Path of Light.

Chapter 100 101. Past Glory
Claire practiced sketching all day long, recording every corner of Ellington Castle in his picture book.

His painting skills are not bad, at least the lines in the album can describe the appearance of the castle, brick by tile or a roof with blue sky and white clouds.

In fact, the two of them also thought about leaving the castle the next day, but after thinking about it, Earl Emilia didn't seem to make any threatening actions towards them after knowing that they were both elves.

This is the most beautiful place in the whole valley...

Seeing that Claire outlined the bread tree with large black graffiti and thin outlines, the color combination of white and black really has a little flavor, as if life and death are entangled together.

While Claire was indulging in painting, Roy walked around the small square.

There are many elf students in this small square. Some newcomers will stop here for a while to learn about the situation here before looking for a campsite.

No expedition team will be stationed in the main building of the castle, even the hall on the first floor is empty.

Roy also saw half-breed elves selling berries and breadfruit in the small square, and lamented that merchants are everywhere...

The small stone water basin in the middle of the square was scrubbed and cleaned by someone, but there was still water flowing out of it, and the excess water flowed out of the castle along a very inconspicuous waterway in the square.

Just when Roy was curiously looking at the stone basin, he happened to see Edith and a few elf girls wandering around the small square.

Across the stone basin, the eyes of the two met.

Edith stepped out from among the elf girls, stood in front of Roy with a smile and said:

“It becomes like this every year, and it will be very lively all of a sudden. Occasionally, a temporary free market will be formed here. Almost all the students who take outdoor practical classes in the Malaga jungle will come here to exchange resources.”

Roy said to Edith: "I really want to thank you this time. If you hadn't introduced this castle to us, relying on our own superficial understanding, we would only feel that this ruin is magnificent, and we would definitely not be interested in this castle." An ancient castle has such a detailed understanding."

"What's there to thank you for? You are a member of the sixteenth team. Isn't it natural for us to investigate the castle together?" Edith's smile was very sweet.

She walked in front of Roy, and the two walked slowly along the drainage channel under their feet.

"Roy, I heard that you know Princess Ophelia?" Edith glanced at Roy with her big blue eyes, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Roy explained: "Actually, it was Her Royal Highness who helped me a lot. At that time..."

After Roy recounted what happened that night in the harbor, Edith smiled and said:
"It turned out to be like this. You are lucky, and you have a good friend."

"Yes." Roy replied. At this time, the two had reached the edge of the small square. In front of them was a densely populated area in the castle. Although most of the roofs had collapsed, almost all the rooms were still there. The stone slabs inside The bed didn't collapse either.

Roy sighed: "This castle is so big, there must have been many Silver Moon elves living here."

Edith held the railings around the small square with both hands, pointed to the distance and said with sparkling eyes:
"Of course, apart from the elves in the castle, there is also the No.17 Silver Pegasus Legion's garrison on the opposite side."

Every time Ellington Castle is mentioned, her eyes will become very eager, and it can be seen that she admires Earl Amelia very much.

Edith supported her arms on the railing, her body showing a graceful curve.

However, Sabrina's big white legs suddenly appeared in Roy's mind, and he woke up instantly, and followed Edith's gaze to look into the distance.

Edith continued: "When my grandmother founded Castleton, she felt that Castleton was a bit far from Ellington, but Castleton has a good natural harbor, so the port city must be built there. "

"But Ellington Castle was the residence of the Silvermoon Elves at that time. It was close to the Malaga jungle, rich in products, and there was Fort Ellington here. The population of the Silvermoon Elves was only so large, which caused the stuck Castletown is slow to develop and the Port of Castletown is very important to us."

"In order to allow the Silvermoon Elves to move to Castletown, my grandmother tried her best at that time."

Edith frowned, drew a circle towards the castle with her finger, and said:
"As you can see, Ellington Castle is only this big, even if all the silver moon elves in Ellington Castle were relocated to Castletown, Castletown would be considered a small town at best. To become a seaport city, the development of the city cannot be separated from the population..."

"As a new city in the Silvermoon Kingdom, there are countless efforts and concessions made by the Silvermoon elves, all for Silvermoon!"

Roy seldom comes into contact with these things. In his past life, he did most of his fishing at the seaside. Now he has become a trainee priest and is learning divine arts every day...

It never occurred to him how Castletown was built.

But now that I heard Edith talking about this, I asked curiously:

"Can you tell me about Earl Amelia? I'm very curious about her legendary life. I think she should have lived under the rule of the elf dynasty for the first half of her life!"

Obviously, this question is also one that Edith is extremely willing to answer.

