Path of light

Chapter 539 540. There are always people who want to pick fruits

The waterway from Padstow City to the Plateau City was officially opened to navigation five days ago.

A large amount of military supplies and fruits were transported from Padstow to the plateau city, and the first magic airship brought back a large amount of magic metal and some magic herbs from the Padstow Plateau.

After the second magic airship arrived at the Plateau City, it immediately flew to the dock on the north coast of Sun Island. It is estimated that it will take at least three days to return to Padstow City.

In recent days, businessmen have been protesting at this airport terminal on the outskirts of the city, raising flags in front of the gate, demanding that the magic airship be open to ordinary elves instead of specifically transporting military supplies.

So when Roy brought the third magic airship into Padstow City and docked the magic airship at the airport terminal, he saw many elf merchants surrounding the streets outside the airport terminal.

Roy stepped off the magic airship, stood on the terminal platform, pointed at the elf merchants below who raised flags in protest, and asked the person in charge of the airport terminal:

"What are those elves doing outside the airport terminal?"

"They are protesting to us, demanding that the magic airship in the airport be opened to the public." A mixed-blood elf administrator explained with a grimace.

Roy turned around and looked at his friends who followed him out of the magic airship.

Moira and Tiffany stood on the edge of the high platform, holding on to the fence with both hands, admiring the dusk beauty of Padstow City.

The two talked and laughed again, very happy.

Sabrina and Woods followed Roy and noticed the situation outside the airport terminal.

"Let's go down and take a look!" Roy said.

After saying that, he walked towards the stairs of the airport terminal. The person in charge of the airport terminal quickly followed behind him and took the opportunity to explain:

“Almost the elves outside the airport terminal are businessmen.

They heard that the magic airship had brought back a large amount of metal ingots from the Plateau City, so they came over to discuss the metal ingot business.

Later, they heard that the magic airship flew to the plateau city twice a week, and they wanted to take the magic airship to the plateau city.

But now the magic airship is still in trial operation.

So I rejected their request to take the magic airship to Plateau City. Unexpectedly, they gathered outside the airport terminal to protest! "

The person in charge of the airport terminal carefully explained while wiping his sweat that he had just taken over the airport terminal and was afraid that he would do something wrong and lose the position he had finally won.

Roy was not in a hurry to respond, he just nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I get it!"

While talking, Roy and his group walked down from the huge oak tree.

There are many wooden boxes stacked together in the open space under the tree. The words 'Sudarso Mithril Mine' are printed on the outside of these wooden boxes.

Roy knew that these boxes should not contain mithril ingots. All the mithril ingots refined from the two mines in the north and south of Sudarso had been supplied to imperial merchants.

Sure enough, Roy saw the elf writing "Silver Ingot" on the other side of the box.

It can be seen that among the fifteen mines currently operating normally on the Pagisto Plateau, the two mines in the north and south of the Sudarso Mountains are the best operated and managed. It seems that they should have completely digested the gray dwarf prisoners of war.

Lambo is currently in charge of these metal ingot businesses, and Roy doesn't want to get involved for the time being.

The airport terminal is just a huge oak tree. A large open space under the oak tree is enclosed and becomes a transfer station for temporary storage of materials.

The merchants were standing on the opposite side of the road. Many elven merchants were holding wooden signs in their hands. The wooden signs were written with dyes of various colors:

‘Reject the airport terminal to be controlled by the military! ’

‘Please open the magic airship to ordinary elves! ’

'Please let us go to the Pagisto Plateau to see...'

Various protest slogans and petition banners almost occupied more than 200 meters of the street opposite.

The gate of the airport terminal has been closed recently. It will only be opened quickly when the truck arrives.

As soon as the truck leaves the airport terminal, the gate closes immediately.

The elf merchants standing across the avenue had just seen the magic airship slowly flying out of the city, and they also saw something moving inside the airport terminal.

When the gate of the airport terminal was pushed open by the elves, the elf merchants waiting on the other side of the avenue immediately surrounded the gate of the airport terminal holding wooden signs.

At this time, Roy Port, wearing a magic pattern construct, walked to the gate...

Sabrina followed Roy, her tall figure wrapped in silver armor, holding a helmet with a visor in one hand, her long blond hair hanging down like a waterfall, and two Seruki swords hanging on her waist. , exuding a strong aura.

