Path of Light.

Chapter 498 499. Autumn
Entering autumn in Castleton City, the starry sky at night is particularly clear...

When countless stars were twinkling overhead, Roy had actually thought about whether one of them could be the sun.

There were almost no pedestrians on the clean Brown Street, and there was only the sound of the Darne River flowing.

Nightsaber followed Roy with his head drooped. After all, it was a Warcraft. An adult Nightsaber also had the intelligence of a seven or eight-year-old child. Although it could not speak Elvish, it could understand it. Mrs. Winnie let it Follow Roy...

Although it also yearned for the outside world, the moment it left home still made it feel quite emotional.

Roy pushed open the courtyard door of his home with Night Saber. The lights were already on in the courtyard next door, and Sabrina could be seen walking around in the living room through the glass window.

At this time, Moira was sitting on the wall of the courtyard, and with a strong push of her hands, she fell lightly into the courtyard of Roy's house.

Seeing the night saber next to Roy's legs, Moira's eyes widened. She squatted in front of the night saber and tried to touch its soft hair with her hands.

However, the night saber lowered his head, stared at Moira with a pair of eyes warily, and made a 'woo-hoo' sound in his mouth.

Moira was so frightened that she quickly retracted her hand and asked Roy:
"Ah, why did you bring it back?"

Both of them were enjoying a moment of silence, neither of them speaking.

There are several pots of green plants on the rooftop, two of which are Roy's favorite flowers of light. Although the holy light particles produced by the flowers of light are now of minimal help to Roy, these flowers of light are still Very well looked after.

Seeing Roy walking up to the second floor in shorts and vest holding a wooden basin, Moira blushed and wanted to step forward to help.

Roy shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "That's all we can do."

She rested her head on Roy's shoulder, her pointed ears twitching slightly from time to time, and it would feel a little itchy when she touched Roy's short hair.

Roy quickly comforted the night saber, took it under the porch, and said, "Mrs. Winnie wanted it to return to the jungle, but she didn't want to do such a troublesome thing herself, so she entrusted it to me and asked me to take care of it." Take it to the Partington plane."

After taking a shower, I washed my clothes and dried them on the second floor terrace.

At this moment, the door to the courtyard next door was pushed open with a creaking sound, and Ms. Jillian dragged a flatbed truck into the courtyard from the outside.

Moira's lips were very soft, with a faint sweetness, the taste of elves...

Sabrina hurried out to help, and the sound of Ms. Jillian and Sabrina talking quietly could be heard in the yard.

Then he sat on the bench on the rooftop, back to back.

He never dreamed that one day he would kiss an elf. Roy felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat at this moment.

Moira's eyes widened and she stared at Roy:

Roy did not refuse. He asked Moira to wipe the clothesline on the rooftop with a wet rag, and the two of them quickly hung up a set of clothes to dry.

Moira's eyes seemed to melt, and she looked at Roy with blurred eyes.

During this time, Moira was alone on the terrace practicing 'Thrust', a skill most commonly used by assassins when ambushing enemies, turning her body into a beam of light and reaching directly in front of the opponent...

Roy walked into the house. The house must have been cleaned frequently, and there wasn't much dust.

Moira curled up her knees, hugged her calves with her hands, raised her head and looked up at the stars.

"So...you really want to take it to the Partington plane?"

When Moira turned her head to look at Roy's profile, Roy happened to turn his head as well. Everything seemed so natural. Roy couldn't help but pecked her delicate lips.

Snow-white arms wrapped around Roy's neck...

Moira was so frightened that she quickly stood up, her face looking like a ripe red apple.

She stepped on the rooftop railing with one foot, and her body turned into an afterimage, landing silently by the window of the next room. Her body was as light as a civet cat, and she got into the house with a swish.

Not long after, Moira also walked out of the house wearing a suspender pajamas and stood sleepily under the eaves, looking like a good girl.

……

Roy threw the letter to Wetzel into the mailbox. He had not been in Castletown recently, so there was not much news that he could write in his heart.

