Path of light

Chapter 315 316. Claire’s Summer

Roy did not return to Barrier Town. The adventure group took this batch of magic herbs along the forest path in the public domain and rushed directly to Padstow City.

In the past, there were basically no business groups coming and going, let alone any adventuring groups. Weeds grew on both sides of the road, and these weeds had even swallowed up the road.

Roy was very familiar with this road and led the adventure group along the way.

Occasionally, the adventure group will encounter the patrol team of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

Almost everyone in these patrols knew Roy and Sabrina. When the elf patrols saw them in the team, even if there were some argali carrying magic herbs in the team, these elf patrols turned a blind eye.

No patrolman would come forward and conduct a routine inspection on the adventure group without any sense of humor.

At the beginning, Lysander and Rambo would become nervous when they saw the patrol, fearing that they would come over and interrogate every elf.

After a few times, they can face the elves patrolling these patrols calmly...

"Why don't they come to check on us?" Rhysander's son Rambo asked Roy.

Of course, Roy couldn't say, 'Miss Christine Swinburne and I are classmates.' He could only touch his nose and said vaguely: "Not all mixed-blood elves need to be interrogated. We have legal hunting expedition certificates." .”

Lambo was a little surprised, because in his eyes, those Silver Moon elves had never been so kind.

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After three years of recovery in the public domain, the number of magical herbs and primary magical beasts in the forest has increased significantly.

The adventure group passed through the Liuli Forest, even if they passed the most dangerous area.

Going further north, you can often see some deserted elven villages. These villages have become dilapidated, and the mixed-blood elves are also dead and scattered...

Today's Partington plane is at least a lot worse than the Partington plane in its heyday.

"There are almost no high-level monsters here...it's really good!"

When Lysander saw some fruit trees laden with fruits along the way, he would slow down and squint his eyes to take a good look.

Roy pointed to this large forest and said:

"This area has long been designated as public territory. You can reach the Padstow Plateau to the west, Blackwater Swamp to the east, and Padstow City to the north. In fact, this forest area is still very large. …”

"Public land?" Lysander's eyes widened. This was the first time he heard Roy talk about this forest.

Roy explained: "Well, this forest will not become private property. Anyone can collect and hunt in this forest..."

"It's actually possible to do this!" Lambo also said in surprise.

Lysander and Rambo looked at each other but said nothing.

The outskirts of Padstow City are full of orchards. Most of the orchards are planted with apple trees, orange trees, breadfruit trees, etc., and these orchards are currently owned by the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

Roy passed by some orchards and saw some farmers pruning branches in the orchards. It is said that these fruit trees need to be pruned every year so that the apples that grow next year will be big and sweet.

The adventure group crossed a mountain ridge before dark, and the city of Padstow suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

The hillside was crowded with tree houses, and it happened to be evening...

The treehouses all over the mountain were lit up with lights, and the hillside was covered with a sea of ​​lights. Although the scene was far less prosperous than Castleton City, it was already the most prosperous place in the Partington plane.

The lights on the hillside complement the stars in the night sky. The beauty and hustle and bustle make people hold their breath...

A gust of night wind came, so comfortable that people wanted to shout out.

"Camp here today, we will arrive at Padstow tomorrow morning." Roy said to everyone.

"Roy, Padstow City is right in front of us. Why don't we walk to the city and rest?" Claire came from behind and asked when she saw lights all over the hillside opposite.

"Now we can walk to the city in one go, but then we have to go until at least midnight." Roy jumped off the horse and said to his friend.

He removed all the saddles from the horse, then tied the horse to a big tree surrounded by grass, and fed the horse some water.

Other members also tied their horses to trees. The ground was covered with grass and they just needed to be allowed to drink some water.

By this time Woods had tied up the horses and began to set up the tent in the open space.

In recent days, Claire has always been leaning towards Roy...

After setting up the tent hastily, Claire ran over again and sat in front of Roy's tent, looking at him expectantly.

Roy set up the tent very carefully, and then spread the mattress in the tent. He turned around and looked at Claire sitting beside him.

"Roy, have you heard those moving melodies in nature recently?" Claire asked in a low voice with a smile.

Roy patted his forehead, and then thought that this adventure trip was about to end, but the things he promised to Claire hadn't been done yet...

Since Claire couldn't wait any longer, Roy patted Claire on the shoulder and led him to the edge of the campsite.

There happened to be a huge granite here, and the two climbed up the boulder.

Sitting on the boulder, you can clearly see the beautiful night view of Padstow City.

"Okay, I did hear one, listen carefully!"

Roy sat on the boulder, closed his eyes, and began to hum the tune quietly.

Claire sat aside and listened quietly. After Roy hummed a few words repeatedly, he couldn't help but started humming with Roy.

After a while, Roy stopped, and Claire said with admiration: "Roy, this piece of music is quite cheerful. Does it have a name?"

"Claire's summer." Roy smiled and said.

"My summer?" Claire was dumbfounded.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and the leaves in the entire forest were rustling.

"Well, listen quickly... Is this melody floating in the night wind in the mountain forest..." Roy continued.

Claire was a little dumbfounded, he really didn't hear anything.

Only Roy could hum softly, and the expression on Claire's face was a little rich.

A very cheerful piece of music. Just hearing this melody can make people feel that summer...

Claire also tried to close her eyes.

But no matter how hard he tried, he could only hear the whistling wind in the forest. As for the beautiful melody in Roy's mouth, he couldn't hear it. No matter how attentively he listened, he couldn't hear it.

"How...how can you hear it? Roy, I think you are the most talented composer I have ever seen." Claire couldn't help but said to Roy.

