Chapter 424: The Empty Trap
Flying in the air all the time, Benjamin didn't notice anything after him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ ć However, he changed direction slightly and came to Amber City, a city near the capital city of Glory.
It is still a relatively large city in the territory of Carretus, and in this city, there is also a branch of the Mage Freemasonry.
They split up and entered the city and stayed in hotels. Benjamin didn't hesitate to go straight to the branch, wanting to see how the Mage Freemasons were doing here.
The only thing he saw, however, was an empty building.
ā...... Nobody?"
The branch is also a standard library-like building, with doors that open to reveal marble tiles and dark carpets that stretch from beneath your feet. However, the member mage who was supposed to be sitting behind the stage couldn't even see a figure at the moment.
Benjamin couldn't help frowning.
If no one is there, why not lock the door?
After thinking about it, he continued to walk inside, the hallway, the reading room, the conference room, the warehouse, ...... The doors of all the rooms were wide open, revealing empty rooms. But the things in the room were still well placed there, and no one touched them.
Suddenly, Benjamin felt even more weird.
It would be understandable if it was said that after Aldrich was arrested, the mage Freemasons here were also seized by the soldiers and the members were dispersed. However, this is clearly not the state of being seized.
Everything looks normal.
-- There is no one but here.
In the quiet building, only the sound of Benjamin's footsteps echoed faintly. At that moment, he even felt like he was in a ghost movie, and the quiet and elegant decoration seemed to have become ghostly.
Where have all the people gone?
He had also opened the Water Elemental Induction Method, and there was indeed not a single living creature in the entire branch.
Thinking of this, Benjamin took a deep breath.
Never mind...... Let's leave first.
No matter what happened, he wouldn't be able to find out here, so he might as well get out of here. Such an empty branch and evaporating members from the world made him feel a little hairy.
Originally, with his character, he didn't hear the news, and he would take the opportunity to scavenge for the things in it. It's just that, in the face of this kind of scene, he inevitably has a feeling that he can't stay here for a long time, so he hesitates for a moment, but still turns around and prepares to leave.
However, when he returned to the gate, he was suddenly stunned.
"That's it, that's him! I just saw him walk in!"
A man who looked like a civilian was pointing to Benjamin, who had just come out, and shouted.
I saw that outside the originally deserted gate, there were circles of soldiers at the moment. The soldiers, numbering nearly a hundred, followed the direction the man was pointing, drew their swords, and stared at Benjamin menacingly.
What happened?
Benjamin was a little confused.
"Hey, don't catch me, I'm just passing by by by and walking in and taking a look. After a moment's hesitation, he opened his pocket, "I'm not a thief, you see, I didn't take anything." ā
Although he didn't quite understand the situation yet, disguise was already his instinct to penetrate deep into the blood. For various reasons, he did not reveal his identity as a mage, but behaved as a passerby.
He speculated that he might have been seen entering the branch. So, others thought he was a thief and reported it to the official.
Hearing this, among the soldiers, a figure who looked like a captain snorted disdainfully and said, "What if you don't steal anything, this is a forbidden area, and no one is allowed to enter." Even if you don't move anything, you're violating the prohibition above. ā
Benjamin immediately showed an innocent expression and spread his hands, "But I don't know anything." I'm not a local, so I've never heard of the ban. ā
The captain of the soldier still had a cold face: "There's nothing to quibble, come with us." ā
"IāI'm not going. Benjamin made a flustered look, took a few steps back, and explained, "I'm not a local, how do you know this is a forbidden area?
"You ......"
The captain of the soldiers probably didn't expect this "Diao Min" to be so eloquent, so he was stuck all of a sudden, and he didn't come up with anything to refute.
Seeing this, Benjamin put on a more straightforward expression, and continued: "Why are you people so inadequate? It's obviously a forbidden area, but you don't even lock the door and don't put up a sign. Do you all eat dry rice?"
While scolding happily in his mouth, in his heart, he was calmly thinking about the situation in front of him.
The branch of the Mage Freemasons has been made off-limits......
All kinds of speculations flashed through his mind. It may be that it was Aldrich's sake, as he had thought, that the Mage Freemasonry had also been seized for various reasons. It's just that if it is really seized, the branch in front of it is a little too well preserved.
Those books, materials...... It stands to reason that they should all be collected. Although this world does not want to put up seals, it is also necessary to seal the entire building, and the door will not be left so open.
It's ...... It's like a trap to lead people into.
Thinking of this, Benjamin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He felt like he realized something.
"Enough, a violation of the ban is a violation of the ban, I don't care what happens to you. At this moment, the captain of the soldier seemed to be scolded a little unbearable, and finally spoke, impatiently, "If you have anything to say, come with us and talk about it!"
As he spoke, he motioned for the soldiers on his side to come forward and forcibly take Benjamin away.
Seeing this, Benjamin took a few steps back, and there was some hesitation in his heart.
Want to make a move?
To be honest, he felt that this might be a trap for the church to open the doors of the branch and lure the ignorant mage in, and then he could find some excuse to get rid of the mage in the name of it. All this should not have come against him, otherwise it wouldn't have been just a group of soldiers.
But...... If he wants to resist, it is equivalent to revealing his identity.
The mages were staying in different hotels, and some of them were still in the city to inquire about the news, and Benjamin was not sure if he would be able to inform all of them as soon as he left.
As for exterminating these people - although this street is deserted, there are people around, how can it be possible to kill them?
"Wait...... You, you dare to touch me? Do you really think that you are the only one who has a backer, believe it or not, and I will let you not even be a soldier?"
When the soldiers heard this, although they didn't quite believe their expressions, they suddenly hesitated.
After all...... What if?
"If you really just stumble by mistake, go back and explain to the city lord. If you are really innocent, the city lord will naturally put you back. But now, you have to follow us. The captain's tone slowed down slightly, but he was still the same insistence.
Benjamin hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly sighed.
ā...... Alright then, I'll go with you. He raised his head, swept his shoulder, and said coldly, "I just want to see which city lord's subordinates would raise such an irresponsible soldier." ā
Before the soldiers could react, he suddenly stepped forward, walked to the captain's side, and glanced at the other man lightly.
"What are you doing in a daze, lead the way. He said in a superior tone.