Path of Light.

Chapter 559 560. Barrier
Lord Swinburne unfolded a map and pointed to the military camp near Castleton.
"I plan to dispatch the Fifth and Sixth Silver Pegasus Knights stationed at the Lighthouse Camp to Sheephorn Bay for support. If the gray dwarves come to the island to fight, the current infantry guards on the island may not be able to stop their attack. Can we transfer a few more infantry guards from Queen Island?"

The adjutant standing beside him whispered, "If you want to withdraw the infantry guard regiment, you must give up some of the outer islands."

"Well, I'll think of a way." Earl Swinburne sighed and said.

He did not want to abandon the outer islands of the Queen Evian Islands.

After all, every island here was recaptured after a bloody battle with the gray dwarf bandits.

If we withdraw our troops from the island now, wouldn't that mean that the naval battle outside the Queen Eweni Islands would be meaningless...

"Yellowhorn Fjord is the exit of Murayaki Port. Otherwise, should we ask the garrison near Murayaki Port for reinforcement?" Earl Macaulay said.

Earl Swinburne turned to look at Earl Macaulay: "Are you saying that you are going to ask the local Silver Moon Elf nobles to send reinforcements?"

"Well, I will go to Sheephorn Bay with the Fifth and Sixth Silver Pegasus Knights. I have a good relationship with Earl Persela of Murayaki City! I believe he will be willing to help us."

Earl Swinburne is a close confidant of His Majesty Ansiel, the King of the Silvermoon Elf. As the commander of a legion who maintains close ties with the Silvermoon Elf royal family, he is bound to not receive the support of local Silvermoon Elf noble forces.

But Earl Macaulay is different. He is on good terms with many Silvermoon Elf nobles.

In addition, the Second Silver Pegasus Knights sent to Golfito were jointly formed by Earl Macaulay and several other Silver Moon Elf nobles, and belonged to Earl Macaulay's direct army.

Currently, this Silver Pegasus Knights have encountered trouble in Sheephorn Fjord, so Earl Macaulay naturally has to step in personally to resolve the crisis faced by the Second Silver Pegasus Knights.

Moreover, Earl Swinburne has already mobilized the Fifth and Sixth Silver Pegasus Knights of the Lighthouse Camp to the maximum extent, and has made it clear that he wants to protect the logistics regiment of the Second Silver Pegasus Knights.

At this time, Earl Macaulay must be going to Sheephorn Sound to supervise the battle.

But Earl Macaulay had another problem on his hands, and he could not ignore the letter for help from General Kampfred.

General Kempfred was promoted by Earl Macaulay himself.

Originally, Earl Macaulay wanted to increase his control over the Partington plane. After all, several important positions in the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters were almost all held by Earl Swinburne's cronies, including Berkeley who was in charge of the Security Guard Corps, Siagra who was in charge of the trade in mid- and high-level magical herbs, and Roy who was in charge of the entire Padstow Plateau Mine.

At the end of the Battle of Queen Ewenni Islands, Earl Macaulay gave up some of his interests in Queen Ewenni Islands and finally pushed Kempfred to the position of Chief of Logistics. He thought that he would take advantage of the rapid development of the Partington plane to gain a lot of merit, and then slowly place some people in the Partington plane.

But he never expected that General Kempfred, who had been in office in Padstow for so long, was still unable to control the situation there, and even let the situation deteriorate to the point where he had to ask the Silver Pegasus Knights to go to the Partington plane to suppress it...

Captain Macaulay then said, "How do we deal with the matter in the Partington plane?"

By bringing this matter to light, he was also sending a signal to Earl Swinburne that he was prepared to make concessions and hoped that the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion could successfully overcome this predicament.

"I'll take care of it!" said Earl Swinburne, nodding.

At this moment, there was a knock on the side door connecting the room to the lounge.

"Christine? Come in!"

"...Father, you're looking for me?"

Christine, wearing a long skirt, walked quickly into the office, and her crisp voice seemed a little ostentatious.

But then she saw Lord Macaulay and Archpriest Reginald, and she stopped in her tracks and saluted guiltily.

