Path of Light.

Chapter 536 537. Ms. Nancy
On the beach, an official from the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department came forward in person and asked Roy to borrow a three-masted sailboat to go to the Queen Eweni Islands. Naturally, Roy could not refuse.

Eight three-masted sailing ships were lined up in the sheltered bay. Roy raised his hand and called for two flying fish boats, asking the half-elf crew to take the military official and three investigators to the seventh three-masted sailing ship.

The military officials did not introduce the identities of the three-masted investigators to Roy, so Roy pretended not to know them.

The three investigators stood behind the military official with stern faces. They had changed into clean military uniforms. If Roy hadn't known them before, he might have mistaken them for military officials.

There were no cordial greetings or words of thanks. The military official boarded the Flying Fish boat, placed his right hand on his left shoulder, and saluted Roy from a distance to express his gratitude.

Roy forced out a somewhat stiff smile and waved at them...

……

It was not until the two flying fish boats had rowed away that Miss Tiffany was pushed out of the sea by a wave.

She opened her arms, her mermaid-patterned skirt was wet by the sea water, revealing her graceful figure.

Miss Tiffany in the sea has a lazy charm. Her eyes seem to be full of stories, and even a slight smile can make people start some associations...

"Why did you lend the boat to those three Silver Moon Elf Investigators when you knew their identities?"

Miss Tiffany couldn't understand Roy's behavior and asked with a frown.

There were still crystal drops of water on her face, and one of them dripped onto her chest. The white ravines seemed to be able to bury the ambitions of all men...

Moira was squatting on the shallows, holding a string of fresh sea fish in her hand. When she saw Roy's eyes fall on her, she immediately stood up and waved at Roy with a smile. No one in the adventure group could match her keen perception.

Roy waved to Moira, then turned to Miss Tiffany lying on the beach and said:

"Even if I don't lend it...can I still stop them from going to the Queen Eweni Islands? Lending the boat won't make things worse, and maybe I can even get a favor in return."

Roy turned around, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he whispered:.

"But I usually hate those who eat and drink from me and then turn their backs to scold me."

Miss Tiffany climbed up from the beach, and her tri-colored fish tail magically turned into two slender white legs, which were hidden under her wet mermaid-patterned long skirt...

"Ah? How do you want to teach them a lesson?" asked Miss Tiffany.

Roy rubbed his nose and said, "Tiffany, have you ever heard the saying - if you don't go out when the morning glow comes, you can travel a thousand miles when the evening glow comes?"

“Um, I’ve never heard of this.”

The mermaid who has lived under the sea since she was a child naturally has no experience in this area of ​​life.

Roy explained patiently:

"What this sentence means is that when you see the sunset glow, tomorrow will most likely be a good day, but if you see the sunrise glow in the morning, then today is likely to be cloudy or even rainy..."

Before Roy could finish his words, a half-elf captain ran over and reported:

"Boss Roy, it may rain tonight and the wind may blow at night. If you want to send the ship out to sea, it is best to stop in a sheltered bay for one night..."

"Will there be a sea storm tonight?" Roy asked.

"That's not the case... the forecast has passed. This season there will only be strong winds and very few storms," ​​explained the half-elf captain.

Roy waved his hand after hearing this.

"If the wind and waves are not too strong, just let them be."

The closest island to Partington Island was Parram Prison Island. Roy thought that even if they didn't have time to return to Partington Island, they could probably dock on Prison Island.

Roy stood on the shore and watched sailboat No. 7 sail away from the sheltered bay.

……

There were many tents set up on the beach of Partington Island, which looked very messy.

In the evening, some half-blood elves lit a bonfire in front of the tent, making a little firelight appear on the narrow beach...

Most of these half-elves came here from all over the Elf Continent because they heard that the city of Padstow had become a gathering place for half-elves, and that the Partington plane was full of magical herbs.

They live on the beach and don't have to worry about food.

The local elf fishermen carried strings of sea fish and ran to each tent to sell them.

"Mr. Woods, is that you?"

A sweet-looking, round-faced, half-elf girl poked her head out of a tent and happened to see Woods walking on the beach. She immediately greeted him.

She was wearing a beige magic robe, and her hair looked like she had just washed. Her wet hair stuck to her face, and her face was very pretty.

