As night fell, the lights in the study room of Eloria City's Benjamin mansion were still on.
Benjamin Wearing a loose robe, he tapped his fingertips, and the last hidden brilliance penetrated the wall. The atmosphere of the entire room suddenly became integrated, without any leakage.
After feeling it for a while, he retracted his hand with satisfaction.
He had hardly rested in the past few days since returning from the banquet.
After confusing a group of surveillance cameras in his mansion, he got busy and now finally built all the Magic Arrays he needed.
"First... test it."
After thinking about it Benjamin took out a metal disk with a palm-sized miniature space teleporter Magic Array emitting a faint light on it.
This small Magic Array can only perform point-to-point short-distance transmission, and the nodes at both ends need to be arranged in advance.
He has already set up the corresponding other end in the underground laboratory of Golden Port mansion.
He stepped into Magic Array.
The space was distorted for a while, and the next moment, he was in the underground secret room of Golden Port's dilapidated mansion.
The air is filled with the smell of blood.
In several special stainless steel cages next to the secret room, the three Orc generals captured before were lying dying.
The head was drooped, and the body was covered with cuts and burn marks.
Benjamin has been away for more than half a month. These guys are not in a normal state to begin with, and they have endured for half a month without water. Now their life breath is as weak as a candle in the wind.
"Very good, it seems that the space teleportation is running smoothly." Benjamin couldn't help but laugh, "In this way, my research can continue even in the royal city."
Benjamin stepped forward and checked a little, with a cold smile on his face, "Not bad, you are indeed Legend. You can handle it in this kind of environment. I was originally worried that you would starve to death."
"You..." General Orc raised his head angrily, but his physical weakness left him with only the strength to glare at the opponent.
Benjamin smiled and clapped his hands, "Don't worry, since I'm here I won't let you starve to death. Although from your point of view, starving to death should be a good choice."
"Orc... will not surrender." Another Orc general snorted with disdain.
Benjamin looked at the silver-white demon doll that came over after hearing the order, and helplessly spread his hands to the three Orc: "It's a pity, I didn't need to make you surrender in the first place..."
He took out a few bags of the nutrient solution he had just prepared and handed it to the demon. "Inject them with nutrient solution, don't let them die."
After checking the condition of Orc in the cage and confirming that it still had "use value", Benjamin turned around and walked out of the basement, along the passage to the courtyard of the mansion.
He looked around leisurely.
At this time, Golden Port has long been captured by Orc. This once luxurious city is now a ruins burned by the war, with rubble everywhere, and the charred charcoal exudes the slight heat of the embers.
Large tracts of buildings were overturned and used as temporary camps for Orc or the human army.
Only this area of his mansion seemed unusually out of place - of course, this was looking from the inside out.
If you look at it from the outside, this mansion, like other buildings, has become a ruin.
This is exactly what Benjamin carefully arranged to conceal Magic Array before leaving Golden Port.
In addition to the function of concealing the true information inside, this illusion Magic Array can also synchronize the formation of a "ruin" Illusion that is exactly the same as the outside world according to the surrounding environment.
In addition, as a high-level Magic Array, it can also weaken the presence of this area.
At the same time, the subconscious expulsion technique implicit in Magic Array can also make those who accidentally approach this place feel inexplicably uneasy and uncomfortable, and thus avoid it subconsciously.
"Perfect." Benjamin chuckled, "Although there is a lot of investment in this laboratory, the results seem to be very good."
A few days later.
With the space transmission device in place, Benjamin has been busy conducting research in Golden Port's secret laboratory these days.
Suddenly, Benjamin, who was immersed in experimental research, raised his head and looked at the alarm sounding next to him.
That is the layout of his mansion in the capital of the kingdom, and anyone can notice it immediately once he visits Benjamin.
The surveillance screen was opened, and the picture outside the mansion was displayed. The person who came was wearing the badge of the palace guard, and his attitude seemed a little anxious.
He immediately stopped the experiment, stretched out his hand and touched the isolation gown on his body, and it turned into a loose soft robe.
Stepping into the space and teleporting Magic Array, the brilliance of the space flashed, and Benjamin returned to Royal Capital's mansion study again.
He calmed down his breath at the right time, pretended to have just finished reading, and calmly opened the study door.
Outside the door, the butler raised his arm and knocked on the door, announcing that the chief of the palace guard and a herald were waiting in the living room.
"Advisor Jack!" When the chief of guard saw Benjamin, he immediately bowed and saluted, with a respectful expression and a hint of urgency. "Your Majesty has given an order, please go to the palace meeting hall immediately and participate in the negotiations between the kingdom and the Orc and Elf missions."
Benjamin was slightly startled.
