Path of light

Chapter 166 167. Keep an appointment in the castle

A carriage drove along the Malaga jungle road and arrived in front of two statues with only huge feet left in the ruins of Ellington Castle. The grass on both sides almost obscured the stone platform.

The driver grabbed the reins and the carriage slowly stopped.

Roy, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the desolate Castle Ellington in front of him. Without the students from the Elf Academy, the place immediately became extremely quiet.

It has been more than a month since I left Castle Ellington, and some weeds have grown through the cracks in the bluestone in front of the castle.

After making an appointment with the coachman through the car window to pick him up at the gate of Castle Ellington at noon the next day, Roy jumped out of the carriage.

He looked like a young archaeologist, wearing boots, tight pants, a white shirt, a leather vest, and a magic fanny pack around his waist. This time he came to Castle Ellington and did a lot. adequate preparation.

Leaving Roy where he was, the coachman waved his whip, turned the carriage around, and hurried away along the road.

Cross the arch bridge in front of the castle ruins and walk into Ellington Castle. There are still some rotten fruit peels scattered on the dilapidated castle square.

A few crows flew up from a puddle in the square in front of the castle and landed on the beams of a roof that had already collapsed.

Along the desolate and dilapidated streets, he came to the place where he once camped. Roy took out a tent from his magic belt bag and set up the tent slowly at the entrance of the weapons depot.

Then he picked up some dry branches next to a bush that had lost all its leaves, lit a bonfire in front of the tent, set up a simple tripod with three thick branches, and hung the kettle underneath, with the flames licking the bottom of the pot.

Although he brought some food, Roy still walked along the path to the huge breadfruit tree on the back platform. He climbed up the tree and cut off a breadfruit with a dagger.

Seeing that it was still early, we walked around the castle.

Several sections of the mottled castle wall have collapsed, and when you step on it, there will be the sound of rocks rolling down.

The elves seem to like to build some castles on independent cliffs, and Ellington Castle is also surrounded by cliffs.

Only when you look at it from a distance will you feel that it is hidden in the mountains.

When you get closer, you will feel that it is extremely majestic.

After walking around the castle, I didn't see even a ghost. There weren't even many small animals in the castle. Except for the group of crows entrenched near the square, there were also geckos crawling on some mottled walls. A few squirrels shuttled back and forth in the canopy of the mountain forest opposite the castle.

It seems to be completely integrated with the surrounding natural environment.

In the valley, it gets dark very early.

Soon it was completely dark, and dinner was simple, including breadfruit and a cup of herb tea.

Roy was sitting by the campfire, and the kettle on the shelf kept making popping noises. Roy added boiling water to the kettle and sprinkled a few vanilla leaves into the kettle.

He felt a cold wind blowing over him, and Roy just blinked...

Then he saw Count Amelia sitting on the stone opposite the bonfire. Roy didn't even notice when she appeared.

"You're here!"

Seeing Count Amelia appear, Roy didn't feel anything surprised and just said hello politely.

Count Amelia sat on the stone, stared at Roy and said:

"You are really a trustworthy young man."

Roy smiled slightly and said honestly:

"You gave me some benefits in advance. Even if it is to fulfill the original promise, I must come to see you."

Count Amelia said impatiently:

"I don't want you to come here just to listen to your chatter. Please tell me something that interests me."

Roy poured Earl Amelia a cup of vanilla tea slowly and placed it in front of her.

Although Count Amelia is only a spirit and cannot drink tea at all, she is very happy to see Roy actually do this...

Roy added two more strips of wood to the bonfire, and the bonfire burned brighter.

"Okay, then let me talk about what happened in Castleton City recently. It's really lively when you talk about it..."

Roy said.

Then he began to introduce some of the recent events in Castletown City.

Roy first talked about the first trial he attended in the trial court. The group of slave traders on the Kumquat were all sentenced to heavy sentences.

Even so, upon hearing that this group of slave traders had sneaked into the northwest of the Malaga jungle, Count Amelia was so angry that she almost overturned the kettle on the campfire stand...

When Count Amelia's mood calmed down a little, the soul fire in her eye sockets returned to its original state.

Roy then talked about the trial of Priest Theodore who stole the Holy Grail of Wisdom.

Later, the death of the mixed-blood elves Peleus and Windsor was discussed. Because the sentence given by the trial court to Priest Theodore was too light, the mixed-blood elves in the Lower City held a ten-day protest.

During this period, the conflict between the Guards and the Temple of the Moon was completely intensified. The Elf Guards of the Guards bit the Priest Thorndike and finally found out the whole story of the theft of the Holy Grail of Wisdom. At the same time, Windsor's The cause of death also emerged.

