Path of light

Chapter 441 442. Temptation

A Silver Moon Elf scribe walked quickly through the corridor holding a stack of documents, with a look of anxiety on his face, and his military boots made a series of muffled sounds on the oak floor.

Entering the Padstow Silver Pegasus Legion headquarters, Roy felt that the entire military headquarters was filled with a sense of urgency.

Even the guards at the gate straightened their backs...

Roy walked up the stairs and happened to see a clerk wearing a civilian uniform passing by quickly without even looking at him.

Roy continued to walk up the stairs. When he reached the third floor, he was stopped by the Silver Moon Elf guards guarding the stairs. Even if Roy had the title plate of the Silver Pegasus Legion in his hand, he could not pass. .

Fortunately, he didn't wait long before he saw the adjutant of Mr. Lucius coming down from upstairs. When he saw Roy, he said to the Silver Moon Elf guard:

"Consult Roy made an appointment with Chief Lucius."

The Silver Moon Elf guard, who was familiar with the adjutant, took half a step back and stepped sideways to get out of the way of the stairs.

The adjutant gestured to Roy, asking him to go ahead.

…

Almost at the same time, in Director Lucius’s office.

Captain Hercules was sitting on the bench in the rest area. He relaxed slightly and rubbed one hand on the smooth armrest.

Chief Lucius was looking at a document he had just received.

The war in the Queen Egwene Islands is tense. The number of gray dwarf bandits gathered from the west coast of the Endless Sea this time is unprecedented. Traces of gray dwarves have appeared on almost all the outlying islands of the Queen Egwene Islands.

Although these gray dwarves cannot defeat the Silver Pegasus warriors in the sky, they are not afraid of the Silver Moon Elf infantry battle groups who land on the island to fight. Although Earl Swinburne has defeated the main fleet of gray dwarf bandits steadily, the island is out of control. But it becomes more and more.

The Silver Pegasus Legion can only mobilize the garrison from the Partington plane, but now on the Partington plane, the Silver Pegasus Legion's garrison only has two thousand garrison troops from Padstow City.

Once the Silver Pegasus Legion evacuates all its garrison from the Partington plane, the Partington plane will also face an out-of-control situation.

Captain Helix's cavalry vanguard regiment lost the battle on the Pagisto Plateau, so he took charge of the city's defense in the Silver Pegasus Legion.

With Commander Lucius taking care of him, Captain Helix's life is quite nourishing. However, a recruitment order from the legion has been sent to Commander Lucius. The letter suggests that Commander Lucius should stay in Padstow. While recruiting new troops in the city, the Silver Guard troops stationed in the city were withdrawn to Partington Island.

"The battle situation in the Queen Egwene Islands this time is a bit complicated. The superiors want to transfer the garrison in your hands to the islands in the southwest corner of the archipelago. Helix, what do you think of this matter?" Commander Lucius asked.

Captain Helix asked: "What will happen to Padstow City after the guards evacuate here?"

"We will form a new army." Commander Lucius snorted, his tone a little dull.

"Then delay it as long as possible until the new army is almost formed. Some things must be handed over..." Captain Helix frowned and said.

He didn't want to go to the Elf Continent to fight.

Commander Lucius could see that Captain Helix didn't really want to go to the Queen Egwene Islands to fight, so he could only sigh lightly and said:

"Okay, if you don't want to go, send out the deputy next to you, and you continue to take over as the guard commander of Padstow City."

Captain Helix grinned, stood up from the bench, and said to Commander Lucius: "Then...thank you, Uncle Lucius!"

Captain Helix saluted and said goodbye to Commander Lucius.

Although Commander Lucius wanted to talk to Helix about the formation of the new army, Captain Helix showed no interest in discussing this topic and opened the door and walked out.

…

Roy met Captain Helix in the passage on the top floor of the military headquarters. Seeing that he was in a good mood, he hurried past through the corridor without noticing Roy at all.

The adjutant could only stand beside Roy and introduce to Roy in a low voice:

"The man just now is Lord Helix, the leader of the Padstow City Guards. He is currently mainly responsible for city defense matters."

Roy nodded slightly and followed the adjutant to an exquisite door. The adjutant knocked on the door, turned around and made a waiting gesture to Roy, and walked into the door alone.

