Path of Light.

Chapter 549 550. Contradiction
"This is impossible!"

Inside the lobby of the city hall, Captain Craven stared at Roy fiercely and spoke loudly.

He wanted to say that the military would never give up the revenue from the mine, but as a Silver Moon Elf officer, he had to maintain his pride...

There was no expression on Roy's face. He didn't need to be nice to the two Silver Moon Elf leaders.

When they evacuated the Pagisto Plateau, they did not leave a good impression on Roy. After receiving the evacuation order from the military, they left the Pagisto Plateau almost without hesitation.

Captain Brad, who was standing nearby, saw that the conversation had reached a deadlock. Thinking of the hint given by General Kampfred before he left, he quickly said:

"Captain Roy, we are here to take over the mine. As for how to distribute the revenue from the mine, we have no right to interfere."

Roy didn't care whether he called him Governor or not. He turned and walked to a wall. He stretched out his hand to pull open the curtain blocking the wall. Inside was a parchment map that was more than three meters long and wide. This parchment was made of nineteen pieces of sheepskin. The irregular stitching lines on the map looked like centipedes connected head to tail.

Picking up a wooden stick standing by the wall, Roy turned around and said to the two captains:
"If you are not satisfied with this arrangement, you can also take a look at my second arrangement for you."

After saying this, he pointed at the map, and the other end of the stick fell on the Caldeum Mountains.

"Look here... This is the Caldeum Mountains, located in the west of the Pagisto Plateau. It is a mountain range that runs almost parallel to the Sudaso Mountains from north to south. The mine guards and the plateau headhunters once fought a bloody battle at the Blood Raven Ridge at the southern end of this mountain range. There are silver mines hidden in this mountain range. When the mine owners fled the Caldeum Mountains, all three silver mines were abandoned."

"If you want to run the abandoned mine normally, I can promise you that after the mine is running normally, the revenue of the mine can be distributed according to the ratio of 40:30. The military will take 40%, I will take 30%, and you will take 30%. Of course, it is up to you to convince the military. If you cannot convince the military, then you can only get 20%."

Roy spoke very quickly. After listening to him, the two Silver Moon Elf leaders were ready to argue with him, but Roy turned around, placed his stick against the wall, and pulled the curtains closed. Then he turned around and said slowly:

"You don't have to rush to answer me. You can go back and think about it carefully."

"..."

The two Silver Moon Elves looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Roy lowered his head and smiled, then walked towards the door of the hall:

"If you two have made up your mind and are ready to take over the Caldeum Mountains Mine, come to me and get a map. I will arrange a guide to take you there."

After saying this, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said:
"Of course, if the two captains do not accept my two arrangements, you can board the magic airship back to Padstow at any time."

After saying this, Roy left the hall without looking back.

The two Silver Moon Elf captains could only stand there looking at each other. They had not expected that even with a letter written by Chief Kempfred of the military, this young half-elf, affectionately called Boss Roy by the half-blood elves of the Partington plane, still did not give them any good looks. He was completely businesslike and even refused to hand over the mine on the plateau that was operating normally.

The two captains returned to the camp, and the two thousand half-elf recruits in the camp looked at them expectantly.

Captain Craven was a little discouraged and said:

"What should we do? Should we go back to Padstow and tell Chief Campfred about the situation here?"

Captain Brad waved his hand and said, "If General Kempfred could control him, he probably wouldn't have adopted such an attitude when he met us this time. If we run back to Padstow in disgrace, what do you think General Kempfred will think of us?"

Captain Craven frowned and asked distressedly: "Then what should we do?"

Captain Brad whispered, "All we have to consider now is whether to choose one or two!"

Captain Craven shook his head repeatedly: "It is absolutely impossible to choose one. The military will definitely not agree."

Then he said, "If you choose the second option, do you think the military is willing to change the original 50-50 split of the mine revenue to a 40-30 split? In any case, the military's mine revenue has dropped!"