She narrowed her beautiful big eyes, looked back at the main building of the castle, and said:

"Well, to be precise, I should have spent most of my life in the Elven Dynasty. During the reign of the Elven King, my grandmother was the elder of the Silvermoon Elf in the Malaga Jungle. The entire Malaga Jungle includes the Danai River Basin and the five A hundred kilometers of coastline belong to the Ellington family."

"At that time, irreconcilable conflicts appeared in the elf dynasty. The three major races of the silver moon elves, dark moon elves, and wood elves had reached the point of war due to power disputes. The last elf king was the royal family of the wood elves. He will Most of the resources in the elf world are diverted to Darnassus, and the silver moon elves and dark moon elves are constantly squeezed out of their territories, which directly makes the silver moon elves and dark moon elves very dissatisfied."

"At that time, the Naga Sea Clan in the Endless Sea wanted to occupy all the islands outside the Elven Continent, but the Elf King was unwilling to send troops to fight with the Sea Clan."

"It wasn't until the Naga Legion of the Naga Sea Clan appeared in St. Margaret's Port, on the edge of the Evernight Forest where the Dark Moon Elves lived, that the conflicts within the Elf Dynasty broke out completely. The Silver Moon Elves and the Dark Moon Elves moved out of Dar Nassus, the silver moon elves have returned to Buenos, and the dark moon elves have returned to Neuhaus in the Evernight Forest."

"The Silver Moon Elves had the most powerful Unicorn Legion and the Silver Pegasus Legion of the Elves at that time, the Wood Elves owned the Treant Legion that was stationed in Darnassus with nearly a million at that time, and the Dark Moon Elves owned the Ghost Leopard Assassination Legion He and the Phantom Archer Legion retreated to the Evernight Forest to resist the invasion of the orc tribes in the eastern continent. Even now, the main force of the Unicorn Legion of the Silver Moon Dynasty is still guarding the Misty Canyon area of ​​the Evernight Forest."

Roy was a little dizzy when he heard what Edith said. Didn't he agree to talk about Earl Amelia's glorious life?How did you say that the elf dynasty was split?

Edith narrowed her eyes and continued, "Grandmother actually opposed the split of the Elven Dynasty, but unfortunately no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't bring back the final decline of the Elven Dynasty."

The look of yearning for the past clearly appeared in her eyes, and Edith continued:

"For a while, my grandmother even fell into a state of self-doubt. It was at that time that she wandered around the world on a silver Pegasus. After she returned to Ellington Castle from outside, she made up her mind to build Castletown."

"At that time, the population of Castleton City was insufficient, so she attracted many half-blood elves who were exiled everywhere. She helped the half-blood elves build a lower town in Castleton City, allowing them to have a stable residence, which is also on the way. It was the arrival of the half-blood elves that the city of Castleton gradually developed..."

Edith said a lot to Roy.

Roy found that Earl Amelia's life was really not simple, but even if she had such a glorious life, she became the ghost of Castle Ellington after death, which made him somewhat puzzled anyway up.

It wasn't until Edith's female companions greeted her from a distance that Edith said goodbye to Roy.

Roy wandered around the castle again, but it was a pity that tents were set up in every suitable place for camping, which made it impossible for Roy to move around at will.

……

Under the darkness of night, Claire ran to let Roy light up the divine twilight...

Under the faint light, he took out his notebook and recorded the beautiful starry sky of Ellington Castle with a brush.

"Roy, do you know what Edith's ideal is?"

Claire put down the paintbrush in her hand, turned to Roy and asked.

Roy was confused when asked: "I don't know...what's wrong?"

Claire put her head close to Roy's ear, and said to Roy in a very small voice:

"In the aristocratic circle of Castletown, almost all young elves know that her ideal is to join Princess Ophelia's guard. She is very optimistic about Princess Ophelia's future. Once Princess Ophelia can If she takes over the Silvermoon Kingdom and becomes the second elf queen of the Silvermoon Kingdom, then her status will also rise, and she will reshape the past glory of the Ellington family."

"How do you know this?" Roy asked in a low voice.

Claire spread her hands helplessly, and said, "Among those idiots who foolishly pursued Edith, there are young elves from Claire's family."

"It can't be you?" Roy asked with a smile.

Claire rolled her eyes and said, "If so, you think she'll let me join the expedition team."

Roy looked at Claire: "So what you want to tell me is...?"

Claire continued to whisper:
"I saw the two of you in the small square this afternoon, so my advice to you is...brother, calm down and change to a silver moon elf girl who is easy to chase. This one is really not suitable for you."

"Understood, thank you for your advice."

Roy responded.

(End of this chapter)