Path of Light.

Chapter 539 540. There are always people who want to pick fruits
The waterway from Padstow to the Plateau City was officially opened to navigation five days ago.

A large amount of military supplies and fruits were transported from Padstow to the Plateau City, and the first magic airship brought back a large amount of magic metals and some magic herbs from the Padstow Plateau.

After the second magic airship arrived at the Plateau City, it immediately flew to the dock on the north coast of Sun Island. It is estimated that it will take at least three days to return to Padstow City.

In recent days, merchants have been protesting at the airport terminal on the outskirts of the city by holding up flags in front of the gate, demanding that the magic airship be opened to ordinary elves instead of being used to transport military supplies.

So when Roy brought the third magic airship into Padstow City and docked it at the airport terminal, he saw that the streets outside the airport terminal were filled with many elf merchants.

Roy walked down from the magic airship and stood on the platform of the terminal. He pointed at the elf merchants holding up flags in protest and asked the person in charge of the airport terminal:
"What are those elves doing outside the airport terminal?"

"They are protesting to us, demanding that the magic airships in the airport be opened to the public." A half-elf administrator explained with a bitter face.

Roy turned around and looked at his friends who followed him out of the magic airship.

Moira and Tiffany stood on the edge of the platform, holding on to the railing with their hands, admiring the beautiful sunset view of Padstow.

The two of them were talking and laughing again, looking very happy.

Sabrina and Woods followed Roy and noticed what was happening outside the airport terminal.

"Let's go down and take a look!" Roy said.

After saying that, he walked towards the stairs of the airport terminal. The airport terminal manager quickly followed behind him and took the opportunity to explain:
“Those elves outside the airport terminal are mostly merchants.

They heard that the magic airship had brought back a large number of metal ingots from the Plateau City, so they came over to negotiate the metal ingot business.

Later, they heard that the magic airship flew to Plateau City twice a week, so they wanted to take the magic airship to Plateau City.

But now the magic airship is still in the trial operation stage.

So I rejected their request to take the magic airship to the Plateau City, but I didn't expect them to gather outside the airport terminal to protest!"

The person in charge of the airport terminal wiped his sweat while carefully explaining that he had just taken over the airport terminal and was afraid that if he didn't do well in any way, he would lose the position he had worked so hard to get.

Roy didn't rush to respond, but just nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I get it!"

As they were talking, Roy and his group walked down from the huge oak tree.

There were a number of wooden boxes stacked on top of each other in the open space under the tree, all with the words "Sudaso Mithril Mine" printed on the outside.

Roy knew that these boxes were not filled with mithril ingots. The mithril ingots refined in the two mines in the north and south of Sudaso had all been supplied to the imperial merchants.

Sure enough, Roy saw the Elvish words "Silver Ingot" on the other side of the box.

It can be seen that among the fifteen mines currently operating normally on the Pagisto Plateau, the two mines in the north and south of the Sudaso Mountains are the best operated and managed, and it seems that they have completely absorbed the gray dwarf prisoners of war.

The metal ingot business is currently managed by Rambo, and Roy does not want to get involved for the time being.

The airport terminal is just a huge oak tree. A large open space under the oak tree is fenced off and used as a transit cargo station for temporary storage of materials.

The merchants were standing on the opposite side of the road. Many of them were holding wooden signs with the following words written on them in various colors:

'We refuse to allow the airport terminal to be controlled by the military!'

'Please open the magic airship to ordinary elves!'

"Please let us go to Pagisto Plateau..."

Various protest slogans and petition banners almost occupied the more than 200-meter-long road across the street.

The gate of the airport terminal has been closed recently and will only be opened quickly when a truck arrives.

Once the truck leaves the airport terminal, the gate will be closed immediately.

The elf merchants standing across the avenue had just seen the magic airship slowly flying out of the city, and also saw that there seemed to be some movement inside the airport terminal.

When the gate of the airport terminal was pushed open by the elves, the elven merchants waiting across the avenue immediately held up wooden signs and surrounded the gate of the airport terminal.

At this time, Roy Port, wearing a magic pattern suit, walked to the gate...

Sabrina followed beside Roy, her tall figure wrapped in silver armor, holding a helmet with a visor in one hand, her long golden hair hanging down like a waterfall, two Serruki swords hanging around her waist, and she exuded a powerful aura.

