Path of Light.

Chapter 166. 167. The Castle
A carriage drove along the avenue in the jungle of Malaga, and drove into the ruins of Ellington Castle in front of the two statues with only huge feet left. The stone platform was almost covered by the weeds on both sides.

The coachman grabbed the reins, and the carriage came to a slow stop.

Roy, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the desolate Ellington Castle in front of him. Without the students of the Elf Academy, the place immediately became extremely quiet.

It has been more than a month since I left Ellington Castle, and some weeds grew in the gaps between the bluestone slabs in front of the castle.

He made an appointment with the coachman through the car window, and picked him up at the gate of Ellington Castle at noon the next day. Roy jumped out of the carriage.

His attire looks like a young archaeologist, wearing boots, leggings, white shirt, leather vest, and a magic pocket around his waist. This time he came to Ellington Castle, and he did a lot. adequate preparation.

Leaving Roy where he was, the coachman swung his long whip, turned the carriage around, and hurried away along the avenue.

Cross the arch bridge in front of the ruins of the castle and walk into Ellington Castle. There are still some rotten peels scattered on the dilapidated castle square.

A few crows flew up from a puddle in the square in front of the castle, and landed on a beam whose roof had already collapsed.

Along the desolate and dilapidated streets, Roy came to the place where he had camped. Roy took out a tent from his magic pocket, and set up the tent at the door of the arsenal in a leisurely manner.

Then I picked up some dry branches from a bush that had lost all its leaves, lit a bonfire in front of the tent, set up a simple tripod with three thick branches, hung the kettle below, and the flame licked the bottom of the pot.

Although he brought some food, Roy followed the path to the huge breadfruit tree on the back platform. He climbed to the tree and cut off a breadfruit with a dagger.

Seeing that the sky was still early, I circled around the castle.

Several sections of the mottled castle walls have collapsed, and when you step on it, there will be the sound of stones rolling down.

The elves seem to like to build some castles on independent cliffs, and Ellington Castle is also surrounded by cliffs.

Looking at it from a distance, you will feel that it is hidden in the mountains.

After getting close, you will feel that it is unusually majestic and magnificent.

Walking around in the castle, I didn't even see a ghost. There are not many small animals in the castle. Except for the crows that occupy the square, there are geckos crawling on some mottled walls. A few squirrels shuttled back and forth on the canopy of the forest opposite the old castle.

It seems that this place has been completely integrated with the surrounding natural environment.

In the valley, it gets dark very early.

Soon it was completely dark, and the dinner was simple, breadfruit and a cup of herbal tea.

Roy was sitting by the campfire, and the kettle on the shelf was buzzing non-stop. Roy poured boiling water into the kettle, and sprinkled a few vanilla leaves into the kettle.

Feeling a gust of cold wind blowing over, Roy just blinked his eyes...

Then he saw Earl Amelia sitting on the stone opposite the bonfire, but Roy didn't realize when she appeared.

"You are here!"

Seeing Earl Amelia appear, Roy didn't feel any surprise, but just greeted him politely.

Earl Amelia sat on the stone, stared at Roy and said:
"You really are a trustworthy young man."

Roy smiled and said honestly:
"You gave me some benefits in advance, even if it is to fulfill the original promise, I must come to see you."

Earl Amelia said impatiently:
"I don't want you to come here to listen to your nagging, just say something that interests me."

Roy unhurriedly poured a cup of vanilla tea for Earl Amelia and placed it in front of her.

Although Earl Amelia is only a spirit body, it is impossible to drink tea at all, but he is also very happy to see Roy doing so...

Roy added two more pieces of wood to the bonfire, and the bonfire burned more vigorously.

"Okay, then let me talk about what happened in Castleton City recently, it's really quite lively..."

Roy said.

Then he began to introduce some things that happened in Castletown recently.

Roy first talked about his participation in the first trial in the trial office, and the group of slave traders on the Kumquat were all sentenced to heavy sentences.

Even so, Earl Amelia was so angry that he almost overturned the kettle on the wooden frame of the bonfire when he heard that this group of slave traders had sneaked into the northwest of the Malaga jungle...

When Earl Amelia calmed down a little, the fire of soul in his eye sockets returned to normal.

Only then did Roy talk about the trial of Priest Theodore who stole the Holy Grail of Wisdom.

Then he talked about the deaths of the half-blood elves Peleus and Windsor. Because the trial court gave Priest Theodore a too light sentence, the half-blood elves held a ten-day protest in the lower city.

During this period, due to the complete intensification of the conflict between the guards and the Temple of the Moon God, the elf patrols of the guards bit the priest Thorndike and finally found out the whole story of the theft of the Holy Grail of Wisdom. The cause of death also surfaced.

