Path of light

Chapter 350 351. Investigation

The inner courtyard of the mine fortress was filled with Silver Moon Elf warriors. Captain Yalig was surrounded by the Elf warriors in the center.

A total of 103 elf warriors died in last night's battle, including three captains of the reconnaissance team.

The reconnaissance group lost nearly one-fifth of its elven warriors, something that had never happened since the naval battle on Queen Egwene Island.

In addition, Captain Yalig also brought another bad news. When Captain Berkeley led the logistics group to the valley camp, he was also raided by this headhunter team, and the entire logistics group suffered heavy losses.

Captain Hercules is currently leading the elf knights to retreat to the valley camp, giving up the plan to capture the second mine.

The 17th Silver Pegasus Legion will send two investigators to investigate whether Captain Hercules has neglected his duties.

The defeat of the Cavalry Pioneer Regiment on the Pagisto Plateau has seriously affected the reputation of the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Several captains of the reconnaissance team stood at the front. The captain of the 14th reconnaissance team said:

"Captain Yalig, we are a reconnaissance team, not a guard force. This time the plateau headhunters attacked the mine fortress, we must not let it go like this. We are going to hunt down those plateau headhunters!"

"Yes, we are going to hunt down those plateau headhunters!" other elf warriors responded.

"Even if you are going to chase those plateau headhunters, you still need to recover from your injuries! This time I underestimated these headhunters. I have to bear a lot of responsibility for the failure of this battle!" Captain Yalige reflected on himself road.

Captain Yalig inquired in detail about the whole process of the plateau headhunter's sneak attack on the mine fortress.

He even called Roy over and asked him face to face some of the details of the headhunter found in Warehouse No. 2.

Among the four surviving elf warriors of the 10th Reconnaissance Team, there happened to be two who guarded the mine with Roy. The process they described was almost the same as Roy's.

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On the third floor of the fortress, in Captain Yalig's room.

Captain Yalig patted Roy on the shoulder and said to Roy:

"Roy, the reconnaissance team may be transferred out of this mine at any time, but I hope you can take good care of this mine and keep it operating as normally as possible."

Roy was completely dumbfounded...

He didn't want to stay on the Pagisto Plateau all the time, but Roy couldn't say no at this time.

Captain Yalig obviously did this because he wanted to separate Roy from the investigation team and avoid being held accountable by the investigators.

But if Roy agrees to Captain Yalig's management of the mine, he doesn't know when he will be able to escape from the Pagisto Plateau.

Initially, he came to the Cavalry Pioneer Regiment as a guide, but Captain Hercules did not use Roy to lead the way. Now he has become the manager of the spinel mine inexplicably, and he took over during the worst situation of the war.

Captain Yalig could tell that Roy didn't want to manage this mine, but he didn't have any good ideas. There was no suitable candidate around him. Since Roy was doing a pretty good job, at least there was no need to worry. He knew how to use the mine. The prisoners inside starved to death...

Roy looked at Captain Yalig and found that the Silver Moon Elf had a serious expression and his brows were furrowed. His words of rejection came to his lips and he swallowed them back...

"Captain Yalig, do you want me to manage the entire mine?"

Captain Yalig said: "If you have any difficulties, you can raise them and I will try my best to help you solve them..."

Roy scratched his head and said: "The biggest problem is the manpower here in the mine. Although the prisoners and gray dwarves live under the mine, if you want the mine to operate normally, you need a group of manpower."

Captain Yalig shook his head and said: "I can't find any manpower for you! What is the current situation of the reconnaissance brigade... I think you also know very well, I can help you apply for some personnel from the logistics team, you are not here Are you familiar with the mixed-blood elves? Can you ask them to come over and help you?"

"Okay... I can give it a try!"

Roy knew it was impossible to refuse, so he bit the bullet and agreed.

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Leaving Captain Yalig's room, the smell of blood in the corridor was very strong.

The reconnaissance team brought back a batch of supplies from the battlefield, which could only be stored in the warehouse here at the mine for the time being.

All the gem mines at the gate of the mine fortress were cleared aside, and the city gate was reopened in the morning. Unfortunately, all three heavy gates were damaged, and there were no spare ones in the warehouse, so they could only be left open.

