Path of Light.

Chapter 147 148. The Vengeful Benjamin
"The elf patrol of the guard is investigating the priest of Thorndike."

"In the morning, two elven guards came to the temple and asked many things. I just told them that when you were investigating the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, you were obstructed by the priest of Thorndike, and even wanted to take you back to the Temple of the Moon God."

Jasper put his hands on the round table and whispered to Roy.

He was looking for information about the Dark Land recently, and the book on the desktop was "The Encyclopedia of Dark Land Creatures", but it was a bit old, and the introductions of many dark creatures were very brief and unclear.

The Temple of Liberty knows very little about the dark place, and even some trainee priests don't know that there is such a place in the world.

But at this moment Roy's attention was completely focused on Jasper.

"That's what you told them?" Roy asked with wide-eyed eyes.

Jasper nodded hastily, and said with a smile, "Well, Priest Thorndike should be targeted by the elf guards."

"Isn't the theft of the Holy Grail of Wisdom over? Priest Theodore also pleaded guilty. Why are the elf patrols of the guard still holding on to Priest Thorndike?"

Roy asked suspiciously.

Jasper continued:

"It is said that the Castleton Guards and the Temple of the Moon had some conflicts a long time ago. The priests of the Temple of the Moon were unwilling to hold funeral ceremonies for some elves who died unexpectedly, but this kind of thing is the responsibility of the guards. It is better to say that the priests in the lower city can't invite the priests of the Temple of the Moon, and the priests of our Temple of Liberty will do it. But the upper city often becomes very embarrassing. Usually, the family members of the Silver Moon Elves come forward to invite the priests of the Temple of the Moon."

Afterwards, Jasper put his head next to Roy's ear, as if saying something very important:

"I also heard that the priests of the Moon God Temple held funeral ceremonies to collect benefits..."

"Charge?" Roy asked in surprise.

Jasper nodded again and again: "Yes."

Roy didn't think there was anything wrong with charging some money when the funeral ceremony was held.

However, he seemed to understand where the conflict between the priests of the Moon God Temple and the elf patrols of the guard team was, and he sighed and said:
"No wonder they are unwilling to accept the entrustment of the elf patrols of the guard team. The guard team probably won't give them money."

Jasper nodded affirmatively:

"Probably so."

……

It has been nine days since Ms. Belinda left home for Buenos, and Roy has not received any news...

Recently, Moira has been studying the elven sword dance in the magic crystal all day long. According to what Sabrina said, these sword dances should have a corresponding set of breathing methods. If there is no combination of uniqueness and breath hair, these elven battle dances are just three sets of high-level elf body skills.

Roy promised Earl Amelia and Xavier to record everything that happened in Castletown, so he has recently gotten into the habit of writing a diary.

Every two months, Roy will write a letter to Xavier.

As for Earl Amelia, Roy needs to go to Ellington Castle in person. When he plans to go to Ellington Castle next time, he will ask Earl Amelia about these elf war dances.

Moira was on the terrace, sheathing the dagger in her hand. She had learned a dance of light and was still practicing.

"Roy, I heard from my sister that you had conflicts with those half-blood elves during the day?"

Moira picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off her face.

In such a hot summer, even if you dance a sword dance at night, you will still be sweating profusely.

"It's nothing, it was just a quarrel, everyone was more restrained, no one did anything!"

Roy was sitting on a deck chair on the terrace, fiddling with the round wooden shield in his hand. This was already the fourth shield he had bought back...

The biggest disadvantage of this round wooden shield is that it is not very strong.

……

Another day.

In the morning, Roy rushed to the Elf Academy to go to school. As soon as he entered the training ground, Claire pulled him and dragged him directly to a tree.

whispered to him:
"Roy, have you heard that there is a big news from the Temple of the Moon God?"

Roy responded in a low voice: "What happened? Is it something about Priest Thorndike?"

Claire blinked and stared at Roy, unexpectedly Roy guessed it.

"Because Priest Thorndike accepted the benefits of Baron Heyer in private, but failed to cure Baron Heyer's illness, he was jointly sued by the Heyer family to the Council of Elders. After the investigation by the Silver Moon Patrolmen, this matter has been confirmed."

Claire then said with great disdain:

"This Thorndike priest often treats elves in private, but all treatments are paid, and it is impossible to invite him without money."

"It is said that Elder Sherwood of the Temple of the Moon God personally came forward this time. At present, Priest Thorndike has been dismissed from all positions and detained in the temporary prison of the guard."

