The night is like black velvet, shrouding "Dawn Mansion", a gorgeous villa that once belonged to a nobleman.
During the day, Benjamin, as "Jack", leisurely shuttles through the streets of Golden Port, collecting Mortal Dust Aura in the bustling crowd, and posting Hundred Flower Dew tasks with high rewards.
When night falls, this villa becomes his real battlefield and place of practice.
The high Hundred Flower Dew reward, coupled with the brutal methods "Jack" showed in the Adventurer Guild, caused an uproar in the underground world of Golden Port.
Some people covet the high gold coins and think that the "new ruthless guy" in front of them is just relying on his brute force.
There are also people who can't swallow the feeling that Karl was established and are trying to find a place for themselves.
Therefore, driven by greed and hatred, one after another people chose to "test" "Dawn Mansion" under the cover of night.
One night, two thieves who were proficient in stealth quietly entered the villa.
Their bodies are strong and graceful, like ghosts in the dark night, trying to avoid patrolling guards and potential magic traps.
However, their actions were clearly exposed in front of Benjamin.
In their eyes, the garden was deserted, but it was actually filled with Glimmer Eye's investigation system.
Various models and types of Glimmer Eye are arranged crosswise. Any slight change in air flow or any subtle fluctuation of life cannot escape the "eyes" of Benjamin.
When the two thieves just sneaked into the garden and tried to find a breakthrough, Benjamin finally came back to his senses from his research.
"Two mice." He snorted coldly.
He showed no mercy to these two guys who interfered with his research out of greed.
"Forget it, we just need experimental products to study Divine Power Faith Network, so these two guys came to our door."
His figure swayed so quickly that only a blurry afterimage remained.
One of the thieves felt a chill on the back of his neck, then his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness.
Benjamin pinched his neck without making any sound, and silently dragged the unconscious thief into the shadows.
Only then did the other thief realize that his companion had disappeared at some point, and his hair stood on end. He subconsciously wanted to sound the alarm, but he felt a powerful force coming from the side.
Benjamin slashed his spine with a hand knife. The thief groaned and felt severe pain all over his body. He collapsed on the ground and could no longer move.
"You came just in time." Benjamin looked down at him indifferently, with a faint light shining on his fingertips.
The thief's eyes were full of fear, but his limp body seemed to be paralyzed and unable to take any action.
In the fearful eyes of the other party, Benjamin read the memory in the thieves' minds and determined their behind-the-scenes instructions.
Then, with a click of a fingertip, the bodies of the two thieves flew towards the entrance of the basement, while the ground and walls automatically became smooth, leaving no trace.
Over the next few nights, the tempters became bolder and more diverse.
Someone tried to cast a curse around the villa, trying to secretly weaken "Jack", but before the curse could take shape, the caster disappeared without a trace.
Several burly men tried to break through the door violently, but the moment they touched the door, they were kicked from behind by Benjamin, and their bodies exploded into blood mist in the air.
Some adventure groups even tried to use some inferior magic props to confuse Benjamin, but these clumsy tricks only enriched Benjamin's experimental product warehouse.
In just a few days, "Dawn Mansion" became famous in the underground world of Golden Port.
Anyone who tries to get close is like a mud cow sinking into the sea and never comes out again. It is like a man-eating devil's cave.
The originally arrogant gangsters restrained their minions, and the adventurers who were interested in high bounties also stopped.
The entire Golden Port night became peaceful because of that villa.
Finally, this reputation built on death attracted the real "manager".
One sunny morning, a group of guards wearing fine armor, surrounded by a fat-headed and big-eared businessman wearing silk robes, cautiously stopped in front of the door of "Dawn Mansion".
Businessman Ryan, he is an important figure in Golden Port underground forces and the boss behind "Iron Hammer" Karl.
And he personally represents the interests of most of the local nobles in Golden Port, and he can be said to be an excellent talker.
The two guards behind him were dragging "Iron Hammer"Karl like a dead dog.
Karl, whose leg was deliberately broken, is still shaking half of his body, his face is full of fear and humiliation, and there are obvious new injuries on his body - he has obviously learned a lot of lessons.
"Master Jack!" Ryan stopped three meters in front of the door, with the most humble smile on his face.
He bowed respectfully, with an imperceptible tremor in his voice. "Villain Ryan, brought this blind thing here to apologize to you!"
He kicked Karl hard, making his already pale face even more distorted, and he was forced to kneel down in front of Benjamin. "This idiot! He dares to offend your majesty, sir! He deserves death! Sir, please calm down and let me do whatever you want!"
