Path of light

Chapter 129 130. Between the temples

The mixed-blood elves in the market automatically moved out of the way, and everyone watched Roy leave in silence.

Just like the Statue of Liberty quietly left the Elf Continent, the mixed-blood elves just gradually separated from the Temple of Liberty. No one tried to stand up to stay or do anything else, as if they didn't belong here in the first place.

Even for a period of time, the priests of the Temple of Liberty have helped countless downtown residents.

Even at several gatherings last month, Roy held a silver spoon and distributed holy water to believers.

But what everyone can do now is to stand in the crowd and watch Roy silently, and leave the lower city under the pressure of the three Moon Temple priests...

No one will resist this, and no one will try to stay.

Roy was walking in the market, holding a ball of holy light tightly in his hand, and the holy light spread outward through the gaps between his fingers.

This light easily fell into the eyes of the mixed-blood elves on both sides of the street, but it was difficult for it to penetrate into their already numb hearts.

Roy didn't give any explanation, turned around and walked down the street.

Even if a long carriage passed by along the road, Roy did not stand on the side of the road and shout to stop. Now he suddenly discovered that the Holy Grail theft case ended up pointing to the Temple of the Moon.

This is really something I never expected!

If it weren't for this matter, the priests of the Moon Temple would never have found him anyway. They disdained contact with any mixed-blood elves, including half-elves.

Standing on the streets of downtown, you can see the roof of the Temple of Liberty, but it takes a long way to walk.

This is how Roy came back step by step.

Along the way, there was no obstruction from the priests of the Moon Temple.

Abt, who was on duty at the gate, saw Roy walking into the gate dejectedly, and immediately stuck his head out and asked:

"Roy, why are you listless? Is it because things at the trial are not going well?"

Roy didn't stop and responded weakly:

"Everything is fine, Abt, where is High Priest Reed?"

Abt immediately said: "I am praying in the main hall."

Roy waved behind him, walked past the Statue of Liberty by the pool, and walked towards the steps of the main hall.

Climbing the steps to the entrance of the Statue of Liberty Temple, Roy raised his head and glanced at the statue at the entrance of the temple. His Majesty Mitchell, holding a scepter and a sacred prayer, was looking at Roy with great solemnity. This made Roy slightly Got a little spirit.

He pushed open the door of the temple and walked in along the middle passage.

High Priest Reed was kneeling in front of the Statue of Liberty, silently praying to the goddess, knowing full well that he would not get any response, but this was what High Priest Reed had to do every morning and night.

Roy did not kneel down to pray with High Priest Reed, because he discovered that his power of holy light was not actually given by the Statue of Liberty, but was obtained from the magical sacred seed in his body. It accumulates bit by bit.

In the past two days, he once again faced a breakthrough.

Abt and Jasper both told him about their promotion experiences. The two mixed-blood elves basically took about half a year to advance to the first level, and in just two months, he was about to become a They are now fifth-level trainee priests. Even when the Holy Glory of the Statue of Liberty filled the Elf Continent, the two of them did not feel this way.

Roy prayed occasionally, but he never prayed to Lady Liberty.

High Priest Reed recited all the prayers silently in his heart. When he opened his eyes, he realized that Roy had been waiting for him behind him for who knows how long.

He stood up from the ground, then slowly turned around. Seeing Roy's face full of confusion, he walked up to Roy, stretched out his hand and put it on his head, and asked gently:

"What's wrong, Roy, what kind of trouble are you encountering?"

Roy sat on the bench in the front row...

The setting sun shines on the dome of the temple, causing the colorful glass pieces in the high windows to reflect beautiful patterns of light inside the main hall.

Roy raised his head depressedly and said to High Priest Reed:

"Teacher, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not. Originally, I wanted to hide them, investigate secretly, and announce them when there is sufficient evidence, but now many things are getting worse..."

Priest Reed sat next to Roy, put his arm around his shoulders, and comforted:

"What kind of trouble are you running into? Maybe I can help you with some advice. Don't worry, I'm definitely the kind of listener who doesn't like to talk too much."

Roy bit his lip and struggled for a moment, then raised his head and said to High Priest Reed:

"Teacher, do you still remember what you said to me when I first entered the Temple of Liberty?"

"..."

In fact, High Priest Reed really forgot what he said.

Roy continued:

"You said to me, 'Roy, if you have enough time after class, I would like to ask you to help me investigate something. I think you have probably heard that the Holy Grail in front of the holy pool in the temple was lost a few days ago. , I haven’t been able to find it in the past few days. If you find any clues in the Elf Academy, you can tell me privately.'"

