Path of Light.

Chapter 963 958. Traveling together
A biting wind blew open the cotton curtains of the large tent, sending snowflakes into the tent.

The wind is biting cold at the summit of Eagle's Nest, and it's like this all year round...

Roy looked at the High Chief of Hansaheim, thought for a moment, and then answered:

"The Dark Legion from the Abyss has invaded the northern part of the Eastern Continent. On the surface, it is only an invasion of the Grey Dwarves' territory. In fact, the Dark Knights of Nakmar are aiming at the entire Eastern Continent. Once they have completely occupied the Knee of Drag, the Dark Knights will immediately head south. After taking over the Mensa Plains, they will invade the Elven World."

"Currently, the Elf World and the Grey Dwarves have no contact at all, so they know nothing about the war situation in the northern part of the Eastern Continent. They don't even know that the Grey Dwarves have decided to abandon the Knee of Durag and migrate as a whole to Garo Island in the Seven Realms Sea."

"This time, the half-elf mine guards didn't intend to hold back the Nakma demon black knights when they wanted to enter the battlefield of Durag. We just wanted to occupy the Villaria Valley."

"In addition, I would like to contact some elves who want to fight against the dark forces of the Abyss together and join this war."

“Now that the Dark Legion has invaded the eastern continent of the prime plane, we elves, as residents of the eastern continent, cannot remain silent and pretend we know nothing about it.”

"Although the Elf World does not want to get involved in this war at the moment, there will always be some elves who can see the current situation clearly and are willing to join this war. I have already contacted the Adventurers' Guild and the Magic Guild on the Elf Continent, and they have responded positively."

"This time, when we head north to the Knee of Drag, we will be accompanied by great mages from the Elven World Magic Guild."

Grand Chief Grop, sitting nearby, immediately responded upon hearing Roy's words:

"I will go with you!"

Today, the Aries tribe is almost entirely scattered across the southern foothills of the Black Gold Mountains. Just as Roy said, once the Nakhmar have finished sweeping through Durag's Knee, they will immediately march south, and the Aries tribe will be the first orc tribe to suffer the slaughter at the hands of the Nakhmar Black Riders.

Chief Hansaheim stared at Roy, wondering why his mother trusted this human so much.

"Our Aries tribe has been entrenched in the Black Gold Mountains for a thousand years. Even if those Nakma demons come from the north, they will have to pay an extremely heavy price to take this mountainous land from us..."

"This was said by the High Chief of Hansaheim."

“I’ve never doubted the orcs’ courage on the battlefield. I just think that if we could put the battlefield in Durrag, perhaps we could put aside our differences and have the elves and orcs join forces against the Nakhmar demons,” Roy said.

The High Chief of Hansaheim asked in bewilderment:

"Are those proud elves willing to set aside their pride and fight alongside us orcs against the Nakhmar demons?"

Roy patted his chest and said:

“We are different. I am speaking to you on behalf of the half-elf from the Partington plane…”

"Even if I don't say it, you probably already know that elves are skilled at crafting high-quality magical weapons and armor. If we can equip the orc warriors with these magical weapons and armor, their combat power will be greatly enhanced."

"Right now, we are fighting together against the Nakhmar demons. I can make a promise that all orc warriors who enter the Knee of Drag will be equipped with magical weapons and high-grade armor. Moreover, when these orc warriors complete their two-year garrison duty, they can take these magical weapons and high-grade armor back to their homeland."

"Of course, we don't only have magical weapons and high-level armor; we also have some large magical weapons that can fight against those Nakhma demons..."

Upon hearing Roy's personal promise to equip the orc warriors going to fight at Drag's Knee with magical weapons and high-grade armor crafted by the elves, the High Chieftain of Hansaheim looked at Chief Grop and said:

“Since Grop wants to go to Drag, then go and take a look.” “If our warriors can still put up a fight against the Nakhmar demons over there, and with the support of the half-elf fleet in terms of logistics, then we might as well try to build a defensive line at the knee of Drag.”

After the High Chief of Hansaheim finished speaking, he patted Chief Grop on the shoulder.

"Great Chief, do you support me?" Chief Grop asked excitedly.

The Hansaheim chieftain nodded and said:

"This concerns the survival of the Aries tribe, so I naturally have to treat it with caution."

"Regarding sending an advance force to garrison Durag's Knee, I need to contact the chieftains of other regions and draw some elite warriors from their tribes to join this advance force. You will be in charge of this advance force!"

Chief Grop immediately stood up and bowed to Chief Hansaheim.

"Yes, Great Chief."

Next, Chieftain Hansaheim began discussing the follow-up arrangements with Roy. The Aries tribe also needed to gather its leaders to form an advance force composed of elite orc warriors.

Roy also needs to prepare a fleet specifically to transport this orc army. It would take at least five months for an ordinary three-masted sailing ship to deliver the orc warriors to Durrag, which is definitely not enough time.

After returning to the frozen islands from the Nantali Islands, Commander Clays will organize a southward-bound fleet to depart from the port of Boles.

If Roy wants to officially take over the cities of Boles and Precitus in the Villaria Valley, he needs to send an advance force to Durag within two months.

This time, it took him half a month to get to Eagle's Nest Mountain. Afterwards, Chief Hansaheim had to summon the chiefs of the Aries tribe, and Chief Grop needed to immediately follow Roy on the magic airship to Boles City.

Roy departed Eagle's Nest Peak aboard a magic airship.

A week later, they arrived at the west coast of the Kangamore Forest.

After returning to the tribe and giving some instructions, Chief Grop led forty Aries warriors aboard the Black Pearl magic airship.

The Black Pearl first returned to the Nantali Islands. This time, Archmage Graemus returned to the Magic Guild of the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom. He first gained the support of a group of inscription masters in the customization of magic rune constructs, and then purchased a large number of giant magic crossbows.

It's worth mentioning that Roy's recent orders have almost completely monopolized the magic market in the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom.

In addition, Graemus also invited Archmage Opea, who was a beloved disciple of Magister Jonas and was skilled in spatial magic.

With her accompanying them north, even if they encounter any unexpected events, Roy and his group will be able to escape through a temporary portal.

This is also the source of Roy's confidence to travel alone to the city of Boles at the Knee of Drag...

In addition to the Black Pearl, the magic airships that accompanied Roy to the Knee of Drag were the 43rd and 44th magic airships. These two airships had just arrived in the Nantali Islands from Quel'Thalas and were in excellent condition, making them suitable for long voyages.

In the summer of 1415 in the Elven calendar, Roy and Grop traveled together to the city of Boles, the Knee of Gulag, aboard the magic airship Black Pearl.

(End of this chapter)