It was not too late, and the hand-knitting shop was still open.
After Benjamin briefly explained the situation, the lady boss had no objections and allowed Benjamin to stand in a corner of the shop to discreetly sense the situation within the gates.
Since the rift in the Space of Consciousness was successfully mended, the Water Particle Detection was not affected despite the slight drop in Benjamin’s magical ability. In fact, the range of the detection became wider than before. Based on the response of the water particles, Benjamin could see ten people checking the pedestrians by the gates, and two hundred people standing guard on the top of the gates; which corroborated with the information he got from the eavesdropping.
The structure of the Crusader Gateway slowly formed in his mind.