Path of Light.

Chapter 859 860. Roy's Road
The Naga mermaids came over one after another.

Everyone peeled the oyster shells, added a few drops of lemon juice, and then sucked the oysters into their mouths. The soft and glutinous oyster meat became extremely rich in taste. Only then did the Naga mermaids realize that oysters could be eaten in this way.

In the past, they simply pried the oysters off the rocks, bit open the shells with their teeth, and then swallowed the oyster meat directly into their stomachs.

Now, after you pry open the oysters, sprinkle some lemon juice on them to make tasting oysters more ritualistic and make the food more delicious and sweet...

Several Naga mermaids huddled together and quickly became familiar with each other.

Moira knew that Roy would grill a few shells for her occasionally, but she had never seen Roy eat oysters like this.

Roy changed the topic to the gray dwarf bandits, and the Naga mermaids began to chat.

"We know that group of gray dwarf bandits..."

A blonde Naga mermaid next to him continued:
"They came from the north by ship. At first, they were just a few three-masted sailing ships. The gray dwarves landed on Que Island and settled down by the beach. At first, they just set up some simple tents. At that time, we would sell them some sea fish that we couldn't finish eating, and the gray dwarves would also let us taste their beer."

Another Naga mermaid lying behind her said:
"Later, more and more gray dwarves came to Kuei Island. They dug a large underground castle on Kuei Island and also occupied the surrounding islands."

"…Since then, we have noticed that people from our tribe often go missing. We were just suspicious at first, until one day we found a group of gray dwarf bandits sneaking into the reef area. They knocked our people unconscious with hammers, put them in their pockets, carried them and ran into the dense forest."

"Since then, we have known that the gray dwarves often secretly capture Naga mermaids..."

Anger was revealed on the faces of the Naga mermaids.

"Because of this matter, Chief Zanohak led his people to find those gray dwarf bandits to argue, and a conflict broke out directly on Kui Island. Those gray dwarf bandits should have been prepared in advance. Chief Zanohak fled back to the sea with only a dozen Naga warriors."

Roy listened to Miss Tiffany's translation and then asked:

"There's one thing I don't understand. You are the Naga Sea Clan! How come you can't do anything to those gray dwarf bandits in the sea?"

Several Naga mermaids blushed slightly. They hesitated for a while and refused to tell the reason. Only one Naga mermaid whispered:

"They have harpoons in their hands!"

Seeing that the Naga mermaid refused to speak, Roy stopped asking, probably because it involved some secrets of the Naga mermaid.

He changed the subject and asked another question:

"Since the Naga Sea Clan had a grudge against the Gray Dwarves so long ago, why can the Gray Dwarf bandits still cooperate with the Naga Sea Clan? I heard that a group of Gray Dwarf bandits once found a group of Naga Sea Clan and robbed a Gray Dwarf fleet. Do you know about this?"

"The Endless Sea is too big. There are many Naga tribes, but there are at least two hundred Naga tribes near the border of the west coast of the Elven Continent. Not every tribe has been robbed by the gray dwarf bandits. It's not surprising that some Naga tribes are willing to fight against the gray dwarf bandits."

A Naga mermaid emerged from the sea, staring at Roy with a pair of golden eyes.

She said to Roy as she wrung out her wet hair.

"I happen to know some inside information about this matter..."

Roy saw infinite wisdom in the eyes of this Naga mermaid, and the green scales on her body also had a faint golden edge.

And her right ear, chest, arms, and shoulders are all engraved with magical runes. These runes are engraved on her skin, like tattoos...

But her golden eyes seem to have some kind of magic, she must be a weaver.

"A gray dwarf bandit named Ralph found us. He told Chief Zanohak that if we did one thing for him, he would stop capturing the Naga sea tribe and return the waters of Que Island to us."

The Naga mermaid made room for her and let her lean comfortably against the reef.

"Chief Zanohak did not trust these gray dwarf bandits, so he did not agree to their request. He originally wanted to lead them to the outskirts of Gomez, but unfortunately, the gray dwarf bandits were very cunning and did not fall for their trick at all..."

"Later, they found a Naga tribe from the north and reached an alliance agreement with them."

