Path of Light.

Chapter 895 896. Misunderstanding
Queen Island remained the same. The headquarters of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion was located on the Tree of Life halfway up the mountain. This Tree of Life completely covered an area of ​​nearly two kilometers halfway up the southern slope of the main peak of Queen Island. Only some low shrubs could grow around the Tree of Life...

Walking in the woods and looking at the tall tree of life rising from the hillside will make people feel a sense of awe for nature.

When Roy stood under the Tree of Life, he always felt like he was being stared at by a pair of eyes full of wisdom, and that aura was unusually gentle, without any malice.

Roy followed Captain Berkeley out of the carriage and came to the steps of the Tree of Life.

The Silver Moon Elves have transformed this place into an elven style, with spiral staircases, circular platforms, magic light shields and curtains everywhere. A team of Silver Moon Elf guards stands at the front steps of the Tree of Life.

They saw Captain Berkeley leading Roy up the stairs, and the Silver Moon Elf guard standing in the front immediately walked up and stopped the two.

The Silver Moon Elves behind the Silver Moon Elf Guard Captain were wearing silver armor, with elven swords hanging on their waists, spears in their hands, and serious expressions.

Roy found that he had been away from the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion for less than a year, and these Silver Moon Elf guards were all new faces...

The captain of the Silver Moon Elf Guard ignored Roy and set his eyes on Captain Berkeley.

He said calmly to Captain Berkeley:
"Captain Berkeley, the legion is holding a meeting. Lord Macaulay has personally ordered that all receptions at the military headquarters be suspended."

Captain Berkeley didn't say anything. He just nodded to the captain of the Silver Moon Elf Guard, then turned to Roy and said:
"The military is currently voting on an important decision and is not accepting visitors. Let's wait."

With that, he took Roy away from the Legion Headquarters of the Tree of Life.

When the Silver Moon Elf guards saw Captain Berkeley leave, they still looked alert.

After Captain Berkeley and Roy walked out of the coverage of the Tree of Life, Captain Berkeley found a quiet clearing in the woods. There was not only a fountain here, but also several benches around it. The two of them found a bench and sat down.

Captain Berkeley frowned and said:
"Today, the top brass of the Legion held a meeting to decide on the attack plan for Wenluo Island. I thought it would be over in no time, because there are five Silver Pegasus Knights who openly support Christine. As long as they all stand up and support Christine at today's meeting, the battle plan for Wenluo Island will be approved."

"I didn't expect this meeting to be delayed until now. I guess there have been some changes in the middle. Now it should be that the middle-level officers in the legion will also participate in the vote. Once it reaches this stage, Earl Macaulay will have an absolute advantage, because currently more than 60% of the middle-level officers in the legion support Earl Macaulay."

“Once this battle plan is shelved, it will probably be a big blow to Christine…”

Captain Berkeley sighed and his eyes fell on the pier of Queen's Island.

This dock was newly built and many of its facilities were still being installed. Some Silver Moon Elf craftsmen were moving a huge piece of wood.

Head Berkeley introduced Roy:
"The Silver Pegasus Knights, originally founded by the Swinburne family, were a very pure Silver Pegasus Knights. Later, because they had to guard the long coastline around Castletown, the Knights continued to expand, which gave other Silver Moon Elf nobles some opportunities."

"For example, Earl Macaulay brought less than 200 Silver Pegasus Knights to join the 17th Silver Pegasus Knights. Of course, there were also many Silver Moon Elf nobles during this period."

"The 17th Silver Pegasus Knights were thus transformed into a mixed army. Due to their outstanding performance in the Battle of Queen Eweni Islands, they were ordered to garrison on Queen Eweni Islands."

"As the number of places the legion needed to garrison continued to increase, some cavalry regiments and infantry guard regiments were added to the legion..."

"Although the Legion has been expanding, the most influential people in the Legion, besides Earl Swinburne, Earl Macaulay and Archpriest Reginald, are the captains of the Silver Pegasus Knights. Most of them are Earl Swinburne's confidants. Only Captain Malthus of the Second Silver Pegasus Knights is Earl Macaulay's confidant."

"I still can't figure out why Miss Christine's Rowan Island plan didn't pass."

"There are roughly three forces within the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion. The largest force is the Silver Pegasus Knights, led by the Swinburne family. They are currently the strongest force in the legion."

"The second force is the aristocratic circle within the legion, which is composed of the Silver Moon Elf nobles. They only control one Silver Pegasus Knights, and most of the cavalry regiments and infantry guard regiments are also closely related to them. These Silver Moon Elf nobles are constantly infiltrating the legion, and most of the legion's industries are currently controlled by them."

