Chapter 121 Testing and Acceptance
The night is like black velvet, enveloping the "Residence of Dawn", a magnificent villa that once belonged to the nobility.
During the day, Benjamin, as "Jack", leisurely travels through the streets and alleys of Golden Port, collecting the atmosphere of the world among the bustling crowd and issuing Hundred Flower Dew missions with high rewards.
When night falls, this villa becomes his real battlefield and place of practice.
The high reward for the Hundred Flower Dew, coupled with the brutal methods displayed by "Jack" in the Adventurer's Guild, caused an uproar in the underground world of Golden Harbor.
Some people coveted the high amount of gold coins and thought that this "new ruthless guy" in front of them was just relying on brute force.
Some people couldn't swallow the humiliation of Carl being bullied and tried to redeem themselves.
Therefore, driven by greed and hatred, more and more people chose to "test" the "Residence of Dawn" under the cover of night.
One night, two thieves skilled in stealth sneaked into the villa quietly.
They moved swiftly, like ghosts in the night, trying to avoid patrolling guards and potential magical traps.
However, their actions were clearly exposed to Benjamin.
In the garden that seemed deserted to them, it was actually filled with the Eye of Glimmer's reconnaissance system.
Various models and types of glimmering eyes are arranged crosswise. Any slight change in airflow, any imperceptible fluctuation of life, cannot escape Benjamin's "eyes of the law".
Just as the two thieves had sneaked into the garden, trying to find a way in, Benjamin came back to his senses from his research.
"Two rats." He snorted coldly.
He showed no mercy to these two guys who disturbed his research because of greed.
"Forget it. I just happened to need experimental subjects for my research on the divine power belief network, and these two guys are just right for me."
His figure flashed so fast that only a blurry afterimage remained.
One of the thieves felt a chill on the back of his neck, and then his vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
Jieming squeezed his neck without making any sound and dragged the unconscious thief silently into the shadows.
The other thief then realized that his companion had disappeared at some point. His hair stood on end and he subconsciously wanted to sound the alarm, but he felt a huge force coming from the side.
Benjamin chopped his spine with a knife. The thief groaned in pain all over his body and collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
"You've come at the right time." Benjamin looked down at him indifferently, a faint light emanating from his fingertips.
The thief's eyes were filled with fear, but his limp body seemed paralyzed and unable to move.
Under the other party's frightened gaze, Benjamin read the memories in the thieves' minds and identified their mastermind.
Then, with a flick of his finger, the bodies of the two thieves flew towards the entrance of the basement, and the ground and walls automatically became flat, leaving no trace.
Over the next few nights, the tryouts grew bolder and more varied.
Someone tried to cast a curse around the villa in an attempt to secretly weaken "Jack", but before the curse was formed, the caster disappeared without a trace.
Several burly men tried to break the door with force, but just as they touched the door, they were kicked away from behind the door by Benjamin, and their bodies exploded into a bloody mist in the air.
There were even adventure groups that tried to use some inferior magic props to confuse Jemin, but these clumsy tricks only enriched Jemin's experimental warehouse a little.
In just a few days, "The Residence of Dawn" became completely famous in the underground world of Golden Harbor.
Anyone who tried to get close was like a drop in the ocean, never to come out again. It was like a man-eating devil's den.
The originally arrogant gangsters restrained their forces, and the adventurers who were tempted by the high bounty also stopped their activities.
The entire night in Golden Harbor became peaceful because of the villa.
Finally, this reputation built up by death attracted the real "man in charge".
On a sunny morning, a team of guards in fine armor, surrounded a fat and big-eared businessman in a silk robe, and cautiously stopped in front of the door of the "Residence of Dawn".
Businessman Ryan is an important figure in the underground forces of Golden Harbor and the boss behind "Iron Hammer" Carl.
He represents the interests of most of the local nobles in Golden Harbor and can be said to be an excellent speaker.
Two guards behind him were dragging "Hammer" Carl like a dead dog.
Carl, whose leg was deliberately broken, is still shaking on half of his body, his face is full of fear and humiliation, and there are obvious new wounds on his body - it is obvious that he has received a great lesson.
"Lord Jack!" Ryan stopped three meters in front of the door with the most humble smile on his face.
He bowed respectfully, his voice trembling with an imperceptible tremor: "I, Ryan, have brought this blind thing with me to apologize to you!"