"The Naga tribe comes from the Whirlpool Scale. The Naga elder in the tribe has the ability to summon tides and whirlpools. They worked with Ralph to ambush a fleet of gray dwarves coming from the north. When they arrived at Kuei Island, I came to take a look. The fleet had a total of 18 three-masted sailing ships. They rested on Kuei Island for three days before setting sail to continue sailing south."

"But at the time, I always felt that they were in a panic, as if they were afraid that a fleet would catch up from behind..."

"It seems that their fleet was not familiar with the situation around Kui Island. After leaving Kui Island, they actually sailed eastward. When they arrived near Puta Island, they ran into a large whirlpool prepared by the Naga tribe. There were also magicians on these three-masted sailing ships. They tried their best to rescue the three-masted sailing ships from the whirlpool. Only six three-masted sailing ships were sucked into the whirlpool and then overturned in the sea by huge waves."

Roy asked quickly, "Were six three-masted sailing ships sunk in total?"

The Naga mermaid nodded affirmatively and said:

"Yes, six were sunk."

"At that time, the gray dwarves thought they were ambushed by the Naga army. The fleet did not dare to fight and fled south in fear. The gray dwarf named Ralph took the opportunity to lead a group of gray dwarves to attack from the middle of the road and seized two three-masted sailing ships that had fallen behind."

"I heard that the Naga warriors and the gray dwarf bandits had a disagreement when dividing the spoils, and they even quarreled on the ship."

"Later, the Naga warriors of that tribe were tricked by the gray dwarf bandits and taken to the island of Que. They all became slaves overnight and were then sent to the Lost Sea by Ralph. I heard that they were sold to the Green Empire."

"Not only that, Ralph also took a boat to the hometown of those Naga warriors. They captured all the Nagas and transported them to the Lost Sea to sell them."

"Are you sure those Naga sea people were sold to the Lost Sea?" Roy asked her.

The Naga mermaid looked at Roy and said without hesitation. Tiffany quickly translated:
"Of course I can be sure, because these things were told to me by a sister from the tribe who was sold to Plusterton Island. At that time, she saw the group of Vortex Scale Naga slaves with her own eyes. Most of the Vortex Scale Naga mermaids control the power of water elements. After being sent to the island, they attracted a lot of attention from slave traders. There happened to be an imperial merchant ship docked at the port, and the captain bought them all. In addition to the Nagas, there were also hundreds of elves. After they were all on board, the imperial merchant ship left the Lost Sea..."

"..."

Roy noticed that Miss Tiffany was a little absent-minded, so he pushed her arm and asked:
"Tiffany, are you okay?"

Miss Tiffany shook her head, but her emerald eyes were full of gloom.

"What about the six ships that sank to the bottom of the sea?" The Naga mermaid stretched out her golden arm, pointed to the distant sea, and said firmly:
"It's over there. Just keep swimming in the direction of my finger. It will take about half a day to get there. The shipwreck is over a hundred meters deep on the seabed, but the supplies inside have been transported to Gomez City."

"In order to transport this batch of supplies, we called in many Nagas from Gomez City. We thought there might be some valuable treasures inside, but when we opened the wooden boxes, we found that they were all cast iron bases. These iron blocks are almost useless to the Nagas. Even if we want to melt them, we can't do it. We can only build a wall next to Gomez City."

"In addition to the base, the ships also had some iron frames installed on them, which were also useless pieces of junk."

When Roy heard the Naga mermaid say this, his eyes widened.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the missing part of the magic cannon was probably in the outskirts of Gomez. The bases of those magic cannons were built into a useless wall by the Naga Sea Clan outside Gomez...

He quickly said to the Naga mermaid:

"Has Chief Nozahak returned? Can you arrange it? I would like to meet with him."

"In fact, I have always felt that the Naga Sea Tribe and the Half-Blood Elves can establish a closer trade relationship. The Naga Sea Tribe is good at fishing, and we Half-Blood Elves also have the habit of eating fish. I hope the Naga can provide us with a certain amount of fresh fish every day."

"In exchange, we will provide the magic potions and standard equipment we have to the Naga Sea Tribe to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Naga army..."

Roy said this casually, and the Naga mermaid's eyes lit up.