Woods on the other side looked a little ordinary.

When the elf merchants saw Roy's face, they immediately cheered...

"It's Boss Roy!"

"Boss Roy, when will the airport terminal be open to us merchants?"

"Boss Roy, can we go to Pagisto Plateau to do business?"

The elven merchants seemed a little excited, and they all crowded towards Roy. The half-elven guards at the airport terminal quickly formed a human wall to stop this group of overly excited elven merchants.

There was no expression on Roy's face. He stood at the gate of the airport terminal and glanced at the elf merchants around him.

Dark green runes appeared on the face of Woods beside him, and at the same time, several branches with green leaves appeared under his feet. These branches quickly formed a magic pattern array, and as Woods chanted the ancient elven spell, a strong breath of life emanated from Woods.

These life breaths quickly nourish the surrounding vegetation...

Some apricot-yellow buds immediately grew on the surrounding green grass. These small flower buds, which were only the size of rice grains, bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the moment of blooming, some pollen invisible to the naked eye floated away.

Woods cast the druid plant magic 'Mind Soothing'.

Pollen with a calming effect floated in the air, and the excited elf merchants smelled the faint fragrance of the flowers, and their excited emotions were calmed down.

Woods coughed lightly, signaling Roy that it was almost time.

Roy then said to the elf merchants around him:
"Ahem, everyone, be quiet! Please listen to me..."

Although his voice was not loud, it reached the ears of the elf merchants, and the surroundings soon became quiet.

"I know the issues that everyone is most concerned about, so I will briefly say a few words based on these issues."

When Roy said this, the surroundings immediately became silent...

Roy saw a marble statue of a silver Pegasus at the entrance of the airport terminal. He quickly climbed up the base of the statue. This way, even the elf merchants standing behind him would be able to see Roy.

“First, regarding when this airport terminal can be opened to the general public, and whether it can be opened at all, this question is relatively simple for me, so I will talk about it first.

At present, the magic airship route in the Partington plane has just been opened and is still in the test flight stage.

It takes about five days to go back and forth from Padstow to the Highland City!
As long as they fly ten times without any safety problems, it will be open to ordinary elves.

However... I would also like to remind you that the ticket price of the magic airship may not be very affordable in the early stage, but it will gradually come down in the future. Low value-added goods are still not suitable for air transportation at present." When the elf merchants heard Roy's promise to open the airport terminal, they cheered.

Roy paused and looked at the elf merchants around him.

He raised his right hand and extended two fingers, and the surroundings became quiet again.

Roy continued:

"The second question is that everyone is concerned about the metal trade and magic herb trade on the Pagisto Plateau. My answer is: everyone is welcome to do business on the Pagisto Plateau. There are three specialties on the plateau: spinel, magic metals, and magic herbs. Of course, the ones you can see in the market are probably of the most common quality and can be bought in the free market of the Plateau City. This is worth noting!"

"The third question is, you may also be concerned about what is scarce on the Pagisto Plateau. At present, the Pagisto Plateau lacks the most basic living supplies!"

Roy stood on the base of the statue and answered the elf merchants' questions one by one.

The elf merchants got the answer, but instead of leaving in a hurry, more and more elves gathered at the gate of the airport terminal.

The news that "Boss Roy is answering the elf merchants' questions at the gate of the airport terminal" spread quickly. The elves who heard the news gathered towards the airport terminal, and soon the entire street outside the airport terminal was congested.

Roy then took a sip of water to relieve his hoarse throat.

"...Okay, that's all for today. I still have some official business to attend to, so let's all go!"

Roy clapped his hands, then jumped down from the statue's pedestal and walked straight into the airport terminal...

He had originally planned to leave the airport terminal and head to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters, but now he couldn't get out no matter what, so he could only return to the magic airship and think of other ways to leave.

The large number of half-blood elves standing outside the airport terminal saw Roy turn around and leave, and someone suddenly shouted:
"Boss Roy!"

"Boss Roy!"

Other half-blood elves also joined in. Hundreds of half-blood elves shouted "Boss Roy" on the street, and the thunderous sound spread far away...

