Path of Light.

Chapter 672: The Tree on the Black Pearl

Roy stood on a sea rock below the high cliffs of the White House in Castletown Harbour.

Only a little pure white ash remained of High Priest Reed's body in the holy fire. Roy put the ashes into a jar and brought it back to Castletown.

High Priest Reed told Roy that he hoped to be buried under a high cliff by the sea so that he could look across the sea to the Roland Continent.

Roy chose a relatively dry location and buried the ashes of High Priest Reed under the rocks.

The Black Pearl ran aground on the beach not far away. From the reefs here, you can see the Statue of Liberty at the end of Brown Street. Although the courtyard of the Statue of Liberty is overgrown with weeds, the main hall is well preserved.

Various ships came and went in Castletown Harbor, and the sea breeze kept blowing the wild grass on the cliffs, making a whimpering sound.

Roy stood for a long time in front of the tomb where High Priest Reed was buried.

Moira stood beside Roy, staring at his profile quietly.

"Teacher, I will come here to pick you up when I go to Roland Continent."

After saying that, Roy took Moira's hand and jumped off the reef, leaving two rows of footprints on the silver beach...

Moira stood on the beach, looking past the Black Pearl.

She tucked her hair behind her ears and said to Roy obediently:
"Roy, I'm going home first."

She had a snake fang dagger given by Roy hanging around her waist and was wearing a thorn-tail crystal lion leather armor. Her figure was a little delicate. She didn't like to meet strangers, so she didn't go on the Black Pearl.

……

Roy returns to the Black Pearl.

Woods and Viscount Feleck were standing in the flower bed on the rooftop, where many flowers of light were planted. They were lying on rattan chairs with a square table between them. In addition to wine glasses, there were also some magic potions on the table.

It should be brought by Woods from the alchemy workshop. The two of them seemed to be discussing the business of magic herbs.

In the past two years, the price of magic herbs has continued to rise.

When the elves chat, the topic always revolves around these magical herbs.

Seeing Roy coming on board, he invited Roy to the rooftop to chat.

"Felix, I will go with you to meet the imperial merchants at the port later."

Roy walked up the wooden stairs to the top of the ship. Looking at the flower beds full of flowers of light, he recalled the days after he became a priest.

Viscount Feleck lay in a rattan chair, looking lazy, and complained to Roy:

"We are going to take the boat back to Partington Island in the evening. I thought you had forgotten about me..."

"This time when I came back, there were indeed a lot of things to do."

Roy said to Viscount Feleck with a little apology.

"Come to think of it, Castletown Harbor doesn't seem to be much bigger than Murayaki Harbor, but there are indeed more ships docked at the port than at Murayaki Harbor." Viscount Feleck looked at the pier with flags flying in the distance. All the sails of the sailboats there were lowered, leaving only bare masts standing there.

"Most of the magic herbs on Partington Island will be shipped to Castletown Port, and almost all the imperial merchant ships here are competing for those magic herbs..." Woods took the opportunity to interject.

"How is the recent operation of the alchemy workshop?"

As the supervisor of the alchemy workshop, Woods has matured a lot in recent times. When he wears the alchemist's robe, you can't tell that he is the druid who transformed into an earth bear.

"It's okay. We stockpiled herbs in advance, so the protest of the Silver Moon Elves on Partington Island did not affect the normal brewing of magic potions in the workshop. However, if the protest lasts longer, the alchemy workshop will probably stop working next month."

Viscount Feleck blinked and said to Roy:

"Roy, I didn't expect you to have an alchemy workshop in Castleton City."

"During the period when the Partington plane was not open, I had the right to operate primary herbs in the Partington plane. Taking that opportunity, I established an alchemy workshop in Castletown." Roy said.

……

A water ball burst at the bow of the ship. As the water ball exploded, it instantly condensed, and an ice ball covered with spikes appeared in mid-air. Then the ice ball suddenly exploded again, and a large amount of ice mist filled the entire bow.

