Path of Light.

Chapter 117
The boats made by the elves, whether they are sailing on the sea or in the river, are almost all shaped like barracudas.

However, in order to fight against the wind and waves, the ships on the sea have both the front and rear ends of the hull tilted upwards, and there are sails on the ship that are fixed on both sides of the ship's side to adjust the angle at will, like the pectoral fins of a flying fish.

The boats driving in the river don’t have these, the whole boat is flat, and at the same time, it lacks the flying fin-style sails, but instead adds two oars...

The boat that Edith ordered was not arranged by the Elf Academy, so the members of Group [-] did not need to queue up for the boat like other elf students.

In fact, the ship has been moored here for four days. If it wasn't for waiting for Roy and Claire, I believe Edith and her sisters would have returned to their tree house in Castleton City to enjoy the shade.

However, camping next to the waterfall on the Dane River is also a rare and wonderful experience.

The elf girls don't feel bored. Every day there will be a bonfire party on the shore, and there will always be some elf students who will take out musical instruments and perform impromptu performances.

In fact, Claire really wanted to participate in such a summer bonfire party, instead of just walking to the waterfall and returning to Castletown that day.

But obviously missed the ship Edith, Roy and Claire will accept the arrangement of the Elf Academy. Those small boats have seats, but no room to rest. It is estimated that there will be no boat experience on the way back to Castletown... …

So Roy and Claire followed Edith to the boat moored by the river that afternoon.

Roy found that the ship had no decks, and the only decks were the front and sides of the hull, which were only narrow enough for people to walk sideways. There were also a row of guardrails on both sides of the hull to prevent falling into the river.

The cabin is semi-sunken. Sitting in the cabin, you can just see through the windows on both sides of the cabin to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river bank.

There are separate lounges in the cabin, and only one hall is designed on the whole ship. There are not only exquisite long rows of tables, but also very luxurious soft leather recliners on both sides of the long row of tables. Each recliner is Individually, each lounge chair is spaced about a foot apart.

The cabin is decorated very luxuriously. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but when you walk in, you will find that this place is specially prepared for parties.

It's just that this kind of boat obviously can't resist the wind and waves at sea, but sailing in the river is extremely comfortable.

Apparently, except for Roy and Claire, who are not used to it, the other elves seem to be very familiar with this ship, and they chose their positions quite randomly...

Roy and Claire chose to sit on two deck chairs near the door. The long row of tables in the middle of the cabin was not only filled with all kinds of delicious fruits, but also filled with light green juice in several uniquely shaped glass jugs. Roy was sure It must contain the sap of life.

After a group of people boarded the boat, the boat slowly left the Dane River Waterfall and went down the river.

Seeing that Roy and Claire seemed a little restrained, best friend Phyllis pushed them in front of them with two glasses of World Tree Juice.

"Claire, I just heard that you and Roy saw through a group of slave traders at the check-in point in the Malaga jungle!" Elise sat on the deck chair next to her and asked Claire curiously.

This sentence immediately attracted several eyes. A silver moon elf girl came to Claire's side and said excitedly:

"So it's really you, I heard about it a few days ago."

Some elf girls even took the opportunity to ask: "Claire, have you seen those slave traders?"

"I've seen it, but the two of us hid at the time and didn't do anything." Claire took a sip of the life sap, and then explained.

"Claire, can you explain in more detail...?"

Claire scratched her head in distress, pointed out the window, and said, "I think since we're all boating on the Darne River, why not talk about the scenery, Phyllis, is your statue finished yet?"

"...Of course." Phyllis responded with a smile.

Talking about this, Clareton suddenly became interested, and said to Phyllis expectantly, "Can I appreciate your work?"

Phyllis readily took out a stone from the magic pocket, and proudly said to Roy:

"This is a jadeite stone I picked up on the beach in the lower reaches of the Dane River. Although the quality is not very good, there are very clear cracks here, and there is no transparency at all, but it is no problem to carve a small ornament. .”

After speaking, she spread her palms.

An emerald green tree frog was lying on Phyllis's palm, it was only the size of an egg, and the tree frog was still shooting out its tongue from its long mouth to lick flies in the air.

The tree frog was carved so vividly that even the fly with its tongue half-wrapped had its wings and legs carved.

Claire and Roy are attracted to the wood frog at the same time.

Roy turned his head and glanced at Claire, his eyes seemed to ask, "Are all the students in your engraving class curly like this?" '

Claire also shrugged awkwardly, and then praised Phyllis:
"I didn't expect a Malaga wood frog to leave such a deep impression on you. Such an exquisite little ornament is probably eligible to participate in the art exhibition."

