When Benjamin arrived punctually at the agreed meeting point and met Senior Jack,
he found eleven unfamiliar wizards standing beside him, each with a different expression, though their auras were generally not very strong.
"Senior Jack." Benjamin stepped forward and greeted him.
Jack smiled faintly when he saw Benjamin arrive. "You're here. Your timing is perfect."
After greeting Benjamin, he immediately shook his head with a regretful look. "Sigh, after searching for so long, I could only find this many people."
Benjamin looked at the eleven wizards standing behind him and nodded in understanding.
It was clear that, at this stage, gathering people into a team to cooperate on missions was indeed quite difficult.
After all, in the eyes of all wizards, the entire Void Plane was an enormous treasure trove that had yet to be developed.
Rather than wasting time entering this unknown-sounding "distorted space," taking risks to complete a rescue mission with fixed compensation,
they might as well fly farther away like the other wizards and search for more resources that were practically there for the taking.
Thus, aside from Benjamin, who had his own ulterior purpose, the other wizards Jack had found were all of rather low rank.
Judging from the auras Benjamin sensed, most of these wizards were Level 1 Wizards.
Moreover, their auras had not yet fully stabilized. They were likely newcomers who had only recently advanced in rank and were relatively weak.
Because they were weak, these wizards had chosen this seemingly less dangerous mission for the sake of greater security and to earn compensation. That was also why Jack had looked so delighted when he heard that Benjamin, a quite formidable Level 2 Wizard, was willing to help.
After all, in terms of the number of deeply controlled soul contracts, one Level 2