"I'll go find Nozahak right now. He should be sleeping over there on the coral reef. I'll go wake him up..."

As she spoke, the Naga mermaid rode a wave and went straight into the sea.

A group of Naga mermaids also followed the Naga mermaid, jumping into the sea and disappearing.

……

In just a few breaths, the bustling reef area suddenly became deserted.

The sunset had sunk beneath the sea. In the dim light, Miss Tiffany sat blankly on the rocks, staring at the darkening sea in the distance. Her face was hidden in the shadows, and Roy could not see her expression.

The thoughtful Moira also noticed that something seemed to be wrong with Tiffany.

Although she occasionally behaves like a Naga noble...

But most of the time she is sober and wise, and a lot of the time it is Miss Tiffany who guides Moira, whether it is a topic of conversation or doing something interesting.

But now Miss Tiffany was leaning against the reef like a stone statue. Moira asked quickly:

"Tiffany, what's wrong with you?"

Roy stood behind Moira, patted her shoulder, and asked Tiffany softly:
"The Naga tribe that the golden Naga merman just mentioned that was badly betrayed by the gray dwarves, are they your people?"

"Ok!"

Miss Tiffany lowered her head even lower.

"At that time, I was freed from the Sea Wolf, and returned home with my surviving tribesmen. There was nothing in the trench. All my tribesmen were gone. There were only us, the Nagas who escaped from the Sea Wolf."

"We are worried that if we continue to live here, we will be captured by the gray dwarves and sold as slaves. So we let them go to the deeper sea to seek refuge with relatives in other tribes. Those who have no relatives to seek refuge with can go to Gomez City to make a living. In fact, it is quite easy for us Nagas to survive in the sea."

"It's just that I don't know where those tribesmen have gone. Xiu has been tracking down the whereabouts of the tribesmen for these years."

Tiffany looked up with red eyes. It was said that mermaids had no tears, but little pearls would fall from the corners of their eyes when they cried, but Roy didn't see any pearls.

Miss Tiffany rubbed her nose and said with a choked voice:

"Roy, I want to find them back, even if I have to cross this endless sea to look for them in the Green Empire..."

Roy sighed softly. He knew Tiffany would say that.

Miss Tiffany heard the news from the tribesmen, which was also the last obsession she had hidden in her heart in the past few years.

Roy patted her smooth white arms and comforted her:

"We will help you, but please give me a little more time."

Hearing Roy say this, Miss Tiffany raised her head in confusion and looked at Roy.

"In fact, I also want to go to Roland Continent to take a look. After I was promoted to a combat priest, Captain Jeroin told me that if I want to break through the shackles of the third level, I must find a bright path that belongs entirely to me. It is not possible to break through by improving the affinity of the power of holy light and constantly tempering the sacred aura in my body."

"But things on the Partington plane haven't been dealt with yet. For example, I want all the half-blood elves on the Partington plane to live a stable life. I plan to drive the Dark Faceless Legion in the depths of the abyss in the western sea back to the Abyss. I also want to clean up all the gray dwarf bandits who often operate in this sea area. At least there must be no slave ships in the area of ​​​​Quei Island..."

"In addition, I also want to promote an alliance between the half-blood elves and the Naga sea tribe. Only in this way can the half-blood elves have a foothold in the waters at the edge of the Endless Sea..."

Miss Tiffany and Moira looked at Roy speechlessly.

And Miss Tiffany's agitated emotions had apparently subsided after a brief calm.

She rolled her eyes at Roy rudely, and then said sarcastically:
"Although it's useless for me to cross the Endless Sea to Roland Continent alone, if you want to finish all these things, I'm worried that I might die of old age on the Black Pearl!"

Roy didn't care much about Miss Tiffany's sarcasm, and continued:

"In fact, I know that Captain Jeroin and the priests of the Knights Templar also want to return to Roland Continent, but the Elven Continent is too far away, so they have always been embarrassed to mention it..."

"After I have dealt with things here and completely eliminated the biggest hidden danger in this sea area - the gray dwarf bandits, I will try to hand over the Partington plane..."

Roy stood on the sea rock, looking at the sea before the darkness came, and said seriously.

(End of this chapter)