Path of Light.

Chapter 679 680. The Abandoned Statue of Liberty
Whether an elf city is prosperous and stable depends on how many elf children there are in the city.

Pure-blooded elves have a very low fertility rate, and some elves never have children in their entire lives. Therefore, in many elven cities, those elven children are cared for and cherished.

The initial reason for the rise of half-elves was that their fertility had significantly improved.

Perhaps it is because of the fusion of blood, when elves of different races are combined together, the chance of pregnancy can be increased by at least ten times.

Therefore, there are a lot of half-blood elf children in Padstow. You can always see some elf children chasing balls in the streets and alleys. Their laughter even makes the sky of Padstow colorful.

With these half-elf children, the whole city has a kind of vitality.

Roy rode in a carriage through the streets of Padstow. He remembered the first time he came to Padstow. At that time, there was no street planning in the city. There were forest paths everywhere under the tree houses. The elves built small flower beds under some trees. These paths were intertwined to form a network in the city.

But now the city of Padstow has changed its original appearance in its rapid expansion.

The closer you get to the city center, the wider the streets become. Under the Tree of Life there is even a large square that can accommodate a gathering of 5,000 elves...

Many magic fountains have been added to the city, and these fountains are basically located at crossroads or small squares.

In addition to magic fountains, statues, pools, and shrub walls are also common.

In addition to the emergence of a large number of shops in Padstow in recent years, there are also many orange shops. The elves like to call fruit shops orange shops, and like to hang a fish-shaped thin iron plate outside the fish shop. Whenever there is a breeze in the forest, the iron plate will swing back and forth. The finely made iron plate will be like a flying fish flying through the wind and waves in the sea...

Just standing on the street for a while, you can see many half-elf collectors carrying bamboo baskets. Roy can even tell what magical herbs are in the baskets from the exposed parts.

There are so many half-elf collectors, but the Silver Moon merchants complain every day that it is really difficult to purchase magical herbs in Padstow City...

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Roy did not buy a tree house in Padstow. In order to facilitate the transportation of herbs and magic metals from the Padstow Plateau to Castletown, he bought an orchard on the outskirts of Padstow.

This orchard has always been the secret receiving point for Leishande's caravan. When the magic airship first entered the Partington plane, it also hovered over the orchard and transported a large amount of fruit to the Pagisto Plateau.

Due to the unique terrain of the mountains near this orchard and there is only one road leading into the mountains, this orchard is very private.

Today, the three thousand human priests of the Knights Templar are temporarily residing here. When Roy entered the manor, the courtyard of the residential area of ​​the manor was filled with boxes of apples. There are very few breadfruit trees in Padstow, but you can always see large apple orchards outside the city.

Roy saw that the human priests had changed into the fine linen robes that half-elves liked to wear. They were sitting together in the courtyard, packing the apples they had picked into wooden boxes filled with hay.

The human priests looked much better, and Roy could even feel that they already had a little bit of holy light power.

Unfortunately, the holy light of the Statue of Liberty can no longer reach the Elf Continent, and human priests are unable to quickly restore the power of holy light through prayer.

A carriage drove into the manor and stopped in the manor yard.

The coachman opened the door swiftly, and Roy and Tennyson got out of the carriage.

Captain Jeroin stood up from the pile of apple boxes and was the first to greet Roy and Tennyson.

Captain Flint and Captain Ducas followed closely behind. The three captains wanted to meet Roy and talk to him about the future path of the Knights Templar...

Roy did not stay in the yard, but walked directly into the restaurant of the manor, where there were long tables and benches, and the restaurant was spacious enough for everyone to discuss things.

"The Knights Templar have lived here for two days and have a general idea of ​​the situation in the Partington plane. What do the three leaders think?"

Roy asked, looking at the three captains.

Captain Jeroin sat in the middle. He had the most contact with Roy, so he was the one to speak.

