Path of Light.

Chapter 71 72. Death Investigation
Recently, the Darne River has been full of water, and sometimes the river even floods the stone steps by the river.

There have been several murders in succession recently, and a large slave ship even appeared at the port pier...

Although the garrison near Castleton City was dispatched and ended the battle as quickly as possible, it still had a great impact on the residents living by the sea.

Recently, Brown Street has become panicked, and everyone will look at every human sailor who goes ashore with a vigilant look.

The number of elves going to the beach to play has also decreased significantly recently. Everyone is worried that the Naga killer will jump out from a dark corner, and he will be the next victim...

So as soon as night fell, Brown Street seemed quiet, and occasionally the figures of the elf patrols could be seen.

Roy pushed open the door, and sure enough, Ms. Belinda hadn't come back yet.

When passing the fish market, Roy bought two mackerel for two kohlers. This kind of sea fish is very cheap. He took two slices of fish in the kitchen, marinated them with salt for a while, and took advantage of this time to light a fire in the kitchen. Do not place the frying pan on the stove until the fire is up.

Waiting for the pan to start to emit light black smoke, Roy put two pieces of fish full of fat on the frying pan.

'Zi la' sound.

The smell of grease burst out instantly filled the small kitchen.

In Castletown, many elves are vegetarians.

They usually only eat fruit, drink honey, and tea.

This place is close to the sea, but there are also a large number of elves who eat fish. Many elves like to eat fish that are cut from large sea fish. They have no interest in smaller fish. They only eat fresh fish.

And there are quite a few elves who hate the smell of oily smoke, so many houses in Castletown don't have kitchens.

Or simply make the kitchen very small, with some shelves inside, more like a storage room.

If it wasn't for Roy's request, I'm afraid Ms. Belinda would never build a small kitchen at home, and Ms. Belinda rarely goes to the kitchen. She is best at chopping breadfruit and making fruit tea...

So Roy's kitchen is also very simple, with only a stove and a pan that are not used every day.

However, Roy's skill in frying fish has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

Roy has also had Lady Gillian, Sabrina and Moira sample his craft, to unanimous praise.

This kind of fresh sea fish is placed in the middle of the pan, and there is no need to apply oil when frying. The oil of the fish itself is enough. Sprinkle a little pepper and squeeze a little lemon juice...

The tantalizing scent wafts out into the street.

"I've seen you, come on! I just fried two slices..."

Roy didn't even turn around, and directly divided the two pieces of fish into two plates, then moved the pan away, and put a kettle on the charcoal that had just been ignited for a long time.

Moira poked her head out of the window and peeked into the room.

Although she knew that there was no one else in the house except Roy, she still tried it cautiously.

In fact, Roy and Moira's friendship was built on these delicious fried and grilled fish.

Of course, there is also the night saber from Mrs. Winnie's house.

However, Roy has been busy recently, and the number of feedings has dropped precipitously. The friendship between him and the night saber seems to be unsustainable...

"It's rare to eat your fried fish recently!"

Moira sat at the dining table with light steps, skillfully picked up the knife to separate the fish, and then quickly stuffed the fish into her mouth.

Roy sat down opposite Moira, and said casually, "Yeah, I have to attend classes at the Elf Academy in the morning and work in the temple in the afternoon. I'm so busy every day..."

"Do you want to practice martial arts later?"

"Of course, I brought back a set of chain mail this time. I plan to try wearing the armor. I'm going to fight someone in the arena next week. I can't lose too badly." Roy lowered his head. While eating fish, he said.

Moira stared at Roy with rounded eyes. Of course she knew Roy's ability, and said with some worry:
"You have just started practicing martial arts, and you are going to fight with others?"

Roy also had a helpless face, and said a little speechlessly: "They took the initiative to find them, and they couldn't hide..."

After dinner, the two practiced the martial arts taught by Professor Nora on the terrace. They must at least pass the assessment tomorrow morning.

Then Roy put on the chain mail suit that Claire had sent him specially, and sparred with Moira on the terrace.

Originally, he wanted to rely on the strong defensive ability of the chain mail to suppress Moira who was holding a wooden dagger in her hand.

But what Roy didn't expect was that Moira, who had hardly touched daggers before, had a very unique understanding of daggers. Every time she was in adversity, she could use unconstrained moves to resolve Roy's indiscretions. Reasonable offense.

Her movements were smooth, and she held the sword in her backhand, almost always fighting Roy in close quarters.

Roy was holding a gavel, so he couldn't even touch the hem of Moira's clothes...

Obviously, the two started to learn martial arts almost at the same time, but Roy couldn't beat Moira even wearing a set of heavy armor.

In the end, Roy was sitting on the terrace sweating profusely, gasping for breath.

"No wonder Jefferson said that you were born for the Dark Temple..."

Roy couldn't help but praise.

Moira's face was sullen, she put down the short sword in her hand, turned around and turned down the balcony before running back home.

Roy patted his forehead with his hand...

It seems that the name Jefferson still cannot be said, as long as Moira is said, she will get angry.

……

The next morning, when Roy walked out of the street, he saw an elf ranger wearing leather armor, an inconspicuous dagger on his waist, and a linen cloak standing on the side of the street.

He leaned against the corner of the street, because there was a faint mist everywhere, Roy didn't notice him when he walked past him.

It wasn't until he moved his body that Roy saw that there was actually a person hidden in the mist in the opposite corner.

He walked to the corner of the street, and Roy thought he would also take a long carriage.

Hold the few books in your arms tighter...

"Hey, can I talk to you?"

Roy glanced at him with a puzzled face, and didn't answer directly. Instead, he looked at it carefully for a moment, turned his head aside, and resolutely refused: "No!"

With gray skin, he was wearing a set of tight leather armor, and there was an unidentifiable sharp dagger stuck on his waist, as if he was afraid that others would not be able to help but think that he was a Dark Moon Elf.

The Dark Moon Elf didn't expect Roy to refuse so decisively, and blocked all the words he prepared later...

There was no other way, so the Dark Moon Elf had no choice but to go to the fruit stall next to him, and asked him directly:
"Excuse me... is there an elf named Jefferson living near here?"

Roy secretly glanced at the Dark Moon Elf.

"Are you looking for Jefferson?" The stall owner stared at the Dark Moon Elf and asked vigilantly.

"Yes, I worked with him in the dock of Evernight Harbor, and he told me that his home is in the lower town of Castletown, so that I can visit him when I pass by Castletown... ..." said the Dark Moon Elf.

'What a poor excuse! 'Roy couldn't help but look at him again, and couldn't help complaining in his heart.

The Dark Moon Elf bought a breadfruit at the fruit stand, and the stall owner became enthusiastic immediately:

"He died. He died in the tavern. I heard that the murderer was a few human sailors. Now...he should be lying in the western suburbs cemetery. If you still want to see him, you can go to the cemetery to look for it..."

"He was killed?"

The dark moon elf ranger said with a speechless face, he didn't expect anyone to answer.

The stall owner pointed to the end of Brown Street, and said casually: "If you want to know the details of the death, go to the end of this street and ask the waiter there, and you will get the most detailed information."

After the dark moon elf ranger heard this, he didn't stay here, and walked directly along Brown Street to the tavern...

　Add a new cat to the Silver League (5/100)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)