Path of light

Chapter 245 246. Return to the Barrier Village

Walking back to the camp, Roy found Instructor Gru sitting in front of the campfire. He probably heard the footsteps. Instructor Gru turned around and asked Roy with a smile:

"Those two of your friends are gone?"

At night, the cold wind made the bonfire roar.

The flames were also shaking constantly, as if they might go out at any time, and the charcoal fire in the fire gave off a soft orange light.

Instructor Gru's words shocked Roy.

I promised to keep it a secret for them, but I didn't expect that the secret would be exposed that night.

"Instructor Gru, you...know them?"

Instructor Gru picked his ears with his fingers and said speechlessly: "You talked so loudly outside the tent, and you even invited the two of them to drink fruit tea. I wasn't asleep. What's so strange about hearing your conversation?" of?"

Roy sat in front of Instructor Gru with some embarrassment.

Sitting here, even with a blanket on your body, your body will be frozen by the cold wind before long.

Facing the bonfire, you will feel very warm, but your back will be very cold.

Roy whispered to instructor Gru:

"They are both half-blood elf animal trainers. I promised them that I would not tell their secrets."

Seeing Roy's begging look, Instructor Gru was not prepared to make things difficult for him anymore. He smiled and said to Roy:

"Well, I'll help you keep this secret."

He is used to always keeping serious, so his smile is not so pretty.

Roy glanced at the other side of the tent guiltily again, and casually asked Instructor Gru:

"Instructor Gru, do you know why the Silver Moon elves hate animal trainers?"

Instructor Gru's face returned to its original appearance. He threw a piece of pine wood into the fire, and then corrected Roy:

"First of all, not all Silver Moon elves hate Elf Tamers, at least I don't."

The firewood was thrown into the bonfire, and the flying sparks were blown by the wind and disappeared in the wind instantly.

Roy was still recalling the two griffins. The griffin, which looked about the same size as a bison, put on the saddle docilely.

In fact, Roy had also seen the winged Silver Pegasus among the Silver Moon Elves, but because it was a horse, even with angelic white wings, he wouldn't be too surprised.

But the griffin is different. Except for its fleshy wings and tail, it is completely a lion.

Now it's a mount, and it can also fly...

At this time, Roy heard Instructor Gru say:

"Speaking of which, the profession of beast tamer was learned by a bard from the lizard people in the wild swamps in the northern part of the Alliance Kingdom of Aetia when he was traveling around the Roland continent. The lizard people can tame the monsters in the swamps. Driven by this, the bard felt that elves could actually tame monsters instead of killing too many animals when opening up territories, so he spent several years becoming a beast tamer and used all his skills to do so. Brought back to the Elf Continent.”

"However, things are not as simple as he thought."

"In the Elf Continent, the Silver Moon elves have the ability to communicate with each other. The purest souls can win the favor of unicorns and become the most powerful unicorn legion knights. Those who are even close can also win the favor of the Silver Pegasus. Recognize it and become a Silver Pegasus warrior, which is the most powerful legion in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom and the pride of the Silver Moon Elf people."

"So many Silver Moon elves reject beast tamers, thinking that beast tamers do not belong to the elven heritage, but are a means for wild races to enslave monsters. Silver Moon elves do not accept the profession of beast tamers, but it is very popular among mixed elves. The existence of the good trainer has put some threats to the Silver Pegasus Legion."

"Since then, the mixed-blood elves have been exiled to various planes. Later, the animal trainers were excluded and suppressed by various forces until they disappeared safely from everyone's sight."

"Up to now, there are still two schools of thought in the Elf Academy that are still arguing about this."

"..."

No wonder these animal trainers live in some remote corners and live a paradise-like life. It turns out that they are excluded by the mainstream society of the Elf Continent, and are even discriminated against and oppressed by many Silver Moon elves. They live in the Elf Continent. It's tough.

After coming to the Partington plane, you may have had an unbearable experience.

Now, they will hide on the south side of the Barrier Mountains...

It can be seen that these two young mixed-blood elves have great opinions and are very wary of the Silver Moon elves.

As the two of them talked, it was almost dawn.

Instructor Nora came out of the tent, yawned, and put on the leather armor. Seeing that Gru and Roy were still asleep, he said to them:

"Why haven't you two slept? You can catch up on some sleep now."

"I plan to leave the pine forest before noon, pass through the south wind trail, and reach the last camping spot to rest!"

Instructor Nora turned around and said to Guide Margery who had just climbed out of the tent.

"Okay, then I'll sleep for a while." Instructor Gru turned around and got into the tent.