Then the adjutant pushed the door open and invited Roy to come in.

Chief Lucius sat behind a quaint desk with various documents piled on the table.

Chief Lucius was slightly chubby, wearing a soft armor, his hair was meticulously styled, and he exuded the aura of a superior.

"Master Chief, Archon Roy of Barrier Town has arrived."

The adjutant's voice sounded behind Roy.

Roy walked straight into the room and saluted.

Chief Lucius stood up and motioned Roy to sit on the chair opposite.

The Silver Moon Elf noble's eyes looked very bright. He stared at Roy for a while and then said:

"Roy, I heard that you defeated the plateau headhunters on the Pajisto Plateau. You did a good job!"

Roy hurriedly said: "Thank you, Commander Lucius, for the compliment. The victory in the battle on the Pagisto Plateau was mainly due to the full support of the Silver Pegasus Legion."

Seeing that Roy was not an upright officer, at least what he said was beautiful, the smile in Commander Lucius's eyes became even stronger.

"Did you encounter any trouble when you came down from Pagisto Plateau this time?" Chief Lucius asked with concern.

"The main reason is that the materials on the plateau are relatively scarce. Almost everything is lacking. This time I came down from the plateau because I wanted to build a trade road. You also know that there are many mines on the Pajisto Plateau, which are rich in metal ingots and spinels. Stone, this time I came to Padstow City mainly to exchange these metal ingots and gems for supplies that are in short supply on the plateau, and to restore production in those abandoned mines as soon as possible..."

Roy talked eloquently to Chief Lucius.

Regarding these matters, Roy obtained permission from Earl Swinburne.

After all, the Silver Pegasus Legion was eager to evacuate from the Pagisto Plateau and had limited support for Roy. Earl Swinburne promised Roy that these resources could be invested in the defense and construction of the mine.

Speaking of this, Roy could chat for a long time, mainly because he was usually responsible for many and complicated things.

"Commander Lucius, if there is any trouble... the main reason is that after rescuing the half-blood elf miners, all the mines are facing a shortage of miners. I hope the military can allocate the gray dwarf prisoners captured on the battlefield to us. Some, those duergar bandits are born miners."

Roy changed the topic and took the initiative to make a request to Chief Lucius.

Chief Lucius said: "Before Berkeley left the Partington plane, he told me about this matter once. I am also very supportive of it. The military also agreed to transfer some gray dwarf prisoners of war to the Partington plane. , the logistics department is currently actively communicating with the prisoner of war camp, and it is estimated that the first batch of gray dwarf prisoners of war will arrive in Padstow City before long."

Roy didn't expect Mr. Lucius to agree so readily.

Although I don’t know whether the follow-up logistics group will actively promote the transfer of Gray Dwarf prisoners of war as Commander Lucius said, but at least the Commander-in-Chief responded positively to this matter.

Roy said quickly:

"Thank you, Chief Lucius, for your support."

Roy thought to himself that Commander Lucius doesn't seem to be so difficult to deal with...

At this time, Chief Lucius crossed his hands together, looked at Roy's face, and said seriously:

"Roy, this time we were able to drive the plateau headhunters to the ancestral land of Gazan and rescue a large number of mixed elf miners. This caused a great response in the city of Padstow. This is a very good thing. Okay. It's just that a large part of the mixed-blood elven miners on the Pagisto Plateau are former rebel fighters, so you have to be cautious here. You should try to restrain these mixed-blood elven miners as much as possible and restrict them. Concentrate the influx into Padstow City, otherwise there will be big security problems in Padstow City."

"Earl Swinburne, I will try to reduce the number of pack teams arriving directly at Padstow City, in order to limit the influx of large numbers of mixed-blood elf miners into Padstow City!" Roy responded.

He understood President Lucius's concerns.

"That's good!"

President Lucius's most worrying problem was solved, and he asked Roy:

"This time you set up a trading house in Padstow City. What kind of trade do you mainly plan to do?"

"Elementary magic herbs, low-level magical beast materials, gemstones and metal ingots on the Pajisto Plateau." Roy said frankly.

Because the high-level magic herbal business and the Warcraft materials business are still in the hands of the Silver Pegasus Legion, Roy chose low-level magic materials, gems and metal ingots.

