Path of Light.

Chapter 905 906. Roy's Invitation

On the blood-stained deck of an imperial merchant ship...

Dozens of Imperial crew members lay in a pool of blood.

These imperial crew members had magic arrows stuck in their bodies, some of them were groaning, and the ground was a mess.

Dozens of Imperial crew members died under the arrows of the half-elves. The surviving Imperial crew members raised the sails and tried their best to adjust the sailing angle, allowing the nearly 100-meter-long merchant ship to leave Castletown Port.

Originally, the mercenary soldiers wanted to resist a little longer, but the imperial merchants had no fighting spirit at all.

They also knew that once Roy showed up at Castletown Harbor, the lies they had carefully fabricated in recent days would be exposed in an instant...

Once the lie is exposed, what the half-blood elves will do after knowing the truth is no longer something they can decide.

The imperial merchants were so horrified that they ordered the crew to "leave the port immediately and sail north at full speed."

These imperial merchants knew very well what they were doing in the Elf Continent.

Therefore, they have sufficient supplies on board, and the crew members stay at key positions such as the control panel in the cab around the clock, so that in the event of an emergency, the merchant ship can sail into the sea as soon as possible.

But even with such preparations, these imperial merchants did not think they could escape the pursuit of the elves...

The imperial merchant ship accelerated away from the harbor, and before the sailing angle was fully adjusted, the crew pulled all the sails on the ship to their full capacity.

Several imperial merchants gathered on the ship. Some of them kept peeking at the magic airship behind them. Seeing the half-elf crew on the deck also operating the sailboat at a high speed, they panicked and muttered in despair:

"Why wasn't he killed by the gray dwarf bandits?"

"Why is he still able to come to Castletown Harbor at this time?"

"He's coming...what should we do?"

"He will definitely not let us go..."

"We can't count on the gray dwarves of the Northern Army, and we can't count on the Silver Moon Elves either. Now we can only wait to die on the ship."

Hearing the merchants complaining about the gray dwarf bandits failing to hold back Boss Roy, the mercenaries thought that if they had been more decisive and fiercer in their attack, Boss Roy might have been lying on the deck by now.

At this time, the wind suddenly started to blow on the sea, and the bulging sails made a creaking sound.

The merchants and mercenaries on the ship stood up one after another. They didn't care about the injured crew members lying on the deck at all. They climbed up to the ship's tower and looked at the Castletown Harbor behind them, with relaxed joy on their faces...

This breeze comes at a great time!

At sea, once large ships like these get up to speed, they can actually run very fast.

The only trouble is leaving the port. The ship is too large, and it gradually accelerates as it leaves the port, so every imperial merchant ship has to wait for a long time.

The wind is undoubtedly the biggest help to the imperial merchant ships.

At the same time, in the cabins below the deck of this imperial merchant ship, there were hundreds of half-elves living. These half-elves had moved into the cabins in advance and were patiently waiting for the merchant ship to set off for Kui Island.

The reason they moved in early was simply to occupy a bed in the upper cabin.

In addition, this group of imperial merchants also promised to provide free meals to the half-blood elves. With a place to stay and free fruits to fill their stomachs, the half-blood elves felt at ease to move in. However, because there was not enough half-blood elves to fill the entire ship, the merchant ship had to wait a few more days.

The imperial merchants had already explained these situations clearly to the half-elves on the ship.

They boarded the ship voluntarily, and in Castletown Harbor, the imperial merchants did not restrict their freedom, so the half-elves lived a very comfortable life on the ship.

So even if there was a fierce battle on the deck, because the battle was imminent and ended in a hurry, the half-blood elves in the cabin below the deck had not reacted before the merchant ship had already set sail...

Seeing the merchant ship suddenly go out to sea, the half-bloods in the cabin ran out of the cabin and prepared to go to the deck to see what was going on.

Several half-blood elves were the first to walk out of the stairs. They pushed open the cabin door and looked out. They were stunned by the bloody scene on the deck.

Dozens of Imperial sailors were lying in a pool of blood on the deck, and the entire deck was filled with arrows...

The half-blood elves walked forward a few steps and saw that the imperial crew were busy adjusting the sails and hanging the triangular sails on the bow. They didn't even have time to rescue the wounded...

