Path of Light.

Chapter 919 918. Meeting with Friends
The Dark Moon Elf Captain quickly took out a parchment-signed port entry permit and handed it to Roy, then returned to their ship.

Watching the Dark Moon Elf guards leave on a large sailing ship, Woods asked Roy in confusion:
"Why doesn't the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom have such a large sailing ship?"

Roy did not speak, but the great wizard Grams answered Woods' question:

"Because the Silver Moon Elves don't need a fleet, they think the Silver Pegasus Knights are enough to blockade the coastline, so in their hearts, they don't care about these ships at all."

"That is why the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom was suppressed by the gray dwarf bandits everywhere on the west coast. Their inherent pride and paranoia made them refuse to build large ships. Even the captured three-masted sailing ships would be sunk to the bottom of the sea."

Roy also spoke at this time:

"If we equip the Silver Pegasus Knights with some large sailing ships, so that they can have a shelter to rest in the vast ocean, I think the Silver Pegasus Legion can drive those gray dwarf bandits back to their hometown in one go... and make those gray dwarves honestly fight against the Dark Legion at Durlag's Knee."

After hearing Roy talk about the war in Durrag, Great Magician Grams sighed and said:
"The news from Durrag's Knee is still very limited. Even our Magic Guild cannot be sure whether the army invading Durrag's Knee is the Undead Army or the Dark Legion..."

Roy remembered the information that Mrs. Nancy had given him, and said to the great magician Graham:

"According to the information obtained from the Empire Merchants, the Dwarf and Orc coalition is currently fighting the Dark Legion..."

The great magician Grams shook his head and said:
"The words of merchants cannot be trusted, especially those from the Empire."

With the help of propulsion devices, five magic airships successfully entered St. Margaret's Port.

These foreign ships immediately attracted a large number of Dark Moon Elves, who all stood on the dock.

Roy, Grimes and others also stood at the bow of the ship and observed St. Margaret's Harbor.

It seemed that every elven city brought a visual impact to Roy, and the prestigious Port of St. Margaret naturally did not disappoint Roy.

He had heard that Saint Margaret's Port was built on the edge of the Evernight Forest, but Roy did not expect that the so-called "edge" was really like that. The entire port was actually giant tree roots that went deep into the sea, and the ships were moored next to the tree roots.

The lush giant trees are connected together, like a thick wall of trees.

Those giant trees that are over a hundred meters tall block out the sun above our heads, and the aerial roots hanging down from the treetops make this place look like a rain forest covered with vines.

St. Margaret's Harbour is located in such a space connected by countless giant trees.

All the buildings were carved out of the giant trees. The Darkmoon Elves built stairs, platforms, fences, etc. on the giant trees. Many Darkmoon Elves were busy at the dock.

Some Darkmoon Elves carried some goods from the carriages and continuously loaded them onto the ship.

Roy discovered that there were at least seven imperial merchant ships docked at the port, but some of them were separated from Roy's ship by several tree roots.

Under the guidance of a Dark Moon Elf holding a flag, five magic airships docked one after another beside a huge tree root. The deck of the sailboat was just level with the road at the top of the tree root. The half-blood elf could jump directly onto the dock by crossing the side of the ship.

Roy discovered that the Dark Moon Elves had built wide roads on these huge tree roots. These roads were wide and flat, wide enough for four carriages to run side by side.

Five magic airships docked steadily at the pier, and the Dark Moon Elves on the shore helped tie the cables to the tree stumps.

Several tax collectors and a group of assistants were waiting at the dock. A sampan stretched out from the Black Pearl. A Dark Moon Elf tax collector and five assistants boarded the ship along the sampan. He was holding an account book in his arms and had a professional smile on his face.

After boarding the ship, he first glanced at everyone, and then his eyes fell on Roy. He nodded slightly to Roy.

Holding the sheepskin account book, he walked straight towards the whale-hunting crossbow and magic cannon covered with rainproof cloth.

"Your Excellency the Tax Collector, we came to Port Saint Margaret for supplies and are not planning to sell any goods here."

Roy quickly walked up to the tax officer and said to him.