High Priest Reed nodded and admitted that he did say those words at that time. The Holy Grail had just been stolen and the three priests were looking for the Holy Grail everywhere.

Roy said with some shame:

"Teacher, I actually knew some news at that time, because I happened to pass by the entrance of the temple that morning, and I saw a mixed-blood elf secretly climbed over the courtyard wall and fell into the rose bushes outside the courtyard."

"Actually, I want to find out privately whether he took the Holy Grail."

"Later I found out that this mixed-blood elf is called Peleus, and he is a subordinate of the Dark Moon Elf Jefferson..."

Roy talked in detail about the causes and consequences of the incident, including the death of Jefferson, the death of Peleus's sister, etc.

This matter is still a bit convoluted. Later, I mentioned that the students of the mixed elves saw the figure of the priest of the Temple of the Moon at the scene of Peleus's death...

High Priest Reed's expression became more and more solemn.

Roy then talked about what happened today:

"This is the fact. Until today, I asked the crew members in the trial court whether they killed Peleus. They did not admit that they killed Peleus. Instead, it was a priest of the Moon Temple in the Arbitration Committee. , secretly staring at me... Later, when I passed through the lower city area, three priests from the Temple of the Moon suddenly appeared and wanted to take me back."

Priest Reed lowered his gaze and asked Roy, "So what conclusion did you draw?"

"I think that in the end, many signs of the loss of the Holy Grail point to Priest Thorndike of the Temple of the Moon," Roy said.

"I know, I will write to the high priest right now and tell him everything that happened here." High Priest Reed sighed softly, and then said: "I think in the past, the Moon Temple might have hoped to give us Create some trouble, but not now..."

High Priest Reed's eyes brightened, he put his arm around Roy's shoulders and whispered:

"The Temple of Liberty is currently withdrawing from the Elf Continent on a large scale. No one wants to cause trouble at this time. It is probably the Temple of the Moon that least wants to cause trouble, so at this time we will report the situation here to the Golfito headquarters. , there will be a response soon."

Later, seeing that Roy's mood still hadn't improved, High Priest Reed comforted him again:

"Roy, don't worry about safety issues. Bishop Felix Mitchell originally obtained the personal promise of the Elf King to allow our priests from the Temple of Liberty to spread the Holy Light on the Elf Continent. No race is more willing than the Silver Moon Elves. We have kept our promise, and the name of heretics will never be attached to us."

Then he paused for a moment and then said gently:

"...Actually, you should have told us earlier when you encountered so many things."

"I know, teacher!"

After hearing what High Priest Reed said, Roy felt much more relaxed. He stood up suddenly and walked out of the main hall without saying anything...

High Priest Reed saw his bright eyes and high morale, so he asked:

"Roy, where are you going?"

At this time, Roy quickly pushed open the main hall door, turned back to High Priest Reed and said:

"Teacher, I plan to go to the dock guard!"

…

The Castletown Harbor Guard was once the easiest guard among all the Elven Guards.

Although there are occasional fights at the port dock, as long as the elf guards appear, all problems will soon be settled...

The foreign ships at the pier rarely cause trouble.

Of course, if you cause trouble, it will be a big deal.

The elf guard watched Roy lift the curtain from outside and walk in, and said helplessly:

"Why are you here again? Can't you just be quiet for a few days?"

"I want to report Priest Thorndike of the Temple of the Moon. He and other priests arrested the trainee priest of the Temple of Liberty on the street for no reason." Roy said to the elf patrol.

The elf patrolman rolled his eyes and looked at Roy, asking him: "Who did the Thorndike priest catch?"

Roy slapped his chest indignantly and said loudly: "Me! He accused me of being a heretic in the street. As a trainee priest of the Temple of Liberty, I do not accept such accusations! He is planning to provoke a fight between the Temple of the Moon and the Temple of Liberty. conflict, I protest and condemn his actions!"

The elf guard stared at Roy as if he were a monster and said speechlessly:

"Hey, Roy, you also know that I am not a council of elders here. How can I have the authority to take care of the affairs of the priests of the Moon Temple?"

Roy's expression was a bit exaggerated, he slapped the front desk loudly, and said unceremoniously:

"But this is already a conflict between religions. Didn't you see that they tried to arrest me? The priests of the Moon Temple wanted to take me directly back to the Moon Temple on the premise that I had not made any mistakes. And in the morning, I still attended the trial as a witness."

The elf guard stared at Roy's mouth and wanted to cover him with his hand to quiet him down.

"Okay, I understand! I will report this to my boss."

The elf guard responded helplessly.