Path of light

Chapter 452 453. Situation

The Silver Moon Elf civilian staff who stayed at the military headquarters were very well-informed. Silver Moon Elf Daisy had a cheerful personality. Seeing Roy's gentle personality, she couldn't help but ask Roy:

"Boss Roy, I heard that you are planning to trade magic herbs in Padstow City?"

Some news must have reached the military headquarters, Roy thought.

He nodded and said to Daisy: "Yes! I have such an idea."

Daisy sat on the chair, crossed her fingers with her hands, and rested her elbows gracefully on the armrests. She said to Roy somewhat euphemistically:

"Then do you know... Regarding Partington's magic herbal trade, the fourth foreign trade team of the Silver Pegasus Legion Logistics Department has been in charge in recent years. Your operation of the magic herbal business... may affect the interests of the legion?"

She was worried that Roy didn't know about it and that if the high-level officials of the legion found out about his unauthorized trading of magic herbs, he would probably be punished.

Roy could see that Captain Berkeley was very popular with the Second Material Transport Group and got along well with Daisy and Kelly. Otherwise, Miss Daisy would never have given such a kind reminder...

Captain Berkeley did know something about Roy's situation, but he stood aside and did not explain to Roy.

Roy could only say: "As for the magic herb trade, I submitted an application to Earl Swinburne and obtained the trading permission a few months ago. And I only deal in low-level magic herbal medicine, so the legion's high-level magic herb trade It will not be affected.”

Daisy and Kelly looked at each other again, and there were even stars in their eyes when they looked at Roy, obviously very interested in him.

"The transaction permission signed by Earl Swinburne himself?"

Daisy asked in surprise, could she confirm the authenticity of the rumor that 'Roy was Lord Swinburne's former celebrity'.

Kelly on the side couldn't sit still, and quickly came over and whispered to Roy: "There have been some rumors about you recently in the military department, mainly accusing you of secretly reselling magic metals in the mines and damaging the military. Ministry’s interests.”

Roy didn't expect that there were many things about him. Rumors were already flying in the Silver Pegasus military headquarters in Padstow City.

He didn't want to defend himself, so he just let them say it.

Seeing the expectations on the faces of the two Silver Moon Elf ladies, Roy had no choice but to say: "This matter was also authorized by Earl Swinburne. When I was operating these mines, Earl Swinburne agreed to the mine. Half of the output of the mine will be handed over to the Silver Pegasus Army, and the other half can be used at my discretion, mainly to maintain the normal operation and sustainable development of the mine..."

This isn't some hidden secret either.

"I can testify to this, because I personally delivered this letter to Roy." Captain Berkeley echoed from the side.

The two Silver Moon Elf ladies never expected that Earl Swinburne would give Roy so much preferential treatment...

"We also heard that you have nearly 10,000 mixed-blood elf warriors on the Pagisto Plateau, but the military has only paid out three batches of military supplies in the past six months." Miss Kelly continued to say to Roy.

The leader of the Berkeley group did not know about this...

"What's going on? Roy." Captain Berkeley asked Kelly in a low voice.

Kelly only explained in a low voice: "Due to the inconvenience of transportation, the materials transported from Padstow City to the Padstow Plateau can only stay in the warehouse here for a long time. Our records here show that only three batches of military supplies were transported. The caravan took us away, heading to the Pagisto Plateau."

Having said this, Captain Berkeley immediately found the key to the problem. He turned to Roy and said:

"Is there any misunderstanding about you from Chief Lucius?"

"Well... there's still some." Roy rubbed his forehead...

Roy suddenly felt that this matter was a bit unclear.

Seeing that Roy was a little distressed, Captain Berkeley quickly pulled Roy to the window and asked Roy in a low voice:

"Do you need me to come forward...to ease the relationship between you and Mr. Lucius?"

"No need for the moment, I have already obtained this batch of military supplies." Roy chuckled, took out a list of supplies from his magic pocket, and shook it in his hand, looking a little proud.

Then he continued: "It just so happens that my pack team is currently outside Padstow. You can come to the warehouse here tomorrow to pick up military supplies. This just solves my urgent need."

"Speaking of this, I came back this time to send you a batch of gray dwarf prisoners of war that I applied for before." Captain Berkeley said to Roy.

Roy didn't expect that the top brass of the Legion would agree with his expression...

"Are you saying that the higher-ups of the legion have agreed to use gray dwarf prisoners of war in my mine?" Roy asked Captain Berkeley.