……

Roy didn't expect that when he came to Padstow this time, he would be summoned by General Kemp Fred again.

Some time ago, Roy applied to the military for military support from a second-level strongman, but unfortunately the military had not approved it yet, so Roy did not plan to submit any application this time, and he did not even plan to take the initiative to collect the military supplies for the new quarter.

He originally planned to load the third magic airship with fruits and daily necessities in Padstow City and then set sail for the Plateau City immediately.

But on the night Roy arrived in Padstow, the summons from General Kemp Fred was handed to Roy.

Roy could only take a carriage to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters the next morning. When he arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the military headquarters, Roy took out the summons letter and was immediately received by a Silver Moon Elf and led to the office of Chief Camp Fred.

Walking into the office with a somewhat depressing atmosphere, General Manager Kemp Fred was reviewing documents at his desk.

Roy sat obediently in the chair beside him and waited until General Kemp Fred finished processing the pile of documents in front of him. Then he picked up the cup of water and took a sip of lemon tea, then looked up at Roy and smiled at him.

Roy felt that General Kemp Fred's smile was a little cold.

It can be seen that General Kemp Fred has now completely taken control of the situation in the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department, and his eyes are full of the majesty of a superior.

"Captain Roy, it's really not easy to see you! If this summons hadn't been issued in time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see you..."

Although General Kemp Fred spoke in a relaxed tone, even with a hint of sarcasm, his dissatisfaction was evident between the lines.

Roy could only bow slightly and say:

"Commander, I'm so sorry! The situation on Sun Island has been a little tense recently. You know that the sea beast priest is a bit troublesome to deal with. The military has been slow to respond, so I had to find a solution through other channels!"

Roy retorted indifferently, causing General Kemp Fred to look up at Roy and snort in dissatisfaction.

Without saying anything else, he took out a piece of parchment from the drawer beside his leg, quickly signed his name on the parchment, then placed it on the table and motioned for Roy to take it.

Roy leaned forward and took the magic parchment in his hand, carefully reading the new regulations issued for the Pagisto Plateau:

The first is to reduce the allocation of military equipment by 30 percent each quarter.

Roy was slightly startled. The blow was really fierce.

At present, the number of half-elf warriors on the Mine Guard Regiment is 10,000. The military supplies allocated every quarter include weapons, standard armor, arrows, etc. These military supplies are the configuration of the Silver Moon Elves' regular infantry army.

If calculated into magic crystals, there are about five thousand magic crystals.

Cutting it by 30% means reducing military supplies worth 1,500 magic crystals.

It can be seen that the military wants to limit the rapid expansion of the mine guard corps.

The second was that the application to establish the Pagisto Plateau Infantry Corps was rejected.

The reason was that the Pagisto Plateau did not yet have the conditions to form an infantry corps. Roy frowned again...

Third, the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military believed that the development progress of the Padstow Plateau mine was a bit too slow, and that if Roy could not find a suitable mine owner, the military should directly send several mine owners to the Padstow Plateau to manage the mine.

Roy sees 'management', not 'development'.

In other words, the mine owners sent by the military will go to the Pagisto Plateau to manage those mines that are operating normally, and then the mine owners under Roy will develop those abandoned mines.

The Padstow Silver Pegasus Legion wants to directly intervene in the management of the mines on the Padstow Plateau...

Roy bowed and put the parchment signed with the name of "General Kemp Fred" back on the desk. He smiled at General Kemp Fred and said:

"General, I was appointed by Lord Swinburne to manage the Pagisto Plateau Mine. So, if you want to take away the management rights of the Pagisto Plateau Mine, here..."

Roy pointed to the lower right corner of the parchment, where General Kemp Fred's signature was actually.

But Roy still smiled and said:
"It would be best if it had the signature of Earl Swinburne..."

“Of course, you don’t have to.

Of course I welcome the military sending mine owners to the Pagisto Plateau.

Given their lack of management experience, there are a few mines waiting to be developed in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau. However, the headhunters on the plateau are very active there. I have a small suggestion...

I suggest that the Padstow Military Headquarters send a mine guard to go with us..."

After saying that, Roy retracted his hand, stood up from the chair opposite the desk, saluted General Kemp Fred, turned around and left the office.

He didn't even say goodbye.

(End of this chapter)