In the middle of the night, Benjamin was lying on his bed in the inn when he heard the sound of a quarrel coming from the street.

“...... No way, you can't be from the Mage's Guild! Who are you, how much did it cost that kid to hire you? I can give you more money, if you get out of here. ”

"What are you talking about......"

The quarrel was loud, and many people in the town were woken up and gathered towards the old man's shop. Benjamin also left the inn, blended in with the crowd, and leaned over there.

I saw that at the door of the store, the old man was holding the cowering clerk in one hand and the cat in the other, and was confronting five or six mages opposite.

The quarrel just now should have originated from these two groups.

Seeing this, Benjamin nodded.

The people from the Mage Guild finally arrived as scheduled, but this old man seemed to think that these mages were hired by Benjamin to disguise themselves as members of the Mage Guild to complete the gambling contract.

The imagination is really rich.

Obviously, these mages didn't bother to say anything more to the old man. From their point of view, after receiving the order of the president, they will complete it, and let these unorganized mages know how powerful they are. An old man is still in the way and is full of words that he doesn't understand? What's the matter, he can't use his brain when he's old!

Therefore, they went directly around the old man and chanted incantations. After a while, a ball of fireball came out of his hand and went straight to the old man's shop.

The old man also anxiously summoned a shield to block the fireballs. But as a potion mage, his level of magic is definitely not much higher, let alone facing several mages.

It didn't take more than a few seconds for the shield to shatter. Under the desperate gaze of the old man, the fireball headed straight for the shop, about to burn the building that exuded the smell of time.

"Hmm...... Don't be too aggressive. ”

With an indiscretable mutter, a curtain of water suddenly condensed and blocked the front of the store, catching all the fireballs.

Benjamin shook his head secretly in the crowd.

He didn't plan to burn down other people's shops, and it was enough to make a bet that the old man had to follow him to Carretus. If you go too far, you're afraid it will cause a backlash.

The appearance of the water curtain made many people stunned. The onlookers were amazed, and the mages from the Mage Guild looked around with a wary look, trying to find out who was performing the magic.

So Benjamin stepped out of the crowd.

Of course, in order to avoid being recognized, he went through a series of disguises. The mages looked at him as if he were the old man's helper, and didn't think about the wanted criminal.

Only the old man recognized Benjamin and stared at him with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.

The atmosphere was a little tense for a while.

"Who are you?" the mages asked, looking fiercely at Benjamin.

"I'm not a person, just a mage who can't be looked down upon. Benjamin said expressionlessly, "I still have some deals with this shop, can I ask your men to be merciful?"

It's actually a bit of a hassle to deal with the current situation.

These mages certainly don't understand the situation. In their understanding, smashing a store is smashing a store, and there is no such thing as cooperating with acting. Therefore, they will not leave easily, and Benjamin can only use force to force these people away.

But...... He can't make a big deal out of it, otherwise the queen or the people from the Mage Guild will realize that something is wrong, and something will happen as well.

Benjamin can only try to get this balance right.

"Your Excellency, get out of the way, the owner of this shop sells forbidden potions without the permission of the Mage Guild. We all follow the rules, and if you don't get out of the way, don't blame us for being polite. ”

The mages looked at Benjamin for a moment. Probably afraid of the strength he had just shown, the mage at the head opened his mouth and said so.

When Benjamin heard this, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sell forbidden potions...... Do you have proof?"

"Of course we have. ”

"Then take it out and show it to everyone. ”

"This is an internal secret of the Mage Guild, and we are under no obligation to show it to you. In short, the matter is conclusive, and the seizure of this shop is an order from above, so your Excellency should not mess around. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin was relieved a lot.

It's obvious that you're going to have a bureaucratic style, and you can close other people's shops with any reason you want. The president of the Mage Guild didn't find a good reason for them, selling contraband or something like this, there is no evidence, and it is obviously untenable.

Thinking so, he took a few steps forward and blocked the front of the old man and the shop.

The old man was glaring at him with a suspicious look at him at the moment, as if he was still wondering if all this was a play by Benjamin in order to win the bet.

Seeing this, Benjamin turned his head back and calmly looked at the few people from the Mage Guild.

"What do you mean by messing around? In my opinion, it's obviously you who are unreasonable. He said a little deliberately, "Are you really members of the Mage Guild? Why do I think you are spies from other countries?"

And the reaction of those mages was exactly what Benjamin wanted.

"We are, of course, full members of the Mage's Guild. The leading mage took out a pitch-black diamond-shaped badge from his pocket and shook it in front of their eyes, "This is our badge, you can see clearly, this thing will not be fake." ”

And after the badge was taken out, the old man's eyes did change.

Seeing this, Benjamin nodded secretly.

Now, the old man didn't pay the bills. As long as he drove the current group of mages away, there was no reason why the old man should not follow him to Caritus.

"I didn't expect the Mage Guild to be so unreasonable now. Therefore, he immediately accused the people, "If you can't even produce evidence, you will burn down other people's shops." The reputation of the Mage Guild will be ruined by you!"

"You ......"

The mages were obviously a little enraged as well. Seeing that Benjamin was slow to get out of the way, they didn't bother to talk nonsense, and they all chanted their magic skills. Storm, Pillar of Fire...... The combination of several intermediate magics and the appearance in the night sky of this town still looks quite bluffing.

Unfortunately, Benjamin didn't even move his eyelids.

With a very light spell, a faint wave of magic spread out, and a thin curtain of water reappeared, taking all the magic that blasted over from the opposite side.

The wind and fire in the sky dissipated, and the water curtain did not even move.

When those mages saw this, their faces finally changed.

"This magic...... Is it a water barrier? A water barrier can have this kind of power, this guy ......" They began to whisper, and everyone was scared.

A smile tugged at Benjamin's lips.

His way of casting spells is still very distinctive. Therefore, he couldn't let these people see the means of mind casting spells, otherwise he might be recognized. Simulating other magic with water balloon is risk-free and can deter enemies to the greatest extent.

Needless to say, five mid-level magic spells were blocked by one of his low-level spells, and these mages must have been beating drums in their hearts.

Benjamin took advantage of the situation to speak.

"Even if you attack, if you can hurt someone, I will lose. His voice was deliberately loud, "I'm not going to fight back." I want to let the fathers and fellow villagers here see how despicable the people who have come out of the Mage Guild are now. ”

The mages were also stunned when they heard this, and then they looked at the people gathered around them.