Chapter 135 Identity and Purpose
When they gradually approached and finally stopped at a wide pipeline intersection in front of Benjamin, Benjamin finally saw their figures clearly.
They are also covered in various disguises, but the unique witchcraft resonance exuding from their bodies means that these people do not intend to pretend anymore.
He no longer hid, and slowly walked out of the shadows. The sound of his footsteps was particularly clear in the silent sewer.
The four figures, who were initially wary of each other, paused in unison after hearing his footsteps, and then turned around suddenly.
"Although I guessed that there are many wizards in Royal Capital, you can actually sneak into such a high status. I should say you are truly a genius."
Benjamin stepped forward slowly and took the initiative to break the silence among several people. "We don't have much time. Since you have concerns, let me, an unknown person, start the show..."
"You are not a nobody."
A clear voice interrupted his words, and Benjamin took advantage of the situation and looked towards the petite figure.
The other person was wearing a black robe that covered her face, but judging from her voice and figure, she should be a woman.
"No one would think that your Excellency, who ranks first in the contribution list, is a nobody, right? Am I right? Mr. Benjamin."
The other three people were slightly startled when they heard Benjamin's identity, and then showed a look of understanding. Several curious eyes immediately looked at Benjamin.
When Benjamin heard what the other party said, he was really surprised.
Although the name "Benjamin" should indeed be famous among the wizards of Noren Workshop, Benjamin also knows very well that except for Wizard Apprentice of Academy 13, no one else should know his specific situation and appearance.
What's more, he has changed his appearance. He now uses the appearance of an adventurer named "Jack".
However, after seeing the other party's appearance after taking off his black robe and the comfortable aura exuding from his body, Benjamin's eyes flashed:
"It turns out to be Miss Mary... No, it should be said to be Miss Anya."
"Huh?"
The daughter of a human viscount with strong affinity, Miss Mary, the comfortable aura around her body suddenly disappeared, revealing her true ethereal and vital temperament - it is Anya!
Anya was able to discover his identity probably because he sensed the strange breath of life in him through his talent.
After all, back in the Noren Workshop square, the other party also relied on his gifted perception to spot him from the crowd.
She looked at Benjamin with curiosity in her eyes. "How did you recognize me?"
"The aura exuding from your body is so familiar. Although it has been disguised to a certain extent, I have only seen that kind of aura that is friendly to life in you." Benjamin smiled.
Anya frowned. "That makes no sense. Am I so bad at pretending?"
Benjamin has no answer.
Of course he would not tell the other party that the most important reason for being able to identify her was her sight.
At the banquet, Benjamin had already discovered it when this "Miss Mary" looked at him with a gaze that she thought was well hidden.
After all, the desire for experimental subjects in the other party's eyes is too conspicuous for a monk like Benjamin, who has been collecting Mortal Aura recently.
However, with the two people setting an example, the remaining three no longer hide themselves.
The disguise covering the body of another tall figure dissipated like mist, revealing her beautiful face - it was the proud leader of the Elf mission.
A trace of surprise and understanding flashed in her eyes, then she smiled softly and whispered with a hint of amusement:
"Benjamin? What a surprise... I didn't expect to meet you, the top one, here. My name is Seraphina."
As he said that, Seraphina's body shook as if it were out of Stability's image, and then changed back to the appearance of Level 10's genius.
"It's been a long time since. I'm almost out of the tenth place now." Benjamin waved his hand, "Your Excellency is so famous."
Seraphina's opening was like a signal, and the other two people also took off their disguises without hesitation.
The rough and heroic Orc warrior, the animal hair and wild aura covering his body faded away, revealing his elegant scholar face - it is Kaelen!
He grinned, with a hint of self-mockery. "I finally met my companion. I thought I was the only fool to act like a fool here."
Then, the bold and rugged female dwarf's unique stocky temperament dissipated, revealing a male figure who looked somewhat unfamiliar.
Benjamin looked at the other person a little unsure, but Kaelen recognized him. "Rex? It seems like I haven't seen you without Alchemy Construct for a long time."
Rex?
