Path of Light.

Chapter 733 734. War and Wealth

Roy returned home through the familiar Brown Street.

Mrs. Belinda had not returned yet and the terrace was empty. When I pushed open the gate and walked in, the yard looked a little shabby.

There are several more sculptures in the studio, all of which depict Lady Belinda as she travels.

You can see that she is very relaxed and enjoying herself.

I don't know when I found the time to come back, and when I saw Roy wasn't at home, I left a few sculptures behind...

Elf mothers are like this. Once they think their children have grown up, they will give up on them and their future lives will be arranged by Roy.

Roy put aside his thoughts, cleaned the room, went to the river to fetch water for a bath, then changed into loose clothes, sat on the rattan chair on the terrace, holding a cup of hot lemon tea, waiting to watch the sunset.

This is the life of elves...

The sudden return to peace from war, even if it was only three days, still made Roy feel it was very precious.

There were many human sailors on Brown Street. They walked to the end of the long street one after another and went into the familiar tavern.

That's where Jefferson was killed by the human crew...

……

Moira got off the long carriage holding two books and appeared at the street corner. She was wearing a leather skirt that elf girls liked very much, a vest over a white shirt, and leather sandals. The unique temperament of the elf girls in Castletown was perfectly displayed on her.

She was the kind of elf girl who looked very well-behaved, making the human sailors on the street keep looking back at her beautiful face.

Roy knew with his eyes closed that Moira must have two daggers hidden under her leather skirt. Her personality was not as good as her appearance...

Two human sailors approached her and started a conversation. She responded with a few words and ran away.

The two sailors behaved like gentlemen and did not chase after them...

Pushing open the gate, Moira let out a long sigh.

Suddenly she became aware of something, looked up abruptly, and saw Roy lying on the terrace drinking tea.

Moira let out a cry of delight...

She threw the two textbooks in her hands against the wall, jumped over the courtyard wall like a civet cat, hooked the eaves of the house with one hand, swung her body lightly and jumped onto the second-floor terrace, opened her arms, and gave Roy a tight hug.

Moira put her head in Roy's arms, put her arms under his armpits and hugged his broad back tightly...

The two of them just hugged each other without saying a word until the sunset faded and the sky began to darken.

Not until her arms felt sore did Moira climb out of Roy's arms, supporting herself with her arms on Roy's chest, and the two stared at each other at close range.

"Roy, I missed you so much. There were times when I walked directly to the dock and looked at the sailboats heading to Partington Island, thinking that I should just ignore everything and go directly to Partington to find you."

Moira's sweet voice was like a warm current flowing through Roy's heart.

Roy held Moira's cheeks with both hands and kissed her fair forehead. Moira's face immediately turned red. She climbed up from Roy very flexibly and jumped off the terrace...

"…I'm going to take a shower first."

She ran away like a little deer.

Roy sat up from the rattan chair and began to prepare dinner for two. He first put out the fish grill and took out the fire rune board and laid it underneath. After living in the army for too long, many convenient things would be used unconsciously in life.

He placed the marinated snapper on the grill. The green flames made the fish sizzle quickly, and the aroma of the grilled fish drifted away with the wind...

Roy saw the fruits prepared in advance being brought out, a plate of purple berries, a dish of various nuts, and a bottle of sweet orange wine.

After preparing all these, Roy just sat down and heard footsteps downstairs.

Moira had already taken a bath, changed into a loose suspender pajamas and bloomers, and ran upstairs.

Seeing the dinner Roy prepared, he said a little embarrassedly:
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to help."

Roy tore off a piece of the delicious grilled fish and handed it to Moira, watching her eat the food in front of her like a little chipmunk, without stopping for a moment...

Roy drank only a little orange wine, which he enjoyed with a couple of nuts, but he didn't eat the grilled fish.

After the two finished their dinner, Moira took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and then the two sat on the rattan chairs on the terrace and lay down on a rattan chair…

Because we were by the river and it was evening, the hot summer weather dissipated quickly and it was cool sitting on the recliner.

Moira snuggled in Roy's arms, and the two of them quietly watched the gradually darkening sea in the distance and the constantly twisting star map in the night sky...

The lights at the port dock gradually came on.

Lying on the rattan chair, Moira felt a little drowsy. A big hand was holding her waist. The warmth transmitted through the palm made her feel a little hot all over.

She covered her small hand with another somewhat restless big hand, preventing that big hand from touching her legs.

She curled up like a kitten, snuggling in Roy's arms.