The biggest change in Castletown at present is that a large group of merchant ships from the Green Empire have arrived at the port. These merchant ships are buying magic herbs, magic pattern constructs and mithril ingots. The most exaggerated thing is that in the magic market, the price of magic herbs has reached the current level. So far it has almost tripled.

Many elves and magicians in the city have to cut down their expenses as much as possible when preparing magic herbs.

Have no idea! Today's magic herbs are too expensive, and they have even affected the lives of elves.

After mailing the letter to Wetzel, Roy hired a carriage from the carriage shop in the lower town. The carriage drove all the way out of Castletown and drove along a main road towards the Magala Jungle.

It takes a whole day for a horse-drawn carriage to travel from Castletown to Castle Ellington.

The closer to the Magala Jungle, the harder the road became. Roy had no intention of riding a horse. Although the carriage ride was a little bumpy, it allowed him to sit in the carriage and think continuously.

He has drawn the Sun Island Bay area on a piece of parchment. As for how to drive away the fishmen on Sun Island, Roy still has no good method yet.

Roy went to Ellington Castle this time because he wanted to fulfill his previous promise to Count Amelia. When he had time, he would go to the castle to see her and talk to her about what was happening in the outside world.

In fact, a lot of things happened during this period.

The carriage drove into the Magala Jungle, where there was already an autumn scenery. Many berries along the way had entered the ripe stage, hanging on the top of the trees like bunches of black grapes.

Castle Ellington is still so dilapidated. Apart from the stone piers of the two sculptures at the gate, only the two big feet of the statues are left.

The carriage stopped at Ellington Castle. Roy stepped out of the carriage, paid the coachman one hundred kolers, and made an appointment with the coachman to pick him up here tomorrow. The coachman then drove the carriage and hurriedly left Ellington Castle. fort.

If we leave later, it will probably get dark before the carriage leaves the Malaga jungle...

Walk into the castle along the arched stone bridge at the door, pass through the city gate and enter the small square inside the castle. There are many traces of camping here.

Castle Ellington has always been a paradise for junior explorers. There are so many interesting rumors hidden here that they scare ordinary elves away...

This is also a very significant historical site. This castle happened to witness the rise and fall of the Elf Dynasty. The abandonment of Castle Ellington also indirectly confirmed the end of the Elf Dynasty.

He took out some simple luggage from the magic waist bag and set up a tent in the corridor outside the weapons warehouse. Roy then walked along the secret path to the platform where the breadfruit trees were planted. Then Roy climbed up the tree and picked a breadfruit.

Just when Roy cut open the breadfruit with a dagger and took out a room of pulp from it, Roy felt a cool breeze blowing beside him. He turned to look under the shade of the tree aside. Sure enough, Count Amelia was sitting quietly. over there.

"Let me think about how long it has been since I last saw you, little guy. The last time I saw you was probably a year ago..."

Count Amelia held her chin with one hand and sat there talking to herself.

"Sorry, Lord Amelia, I have been busy with some things in the Partington plane during this time and am not in Castletown, so I can't come to Ellington Castle to visit you!" Roy felt. I should explain it to Count Amelia.

"What are you busy with in the Partington plane?" Count Amelia asked curiously.

"It's a long story, and it starts when Lord Alves sells elven slaves in the Partington plane..."

Roy slowly told the story of the Partington plane and the mixed-blood elves living there.

"I have heard about the events in the Partington plane, but you said that during the recent period, the gray dwarf bandits actually wanted to attack the Queen Egwene Islands?" Count Amelia's attention was completely attracted by this incident.

"That's right, they united with a Kraken Army to try to seize the Queen Evanie Islands!" Roy said.

"Ha! It seems that someone must have driven this group of gray dwarves into panic, otherwise they would not be able to attack the island where the Silver Moon Elves are stationed." Count Amelia judged with certainty.

"Recently, a large group of imperial merchant ships came to Castleton City. They are purchasing magic herbs in large quantities. I heard that a plane war broke out in the Green Empire..."

Roy continued to tell Count Amelia that he had learned the news.