Woods on the other side looks a bit ordinary.

When the elf merchants saw Roy's face, they immediately cheered...

"It's Boss Roy!"

"Boss Roy, when will the airport terminal be opened to us merchants?"

"Boss Roy, can we go to Pagisto Plateau to do business?"

The elf merchants seemed a little excited, and everyone crowded towards Roy. The mixed-blood elf guards at the airport terminal quickly formed a human wall to stop this group of overly excited elf merchants.

There was no expression on Roy's face. He stood at the gate of the airport terminal and glanced at the elf merchants around him.

Dark green runes appeared on the face of Woods beside him, and at the same time, several branches with green leaves appeared under his feet. These branches quickly formed a magic pattern array, and as Woods chanted the ancient Elven spell, a strong breath of life emanated from Woods.

These breaths of life quickly nourished the surrounding vegetation...

The surrounding green grass immediately grew some apricot-yellow buds, and these small rice-sized flower buds bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the moment of blooming, some pollen invisible to the naked eye drifted away.

The druid plant magic "Mind Soothing" was cast by Woods.

The pollen with a calming effect floated in the air, and the excited elf merchants smelled the faint fragrance of the flowers, and their excited emotions were calmed down.

Woods "coughed" lightly, indicating that Roy was almost done.

Roy then said to the elf merchants around him:

"Ahem, everyone be quiet! Please listen to me..."

Although his voice was not loud, it reached the ears of the elf merchants, and the surroundings soon became quiet.

"I know the things that everyone is most concerned about, so I will briefly say a few words based on these issues."

When Roy said this, the surroundings immediately became silent...

Roy saw a silver Pegasus marble statue at the entrance of the airport terminal. He climbed up the base of the statue in two or three steps. In this way, even the elf merchants standing behind could see Roy's figure.

"First, when will this airport terminal be open to ordinary people? Whether it can be opened at all? This question is relatively simple for me. Let me talk about this first.

At present, the magic airship route of the Partington plane has just been opened and is still in the test flight stage.

It takes about five days to go back and forth from Padstow City to Plateau City!

As long as it flies ten times and there is no safety problem, it will be open to ordinary elves.

However...I also want to remind you here that the ticket price of the magic airship may not be too close to the people in the early stage, but it will gradually drop in the future. Low value-added products are still not suitable for air transportation at present."

When the elf merchants heard Roy's promise to open the airport terminal, they cheered immediately.

Roy paused and looked at the elf merchants around him.

He raised his right hand and extended two fingers, and the surroundings became quiet again.

Roy continued:

"The second question is that everyone is concerned about the metal trade and magic herb trade on the Pagisto Plateau. My answer is: welcome everyone to do business on the Pagisto Plateau. There are three specialties on the plateau: spinel, magic metal and magic herbs. Of course, the ones that can be seen in the market are probably the most ordinary ones. They can be bought in the free market of the Plateau City. This is worth noting!"

"The third question is that everyone may also be concerned about what is scarce on the Pagisto Plateau. At present, the Pagisto Plateau lacks the most basic living supplies!"

Roy stood on the statue base and answered the questions of the elf merchants one by one.

The elf merchants got the answer, but instead of rushing to leave, the elves at the gate of the airport terminal gathered more and more.

The news that 'Boss Roy answered the questions of the elf merchants at the gate of the airport terminal' spread quickly. The elves who heard the news gathered towards the airport terminal, and soon the entire street outside the airport terminal was congested.

Roy then took a sip of water to relieve his hoarse throat.

"...Okay, that's all for today. I still have some official business to deal with. Let's all go!"

Roy clapped his hands, then jumped down from the statue base and walked straight into the airport terminal...

He had originally planned to leave the airport terminal and go to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters, but now he couldn't get out anyway, so he could only return to the magic airship and think of other ways to leave.

A large number of half-blood elves standing outside the airport terminal saw Roy turn around and leave, and someone suddenly shouted:

"Boss Roy!"

"Boss Roy!"

Other half-blood elves also joined in, and hundreds of half-blood elves shouted "Boss Roy" on the street, and the thunderous sound spread far away...

...

