Path of Light.

Chapter 914. Preparation before departure 914
"This time I plan to take away all the magic airships in the Partington plane. I will leave three magic airships to maintain shipping from Padstow to Plateau City. You need to grit your teeth and hold on for a while in the Partington plane."

Roy leaned back in his chair and said to Lysander.

He rolled up the nautical chart on the table and continued:
"What I'm most worried about is the prisoner-of-war concentration camp in Mulin. Although it has been moved to various mines, there are still too many gray dwarves and plateau headhunters in the concentration camp. The number of half-blood elf guards in Plateau City is less than half of those prisoners. If a riot breaks out, it will be very dangerous without the Griffin Cavalry Regiment and magic airships to provide air support."

"Padstow City will give Mulin the greatest support in this matter." After careful consideration, Leishande suggested to Roy: "Otherwise, send Captain Helike over. Those highland headhunters are really afraid of him."

Roy shook his head in disapproval and said:

"Captain Helic is fine in other aspects, but he hates those gray dwarf slave traders too much. I am a little worried that he will challenge the gray dwarves in the prisoner camp in the Plateau City. If he really executes a group of gray dwarves, I guess no one can stop him."

The corners of Leishande's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled bitterly: "You really know him well..."

It seems that Leisander and Helike need some time to get used to each other. He is the governor of Padstow, and Helike is the highest military commander of Padstow...

Roy whispered to Lysander:
"He was able to start a riot in the city because of the slave trade of the elven nobles in Padstow and a group of half-blood elves..."

"He can also lead 5,000 rebels to attack the ancestral land of the headhunters in the northern part of the plateau because the headhunters are hunting half-blood elves on a large scale... Who can be more ruthless than him?"

After hearing what Roy said, Lei Shande, who was originally feeling a little resentful, suddenly felt that he was not so angry anymore.

Thinking of Captain Helic's past experiences, some of his actions now may be considered very restrained. However, there are still so many half-blood elves in Padstow who support him.

"..."

Lysander was silent for a moment, then looked up and said to Roy:
"You're going to Mensa Strait this time, aren't you taking Helic along?"

Roy shook his head firmly and said:

"I have already transferred most of the main forces of the mine guards. I don't want the mine guards to fight on the front line and cause chaos in the rear. Now the population of Padstow City exceeds one million, and many conflicts have not yet emerged. What is most needed here is a tough sheriff who keeps an eye on every corner of the city at all times."

"I hope that this Partington plane can become a shelter for half-blood elves in the future. Half-blood elves need to establish a series of fair and just systems in the city of Padstow."

Roy was right, Padstow needed a tough sheriff.

But the problem is that Captain Helic's methods are too harsh. Almost every day a group of half-blood elves gather in front of the city hall to accuse Captain Helic.

"..."

Leishande wanted to have a good chat with Roy about Captain Helic, but he saw Roy stood up and looked out the window:
"Okay, it's getting late. I have to go to the airport terminal to pick up the magic airship fleet."

Lysander knew that rescuing those half-elves was the most important thing, so he kept his mouth shut at the right time.

"Boss Roy, don't underestimate those gray dwarves..."

Lysander reminded Roy.

Roy nodded and agreed: "I know that they were able to drive the Naga tribe all over the edge of the Endless Sea. They must have some means."

Then Leisander sent Roy and Woods to the door of the City Hall. There was a carriage parked at the bottom of the steps, and the coachman had already made preparations for departure...

A group of half-blood elves holding signs accusing Captain Helic were sitting on the lawn opposite the steps. When they saw Leisander walking out of the city hall with two figures, they stood up and prepared to surround Leisander.

As soon as these half-blood elves stood up, they recognized that the man standing next to Leishand was Boss Roy.

"Boss Roy..."

"It's Boss Roy. Let Boss Roy take charge of the matter for us. Tell Roy about Captain Helike's violent behavior..."

"Boss Roy, I want to file a complaint against Captain Helic, the sheriff of the City Defense Corps!"