Benjamin calmly took stock of the other person's temperament, but couldn't place him over the tall mechanical figure.
Rex's eyes shone with a wise light that sees through everything. "I didn't expect to meet you here. It seems that everyone is smart."
Five wizards who were all considered geniuses in Noren Workshop are now reunited in the sewers of Eloria Royal Capital.
Benjamin looked at the four familiar and unfamiliar faces in front of him, and suddenly couldn't help but chuckle.
He thought of his previous complaints. It seemed that the world had not secretly updated the version, and the people he could detect as a threat were geniuses of the same level.
However, his laughter still attracted everyone's attention.
Benjamin raised his hand to his mouth and coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment, then there was a hint of emotion in his tone:
"It seems that our goals are the same. Heroes really have the same vision."
"No, no, no... you think highly of me."
"Who thinks the same thing as you, a lunatic?"
"I'm not as crazy as you..."
"Oh! Don't slander me! I'm not that crazy!"
To Benjamin's surprise, as soon as he said these words, the other four people were shocked as if they had been pricked by needles, and some even involuntarily took two steps back to distance themselves from him.
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Benjamin tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
Kaelen seems to be a good old man. He pursed his lips and said, "You should know that we are just Level 1 Wizard, right?"
"Yes."
"Then you, a Level 1 Wizard, want to count hundreds of creatures with the lowest Level 4 and the highest Level 7. Don't you think this is a bit crazy?"
"Ah?" Benjamin felt like his brain couldn't turn around, "Not to mention that you guys are also plotting against the gods. What's wrong with this? Are you still serious wizards?!"
"Just because I'm a serious wizard, I won't do this!" Seraphina couldn't help complaining, "As a wizard, shouldn't the most important thing be to rationally calculate the cost and gain of something? It's not like those brainless fools like Combat Department..."
Kaelen's expression also looks a little helpless:
"Although they are both calculating gods, their natures are different. Our original plan was to poison them secretly at most, but judging from the Magic Array you arranged, it should be that you planned to feed them shit in front of them!"
"Uh..." Benjamin couldn't help but hesitate.
After recalling the Magic Array he found, his expression couldn't help but become weird.
It seems... it seems that he really misunderstood.
From the moment Benjamin was put into Eloria Plane, the question that had been swirling in his mind was: How can these Wizard Apprentices, in such a large and medium-sized Plane Cluster, have an effective or even decisive impact on the battle situation?
He knew very well that even if they were promoted to Level 1 Formal Wizard in the plane, their combat power would only be equivalent to the Legend strong men in this world at best.
It sounds like it is strong enough to crush everything in the mortal world.
But don't forget, in addition to mortals, there are tens of thousands of angels in the Elosia plane, as well as hundreds of gods behind them.
Even if there is only one Angel who is equivalent to Level 3 Being, it is enough to drive him to death.
And if a god led the angels to come in person, even if they were all added up, their group of wizard apprentices would only be beaten like dogs by the angels under the command of the god.
By relying solely on destruction and fighting, the contribution they can make can even be said to be very few and insignificant.
Therefore, Benjamin realized from the beginning that this Plane War cannot be thought of in a traditional battle mode.
He must find an ingenious breakthrough, a key that can leverage the core of the entire plane with a small gain.
After a detailed study of Eloria Plane's Divine Power Faith Network, as well as the complex relationship between gods and beliefs in this world, Benjamin gradually came up with a bold idea: He could completely think of ways to pollute beliefs and affect the gods from the side!
The gods of Eloria Plane, except for the only native god-Overgod, all other gods are not native gods, but gods of faith.
This means that the foundation of their power comes entirely from the Power of Faith of mortals, and therefore will be greatly affected by the purity of Power of Faith.
And even the only native god, Overgod, has more or less passively absorbed the faith of many mortals because of the gods' deliberate indulgence and indifference for so many years.
Although this greatly improved the strength of this god, it also made him not completely transcendent.
What Benjamin wants to do is very simple. By manipulating Power of Faith, it will affect the entire pantheon of Eloria Plane.