Ryan sounded fierce, but he tried his best to show his awe for Benjamin.
Karl lay on the ground in pain, his body was shaking, and he didn't even dare to say a word.
He knew that whether he could survive today all depended on the mood of the young man in front of him.
Benjamin stood under the porch of the villa, the sun casting shadows behind him, making his expression a little blurry.
He looked at the scene in front of him quietly, feeling the fear in Ryan's tone and the despair in Karl's voice.
He knew very well that this was already a concession from the Golden Port local nobles.
Letting Ryan come to apologize can show the sincerity of many nobles without losing their dignity. In a side sense, it means that the nobles have accepted the entry of Benjamin, an external "power".
The meaning of the local nobles is also very simple. From now on, everyone will not interfere with the river.
If it is "Benjamin", then he must teach these natives a lesson and let them know what "strength is power" means.
However, he is now playing "Jack", so that won't completely break his skin.
What's more, for the current Benjamin, a relatively stable Golden Port is more in line with his interests.
In fact, the current situation is entirely caused by Benjamin. Benjamin has been planning it since the very beginning.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he always showed that he was actually a certain aristocratic black glove, intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, compared to other adventurers, Benjamin must be subject to more trials.
But correspondingly, once the other party confirms Benjamin's ability, they will naturally stop and even treat him as one of their own.
This can be regarded as an "unwritten rule" among nobles.
After all, the implicit meaning of the strong dragon not suppressing the local snake is that the local snake should not provoke the strong dragon, but the premise is that the one who comes is really a "strong dragon" and not a "loach".
After going through so many trials, everyone has confirmed the "ecological niche" of both parties. Out of the "respectability" of the nobles, they will naturally not break up.
"I accept your apology." Benjamin's voice was calm and indifferent, without any emotion, "As for this guy, don't let him appear in front of me again."
Hearing this sentence, Ryan breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relieved.
He knew that the mysterious and powerful "Master Jack" agreed to the other party's apology, which meant that the matter was over.
The other party obtained the subsequent "right not to disturb", and they preserved their own dignity.
Karl Although it was a bit miserable, at least his life was saved.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you for your kindness!" Ryan nodded and bowed repeatedly, then winked at his men. The two guards immediately stood up Karl and quickly withdrew from "Dawn Mansion"'s sphere of influence.
From this moment on, all the underground forces in Golden Port know that the "Dawn Mansion" and its owner "Jack" cannot be messed with.
In "Dawn Mansion", since he obtained the right to do not disturb, apart from going out to collect Hundred Flower Dew every few days, Benjamin almost never leaves home, immersed in his research world.
Unknowingly, two months have passed since he came to Golden Port.
After the space expansion, he transformed the spacious basement into a temporary laboratory, with various rune knives, Alchemy utensils, and testing equipment neatly arranged.
"Sigh... Simply relying on biological experiments to study Divine Power Faith Network is completely insufficient!"
In front of the operating table, Benjamin, with messy hair, raised his head and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
"I really want to capture a god to study... Damn it! If I had known this, that Blood Angel would have stopped a little bit."
After studying the Divine Power Faith Network system for two months, Benjamin now understands more and more why wizards like "gods" so much.
This thing is simply a treasure from Wizard World.
It can be said that every god is the essence of the rules of the local plane, and the value represented by the god itself accounts for almost 80% of the overall value of the plane.
Just like the Divine Power Faith Network shown by the gods of this plane, even if the research equipment is relatively rudimentary, even if the research materials are insufficient...
Even though there are various disadvantages, Benjamin feels that he has gained a lot in just two months.
The entire research on Divine Power Faith Network can be broken down into many sub-topics, such as energy transmission systems, information transmission systems, energy Transformation systems, etc.
"Although I have only studied some superficial aspects of the energy transmission system, even so, as long as these studies are actually applied to me, the strength of Great Light Manifestation should be increased by more than 30%... Damn! I want to catch a god to study more and more!"
Such an exaggerated rate of return can be achieved in such a simple environment. Benjamin dare not imagine how much he could gain if a serious god lay on his operating table.
"Alas... Garlic bird, garlic bird, with my current strength, I'd better stop daydreaming."
After thinking about it in his fantasy for a while, Benjamin finally had to return to reality.
He sighed, waved his hand to clean up the messy experimental bench in front of him, and left the basement unsteadily.