Path of light

Chapter 486 487. Berkeley’s Request

This was a letter written by High Priest Reed at the end of last year. Unexpectedly, it took nearly ten months to get to Roy through Captain Berkeley.

It looks like it should be a final letter before a certain battle. High Priest Reed did not reveal much information in the letter, but even in such a desperate predicament, he still firmly believed in his faith and longed for light. Descend into the dark place.

The letter said that he was very grateful to Roy for recovering the Holy Grail of Wisdom. It was the Holy Grail of Wisdom that allowed their priests to draw a trace of divine power in the dark land.

After seeing this letter, Roy was a little worried about the safety of High Priest Reed.

It's just that the gate to the dark place is in Golfito, and it is also the headquarters of the Temple of Liberty in the Elf Continent. Roy is not a priest of the Temple of Liberty, and there is no way to approach the door to the darkness.

Thinking of this, Roy sat on the chair in frustration. The dusty construction site in front of him could not block the coldness rising from the bottom of his heart.

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Captain Berkeley wanted Roy to go to Padstow City to help him. With Roy's reputation among the mixed elves in the Partington plane, it would be easy to establish a mixed elven guard army in Padstow City. Simple.

Due to a naval battle that took place in the Queen Egwene Islands, the Silver Pegasus Legion changed its military plan for the next few years and shifted its strategic focus from the Partington plane to the Queen Egwene Islands.

The Silver Moon Elf Guard Group in Padstow City will also evacuate the Partington plane in the next few months.

In this case, there will be a need for a mixed-blood elf guard group in Padstow City.

The main reason why Commander Lucius was dismissed was because he did nothing on this matter, which ultimately caused dissatisfaction among the senior management of the Silver Pegasus Corps, and he was dismissed.

But Roy doesn't want to play Padstow City, at least not yet.

There are still more than a dozen mines in the Pagisto Plateau that have not yet been rebuilt. The plateau city has just begun to take shape. The ten mines under Roy's control have entered the profit period, and Roy also promised to the village chief of Tiprado. Together with Kaka and others, after the situation on the Pagisto Plateau calms down, they will lead the mixed elf warriors into Sun Island Bay.

In fact, if Captain Berkeley had arrived in the Plateau City a few days later, Roy might have already embarked on the journey to Sun Island Bay.

Roy was unwilling to take up the post of leader of the Padstow City mixed-blood elf guard regiment. Not only was the plateau city under construction, but also because there were 15,000 plateau headhunter prisoners of war gathered in the city. If these headhunters were not removed, Keep a close eye on the prisoners of war. Once they start making trouble, it will turn into an uncontrollable situation.

In addition, there are nearly 3,000 gray dwarf prisoners of war gathered in the North Black Iron Mine 80 kilometers away...

Roy's mine guard group in the Pagisto Plateau currently only has more than 10,000 mixed-blood elf warriors. Once these prisoners of war riot, it will be difficult for Roy's current mixed-race elf warriors to quell them in a short time. The Gisto Plateau will also enter that kind of war-torn chaos.

Although Mu Lin is in charge of the overall situation here, it is impossible for Roy to put all his chips on such a young mixed-blood elf female warrior...

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Although Roy did not agree to Captain Berkeley's request, Roy gave Captain Berkeley a suggestion. If he wanted to recruit a mixed-blood elf guard group in Padstow City, he would need to find a person with a high enough reputation. The strong mixed-blood elf stood up.

Captain Berkeley also knew this, so he came all the way here to find Roy, but unfortunately Roy didn't agree.

The next morning, Captain Berkeley was preparing to leave this plateau city. He led his horse and several Silver Moon Elf guards along the steps to the north city gate.

Beyond the city wall built close to the Tolai River, Captain Berkeley could see herds of one-horned bison and antelopes in the vast wilderness.

The Tuolai River has abundant rainfall at this time of year, and the river water spreads to the stone foundation under the city wall. It can be seen that when Roy built the city wall, he also fully considered the problem of the Tuolai River water.

On the side near the Tuolai River, the Plateau City even built a pier. The stone steps on the pier extended all the way to the river, and there was a large square above.

