Path of Light.

Chapter 198 199. Partington

This is a very small pier, with only a wooden platform going deep into the water.

A lot of the paint on the wooden boards on the platform has peeled off, and it has become dark after being soaked in seawater. It is soft when stepped on, and some seawater will be squeezed out.

There are a large number of wooden boxes piled up on the port wharf. It seems that they should be packed materials, but it is impossible to see what kind of goods are inside.

At least nearly a thousand boxes were stacked on the stone platform of the pier. These wooden boxes are just rough frames, and the hay filled inside can be seen from the gaps in the planks.

Instructor Nora led the team quickly off the boat and went straight to the outside of the pier.

There were several carriages parked outside the small pier. Instructor Nora personally negotiated a price with the coachman and hired two carriages. The nine members of the adventure group entered the small town in the quaint mountainside in a carriage.

The only road is the gap in this mountain, which is now paved with flat stone slabs, and the wheels are crushed on it, making a gurgling sound.

Roy sat in the carriage and looked out through the window glass. The vertical mountain wall always gave people a strong sense of oppression.

The pier is not too far from the town. When entering the town, Roy found that many buildings in the town were carved out of the rocky walls of the mountainside.

The mountainside is only as big as four football fields, and all the open spaces inside are filled with houses. These stone houses look dense, but the streets and houses are very clean and tidy. The north wind is completely blocked by the mountain body, and the inside of the mountain is not cold...

The carriage was parked next to the square in the center of the town. On the square the size of a basketball court, there were piles of wooden boxes exactly the same as those seen on the pier. There were more wooden boxes stacked here, and the whole square was like an open-air warehouse.

Instructor Nora led everyone to jump out of the carriage, frowned and looked at the supplies on the square. He wanted to walk in, but was stopped by the elf guards standing on the edge of the square.

"Everyone, Partington Town Square is temporarily closed."

"Is the portal on the square unusable? When will it return to normal?" Instructor Nora asked.

"It will take about two more days. For details, please check the notice on the notice board in front of the town hall."

Following the gap between the piles of goods, Roy saw the portal on the town square. It was about as high as a two-story building. In the middle of the stone frame was a magic vortex that rotated counterclockwise. The magic vortex was filled with thick There are dark clouds, and there will be arcs of electric arcs flashing in the dark clouds from time to time.

A group of half-breed elves are walking out of the portal carrying a wooden box...

"Let's go, let's find a hotel to live in first, and it will take about two days to pass through the portal here."

Instructor Nora said loudly.

……

Due to the unique volcanic geology here, Partington is a hot spring town. At the same time, it is also a gathering place for half-blood elves. Only a small number of silver moon elves are the mayor of the town.

There is no tree house where the elves like to live, and the Silvermoon elves don't want to settle here, but there is a portal leading to the Partington plane here.

So this small town has now developed into a gathering area surrounded by half-blood elves.

A group of people walked on the street paved with stone slabs. Miss Scarlett looked at the buildings on the street and suggested to Instructor Nora:
"Since you want to live here, you must choose a hot spring hotel."

Instructor Nora did not refuse this time, and said: "I know that there is a good hot spring hotel, just on the west side of the town, and I stayed in that hotel when I passed by Partington last time."

Among the members of the adventure group, Christie, Scarlett the Wizard, Sabrina, and Eleanor instructors are all outstanding in appearance, only instructor Nora is a little more neutral.

No matter where you go, the half-blood elves on the street will frequently cast curious eyes.

Many half-breed elves here probably make a living by fishing. There are even some dried fish hanging in the shade of some houses, and there is also a faint smell of sea in the street.

Christine put a scarf around her nose and mouth...

On the contrary, Roy and Sabrina are very used to the taste of this kind of sea fish. Sabrina's family sells fish for a living, and Roy even misses the taste of fried small dried fish.

Roy walked at the end of the team, and whispered to Sabrina in a low voice: "I don't know the name of the adventure group yet,"

"Elf Academy Adventure Group."

Sabrina whispered back.

"..."

The name is really unpretentious.

……

Instructor Nora led everyone along Stone Street to the edge of the town.

Going outside again, she will walk out of the town along the gap in the mountain wall. At this time, she walked up the corridor dug between the mountain walls, and Roy discovered that there are still many buildings built on the mountain wall in the middle of the mountain. There is a long and narrow corridor in front of these houses, and there are stairs going up inside.

Instructor Nora walked to the third floor along the 'Z'-shaped stairs, walked more than 50 meters along the corridor on the mountain wall, and saw a hotel.