"This is a combination of Water Ball, Quick Freeze, and Ice Explosion. Although these are elementary water magic, as long as they are used together properly, they can greatly increase the power of the spells. Your affinity for water elements is very high, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to cast this set of magic."

The great magician Grams is explaining to Miss Tiffany the use of basic water magic.

Miss Tiffany listened very carefully...

The condensed water ball burst instantly, and then exploded again the moment it froze, turning into an icy mist.

"You have mastered these water magics very well, but the rhythm is wrong. The ice spikes formed after the water ball exploded and turned into ice mist before they could hurt the enemy. This combination of magic has no power!"

The great magician Grams was giving instructions on the side.

Miss Tiffany then began to condense water balls.

A green magic rune appeared on her arm, and a water ball condensed in an instant.

Just after the water ball exploded, it condensed into an ice ball full of spikes. Unfortunately, the ice ball exploded immediately after it appeared.

"The first two spells had a good sense of rhythm. The Ice Explosion at the end should be a little slower, half a beat slower..."

The great magician Grams rarely had the patience to teach students, mainly because he was impatient and had a bad temper. When he taught magic students, it was easy for him to cause some psychological trauma to those young magic students. Therefore, he rarely took students...

But the Miss Tiffany in front of him is different from those magic apprentices. As a Naga sea creature, she has a very high affinity for the water element and her control over water magic is also very high.

After chatting, the great magician Grames felt that Miss Tiffany had the conditions to learn his original combination magic.

He briefly explained the steps of casting the combination magic, and sure enough, Miss Tiffany cast it in a very professional manner. Although she had not yet completely mastered the casting rhythm of this combination magic, she was already able to cast it skillfully...

As the agreed time approached, Roy and Viscount Feleck arrived at the deepwater dock of Castletown Port. There were a large number of cargo containers piled on the dock, and all the goods were being transported to the ship at the edge.

The crew on the ship were also making preparations before the journey. All the ropes had to be re-tied, the sails had been dried and repaired, and the ship's storage room was filled with various foods.

This is a five-masted sailing ship of the Green Empire, and a group of crew members are cleaning the deck.

Roy boarded the ship via the sampan. The imperial merchant Darwin had been waiting at the door of the ship. When he saw Roy, he greeted him warmly.

Some time ago, these imperial merchants made trouble in Castletown Harbor, which angered the elven guards of the port. Their fleet was driven out of the port by the elven guards and could only stay in the sea outside the port, which lasted for almost half a year.

After much difficulty in smoothing over relations, two months ago, the imperial merchants regained the right to enter the port terminal and moor merchant ships. Naturally, no one dared to provoke the local elves now.

Currently, Roy controls more than 30% of the supply of primary magic herbs in Castletown City, especially now that the Silver Moon Elves are causing trouble on Partington Island...

"Captain Roy, it's our honor to see you here!" said the imperial businessman Darwin very kindly.

Roy hugged the imperial merchant Darwin, and then introduced Viscount Feleck to him:
"This is Viscount Felec. He has a very useful network of relationships in Murayaki Port. If your merchant ship goes to Murayaki Port, you can cooperate with Viscount Felec..."

Roy said it very bluntly. Darwin, the imperial merchant, quickly said to Viscount Feleck:
"We have already shipped your dark beast materials to the Green Empire. I hope we can continue to cooperate."

"In addition to the dark magic beast materials, I can also get magic herbs in the Evernight Forest. This time I came here to get a more reasonable price from you..."

Viscount Feleck walked over and said to the imperial merchant Darwin.

After some discussions, the two sides quickly reached a trade agreement on magical herbs.

The imperial merchant Darwin then asked Viscount Feleck:
"Viscount Feleck, I want to know if there will be any business in dark magic beast materials in the future?"

Viscount Feleck glanced at Roy secretly.

When he saw Roy nod slightly, he coughed lightly and said:
"Of course there will be more in the future, but after all, dark beasts are relatively rare. It is difficult for anyone to predict what the market will be like in the future. We can only trade one by one..."

……

At night, the flowers of light on the top of the ship blossomed one after another, and particles of holy light floated out from the stamens...