Some caravans coming from Padstow City also set up some stalls in the square...

Captain Berkeley can imagine that before long, this plateau city will become the most prosperous place in the entire Pagisto Plateau. A large number of mixed elves will gather here, and more caravans will come here to do business. .

Berkeley still remembers the first time he met Roy. At that time, Roy was just a guide in the Pioneer Cavalry Regiment. Captain Berkeley only thought that it was a bit strange for such a half-elf to appear in the Silver Pegasus Legion...

When I met Roy for the second time, Roy had been appointed by Earl Swinburne as the owner of the first mine.

At that time, he was still thinking about how Earl Swinburne would let such a young half-elf serve as the mine owner, and what the Earl was thinking in his heart. He even talked to himself about this, hoping that he could In terms of logistical supplies, try to take care of this half-elf young man as much as possible.

Later, Berkeley discovered that this young half-elf was really thoughtful and had some unique insights in handling various affairs in the mine.

He is not a silver moon elf, so he will not have any discrimination against mixed-blood elves and dark moon elves, and he can basically be fair and just...

So he handled the problems in the first mine very well, and then the second, and the third... Until now, the mine guard group has occupied the entire Pagisto Plateau and defeated the plateau headhunters.

The Silver Pegasus Knights who came to the Pagisto Plateau failed to do these things...

Now Roy has begun to build a plateau city in the hinterland of the Pagisto Plateau. Looking at the outer outline of the city wall, Captain Berkeley estimates that when this plateau city is completed, it will accommodate hundreds of thousands of mixed elven residents.

But at present, the number of mixed elves in the entire Pagisto Plateau is estimated to not exceed one hundred thousand.

Just when Captain Berkeley was thinking wildly, Roy chased after him directly from behind.

This street has been paved with stone steps, and the drainage ditch on the left side of the road has been repaired. All that is left is to cover the ditch with stone slabs. Even if the street is initially completed, long and narrow flower beds and street trees may need to be built in the future.

The horse's hooves stepped on the road paved with hollow bricks, making a very clear sound.

"Captain Berkeley, wait!" Roy rode up to Captain Berkeley, got off his horse and stopped him.

"What's wrong? Roy, have you changed your mind? You plan to go back to Padstow City with me." A glimmer of hope ignited in Captain Berkeley's eyes.

Roy smiled awkwardly and said, "How is that possible! You have also seen how I can leave the plateau city at this time!" As he said this, he pointed to the headhunter prisoners of war who were digging trenches under the mound. .

"Captain Berkeley, although I can't go with you to Padstow City to form a mixed elf guard group, I think someone can help you with this matter. Don't leave in a hurry. I'll ask you first..." "

Roy said to Captain Berkeley.

Thinking of Captain Berkeley traveling all the way to the Pagisto Plateau to seek help from him, Roy knew that this matter must be imminent.

Captain Berkeley stopped and looked at Roy with sharp eyes...

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Lysander has been living in Plateau City these days, and his pack team has transported a large amount of supplies from Padstow City. Most of these supplies are supplies for the mine guard group.

Because Roy controls the plateau mine, most of the supplies for the mine guard group he formed on the plateau are currently prepared by himself.

The Silver Pegasus Legion only provided standard military supplies. After all, Roy also spent money to buy these supplies.

Some of these supplies were purchased directly from Padstow City, while others were shipped from Castletown City.

The main reason why Lysander wanted to stay in the Plateau City was that Roy hoped that when he went to Padstow City, he must bring back some scarce building materials here, such as rope nets, locks, craftsman shovels, etc.

In addition, after every long journey, it is customary for Lysander to rest for a few days before setting off again...

There is a special warehouse area in Plateau City, where supplies are stored. Next door is the military camp of the Mine Guard Group. Currently, there are nearly 7,000 mixed-blood elf warriors stationed in Plateau City.

Roy walked into the small courtyard where Lysander lived and saw that the courtyard was covered with blankets. Lysander was sitting in the courtyard checking some accounts.

Roy walked straight over, sat down opposite Lysander, and asked Lysander, who was calculating the accounts:

"Lesander, a mixed-blood elf guard group is being formed in Padstow City. What do you think of this?"

