Path of light

Chapter 100 101. Past Glory

Claire practiced sketching all day long, recording every corner of Castle Ellington in his album.

His painting skills are pretty good, at least the lines in the album can depict the appearance of the castle, brick by brick or a roof with blue sky and white clouds.

In fact, the two of them also thought about leaving the castle the next day, but recalling that Count Emilia didn't seem to make any threatening moves towards the two of them after knowing that they were both elves.

This is the most beautiful place in the entire valley...

Seeing that Claire used large black graffiti and thin outlines to outline the bread tree, the combination of white and black colors really has a little flavor, as if life and death are entangled together.

While Claire was immersed in painting, Roy walked around the small square.

There are many elf students in this small square. Some students who are new here will stop here for a while to understand the situation here before looking for a campsite.

No expedition team will be stationed in the main building of the castle, and even the first-floor hall is empty.

Roy also saw a mixed-blood elf selling berries and breadfruit at a stall in the small square, and lamented that merchants are really everywhere...

I don’t know who cleaned the small stone basin in the middle of the square, but there was still water flowing out continuously. The excess water flowed out of the castle along a very obscure waterway in the square.

Just when Roy was curiously looking at the stone basin, he happened to see Edith and several elf girls wandering in the small square.

Across the stone basin, their eyes met.

Edith walked out gracefully from among the elf girls, stood in front of Roy with a smile and said:

"Every year it becomes like this. It becomes very lively all of a sudden. Occasionally, a temporary free market will form here. Almost all students taking outdoor practical classes in the Malaga jungle will come here to exchange resources."

Roy said to Edith: "I really want to thank you this time. If you hadn't introduced this castle to us, we would have only thought that this ruins was magnificent based on our superficial understanding, and would never have thought of it." I have such a detailed understanding of this ancient castle.”

"What's there to thank you for? You are a member of Team Sixteen. Isn't it natural for us to inspect the castle together?" Edith's smile was very sweet.

She walked up to Roy, and the two of them walked slowly along the drainage channel at their feet.

"Roy, I heard that you and Princess Ophelia know each other?" Edith glanced at Roy with her big blue eyes and raised the corners of her mouth.

Roy explained: "Actually, Her Royal Highness the Princess did me a big favor. At that time..."

After Roy recounted what happened that night at the harbor, Edith smiled and said:

"So that's it. You are lucky and have a good friend."

"Yes." Roy replied. At this time, the two of them had reached the edge of the small square. In front of them was a dense residential area in the castle. Although most of the roofs had collapsed, almost all the rooms were there, and the stone slabs inside were The bed didn't collapse either.

Roy sighed: "This castle is so big. There must have been many Silver Moon elves living here."

Edith held her hands on the railings outside the small square, pointed into the distance and said with shining eyes:

"Of course, in addition to the elves in the castle, there is also the station of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion opposite."

Every time she mentioned Castle Ellington, her eyes would become very eager, and it was obvious that she admired Count Amelia very much.

Edith's arms were supported on the railing, her body showing graceful curves.

However, Sabrina's big white legs suddenly appeared in Roy's mind, and he woke up instantly, and his eyes followed Edith's gaze and looked into the distance.

Edith continued: “When my grandmother founded the city of Castleton, she felt that Castletown was a bit far from Ellington, but Castletown has a natural harbor, so the port city must be built there. "

"But at that time, Castle Ellington was the residence of the Silver Moon Elves. It was close to the Malaga Jungle and was rich in products. With Fort Ellington here, the population of the Silver Moon Elves was so large, which caused the card to be stuck. The city of Castletown is growing slowly and the Port of Castletown is very important to us.”

"In order for the Silver Moon elves to relocate to Castletown, my grandmother worked hard at that time."

Edith frowned, drew a circle with her finger towards the castle, and said:

"As you can see, Ellington Castle is so big. Even if all the Silver Moon elves in Ellington Castle are moved to Castletown, Castletown will still be considered a small town at best. I think To become a seaport city, the city cannot develop without its population..."

“As a new city in the Silver Moon Kingdom, there are countless Silver Moon elves’ efforts and concessions here, all for Silver Moon!”

Roy rarely comes into contact with these. In his past life, what he did most was fishing at the beach. Now he has become a trainee priest and is learning divine arts every day...

He had never thought about how Castletown was built.

But now that I heard Edith talking about this, she asked curiously:

"Can you tell me about Count Amelia? I am very curious about her legendary life. I think she should have lived under the rule of the Elf Dynasty for the first half of her life!"

Obviously this is a question that Edith is extremely willing to answer.