Captain Brad was silent for a moment before he said, "I think option 2 is fine, but are we sure we can restore the abandoned mine to its original state?"

Without waiting for Captain Craven to answer, Captain Brad continued:

"Now it seems... we can only give it a try!"

"The family just sent us a message that they hope we can hide in the Partington plane for a while. The Legion Headquarters has dispatched the Second Silver Pegasus Knights to Golfito. It is conservatively estimated that there will be two auxiliary infantry guard regiments accompanying them. I don't want to guard the gate of the Dark Land."

This is what the two infantry regiment commanders are most worried about. They don't want to go to Golfito, so they run to the Partington plane through the operation of their family.

Captain Craven frowned and asked uncertainly:
"Can the military agree to a 4:3:3 profit-sharing model?"

Captain Brad smiled bitterly before saying, "Of course it's unlikely, but we can privately change the profit-sharing model to 50:30:20! The military gets 50%, Captain Roy gets 30%, and we get 20% for now!"

"..."

……

The next day, the two Silver Moon Elves leaders took the initiative to find Roy and told him in person that they accepted the second distribution method and were willing to go to the Caldeum Mountains to restore the abandoned mine there to normal operation.

Roy also kept his word and handed two maps of the Caldeum Mountains to the two Silver Moon Elf leaders, and also sent a team of Dark Moon Elf to take them into the Caldeum Mountains.

However, before setting off, the two Silver Moon Elf captains learned from an inadvertent tip from a Dark Moon Elf captain that although the infantry regiment they brought with them was fully armed, it lacked the supplies to survive in the Caldeum Mountains.

The Padstow Silver Pegasus military did not open up a supply line on the plateau.

So once they entered the Caldeum Mountains unprepared, their biggest challenge was how to lead two thousand half-elf warriors to survive.

You can't just take a group of half-elf warriors around the mountains and fields collecting wild fruits all day long!

The two Silver Moon Elf captains only realized at this time that the reason why Roy could so confidently reject General Kempfred's proposal was actually because the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department never provided living supplies to the Pagisto Plateau Mine Guards.

The source of income for the daily expenses of the mine guards on the plateau is the profits from the mines on the plateau.

These matters were settled by Lord Swinburne long ago.

General Kempfred asked them to come to the Pagisto Plateau, but he did not discuss whether the logistics and supplies would be able to keep up after they arrived at the plateau...

Now it seems that after they led this new army of half-elf warriors into the Pagisto Plateau, the military had stopped providing them with follow-up supplies. They were able to successfully reach the Plateau City thanks to a pack team from the Mine Guards. If it weren't for the pack team providing them with some food on the way, it would have been difficult for them to reach the Plateau City.

Now if Captain Craven and Captain Brad want to lead the army into the Caldeum Mountains, they have to carry some daily necessities, but they currently have no means to carry them.

"I'll go borrow it!" Captain Brad gritted his teeth and said with a somewhat grim expression.

Captain Craven was confused and asked, "Borrow?"

Captain Brad didn't explain much and came to Roy's office for the third time.

"Captain Roy, can you provide us with some daily necessities? I need these supplies before I can head to the Caldeum Mountains. Once the mine is running normally, I will repay you with ingots or magic crystals."

"Okay, make a list, and I'll ask Mu Lin to prepare it for you."

Along with the list of items, Roy was also handed an IOU signed by Captain Brad and Captain Craven.

When Captain Craven saw the IOU, a strange expression appeared on his face, as if he was constipated.

Unexpectedly, they had just arrived at the Pagisto Plateau and found themselves in a heavy debt.

The team left the Plateau City in a mighty manner. When some elven merchants learned that they were going to the Caldeum Mountains to rebuild the silver mine, they came over on their own initiative and wanted to have deeper cooperation with their team.

After crossing the barren wilderness, Captains Craven and Brad led two thousand half-blood elf warriors to the foot of the Caldeum Mountains. When the Dark Moon Elf Warrior Team told them that they would have to cross this mountain range next, the two captains couldn't help but take a deep breath...