Captain Berkeley touched his nose and said with some embarrassment:

"The main reason is that our prisoner-of-war camp is overcrowded, and now we need to transport some gray dwarf prisoners of war. Although there is some controversy about prisoners of war going to the mines to serve as laborers, we can only try to implement it for now."

When it came to the Queen Egwene Islands, Captain Berkeley hesitated in the corridor just now and refused to talk. At this moment, Roy asked again:

"By the way, Berkeley, what's the situation with the war on the Queen Egwene Islands?"

Roy has studied the modern history of elves and knows that the Silver Moon elves and the Naga Sea Tribe fought bloody battles for the Queen Egwene Islands.

Although the Silver Moon Elves finally gained sovereignty over the Queen Egwene Islands, the Naga Sea Tribe never really gave up on the islands.

However, those currently fighting against the Silver Moon Elves on the Queen Egwene Islands are gray dwarf bandits known as the Sea Crickets. It is said that these bandit groups should not be worth mentioning in the eyes of the Silver Moon Elves regular army.

The expression on Captain Berkeley's face was a bit complicated, as if he had eaten a fly but couldn't spit it out.

"The situation in the Queen Egweni Islands this time is a bit complicated. I don't know where exactly so many gray dwarf bandits appeared from. There are so many on every island, and they can dig tunnels all over the mountains and plains. The main army has already Because they were too tired to deal with it, the defenders were frequently attacked by gray dwarf bandits on some of the fringe islands, so the higher-ups of the legion could only continue to send more troops to the Queen Egwene Islands."

Roy knew that the Silver Pegasus warriors in the legion were very powerful, and the only ones with a lowered crotch were the infantry guards. He didn't expect that they couldn't even defeat the gray dwarf bandits...

"Has there been any movement in the Naga Sea Clan recently?" Roy asked again casually.

Captain Berkeley shook his head and said: "We are still in a wait-and-see state for the time being. After all, the armistice agreement on the Queen Egwene Islands has just been signed for less than a century."

Roy was a little speechless. A hundred years seemed like nothing to an elf.

"How many gray dwarf prisoners of war have you sent this time?"

"There are a thousand people in this batch, can they eat it?" Captain Berkeley said worriedly.

"No problem." Roy replied.

Captain Berkeley felt a little relieved. It was really troublesome to deal with these gray dwarf warriors.

He told Roy: "Then you will bring some people over tomorrow. Be sure to hand over these prisoners of war before I leave."

"I still need to pick up some military supplies from the warehouse here, and I will return to Partington Island tomorrow night. I originally wanted to set off with the Padstow Guards, but the new army here has not been able to be formed. There is no way to bring Padstow City’s guard regiment to the Queen Egwene Islands for the first time.”

Captain Berkeley obviously hoped that while he was in Padstow City, Roy could take over the gray dwarf prisoners of war from him.

"I'll come over tomorrow morning to hand over..." Roy promised.

Roy walked out of Commander Berkeley's office area and hurriedly left the military headquarters.

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Claire is leaving Padstow City soon.

He needs to return to Partington Island through the portal, and then take the island's sea ship back to Castletown City. If he delays any longer, he may not be able to catch up with the start of the Elf Academy.

Among the supplies Claire transported this time, in addition to six barrels of life sap, three magic furnaces were also very precious.

Among them, three huge magic cauldrons with a diameter of more than two meters are considered the core components of the furnace. Claire transported these three magic furnaces from Castletown to Partington Island by ship, and then used a special cart to knock down the three magic furnaces. Padstow's central square.

The biggest problem with the three magic furnaces is that they are too heavy. Transporting them to the Pagisto Plateau is impossible with pack teams alone.

Therefore, Roy could only store these three magic furnaces in the warehouse.

After sending Claire back to Partington Island, Roy took Lysander's pack to the warehouse behind the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters, and presented a list of supplies signed by Chief Lucius, from the warehouse of the Logistics Department. Collect some military supplies from there, and finally collect enough goods for Lysander's pack team.

Lysander's caravan will leave Padstow City before dark...

Roy later found Captain Berkeley and received a thousand gray dwarves with shackled feet from him. Roy discovered that these prisoners of war were non-combatant dwarves, many of whom were personally provided by Captain Berkeley. Gray dwarf craftsmen selected by Roy.

There was no place for these gray dwarf prisoners of war in the city. Roy only let them stay temporarily in the warehouse for one night. The gray dwarfs said that the warehouse was as dirty and smelly as a pigsty.

As a last resort, Roy had no choice but to return to the Pagisto Plateau early. He personally led the thousand gray dwarf prisoners of war to leave Padesto City and walk to the Pagisto Plateau.