She narrowed her beautiful big eyes, looked back at the main building of the castle, and then said:

"Well, to be precise, I should have spent most of my life in the Elf Dynasty. During the reign of the Elf King, my grandmother was the Silver Moon Elf Elder of the Malaga Jungle. The entire Malaga Jungle includes the Dane River Basin and the Five Five Gorges here. Hundreds of kilometers of coastline belong to the Ellington family."

"At that time, there were irreconcilable conflicts in the Elf Dynasty. The three major races of Silver Moon Elf, Dark Moon Elf and Wood Elf had reached the point of war due to power disputes. The last Elf King was the royal family of the Wood Elf. He would Most of the resources in the elven world have been diverted to Darnassus, constantly squeezing the output of the Silver Moon Elves and Dark Moon Elves' territories. This move directly made the Silver Moon Elves and Dark Moon Elves greatly dissatisfied."

"At that time, the Naga Sea Clan in the Endless Sea wanted to occupy all the islands outside the Elf Continent, but the Elf King was unwilling to send troops to go to war with the Sea Clan."

"It wasn't until the Naga Legion of the Naga Sea Clan appeared in St. Margaret's Port on the edge of the Evernight Forest where the Dark Moon Elves lived, that the conflicts within the Elf Dynasty completely broke out. The Silver Moon Elves and Dark Moon Elves moved out of Darfur in large numbers. Nassus, the Silver Moon elves returned to Buenos, and the Dark Moon elves returned to Neuhouse in the Evernight Forest."

"The Silver Moon Elves had the most powerful Unicorn Legion and Silver Pegasus Legion among the elves at that time. The Wood Elves had the Tree Elf Legion, which had nearly a million stationed in Darnassus at that time. The Dark Moon Elves had the Ghost Leopard Assassination Legion. He and the Phantom Archer Legion retreated to the Evernight Forest to resist the invasion of the Orc tribes of the Eastern Continent. Even now, the main force of the Unicorn Legion of the Silver Moon Dynasty is still guarding the Misty Canyon area of ​​the Evernight Forest."

Roy felt a little dizzy when he heard what Edith said. Didn't he agree to talk about Count Amelia's glorious life? Why are you talking about the split of the Elf Dynasty?

Edith narrowed her eyes and continued: "My grandmother was actually opposed to the split of the Elf Dynasty. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she worked, she could not save the Elf Dynasty's final decline."

The look of yearning for the past clearly showed in her eyes, and Edith continued:

"There was a time when my grandmother even fell into a state of self-doubt. It was at that time that she rode a silver Pegasus around the world. It was only after she returned to Castle Ellington from outside that she made up her mind to build the Castletown.”

"At that time, the population of Castleton City was insufficient, so she attracted many mixed-blood elves who had been exiled. She helped the mixed-blood elves build the lower town of Castleton City, allowing them to have a settled settlement. It was the arrival of the mixed-blood elves that led to the gradual development of Castletown..."

Edith said a lot to Roy.

Roy discovered that Count Amelia's life was really not simple. However, even though she had such a glorious life, she became the ghost of Ellington Castle after her death. This made him somewhat confused. .

It wasn't until Edith's female companions greeted her from a distance that Edith said goodbye to Roy.

Roy walked around the castle again, but unfortunately, tents were set up in every place suitable for camping, making it impossible for Roy to move around at will.

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At night, Claire came again and asked Roy to light up the sacred light...

Under this faint light, he took out his notebook and recorded the beautiful starry sky at Castle Ellington with a brush.

"Roy, do you know what Edith's ideal is?"

Claire put down the paintbrush in her hand and turned to Roy and asked.

Roy was confused when asked: "I'm not sure...what's wrong?"

Claire put her head to Roy's ear and said to Roy in a very small voice:

"In the aristocratic circle of Castletown City, almost all young elves know that her ideal is to join Princess Ophelia's guard. She is very optimistic about Princess Ophelia's future. Once Princess Ophelia can be able to If she takes over the Silver Moon Kingdom and becomes the second Elf Queen of the Silver Moon Kingdom, her status will also rise, and she will restore the past glory of the Ellington family."

"How do you know this?" Roy asked softly.

Claire spread her hands helplessly and said, "Among those fools who foolishly pursue Edith, there are young elves from the Claire family."

"It can't be you, right?" Roy asked with a smile.

Claire rolled her eyes and said, "If so, do you think she'd let me join the expedition?"

Roy looked at Claire: "So what you want to say to me is...?"

Claire continued to whisper:

"I saw you two in the small square this afternoon, so my advice to you is...brother, calm down and change to a more attractive Silver Moon Elf girl. This one is really not suitable for you."

"I know, thank you for your advice."

Roy responded.