Roy also ran back to his tent. Although he was not too sleepy, thinking about having to go through the South Wind Trail at noon, Roy decided to take a rest.

When Roy climbed out of the tent, he and Instructor Gru's tent were the only ones left in the camp.

Fortunately, he didn't have any luggage. With Sabrina's help, he hurriedly dismantled the tent and put it into the magic pocket. He also ate some elf cookies and drank a glass of hot water, and then set off with the adventure group and returned. Barrier Village.

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This time we passed the Nanfeng Trail and it seemed much easier to walk.

Because I have the experience of dealing with ghost-faced bats, I have made sufficient preparations, and I am still walking with my back to the wind, and I am being blown forward by the wind along the way.

Instructor Nora decided to leave a safety rope on the Nanfeng Trail. The last members did not need to pull out the iron drill and walked much faster on the Nanfeng Trail.

I don’t know why, but the ghost-faced bat didn’t fly out this time.

Apart from strong winds that can blow people away, there are no other dangers in the canyon.

The adventure group walked out of the South Wind Trail smoothly.

After avoiding the wind outlet, the cold wind suddenly disappeared. Roy couldn't help but look back at the south wind path. The peak on the left side of the canyon seemed to tremble twice, and then countless ghost-faced bats were flying in the wind.

However, no matter how these ghost-faced bats fly, they have nothing to do with the adventure group.

Entering this rugged cliff road again, Royton felt a headache. Standing on the stone road beside the cliff, it was very troublesome to even turn around. He had to hold the rope with one hand at all times, and he also had to be careful at all times. Gryphons circling in the sky.

Only now did Roy finally understand that the griffons would not easily rush into the South Wind Trail because the strong winds in the canyon would blow them away, and the griffons would also not enter the pine forest at Pass No. 3 because they were entrenched there. holding a black spider.

But the mountain road on the cliff side is different. Once discovered by the griffins, it will become very troublesome.

So everyone still wore the camouflage cloak assigned to them by the guide Margery, and then walked carefully on the cliff.

There is only one resting place on each section of the road, so once we reach the resting area, everyone will camp and rest even if it is not dark yet.

On the way back to the Barrier Village, the members of the adventure group were in high spirits. After all, the adventure group successfully reached Pass No. 3. Although they failed to climb over the Griffin Barrier Mountains, they could still see the scenery on the other side of the mountain.

There are no rolling mountains on the other side of the mountain, it is still a jungle, and there is a blue sea in the distance...

With this rich experience, it is enough to add a beautiful line of text to each member's resume.

The return trip also took nearly a week.

When everyone walked out of the steep mountain wall and stepped on the gravel that could slide down at any time, all the members cheered.

Then he had to rely on a rope to slide down a cliff more than 40 meters high, walk for a long time on a hillside covered with grass and bushes, and get into the sparse forest. Only then was he completely out of sight of the griffins.

Those griffon leathers were worthless in the market, and Instructor Nora didn't want to mess with them unless necessary.

"Nora, on the way back, we can look for the Glazed Beast again. Maybe with luck, we can meet one..."

Scarlett Magician walked in the team and kept telling Instructor Nora about the benefits of hunting glass beasts.

"I got it. When we return to Barrier Village, I'll study how to get back to Padstow City. If we can enter the territory of the Glazed Beast along the way, we'll give it a try!"

Instructor Nora agreed to Scarlett Magician's request.

When they arrived, the adventure group gave up many of their hunting plans because they had to protect the mixed-blood elf hunters who were migrating south.

When I go back, I naturally want to revisit the places I missed.

In fact, Roy was also a little disappointed. He couldn't find the Flower of Light along the way, and he didn't know if he had even gone to the source of the river below the barrier village...

Guide Margery led the adventure group to the top of the ridge on the south side of the Barrier Village Col. At their feet was the Barrier Village hidden in the jungle.

However, there seemed to be some special circumstances in the Barrier Village at this time. Black smoke rushed into the sky from the village, as if something had been burned.

There are still many griffins lingering in the sky...

"I saw a lot of tree houses burning down. Let's go back quickly. Maybe we can help..."

Instructor Eleanor jumped down from a tall tree and shouted to Instructor Nora.

Instructor Nora quickly asked Guide Margery to lead the way, and everyone hurried towards the barrier village.

When they reached the edge of the village, everyone discovered that an army of Silver Moon elves had surrounded the barrier village. These elf warriors blocked hundreds of mixed-blood elf hunters and drove them continuously toward the village square.

Many trees in the village were ablaze, and some were completely reduced to ashes.

Many mixed-blood elf hunters were injured. They could not resist the impact of the elf warriors and could only be forced to gather towards the square. The village was filled with cries and cries...