"I have never seen a large ship controlled by a half-elf. Are you from the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom?" The tax collector narrowed his eyes and kept looking at Roy.

"Castletown City in the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom." Roy replied.

The tax officer wanted to lift the tarpaulin in front of him, but Roy took the lead and lifted the tarpaulin covering the giant whaling crossbow. He smiled and said, "These are the fishing tools on the boat..."

If it weren't for those giant magic crossbows, this whaling crossbow would indeed be considered a fishing tool.

The tax collector nodded, and his critical eyes fell on the twelve floating devices on the side of the ship. He squinted and looked at the observation deck on the main mast and recognized the magic protection shield at a glance.

He looked at Roy with some surprise.

These three-masted sailing ships were obviously of dwarven style, and the people who were driving them were half-elves, which was enough to make him have many associations.

Now he discovered that this three-masted sailing ship was actually equipped with a floating device. One floating device was enough to exchange for twelve sets of magic pattern structures. A three-masted sailing ship needed to be equipped with at least twelve floating devices. In addition, he also saw the propulsion device at the stern and the magic protective cover on the main mast...

That is to say, the expensive magic devices on this three-masted sailing ship alone are worth at least 20,000 magic crystals.

The imperial people who can drive such a sailboat around the west coast of the Elf Continent are definitely not unknown people.

What Roy said about the giant whale-hunting crossbow being a fishing tool was even more outrageous. Everyone knew that the giant crossbow was made by the Logistics and Armaments Department of the Silver Moon Elves...

The tax officer did not object because there was no need to do so.

He came on board just to collect taxes.

Only when the goods are unloaded from the ship and the transaction is completed can he collect a tax.

The tax collector did not stay on the deck for too long. He first went up to the ship's tower and looked at the flowerbed full of flowers of light on the roof.

The tax officer walked around the cargo hold and found that there were no commodities on board. He walked out from the stairs below the deck and went to check the other four magic airships without saying a word.

The tax officials conducted a very strict inspection on the ship, but found no cargo.

When a three-masted sailing ship like this docks at a port, it carries no cargo that can be traded commercially and only needs to pay a docking fee based on the number of ships.

The cost of docking five magic airships at St. Margaret's Port is five magic crystals per day, which is already a very high price.

Roy happily paid ten magic crystals. He planned to stay in St. Margaret's Harbor for two days.

Two days later, regardless of whether the work was done or not, the magic airship had to leave Saint Margaret Harbor... Before the tax officer got off the ship, Roy suddenly remembered that these tax officers would also conduct inspections on the imperial merchant ships, so he asked the tax officer:
"Your Excellency the Tax Collector, I see there are several Imperial merchant ships anchored over there. Did you also board and inspect them?"

Roy calmly reached out and put a magic crystal into his palm. The tax officer's face instantly turned from cloudy to bright. He smiled at Roy kindly and said:

"Of course, the inspection may be more stringent than your ships. After all, they are foreign merchant ships."

"So you didn't find anything unusual when you inspected the Imperial merchant ship?"

Roy asked cautiously.

The tax officer thought about it seriously and asked Roy in a somewhat strange tone:
"What do you think I should have discovered? Their ships entered Saint Margaret's harbor to resupply supplies and did not engage in any trade. They even recruited half-blood elf crew members at the dock, but there were not many half-blood elves in Saint Margaret's harbor, and they were unwilling to recruit Dark Moon elves."

"To be honest, I'm currently tracking down a group of Imperial merchant ships that are trafficking in half-blood elves. We are investigating within the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom and found that it was a group of Imperial merchants who swindled these half-blood elves away. We are now heading north along the west coast in an effort to bring these half-blood elves back."

Roy stood on the deck and explained to the tax collector.

When the tax officer heard what Roy said, he immediately said with some sympathy:
"Too good to hear that they didn't deceive the Dark Moon Elves. Otherwise, Saint Magli Port will close its doors to all merchants from the Empire..."

He turned to several assistants and asked:

"Have any of you heard of anyone finding a half-blood elf on an imperial merchant ship?"

