Path of Light.

Chapter 680 Chapter 681. The First Abduction of the Knights Templar

During every high tide, the sea water would rise to more than one meter deep on the beach below the Black Pearl. Tiffany took Moira to swim in the shallow water. The sea was relatively calm, and the two even snorkeled in the reef area.

The mermaid's tri-colored fish tail reflects dazzling light in the sun. Only by looking down from above can you see her swaying figure in the water.

Miss Tiffany turned over in the sea and when she was face up, she saw several figures appearing on the Black Pearl through the clear water.

"I think I saw Roy."

Miss Tiffany turned her body and floated to the surface. The sea water continued to flow down her cheeks and hair. Her bulging breasts revealed amazing curves under the restraint of her swimsuit...

She raised her right arm, which was as white as a lotus root, and waved vigorously towards the Black Pearl ship.

Roy was on the deck, leaning his upper body over the side of the ship, waving back.

When Miss Tiffany saw that there seemed to be strangers on the Black Pearl, she immediately hid herself in the sea.

Moira hid behind the reef and poked her head out to look at the Black Pearl ship...

She was wearing a black sea-beast skin bodysuit, with crystal clear water drops dripping down her cheeks, revealing the delicate appearance of a half-blood elf girl...

She saw Roy's gesture to her, which was telling her to talk again when she got home in the evening. Moira understood what he meant, so she took Miss Mermaid's hand and said:

"Tiffany, let's swim over there..."

……

After Captain Jeroin boarded the ship, he discovered something very strange. The main mast of the ship was actually a living tree, and tender green branches grew out of certain parts of the hull. This stranded ship was actually full of life.

In his opinion, an old stranded ship should be full of decay, but this place is full of vitality.

There was actually a Naga mermaid and a half-elf girl swimming together in the sea. When did the relationship between elves and Nagas become so good?
A half-dried long skirt with a mermaid pattern was hung on the clothesline on the deck. Walking up the stairs on the side of the ship, countless holy lights fell from the stairs like snowflakes.

Captain Jelloin held his breath, fearing that his exhalation would blow away these sacred glimmers.

Captain Flint, who was following behind, also showed the same expression as Captain Jeroin...

Roy led the two captains up the stairs and came to the flowerbed on the roof. They saw flowers of light blooming all over the garden. Countless holy light particles condensed from the hearts of the flowers and then floated in the flowerbed like fine dust.

Some holy light particles floated down the stairs. Captain Jeroin felt countless holy lights surrounding his body, which accelerated the recovery of his holy light power...

Just as Roy said, it really works!

Captains Jeroin and Flint looked at each other, both revealing uncontrollable excitement in their eyes.

"Ahem, Captain Roy, can we buy some flowers of light from you?" Captain Jeroin asked Roy.

"The flowers of light are not valuable in the Elven Continent. I can give you a few pots, and you need to cultivate them yourself. However, the flowers of light are a bit delicate, and need to be taken care of by a gardener who is proficient in plant cultivation, or a druid who is proficient in botany."

Roy pointed at the flowers of light in the flowerbed and said to Captain Jelloin:
"These flowers of light in the flower garden were bred from a single flower of light. To be honest, they are really difficult to grow..."

As Roy said this, he took down several pots of flowers of light from the shelf and handed them to Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint.

"If you want the flower of light, you can come to me anytime."

Captain Jeroin didn't expect Roy to be so generous and quickly thanked him.

……

At the deepwater dock of Castletown Harbor, more than a dozen merchant ships of the Green Empire are moored. There is almost no wind on the sea. These large sailing ships have spread their sails and are exposed to the scorching sun to ensure that the sails are dry enough to avoid being soaked by sea water too early.

The imperial businessman Darwin was sitting at the conference table, talking to Roy and two human priests.

The two priests, Jeroin and Flint, showed surprise on their faces as two calendars were placed in front of them. Captain Jeroin kept flipping through the two old calendars, and books of basic modern chronicles were also scattered on the conference table.

Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint had been bombarded with news that Darwin had brought them here, and the two of them had no idea what to say...

They are like two people from the ancient Green Empire who have traveled through time and space for more than two hundred years and arrived at the present.

During the conversation just now, the imperial merchant Darwin also realized something very important. The two human priests in front of him were actually more than two hundred years old.

Almost all the things they talked about happened more than 200 years ago. The key point is that they are only in their 40s or 50s. It can be seen that their bodies are quite young, and they should be in the state of middle-aged...

In fact, Darwin, who had been in business for many years, thought the two might be scammers at first.

They just happened to know the history of those years, or they were simply historians from the Green Empire who ran to the Elf Continent to commit fraud and deceived Captain Roy, who was then brought aboard by Captain Roy, who was kept in the dark, to deceive them.

But through chatting, I found out that they seemed to be human priests from more than two hundred years ago. They were members of the Knights Templar of Bishop Ocasi.

Back then, Bishop Ocasi disappeared along with his entire order of knights in the Green Empire. This was not only recorded in the history of the Statue of Liberty, but also in the major events of the Green Empire over the years. However, the news was strictly blocked at the time, so there were only a few words in this record.

Darwin determined that what Captain Jeroin said might be true, mainly because Captain Jeroin had no demands on him.

Perhaps the only request was to take a merchant ship back to Roland Continent, but Captain Jeroin also offered to buy a ticket to board the ship.

Just now, Captain Jeroin and Darwin made a deal. Captain Jeroin took out a large number of very rare dark monster materials and sold them to the imperial merchant Darwin.

"...In that case, the Statue of Liberty of the Green Empire no longer exists?" Roy asked Darwin.

Darwin smiled bitterly and nodded. "Most of the Statue of Liberty Temples have been abandoned, and all the priests are missing. It is said that the few Statue of Liberty Temples that still exist are related to the imperial family, but those priests stayed in the temples honestly and did not participate in the plane war. Since the priests could not join the army to fight, the Imperial Knights became very vulnerable, so the army's demand for life potions increased sharply. Now that the plane war has broken out, we have no choice but to cross the Endless Sea and go to the Elf Continent to buy magic herbs."

"You mean there's not a single priest in the entire Green Empire?"

"It's not that there isn't a single priest, it's just that it's hard to find one..."

Captain Jeroin looked a little grim. If the Statue of Liberty of the Green Empire no longer existed, then what was the point of them rushing back all the way? They might even be labeled as deserters from the Temple Expeditionary Force.

"Who is the King of the Green Empire now?"

"Your Majesty Charles, the crown prince is His Royal Highness Charles, but the prince who has been gaining more and more popularity in the country recently is the Prince of Wales. He is currently the most rare general in the Green Empire." Captain Jeroin shook his head repeatedly. He was also a combat priest in the Royal Griffin Knights.

But he had never even heard of the names of these royal family members...

No wonder the Statue of Liberty had never contacted them. It turned out that a major incident had also occurred in the Green Empire...

Or perhaps the only thing that has not changed is their Knights Templar. They seem to be frozen in a cage of time. When they walk out of the cage, they find that the world of the main plane is no longer the same as before.

Even if they returned to the Green Empire on Roland Continent, they would not be able to live in the Statue of Liberty.

The plane war broke out in the Green Empire, and the priests of the Statue of Liberty had already left the Green Empire in order to protect themselves.

If they rush back now, they may not be able to do anything except being criticized and scolded by countless people...

Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint were both a little distraught. Although they tried their best to keep a polite smile on their faces, the expressions in their eyes made them look like two homeless children...

Captain Jeroin did not mention the matter of returning to Roland Continent by ship.

Roy took Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint away from the Imperial merchant ship. The two captains remained silent all the way.

It turns out that the Dark Land is the final destination of the priests...

If they were still in the dark land, although their living environment would be a little harder, they would definitely not have this kind of distress of being abandoned...

Now that they have left the dark land, it is impossible for them to go back.

They were also abandoned by the Statue of Liberty...