Right behind this round-faced half-blood elf girl, a few more elf girls popped out with a "puff puff puff".

"Ah! Why are you guys here too?"

Woods discovered that among these elf girls, there were two who worked part-time in the alchemy workshop and had danced at the college's final dance party a few days ago.

The round-faced elf girl was very lively. She came out of the tent and invited Woods to sit on the beach in front of their tent. Then she said with some distress:

"The Elf Academy is on holiday. We heard that the portal to the Partington plane has been unlocked, so we all wanted to go to the Partington plane for adventure. We didn't expect there to be so many elves on this island. Now... we can only stay here."

Woods also saw that there were indeed too many half-blood elves stranded on the beach.

At the port of Partington Island, every time a ship docks, a large group of elves will walk down from the ship.

Woods said:

"Oh, I just came back from the Partington plane. I also waited in line for a long time. But if you want to go to Partington to collect magic herbs, you will definitely not find anything near Padstow. Only the Blackwater Swamp can grow a large number of magic herbs. The Blackwater Swamp is about two weeks away from Padstow, which is actually quite far. So you have to be well prepared for this adventure."

The round-faced elf girl asked in a low voice:
"Teacher Woods, do you know much about the Partington plane?"

Woods nodded and said:
"It's OK. The Alchemy Workshop occasionally goes to Padstow City to purchase magical herbs, so I know more about them."

Several elf girls showed a hint of joy in their eyes, and the round-faced elf girl immediately requested:

"Then can you tell us about the Partington plane? To be honest, that place is still quite unfamiliar to us."

An elf girl also brought out a few cups of fruit tea from the tent.

Woods held a cup of fruit tea and thought for a moment before saying:
"How should I put it... There is currently only one elven city in the Partington plane, which is what we all call Padstow. The reason why this city is so famous is that almost all the residents in the city are half-elves, and the city's security guards are also formed by half-elves." "Currently, Padstow is very famous, mainly because the market for magic herbs in the elven continent is booming, and this plane happens to produce a lot of magic herbs..."

"As for the adventurers who enter the Partington plane, I think if they are junior adventure groups, they probably won't be able to venture into the Blackwater Swamp. I heard that there are level 4 monsters lurking in the depths of the swamp..."

"Ah!" Several elf girls exclaimed.

Woods motioned for them to be quiet and listen to him continue:

"Compared to the Blackwater Swamp, a safer place might be the Pagisto Plateau, but it's too far away. Even if we ride a horse and follow the pack team to the Pagisto Plateau, it will take at least fifty days to go back and forth. In addition, there are some very dangerous natives lurking on the plateau."

"A place safer than the Pagisto Plateau is the jungle near the Griffin Barrier Mountains. But if you go there, be careful of the griffins in the sky..."

Woods met several magical girls from the Elf Academy on the beach and started chatting with them.

Talking about the details of waiting in line on Partington Island to enter the portal, discussing some tips in the process of refining magic potions, etc...

The wheel of time seemed to be turned forward by a time assassin, and soon it became dark.

……

In the evening, Roy decided to take Moira, Sabrina and Miss Tiffany to visit Ms. Nancy.

In the past, when Roy's adventure team passed through Partington Island, he would follow Instructor Nora's example and lead the adventure team members to stay in Ms. Nancy's family hotel.

After Roy became an officer of the Silver Pegasus Corps, he no longer needed to stay on Partington Island. The last few times he passed by Partington Island, he did not visit Ms. Nancy because of his tight schedule.

This time, the members of the Zakarum adventure group were quite complete, so Roy wanted to visit Ms. Nancy.

But before leaving, he discovered that Woods was missing.

He looked for Woods at the beach but didn't find him, so he had to take Moira, Sabrina and Miss Tiffany with him.

The streets were still crowded with half-blood elves waiting to enter the Partington plane, but the main road in the town was still passable.

Ms. Nancy's family hotel is located in a relatively remote location in the town, on the rock wall in the mountain.

Roy stood outside the hotel and knocked on the door hard, then pushed open the wooden door and walked in.

Moira, Sabrina, and Miss Tiffany followed behind him.

Ms. Nancy wiped her wet hands with a towel and walked out of the kitchen. When she saw Roy walk into the hotel, she relaxed her brows and said with a smile:

"Roy...it turns out it's you guys! How come you guys are heading to the Partington plane at this time?"

