Path of Light.

Chapter 87. Investigator

The sea breeze blew across the deck, jingling the bells hanging from the mainmast.

The setting sun pierced through the clouds all over the sky in the west, as if a hellfire had been ignited.

There are still a few lonely small fishing boats on the sea that are planning to dock.

The three trainee priests sat side by side on the ramming horn of the bronze figure at the bow, watching the waves keep pushing towards the sandy beach under their feet, Abt said depressingly:

"We spent so much effort to repair the Black Pearl, what will happen to the Black Pearl if it is moved to Golfito?"

Jasper also had a confused expression on his face. Not only did he hate the Black Pearl, but he also hated Miss Tiffany, but should he give up the temple?

"Maybe the Statue of Liberty in Castletown won't be abolished! It's the closest port to Buenos, not too far from Golfito, and it's the best outlet to the sea, so I think Unless the entire Statue of Liberty in the elf world is abolished, the Temple in Castletown will not be abolished easily."

Roy was able to talk so eloquently because Mr. Harper Gustav happened to talk about this in the geography class in the morning.

He mainly talked about the royal capital of Buenos, and at the same time radiated to the surrounding important cities. Except for the seventeen satellite towns around Buenos, only the city of Castleton was clearly understood by Mr. Harper. The reason is that if the orc tribe in the north is used as an imaginary enemy, the army of the orc tribe corps will sneak around the Eternal Night Forest of the Dark Moon Kingdom in the north, and attack the Silver Moon Kingdom by boat from the sea. Besides, the best place to land is Castletown.

Speaking of Castletown Harbour, Mr Harper's cane nearly cracked the marble floor...

When Roy was listening to other young elf students talking about Mr. Harper in class, he said that one of the ideas he was actively promoting recently was to transform the Ophelia family's seaside estate in Castletown into a military fortress. It directly touched the interests of the royal family of Ophelia.

Teacher Harper also suggested that it is best to station the main force of the No.17 Silver Pegasus Legion of the Silver Moon Elf here to deter the fleet that appears from the north of the endless sea.

Of course, the orc tribes have so far failed to form a decent fleet.

It is also worth mentioning that it is almost impossible for the army of the orc tribe to bypass the Evernight Forest in the Dark Moon Kingdom.

The relationship between elves and orcs is like angels and demons. The hatred accumulated over the years has reached the point of complete irreconcilability.

Jasper saw the dejected look on Abbott's face, and it was a little strange...

This guy has always been very easy-going, and rarely has this kind of entanglement, so he said:
"Don't think so much, let's wait for the notification from above, and then we will make a decision."

Thinking that the Black Pearl has been completely cleaned up now, even the rotten boards inside the hull have been pried off and replaced with new ones, especially since the main mast on the ship was shot with a big hole by the arrows of the elf archers. A large brass sheath was used to secure the mainmast.

Now the bow of the Black Pearl is facing the sea, and the two-story ship building at the stern is raised high. After opening the windows of the ship building at the stern, you can just see the seaside manor on the lonely cliff. If you want to see the sea view, you must Stand in the captain's cabin, or simply go out onto the roof terrace.

The kitchen and storage room on the first floor of the ship building are on the left side, and the rooms of Mrs. Udulla, the first mate, and Nerev, the second mate, can just see the sea and the beautiful Castletown Harbor.

With Jasper's careful decoration, all the furnishings in Mrs. Udulla's room are almost complete.

"The souls of the dead on the ship have been cleaned up. Next, we need to arrange the empty rooms on the ship. Let me tell you first...so I want the first mate's room on the first floor. You two can't take it from me!"

"Then I'll live in the second officer's room." Abt said immediately, looking at the bustling Castleton Harbor.

Jasper patted Roy on the shoulder and said, "Roy, the captain's bedroom is yours! Before going to sea, the captain's bedroom will be our activity room for the time being..."

"Oh!" Roy looked back at the ship building. In fact, the captain's bedroom is still good, and it is very private. The only bad thing is that if the Black Pearl stays here all the time, it will keep looking at it. No sea view.

"When can we go out to sea to find treasure?" Abt asked.

Jasper turned his head and glanced at Roy, and said with a smile: "At least one of the three of us can sail the Black Pearl freely on the sea. Didn't Roy learn sailing at the Spirit Academy? Graduate from the Spirit Academy!"

"Wouldn't it be another 20 years? By then, someone might have poached it away. What else can we have left... Can't we hire a captain?" Abbott said loudly with a worried look on his face.

Jasper turned his head and glanced at Abbott. Ever since he discovered the treasure map, this guy seemed to be a different person, always thinking about the private money of the captain of the Sea Wolf.