Count Amelia nodded, then closed his eyes and said: "Every once in a while, those forces in the Abyss are always ready to move. This time they are targeting the Imperial people. The Elf Continent will not suffer much impact. Humans , elves, and dwarves have formed an alliance, but those guys are still trying to find a breakthrough from the human world. If conditions permit, those human merchants will still help if they can..."

Roy sat under the bread tree and chatted with Count Amelia almost the whole night.

Count Amelia always has unique insights into many things, which has benefited Roy a lot.

After completing his promise to Count Amelia, Roy took a carriage specially rushed to pick him up at noon the next day and hurriedly left Ellington Castle. Roy didn't have a good rest last night, so he was in the carriage. Catching up on sleep…

He slept almost all the way, and by the time Roy took the carriage back to Castletown, it was just past midnight.

The carriage stopped at the door of Roy's house, and Roy opened the door and walked in.

Nightsaber lay on a stone slab in front of the house, looked up at Roy, flicked his round tail, and stopped talking to Roy.

There is also a simple message in the mailbox at the door:
Roy: Meet you at the Castletown Port dock at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I have already heard about the dwarf craftsman.

The signature on the back is Claire. Roy is familiar with Claire's notes. There is no doubt that this is a message written by Claire herself.

Roy pushed the door open and walked into the living room. When passing by the dining room, the fruit basket on the dining table was filled with fresh fruits. Roy guessed that this was Moira's handiwork...

I took a few berries and stuffed them into my mouth, took a shower, and went to sleep.

……

The next morning, Roy arrived at the Castletown port dock on time and saw Claire standing in front of a merchant ship.

Claire was followed by several Silver Moon Elf followers and was talking with several empire businessmen.

Roy walked over quickly...

Claire's eyes lit up when she saw Roy, and she introduced to the imperial merchants: "This is my best friend - Roy. He is also the employer recruiting dwarf craftsmen this time."

When the imperial businessman saw Roy's human-like face, he was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"We can discuss it in detail on the ship, but I will carefully discuss it with the dwarf craftsmen on our ship according to the preparation conditions you mentioned yesterday. If there is no suitable wood, you want to build a sailing three-masted sailing ship in the near future. It's almost impossible."

At the invitation of the imperial businessman, Roy and Claire boarded the sea ship.

Roy came to the deck and saw dwarves among the crew...

The imperial businessman took Roy and Claire to the captain's cabin, where there was a very comfortable-looking conference table, and a group of people sat around the conference table.

The imperial businessman who spoke fluent Elvish took the initiative to sit across from Roy and asked him: "I heard that you want to build a three-masted sailing ship. Can I take the liberty of asking where these three-masted sailing ships will be built? "

"On the same plane." Roy never thought about telling the Partington plane...

The imperial businessman hesitated for a moment, then frowned and asked tentatively: "Do you have any wood reserves in advance?"

Roy said honestly: "There is no such thing, but the forest resources in that plane are abundant, and giant trees hundreds of meters high can be seen everywhere."

"The wood that is cut directly cannot be used to build a ship before it is completely dry..."

The imperial businessman whispered to Roy.

A dwarf craftsman walked in from outside, saw the imperial merchant saluting and asked: "Boss, are you looking for me?"

"If you were given enough manpower and asked to build a three-masted sailboat on a plane without any preparations, how long would it take for you to build it?"

"If we can use local materials, it will take four and a half years!" the old dwarf craftsman replied without hesitation.

Roy didn't expect it would take so long, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.

He couldn't wait four years for a three-masted sailing ship.

He suddenly remembered that that night, when everyone was chatting together, they said that if the existing three-masted sailboat was disassembled and assembled in the Sun Island Bay of the Partington plane, the shipbuilding time might be greatly shortened.

So Roy asked the old dwarf craftsman:
"If I have a three-masted sailboat, but I want to dismantle the three-masted sailboat, transport it to that seat, and assemble it at the port dock over there... Is it feasible?"

The old dwarf craftsman did not speak immediately, but looked at the imperial businessman.

Seeing the imperial businessman nodding, he said: "Although there are some difficulties, we should be able to overcome them..."

(End of this chapter)