Path of light

Chapter 179 180. Bad news

"Is this the Nightmare Vine?"

Although Roy has never seen it, he has seen the introduction about Nightmare Vine in the album.

This is a very rare magic herb. Magic pharmacists can use nightmare vine to prepare wizard oil, special shadow energy potions, hypnotic potions, etc., and their value in the magic market is very high.

But Roy didn't know exactly how much it was worth.

Claire covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and plucked a few bean-sized dark purple buds from this small section of nightmare vine. She carefully put them into a glass bottle, sealed the cork tightly, and then took the handkerchief away. Came down and said to Roy:

"This is the bud of the nightmare vine. This nightmare vine has actually bloomed. No wonder it can make all the elves on the Nautilus fall into nightmares. It turns out that we have inhaled the pollen of the nightmare vine. It would be great if we could collect these pollen. Oh, these pollen are more valuable than nightmare vine!"

After Claire finished speaking, she threw the glass bottle to Roy, pointed to a piece of nightmare vine in Roy's hand, and said:

"Just this period, you can take it to the pharmacy to sell it."

There was a knock on the door, and Claire walked to the cabin door and pushed it open.

Edith, who was wearing leather armor, stood outside the door with her hands behind her back. She looked into the cabin with a smile, saw Roy sitting on the bed, and said to him:

"I heard from Claire that a Naga Sea warrior took you away."

Roy quickly stood up and asked Edith to come in.

"Well, he wants to cut down some nightmare vines, which are on the rocks not far away..."

Roy said as he showed Edith the piece of nightmare vine on the table.

Edith also didn't expect to go out to sea to play. Not only did she encounter a water ghost attack on the ship, but she also saw this rare magic herb.

"Nightmare vine? This thing actually grows on the rocks in the sea. It's the fault of all the elves on our ship falling asleep. It turns out that this thing is causing trouble..."

Edith quickly discovered the culprit that had plunged all the elves on board into nightmares.

"The Naga warrior took you to the nightmare vine. Did you cut down the nightmare vine?"

Edith was a little curious and asked Roy.

Roy said:

"Well, there are still many Naga Sea warriors on the reef island who are trapped in nightmares. We just found the nightmare vine and cut it down."

"The Nightmare Vine is still in flowering stage."

Edith picked up the piece of nightmare vine, saw a bud on it, and exclaimed.

…

Edith, Roy and Claire came to the deck. The Nautilus had already raised its sails and was heading towards Castletown. At this time, the tide had risen and the reef island had long disappeared into the sea.

From a distance, you can see the endless blue water.

"This nightmare vine actually grows in the sea..." Claire was still a little surprised until now.

Edith held her hands on the side of the ship, looked at the disappearing rocks in the distance, and said:

"The reason why this nightmare vine is able to control water ghosts is probably because those water ghosts are the fertilizer for this nightmare vine. Last night, a group of Naga Hai tribe happened to want to cut down this nightmare vine, and it was the time when the nightmare vine was about to During the flowering season, when the tide recedes, it emerges from the reef. Our Nautilus happens to appear near the reef. It thinks that our Nautilus is also a huge threat, so it spreads pollen and releases the sleeping cloud to let us Falling into a nightmare, and then controlling the water ghost to kill us in our dreams."

"It's just that in the end, it failed. The nightmare vine was in its flowering period, but it was a pity that it could not be cut down." Claire sighed.

Edith turned to look at Claire and said:

"If you two hadn't woken up in time, I'm afraid our entire boat of elves would have turned into a boat of water ghosts last night. There are so many water ghosts here, maybe they were all passing crew members killed by nightmare vines."

Claire and Roy heard what Edith said and found out that it was really possible...

Calm returned to the Nautilus. The deck had been carefully scrubbed and the disgusting stench was no longer there.

The elves' breakfast is very simple, with fruit tea, various fruits, and some elf biscuits.

Roy tasted this elf military food, which is said to keep you hungry for five days if you eat it full. It felt like soda crackers and had a very crisp texture.

Probably after fighting all night, the Silver Moon elves were a little tired, and there were not many elves willing to get up to have breakfast.

However, during breakfast, Roy and Claire saw Martina and Shirley. The four of them simply sat at a dining table and talked about the dangerous experience last night. Martina and Shirley were very grateful to Roy. Yi and Claire.

He even implicitly said that he could be their female companion next time he attends such a dance.

While eating breakfast, Martina kept staring at Claire. Her naked eyes looked like she wanted to eat Claire in one bite.

After finally finishing breakfast, Claire quickly made an excuse and slipped back into the cabin with Roy.

The elves were more willing to thank Claire than Roy.