Roy stopped and put his hand on his forehead, thinking about how he could make up a more reasonable excuse.

"Well, I told you, I don't know how to compose any music at all. I just describe the melody I heard to you, and all you need to do is to make the melody more complete and beautiful. You are the one creating it!" Roy explained.

Claire saw that Roy was unwilling to admit it no matter what, so she could only say: "...slow down. If you hum slower this time, I will have to remember it again."

"Oh, it may be a little different from what I just hummed. Just remember this melody. The rest is not important at all..."

Roy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued humming the melody.

Claire probably won’t be able to sleep that night.

Fortunately, he will arrive in Padstow City tomorrow, and then he can do whatever he wants.

Seeing Claire sitting on the boulder, humming the melody constantly, entering a state of selflessness, Roy quietly slid down the boulder.

Moira was leaning in the shadows behind the boulder.

Roy slid down the boulder and landed right next to Moira... almost stepping on her, which startled Roy.

Moira looked at Roy with admiration: "Roy, can you still write music?"

"I really don't know how to do this. As I said, I just heard this melody, and then recited it to Claire and let him play it himself." Roy waved to Moira and added: "Okay, It’s already so late, go to bed quickly!”

"oh……"

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Sure enough, just as Roy expected, Claire spent the whole night organizing this piece of music.

The next morning, Roy climbed out of the tent and found Claire still sitting on the boulder. His body was even covered with dew. He was sitting and writing a piece of music quickly, and his eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes.

Woods yawned and came out of the tent. He saw Claire sitting on a boulder at the edge of the camp and asked Roy:

"Roy, what is Claire doing? He seems to have been up all night!"

Roy walked to the boulder, looked up at Claire, and then said: "He is engaged in creation and music creation... maybe he needs to be so passionate."

Everyone did not stay on this mountain ridge. As soon as the morning fog dispersed, the adventure group walked down the mountain along the path on the hillside...

Just as Roy had deduced, the adventure group didn't reach the edge of Padstow City until noon.

Before entering the city, an elf patrol team stopped Roy's adventure group.

This elf patrol team usually maintains city security, and occasionally investigates the goods of some business groups. They rushed out of a small road on the edge of the city and immediately stopped Roy's adventure group.

The elf patrol captain came over.

He stared at Roy for a long time, then walked to the back of the adventure group, looked at the argali sheep with curved horns on their heads, and pulled off a few leaves from a bundle of magic herbs, put them under his nose and smelled them carefully. Got the smell. .

Roy dismounted and walked over, but before he could take out the portal certificate, the patrol captain pinched his nose and asked:

"what are these?"

Roy answered honestly: "Magic herbs."

The patrol captain asked Roy with a cold face: "Where did you get these magic herbs?"

Roy said: "Barrier Town, I am the governor of Barrier Town. These are the herbs I have saved, and I am going to take them to Castleton City..."

At this time, the patrol captain took Roy and took out the pass, which also included a letter of appointment from the Archon of Barrier Town.

As the mayor of Barrier Town, there is no problem in bringing some magic herbs from the Partington plane.

The elf patrol captain just checked Roy's pass. When he saw the name signed under the pass, all doubts disappeared from his face, and he took the initiative to hand the pass to Roy before leaving in a hurry.

Padstow City is still very lively. When the adventure group entered Padstow City, a group of mixed-blood elves immediately surrounded them.

But no matter what they asked, Roy didn't bother to answer them.

These mixed elves basically want to know how to open up the trade route to the Partington plane.

There were even some mixed-blood elves who wanted to secretly look at the magic herbs carried by the argali. Everyone squeezed over, and Roy could only ask the adventure group to speed up.

Entering Padstow City, the elf guards did not stop them.

The person who stopped them was actually a mixed-blood elf in the city...

Roy pulled his neck and shouted: "Everyone, please make way. We are going to the hotel to rest. If you have any questions, I can tell you after I wake up. Now please make way..."

The mixed elves still refused to get out of the way, so Roy could only lead the horse and squeeze forward.

There are more and more mixed-blood elves gathering here, and the long face has become a bit confusing...

The patrol team that had just left rushed over immediately. They first dispersed the mixed elves, and then the adventure group was able to escape.

The elf patrol captain did not leave in a hurry this time. He took several elf patrols to send Roy directly to the hotel.

This hotel is the one where Roy often stays. Entering the hotel lobby, Roy greeted the hotel owner familiarly:

"...I need two rooms. I may have to stay longer this time, and there are more than a dozen argali sheep that I need to feed for a while." Roy said to the hotel owner.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. It turns out you went to buy magic herbs!" The hotel owner said casually when he saw the big bundle of magic herbs on the argali's back.

The hotel owner then drove the argali into the stables. Roy's horses needed to be returned to the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion Logistics Department. They were borrowed from there at the time, so they were not brought into the stables.

"Just transporting it back a little..." Roy said with a smile.

The hotel owner offered Roy a very fair price. After settling in Lysander and Rambo, Roy asked everyone to go to the logistics department of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion to return the horses there.

Roy was already familiar with this kind of thing, and the quartermaster of the Logistics Department also knew Roy, so the procedures were completed quickly.

Returning to the hotel again was to say goodbye to Raysander and Rambo.

Roy needs to take away all the magic herbs. He wants to transport the magic herbs to Castletown City, then find a way to dispose of them, and use the magic crystal to buy weapons and armor.

"I really want to take away these magic herbs this time. If everything goes well, I will be able to return in about a week and deliver the weapons and armor to you. If not, it may take two weeks or even more. , if there is any delay, I will write to you and tell you that you will stay in this hotel for the time being and wait for my news."

Before leaving, Roy said to Lysander.