Lord Swinburne glared at Miss Christine, who was so reckless, and then said to her:
"Get ready and follow me to the Partington plane."

"Oh! Got it."

Miss Christine bent sideways, lifted the hem of her skirt at her knees, and bowed again before leaving gracefully...

……

Pushing open the heavy oak door carved with leaves of life and irises, dazzling sunlight shone through the crack in the door into the hall of the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters.

Roy held the door handle with both hands, walked out through the crack in the door, and stood on the top floor of the semicircular steps.

Thousands of half-blood elves gathered at the bottom of the steps. Most of them were sitting on the ground. Those in the front were holding wooden signs, while those in the back were holding up huge banners.

Under the scorching sun, the spirits of these half-elves seemed a little depressed.

When the half-blood elves noticed that it was Boss Roy who came out of the gate, and then more than 30 half-blood elf warriors stood behind Roy, the expressions of the half-blood elf warriors seemed a little excited...

Roy placed his right hand on his chest, clenched his fist, and slowly raised it up.

The half-blood elves at the bottom of the stairs stood up one after another...

Everyone saw Roy raise his fist and burst into cheers like a tide.

The cheers were like the tide of the sea...

Many half-blood elves even tried to squeeze forward, and the square, which was already crowded, suddenly became a little chaotic.

"Please be quiet and don't crowd in the middle!"

Roy tried to speak louder. His words were still very useful. The half-blood elves behind him stopped pushing forward, and the restlessness in the crowd gradually calmed down...

"I'm Roy!"

"The residents of Padstow probably all know what our Padstow has been through in the past few years. The five-year closure of the plane portal has brought so much inconvenience to our lives. The prosperity of Padstow today is so hard-won. The current Padstow is exactly what we hoped to see."

"This city is a gathering place for half-blood elves, but it is also a central city under the management of the Silver Pegasus Legion."

"I often think that if the portal had not been unlocked, our lives would have gotten better day by day, but we would never have become as prosperous as we are today."

"After the portal was unlocked, the half-elves coming from the Elven Continent only saw the beautiful Padstow Forest. They didn't experience the most difficult two years, so many of our half-elves may not understand our desire for peace as the old Padstow residents."

"I know that everyone gathered here today, all of this anger is because these half-blood elf warriors standing behind me were treated unfairly."

"But after all, this matter is just an internal matter of the Silver Pegasus Corps. I believe that the senior leaders of the Silver Pegasus Corps will give a fair judgment."

"You come here to live, do business, or travel. There is nothing wrong with that. But I hope you will not be easily misled by some extreme remarks. You should observe with your own eyes, listen with your own ears, and feel quietly with your own heart. You can listen to what the oak trees in these cities are singing. It must be full of cheerful melodies."

"I can't give you any guarantees here, but I can tell you that I will stand firmly with you. Please give me some time so that Captain Berkeley and I can handle this matter." "Do you trust me?"

Roy asked all the half-blood elves present.

The group of half-blood elves in the square shouted almost at the same time:

"trust!"

Roy yelled again:

"Then can you leave the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters and take care of your own affairs?"

All the half-blood elves responded loudly:

"Can……"

The sound waves from the half-elves even made the Tree of Life rustle.

Roy took two steps forward again, looked around, and then said:
"Well, everyone please leave in an orderly manner. The elves at the outermost edge can leave first..."

The thousands of half-blood elves that gathered at the entrance of the Silver Pegasus military department actually began to move.

……

Bernard Xiazo, the leader of the independent organization, who was squeezed in the crowd, looked at Roy standing on the steps from afar. This was the first time he met Boss Roy from the Partington plane. During the days he lived in Padstow, the name that the half-blood elves in the city talked about the most was "Boss Roy".

He had also heard that Boss Roy was a half-elf who looked like a human, but he didn't expect him to be so young.

A group of members of an independent organization saw the half-elf people leaving one after another. At this time, they had no way to stand up and raise doubts, so they could only gather around their leader Bernard.

"Chief, what should we do?" asked his trusted subordinate in a low voice.

