Path of Light.

Chapter 699 700. The Earl's Support

After the magic airship arrived at Padstow City, in order to avoid the half-blood elves' onlookers and riots, Roy was the first to get off the ship and leave through the staff passage of the airport terminal.

Roy's friends went directly to the central square, from where they reached the town of Partington Island through the portal, and then took a boat back to Castletown. With Claire there, they would probably have a smooth journey, as the Silver Moon Elf nobles still had some privileges.

There was a carriage parked on the roadside behind the airport terminal. Roy stood beside the carriage, looking at the empty carriage, and knocked on the glass window with his fingers. Then, the coachman was stunned. He opened the door, walked into the carriage, sat down, and told the coachman the address of the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters.

Although the coachman was waiting for other elf customers, he did not dare to refuse Boss Roy and sent him directly to the small square in front of the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters...

Roy got off the carriage, and the half-blood elves in the small square saw Roy's figure and saluted him...

Roy was still somewhat uncomfortable with the situation. He simply waved to the half-blood elves in the square and quickly walked into the military headquarters.

The half-blood elves in the square let out a low cry, and everyone was shouting "Boss Roy".

Roy walked into the lobby on the first floor of the military headquarters without looking back. The lobby seemed a bit noisy. Roy went directly to the front desk and asked the elf receptionist:
"Is President Berkeley here?"

The elf receptionists at the front desk naturally knew Roy and quickly said, "The general manager is here."

"Please inform him that I want to see him urgently!"

Roy said seriously to the elf receptionist.

After waiting for a while, the adjutant beside Berkeley appeared in the lobby on the first floor. He very attentively took Roy to Director Berkeley's office.

Berkeley was sitting in the main seat in the conference area, talking to a dozen elven officers...

Roy was sitting in the rest area, too far away to hear what they were saying, but Berkeley's face was very serious, and a group of elf officers also sat upright.

Not long after, General Berkeley ended the meeting, and the elf officers left General Berkeley's office with documents in their arms.

Before they left the office, they all secretly looked towards the rest area.

Roy leaned leisurely on the sofa, holding a cup of warm fruit tea and drinking it with relish.

Berkeley walked to the opposite side of Roy, sat down with a smile, and said to Roy: "Roy, how come you have time to come to my place today? I thought you would be busy for a while before you could have some time to rest!"

Roy put down the teacup in his hand, bumped fists with Berkeley, and the two smiled at each other.

"I'm going to Queen Eweni Island to meet Lord Swinburne, and I happened to be passing by Padstow, so I came to see you!" Roy said casually. "How's the situation in Padstow?"

Berkeley ran his hands through his hair, picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea, then said:
"Recently, there are still many half-blood elves with radical ideas making declarations of independence in Padstow. However, they only gave very short speeches in the small square, which did not have much impact on the half-blood elf residents in the city..."

Berkeley smiled and added:
“The current craze in town is to go to the Plateau City to pan for gold.”

Berkeley then talked to Roy about the recent developments in the Partington plane.

At present, the development speed of Padstow City cannot keep up with the population growth of the half-elves, so all resources in the city have become very tight.

Fortunately, a large number of half-elves went to the Plateau City, which slightly alleviated the dilemma of insufficient urban public resources after the rapid growth of Padstow City.

Berkeley then told Roy that the Elf Elder Council of the Buenos Aires capital had not stopped its investigation of Roy. It had lasted for nearly four years so far. Recently, it seemed that another group of investigators had entered the Partington plane. They had not contacted the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion and were obviously preparing to conduct a secret investigation in the Partington plane.

Earl Swinburne sent a message, saying that he hoped Roy would stay at the Pagista Plateau and not wander around at this time.

Roy also looked helpless. These investigators from the Buenos Elf Elder Council were like a group of stinky flies. They kept surrounding him and couldn't be driven away no matter how hard he tried.

He led the mine guards to garrison at the Dark Gate in Golfito Canyon. He had been quiet for more than a year, but now he was here again...

"Why are they still here?" Roy said with a bitter face.

Chief Berkeley: "It is said that another noble dug out your information and threw it into the quarterly summary meeting of the Council of Elders."