"Captain Roy, first of all, I want to thank you for taking the risk to bring us out of the dark land. The Partington plane is also very good. There are vast forests and abundant magical herbs here. It is a rich and livable plane. But although it is good here, we still hope to return to the Green Empire of Roland Continent. After all, we have been away from home for so long, and we really want to go home and take a look."

After Captain Jeroin finished speaking, he looked at the other two captains.

Captains Flint and Dicas also nodded quickly, expressing their agreement with Captain Jeroin's point of view.

The three team leaders did not hesitate and took out some magic beast materials from their magic waist bags and placed them on the long dining table. These magic beast materials were almost all high-end goods obtained from high-level magic beasts above level four. Any one of them could be sold for a lot of money in the magic market.

The long dining table was filled with magical materials...

"Captain Roy, we specially prepared this gift for you to express our gratitude."

It was unknown how long it took them to accumulate these magic materials. To have allowed them to come back from the dark land thousands of miles away, these dark magic beast materials must be very difficult to obtain. Roy had traded this kind of magic materials some time ago, and these dark magic beast materials were worth a lot of money.

He thought for a moment before saying to Captain Jeroin:

"The reason why I am willing to bring you back from the dark land is because of the friendship between us. If one day I wander to the Green Empire and ask for your help, I think you will definitely not refuse me..."

"These dark beast materials are not that important to me, but for you, maybe they can be exchanged for a ticket back to the Green Empire."

"I know a few human merchants. My idea is... you can meet those human merchants, or try to contact other human merchants. You can first understand the current situation of the Green Empire. If they are willing to take you back to the Green Empire, I will help you board the ship safely."

"There are many merchants from the empire buying up magic herbs in the Elf Continent right now. I heard that a large-scale plane war is currently breaking out in Roland Continent. It is said that the Dark Army is invading the plane. You'd better learn more about the situation in Roland Continent."

Roy's words naturally moved the three captains very much...

When Captain Jeroin heard that a plane war had broken out on Roland Continent, he said:
"Then we need to go back and take a look. The Statue of Liberty and the Green Empire Royal Family have a covenant to jointly resist foreign enemies. Every time a war breaks out in the Green Empire, the priests will be assigned to various armies and fight with them." Roy nodded.

"Well, it just so happens that the portal tonight in the central square of Padstow City leads to Partington Island. You can send a few representatives to go to Partington Island with me later. You can also bring these magic beast materials with you. The purchasing power of the imperial merchants is stronger than that of the elf merchants. If the price is right, you can sell these magic beast materials to them."

Captain Jeroin wanted to say a few words to Roy, urging him to accept these magical beast materials...

Roy patted Captain Jeroin on the shoulder and urged:

"Let's go, that one-way portal in Padstow won't be waiting for us."

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The carriage carrying Roy, Tennyson, Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint left the Apple Farm, while Captain Ducas stayed in the farm.

It's impossible for all three leaders to go, someone must stay here...

Tennyson got off the bus halfway. He did not follow Roy to the Elf Continent. It would be very troublesome for a Dark Moon Elf like him to pass through the plane portal, unless there was a large-scale elven army passing by, allowing them, the Dark Moon Elves, to blend in.

Every time he passed through the portal, Roy would be recognized by the half-elf guards.

The half-elf guard saluted Roy with some excitement.

Roy waved to the half-elf guard, then quickly passed through the portal and came to the center of Partington Town. There was actually a very busy shopping street here, with a wide variety of goods in the shops. Many shops had some magic herbs on display, but the prices of those magic herbs were not cheap.

Few half-blood elves would stop in front of such a store, but some Silver Moon elves would stand in front of the store and ask questions...

Roy introduced Partington Island to the two captains, and then the three of them came to the island dock and boarded a medium-sized sailing ship flying the flag of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion. As the medium-sized sailing ship was loaded with various cargoes, it sailed to Castletown Harbor in the afterglow of the sunset.

The slightly salty sea breeze made Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint feel a little excited. They seemed to be looking forward to the meeting with the imperial merchants.

