Path of Light.

Chapter 74 75. Blessing
July in Castletown,
When the rainy season comes, all the plants in this city become lush and lush, and the morning sunlight shines through the trees into the streets, turning into bunches.

Roy was supposed to be on duty at the temple this weekend, but today he needs to come to the arena in the upper city.

It had rained just before dawn, and now the sky was clear and the flagstones were still water-stained.

Roy sat in the long carriage, holding a very heavy suitcase in his arms, quietly watching the long carriage enter the upper city.

Castletown's Upper Town is home to the Silvermoon Elves.

The lower city is the residential area of ​​the half-blood elves.

There is a very obvious dividing line between the two urban areas. It is a cliff that surrounds the mountainside. The height of the narrow and long cliff is less than ten meters. Up this cobbled road is the upper town of Castletown.

There is actually a stone road built under the cliff, but this road is a bit rough, more like a narrow alleyway.

There are five streets between the lower city and the upper city that open up this rock wall and connect the upper and lower city. These five streets are the most prosperous commercial streets in Castletown.

And at the intersection of the street and the stone cliff, the elf architects designed a huge arched stone bridge here, with slow steps on both sides.

On both sides of the arched stone bridge, there are stone sculptures of the heroes of the Silver Moon Elf. A flower is planted under each stone sculpture, and the outermost part is surrounded by a low wall of shrubs...

The cliff is now covered with vines. If you don't walk into the city and look at the hillside from the sea, you won't be able to see the cliff at all.

The buildings in the upper and lower urban areas of Castletown are very different. Many buildings in the lower urban area are small row buildings made of stone. Will change accordingly.

Of course, these townhouses are not all made of stones. These stones are stacked up to two floors at most, and the upper part is a wooden structure.

There are many small townhouses in the lower urban area, and they are built in an orderly manner.

By the seaside, almost all the buildings there are wooden houses...

Roy's house is a small wooden building, only two feet high plinth is piled up with stones.

After entering the upper city, you will find that the buildings in the lower city seem to disappear suddenly.

Here...almost all the houses where the Silvermoon Elves live are tree houses.

The Silver Moon elves built their homes on some big trees. These big trees are not arranged in an orderly manner on the hillside. Even the stone roads in the upper city are winding. Gardens and lawns can be seen everywhere. The streets not far apart There is a fountain at the mouth.

Of course, this is just the residential area of ​​the ordinary Silvermoon elves in the upper city, and does not include the elf academy, library, opera house, art exhibition hall, etc.

The Elven Academy is located in the city center of Castletown, but it is on the hillside beyond the cliff.

From here, walk up the avenue, and you can reach the top of the mountain. There is not only a huge silver moon elf stone sculpture, but also the tree of life in Castletown, where the Elder Council of Castletown is located. on the tree...

There are also various trade unions on this street. The mercenary union, the adventurer union, and the magic union are the largest. Of course, there are also some magic herb associations, jewelry associations, mining unions, leather craftsmen associations, metallurgical blacksmiths' homes, and so on.

……

In fact, the architectural style in the Elven Academy is all tree house style, and at least three teaching buildings are built from ancient trees, with lush branches and leaves on the roof.

The houses where the elven nobles live are actually not castles like human nobles, or manors surrounded by walls.

The nobles of the silver moon elves like to build their homes on some large ancient trees, and Claire's house has a tall ancient tree...

The arena in Castletown is at least a few kilometers away from the Elven Academy, and this is already the edge of the city.

Roy, Jasper, and Abt got off the carriage, only to realize that this huge arena looked like a tree root the size of a football field from the outside, which should be left by a dead tree of life tree stump.

Now the roots of this tree have begun to petrify, and the periphery is covered with ivy.

The elf craftsman built a long and narrow step along the roots of the tree outside, and there was a huge wooden door at the end, and two elf guards stood on both sides of the door.

To go inside is to enter a passage dug out of tree roots.

Jasper and Abbott wore the robes of the trainee priests, and followed Roy who was carrying a large suitcase. The three of them walked to the gate, and they were about to talk to the two guards before they could let them go.

I heard that tickets are charged for the arena, but this entrance looks deserted, no matter how you look at it, it feels a bit depressed.

"Roy, Jasper, Abbott, come in quickly."