In order to maintain its reputation, the Temple of the Moon God had no choice but to kick Priest Thorndike out of the Temple of the Moon God. Unfortunately, this move of the Temple of the Moon God did not restore much of its reputation. On the contrary, because Priest Thorndike gave up on himself, he showed his uglier side to the elves in front of the eyes.

Speaking of the current situation of the Temple of the Moon God, including the attitude of the Temple of the Moon God towards the half-blood elves, Earl Amelia also sighed.

Roy finally talked about the trial of two pirates, the gray dwarf Ralph and Mrs. Udura.

I thought it would lighten the conversation a bit, after all the elves of Castleton hated the two pirates.

On the day of the trial, a large number of elves gathered in the Heroes' Square in Castleton City.

After the bonfire was burnt out, only the last bit of charcoal was left, and the mountain wind blew by, reflecting on Earl Amelia's face, which also became a little flickering.

Earl Amelia was slightly taken aback when he heard the name of 'Lady Udulla'.

When she heard that Mrs. Udulla was judged by the arbitrators to dig magic crystals under the mine near Neuhaus, her pale face suddenly floated in front of Roy, scaring him. There was a big jump.

"You mean her name is Udulla? What does she look like?"

Roy couldn't understand why Earl Amelia was so emotional, but he still said:
"She has long red hair. To be honest, I've never seen a blood elf with red hair!"

"..."

Earl Amelia didn't say anything else, she floated directly to a dilapidated watchtower on the top of Ellington Castle, and didn't come down for a long time.

Roy waited by the bonfire, looking at the flickering bonfire, guessing that Earl Amelia might be an old acquaintance with Mrs. Udulla.

After a long time, Roy curled up in front of the campfire, almost falling asleep.

Roy only felt a little cold all over his body. Just when he wanted to pull the quilt, he suddenly woke up from his sleep. He just fell asleep in front of the campfire.

When he sat up straight with sleepy eyes, he found that at some point, Earl Amelia was sitting opposite him again, his soul-flaming eyes were a little sad.

She sighed softly and didn't say anything to Roy.

"Do you want to continue listening?"

Roy asked.

"Of course, but I don't want to hear about the bad things in the courtroom." Earl Amelia said weakly, resting her forehead with one hand.

Roy quickly sat up straight in front of the bonfire and said:
"Well, I want to tell you one thing, and I also want to ask for your opinion. I lent the magic crystal you gave me to the neighbor's Miss Moira. She is the most powerful fighter I have ever seen. A talented half-breed elf, this time she learned your 'Dance of Radiance' in just one month..."

Roy said with a guilty conscience:

"If you think I'm doing something wrong, I'll go back and get the magic crystal back immediately."

After all, this matter is a bit suspected of being cut first and played later.

Earl Amelia glanced at Roy and asked him: "The Dance of Radiance is my reward for you. If you are willing to share it with your friends, that is your business. It seems that Moira has a relationship with you." Unusual?"

"It can be regarded as a friend who grew up with her since she was a child. She has a somewhat introverted personality and doesn't have many friends..."

Earl Amelia nodded to Roy, and then said:

"If you try to practice this dance of brilliance, you will probably have a feeling that this sword dance is very difficult."

Roy nodded again and again, he had a deep understanding of this.

Earl Amelia went on to say:

"The reason why I gave you that piece of magic crystal is because once this dance of radiance is performed, it will give the companions around you the blessing of sacred attributes, which is very suitable for you..."

Earl Amelia paused for a moment, then seemed to think of something, looked up at Roy and said actively:

"Of course, it also has a unique set of aura."

Roy listened carefully and didn't interrupt.

"Usually, it is very difficult for fighters before the first turn to comprehend this unique breath method."

"Since your friend has learned the full set of moves of the Dance of Radiance, I have a detailed explanation of the dance of the Radiance here. You can show her to read it. If you don't understand it, don't be discouraged. Work hard to improve yourself and become a first-ranked dancer. Afterwards, it will become very simple to look back at this breath method."

Earl Amelia warned Roy.

After speaking, a book appeared out of thin air in her hand.

The book was almost floating in mid-air, and slowly drifted towards Roy.

Roy reached out and held the parchment book in his hand, stood up and saluted Earl Amelia:

"Thank you, Count Amelia!"

"Come here when you are free, chat with me about Castleton, and let me know what's going on outside, otherwise I will have the illusion that time is frozen and repeats itself!"

Earl Amelia said to Roy calmly.

At this time, the sky turned pale, and the whole night passed without knowing it.

The sky above the head is also quietly changing, the color is getting lighter and lighter, and the sky is getting brighter...

Earl Amelia's figure also became increasingly faint...

(End of this chapter)