Seeing the half-blood elves running out of the cabin, the mercenary warrior, with red eyes, drew out his long sword, pointed at the half-blood elves' chests and shouted:

"Return to your cabin, hurry back!"

The half-elves were so scared that they quickly took two steps back. When they found the mercenary warriors rushing towards them, they quickly retreated back into the hatch.

The half-blood elf following behind didn't understand the situation and kept asking:
"What's going on outside? What happened?"

Then the half-blood elves who were blocking the corridor were driven back to their respective rooms by the mercenary warriors.

They were also unable to find out from the mercenaries what had happened outside, and why the merchant ship had set out to sea without even saying hello.

Of course, some half-elves realized that something was wrong.

But everyone was locked in the cabin, so they couldn't leave at this moment...

……

Roy stopped talking to the Silver Moon Elf guards when he saw the imperial merchant ship leaving the port quickly.

He quickly ran back to Magic Airship No. 3.

At this time, the half-elf crew members on the magic airship had put away the storm bows. They cut the ropes and raised the sails. Captain Rodhart held the steering wheel with both hands and controlled the magic airship to chase the imperial merchant ship.

Captain Rodhart saw Roy walking into the captain's room angrily, and said to Roy:

"Boss, we will catch up with them soon..."

"Don't rush to force them to stop. Wait a little longer and don't fight near Castletown Harbor. Since they took the initiative to flee Castletown, it should save us a lot of trouble. Let them run away." Roy stood behind the glass window, his eyes fixed on the imperial merchant ship in front of him.

Unfortunately, there is only one imperial merchant ship anchored in Castletown Harbor, otherwise this time we would have definitely captured all of these imperial merchants.

Captain Rodhart had originally planned to activate the magic propulsion device, but according to Boss Roy, the magic propulsion device could be activated a little later.

"Boss, Captain Rodhart, why don't we just give them a 'magic crystal arrow', then half of the ship will be frozen into ice..."

"Did you know that there are nearly six hundred half-blood elves currently living on this ship?"

Roy glanced at the first mate on the ship and questioned him.

Originally Roy expected that several medium-sized sailing ships would chase out from Castletown Harbor, but until the magic airship adjusted its direction, he did not see any medium-sized sailing ships chasing out from the harbor.

This made Roy sigh slightly. Apparently, the relationship between these imperial merchants and the Silver Moon Elf nobles was closer than he had imagined.

Even though such a serious fight broke out on the dock, no elves came forward... No wonder the imperial merchant ships have been successful at various docks on the west coast of the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom over the past three months. No wonder more and more imperial merchants have joined the slave trade. For them, this kind of business has no cost and is not very risky...

The merchants of the empire have always put money first. It is impossible for them to resist stretching out their greedy claws under the temptation of such huge profits.

The magic airship chased for five nautical miles, always keeping a distance of about one kilometer from the imperial merchant ship.

In fact, Roy was still a little worried that the imperial merchants would deal with the 500 half-blood elves living on the ship at this time, so as to destroy the evidence.

The magic airship chased for five nautical miles and completely disappeared from the dock.

From a distance, you can only see the sculpture of the Silver Moon Elf Swordswoman on the tallest mountain in Castletown.

Roy came out of the cabin and stood at the bow...

Captain Rodhart instructed the first mate:
"Pass the order down, activate the four floating devices and the propulsion device at the stern, and prepare to accelerate the magic airship!"

"Yes, Captain!"

The first mate agreed and immediately rushed out of the captain's room...

Soon the three-masted sailboat began to pitch and roll.

With the assistance of the magic propulsion device, the speed of the magic airship gradually increased.

As the speed increased, the frequency with which the magic airship broke through the waves increased sharply. Every time it collided with a wave, the bow would rise slightly and create huge waves...

The three-masted sailing ship has a hull length of 67 meters, making it much more flexible than the nearly 100-meter-long imperial merchant ship.

Originally, the magic airship was just hanging not far behind, but when it began to accelerate, it was immediately felt that the magic airship was approaching the imperial merchant ship at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this time, the half-elf crew members on the ship even pulled off the rainproof cloth covering the giant whaling crossbow on the bow.

A team of half-elf crew members, holding their storm bows again, stood near the bow.

Although they did not draw the Storm Bow, they frightened the crew on the imperial merchant ship more than 300 meters ahead.