Claire was wearing a set of exquisite leather armor, and she wore this iron-wood dagger on her waist. The leather surface of the leather armor had some very gorgeous dark patterns, and even the buttons were gold and silver. Wearing this leather armor After armor, the femininity on Claire's body was much less.

He ran from the passage to the door, beckoning Roy, Jasper, and Abbott to go in quickly.

"Claire, do you need a ticket here?"

Jasper looked around and saw that there was no one else...

Claire walked to Roy's side, seeing that he was actually carrying a huge suitcase, and there was a round wooden shield and a one-handed mallet hanging outside the suitcase, so she patted her forehead speechlessly.

Then he said to Jasper:

"Don't you all know that the Council of Elders canceled the profitable competitions in the arena three years ago? Since then, it has become no different from some ancient ruins."

"Only the nobles like to come here to resolve some disputes. When there are some things that cannot be resolved, everyone will go here to resolve them. It has gradually become a habit..."

Claire patted the suitcase on Roy's body, led the three of them into the pure wooden passage, and said:

"Roy, I told my sister about the battle plan yesterday. She agrees with our battle plan, but she doesn't recommend you to wear chain mail. She thinks this set of heavy armor is too heavy for you. There is also a heavy leather suit under the armor, which is a little lighter than chain mail, do you want to try it?"

Roy shook his head and said to Claire, "Just wear this set. I've been practicing in it for many days, and I'm a little used to it..."

"Okay, follow your opinion!" Claire agreed without hesitation.

The passage is not too stuffy, but there is a decaying smell.

Maybe it's because of the rainy season, it's very humid everywhere, and there are some mushrooms growing in some humid places.

I don't know how many times these wooden steps have been stepped on. Many steps are low in the middle and high on both sides, and they are very worn.

Only the stucco paint can be seen on the surrounding walls.

Jasper couldn't help asking:
"Why didn't I see anyone else? Roy, didn't you say that there are many students from the elementary martial arts training class coming to watch the battle?"

Claire walked in front, turning her head to respond: "They all go through another spectator passage, our passage is the passage for the gladiators, and Steve and Adams enter from the opposite entrance."

Abbott said: "I said...why is the step outside so narrow..."

The passage was less than 40 meters, and the four of them quickly reached the end. Through the arch, they could see the bright light outside, as if entering a stadium.

The middle of the huge circular tree stump was actually empty, so the elves dug a stand around the tree stump, and the empty tree center happened to be the arena.

The arena below has a drop of at least eight meters from the stands above. A group of elf students from the elementary martial arts training class are sitting in the stands. Everyone is chatting together and seeing Claire and Roy appear in the stands. On this side, they all waved to the two of them.

There are some other spectators around the stands, and the elves gathered on Claire's side are Claire's relatives and friends.

Roy saw Miss Belle Claire in the crowd at a glance. She was surrounded by a group of young elves, as if they were talking about some interesting topic.

Across from Steve and Adams, their relatives and friends in the stands looked more...

……

Walking into the stands of the arena, the sun is a bit dazzling...

Roy was still thinking about... the words that High Priest Reed said to him in the temple in the morning:
"Roy, do you know how many blessings there are in divine arts?"

Priest Reed stood under the statue in the main hall and asked Roy.

Roy looked up at the Statue of Liberty, and then replied:

"I know the blessing of power, I have already learned this!"

Priest Reed walked over to him and said:
"In the kingdom of the gods, the Goddess Liberty is not the only god who holds the power of the Holy Light, but only the angels have the blessing power of the Holy Light, and these blessings are what the goddess learned from the archangel. .”

"It is said that the goddess has learned a total of eight blessing powers, but in fact, as far as I know, there are only four, and I have only learned three of them so far, namely: the shelter created by the Archangel Impris Blessings, blessings of power created by Archangel Tyrael of Justice, blessings of wisdom created by Archangel Malthael of Wisdom."

Roy did not expect that there are so many kinds of blessings, let alone that the holy light is not unique to the Statue of Liberty...

At this time, I heard Grand Priest Reed continue to say:
"Roy, you have to remember that each priest can only choose one archangel to stand behind him in battle, so this priest can only bestow one kind of blessing power to his companions."

"Since you have learned the blessing of strength, before you fight this time, I will bestow upon you... the blessing of protection from Archangel Imperius of Courage."

Before Roy could react, the divine pattern in front of Priest Reed was instantly shattered, and then a shield appeared on Roy's chest and slowly merged into his body.

(End of this chapter)