Path of Light.

Chapter 535 536. Borrowing a Boat
There was a long queue in front of the portal in the central square of Padstow City. Most of the people were half-elves, and they were crowded together.

Fortunately, the weather was not too hot, so the elves were not so annoyed standing in the waiting area.

A half-elf merchant carrying a large travel bag took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his neck, pursed his lips and placed the heavy package at his feet, looking at the motionless crowd, muttering:

"Didn't the announcement say that a portal from Padstow City to Partington Island would be opened today? It's already afternoon, how come there are still elves coming from Partington Island? This... how long do we have to wait!"

Standing next to him was a half-elf dressed as a traveler. He wore brown leather armor on his upper body, bloomers on his lower body, and a pair of very durable traveler's boots on his feet. It was hard to tell how old he was.

At this time, the traveler couldn't help but smile and said to the backpacker:

"It is probably because there are too many elves waiting to pass through the portal on Partington Island. If the island exceeds the maximum number of people, they will probably have to be continuously transported to the Partington plane! A friend who came over from Partington Island mentioned this to me last night..."

"Let's wait a little longer. There are so many elves staying in the square here. We can't keep waiting forever."

The backpack merchant asked the traveler curiously, "Are you planning to travel in the Elf Continent?"

"Haha, I'm not going on a trip, but I'm preparing to end this trip! The last time I planned to leave Padstow, it happened to be the period when the Silver Pegasus Legion quelled the riots in Padstow, and I failed to leave the Partington plane smoothly. I waited for six years. Now that the Partington plane is finally lifted, my journey is about to end..." The traveler said with emotion.

Behind the traveler, a young half-blood elf poked his head and asked, "You are a traveler. You must have been to many places in the Elf Continent, right?"

"Of course, I have visited the three major capitals of the Elf Continent." The traveler said proudly.

"Then you must know Buenos Aires. Can you tell me what it looks like?" the young half-elf asked curiously.

"My young friend, are you going to Buenos Aires?" asked the traveler, raising his eyebrows.

"Yes, I plan to go to Buenos Aires to study. I heard that the Elf Academy there is the highest-level academy in the Elf Continent." The young half-elf's eyes were full of longing.

"To go to the High Elf Academy in Buenos Aires, you need a letter of recommendation. Have you got it?" asked the traveler.

"some……"

The elves waiting here had some common topics, and time passed quickly.

Many half-elves are dreamers who want to see the outside world. They are full of curiosity about the Elf Continent and plan to take advantage of the opportunity when the portal is unlocked to go outside and take a look.

Moira, Sabrina, Miss Tiffany and Woods were also mixed in the team. They didn't say anything, but just listened quietly to everyone chatting.

At this time, the team suddenly began to move.

Everyone looked towards the portal, and sure enough, the area in front of the portal had been cleared out by a group of half-elf guards.

The half-blood elf guards raised the railing, and the half-blood elves waiting in the front quickly rushed towards the portal, disappearing one after another in the mirror-like portal...

"It's moving! It's moving! Everyone, take your things and watch your step..."

"Don't push the people at the back!"

From time to time, half-blood elves would shout in the team.

No one expected that there would be so many elves waiting in front of the portal. Woods rushed to the front alone, and Sabrina was at the end of the team. The two of them sandwiched Moira and Miss Tiffany in the middle. The four of them stumbled in the crowd and approached the portal.

"Everything will be fine once we get to Partington Island..." Woods comforted everyone as they walked.

Finally, it was their turn to enter the portal. Looking at the ripples on the mirror of the portal, the four of them walked in quickly...

Quickly got out from the other side of the portal.

The square on the side of Partington Town is not very big, after all, the space in the mountain is limited.

There were at least fifty elven guards standing in front of the portal. They lined up in two teams on both sides of the portal. When they saw the elves coming out of the portal, they kept urging them:

"Hurry up and make room in front of the portal. Everyone, don't stop. Move forward and make room..."

Sometimes these elven guards urged too hastily and it looked like they were driving people away, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among many half-elves.

Walking into the narrow alleys of Partington Town, many half-blood elves spread their luggage rolls directly on the cobblestone roads of Partington Town. These half-blood elves are probably waiting to enter the Partington plane.

The half-blood elves pouring in from all over the place almost filled the entire town.

"So there are so many elves here..."

Moira walked in the middle of the group and whispered.

"No wonder the gate guards here extended the passage time for half a day..." Woods also echoed.

"where are we going?"

Miss Tiffany poured water from a water bag over her head, and then said:

"First follow the crowd to the outside of the island..."

When the four arrived at the beach, they discovered that not only was the dock of Partington Island crowded with half-elves, but even the beaches around the island were filled with half-elves who wanted to enter the Partington plane. Everyone set up tents on the beach, waiting for the portal to open again.

Most of Roy's three-masted sailing ships were docked in the sheltered fjord. One of them was parked on a cradle on the beach, and even the propulsion device at the rear had been installed.

Four dwarf apprentices are conducting adjustments on the magic airship before a test flight.

That beach is currently under martial law, so the four people did not go there, but just rested on the beach at the edge of the martial law area.

Miss Tiffany had already jumped into the sea. Moira put her arms around Sabrina's arm and blushed as she spoke her heart out to her sister:
"Sometimes, I feel like no matter how hard I try, it's hard to catch up with him."

"Ever since he entered the Partington plane, he seems to have started running at full speed on the road of life. Originally, he was just going to be a guide for the Silver Pegasus Legion on the Pagisto Plateau, but now he has become the governor of the Pagisto Plateau. But he is just an ordinary half-elf. What should I do..."