In order to maintain its reputation, the Temple of the Moon had to kick Priest Thorndike out of the Temple of the Moon. Unfortunately, this move by the Temple of the Moon did not save much of its reputation. Instead, Priest Thorndike abandoned himself and showed his uglier side to the elves. in front of my eyes.

Speaking of the current situation of the Moon Temple, including the Moon Temple's attitude towards mixed elves, Count Amelia was also filled with regret.

Roy finally talked about the trial of the two pirates Gray Dwarf Ralph and Lady Udula.

I originally thought it would make the conversation lighter, after all, the elves in Castleton hated the two pirates.

On the day of the trial, a large number of elves gathered in the Heroes' Square in Castleton City.

After the bonfire was burned out, only the last charcoal fire remained. The mountain wind blew by, and the reflection on Count Amelia's face became a little bright and dark.

Count Amelia was slightly startled when she heard the name 'Mrs. Udulas'.

When she heard that Mrs. Udula was sentenced by the arbitration committee to dig magic crystals under the mine near Neuhaus City, her pale face suddenly floated in front of Roy's face, frightening Roy. A huge jump.

"You mean her name is Udula? What does she look like?"

Roy couldn't understand why Count Amelia was so excited, but he still said:

"She has long red hair. To be honest, I have never seen a blood elf with red hair!"

"..."

Count Amelia said nothing more. She floated directly to a broken watchtower on the top of Castle Ellington and did not come down for a long time.

Roy waited beside the bonfire, watching the flickering bonfire, and guessed that Count Amelia might be an old acquaintance of Mrs. Udula.

After a long time, Roy huddled in front of the campfire, almost falling asleep.

Roy felt a little cold all over his body. Just when he was about to pull the quilt, he suddenly woke up from his sleep. He had just fallen asleep in front of the campfire.

When he sat upright sleepily, he found that at some point, Count Amelia was sitting opposite him again, her eyes shining with the fire of the soul a little sad.

She sighed softly and said nothing to Roy.

"Do you want to continue listening?"

Roy asked.

"Of course, but I don't want to hear about the bad things in the trial court." Count Amelia said weakly, holding her forehead with one hand.

Roy quickly sat up straight in front of the campfire and said:

"Well, I want to tell you something, and I also want to ask for your opinion. I lent the magic crystal you gave me to my neighbor, Miss Moira. She is the most skilled fighter I have ever seen. A talented mixed-blood elf, this time she learned your 'Dance of Glory' in just one month..."

Roy said with some guilt:

"If you think what I'm doing is wrong, I will go back immediately to get the magic crystal back."

After all, this matter is a bit like killing it first and telling it later.

Count Amelia glanced at Roy and asked him: "The Dance of Radiance is a reward I give you. If you are willing to share it with your friends, that is also your business. It seems that the relationship between Moira and you is Unusual?"

"She is a friend who grew up together. She is a bit introverted and doesn't have many friends..."

Count Amelia nodded to Roy, and then said:

"If you try to practice this glorious dance, you will probably have a feeling that this sword dance is very difficult."

Roy nodded repeatedly, he understood this very well.

Count Amelia continued:

"The reason why I will give you that piece of magic crystal is because once this set of radiant dance is performed, the surrounding companions will be blessed with the power of sacred attributes, which is very suitable for you..."

Count Amelia paused for a moment, then seemed to think of something, raised his head and looked at Roy and said proactively:

"Of course, it also has a unique breath method."

Roy listened carefully and did not interrupt.

"Normally, it is difficult for the warriors before the first revolution to understand this unique breath method."

"Since your friend has learned the full set of movements of the Radiant Dance, I also have a detailed explanation of the Radiant Dance breath method here. You can show it to her. Don't be discouraged if you don't understand it. Work hard to improve yourself and become a first-turn After that, it will become very simple to look back at this breath method."

Count Amelia warned Roy.

After saying that, a book appeared out of thin air in her hand.

The book was almost floating in mid-air, and slowly drifted towards Roy.

Roy reached out and held the parchment book in his hands, stood up and saluted Count Amelia:

"Thank you, Count Amelia!"

"When I have free time, I often come here and sit here, chat with me about Castleton, and let me know what is happening outside. Otherwise, I will have the illusion that time is frozen and starts over again!"

Count Amelia said to Roy in a calm tone.

At this time, a flash of fish belly white lit up on the horizon, and before I knew it, a whole night passed.

The sky above our heads is also changing quietly, the color is getting lighter and lighter, and the sky is getting brighter...

Count Amelia's figure has become increasingly faint...