……

In fact, Roy knew very well that these two Silver Moon Elf captains were two nails sent to the Pagisto Plateau by General Kampfred.

In the past six months, the speed of development of the Pagisto Plateau has given the military some other ideas. They need another pair of eyes on the Pagisto Plateau, silently watching the changes in the plateau.

Therefore, the application submitted by General Kempfred to the legion headquarters was not rejected by Earl Swinburne.

Roy did not hand over the existing mines. He was only willing to abandon the abandoned mine in the Caldeum Mountains and let the two Silver Moon Elf leaders slowly develop it.

On the desk was an application form for military equipment. Roy wanted to replace a batch of elves' military equipment for the mine guards. Roy's name was already written on the application form.

The military supplies requested last year have not yet been fully distributed, and this time Roy has made another long list.

He put the application form into an envelope and stamped it.

"Do you think the Padstow Military Headquarters can send this batch of military supplies to us this time?" Mu Lin asked helplessly, sitting in the chair opposite the desk.

"I guess not. The military supplies applied for last year are still withheld by the Padstow Military Headquarters. It is even more impossible for this batch of military supplies to be delivered!" Roy said, leaning back in his chair.

"You knew clearly that they would not deliver the military supplies to us according to the list, so why did you submit this application?" Mu Lin stretched his neck, looked at the letter on the table, and asked in confusion.

Roy smiled, put the application form aside, and replied:
"We still have to go through the normal application process. We can't give up the right to apply for military equipment in advance just because of their obstruction!"

Mu Lin blinked: "Do you have other plans?"

Roy nodded and said:

"Claire helped me contact a business that sells the standard armaments of the Silver Moon Elves' regular army. I plan to go back to Castletown with Moira and the others to talk to that merchant!"

……

The vacation of Moira, Miss Tiffany, Woods and Sabrina is coming to an end, and everyone is preparing to take the magic airship back to Padstow City, then go through the portal back to Partington Island, and then take a boat back to Castletown.

This time, Roy flew to Padstow with everyone. He first submitted an application for military supplies to the military.

General Kampfred, with a gloomy face, met Roy while sitting behind his desk.

He unfolded the application Roy handed over and read it carefully.

The sunlight outside the window shone on the table. General Kampfred showed a mocking look on his face. He didn't even look up at Roy. He took out a quill pen from the ink bottle and drew a cross on Roy's application form, directly rejecting Roy's application for military equipment...

"The Legion is currently rebuilding the defense system of the Queen Igwene Islands. Almost all the funds have been invested there. You participated in the naval battle of the Queen Igwene Islands, so you should be aware of our difficulties. Moreover... the war on the Pagisto Plateau has long subsided. Even if the equipment of the mine guards is damaged, there is no rush to replace it. I cannot approve your armament application. Please wait!"

Chief Kampfred looked at the table and said to Roy.

Roy curled his lips secretly, but still had a stiff smile on his face, and asked:

"Since the military is unable to provide this batch of military equipment, can I purchase some military equipment from the market on the Elf Continent?"

In fact, before this, Roy also purchased two batches of weapons and equipment from imperial merchants, and the Silver Pegasus military tacitly approved it.

But this time his relationship with General Kampfred was a little strained, so these things had to be said in advance.

General Kampfred frowned. Although he was somewhat reluctant, he had already said what he wanted to say. He had no reason to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and say:

"If you can buy the Silver Moon Elf standard weapons, I can still give you this purchase permit!"

Roy obtained a permit from the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters to purchase arms in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom, and left the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters with a relaxed look on his face.

……

So far, the number of magic airships that have entered Partington has increased to five, but there are only four magic airships traveling between Padstow City, Plateau City, and Sun Island Bay, and the other one is parked at the dock of Sun Island Bay.

The main reason is that the shipping cost of the magic airship is too high.

Although Roy had opened the magic airship to the elves of the Partington plane, the only ones who could afford the tickets were still the elf merchants...

(End of this chapter)