President Lucius saw that Roy had not crossed the line, and that he had no way to get involved in these businesses, so he naturally didn't want to talk more.

"Recently, a Silver Moon Elf revealed that you executed Silver Moon Elf Abiel on the Pagisto Plateau. This matter is quite troublesome!" "Although this Abiel is not a Silver Moon Elf noble, he is a Silver Moon Elf. He is a descendant of a nobleman, but the title has not fallen on his head. You may be interrogated by the inspection department recently, so you'd better make some preparations in advance."

Chief Lucius planned to use this matter to sell Roy a favor.

Roy quickly explained the cause of death of Abiel's mine owner, mainly to highlight one reason: "While escaping, he attacked the mixed-blood elf warrior who caught up from behind. Abiel died in the melee." ’

Chief Lucius continued to say to Roy:

"That's no problem, but you need to write a written report. Although this written report is just a formality, you have to be careful in wording it. This kind of small matter will be solved soon."

Commander Lucius was relieved when he saw that Roy was not here for the position of leader of the Padstow City Guards.

Roy's first meeting with President Lucius ended happily.

Although Chief Lucius tested him more than once during the entire conversation, Roy felt that this was actually normal and no big deal...

…

Roy came to the tavern again, walked to the bar and said hello to the bartender. The bartender turned around and took out a note from a cabinet, pressed it under the cup and pushed it to Roy.

Not seeing the mixed-race female elf Dennis, Roy was not in a hurry to drink. He just moved the cup away and read the beautiful words on the note.

It just wrote a somewhat vague transaction location: Apple Orchard No. 3 on the east side of Nancheng District.

The trading time actually says early tonight.

"Dennis said she would keep an eye on the fat sheep herself..." the bartender said to Roy.

Roy nodded, held the note in his hand, drank the orange water in the glass, and hurried out of the tavern. There was a noise behind him...

The mine owner must have been eager to return to the Elf Continent, so he was so eager to buy the teleportation pass, even if it was cut in half by a knife.

Walking on the street, the air was filled with a fresh smell after the rain. It was completely dark, and the forest roads in Padstow were even darker.

This time Roy did not hire a carriage, but walked towards the southern part of the city. This is the lowest place in Padstow City. Many poor mixed-race elves live here. At night, this area is the only area without enough lights.

Roy hurried to the No. 3 orchard that Dennis had mentioned. A mixed-blood elf emerged from a bush and quietly led Roy into the orchard.

"The time I made an appointment with the owner of the Alva mine was at midnight, and the location was in the forest clearing in front of me. The time hasn't come yet, so I might have to wait a while. I made an appointment with him, and both parties You can only send one person to trade." Dennis jumped down from a tree and said. She was wearing a light leather armor and looked quite sexy.

Seeing that Roy came alone, he asked Roy again: "Boss Roy, do you need my help later?"

Roy stood under an apple tree, shook his head, and said calmly: "I can do it myself..."

Dennis nodded and whispered to Roy: "If he escapes later and wants information about the Alva mine owner, he may have to pay more..."

Roy glanced at Dennis, but he didn't expect that the mixed-race female elf was still in the mood to joke at this time.

The clearing in front of the forest was almost as big as a football field. It was so dark at night that I couldn't see very far, but when it was almost midnight, a crescent moon peeked out from the treetops, and the snow-like moonlight shone down. Coming down, this forest glade was immediately clearly revealed.

Roy held the Book of Judgment and walked step by step to the center of the glade, wearing only a robe.

He just stood there silently, reciting a prayer in his mouth, looking like a devout believer praying to the Moonlight Goddess.

"Where's the other half of the teleportation pass?" A hoarse voice came from Roy's side. Roy turned his head and glanced, but didn't even see anyone.

But when Roy heard this, he took out the half-sheet of parchment teleportation pass from his arms, held it up and shook it vigorously.

He looked around warily and asked in the air: "Where are the remaining magic crystals?"

The voice sounded from his right side again: "Expand the teleportation pass and don't move it..."

As Roy slowly unfolded half of the teleportation pass in his hand according to the voice, a bulging money bag suddenly fell on the grass ten meters away.