After finishing speaking, Claire said in a lower voice:
"I also heard that Priest Thorndike's house actually has four servants who serve him specially, and their standards are higher than those of the elders of the Moon God Temple."

There are four servants of God in the house, which is probably the real reason for angering Elder Sherwood.

Priest Thorndike is so courageous...

……

Castletown Library, first floor lobby.

Rows of bookshelves are filled with all kinds of books, and there are not many elves in the library in the morning.

Abt held several geographical atlases and walked into the counter of the library. He returned these geographical atlases first, and then walked into the borrowing area.

He was already familiar with the layout of the hall on the first floor, and went straight to the geographical area.

Standing in front of a row of bookshelves, he had already skimmed through the geographic atlases at the bottom.

Now he is going to find a ladder to take a look at the third and fourth floors of the bookshelf.

There are many books about geography on the shelves, but not many books with maps.

Abt looked at the bookshelf blankly...

He has always borrowed books at will, and whichever one he likes, he thinks it may be useful, so he brings it back to the temple to read...

Not far away, two librarians pushed a flatbed cart, and put the books on the cart back to these bookshelves.

It's quiet in the library...

While Abbott was looking carefully for some geography books that might be useful, he saw a human magician through the gap in the bookshelf, and the eyes of the two just collided.

Abt was taken aback by the human magician on the opposite side, and the two geography books he had just found fell on the slate floor.

The magician quickly walked over from the opposite side...

At this time Abbott had already picked up two geography books.

"Sorry, I didn't expect there to be someone on the other side..." Benjamin said to Abbot in fluent Elvish language.

"It's nothing, you don't have to apologize, it's not your fault!" Abt said cautiously, holding the geography book.

Benjamin looked at the geography book in Abbott's arms and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

"Some sea charts related to the endless sea." Abt said casually.

Benjamin raised his head, glanced at the surrounding bookshelves, and asked, "Do you want to know some nautical maps?"

Although Abt didn't want to say more, he still nodded very politely to the human magician.

Benjamin smiled and pointed to the bookshelf beside him:

"Although the row you consulted is also a geography book, most of these are introductions to the inland terrain of the Elf Continent. Even if there are some sea charts, they are also the coastline of the Elf Continent. There are no charts of the endless sea here. The sea chart you are looking for is here..."

Benjamin pointed to a corner of the bookshelf, and then led Abbott over there.

Sure enough, Abbott found a number of charts about the endless sea here, and after Benjamin's suggestion, Abbott easily selected three books.

Abbott walked out of the borrowing area with Benjamin holding two geography books.

He felt that Benjamin seemed to know the sea very well, so he asked curiously:
"You seem to know a lot about sailing?"

Benjamin narrowed his eyes and said very humbly:

"Actually, it's not bad. I've read a lot of books on this subject, so I naturally know something about the Endless Sea, the Gemini Sea, the Frozen Sea, and the chaotic Seventh Sea."

Abt's eyes lit up completely when he heard Benjamin say this, and he couldn't help asking immediately:

"Do you know where I can find the complete chart of the Endless Sea?"

Benjamin was taken aback for a moment, then with a smile on his face, he lowered his voice and said to Abbott:
"...There will be no so-called complete sea charts, because these precious sea charts are the most precious wealth they have explored in their entire lives for the captains. How could they hand over such precious treasures to others?"

Seeing that Abbott was a little disappointed, Benjamin said again:

"If you want to find the sea chart of the endless sea, you can actually go to the Adventurer's Association or the Navigator's Association. Many captains will join these two associations, and they will get some information from each other in the association. If you want more detailed and private sea charts, you can go to those two places to try your luck. Of course, not all captains are willing to give out his detailed sea charts for free, and you may have to pay a little price."

After hearing Benjamin's suggestion, Abbot's eyes lit up again.

He took the initiative to stretch out his hand, smiled at Benjamin and said:
"Thank you for the information you provided, oh! By the way, my name is Abt, I don't know your name yet..."

Benjamin rolled his eyes slightly, and replied, "My name is Wales, and I'm a half-elf magician."

Abt smiled and said, "I see, I have a friend who is a half-elf just like you. If I have time someday, I'll introduce you two to get to know each other. His wish is to become a navigator."

"Okay!"

The two walked to the front desk, and after Abbott borrowed three books, he said goodbye to Benjamin, turned around and immediately went to the library.

The magician Benjamin has been standing in front of the bar, watching Abt's back and not leaving.

Although there was a faint smile on his face, his eyes were extremely cold...

(End of this chapter)