The sign outside the hotel is covered with dust, and the wooden door looks very old.

Instructor Nora took a step forward and opened the door. The inside of the hotel has a completely different style from the outside. The outside looks old and desolate, but the inside of the hotel is very warm.

After walking in, Roy found that a group of people seemed to have entered the living room of a normal family. A half-breed elf woman was sitting on the sofa knitting a sweater.

She looked up at Instructor Nora, with a friendly smile on her face: "Nora, you haven't been here for several years!"

"Nancy, you're still the same..."

Instructor Nora walked up and hugged the elf lady who knitted the sweater.

"Nancy, we need five rooms." Instructor Nora said.

Ms. Elf put the half-knitted sweater in her hand on the sofa, turned around and picked up a bunch of keys from the wall, and led everyone into a corridor.

As she walked, she said to Instructor Nora: "In the past two days, the Partington plane is delivering supplies here, and almost all the passengers who want to rush to the Partington plane are stranded in the town. When you're in town, try to avoid conflicts with those people."

"Understood." Instructor Nora said.

The corridor was dimly lit, Ms. Elf opened a door, and Miss Scarlett walked in first, walked around the room, and said:
"Not bad, Nora, let's live in this room!"

The room was very clean, the wooden boards were painted with bright paint, and there was a wooden bunk bed in the room, with a thick mattress and snow-white sheets.

She handed the key to Instructor Nora, and then walked inside along the corridor.

Next is the room of Instructor Virgil and Instructor Gru.

When the third room was assigned, only Instructor Eleanor was left. Christine blinked her big eyes and asked Instructor Eleanor:

"Instructor Eleanor, can I share a room with you?"

Instructor Eleanor walked into the room, hung the saber on the wall, turned her head and smiled and said to Christine, "Of course."

The fourth room was assigned to Sabrina by Instructor Nora.

Afterwards, she turned to Roy and the Silver Moon Elf Jijiru and said, "Roy, you and Jijiru share a room together,"

Roy honestly agreed: "Oh, good!"

Jijiru who stood at the back frowned and said to Instructor Nora:
"Wait, I'm not used to living in a room with a half-blood elf, Instructor Nora! I want to live in a room alone."

"But the problem now is... only five rooms are reserved for you." Ms. Nancy frowned, looking at Jijilu, the nobleman of the Silver Moon Elf, and said with some displeasure.

She is a half-blood elf, and the small town of Partington is also a gathering place for half-blood elves. The silver moon elves who come here, especially those with such stinky mouths, are not welcome.

Instructor Nora did not speak, but turned to look at Instructor Gru.

"Roy and I, Jijiru, you and Fugil share a room, that's fine." Instructor Gru immediately stood up and said, walked to Roy's side, and patted Roy on the shoulder.

Instructor Gru's right arm is very strong. In comparison, his left arm seems to have shrunk.

Of course, Roy doesn't care. He is a member of an adventure group. When everyone is exploring in the wild, they sometimes even need to sleep in the same tent. If you can't bear this little thing, why join the adventure group?

Jijirou's face was a bit ugly, but there was no reason to refuse.

Ms. Nancy stood in the corridor, and after distributing the room keys, she said to Instructor Nora:
"By the way, I will prepare breakfast for you. If you need lunch and dinner, you should tell me in advance, but you don't have the right to choose what to eat. I think you can solve it yourself for lunch and dinner. I'm worried about your eating. Not used to the island flavor here.”

Originally, this hotel provided lunch and dinner, no matter when you want to eat, there is no problem.

But now Ms. Nancy obviously does not want any contact with this extremely picky silver moon elf nobleman...

Instructor Nora said a little depressed: "We will take care of lunch and dinner by ourselves."

Just at this time, Jijirou stood up and said to Ms. Nancy: "My breakfast is also free."

"Then all of you will be free of breakfast."

Ms. Nancy said without looking back.

Instructor Nora put his hand on his forehead, looked at Jijirou helplessly, and said:

"Okay, let's go back to the room and rest first. Before entering the Partington plane, everyone still has the right to choose their own food, but after entering the Partington plane, I hope everyone can act in unison, otherwise I don't mind You will be kicked out of the adventure group halfway."

Jijirou shrugged his shoulders indifferently, turned around and walked into the room.

"No matter who comes forward next time, don't let him appear in my adventure group!" Instructor Nora whispered.

She seemed to be speaking to several instructors, but her eyes were fixed on Instructor Virgil.

Instructor Fugil could only shrug his shoulders and apologize...

(End of this chapter)