uld shift the attention of the merchants and organizers towards the Mercenary Organization… in other words, it would shift their attention away from Benjamin and the mages in Raleigh.
Thus, upon returning to Raleigh, he immediately wrote a report to the Mercenary Organization.
Using this huge and powerful organization, he could officially and completely end this "Seven Days of Hell".
Not to mention that he had been able to loot around eight thousand gold coins. He could properly host an exhibition now!
As for the mercenaries in front of him…
Benjamin
The whole "Seven Days of Hell" only had around twenty plus participants. By the time the wealthy merchants got through them, only sixteen remained.
He had a plan for them.
"How many of you can’t show your face in Rayleigh?" Benjamin asked.
The mercenaries looked at each other but did not speak.
Benjamin saw this, and explained, "I’m not trying to do a background check, if it’s not possible for you to show your face in public, I can arrange something for you to do."
Hearing this, the mercenaries hesitated before half of them raised their hands weakly.
… This many? Benjamin sighed to himself.
Alright… Since most of them participated in an underground ring, he should have suspected as much.
After counting, eleven out of sixteen of them had a history in the city and thus, it was not convenient for them to move around in Rayleigh. The remaining five were innocent and did not offend any debtors, so no one would give them any trouble.
What should he do now?
"How about this, the eleven of you pack up, I will send you out of Rayleigh at night." After some thought, Benjamin spoke, "Isn’t Randt to the south? Change your surnames, cut your hair, then try to draw some scars on your faces. You should be able to move around freely over there."
Hearing this, the eleven were confused.
"How should we… move around?" Barrow asked.
"Do anything you like, just be cautious. "Benjamin said," You can live and enjoy your own lives, but when the time comes that I need help, I expect you to come along and follow my orders."
Even though he had already planted his curses, he did not want to turn them into slaves.
Since enslaving these mercenaries did not bring him much benefit, he might as well let them have their freedom. He still had his curses implanted anyway, so he could call them back anytime he liked.
Barrow did not think they would receive so much freedom and was stunned. The eleven were equally shocked and did not say anything, nodding their head lightly slowly.
"Go make preparations. Be careful, don’t get spotted." Benjamin said.
With this, the eleven turned around and left.
"As for you five…" Benjamin said, "You are all staying behind in Rayleigh. You lot have got to be even more careful than them - don’t move around together."
Edmund scratched his head and asked: "What should we do?"
"Go become independent mercenaries. Follow what they do, change your surnames, and try modifying your faces." Benjamin replied, "You have to all be prepared when the time comes, I will summon all of you too."
The five mercenaries nodded.
Benjamin then added, "Don’t be overjoyed. Even though we are safe now, but you could be faced with dangerous tasks in the future."
"Of course." Edmund and the others suddenly knelt before Benjamin. They spoke seriously, "We are but filthy mercenaries, and we can’t hope to compare to knights. But our lives were saved by you, so naturally, we will use them to serve you."
Benjamin was not used to this kind of treatment, and quickly made all of the kneeling mercenaries stand up.
But...
To be honest, being treated this way… it felt good, no?
Chapter end
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