Roy saw those half-blood elves rushing over and stopped, looking at them, and said calmly:

"You can tell me what Captain Helic did wrong."

"I think... I can comment on these things from a fair and impartial standpoint."

"In addition, I appointed Captain Helick as the sheriff of Padstow. If he makes any unfair decisions, I will personally ask him to correct them and impose certain penalties on him."

"It's just that... since I promised everyone, if Captain Helic handles the matter improperly, he will be punished by the Elf Elder Council."

"If you come here to protest just to make trouble..."

Roy paused for a moment, staring sharply at the half-blood elves, and continued:
"You also know how many mines I have on the Pagisto Plateau. In fact, many mines are short of miners. You will receive training for half a year in the Mithril Mine in the north of the plateau."

This group of half-elves couldn't stand Roy's gaze that could see through people's hearts. They took two steps back, looked at each other in horror, and then took the initiative to step back.

Roy didn't want to stop them, so he stood at the door of the carriage and watched the half-blood elves holding protest signs run away...

Then he got into the carriage without saying a word.

The coachman whistled, and the carriage moved slowly, soon leaving the street of the Town Hall.

When riding in a carriage, you can see the scenery on both sides of the street through the glass windows on both sides of the carriage...

The streets seemed very busy and there were many shops in the city.

The biggest difference between Padstow and the Silver Moon Elf City is that elven children can be seen almost everywhere in the city, and there are also many babies in swaddling clothes, who are held by their mothers and sitting under the trees to enjoy the cool...

This is basically rare in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom, because the Silver Moon Elf's fertility rate is very low...

Roy, who was sitting in the car, said to Woods:

"We're going to build an Elf Academy here in the future, but unfortunately there are still too few scholars in Padstow."

"It will happen slowly." Woods' eyes flickered, and he continued, "This city has developed too fast. Besides, it's a city on the plane, and there aren't many half-elven scholars... Roy, I want to teach herbology at Padstow Elf College in the future."

Roy laughed and explained to Woods:

"In this city, the last thing children need to learn is herbology. This is because in Padstow, at least seven out of ten half-blood elves are herb gatherers. Those gatherers are the true masters of herbology in this plane. The children here are exposed to herbology knowledge through osmosis."

Roy patted Woods on the shoulder and said:
"Woods, you should just follow me around!"

Woods continued:

"So... that's why you dragged me to the Mensa Strait?" Roy put his arm around Woods' shoulders and said, "Sometimes I'm just afraid... that as I walk along, all my friends will disappear. How lonely life will be..."

"Eh? Why do you have so many weird ideas?"

Woods looked at Roy strangely...

……

The berths at the airport terminal in Padstow City were full. Not only were there eight magic airships parked at the berths, but there were also five magic airships hovering in the sky above the airport terminal...

When Roy arrived at the airport terminal, he saw a large group of griffins perched on the eight magic airships at the berth.

These troops were waiting for the portal in the central square to open, and then they would pass through the portal in one breath and arrive at Kui Island.

Roy climbed up the spiral staircase below the airport terminal and saw several half-elf captains gathered together to chat. Almost all of these magic airship captains were promoted by Roy himself, so they naturally knew Roy.

Seeing Roy suddenly appear on the platform, the captains on the magic airships surrounded Roy.

The two captains of the Griffin Cavalry Regiment, Kaka and Little Eugene, also squeezed to the front from behind the crowd. Roy and Woods walked up to them and hugged them.

The half-elf captains saluted Roy one after another...

Roy asked them if there were enough supplies prepared on the ship.

The airport in Padstow was just loading supplies onto the ship. The half-elf captain said that the food had been stored in the cabin, but the military supplies had not yet filled the cabin...

These half-elf captains were obviously used to fighting wars, and their style of speaking and doing things imitated Roy.

After chatting with these half-elf captains for a while, Roy, led by Kaka and little Eugene, came to the deck of magic airship No. 13. There were nearly four hundred griffins lying on the magic airship, and the griffin cavalry stood neatly beside the left side of the ship.

