sound transmission wood piece.
"Teacher Benjamin, a group of mysterious mages and soldiers suddenly appeared around us, surrounding the entire Akademi!" It was Frank's voice, which came faintly from the wood chips, but you could hear the panic in his tone. .