"..."

Roy was speechless, and then he whispered something into President Berkeley's ear.

"I came here this time with some bad news. When I led the mine guards to explore the western seas along the Sun Island Bay, I found traces of the Dark Faceless Legion there. They are currently fighting with the Siren Legion in the western seas. The Siren Legion is no match for the Dark Faceless Legion!"

Director Berkeley looked at Roy in amazement, not knowing what to say for a moment.

……

After Roy met with Captain Berkeley in Padstow City, he arrived at Partington Island through the portal. More than half of the ships at the docks of Partington Island were supply transport ships of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, so after Roy revealed his identity, he easily boarded a supply transport ship to the Queen Eweni Islands.

Every day, there are ships from Partington Island to Queen Eweni Islands, mainly transporting some daily necessities to the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, such as fresh fruits that are not available on the islands.

The medium-sized sailboat that Roy was on was a special ship for transporting berries. This ship had a very fast speed and always set sail in the evening...

The captain of the medium-sized sailing ship was a Silver Moon Elf who worked in the logistics department of the 17th Silver Pegasus Military. When he heard that Roy was on his ship, he specially cleared out a cabin for Roy to rest.

The sea breeze is smaller at night and the sea is calmer, so medium-sized sailboats can sail very smoothly on the sea.

The cabin was a bit stuffy, so Roy went to the deck to enjoy the cool breeze. Seeing the captain standing on the roof of the ship observing the star map, he asked him, "Why did you choose to go out to sea at night?"

"Captain Roy, we often see some gray dwarf ships around the Queen Ivne Islands recently. Once they discover our transport ships, these bandits will raise their sails and chase us. In fact, in the past two months, four medium-sized transport ships have been blocked by gray dwarf bandits." The Silver Moon Elf captain said with a sigh.

"We can avoid those gray dwarf bandits by sailing at night. As long as we don't stray too far from the route, there will be no danger."

"Have those gray dwarf bandits come back again?" Roy asked.

"Yeah, I really don't understand why these guys are always obsessed with our Queen Eweni Islands..." said the Silver Moon Elf Captain with some distress.

"I heard some people say privately that the homes of those gray dwarves were occupied by other races, so they chose to sail south, trying to find some habitable islands to settle down." The first mate on the ship poked his head out of the cabin and said casually.

The elf captain said to Roy, "We are currently in the preparation stage. The gray dwarf bandits' blockade at sea is not that strict. We should take advantage of this time to transport more supplies to the island..."

The medium-sized sailing ship sailed on the sea all night. After dawn, Roy found that the medium-sized sailing ship had safely passed through the outer area of ​​Queen Evigny Islands.

These gray dwarf bandits are really troublesome... The 17th Silver Pegasus Legion successfully drove them away last time, and the gray dwarf bandits also suffered heavy losses and were severely damaged. Unexpectedly, after two years, this group of gray dwarf bandits have made a comeback again.

Roy was looking forward to the appearance of the gray dwarf bandits in the Queen Ewenni Islands...

His magic airship fleet was captured from the gray dwarf bandits. If there is another chance to participate in the war in Queen Eweni Islands this time, Roy plans to seize a few more three-masted sailing ships to expand the size of his magic airship fleet.

Thinking of this, Roy stood on the top of the ship and looked around. Unfortunately, he stood on the top of the ship for a whole morning and didn't even see the shadow of the gray dwarf robbers.

……

Queen Island is the largest main island in this archipelago. There is a tree of life on the island, and the Silver Pegasus Military was built on this tree of life.

The pier of Queen's Island is also built with wooden planks, but there is also a stone foundation at the edge of the pier. There are more than 40 medium-sized sailboats moored at the port pier, and there are countless flying fish boats.

The medium-sized sailing ship arrived at Queen Island, and Roy said goodbye to the elf captain, then went to the headquarters of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion alone.

In the lobby of the Legion Headquarters, Roy wanted to meet Lord Swinburne, but he didn't expect that such a thing would require an appointment in advance...

After agreeing on a time for the meeting, the next step is to find a place to stay on the island and wait quietly.