The Nautilus turned back in a 'Z' shape in the sea, facing the sea breeze and returning to Castletown Harbor.

Claire was rewriting the song in the cabin, and when he stopped writing, he did not forget to say to Roy:

"No wonder Instructor Nora wants to drag you into her adventure group. She is really discerning..."

Roy smiled and said nothing.

In fact, he didn't understand what the holy light seeds in his body were.

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The Nautilus docked at the beautiful Castletown Harbor on time, and a row of carriages had already been waiting on the port pier.

The young Silver Moon elves stepped off the Nautilus, boarded the carriage, and left Castletown Port...

Sitting in the carriage, still talking about last night's battle.

Roy said goodbye to Claire at the pier, but he did not go home directly, but walked to the door of the Statue of Liberty.

Roy found that there were several carriages parked at the gate of the temple, one of which had the emblem of the port guard. A bad premonition came out of his heart. He quickly opened the gate and walked into the yard.

Just in front of the main hall of the temple, two elf guards were chatting with High Priest Reed.

Roy ran over quickly, looked at High Priest Reed and asked, "Teacher, what happened here?"

High Priest Reed turned to look at Roy and said to him: "Roy, you are back."

He pointed to the side hall of the temple and said, "Go and see Jasper!"

Roy's heart felt as if someone had hit him hard with a fist.

He only felt that his legs were a little weak, and he hurriedly walked towards the side hall.

If Jasper was merely injured, he wouldn't be in the temple wing.

When he walked into the side hall, he saw a coffin in front of the high platform. Just as Roy thought, Jasper was lying in the wooden coffin with a pale face.

Roy held his hand on the door, calmed down, and then slowly walked to the wooden coffin.

There was a red line on Jasper's throat, which must have been cut with some sharp weapon. After all the blood flowed out, there was no trace of blood on his body.

Apart from this wound, Jasper had no other additional wounds on his body. With his eyes closed, he seemed to be in a deep sleep, and there was no twisted and painful expression on his face.

High Priest Reed must have finished baptizing him. He was wearing a set of robes worn by a trainee priest, with his hands on his chest in a praying position.

Roy held his hands on the edge of the wooden coffin. A familiar voice came from behind him. The elf guard came over and said to him:

"There were no signs of a fight. His throat was secretly slit. There was no struggle. He died on the bed in the dormitory. The blood soaked the bed quilt. You went to sea to attend a dance at noon yesterday?"

The elf guard stared at Roy.

Roy nodded and said: "I took the Nautilus and left the port yesterday afternoon, and it just landed..."

The elf patrol nodded: "Your suspicion has been ruled out for the time being, but we will further verify the situation later."

Roy was noncommittal, but asked: "Are there any clues about the murderer?"

The elf guard put it bluntly:

"Currently, trainee priest Abt is under serious suspicion. We are looking for his traces. Someone saw him leaving the temple in the morning."

"Abut?" Roy was surprised.

He and Jasper have been friends for many years, especially since Abt has always been Jasper's best friend. Abt likes to echo whatever Jasper says...

It was only recently that the two of them had a little conflict, and it was all caused by the gray dwarf pirate treasure.

Jasper thought the treasure was a trap, but Abbot was obsessed with it...

Roy opened Jasper's priest robe, and sure enough, Jasper's magic pocket was missing.

Roy was a little confused. He knew that Abbot had always wanted to hunt for treasure, but he didn't expect him to be so eager.

"Have you ever thought about where Abt would be hiding?" the elf patrol asked Roy.

"The three of us jointly own a sea ship called the Black Pearl, which is on the beach on the west side of Castletown Harbor."

"I know this. When we gave this sunken ship to you, our captain personally told Jasper. At the beginning, we also hoped that you three trainee priests could purify the dead souls in the sunken ship. Otherwise, at night, those dead souls will escape. If I scare someone on the beach, I'll have to ask you to deal with it when the time comes!" The elf patrol said, "Do you mind if I go to your ship to take a look?"

Roy nodded.

The two came to the Black Pearl, and the elf patrol inspected the ship, especially focusing on Abt's room, but found no traces left by Abt.

Abt has hardly been to the Black Pearl recently.

Without any clues, the Elf Patrol left the Black Pearl.

Returning to the Temple of Liberty, several carriages parked at the entrance of the temple have left.

High Priest Reed was sitting by the pool in the vestibule. Water was still spraying around the Statue of Liberty in the middle of the pool, but now the water in the pool has grown a layer of moss.

The Statue of Liberty also looks a bit shabby.

It was very quiet inside the temple, and Roy's leather boots made clear footsteps on the stone pavement.

High Priest Reed looked back at Roy with a wry smile on his face...