"Aren't you afraid that the captain will throw us all into the sea on our way back?" Jasper snapped at him.

Abt was stunned for a moment, and said with some uncertainty:
"No way!"

Jasper put his arms around Abbott's shoulders, laughed loudly and said, "Who knows about this kind of thing! You have to be prepared."

Roy thought for a while, Jasper and Abbott didn't seem to have been out at sea very much, so he suggested: "Why don't I tell Duke this weekend, let's go to sea together on his boat, and experience the life at sea ?”

"That's a good idea!" Jasper immediately agreed.

Abbott also responded positively: "I agree, we should bring something with us then, do we need to prepare a fruit basket?"

Jasper complained to Abt: "What kind of fruit do you eat on the boat? Aren't there plenty of fish in the sea?"

……

In fact, plans cannot keep up with changes.

Just the day before the three trainee priests, Roy, Abt and Jasper, planned to go to sea for the weekend, the Temple of Liberty finally sent an investigator.

The great priest of Amos Thorndike, he is a silver moon elf of indeterminate age, his light golden hair is meticulously combed behind his head, he is wearing a white priest robe inlaid with red trim, holding a silver The scepter looks very dignified when walking.

He walked out of the carriage, raised his head and looked at the High Priest Reed at the gate, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and as he walked into the temple, he asked the High Priest Reed:

"Reed, tell me how Andison died, I need you to tell the whole thing in detail..."

When passing by Priest Theodore, he glanced at Priest Theodore.

But for the three trainee priests Roy, Jasper and Abt, they didn't even bother to take a look.

Priest Reed quickly followed behind Priest Thorndike Amos, and the two walked directly into the main hall of the Statue of Liberty.

"He is much more powerful than Priest Reed..."

It wasn't until the figure of the great priest Thorndike Amos disappeared at the door of the main hall that Jasper spoke secretly from behind.

"Be careful not to be overheard, I heard that the investigators in the temple are very powerful..." Abt reminded in a low voice.

Jasper also knew that he couldn't be caught by the investigator at this time. He didn't come here for a trip, but to investigate the cause of Priest Andison's death with full authority.

If he doesn't like someone and wants to arrange a small shoe for that person, it is estimated that no one can hide from these people in the temple...

Jasper snapped his mouth shut.

The three of them ran to the well to wash the fruit together, put them on a plate, and then sent them to the room of the great priest Amos of Thorndike.

Priest Theodore was wearing a clean divine robe, waiting anxiously outside the main hall, occasionally pacing back and forth on the steps at the door.

……

Roy didn't expect that the two people, the High Priest Reed and the High Priest Thorndike Amos, would talk for so long in the main hall, and waited until the sun went down before the High Priest Reed came from the main hall with a tired face. Come out of the hall.

Seeing High Priest Reed coming out, Priest Theodore approached him immediately and asked anxiously:

"How about it, did you make it clear?"

Priest Reed nodded slightly before saying to Priest Theodore:

"You go in too, the great priest Thorndike Amos wants to talk to you..."

Priest Theodore's face turned pale, and then he quickly squeezed out a stiff smile, wiped the sweat off his face with a silk handkerchief, and walked quickly into the main hall.

"You guys help me lift the bronze mirror out of the warehouse, be careful not to uncover the linen on the bronze mirror."

Priest Reed stood on the steps of the door and gave instructions to the three of Roy.

After all, a priest died. The Temple of Liberty sent a priest to investigate, and the atmosphere in the temple immediately became dignified.

……

The inside of the warehouse was dark, only four bronze mirrors leaning against the wall lit a holy light candle, and the soft light was the only light in the warehouse.

Jasper and Abbott walked ahead, they were much more familiar with this warehouse than Roy.

Roy followed behind the two and came to the bronze mirror...

Three people, each lifted a bronze mirror.

Through the linen cloth wrapped on the bronze mirror, Roy could clearly hear a woman's voice muttering inside:

"Where do you want to move me..."

Roy didn't speak, picked up the mirror and walked outside quickly.

"Why don't you lift the cloth? Don't you want to see me?"

Roy quickly closed his eyes, imagining that he was holding an LCD TV, and muttered in his heart: 'There is nothing strange about this, what could be strange about this? '

Ignoring the voice in the bronze mirror, he walked out of the warehouse quickly.

"Take off this cloth and let me breathe! I'm burned by a candle every day, and I'm almost dying of heat in the mirror."

Roy held the bronze mirror and followed behind Jasper.

After seeing Jasper responding to the bronze mirror, he put the bronze mirror directly at the door, and reached out to lift the linen on it.

(End of this chapter)