The medium-sized sailing ship sailed in the sea for a whole night, and Roy even told the two captains, Jeroin and Flint, about the elves' understanding of the star map.

That night, Jeroin and Flint did not sleep almost the entire night. The medium-sized sailboat was very bumpy when sailing in the sea, and there were strong winds and waves that night. When they arrived at the Castletown Port Pier early in the morning, the two captains were exhausted and looked very bad.

The number of imperial merchant ships that have arrived at the Deepwater Docks for anchorage has increased to more than a dozen, and these large sailing ships have filled the Deepwater Docks.

In the morning at Castletown Harbor, countless flying fish boats rushed out from the dock. The half-elves stood on the boats, manipulating the wings with their hands. These flying fish boats looked like flying fish constantly jumping on the sea.

The morning sun bathes the entire city of Castletown, and the closely packed buildings in the lower town make the entire city look spectacular.

The statue of the Silver Moon Elf on the top of the mountain is just under the shade of the Tree of Life. She holds a longbow in her hand, pointing at the vast endless sea...

Standing on the port dock, this port city gave the two team leaders a strong sense of oppression.

Captain Jeroin stood at the dock and saw the Statue of Liberty on top of the main hall of the Statue of Liberty next to the harbor. He pulled Captain Flint toward Brown Street. The two captains stopped in front of the gate of the Statue of Liberty. Through the rusty iron gate, they saw that the gaps between the tiles in the courtyard were full of weeds. In the round fountain, the dense weeds had even submerged the fountain sculpture...

Looking at the rusty iron gate and the dilapidated hall, the two leaders of the Knights Templar looked somewhat lonely.

Captain Jeroin was still thinking about how to get in to take a look. At this time, Roy stood in front of the side door, took out a copper key from his waist, and directly opened the iron lock on the door. Under the watchful eyes of the two captains, Roy walked into the weed-covered yard.

"My teacher is the high priest here. However, when I became an apprentice priest of the Statue of Liberty, the holy light of the Statue of Liberty could no longer reach the Elven Continent. Therefore, I no longer believe in the Statue of Liberty and do not rely on prayer to restore the power of holy light. When the Statue of Liberty went on its third expedition, my name was not on the list, so my teacher asked me to stay."

"It was originally said that a shelter would be set up here to house homeless half-elf children, but until now... more than six years have passed, and no one has come to take over the Statue of Liberty."

Roy's tone was full of complaints.

"Captain Roy, you are not a believer of the Statue of Liberty, so where does the power of holy light in your body come from?" Captain Jeroin asked curiously.

Roy explained:
"When I was still an apprentice priest, I relied on absorbing the holy light particles around me to slowly restore the holy light power in my body. Although the recovery speed was extremely slow, it allowed me to be promoted to a priest. After I became a priest, I found that the flower of light could help me break through the level quickly, so I planted a lot of flowers of light with the help of my friends."

After listening to Roy's story, the two team leaders suddenly realized.

In fact, Roy had already briefly explained what he said in the Dark Land.

It was just that Roy was not standing in the ruined Statue of Liberty at that time. Although Captain Jeroin listened very seriously, his understanding was not as profound as what he saw now.

In fact, the priests have discovered something these days...

That is, they were in the Partington plane, and the power of Holy Light could not be restored through prayer. When Roy said that the power of Holy Light could be restored through other means, he listened very carefully.

Captain Jeroin hadn't taken it too seriously when he heard Roy mention the Flower of Light before.

This time Roy mentioned the Flower of Light again, and Captain Jeroin finally couldn't help but ask Roy:
"Captain Roy, can you show us your flower garden?"

"Of course... no problem!"

The three left the Statue of Liberty and walked west along the harbor pier. The Black Pearl ran aground on the beach west of the harbor pier.

On the way, they met the Silver Moon Elf Guard at the port dock, and Roy greeted them familiarly.

(End of this chapter)