Roy's breath blew into Moira's ears, not only making her feel itchy all over, but also making her heart extremely flustered. The Endless Sea was getting darker and darker, and the two of them were getting closer and closer...

It felt like the void was shattered. At that moment, some things hidden in my mind suddenly became clearer...

Roy remembered the library, and how he had never held a girl's hand in his previous life...

Now he is sleeping with a soft and gentle elf girl. No matter what kind of world this is, it has things he wants to protect.

Lying on Moira's chest, listening to her steady breathing and heartbeat.

Moira didn't ask Roy, will you be good to me forever?

For the elves, this life is still very long.

"I want to go to the Partington plane with you." Moira whispered softly. This has always been her obsession.
Roy said nothing.

"This semester is over and I'll graduate," Moira said again.

"I will come to pick you up after graduation. Before that, I will build you a beautiful cabin in Sun Island Bay."

"Yeah." Moira closed her eyes contentedly. She was so sleepy that she didn't even notice that the rattan chair was a little cold. She just shrank her body subconsciously.

……

In the morning, Moira opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar ceiling, which frightened her so much that she sat up in bed.

The blanket slipped off her body, and Moira saw a pair of big white rabbits with red eyes in front of her. She opened her mouth wide, but then she saw Roy sleeping soundly beside her, and the valve of her memory began to loosen, and then all her memories came back.

It actually only took three seconds to transform from astonishment to a sweet smile.

It was painful to think that I had to go to class today, but I didn’t ask for leave from my instructor in advance. Skipping classes is a very serious matter in the Elf Academy.

Moira was anxious to graduate and didn't want her unreasonable elf mentor to hold her back for another year, so she got up in a hurry, dressed, and went to school. All her movements were very quiet, and Roy was sleeping so soundly that he didn't wake up until she left.

……

Roy sat on the bed, looking out the window at the dark clouds, his hair was messy, and there was the scent of Moira on the sheets.

It was almost noon when he got up, and before he had time to drink a cup of hot tea, two visitors arrived at the door.

Roy reluctantly received the imperial businessman Darwin and a young imperial noble.

The young noble sat on the sofa, with a sinister look in his eyes and a pungent smell of perfume on his body...

They are blond and blue-eyed people from the Grimm Empire.

Roy didn't have a good impression of them, especially the nobles.

The imperial merchant Darwin spoke very directly and immediately talked about the black magic crystal.

Roy looked at the young red-haired noble. Darwin said his name was Spencer. Roy felt that there was no need to remember this name as he might not do any business in the future.

"Want to trade black magic crystals? A box of black magic crystals has about 10,000 pieces, which can be exchanged for 50,000 magic crystals. If you want to trade, bring the magic crystals here. Don't bargain with me. I hate this the most now."

Roy's tone sounded extremely impatient. He wanted to take a shower and then go out. He had a lot of things to do today.

Although Roy was not satisfied with the expression on Spencer's face, he still spoke straightforwardly:
"Okay, I'll have someone get the magic crystal."

Roy waved his hand, and directly pulled out the magic box filled with black magic crystals from his magic waist bag, pushed it in front of Spencer, and said, "Just put it away. Just give this magic crystal to Darwin as a deposit for those magic devices."

As he spoke, Roy set his sights on Darwin: "...I will pay the rest tomorrow morning."

Darwin felt that Roy might be in a hurry to go out, so he stood up and said to Roy, "It's really refreshing to do business with Boss Roy," and then took his leave.

The red-haired noble Pan Saisi took away the box of black magic crystals, and the 50,000 magic crystals he got in return were directly supplied to the imperial merchant Darwin.

Roy didn't expect the black magic crystal to be so valuable. If you calculate it this way, he wouldn't lose much if he continued to fight the Dark Faceless Legion.

In fact, Roy can only comfort himself in this way...

...Not considering the cost of building the wall,

...Not considering the cost of purchasing nearly eighty whale hunting heavy crossbows,
...Not considering the loss of tens of thousands of giant magic crossbows,
Just the cost of renovating the thirty-three three-masted sailing ships would cost more than 500,000 magic crystals.

If Roy didn't run more than a dozen mines and resell magic potions, such a huge amount of war funds would have crushed him.

It's ridiculous to think about it.

Roy didn't expect that after traveling to another world, the most profitable business here was to be a mine owner, and selling medicine at the same time, it was really profitable.

Roy prepared a very simple brunch for himself, a piece of breadfruit and a cup of hot lemon tea. However, he still had a sense of ritual when eating breakfast. He sat on the terrace on the second floor and enjoyed the sunshine after the rain...

The bells at the port dock are melodious.

(End of this chapter)