He kicked Karl hard, causing his already pale face to become even more distorted, forcing him to kneel before Benjamin. "This idiot! How dare you offend your majesty! You deserve to die! Sir, please calm down and let me do whatever you want!"
Ryan spoke sternly, but tried his best to show his respect for Benjamin.
Carl lay on the ground in pain, his body shaking constantly, not daring to say a single word.
He knew that whether he could survive today depended entirely on the mood of the young man in front of him.
Benjamin stood on the porch of the villa, the sunlight cast a shadow behind him, making his expression look a little blurry.
He watched the scene in front of him quietly, feeling the fear in Ryan's tone and Carl's despair.
He knew very well that this was already a concession made by the local nobles of Golden Harbor.
Letting Ryan come and apologize can not only show the sincerity of many nobles, but also avoid losing face. In a sense, it means that the nobles have accepted the entry of Benjamin, an external "force".
The local nobles’ intention was very simple: from now on, everyone should keep their distance from each other.
If it was "Jerming", he would definitely have to teach these natives a good lesson and let them know what "strength is power" means.
But he is now playing the role of "Jack", so it won't be a complete fallout.
What's more, for Jeming now, a relatively stable Golden Port is more in line with his interests.
In fact, the current situation was entirely caused by Jieming. Jieming had been planning it since he first entered the city.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he always showed, intentionally or unintentionally, that he was actually the image of a noble Black Glove.
So compared to other adventurers, Benjamin must be exposed to more temptations.
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 considered as the "unspoken rule" among the nobles.
After all, the implicit meaning of "a strong dragon will not suppress a 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, and out of aristocratic "dignity", they naturally will not tear each other apart.
"I accept your apology." Jieming's voice was flat and indifferent, without a trace of emotion. "As for this guy, don't let him appear in front of me again."
Hearing this, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.
He knew that the mysterious and powerful "Lord Jack" had agreed to the other party's apology, which meant that the matter was over.
The other party obtained the "right to not be disturbed" for the rest of the time, while they maintained their own dignity.
Although Carl was in a miserable state, at least he survived.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you for your mercy!" Ryan nodded and bowed repeatedly, then winked at his men. The two guards immediately lifted Carl up and quickly withdrew from the sphere of influence of "Dawn Residence".
From this moment on, all the underground forces in Golden Harbor knew that the "Mansion of Dawn" and its owner "Jack" were not to be provoked.
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In the "Residence of Dawn", since he obtained the right to be do-not-disturb, except for going out to collect the flower dew every few days, Benjamin almost never leaves the house, immersed in his research world.
Before he knew it, two months had passed since he arrived in Golden Harbor.
After the space expansion, he transformed the spacious basement into a temporary laboratory, where various rune carving knives, alchemical instruments, and testing equipment were neatly arranged.
"Alas... relying solely on biological experiments to study the divine power belief network is completely insufficient!"
In front of the operating table, Jemin, with messy hair, raised his head and couldn't help but sigh to the sky.
"I really want to capture a god to study... Damn it! If I had known this would happen, that Blood Angel would have held back a bit."
After two months of research on the divine power belief network system, Jemin increasingly understood why wizards like "gods" so much.
This thing is simply a treasure from the wizarding world.
It can be said that every god is the essence of the local plane rules, and the value represented by the god itself accounts for more than 80% of the overall value of the plane.
Just like the divine power and faith network displayed by the gods of this plane, even if the research equipment is relatively simple, even if the research materials are insufficient...
Even with all kinds of disadvantages, Benjamin felt that he had gained a lot in just two months.
The entire research on the divine power belief network can be broken down into many sub-topics, such as energy transmission system, information transmission system, energy conversion system, etc.
"Although I've only studied the surface of its energy transmission system, even so, if I apply this research to myself, I should be able to increase the intensity of the Great Light Phase by over 30%... Damn! I'm increasingly wanting to capture a divine being to study!"
Such a simple environment can produce such an exaggerated rate of return. Benjamin couldn't even imagine how much he could gain if there was a real god lying on his operating table.
"Alas... Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, with my current strength, I'd better stop daydreaming."
After daydreaming for a while, Benjamin finally had to return to reality.
He sighed, waved his hand to clean up the messy lab table in front of him, and staggered out of the basement.
(End of this chapter)
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