Path of light

Chapter 64 65. Dare to love

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the large iron gate of the temple. The walls on both sides of the courtyard are covered with lush dark cat vines, making the temple look a bit old.

Abbot and Jasper worked together to close the big iron door, and the three trainee priests stood side by side at the gate of the temple, looking at the harbor not far away.

Fishing boats sailed into the port from the sea and docked at the shallow water pier of the port.

Many elves were waiting in front of the dock to check on the catches that had been taken off the fishing boats.

Jasper suddenly turned around and asked Roy:

"Roy, do you want to see the Sea Wolf?"

"Want to go to the beach?" Roy was startled by Jasper, and immediately replied reflexively: "Forget it."

Jasper put his hands on Roy and Abbot's shoulders and said solemnly:

"Believe me, the gray dwarf and the elf mage must not dare to wander near the port, and they don't know us. Isn't the second officer Nelev who knew us dead?"

Seeing Jasper's expectant look, Roy and Abbott had no choice but to agree: "Okay then..."

So many days have passed since the battle at the port, and Roy also knew that the gray dwarf captain could not still stay near the port.

And as Jasper said, in fact, the captain and first mate of the Sea Wolf never met the two of them face to face that night.

Across the bustling port pier, a variety of fresh sea fish are displayed at the fish market.

The old man who often bought sea fish from Roy sat in front of the stall and waved to Roy.

After passing through the crowded fish market, the three finally arrived at the beach on the west side of the pier.

There are almost no decent beaches here. Most places are dotted with rocks. Going further west, there will be a steep cliff.

And the seaside manor is right on the cliff, with a high wall built from the steepest part.

On the beach, the three of them finally saw the black ship stranded on the sand. The elves on the dock laid countless wooden rollers along the way before pulling the ship to the beach. Now it is abandoned on the edge of the reef.

After Roy got closer, he saw the big hole opened in the bottom of the ship. This hole was actually in the upper part of the enclosed cabin, and it looked dark now.

There are obvious signs of being chopped with an ax on the edge...

Roy stood on a rock and stood on tiptoe to see inside the cave entrance. There was still some smelly seawater inside the boat.

The ropes and canvas on the ship have been removed, and many windows in the ship building behind the hull are broken. It seems that there should be nothing valuable inside.

Except for the large hole in the bottom of the ship, there was no serious damage elsewhere on the ship...

This sea-going ship is almost more than sixty meters long. The middle part of the deck is about ten meters wide. The middle of the hull is low, and the two ends are slightly tilted. It is about seven or eight meters high without the masts. There are five masts on the ship, and the canvas is already covered. It was demolished and only a few bare pillars remained.

There are still some dried blood stains left on the side of the ship, and there are still some holes punched by the harpoon on the outside of the hull.

Roy found that it was impossible to climb onto the ship from all sides. If he wanted to climb to the deck, in addition to climbing in through the hole in the bottom of the ship, he might have to throw the hook rope to the side of the ship and then climb to the ship along the rope.

The three of them walked around the Sea Wolf before Abt sighed: "This ship is so big!"

Then he pointed at the damaged hole and asked Roy and Jasper:

"Is this where you escaped from?"

Jasper squinted his eyes, as if he missed that experience a little: "Yes, the hole was a bit small at that time, so Tiffany pushed me out first, and then swam out with her."

Roy pointed to a row of oar windows on the hull, and there were three circular windows behind the row of oar windows, and said: "The Naga Sea Tribe killer took me and climbed out of that window, and then we Climb along the outer wall of the hull into the sea..."

"It's a bit incredible to say that I was still chasing you on Brown Street in the morning, and then rescued you from the Sea Wolf at night..." Jasper said.

Abut stepped on the rocks, took a few steps back, looked up at the high side of the ship, and asked:

"...Roy, how did you guys climb up to such a high deck and fight with them?"

Roy pointed to the deep water area of ​​the port pier, where a row of large ships are still moored, and said:

"Jump off the ship. There are ships of about the same height on both sides. The elf guards used hooks to connect the three ships tightly, and then everyone jumped on."

Abt patted the outer wall of the ship and asked doubtfully: "Is this ship going to be abandoned here?"

Jasper spread his hands and asked, "What else can it be used for?"

The waves poured out along the cracks in the rocks, and the tide was about to rise. The sunset in the distance had already sunk into the sea, and there was only an orange bright line on the horizon.

Several of the brightest stars appeared in the sky.

Waves came one after another. Roy thought he might have been dazzled when he saw a slender figure at a group of rocks just a dozen meters away.

