Path of Light.

Chapter 31. Blessing of Strength
Roy never expected that at this time of the morning, the elves could still be seen patrolling the beach.

The waves beat against the rocks, stirring up countless waves, and countless foams piled up under the reef, and the tide rose up little by little.

The elf patrols were standing in the reef area where Roy usually went, looking as if they were looking for traces on it.

When Roy ran past the beach, he also saw the elf patrols arguing on the reef where he shoveled out oyster barnacles and these shellfish:

"These traces... must have been left by the Naga killer. He is lurking... this reef area... Waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the... target to appear on the pier, and then killing the killer..."

The voices of the guards were caught in the sound of the waves and the wind, becoming invisible.

Roy couldn't hear clearly at all.

It was only the word 'Naga Killer' coming from the sea breeze that caught Roy's attention.

"But the traces here are very old..."

"Maybe he comes often. As long as we stay here, we should be able to catch that guy. Even if we can't catch him, we should be able to drive him back into the sea."

"Agree."

Roy really wants to go to the reef to see the excitement...

But considering that it is likely to attract the attention of those elf patrols, it may cause unnecessary trouble, so it is just a thought.

……

I ran all the way to the fish market. At this time, the tide was just rising, and there happened to be a small wooden boat docking at the port.

It cost Roy three Kohlers to buy two blue and white fishes with rich fat in the fish market. This kind of sea fish is dry-fried while it is fresh, and it only needs a little salt and pepper to taste very delicious.

When he came back with the fish, Roy also saw Ms. Gillian standing on a large fishing boat, pulling out a round tuna from the fish hold.

Her fish stall usually sells these large sea fish.

After transporting the tuna back to the fish stand, Ms. Gillian will disassemble the tuna and cut the fish into palm-sized cubes. The elves like to buy this processed fish very much.

This tuna is about three or four hundred pounds...

Roy never knew that Ms. Gillian had such great strength.

Roy is a frequent visitor to the fish market. When Roy passed a stall, the old elf who often bought sea fish caught by Roy yelled at Roy:

"Roy, why haven't I seen you fishing recently?"

Roy stopped in his tracks and replied, "I've been attending classes at the Elf Academy for almost a week..."

"Oh, you should learn something." The old elf nodded in agreement.

Seeing Roy stop, he said again:
"I was just worried that you would go to the beach to fish. Recently, a Naga killer appeared on the beach nearby. It always appears on the beach in rainy days. Four foreign crew members have been killed, so you must not Go to the beach at night or in fog."

After speaking, the old elf gestured to cut his throat.

Roy did not expect to hear such news from the mouth of the old elf.

"Naga killer?"

The old elf pointed to the beach on the other side of the reef area, and said somewhat mysteriously:
"Well, the patrols of the guards have found traces of him crawling by the sea, as well as scales hanging on branches and rocks."

"I'll be more careful."

Roy said, then waved to the old elf with the fish in his hand, and left the fish market.

Follow a path on the pier and trot all the way back to Brown Street.

……

The room was quiet, Ms. Belinda's lambskin boots were still lying in the doorway, and Roy put the toes of the shoes out.

Carrying the fish into the kitchen, he quickly disposed of the internal organs. After washing away the blood, he marinated the fish for a while. During this time, Roy made a pot of tea.

Wait until the aroma of the frying pan wafts into the living room...

Probably the smell of fried fish woke Ms. Belinda.

Belinda came out of the upstairs bedroom barefoot in her pajamas, stood sleepily at the door of the kitchen, held Roy's head and kissed him on the forehead, then turned and walked into the bathroom, and then there was splashing water in the bathroom Voice.

Ms. Belinda, who had taken a bath and changed into a long silk dress, was waiting at the dining table holding a picture album.

Roy put fried fish and tea in front of her...

"My little Roy is amazing, thank you for the wonderful breakfast."

Sitting opposite Ms. Belinda, Roy said while picking a fishbone:

"I heard that staying up late is prone to wrinkles, you should pay attention to your body."

"is it?"

Ms. Belinda stood up anxiously and ran to the mirror in the bathroom to look left and right. She was relieved to see that her face was still radiant.

Sitting back at the table, Ms. Belinda asked Roy:
"Would you like to go out together later?"

Roy quickly refused:
"I run!"

……

It is impossible to go out with my mother.

When the neighbors on Brown Street saw the two, they would be more restrained, and they would always joke that the two were more like siblings.

Walking out of Brown Street, those elves who don't know Roy will naturally regard Roy as Ms. Belinda's follower...

Roy ran out of the house ahead of time with the book in his arms. Because of the constant rain these two days, the water level of the Darne River has risen a lot.