"Let everyone disperse and evacuate with the crowd..."

After giving the order, Bernard Xia Zuo followed the elves out of the square.

……

Roy and Captain Berkeley did not return to the Silver Pegasus military headquarters, but took a carriage directly to the barracks of the Security Guard Corps.

More than thirty half-elf warriors also went to the Security Guard camp with Roy.

Along the way, more and more half-elf warriors joined the team.

"The trouble here has been solved for the time being. You will need to come forward to handle the rest!"

Roy sat in the carriage and said to Captain Berkeley.

Captain Berkeley leaned back in his leather chair with a proud look on his face and turned his gaze to the window.

"According to the guard at the Central Square portal, a Silver Pegasus Knight entered Partington Island through the portal last night. I guess he was heading to the Queen Ivni Islands. According to the flight time, the Silver Pegasus Knight should arrive at the Queen Ivni Islands in the early morning of the Partington Plane."

"The official who will actually handle this matter will arrive in Padstow soon. I just don't know whether the official sent by the military's top brass will choose to stand on our side or on the side of Chief Kempfred..."

Roy pressed on, "What if it's General Kempfred's side?"

"Then we have to find a way to drive him back!" Captain Berkeley said in a rogue manner.

Roy looked at Captain Berkeley speechlessly. Sometimes he always liked to make inappropriate jokes.

"Haha! Just kidding. If this matter could be handled only in the military court within the legion, perhaps the verdict would be unfavorable to the half-blood elf warriors. But now that the matter has spread, the legion's top brass have to consider their own face. So, believe me! There will be a fair verdict."

After finishing speaking, Captain Berkeley began to complain again:

"Speaking of which, some of the impacts caused by this incident will bring me a lot of inconvenience. The Public Security Guard Corps may not be able to recruit half-blood elf warriors in Padstow City in a short period of time. I heard that there are many half-blood elves living in the Plateau City. How about I go to the Plateau City and give it a try?"

Roy glanced at Captain Berkeley and said, "Sure, I'll let Mulin cooperate with your recruitment activities..."

Thinking of the half-elf female warrior with a hearty laugh under Roy's command, Captain Berkeley seemed to suddenly have some bad memories.

Captain Berkeley asked curiously, "By the way, how is the progress of your transformation of the magic airship on Partington Island?"

"We have already started to transform the tenth one. But with so many magic airships flying in through the portal at once, it's hard not to attract attention, so I let the last two magic airships temporarily stay in the sheltered fjord." Roy replied.

Captain Berkeley snorted:
"You helped the half-blood elf warrior solve such a big problem this time, and you have probably completely entered the sight of the Silver Pegasus top brass. Although your reputation among the half-blood elves has increased, you have also completely offended the Silver Pegasus military forces led by Earl Macaulay."

Roy said helplessly:
"But if I didn't stand up at that time, and no one could help them, do you think they would be sent to a military court and charged with desertion? An army composed of 2,000 half-blood elves, 2,000 half-blood elves voluntarily left, and they were still charged with desertion... Hehe!"

At the end, Roy sneered twice.

Captain Berkeley whispered:
"I heard that the Legion Headquarters has sent a group of Silver Pegasus Knights to Golfito. You probably know the current situation of the Legion. I estimate that the guards of Queen Ivni Islands are at their weakest right now. Maybe they will transfer your mine guards to Queen Ivni Islands this time, so don't rush to drive those two magic airships over..."

……

This mass demonstration by the half-elves frightened the elven merchants in the city of Ripadesto.

That afternoon, some merchants packed their luggage and waited in front of the portal in the central square, queuing up to leave the Partington plane.

Some half-elf collectors also left the city of Padstow and went into the Padstow Forest to begin collecting magical herbs.

Although the city is still bustling, more barriers are hidden beneath the bustling scene.

Some Silver Moon elves walking on the street can always feel the unfriendly gazes of the half-blood elves around them.

Likewise, half-blood elves will also find that the Silver Moon elves always observe their surroundings with vigilant eyes.

When both sides communicate with each other, they are much more cautious than before.

(End of this chapter)