Path of light

Chapter 147 148. Revenge of Benjamin

"The Elf Patrol of the Guard is investigating Priest Thorndike."

"In the morning, two elven guards came to the temple and asked many questions. I just told them that when you were investigating the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, you were obstructed by Priest Thorndike, who even wanted to take you away. Bring back the Moon Temple.”

Jasper put his hands on the round table and whispered to Roy.

He is currently looking for information about the Dark Land. The book on the desktop is the "Encyclopedia of Creatures in the Dark Land", but it is a bit old. The introductions to many dark creatures are very brief and unclear.

The Temple of Liberty knows very little about dark places, and even some trainee priests don't know that there is such a place in the world.

But at this moment Roy's attention was completely focused on Jasper.

"Is that what you told them?" Roy asked with wide eyes.

Jasper nodded quickly, smiled and said, "Well, Priest Thorndike is probably being targeted by the elf guards."

"Isn't the theft of the Holy Grail of Wisdom over? Priest Theodore has also confessed. Why are the elf guards of the guard still holding on to Priest Thorndike?"

Roy asked confused.

Jasper continued:

"It is said that the Castleton Guards and the Temple of the Moon had some conflicts a long time ago. The priests of the Temple of the Moon were unwilling to hold funeral ceremonies for some elves who died unexpectedly. However, this kind of thing is the responsibility of the guards. The ones in the lower city are still It’s easy to say that if we can’t hire the priests from the Temple of the Moon, then we have the priests from the Temple of Liberty to do it, but it often becomes awkward in the upper city, and it’s usually the families of the Silver Moon elves who come forward to hire the priests from the Temple of the Moon.”

Then, Jasper put his head against Roy's ear again, as if saying something very important:

"I also heard that the priests of the Temple of the Moon hold funeral ceremonies and receive benefits..."

"Charge?" Roy asked in surprise.

Jasper nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

Roy didn't think there was anything wrong with charging some money when holding a funeral ceremony.

But he seemed to understand the conflict between the priests of the Moon Temple and the elven guards of the guard team. He sighed and said:

"No wonder they don't want to accept the commission from the elven guards of the Guard. The Guard probably won't give them money."

Jasper nodded affirmatively:

"That's about it."

…

It has been nine days since Ms. Belinda left home for Buenos, and Roy has not received any news...

Recently, Moira has been learning the Elf Sword Dance in the Magic Crystal all day long. According to Sabrina, these sword dances should also have a corresponding set of breathing techniques. If they are not paired with unique and breathing hair, these Elf War dance is just three sets of advanced elven physical skills.

Roy promised Count Amelia and Xavier to record everything that happened in Castletown, so he recently had the habit of writing a diary.

Every two months, Roy would write a letter to Xavier.

As for Count Amelia, Roy needs to go to Ellington Castle in person. He plans to ask Count Amelia about these elf war dances the next time he goes to Ellington Castle.

Moira was on the terrace, sheathing her dagger in her sheath. She learned a dance of radiance and is still practicing it.

"Roy, I heard from my sister that you had a conflict with those mixed elves during the day?"

Moira picked up a towel and wiped the fragrant sweat from her face.

In such a hot summer, even if you dance a sword dance at night, you will still be dripping with sweat.

"It's nothing, it was just a quarrel. Everyone was more restrained and no one made a move!"

Roy sat on the deck chair on the terrace, fiddling with the log shield in his hand. This was already the fourth shield he had replaced...

The biggest disadvantage of this log shield is that it is not very strong.

…

Another day passes.

In the morning, Roy rushed to the Elf Academy to go to school. As soon as he walked into the training ground, Claire pulled him and dragged him directly under a tree.

Whispered to him:

"Roy, have you heard that there is big news in the Temple of the Moon?"

Roy responded in a low voice: "What happened? Is it about Priest Thorndike?"

Claire blinked and stared at Roy, but she didn't expect Roy to guess it.

"Priest Thorndike secretly accepted the benefits of Baron Heyer, but failed to cure Baron Heyer's illness. The Heyer family jointly sued the Council of Elders. After investigation by the Silver Moon Patrolmen, this The matter has been confirmed.”

Claire then said with great disdain:

"This Thorndike priest often treats elves in private, but all treatments are paid. If you don't have money, you can't even hire him."

"It is said that Elder Sherwood of the Moon Temple personally came forward this time. At present, Priest Thorndike has been removed from all positions and imprisoned in the temporary prison of the guard team."