Roy saw Sabrina waiting for the long carriage at the street corner. She was standing in the crowd, her tall figure was a bit conspicuous.

Roy waved at her.

Although Sabrina could see it, she would not talk to Roy as usual.

Roy walked through the lower city all the way. A busy day here had already begun. Most of the shops were open for business, and the stalls and carts on the street were crowded together.

Many carts are filled with various fruits.

And on this kind of cart, the most eye-catching thing is the pyramids made of fresh fruits.

Let Roy feel that every fruit is very attractive...

……

All the way into the Elf Academy, Roy ran out of breath, but his body has completely lost the soreness...

The first session was the elementary martial arts training class of Instructor Abbot Nora. The students were scattered on the training ground, and many of them were familiar with yesterday's dismantling of martial arts.

Roy met Claire on the training ground and found that the bruises on his face had healed so well they were barely noticeable.

The two got together, stood on the edge of the training ground, and started talking about what happened after school at noon.

Claire asked hesitantly:

"Roy, if Steve and the others come to find him again at noon, will we still fight them?"

Roy responded without hesitation:

"Of course, until he is defeated!"

Seeing that Claire was a little shaken, he immediately urged:
"If we are cowardly now, we will always be suppressed by Steve in the academy. Think about it...we have just entered school, how long will we stay in the academy?"

Claire made serious calculations before saying:

"Probably 20 years...Roy! You're right."

"Are you really planning to study at the Elven Academy for 20 years...and then graduate?"

Roy asked a little surprised.

Claire took it for granted and responded:

"Well, after graduation, I will go to the Advanced Elf Academy in Buenos for further study."

"Well, your life plan is really very long-term!"

Claire didn't think there was anything wrong with this, he took out a bottle of green potion from his arms, and stuffed it directly to Roy:
"Roy, this time I specially brought the life sap, take it."

Roy wanted to refuse, this thing is much more expensive than life potion.

"I haven't even drunk the life potion from yesterday."

Claire waved her hand casually:
"That's useless. The healing effect of life sap is really good. When I got home yesterday, my grandmother gave it to me. Take it! This thing is free, and it's not worth much."

"..."

The bell for class is ringing...

Instructor Abbott Nora came from the direction of the teaching building. She was still wearing light leather armor, carrying a bow and arrow, with a quiver and a long sword hanging on her waist. Her long hair was fluttering, and she looked heroic.

This guy Steve hurried to the training ground just before the end of the bell.

He didn't have any scars on his face, and he didn't limp when he ran. Obviously, the injuries on his body had healed.

It's just that when he looked at Roy and Claire, the anger in his eyes almost burst out...

Claire turned to look at Roy with a guilty conscience.

Seeing Roy glaring back at Steve unceremoniously, he felt so confident.

In the martial arts training class, he still practiced the dismantling movements learned yesterday. This time, Roy could barely complete a set of movements, but he couldn't make them coherent.

This made Instructor Abbott Nola, who wanted to have a good talk with Roy, stop and planned to observe again.

Although the aptitude is very poor, but the victory lies in hard work...

……

After school at noon, Roy and Claire rushed to the narrow alley on the west side of the college.

Seeing that Steve and his group of friends hadn't come yet, Claire felt a little guilty, and wanted to retreat, and said to Roy:
"Roy, or we'd better go, they didn't come again..."

At this time, Roy stood in front of Claire with a serious face, and began to slow down his breathing.

Claire was too surprised to speak when a ball of light lit up in his hand. He stared at the soft light ball and saw Roy draw runes one by one in front of him...

His movements were a little jerky, and he finally drew half of the divine pattern, because the holy light was not continued in time at the turning point in the middle, and the half-finished divine pattern was like holding a handful of fine sand in the palm of his hand. The seams flowed down...

Roy sighed:

"It seems that it still doesn't work. With my current ability, I can only use it three times. No matter if it works or not, I have to try again..."

After finishing speaking, a holy light lit up in Roy's palm again, because he failed the first time, this time he was more focused.

Perhaps because of the urgency of the situation, Roy's concentration was particularly high.

Drawing to the end in one breath, Roy was a little surprised that the divine pattern was successfully drawn all at once.

The prayer was a little stumbling...

But when the last prayer was uttered, the divine pattern in front of Roy did not dissipate, but turned into a fist full of sacred aura, which instantly merged into Claire's body.

"What is this?" Claire asked in surprise.

"Blessing of power, how is it? Is it full of power?" Roy asked with some expectation.

"It feels good, is this magic?"

Roy quickly corrected: "It's a divine technique. I just learned it too. I haven't succeeded before. I'm lucky this time... Oh, I still have another chance!"

(End of this chapter)