……

Royzhi and Moira met briefly, and without even going to the alchemy workshop to visit Woods, they hurriedly took the boat back to the Partington plane.

There was really no other way. There were a lot of things on the Pagisto Plateau in the Partington plane that Roy had to deal with personally, and the current expansion plan of the Plateau City also needed to be confirmed by him personally.

Captain Jeroin and Captain Flint returned to the manor outside Padstow and told the human priests of the Knights Templar the information they had obtained without reservation.

All of these human priests fell silent at once.

No priest continued to pray. They gathered together in a daze. Having lost their faith, they were extremely confused about their future life.

Everyone was whispering about how to live in the future.

Some priests even thought that they should find a cave in the deep mountains or swamps and become hermits isolated from the world.

……

The night before leaving Padstow.

Roy came to the suburban manor specifically to visit Captain Jeroin, and the manor was silent.

He came to Captain Jeroin and asked him:

"Are you really not going to return to Roland Continent?"

Captain Jeroin was staring at the withering flower of light on the table. When he heard Roy's question, he smiled bitterly and said:
"What will happen if we return to Roland Continent? The entire Statue of Liberty is gone now. Can we still rebuild it in Roland Continent?"

After saying this, he clasped his hands together devoutly, closed his eyes and began to recite a prayer.

After a while, Captain Jeroin opened his eyes without any reaction and said to Roy:
"Roy, look... our prayers have no response, which means we have been abandoned by the goddess. Without the goddess' blessing, we can no longer perform any magic..."

"Can't you also quickly absorb the power of holy light through the flower of light?"

Roy said as he looked at the pot of light flower on the table that was almost completely withered.

"After I brought it back from Castletown, it quickly withered due to the unfamiliar climate and soil. I tried several methods, but unfortunately I failed to save it." Captain Jeroin showed a trace of helplessness in his eyes.

"I've already told you that you need to hire a druid who is proficient in botany to help you cultivate these flowers of light!" Roy stared at Captain Jeroin with wide eyes and continued to encourage him:
"It may be difficult to find an elven druid in Roland Continent and the Dark Land, but it shouldn't be too difficult to find an elven druid in the Elf Continent. You can try your luck at the Mercenary Guild, Jeroin."

"We don't want to show our faces in Padstow, it might get you in trouble!"

Roy didn't expect Captain Jeroin to say this.

"Then come with me to Sun Island Bay. There is the sea, the beach, and small islands in the sea. A new seaside town is being built there. You can relax there and try the slow life of the elves. I can help you build a larger greenhouse there to cultivate a large number of flowers of light."

"I can't do these things in Padstow, but in Sun Island Bay, I have the final say!"

Roy said to Captain Jeroin confidently.

"It won't be long...you'll be able to see flowers of light all over the garden. Although there's no holy light from the Statue of Liberty, the holy light particles you absorb from the flowers of light will probably not be much worse than the blessing of the Statue of Liberty..."

Captain Jeroin was stunned...

"I will leave Padstow City on a magic airship tomorrow morning. If you have this idea, you must tell me as soon as possible. After all, I need to mobilize the entire transportation capacity of the airport terminal to carry 3,000 priests." Roy said to Captain Jeroin.

"If you want to live in a manor in the suburbs, you can stay there and visit Padstow occasionally, but you must control the number of members entering the city..."

Roy instructed Captain Jeroin.

After saying this, Roy prepared to leave the suburban manor. The magic airship was already fully loaded with cargo and parked at the airport terminal, waiting for him to board the ship tomorrow morning and set off for the Plateau City.

In fact, Roy also felt that the Partington plane was a very suitable plane for these human priests to live in seclusion. If they wanted to stay in the Partington plane, Roy could help them...

The carriage was waiting in the yard of the manor. Roy walked out of the wooden house and was about to get into the carriage...

Captain Jeroin, who was following behind, suddenly called out to Roy. He hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Captain Roy, we want to move to Sun Island Bay and live there for a while..."

(End of this chapter)