After speaking, Claire said in a lower voice:

"I also heard that Priest Thorndike actually has four divine servants in his home, who are dedicated to serving him. Their standards are higher than those of the elders of the Moon Temple."

There are four servants of God arranged in the house. This is probably the real reason that angered Elder Sherwood.

Priest Thorndike is so courageous...

…

Castletown Library, First Floor Hall.

Rows of bookshelves were filled with various books, and there were not many elves in the library in the morning.

Abbot walked into the library counter holding several geographical atlases. He returned the geographical atlases first, and then walked into the borrowing area.

He was already familiar with the layout of the lobby on the first floor and went straight to the geographical area.

Standing in front of a row of bookshelves, he had already briefly browsed through the geographical atlas on the bottom.

Now he was going to find a ladder and go to the third or fourth floors of the bookshelf to take a look.

There are many geography books on the bookshelf, but not many that come with maps.

Abbot looked at the bookshelf with a blank expression...

He had always borrowed books randomly. When he liked a book, he thought it might be useful, so he took it back to the temple to read...

Not far away, there were two library administrators pushing a flatbed cart and placing the books on the cart back on the shelves.

It's very quiet in the library...

Just as Abbot was rummaging through some geography books that might be useful, he saw a human magician through the gap in the bookshelf, and their eyes happened to meet.

Abt was startled by the human magician opposite, and the two geography books he had just found fell to the stone floor.

The magician hurriedly walked over from the opposite side...

At this time, Abt had already picked up two geography books.

"Sorry, I didn't expect there was anyone on the other side..." Benjamin said to Abt in fluent Elvish.

"It's nothing, you don't have to apologize, it's not your fault!" Abt said with some restraint, holding his geography book.

Benjamin looked at the geography book in Abbot's arms and asked him proactively: "What are you looking for?"

"Some charts related to the Endless Sea." Abt said casually.

Benjamin raised his head, glanced at the surrounding bookshelves, and asked, "Do you want to know some navigation maps?"

Although Abt didn't want to say more, he still nodded politely to the human magician.

Benjamin smiled and pointed to the bookshelf aside:

"Although the row of geography books you are looking at are also geography books, most of them are introductions to the inland terrain of the Elf Continent. Even if there are some charts, they are the coastline of the Elf Continent. There is no chart of the Endless Sea here. You want The chart I'm looking for is here..."

Benjamin pointed to a corner of the bookshelf, and then led Abbot over.

Sure enough, Abbot found many charts about the Endless Sea here, and then with Benjamin's suggestion, Abbot easily selected three books.

Abbot walked out of the library area side by side with Benjamin holding two geography books.

He felt that Benjamin seemed to know the sea very well, so he asked curiously:

"You seem to know a lot about sailing?"

Benjamin squinted his eyes and said very humbly:

"Actually, it's not bad. I've read a lot of books on this subject, and naturally I have an understanding of the Endless Sea, the Twin Seas, the Frozen Sea, and the chaotic Seven Seas."

When Abbot heard what Benjamin said, his eyes lit up completely, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Do you know where I can find a complete chart of the Endless Sea?"

Benjamin was stunned for a moment, then with a smile on his face, he lowered his voice and said to Abt:

"...There will be no so-called complete charts, because for captains, these precious charts are the most precious wealth they have spent their lives exploring. How could they give up such precious wealth to others?"

Seeing that Abbot was a little disappointed, Benjamin said again:

"If you want to find the chart of the Endless Sea, you can actually go to the Adventurers Association or the Navigator Association. Many captains will join these two associations, and they will get some information from each other in the association. If you want to learn more, For detailed and more private charts, you can definitely try your luck at those two places. Of course, not all captains are willing to take out their detailed charts for free, and you may have to pay a small price."

After hearing Benjamin's suggestion, Abbot's eyes lit up again.

He took the initiative to reach out his hand, smiled at Benjamin and said:

"Thank you for the information, oh! By the way, my name is Abut, I don't know your name yet..."

Benjamin rolled his eyes slightly and replied: "My name is Wales, and I am a half-elf magician."

Abt smiled and said: "You see, I have a friend who is a half-elf like you. If you have time someday, I will introduce you two to each other. His wish is to become a navigator."

"OK!"

The two of them walked to the front desk. Abbot borrowed three books, then said goodbye to Benjamin, turned around and went to the library immediately.

The magician Benjamin kept standing in front of the bar, watching Abbot's back.

Although there was a faint smile on his face, his eyes were extremely cold...