Roy found a hotel on Queen Island and settled down on the island.

After only one day of waiting, Roy was informed that he had half an hour to meet with Earl Swinburne the next morning...

Earl Swinburne's office was on the top floor of the Tree of Life. When Roy walked into the office, Earl Swinburne was still signing documents with his head down.

When he heard the footsteps, Earl Swinburne looked up, and when he saw Roy, he motioned for him to sit aside for a while.

After Earl Swinburne signed the last page of the document, he handed all the documents to his assistant. Then he pointed to the rest area next to him, walked over and sat down lazily.

Roy followed behind Earl Swinburne and sat opposite Earl Swinburne.

"Roy, you are so brave. Do you know how many Silver Moon elves are investigating you now?"

The first words that Earl Swinburne said after he sat down startled Roy.

Roy rolled his eyes and looked at Earl Swinburne...

Seeing that there was no fear in Roy's eyes, he tapped Roy's forehead with his finger:

"Do you know how high the pile of personal information and crimes concerning you is in the filing cabinet of the Buenos Elven Elders Council?"

Lord Swinburne gestured with his hands, then added:
"It was my idea to send your mine guards to the Dark Portal Expedition camp in Golfito Canyon!"

"Originally, I was planning to let you return to the Partington plane once public opinion has calmed down, and then manage the Pagisto Plateau honestly."

"But recently, there have been more and more questions about you. Now, the investigation orders sent from Buenos Aires will no longer be sent to the military, and there is no need to obtain the military's approval..."

Lord Swinburne looked at Roy.

I remember the first time I saw Roy, his face was still very young. At that time, he was still a student at the Elf Academy...

Now, Roy's face has become slightly more handsome, and it is said that he performed very well in the Dark Gate Expeditionary Camp.

The only thing that made Earl Swinburne a little regretful was that Roy was not a Silver Moon Elf. Earl Swinburne said to Roy:

"During this period of time, you should just go back to the Partington plane and don't go anywhere else. Just keep an eye on the Pagisto Plateau. That's enough."

Roy could feel the love of Earl Swinburne. He stood up, saluted Earl Swinburne, and answered loudly:

"Yes, Lord Count."

"Tell me, what exactly is the matter that brought you to see me at the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters this time?"

Earl Swinburne asked in a very relaxed manner, leaning back on the sofa with his hands on the backrest.

Roy stood up.

"My Lord Earl, I found traces of the Dark Faceless Legion in the western waters of the Partington plane..."

"……What did you say?"

The smile on Earl Swinburne's face froze almost instantly. He stood up and strode to the wall where the map of the Partington plane was hung. His eyes were fixed on the map of the Partington plane, but that map only showed Padstow Forest and Pagistow Plateau. The Sun Island Bay and the western waters were not on the map at all.

He glanced at the map and asked Roy, "Where is the Western Sea?"

Roy pointed to a blank spot on the map and said, "Approximate location... It's almost here!"

Roy then told Earl Swinburne about how the fleet encountered the Dark Faceless Legion. Earl Swinburne listened very carefully. At the end, Earl Swinburne said to Roy:
"Okay, write a detailed report and give it to me. I will report this to the higher-ups. Now you have to go back immediately and keep an eye on the Dark Faceless Army. Planar wars are frequent on Roland Continent right now, and this is the first time that the Elf Continent has discovered traces of the Dark Army, but it's worth our close attention."

"My Lord Earl, I would like to apply for some more military supplies." Roy said to Earl Swinburne with a smile.

Earl Swinburne nodded readily and said, "Sure. The Silver Pegasus Military Department still has a purchase quota for military supplies, but you have to pay for the specific expenses yourself."

"I have prepared all the military funds."

"Make a list of whatever you need and give it to me," said Earl Swinburne.

"Yes, Lord Count."

Roy's heart finally settled down. It could be seen that Earl Swinburne still supported him.

At this time, Earl Swinburne also patted Roy on the shoulder and said to him:
"I have always thought that you are the best among the young elven officers. I still think so now. Go back to the Partington plane as soon as possible and don't let me down."

(End of this chapter)