He is just a "special advisor" with a false position. Logically speaking, he should not have a place in such high-level diplomatic negotiations.
He was confused, but his face remained calm. "Oh? Your Majesty, do you want me to provide some insights into Orc?"
The herald said respectfully, "Your Majesty did not say it clearly. He just said that this negotiation is of great importance and he hopes that we can pool our wisdom."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Benjamin nodded in agreement.
Naturally, he would like to have access to more information.
Deep in the palace, in the private study of Ottorek III.
Ottorek III put down the scroll in his hand and looked at the chief minister who was bowing in front of him: "That "Jack" has already gone to the meeting hall?"
The chief minister bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have sent someone to summon you as per your instructions."
Ottorek III sneered and leaned back on the large seat, "It's okay to let him go, it will just make you feel sick Orc."
"Humph, they are just a bunch of barbarians, even if they are trying to be clever." Ottorek III narrowed his eyes, "Let this "abandoned son" go to the negotiation table. If he can't help but contact the mission, we can get more information that is beneficial to us."
He paused, and a shrewdness flashed in his eyes. "Even if he can really restrain himself and not contact the mission, as long as he sits there, he can be like a thorn in the heart of the Orc mission, affecting their mentality, making them think that their trump card has been exposed, and even become suspicious. This is enough."
"Your Majesty is wise." The chief minister lowered his head and his voice was as steady as without any emotion.
Palace meeting hall.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was tense and solemn.
On both sides of the long negotiation table, sat the core ministers of the human kingdom and representatives of the Orc mission.
The Elf and Dwarf missions, as mediators, also attended.
Benjamin is sitting in the corner of the auditorium, playing an inconspicuous role of "special consultant".
Negotiations have been held for several rounds, but have always been at a deadlock.
"Humans, our Orc demands have been put on the table. You must compensate for the resources you have agreed upon before, and pay for the losses caused to our kingdom by this delay!"
The leader of the Orc mission, a rough-haired Orc elder, said in a loud voice, with an undoubted arrogance in his voice.
"Orc! We are willing to pay the resources previously agreed upon, but you must also pay the price for capturing our city!"
"You fart! That's our trophy!"
"Cao Ni beep beep beep beep, you..."
"[Orc expletive]."
Seeing that the so-called negotiation turned into a scolding war again, some people couldn't help but turn their attention to the missions of Elf and Dwarf.
After all, the reason why the missions of these two races were invited was to mediate the conflict between humans and Orc at critical moments.
It's a pity, it's better not to ask for help.
Among the Elf delegation, the female Elf who Benjamin sensed an abnormal aura at the banquet, stood up at this moment.
She is tall and tall, with a cold and arrogant face, and her tone is clear with contempt. "Both of your races only know how to take and don't know how to contribute. Allying with a vulgar race like yours will only tarnish the glory of Elf!"
Listening to this outrageous statement, Benjamin's eyelids jumped. "Is this coordinating or adding fuel to the fire..."
The most outrageous thing is that although the other Elf did not answer the call, their expressions showed recognition involuntarily.
Sure enough, Elf's outrageous remarks quickly received a response.
"Long ears, I'll blanch you beep beep beep beep..."
Orc The leader of the mission took the lead in attacking, and the ministers of the human mission immediately followed suit.
"[Royal Capital expletive]."
And Elf also responded unequivocally, "[Elf's elegant swear words]."
As for Dwarf, those inarticulate guys had no intention of expressing their opinions from the beginning, and they were all drunk.
"Have you heard? The leader of the Orc mission got into a fight with the patrol outside the city, saying that "Orc honor must not be desecrated". If the magician Association hadn't arrived in time, someone might have died." One attendant whispered to the other.
"There is also Seraphina of Elf. She is so condescending every time she speaks, and she has reduced Orc and us to nothing. Does she not want the alliance to be achieved at all?" Another noble staff member frowned and complained.
"The same goes for Dwarf. The female Dwarf leader, apart from emphasizing how important Dwarf's technology and minerals are, she keeps silent about supporting the war. She is really stubborn as hell."
Benjamin Hearing these whispers, he felt something was wrong.
It sounds like all ethnic groups have long been accustomed to conflicts with each other.
But he always felt something was wrong.
He calmly cast his gaze on the foreign envoys. He now knew that the three "strange" people he noticed at the last banquet were the leaders of these envoys.
The woman Elf sat there proudly and elegantly, as if she didn't care about the outcome of the negotiation at all.
Orc warrior is turning around and scolding the human minister.
Female Dwarf was holding a wine bag and taking a sip from time to time, her eyes looking a little distracted.
Due to the inaction of the three heads of missions, the atmosphere of the negotiations became increasingly tense and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.