an’t meet you. He said that you would come back and ask about him, so he told us to give this letter to you. He said that after you’re done reading it, you should have a better understanding of what is happening."

Benjamin was confused. What is this? Even mercenaries were being mysterious while out on a mission?

However, he still graciously nodded and left with the letter.

After he went back to his room, Benjamin opened the envelope. Before long, Benjamin had read the whole thing, however, after seeing the contents, was not happy at all.

The message read: "Long time no see! It’s me, Miles. Do you still remember me? The mercenary who makes all mages feel powerless. Recently, you seem to be very active in Ferelden - I have heard a lot of news about you in Carretas."

It was just the beginning of the letter, but Benjamin already had the urge to tear it apart.

What was this about... ...

Why was it this guy?

"What is happening? Did you guys secretly have a PY trade without me knowing? Why does he sound like he is very close to you?" Even the System came out and prodded Benjamin with questions.

"You’re thinking too much, even I do not know what he is doing." Benjamin couldn’t help but shake his head.

The rest of the letter briefly mentioned the scandal between Vinci and lcor.

Miles claimed that ever since the empire was broken up, Vinci stayed in Ferelden but continued to maintain a close and secretive relations.h.i.+p with Icor. Almost no one knew about these connections, he only discovered it when he had snuck into Regina’s headquarters.

As for the ident.i.ty of the contact, Miles said that he was unaware about it. However, after the coup in Regina, the connections suddenly stopped. He could only guess that Vinci was afraid that others might find out about it.

At the end of the letter, Miles mentioned that he was very sure that this information was reliable and that it did not need verifying - claiming Benjamin could safely use it.

Bu to be honest, even after reading the entire letter, it did not clear Benjamin’s doubts. It was just too weird!

If Miles was really in Carretas, then how did he know that Benjamin was the one that issued the task?

No doubt, Miles was a legendary mercenary who was very well-informed —— Miles found out that Benjamin was living in Rayleigh City, he even heard some of Benjamin's plan, but… Benjamin secretly went to the mercenary a.s.sociation to issue this task, how did he find out about it?

Incredible…

Who was he? The mastermind behind the Mercenary a.s.sociation? Or the son of the guild master?

At that moment, Benjamin once again felt a pair of eyes looking at him in the dark. Worriedly, he activated the water element sensing technique to sweep his surroundings repeatedly countless times. Only after a few minutes of this did his anxiety gradually start to fade.

No one was staring at him, at least ... no one nearby.

Then what was the matter?

Could it be... Based on the shallow information provided, did Miles really deduce a conclusion on his own?

If he was really that incredible, why didn’t he just become a fortune teller and make a fortune? Why would he become a mercenary?

After thinking about it for some time, Benjamin still could not figure out anything. So, he pushed this issue to the back of his head and tried his best not think about it anymore. Either way, he needed to deal with Vinci’s malicious intentions; if others want to play tricks on him, he should just let them be.

At the very least, he felt that the news Miles gave him was reliable.

Vinci had been secretly contacting Icor...

The relations.h.i.+p between Icor and Ferelden, although not hostile, was not friendly. After all, they had just broken up less than 50 years ago, and as such, their relations.h.i.+p was still quite tense. If this message were to leak out, would Vinci be found guilty of treason?

Hmm...

No, it still felt a little far-fetched.

At this point, Benjamin felt as though he had finally gotten himself a weapon. It was a sneaky tool, but it just was not lethal. If Benjamin relied on it to go against Vinci, it could destroy Vinci’s reputation, his business would take a hit, but there was no way that it could bring him down in one strike. Instead, it might drive him to take a brutal revenge.

Previously, Benjamin had already thought about it, and now he maintained his stance - now was not the time to go against Vinci openly.

Looking at the letters in his hand, Benjamin remained silent for a while before he eventually got an idea.

What Vinci did so far was just attack Benjamin behind his back, therefore, Benjamin would just return the favor. If Benjamin used the rumors and scandals to decrease Vinci’s credibility, then things will become much easier to settle.

By doing this, it would not wipe him out completely, but at the same time would still be very effective.

So far so good, Benjamin nodded his head with satisfaction and revealed a sly smile.

It was time for a public debate. As for how he was going to hide behind the rumors without getting involved…

It was time to let his alliance with "Crow" play its part.