The higher the deity, the greater the influence of pollution due to the more faith it has collected.
Of course, he also knew very well that even if he tried his best, the impact he could have on the gods was actually quite small, maybe even only for a moment.
But he doesn't need to have much impact at all. All he needs is to divert the other party's attention.
Even if it only involves a moment, it is enough!
Because outside Eloria Plane Cluster, there are still most of Noren Workshop's High-Rank Wizard waiting!
With the strength of the High-Rank Wizards, just sending a seventh-level wizard can sweep across the entire plane group, crushing the mortals, Angel and even the gods of faith here into scum.
The reason for not taking action is just to prevent the gods of Eloria Plane from jumping over the wall in a hurry, triggering Plane Origin, and dragging the entire plane to perish together.
Clark mentor once told Benjamin that in this stalemate situation, there are usually three ways for wizards to seize Plane Origin: find higher-level wizards to deal with it, weaken the original power that permeates this plane, or have wizards directly advance to the sixth level in this plane.
In essence, these three methods are actually trying their best to ensure that creatures above level six in the plane cannot immediately activate the power of origin to destroy the plane.
What Benjamin wants to do is actually based on this principle.
As long as the polluted Power of Faith can divert the attention of the gods, even if it is only for a moment, it will be enough!
Those High-Rank Wizards surrounded by the outside world can take advantage of this opportunity to suppress and capture the gods of Eloria Plane.
Although there has been no communication with the outside world at all, Benjamin believes that with the wisdom of the senior outside wizards and their understanding of Plane War, they will not let go of this opportunity.
Especially after he initially studied Eloria Plane and Divine Power Faith Network, he deeply realized the wizard's desire for advanced experimental objects such as "gods".
This desire is enough for them to seize any fleeting opportunity.
Before this, Benjamin had always thought that the other four people present had the same idea as him, and that they were all working hard for this common goal in their own way.
But now I realize that something doesn't seem right.
"In the beginning, we just planned to arouse the negative emotions of the mortal races in this plane and make the Power of Faith they provide mixed."
On the way to the Magic Array node, the other four people explained to Benjamin.
Rex, who previously played the female Dwarf, couldn't help but sigh, "Just like me, I have now mobilized most of Dwarf's emotions about "lazy"."
Seraphina and Kaelen on the side also nodded. They also used their disguised race to arouse a lot of negative emotions.
"So those three Magic Array..." Benjamin's mouth twitched.
"It's just pure energy diffusion Magic Array. The purpose is to spread the energy of the props on them to the entire human kingdom, thereby inducing negative emotions in humans." Anya sighed.
"Thanks to the three of them, they worked hard to delay the negotiations in order to have enough time to arrange Magic Array. I acted a little late, so I originally planned to take their ride, but I didn't expect that you directly changed the essence of the entire Magic Array."
"So now we have boarded your pirate ship. If we don't want to waste all our efforts, we have no choice but to follow you."
At this stage, there are a total of four ways for novice wizards to obtain contribution points in Eloria Plane.
The first is pure killing and destruction, but this method can only earn a small amount of contribution points based on the strength of new wizards, and if you are unlucky, you may be counter-killed.
The second is to consider the overall situation and find ways to let Eloria Plane of various races provide more troops for Wizard Camp to kill.
The third method is similar to the method that geniuses like Anya and Kaelen wanted to do before, by affecting the mortal world and then affecting the state of the gods.
Although the effect is not great, considering the importance of the gods themselves, the contribution is definitely not low.
As for the fourth type, Benjamin, although it also has the main purpose of influencing the gods, its methods are more extreme and intense.
"Ah this..."
Benjamin has now reflected that there are a few serious Wizard Apprentice people who, like him, spend a lot of time studying Divine Power Faith Network-related knowledge at the critical time point of earning contribution points.
He had previously calculated the energy diffusion effect of the three Magic Array, and subconsciously thought that others had the same idea as him, but he did not expect that it was a misunderstanding.
Originally, he thought that these people's Magic Array attainments were not good enough, so he kindly helped them add and modify "a little bit" of runes.