As for the gem mines that had been doused with kerosene and burned for half a night, their outer skin had turned gray-white, with cracks on them. It looked like they had been abandoned, piled up in the corner and ignored.

The cavalry vanguard failed to capture the second mine and morale was very low.

The reconnaissance team returned to the mine fortress and found that the mine fortress had been attacked by headhunters...

Those Silver Pegasus warriors who came to support had already flown out to look for the headhunter's whereabouts.

Now the elf warriors of the reconnaissance brigade are still cleaning the battlefield in the mine fortress...

They washed the city wall with water, and the light red blood flowed along the outside of the rock wall. Occasionally, they could find half a stump from the corner, which made the Silver Moon Elf warriors a little sick.

Roy walked down the stairs. The inner courtyard was filled with the corpses of Silver Moon elves. He even knew clearly that those corpses belonged to the tenth team of elf warriors.

Roy leaned against the mine, holding one hand on the rocker beside the mine, and began to count the supplies in the wooden box.

Lambo's arms were coated with herbs and tightly wrapped in bandages, looking a bit ridiculous...

"What did Captain Yalig ask you?" Lambo asked Roy curiously.

"This is what happened in last night's battle!" Roy took out the supplies list and began to check it carefully.

"I heard that the Cavalry Pioneer Regiment failed to capture the second mine. Are we going to evacuate from here next?" Lambo asked worriedly.

"Who did you listen to?" Roy asked.

"Well, that's what the elf warriors in the reconnaissance team said." Lambo responded.

“This mine should not be abandoned for the time being.”

After speaking, Roy continued to count the fruits in the wooden box. He also had to prepare twenty-three wine glasses.

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In the evening, Roy hoisted a whole box of gemstones from the mine, and then he hoisted down some fruits and ale.

A group of Silver Pegasus warriors flew back from outside. They flew along the two mountains and searched for a whole day, but could not find the shadows of the headhunters.

Roy stored the gem mines in warehouse No. 2.

Although there is such a big noise in the mine fortress, normal mining is still required below the mine.

The agreed fruits and ale must also be paid as promised, and there cannot be any discount on these things.

There is a shortage of manpower at the mine, and even though Lambo has an injured arm, he still has to help beside the mine...

Roy didn't know when the reconnaissance brigade would evacuate from here, so recruiting gestures were necessary. He had no way to run back to Barrier Town to recruit mixed elves, so he could only discuss it with Rambo.

"Langbo, Captain Yalig hopes that I can manage this mine, but the current situation is that there are not enough manpower in the mine, and Captain Yalig refuses to allocate some manpower from the reconnaissance brigade to me. He I hope we can recruit some people ourselves. So I wonder if we can recruit some mixed elves from the gathering place to help?"

Roy whispered to Rambo.

Lambo readily agreed: "Okay, I will go back to the gathering place tomorrow to see if it is possible to call some helpers over."

Roy didn't expect Lambeau to agree so readily. He didn't use any of the prepared words. In the end, he just said: "Okay, be careful on the road."

"wait me back……"

Rambo chuckled and responded.

Roy thought for a moment and couldn't help but remind him: "You must explain the situation here clearly to Lysander and the others, so as not to make wrong decisions over there..."

Rambo leaned against the mine, sat on the stone floor, and placed his bandaged hands on the edge of the shaft.

He turned to look at Roy and asked him: "Roy, do you think the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion will evacuate from Pagisto Plateau?"

Roy said: "Of course not. It is estimated that they may mobilize a more elite army. Before that, the Cavalry Pioneer Regiment may have to try to save face."

"Then there's nothing to worry about." Lambo laughed, and then whispered to Roy: "...and if you join us, don't get involved at this time...Do you want to do it when the Silver Pegasus Legion is winning? , will you participate again? Who will pay attention to us native mixed-blood elves then?"

I didn’t expect Lambeau to have so many considerations...

Roy thought about what Rambo had just said: 'Will the Silver Pegasus Legion admit defeat and leave Pagisto Plateau in disgrace? ’

of course not!