Roy didn't expect to be summoned by General Kemp Fred again when he came to Padstow City this time.

Some time ago, Roy applied to the military for military support from a second-level warrior, but unfortunately the military did not approve it, so Roy did not plan to submit any application this time, and did not even plan to take the initiative to collect the military supplies for the new quarter.

He originally planned to fill the third magic airship with fruits and daily necessities in Padstow City and immediately set sail for the Plateau City.

But on the night Roy arrived in Padstow City, General Kemp Fred's summons was handed to Roy.

Roy could only take a carriage to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters the next morning. When he arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the military headquarters, Roy took out the summons and was immediately received by a Silver Moon Elf and led to General Kemp Fred's office.

Walking into the somewhat dull office, General Kemp Fred was approving documents in front of his desk.

Roy sat obediently on the chair next to him and waited until General Kemp Fred finished processing all the documents in front of him, then he picked up the cup and drank a sip of lemon tea, then looked up at Roy and smiled at him.

Roy felt that General Kemp Fred's smile was a little cold.

It can be seen that General Kemp Fred has now completely controlled the situation of the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department. His eyes are full of the majesty of a superior.

"Captain Roy, it's really not easy to see you once! If this summons letter had not been issued in time, I'm afraid I would not be able to see you..."

Although General Kemp Fred spoke in a relaxed tone, even with a hint of ridicule, his dissatisfaction was revealed between the lines.

Roy could only bow slightly and say:

"General, I'm so sorry! Recently, the situation on Sun Island has been a little tense. You also know that the sea beast priest is a bit troublesome to deal with. The military has not responded for a long time, so I have to find a way from other channels!"

Roy said indifferently, which made General Kemp Fred look up at Roy and snort in dissatisfaction.

He didn't say anything more, and took out a piece of parchment from the drawer beside his leg, quickly signed his name on the parchment, and then put it on the table, motioning Roy to take it away.

Roy leaned forward and took the magic parchment in his hand, and carefully read the new regulations issued for the Pagisto Plateau:

The first article is to reduce the allocation of military supplies by 30% each quarter.

Roy was slightly startled, this cut was really ruthless.

At present, the number of half-blood elf warriors in the mine guard regiment is 10,000. The military supplies allocated each quarter, including weapons, standard armor, arrows, etc., are the configuration of the regular infantry army of the Silver Moon Elf.

If calculated as magic crystals, there are about 5,000 magic crystals.

Cutting 30%, that is, reducing military supplies worth 1,500 magic crystals.

It can be seen that the military wants to limit the rapid expansion of the mine guard regiment.

The second article is that the application for establishing the Pagisto Plateau Infantry Corps was rejected.

The reason was that the Padstow Plateau did not have the conditions to form an infantry corps for the time being, and Roy frowned again...

Third, the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military believed that the development progress of the Padstow Plateau mine was a bit too slow, and believed that if Roy could not find a suitable mine owner, the military should directly send several mine owners to the Padstow Plateau to manage the mine.

Roy saw that it was "management" rather than "development".

That is to say, the mine owners sent by the military were to go to the Padstow Plateau to manage those mines that were operating normally, and then the mine owners under Roy would develop those abandoned mines.

The Padstow Silver Pegasus Corps wanted to directly intervene in the management of the mines on the Pagisto Plateau...

Roy bowed and put the parchment signed with the name of "General Camp Fred" back on the desk, smiled at General Camp Fred, and said:

"General, I took over the management of the Pagisto Plateau mine because Lord Swinburne personally appointed me, so, General, if you want to take away the management rights of the Pagisto Plateau mine, here..."

Roy pointed to the lower right corner of the parchment, which actually had General Camp Fred's signature.

But Roy still smiled and said:

"It would be best if there is a signature from Earl Swinburne..."

"Of course, it's OK without it.

I certainly welcome the military to send mine owners to the Padstow Plateau.

Given their lack of management experience, there are several mines waiting to be developed in the north of the Padstow Plateau, but the headhunters there are very active. I have a small suggestion...

I suggest that the Padstow military send a mine guard to go with them..."

After saying that, Roy retracted his hand, stood up from the chair opposite the desk, saluted General Kemp Fred, and turned to leave the office.

He didn't even say goodbye.