This griffin cavalry regiment came from the Sun Island Bay, and there were a total of 1,500 griffin cavalrymen.

They basically all participated in the battle against the Dark Faceless Legion in the western seas...

Seeing Roy appear on the platform, all the griffin riders cheered, and thousands of griffins on the three magic airships also spread their wings in unison to show their utmost respect for Boss Roy.

Roy stood on the platform and raised his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Throughout the airport terminal, all the elves looked at Roy...

These griffin riders who came from the Sun Island Bay have lived on the Partington plane since childhood. When they were young, they often heard stories with the Elf Continent as the background. Throughout their growth process, the descriptions of the Elf Continent by their elders were almost deeply rooted in the hearts of every elf, so they yearn for the Elf Continent very much.

Roy stood on the platform until the surroundings were completely quiet, then he said to everyone:
"I heard that many of you elves are looking forward to going to the main plane this time to see the west coast of the elven continent."

"I'm here to tell you clearly, I'm sorry, you won't be able to see the Elf Continent this time."

"Your battlefield is on the sea, and the nearest land is the territory of the orc tribe."

"We are heading to the Mensa Strait this time to rescue a group of half-blood elves who have lost their freedom. They are currently in the hands of a group of slave traders. We want to rescue them from these slave traders."

"You are from the Sun Island Bay in the south of the Rampart Mountains. Many warriors have never left the Partington plane in their lives. This time, you are heading to the Mensa Strait in the main plane. Some elves among you warriors may die in the war and have no way to return to the Partington plane. Are you afraid?"

Roy looked at the young and energetic faces.

The Griffin Riders responded one after another:

"We are not afraid!"

"We will plant the banner of the Griffin Riders on the highest mountain over there."

"We need to hang the heads of the slave traders on both sides of the ship to let those gray dwarf bandits know that half-blood elves are not to be trifled with..."

The morale of the griffin riders was high, and many elves responded loudly.

At this time, some magic airships were still falling from the sky. After some magic airships docked at the airport terminal were loaded with supplies, they used magic propulsion devices to leave the port. Then they hovered over the city of Padstow and slowly moved towards the central square.

Roy came to Padstow this time specifically to introduce these magic airships and griffin cavalry to Que Island.

The magic airship arrived above the central square and began to slowly descend. The propulsion device also pushed the magic airship towards the portal.

There is a guide groove in front of the portal. Originally, there were only two pillars here. The magic airship flying to the portal needs to be in the middle of the pillars to fly into the portal perfectly...

Now, in order to calibrate the accuracy of the magic airship passing through the portal, a guide wall was built in front of the portal.

If the magic airship deviates slightly from its flying position, it will crash into the guide wall.

The griffin riders stood on the magic airship and watched it crash into the rippling magic mirror. Then the entire magic airship disappeared...

……

In fact, when part of the magic airship disappeared in the central square of the Partington plane...

The portal located in the Forest Square of Kui Island did not immediately show the bow of the magic airship. In fact, the magic airship still had to fly a certain distance in the space rift, but this distance was very short.

According to the explanation of the great magician Opeia, the space rift is actually a completely distorted space.

Space magicians find some relatively stable channels from the space cracks, and use these twisted channels to closely connect some extremely distant places.

Every time Roy passed through the portal by boat, his heart would beat wildly...

He could sense the high-level magical beasts lurking in the space cracks...

This time, Roy brought out twenty-two magic airships and fifteen hundred griffin cavalrymen from the Partington plane. When these magic airships landed in the sea, they actually formed two neat circles on the dock.

At this time, there were exactly forty-one magic airships gathered on Kui Island, and the crews were in high spirits.

Some half-blood elves loaded the military supplies from Kui Island onto the ship overnight...

On the third day after Roy returned to Kui Island, the entire magic airship fleet for the expedition to the Mensa Strait was ready and geared up to go.

(End of this chapter)