Judging from the current battle situation, Earl Swinburne only sent a vanguard regiment. It was obvious that Earl Swinburne had underestimated the enemy.

When the elite troops of the Silver Pegasus Legion arrive at the Pagisto Plateau, the situation on the plateau may be reversed overnight.

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The next afternoon, the Moon Temple priests and investigators rushed to the mine fortress.

The two priests of the Temple of the Moon, wearing beige robes, walked down the temporary steps set up and walked down from the horse with a straight face...

They didn't even stop in the mine fortress, but went straight to the hillside outside the fortress where the elven warriors were buried.

Seeing the priests from the Temple of the Moon arriving, in addition to the elf warriors on duty, other elf warriors followed the priests to the cemetery next to the mine.

The priests of the Temple of the Moon wore long robes and hoods to cover their faces. Two priests stood in front of the tomb. Each of them held a water pitcher in their hands and kept pouring the water in the pitcher onto the tomb.

The priests also continued to sing requiem.

Roy stood at the back of the crowd, and he could clearly feel the power of souls surging from the cemetery...

A faint mist actually rose around the tombs, and the surrounding area became much darker. The two priests used their fingers to draw divine patterns, and then moonlight fell on these tombs. The resentment lingering in front of the tombs was quickly dispersed by the moonlight, and the souls The power becomes more pure...

The souls of these silver moon elves turned into little elves like colorful butterflies, flying around the moonlight.

When the two priests saw that the ceremony was almost in progress, they each held a bouquet of roses. The flying elves gathered towards the bouquet and danced around it...

Roy attended this kind of funeral held by the priests of the Moon Temple for the first time. An elf warrior secretly told Roy that these elves would be taken back to the moon well of the temple by the two priests of the Moon Temple.

Those young elven women who want to become pregnant will go to the Temple of the Moon to pray and then drink a cup of the Fountain of Life.

The ceremony ended quickly. The priests of the Temple of the Moon had no intention of staying here. They were actually carried back to Padstow City by the Silver Pegasus warriors...

The two investigators came with the priests of the Temple of the Moon, and they were in no hurry to leave the mine fortress.

Captain Yalig personally arranged the best room on the third floor for them, but was rejected by the two investigators. They found a room in a remote corner of the second floor. The two of them simply tidied up and decorated the room. It became an interrogation room.

Then, starting with Captain Yalig, the officers of the investigation brigade were called into the room one by one to be questioned by the investigators.

Every officer walked out of that small room with an ugly look on his face.

A soldier from the 10th Reconnaissance Team walked out of the house and waited for Roy on the bench in the corridor and said:

"Roy, it's your turn..."

Roy saw that his forehead was covered with sweat and his face was a little ugly, so he was a little nervous.

Standing at the door, Roy took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

"Come in..." the investigator's voice came from inside.

Roy pushed the door open and walked in, and found that the room was very simple. Apart from two single beds against the wall, there were only three chairs.

The two investigators were sitting opposite Roy and were slightly startled when they saw a half-elf who looked like a human walking in from the outside!

The two investigators are both Silver Moon elves. They still wear noble emblems on their chests, but their appearance is very ordinary. They always have a straight face without any smile...

"Are you Roy?" one of the investigators asked in surprise.

He must be wondering why there is a half-elf in the cavalry vanguard group...

Roy sat down opposite the two investigators. He first introduced why he was in the vanguard of the Silver Pegasus Legion, and then talked about what happened the night before.

Although Roy is also being questioned by investigators, Roy is currently the manager of the mine fortress, and he has other dazzling auras.

Not only was he the first to discover that plateau headhunters had sneaked into the mine fortress through secret passages, he also participated in the gate guarding battle, blocking a large number of plateau headhunters from the door.

Although Roy's record the night before was not as dazzling as Captain Jones, the investigators could not find anything wrong with him.

So Roy passed the review easily.

Captain Yalig and other officers of the reconnaissance brigade were not as lucky as Roy.

Each of them must go through at least three rounds of investigations, mainly investigating whether the officers have committed malfeasance in their duties.

Investigators were stationed in the mining fortress, and there was a tense atmosphere throughout the fortress.