Chapter 681: Mission
Benjamin was taken aback.
He'd just checked it with the induction method to make sure there was nothing wrong with it before he was ready to drink. Besides, poisoning wine is too straightforward.
Although he had doubts in his heart, Spencer was close at hand, and it was inconvenient for him to ask the system directly in his heart, and he didn't plan to tear his face directly. Therefore, he chose to hand the wine back.
"Forget it...... Let's drink it as an adult. Wine is not good for mental power, and the dean has explicitly forbidden us mages to drink it again. I wanted to enjoy it, but I wasn't allowed it. ”
Hearing this, Spencer nodded: "I see." ”
I saw him take the wine glass, look at Benjamin with a smile, and drink it without hesitation. However, after a whole glass of wine, he didn't look out of the ordinary, except that his cheeks were a little red.
Seeing this, Benjamin smiled quietly.
"Can you tell me where the toilet is? Sorry, I'll have to be out of company. ”
Spencer pointed in a direction, and Benjamin turned away. And the moment he turned around, he showed a helpless look, and questioned the system in his heart.
“...... What?"
"There's something weird in that wine. The system said lazily, "Of course, it's not the poison you think, but in that glass, in addition to alcohol and other natural ingredients, there is also a very weak mental power." ”
Benjamin was puzzled and asked rhetorically, "Can spiritual power still exist in ordinary drinks?"
"It's definitely not possible under normal circumstances, that's why I said this wine is weird. ”
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
Regardless, the reminder given to him by the system was a good thing, so that he didn't drink that weird drink. And now, he had no idea what the banquet was all about, and it was certain that the enemy he was facing now had some means he hadn't seen before.
Potions, curses, or new inventions of the Church? There are a lot of strange things in this world, and Benjamin feels a little empty in his heart when he thinks about it.
What to do?
After thinking about it, he felt that he still had to go to the king. The senior advisor always had a smile on his face, and from him, Benjamin couldn't pry any flaws.
Circling through the crowd, he quietly left the main hall of the banquet and came to the garden of the palace. The garden was also part of the banquet, with a dozen dancing girls jumping around on the middle stage, and a circle of squinting guys gathered around them.
And the figure of the king is also impressively in the first row.
"Your Majesty, it is not good to finally return to the throne, and to indulge in pleasures as before. Benjamin walked slowly to the king and whispered.
When the king heard this, he turned his head and laughed a few times: "What's the matter, Lord Messenger, since it's a banquet, of course you have to relax! Look at the girl over there......
Benjamin sighed helplessly.
Whether looking at the analysis of the system or using his own eyes, this man is indeed the king. It's just that he can also feel that this king is different from before, as if he has taken the wrong medicine and is high.
...... Wait a minute.
Benjamin suddenly remembered the wine that Spencer had just handed him.
Although it is not a poison, perhaps, the spiritual power in the wine can have a certain effect on people, causing a great change in temperament, and a certain point in the personality is suddenly magnified. At the very least, the strange behavior of the king in front of him can be justified by this explanation.
Because of this, Spencer can drink it without any scruples, and that guy is probably already tricked.
"Your Excellency, Lord Emissary, are you satisfied with the performance on this side of the garden?"
Just as Benjamin was thinking about what to do next, suddenly, a voice floated behind him, almost startling him into a cold sweat.
He turned around and saw Spencer reappear behind him at some point.
"You ......," Benjamin just wanted to say. However, he suddenly realized that the people around him did not react to Spencer's appearance. Even the king, who was quite close to them, stared intently at the dancing girl on the stage at the moment, as if his senior advisor had not come at all.
It's like...... These people live in two completely different worlds from themselves. The world is full of color, and the bustle and hustle and bustle continues. But on Benjamin's side, only him and the elusive Spencer remained, and the two of them turned black and white in the picture.
Uncanny.
At that moment, Benjamin suddenly had a creepy feeling.
"Who the hell are you, the church sent you?" And just as he had expected, the king on the side did not hear him at all.
Only Spencer responded to him.
"Which church?"
Benjamin shook his head and said coldly, "Don't play stupid here. You've gotten all over Glori, do you think I won't find out?"
When Spencer heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Although you don't say it, I guess that the church you are talking about should be the Holy Light Church on the west side of the earth?"
"Or else?"
"Well, that's it, and I'm going to have to introduce myself again. The other party smiled and said, "I am from the distant southern islands, and I am a priest who serves the goddess. Venerable Benjamin, it's an honor to meet you. ”
When he first heard this passage, Benjamin was a little stunned.
...... The Southern Isles?
He had never heard of a similar place name since he entered the world.
He already knew the topography of the continent - no matter from which direction, further south, there was an endless ocean. Natural disasters are rampant at sea, and monsters are numerous. People here rarely try to go deep into the ocean, and no one knows what is there.
Therefore, a guy who claimed to be from the Southern Isles couldn't help but surprise Benjamin.
“...... You're coming from the sea?"
He asked a few steps back, raising his guard.
"You can think so. Spencer smiled and said, "Master Benjamin, don't be surprised. We have been moving to the earth since hundreds of years ago. Living conditions at sea were so bad that we had to leave our homes. In fact, if you've ever noticed, we've long since spread the splendor of the goddess in some of the fishing villages near the sea. ”
However, his words did not make Benjamin let his guard down, but directly opened the water elemental realm. Countless ice crystals surrounded him, ready to attack at any time.
"Another guy who wants to come and preach. Benjamin stared at the other and said coldly, "Get out of Carretus." The church has wreaked havoc enough on this place, and it's not your turn to intervene. ”