Unexpectedly, Phyllis put the ornaments in front of Roy again, and asked Roy with a smile: "Roy, what do you think?"

"It's very delicate, many details are handled well, and the knife skills are better than Claire's." Roy said honestly.

"Cuckoo..."

There was a silver bell-like laughter from all around.

Claire, who was sitting opposite, rushed forward with gritted teeth, and said bitterly to Roy:

"Roy, if you talk like that, you won't worry about me breaking up with you?"

Roy laughed along with everyone...

This guy Claire has been getting a bit flustered by the elf students recently, so he should be hit a bit...

Phyllis put away the sculptures again, and then asked Claire:
"Claire, what about your sculptures, show them to everyone."

Claire knew that this was unavoidable. Since she had seen someone else's, she should also let others see her own. This was the rule.

"Okay, I'll let you see my work." Claire agreed.

After speaking, he took out his stone sculpture, which was almost the size of a basketball. It was only the upper body of the statue, and it was only the part above the shoulders.

Although it doesn't have the skills of the master sculptors, this statue is still very similar, the facial features are considered correct, and the entire face has been waxed and polished, which looks good.

"This is... is this Earl Amelia?" Phyllis looked at it for a moment before asking hesitantly.

Claire nodded and said, "That's right, I drew a lot of sketches on the fourth floor of the castle. As for the engraving of Count Amelia, because I think Count Amelia also belongs to the Magala Forest..."

Obviously elves like to talk about these art-related topics, and soon other elf girls joined in.

Roy sat quietly on the side, watching the woodland by the river quietly. The water willow trees on the bank were under the setting sun, and the shadows almost covered the entire river.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Edith walked out of the cabin and hacked at the training wooden figure at the bow with a long sword.

Some of these elf girls also participated in the music appreciation class. When the teacher in the appreciation class asked each student to compose a piece of music, although the elf girls didn't complain, they were quite distressed...

"Claire, play the piece you wrote for everyone!" Phyllis blinked and said to Claire with a smile.

"The piece is still a bit short of finished. When it's finished, I'll show it to everyone for appreciation."

Claire doesn't want to show it at this time, he still has to get a music appreciation class to be scary.

Claire chatted with the sixteen girls until late...

Everyone lay back on their recliners when they were tired, covered with a thin blanket.

There was silence in the cabin, only the sound of some even breathing and the sound of the river flowing.

After a whole night of sailing, the ship actually passed through the Malaga jungle.

It was only at dawn that Roy realized that the ship had left the Malaga jungle behind. In just one night, the ship had traveled the distance that Roy and Claire had spent half a month on.

The statue of the elf on the top of Castletown City has appeared in sight.

At noon, the ship had already docked at the pier west of Castletown.

The Dane River Wharf is very small, with only a 50-meter-long stone step built with stones. The boat docked beside the stone step, and a group of people walked off the boat with their luggage on their backs.

Roy looked down the Darne River and wanted to float along the Darne River all the way home.

There were other boats by the river, and many elf students disembarked tiredly, moving their stiff and numb bodies.

Those small boats provide small seats, and you can't move freely when the boat is running. There are only five stops along the way for temporary rest, so it is still very tiring to take these small boats.

Roy walked off the boat with a heavy backpack. Before he could say goodbye to Edith and the others, he saw two elf patrols coming up and standing in front of Roy and Claire, wearing silver masks on their heads. The blue eyes and jaw can be seen inside.

"Excuse me, are these two Claire and Roy?" One of the elf patrols stared at Roy and asked.

Claire asked a little strangely: "Is there anything you can do with us?"

One of the elf guards said: "...the group of slave traffickers on the Jinju slave ship will be tried in the court of the Council of Elders in three days. The Council of Elders hopes that you can attend this trial as witnesses. "

"We will participate in this trial, and we are also looking forward to the punishment that the slave traders deserve." Claire said.

The two elf patrols looked at each other, and then said:

"In that case, let's say goodbye!"

After finishing speaking, the two elf patrols turned around and left the riverside pier.

"Did they... catch everyone so quickly?" Claire whispered to Roy.

Edith came from behind and casually said to the two:
"It should be that a large number of Silver Pegasus Legions were dispatched to search and arrest at sea. This incident caused a great shock to the city of Castleton. Everyone thinks that this is a problem with the defense of the city's periphery. The Council of Elders needs to calm down these protests... "

(End of this chapter)