An assistant immediately stood up and said to the tax officer:
"Boss, to be honest, there were indeed some half-blood elves on board some imperial merchant ships a few days ago. However, when I followed Team Leader Elwood to inspect the ship, they were able to move freely on the ship. Every half-blood elf was in a very good mood and did not look like they were tricked into boarding the ship."

"It really does!"

The tax collector was startled and said quickly:
"Let's go check those imperial merchant ships at the port. If there are indeed slave ships among them, we must not let them leave the port."

Roy also came forward and said:
"If you find anything, please send someone to tell us. We also want to find more half-blood elves."

"no problem……"

The tax officer agreed readily and left with his five assistants.

……

Although five magic airships were docked at the dock, Roy asked the tree oil half-elf crew not to leave the ship.

Only the Dark Moon Elf warriors on board are allowed to disembark freely.

Even though they were on the way to track down the imperial merchant ship, Roy still gave these Dark Moon Elf warriors a three-month home visit leave. If they did not want to return to the mine guard group after returning home, as long as they could leave their high-level magic armor behind, all other personal belongings could be taken away...

This time, Roy brought over 1,500 Dark Moon Elf warriors from the Partington plane. Three magic airships that entered the port were carrying these Dark Moon Elf warriors.

These dark moon elves, carrying travel backpacks, walked down from the boat one after another, looking at Saint Magli Port with mixed feelings...

Some Dark Moon Elves did not get off the ship. They just sat quietly in the cabin, waiting for the magic airship to leave from St. Magli Port. Captain Tennyson was among these Dark Moon Elves.

Among the Darkmoon Elf warriors who packed their bags and prepared to leave the ship to go home to visit their families, Captain Timothy clearly became the leader of these Darkmoon Elves.

Before leaving, Captain Timothy made an agreement with Roy that after they returned from visiting their relatives, they would rent a residence near St. Margaret's Harbor, and then gather all the Dark Moon Elves who had returned from visiting their relatives, and everyone would wait for the mine guards' airship at the port.

"Stay safe, boss!"

Captain Timothy waved to Roy who was standing at the intersection, and then walked into the depths of the forest with a group of Dark Moon Elves.

Roy also waved at them.

Then he took out a parchment roll from his waist bag and followed the simple hand-drawn map on it to start looking for an inn called Fish Pie on St. Margaret's Street. There were some big trees on both sides of the street. The middle of these trees had been hollowed out by the elves and transformed into unique and chic shops.

The streets of Porto San Margaret look like a complicated maze. There are no regular streets here. The winding streets are decorated with flower beds, pools, shrub walls, vines, etc., making this coastal city full of mystery.

Roy searched along the streets and saw many Dark Moon Elves along the way, including some beautiful Dark Moon Elves.

When they walked on the street, their attire and clothing were full of exotic styles...

Dark Moon elf girls like light and breathable tulle skirts. Perhaps it’s because the weather in Porto San Margarita is hot and windless, so the elves’ clothing is made of fabrics that are light and breathable...

Many Dark Moon Elf girls have petite figures and delicate features. Not all Dark Moon Elves have dark gray skin; some have wheat-colored or bronze skin.

Roy was the most different person walking on the street. Whenever he passed by the Dark Moon Elves, there were always Dark Moon Elves whispering about him behind his back.

The sign at the entrance of the Fish Pie Hotel is actually a big pig's head, and the best business in this hotel is actually the restaurant.

After Roy walked into the hotel, he just found a seat by the window in the restaurant and sat down, and ordered two more dishes.

One is fish pie, the other is hazelnut tea.
Both of these foods are somewhat out of the scope of traditional elf food...

Roy asked the restaurant waiter for a newspaper and flipped through it casually.

Soon, a cup of hazelnut tea was brought up by the waiter. Roy put it under his nose and sniffed it. Sure enough, the sweet tea had the aroma of hazelnuts...

"It's really you, Roy. I didn't expect you to come to Port Saint Margaret!"

The voice came from behind Roy. Roy turned around and saw Xavier standing under the round arch of the restaurant, walking towards him with a smile.

Roy stood up from his seat and hugged him.

"You've changed a lot, I almost didn't recognize you... Xavier, long time no see."

"Roy, long time no see..."

Xavier said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)