"Hello, Mrs. Nancy, we just happened to pass by Partington Island and came to visit you..." said Roy.

Ms. Nancy greeted Roy and others:

"Come in and sit down."

There were a few half-elf guests in the living room, sitting on the sofa and chatting.

Ms. Nancy spread her hands and said to Roy:
"You guys came at such a bad time. There are only two rooms left. If you want to stay here, you'll have to squeeze into one!"

Several half-elf guests in the room looked at Ms. Nancy with strange expressions:

"Ms. Nancy, didn't you say earlier that the hotel was full?"

Ms. Nancy glanced at them. She didn't explain anything, but the message conveyed by her eyes was no less.

Several half-elf guests immediately shut up.

Roy waved his hand and said, "We are staying in Shelter Bay tonight. We are here just to visit you. We haven't chatted for a long time..."

Ms. Nancy was a little surprised. She asked Roy and the others to sit down at the dining table, and brought out a plate of hazelnut muffins and a pot of sweet lemon tea from the kitchen.

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Nora for a long time..."

Ms. Nancy sat in the host seat and said to Roy.

"Instructor Nora is going to the Emerald Forest this holiday and has no plans to come to the Partington plane." Sabrina bowed and explained.

"I guess they also know that the Partington plane will be crowded at this time, so they are unwilling to come..." Ms. Nancy took a sip of hot tea and said slowly.

Roy also smiled bitterly and said:
"I don't know why so many half-blood elves are queuing up to enter Partington all of a sudden."

Ms. Nancy blew the steam from the teacup and then continued:
"Many half-blood elves are eager to get rid of the oppression of the Silver Moon elves, so they flocked to Partington Island!"

"Speaking of which, the conflict between the Half-Blood Elves and the Silver Moon Elves has existed for a long time. I think the main reason for the conflict between the Silver Moon Elves and the Half-Blood Elves is the birth rate issue."

"The birth rate of half-blood elves is much higher than that of Silver Moon elves!"

"The Silver Moon elves have always been quite nervous. They are worried that the population of the half-blood elves will grow faster and faster, which will slowly change the social structure of the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom and encroach on the existing living resources of the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom."

"That's why they are further squeezing the living space of half-blood elves, hoping to curb the growth rate of the half-blood elf population."

"Many half-blood elves have a terrible life in the Elven Continent. It's not because the resources in the Elven Continent are insufficient, but because they are restricted by the Silver Moon Elves."

"Currently, the Partington plane has suddenly opened up, and many half-blood elves have heard that life on the Partington plane is very comfortable... Naturally, a large number of half-blood elves have flocked here."

"...But I always feel that there must be some elves secretly pushing this matter behind the scenes, otherwise the news of the lifting of the ban on the Partington plane should not have spread so quickly."

"The inherent prejudice of the Silver Moon elves against the half-blood elves cannot be changed in a short period of time. Now that a large number of half-blood elves have poured into Padstow, this forest city has suddenly given it a false sense of prosperity. However, behind this false appearance of prosperity, many long-dormant problems will also erupt one by one."

"Roy, I heard that you have a very famous name in the Partington plane, and many half-blood elves call you 'Boss Roy'?"

Mrs. Nancy was very talkative and Roy listened very carefully.

"Hehe, I took over a lot of mines on the Pagisto Plateau in the Partington plane, so they like to call me 'Boss Roy'!" Roy admitted frankly.

Mrs. Nancy pointed at Roy and sighed:
"Time seems to be a strange thing. It feels like just the time it takes to take a nap. Roy, you have become the well-known Boss Roy in the Partington plane."

Roy smiled a little embarrassedly and said:
"Hey, actually, when I walk on the street, there really aren't many elves who can recognize me..."

Ms. Nancy put down her teacup and said to Roy:
"Now, the Partington plane is called the 'sanctuary of half-blood elves' by many half-blood elves. So, Roy, you must pay more attention when you are in the Partington plane, and you must promptly channel the negative emotions of the half-blood elves. Otherwise, once those long-accumulated conflicts erupt, it is estimated that it will not take long for the Partington plane to be closed again. If this is the case, it will take who knows how long it will take for the portal here to be unsealed..."

(End of this chapter)