There were some shadows at dusk that might fool him, so he needed to look carefully.

He turned around and looked carefully towards the reef area, only to see a Naga mermaid crouching behind the reef, peeking cautiously towards this side.

Seeing that beautiful face, Roy patted Jasper on the shoulder and suddenly asked him loudly:

"Jasper, if... I mean if, that mermaid girl suddenly ran out of the sea to find you... what would you do?"

Jasper chuckled and replied without any scruples: "I will rush over and give her a big hug. After all...after all, it was she who rescued me from the boat."

"Don't you have any other ideas?" Roy couldn't help but joked.

"idea……"

Just as Jasper was about to answer, he suddenly felt Roy's eyes looking behind him, and he couldn't help but turn his head sharply...

Just half of Tiffany's face poked out from behind the reef.

"Tiffany..."

Jasper yelled, took long strides and ran away.

He opened his arms and hugged Tiffany who leaned out from the rocks, laughing happily.

Abt looked enviously at the Naga mermaid who was only willing to stick out his upper body from the rocks. He also wanted to go over and say hello, but Roy grabbed his arm and pulled him to walk in the opposite direction to the port.

…

The two textbooks Roy bought from the back streets of the college were almost full of notes.

There are paragraphs of text recorded in many blank spaces, but many of the contents are concise summaries of historical events, and there are few contents that can clearly describe this historical period.

So Roy decided to go to the library to read some related books, otherwise once he was asked to go on stage to talk about the Renaissance era of the Elven Dynasty, he couldn't just stand on the podium and listen to the other team members talking...

When I came to the Elf Academy the next day, I still took the elementary martial arts training class first.

With Moira's help, Roy's primary martial arts skills have improved rapidly in recent days. When sparring with Claire, the wooden sword in his hand can always be pointed at Claire's chest unexpectedly.

Claire didn't have enough strength during the battle, but her speed was okay. However, everyone only learned two sets of moves, and they could hardly do any tricks during the battle.

Claire pushed aside the wooden sword that Roy had placed on his chest, sided to avoid Roy's chops, and wanted to use the tip of the sword to pick Roy's wrist, but Roy blocked it with a backhand...

The two fought back and forth on the training ground.

"Roy, do you want to join the college's adventure commune?" Claire asked breathlessly.

"In no mood!"

Roy said it simply.

Claire asked: "Don't you want to go out for adventure? We can go to the outskirts of the city to explore ancient castles or ruins on the weekends. It will be very interesting."

Roy snorted and didn't want to pay attention to him at all.

Seeing that Roy was indifferent, Claire continued:

"I submitted an application to the Adventure Commune. Since I participated in the battle at the port last week and shot a crew member with a longbow, they approved my application. I would like to introduce you to them. "

"Me? Let's forget it. I don't have time on weekends."

Roy responded casually.

Claire's shuriken was knocked away by Roy's wooden sword again, and Roy's wooden sword was placed on his shoulder.

Claire stopped, raised his hands, and pushed his wooden sword away...

"If you think about it carefully, joining the Adventure Commune is actually quite good."

Claire continued to talk.

"Don't go!"

Roy responded crisply again.

…

After the geography class ended, Roy didn't rush back to the temple immediately.

Come to Castletown City Library instead.

This library is only across a street from the Elf Academy, diagonally opposite to the left of the academy's main entrance.

This building is a bit like a four-layered square birthday cake. With each higher floor, the building shrinks inward. However, the outer walls of the building are covered with exquisite reliefs. The outer ring of each floor is Roman columns lined with arches.

From a distance, the entire building is full of simple luxury.

Students at the Elf Academy often go to the library to read books, and the collection of books here is also very diverse, covering almost all subjects taught in the Elf Academy.

The main entrance of the library is a very wide and gentle staircase. When you walk in from the main entrance, you can see a counter nearly fifty meters long in the hall on the first floor. There are at least ten librarians standing behind the counter. Provide lending services to elves who come to borrow books.

The marble floor of the first-floor hall is about six or seven meters high from the dome. The total height of those huge bookshelves is at least five meters. The distance between each bookshelf is almost three meters. If you want the books on the bookshelf, you need to put the tripod The ladder was pushed over.

There are these kind of tripod ladders between almost every bookshelf...

Most of the books in the hall on the first floor are basic knowledge, among which books on music, art, and poetry occupy about half of the entire hall.

Roy walked to the front desk and, with the help of an elf lady, spent 100 kole to apply for a reading voucher.