Sabrina turned her head and looked at the medium-sized sailboat on the sea in the distance. She did not answer Moira's question. Perhaps Moira just needed her to act as a listener, or perhaps Sabrina was also a little confused...

Yeah, how come it suddenly became like this?

……

When Roy rushed to the central square from the supply warehouse, he saw a large number of half-blood elves lining up to walk into the portal.

The line circled the central square three times and extended nearly a kilometer along the street. If Roy waited at the end of the line for all the elves to pass, he felt he might have to wait until tomorrow noon.

After all, there are still tax officials queuing up behind to review.

He hung the Silver Pegasus Legion Captain's badge on his chest and walked straight to the central square. When the half-blood elf guards saw Roy, they all took the initiative to salute.

Almost all of these half-elf guards knew Roy. Occasionally, there were one or two who didn't know him, but only after their companions quietly reminded them did they know that this young half-elf was the famous Boss Roy.

Roy had a very high reputation among the half-elves in Padstow City. When the half-elf guards saw Roy coming, they took the initiative to bring Roy to the portal.

The half-elf guard guarding the portal blocked other elves who were about to enter the portal, leaving a passage for Roy.

Then Roy passed through the portal directly under the gaze of all the elves...

Among the elves in the queue, some Silver Moon elves saw this scene and immediately questioned the half-blood elf guards beside them: "Why is there still a privilege? Didn't they say that there will be no privileges when the portal is unlocked this time? The Silver Moon elves and the half-blood elves are treated equally, why can't we use the fast track, but he can?"

The half-elf guard glanced at the Silver Moon Elf as if he were a fool and ignored him.

"Hey, hey, hey, give me an explanation quickly, or I will write a letter of complaint to the Silver Pegasus Military..."

The half-elf guard turned around and left his back to the half-elf.

……

On Partington Island, the third magic airship conducted a test flight around the island immediately after its transformation was completed.

Under the control and command of four dwarf apprentices, the magic airship successfully completed its first voyage.

Many half-blood elves staying on the island saw this scene.

In fact, this kind of magic airship is still rare in the elf world.

Everyone was a little curious, and when they saw the magic airship passing silently overhead, they cheered on the beach.

The officer from the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters and three investigators were standing on the dock. The dock on Partington Island was also very crowded. Several supply ships were not in the port at this time. There was only one medium-sized sailing ship planning to set off for Castletown Port.

The three investigators only wanted to go to the Silver Pegasus Legion headquarters in the Queen Eweni Islands to complain to Deputy Legion Commander Macaulay about the incompetence of the Partington Plane Military, and did not want to return to Castleton City just like that.

Therefore, the group stayed at the dock of Partington Island.

The officials of the Silver Pegasus Military Department began to actively think of a solution. They wanted to directly call in a military supply ship at the dock...

At this moment, the three investigators saw the magic airship in the sky almost at the same time.

"...Why is there a magic airship here?"

An investigator stood on the crowded dock, looking up at the sky, and asked with doubt in his heart.

Another investigator echoed, "How could a technological product developed by the despicable goblins appear on Partington Island?"

"There is a magic airship modification workshop on the island, and a group of dwarf craftsmen are modifying magic airships here. The modified magic airships will be transported to the Partington plane. The Partington plane does not have a restricted airspace decree for magic airships yet." The officer of the Silver Pegasus military department replied.

"Didn't they say that there are no ships heading to the Queen Ivni Islands? Why are there still ships there being converted into magic airships?" the investigator immediately questioned.

"Those ships are Captain Roy's private property. As for how to deal with these ships, that is Captain Roy's personal matter and we have no right to interfere," said the person in charge of Partington Island Pier.

In fact, the Silver Moon Elves Elder Council has never officially issued a decree to restrict the use of magic airships...

Therefore, the three investigators cannot make a fuss about this matter for the time being.

"So, the modification workshop still has idle ships?" the investigator asked.

The person in charge of Partington Island Pier hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said:

"Indeed it is!"

"Then we can just call for a ship from the transformation workshop!" the investigator said loudly to the military official.

The military officials looked a little unhappy.

He just said that these three-masted sailing ships belonged to Captain Roy personally, but at this moment, he was asked to coordinate and borrow them. It was really...

The military officials had no good ideas for the three investigators and could only agree with a frown.

The group left the crowded island pier and walked along the beach directly to the magic airship transformation workshop.

……

Roy stood on the beach, looking up at the magic airship in the sky.

The third magic airship slowly fell back into the sea. It looked like the test flight was very successful. Next, Roy needed to coordinate with the Partington Island portal guard about the approximate time for the magic airship to pass through the portal.

Now Partington Island is crowded with elves preparing to go to the Partington plane, so Roy estimated that the magic airship might need to be booked in advance to pass through the portal.

He was just about to talk to Master Mags about the progress of the transformation of the fourth magic airship when he saw a half-elf warrior running over to report: "Boss Roy, several military officials want to see you!"

Roy was slightly stunned when he heard that the military official actually came to him on his own initiative.

"Where is it? Take me there!" Roy ordered.

The half-elf warrior immediately took Roy to the beach nearby.

Roy couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw the military official and the three investigators. What a fate they had.

I just met him in the lobby on the first floor of Padstow Military Headquarters this morning, and I actually met him on Partington Island this afternoon...

Then, Roy strode over with a smile on his face and asked the military official, "I am Roy. Is it me you want to see?"

"Captain Roy, I'm Brad, the political officer of the Padstow Military Department. We're making this visit to borrow a three-masted sailing ship from you. We plan to go to Queen Eweni Island and return that evening!" The military official seemed quite polite.

"That's no problem. Do you need any crew members from our side?"

Roy agreed without even a second thought, and he didn't even look at the three investigators.

"That... would be the best."

The military official responded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)