"The third force is the small number of centrists within the legion. They are not on the side of Earl Swinburne, nor on the side of the Silver Moon Elf nobles led by Earl Macaulay. They usually remain neutral."

"This is also what His Majesty Ansel of the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom hopes to see, that is, the legion commander controls the military power of the legion, and the deputy legion commander elected by the Silver Moon Elf nobles controls the financial power."

"In recent years, the Legion has been spending more than it earns. Even the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion's several ranches on the outskirts of Castletown have been sold out. Originally, these were the private properties of the Swinburne family, but now they have all been used to fill the bottomless pit of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion's finances."

"After the Legion took control of the Partington Plane, its financial situation was reversed. Unexpectedly, the Elven Elders' Council in Buenos Aires asked Earl Swinburne to give up the Partington Plane. However, they also promised to make some corresponding compensation to the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion afterwards. However, those promises have not been fulfilled until now..."

"I have always suspected that the reason why the Legion has been unable to make ends meet in recent years is that some nobles within the Legion have been embezzling the wealth within the Legion."

"But before I could find any substantial evidence, I was fired."

At this point, Head Berkeley was a little excited. He took two deep breaths to calm himself down...

Although there are some troubles within the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion at present, several Silver Pegasus Knights are still in the hands of the Swinburne family. This is the confidence of the Swinburne family.

It is also because of this that the Swinburne family holds absolute say in the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

This is what Captain Berkeley has always believed.

Perhaps Lord Swinburne and Miss Christine thought so too...

However, at today's high-level voting meeting within the legion, Miss Christine's Rowan Island combat plan failed to pass, which meant that within the Silver Pegasus Knights, which was firmly controlled by the Swinburne family, there were opponents of Miss Christine.

What Captain Berkeley was most worried about finally happened.

The captains of the Silver Pegasus Knights obeyed the orders of Earl Swinburne, but they were unwilling to obey Miss Christine at the moment.

Roy didn't expect that there would be so many conflicts within the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

However, he had already left the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, so naturally he didn't need to worry about these things.

Compared with these, Roy was more concerned about Earl Swinburne's physical condition. After all, Earl Swinburne had been very kind to him in the past.

Captain Berkeley said that he didn't know the current situation of Earl Swinburne. If Roy went to Castletown this time, he could visit the Earl in person...

……

Roy asked Captain Berkeley about Captain Steele.

He always felt that he had overlooked some details and didn't understand why Captain Steele was so hostile to him when he had no connection with him at all.

"… This is the situation. As soon as we met, they turned my magic airship upside down. Those Silver Moon Elf Knights almost pried off the planks to see if the termites on the ship were printed with the emblem of the gray dwarf bandits!"

"I'm not saying he shouldn't search my ship, but it's too obvious that he's causing trouble everywhere on my ship!"

Captain Berkeley laughed, pointed at Roy's forehead and answered directly:

"Given Steele's temper, it would be strange if he didn't cause trouble for you!"

"Why? I don't understand...did I provoke him in some way?"

Roy looked at Captain Berkeley.

"At the beginning of this year, the Rhine family of Moyobamba proposed marriage to the Swinburne family, hoping to facilitate the marriage of Steele and Christine. There are many benefits to the marriage between the two families, and they can make up for each other's shortcomings. Count Rhine and Count Swinburne also have a very close relationship and often exchange letters. Steele even became a Silver Pegasus Knight for this."

Captain Berkeley looked at Roy with some amusement and said:
"On the day of the proposal, Christine actually rejected the marriage."

"It is said that at the ball held that night, both Steele and Miss Christine appeared in their best attire, but when they were dancing the opening dance on behalf of the two major families, Steele angrily left the stage halfway through the dance."

"Now, not only the outside world, but also the army is spreading rumors that Earl Swinburne has been taking care of you and training you these days because you have a secret affair with Miss Christine."

Roy's face changed.

He stole a glance at Leah, who was crouching in the shadows behind him...

From eating melons leisurely at first, now I find that I am eating my own melon.

Roy had a lot of grievances in his heart but couldn't express them in words, but Leah, who was following behind him, was listening with great interest.

Then I heard Captain Berkeley say:
"They even found out that you risked your life to rescue Miss Christine from the dense forest by the sea on Partington Island. You might have had some affair with Miss Christine at that time. The reason is that when Miss Christine came back, she was wearing someone else's clothes..."

(End of this chapter)