These holy light particles look like a group of fireflies in the flower garden.

Alice, who was sleeping soundly, entered a state of confusion.

The remaining divine consciousness hidden in her body seemed to sense a certain call and woke up from Alice's body again...

She opened her eyes and looked into the dark room.

There is a faint holy light in the eyes...

Sitting up from the bed, Alice looked around with indifference.

At this moment, it was that divine consciousness that controlled Alice. She felt her whole body was stiff. She climbed down from the bed somewhat uncoordinatedly and stood on the floor barefoot.

Her eyes were somewhat dull...

The first two possessions failed, and this wisp of divine consciousness almost died.

Now it was awakened by some sound and could control Alice's body for a short time. Although it was already very weak, it still followed the sound, slowly stood up, walked to the cabin door step by step, and opened the cabin door with both hands...

Alice, wearing cool pajamas, walked out of the room on the deck...

It was a rare opportunity to feel the outside world, so she stood in the corridor of the ship's tower, enjoying the wind blowing in from outside.

She reached out and touched the wooden railing in the corridor, a ball of sacred light emanating from her hand.

Like being called by something...

She walked up the stairs, and wisps of holy light floated down from above her head like willow catkins.

She had a strong premonition that once Alice woke up again, it might not be able to occupy this body again. Now, feeling the rain of holy light falling, it walked in the direction where the holy light particles were floating.

She took every step carefully...

Finally I climbed to the top of the ship, where I saw clusters of flowers of light growing in the flower beds.

She bent down, reached out and touched the petals of the flower of light, and this trace of divine consciousness finally felt the repulsive force in Alice's body.

This divine thought did not hesitate any longer and flew out of Alice's body and rushed directly to the Black Pearl ship...

She seemed to have rushed into a big tree, and before she had time to savor it carefully, that trace of divine consciousness fell into sleep again.

Alice lost consciousness and fell directly into the flowerbed on the rooftop...

……

Alice woke up from a sweet dream and felt an indescribable sense of relief.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a sky full of stars...

The cool sea breeze blew on her body, making her shiver a little.

In addition to hearing Leah's calling voice in my ears, Leah's anxious and angry face also appeared in front of me.

She took the opportunity to look around and found herself in a flower bed filled with flowers.

She was lying on the floor in thin pajamas. Leah squatted beside him and asked anxiously:
"Alice, what's wrong with you?"

Alice sat up from the ground, recalled something, and found that her mind was blank.

So, Alice forced herself to get up from the ground despite feeling uncomfortable.

"Nothing, I just feel a lot more relaxed all of a sudden."

Leah asked Alice: "Alice, I woke up and found that you were not lying in bed. Why are you lying here?"

"I do not know either……"

Alice looked confused and couldn't remember what happened before...

The two sisters sat in the flowerbed on the roof of the ship, and Leah whispered:

"Alice, if you stay in the Elf Continent, your body will get better soon. Otherwise, let's stay here. Just like Roy said, we can live in Castletown."

Alice looked at the brightly lit Castletown Harbor, hesitated for a moment and said:
“I think our life is pretty good now!”

"It's a bit cold on the roof. Let me help you go in!" Leah said, holding Alice's arm.

……

While Leah and Alice were talking, the remaining divine consciousness was trapped on the iron tree on the ship...

The iron tree was originally the main mast of the Black Pearl. After being nourished by Woods' life essence for a period of time, it miraculously revived. The main mast regained its vitality and grew new branches and leaves.

Later, it was connected to the main keel of the Black Pearl and turned into a living ship.

This trace of divine thought rushed into the ship, originally intending to absorb the holy light power of the flower of light...

But now it suddenly found itself as if it had rushed into a birdcage, and it was impossible to get out.

Although this tree has life, it has no soul...

This divine thought rushed in, just making up for the last deficiency of the tree, but the divine thought was imprisoned on the boat...

The flowers of light on the flowerbed continued to bloom, and the power of holy light was absorbed by the big tree on the boat...

(End of this chapter)