The half-elf crew members were holding Storm Bows, masterpieces of the highest craftsmen of the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom. The arrows they shot were also bought from the magic market, and they were high-level magic arrows with two kinds of magic.

On the turbulent sea, the half-blood elf chose arrows with the magical effects of "wind control" and "guidance".
The Imperial crew did not dare to show their heads on the deck.
Every half-elf guard is an excellent archer...

Even the mercenaries hired on merchant ships could only be beaten by the large number of half-elf archers.

When the two ships were less than fifty meters apart, the half-elf crew on the magic airship fired another round of rain of arrows.

After the rain of arrows was released, the entire deck was left with only the bodies of the Imperial crew members scattered all over the ground...

Roy stood at the bow and yelled at the half-elf crew members behind him:
"Did you guys miss breakfast? Why does it take so long to shoot a round of arrows? Hurry up and shoot the second round of arrows. Don't let me see anything breathing on the deck of the merchant ship opposite."

"It would be best if they don't surrender. The prisoner-of-war camp I built in the Plateau City has been expanded three times. I don't have the energy to take care of them. It would be best to throw all their bodies into the sea to feed the fish..."

Sure enough, under Roy's urging, the half-elf crew increased the frequency of their launch.

As the magic airship gradually approached the imperial merchant ship, the half-elf crew members guarding the edge of the ship ran out with grappling hooks and tied the two ships tightly together.

There is a winch on the hook. Since the opponent's imperial merchant ship is nearly forty meters longer than the magic airship and its hull weight is much higher, the magic airship keeps getting closer to the imperial merchant ship under the pull of the hook.

The captain of the merchant ship on the other side tried to adjust the route and forcibly cut the hook...

Unfortunately, Captain Rodhart of the magic airship had rich sailing experience, and the two ships always remained on a parallel line.

As the grid ladder was laid on the hook rope, a simple bridge was built.

At this time, Roy carried the Book of Judgment and rushed towards the imperial merchant ship again. More than 200 half-elf guards followed behind Roy and climbed over the grid ladder...

The deck of the merchant ship opposite was empty, with almost no mercenaries trying to resist.

Roy led his men to the ship's tower, and the battle soon began again.

But this time the imperial crew had no fighting spirit and collapsed at the first direct attack.

The mercenaries were very tenacious, and they fought with the half-elf guards for quite a while...

This time, the half-elf guards' fighting style was very tough. They jumped onto the merchant ship and almost fought face to face with the mercenary warriors, and were not afraid of being injured at all.

When the two sides first fought, the mercenaries suffered a great loss.

The half-blood elf guards risked getting injured in order to stab the mercenary warriors. This reckless fighting method was usually only used by dwarves and orc warriors, but now the half-blood elves were also doing this...

The battle didn't last long, and the mercenaries completely collapsed mentally.

It would be too easy for the elven guards to exchange injuries for injuries.

The two sides faced each other, stabbing each other with a knife and a sword, just to see who would lie down first...

The air of the entire merchant ship was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting! We surrender, we surrender, we are willing to accept the trial of the Silver Moon Elf Tribunal!"

Some people in the mercenary group dropped their weapons and stood there with their hands raised high.

The other mercenaries also learned well.

The mercenaries were shouting in Elvish at this time...

The crew members on the ship also took the opportunity to raise their hands and declare surrender.

The imperial merchants in the captain's room looked at Roy and several half-elf guards rushing in with despair on their faces.

The imperial merchant who had communicated with Roy at the beginning came to Roy again and said loudly to him in Elvish:
"We surrender, we accept the judgment of the Silver Moon Elves of Castletown! We surrender, we accept the judgment of the Silver Moon Elves of Castletown! We surrender..."

He kept repeating this sentence, but his eyes were fixed on Roy.

Hearing the imperial businessman's request, Roy strode forward, kicked the imperial businessman in the abdomen, and kicked him to the ground.

The imperial merchant's face flushed red, he covered his stomach with both hands, and arched his back like a cooked prawn...

"Since you like coming to my shipyard so much and are willing to enjoy the work of washing the decks and cleaning the bottom of the ship, I don't need to waste time talking to you. Come back to Kui Island with me..."

Roy invited several imperial merchants in the captain's room.

(End of this chapter)