Lysander raised his weather-beaten face. He now looked older than most mixed-blood elves, and his skin was slightly rough, but his eyes shone with wisdom, and there was a hint of lightness on his face. Smile:

"Boss, do you simply want my personal opinion, or do you plan to do something else...?"

Roy touched his nose awkwardly and said to Lysander:

"You also know that there are a lot of changes within the Silver Pegasus Legion. Commander Lucius was just dismissed two days ago. This incident caused the situation in Padstow City to become very chaotic.

The new governor of Padstow City needs to improve this situation and at the same time form a mixed elf guard group.

Um... I just think that we should give this trustworthy Archon a little help and help him support a mixed-blood elven guard group. This will also increase the mixed-blood elves' voice in Padstow City! "

Lysander looked at Roy: "So, Boss Roy, are you going to Padstow?"

"I want to keep an eye on the city on the plateau and go to Sun Island Bay to solve all the problems of the fish-men and monsters there!" Roy said: "So, I want to ask you to go to Padstow City and help Captain Berkeley. Form a mixed-blood elf guard group of five thousand people."

Lysander stared at Roy with his eyes widened, and asked in a low voice: "So you leave this troublesome matter to me?"

Roy thought Lysander didn't want to care about this...

But then. Lysander leaned close to Roy's ear and whispered: "If the candidate for the leader of the mixed-blood elf guard group is a mixed-blood elf, I guess this matter can be almost settled!"

Sure enough, the mixed-blood elves are still more concerned about who is their immediate boss...

With Lysander's promise, Roy quickly said:

"That's great, I'll contact Captain Berkeley right now..."

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In fact, President Berkeley did not have many choices in this matter. He must handle these matters as well as possible in the early stages of his tenure.

The current situation in Padstow City is still in chaos, so he needs to rush back to Padstow City as soon as possible.

Roy proposed to form a mixed-blood elf guard group, but the leader of the guard group must be a mixed-blood elf. Captain Berkeley agreed without any hesitation.

Then Roy took Lysander to meet with Captain Berkeley.

"Captain Berkeley, I'll bring you here so you two can have a good talk!" Roy was still outside the room, but his voice came in...

Captain Berkeley quickly came up to him, glanced at Lysander, and then said, "Isn't Captain Lysander specifically transporting supplies to you?"

"That's true. Lysander has some connections with many mixed elves in Padstow City. If he comes forward, it shouldn't be too difficult to form a mixed elven guard group."

Roy recommended Lysander to Captain Berkeley.

Lysander and Captain Berkeley discussed it all morning and reached an agreement that was satisfactory to both parties.

Captain Berkeley was eager to return to Padstow City, so Lysander immediately gave up his short vacation in the plateau city and took a huge pack team to Padstow City, carrying a load of magic herbs.

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On the third day after Captain Berkeley left the Plateau City, Roy led a force of two thousand mixed-blood elf warriors from the Plateau City, all the way south through the Sudarso Mountains, and arrived at the southern part of the plateau.

In the Second Spinel Mine, Roy barely managed to gather a thousand mixed-blood elf warriors. Then, led by a group of griffon cavalry from Kaka, he left the Pagisto Plateau and headed towards the south of the Griffin Barrier Mountains. Set off to Sun Island Bay.

Sun Island Bay is located south of the Griffin Barrier Mountains. The fastest way for the army to enter the bay is to climb over Pass No. 3...

Obviously this is unrealistic, and the Pagisto Plateau is located at the western end of the Griffin Barrier Mountains. If you want to cross Pass No. 3, you must reach Barrier Town.

According to the march route provided by Kaka, Roy can lead the army to detour from the west of the Griffin Barrier Mountains.

Although after bypassing the Barrier Mountains, you will also encounter a fault zone hundreds of kilometers long, but at least there is no need for mixed-blood elf warriors to climb over the mountains...

There is only a natural chasm blocking the steps of the elven warriors. With the help of the gryphon cavalry, it is actually much easier to build a climbing ladder that continuously extends downward on this natural chasm than to climb over the barrier mountains.