Path of light

Chapter 376 377. The War at Queen’s Islands

The first phase of the renovation of the second mine is actually nearing completion, including the expanded mine shaft, new stables and archery training ground.

Roy is preparing to install two elevators in the mine. The drawings of the elevators have been given to the old dwarf Putkis.

In addition, the newly built stables and archery training ground will be stopped soon due to lack of enough wood.

Fortunately, there is actually no shortage of forest resources on the Pagisto Plateau, and the current gathering place of mixed-blood elves is in a large mountain.

There are many dense pine and fir forests among the mountains...

Therefore, Roy gave this batch of wood to Mulin to purchase, so that the mixed elves in the mountains can use the existing resources in exchange for more benefits.

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Speaking of the mixed-blood elves hiding in the mountains, the gathering places in the mountains are still in extreme shortage of all kinds of materials, lacking everything...

During the time that Roy was at Pagisto Plateau, his junior magic herbal business was not interrupted.

Lysander also sent magic herbs to Padstow City last month.

The people who picked up the goods were Woods and Claire.

Woods can't complete this deal alone.

Even if he holds Roy's business license, he is not qualified to pass through the plane portal.

With Claire's help, he could successfully receive this batch of herbs in Padstow City.

Roy's magic herbal medicine business in Castletown City already has a stable sales channel.

When Woods got this batch of magic herbs, he only needed to deliver these low-level magic herbs to these potions stores according to the catalog list provided by Roy.

Roy also knew that the magic herbs sold by the mixed elves in Pagisto Plateau could not feed all the mixed elves in the gathering place.

At best, it can only alleviate the life pressure of some mixed elves...

Therefore, Roy asked Mu Lin to recruit mixed elf warriors from the gathering place to form the guard army of the second mine, and it became very smooth.

After Mu Lin returned to the gathering place, she easily recruited 300 young mixed-race elves.

Roy has to pay a considerable commission to this group of mixed-blood elf warriors every month, and the guard army he has formed will also fight against the headhunters on the plateau in the future. With these two points alone, Roy will gain Received the support of a large number of young mixed-blood elves.

Earning money and being able to fight against plateau headhunters are what young mixed elves hope for but fail to achieve...

Of course, the mixed-blood elves can go to the mines to serve as guards. This is also the reason why Roy rescued the mixed-blood elf slaves in two mines. The mixed-blood elves think Roy is trustworthy.

In addition to building stables and shooting ranges, Roy is also preparing to build supports underground for all the mine tunnels.

These projects require Roy to purchase a large amount of pine wood from the mixed elves gathering place. Once these transactions are completed, it is estimated that the current situation of the mixed elves gathering place will be completely solved...

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In the eyes of Investigator Yaliluo, the second mine is a bustling and bustling scene...

Investigator Yalig met Roy in the fortress courtyard.

When the young mine owner saw the investigation order in the hand of Investigator Yaliluo, he just smiled lightly and said, "Both the first mine and the second mine will actively cooperate with your investigation."

Investigator Yaliluo nodded, and he looked around in the yard.

There are indeed many mixed-blood elves living here, and some mixed-blood elven warriors even gathered around the railing on the second floor, smiling and watching the fun...

The investigation report requested by the Third Mine Guard Regiment from the military headquarters was simply unnecessary.

Even if this report is submitted to the top, it probably won't have any effect.

"You came just in time. I just have something to complain to you about." Roy returned the investigation order in his hand to Investigator Yaliluo and said to him with a smile.

Although Investigator Yaliluo had a straight face, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Investigator Yalilo followed Roy to the front of the material warehouse on the first floor of the mine fortress. Roy asked the administrator guarding the warehouse to open the warehouse.

There are some apples and elf biscuits stored in the warehouse, as well as several bags of flour and a dozen wine barrels.

The apples are stored in wooden boxes, the elf biscuits are stored on the shelves next to the wall, and several bags of flour are piled at the door.

The material warehouse doesn't look very big, and there are only a handful of apple boxes.

Investigator Yaliluo's face changed slightly. Judging from the apples in stock in the second mine, they were not even enough for the mixed elves in the mine to eat for two days. Those elf biscuits could only last for half a month at most. Other things, Yali Investigator Luo didn't even bother to look at it.

"This is the warehouse where you store food?" Investigator Yalilo asked Roy with a serious face.

"That's right."

He pointed to a row of apple boxes on the shelf and asked directly: "Your food reserves are seriously insufficient now. Have you applied to the military for supplies?"

Roy replied: "I applied two weeks ago."

Investigator Yaliluo took a deep breath and asked again: "So the Logistics Department has not replenished food supplies?"

“Although I don’t know the reason, it is indeed the case.”

Investigator Yaliluo has already vaguely guessed where the problem lies...

After leaving the material warehouse, Roy took Inspector Yaliluo to the restaurant on the second floor of the fortress. Lunch was being prepared in the restaurant, and he saw a soup with a slightly sweet and sour taste being cooked in three pots.

When Investigator Yalilo walked over, he could still see the red berries on the canteen shelves that had not all been used. Some of the berries still had green leaves on them, but they looked very fresh.

Roy told Inspector Yalilo:

"Recently, our lunch here is basically eating these red berries. The mixed-blood elves who went out to collect red berries in the morning have not come back yet. These berries were collected yesterday and they are still very fresh now. This red berry is a unique shrub on the plateau. Berries, most of the elves living here are mixed elves, and they are used to eating them..."

"However, in the area around the mine, there are fewer and fewer of these red berries."

As he spoke, he pulled Inspector Yaliluo to sit down at the dining table, and then asked the cook to bring two portions of sour soup made with red berries.

Roy's eyes fell on the sweet soup in front of him and he said to Investigator Yaliluo:

"If after I take over the mine, I still have to worry about what to eat tomorrow, then I would rather not take over the third mine. At least when the guard group is managing the mine, the third mine will You won’t have to worry about what to eat tomorrow.”

Investigator Yaliluo sat opposite Roy. He didn't even know how to proceed with these words...

"Why take it over and let them continue to starve?" Roy smiled and said.

Investigator Yaliluo's face turned slightly red, and he felt a little slapped in the face when he mentioned this.

Roy glanced at the door of the restaurant, pointed to his heart, then pointed to the mixed-blood elves outside, and said to Investigator Yalilo unceremoniously:

"If I have enough transport capacity, I will take them to Rampart Town, where they can at least eat apples!"

Yaliluo was speechless and felt his face getting hot.

The typical situation in the mine is that for some unknown reason, the logistics department got stuck, so Roy was reluctant to take over the third mine.

The two sides have been in a stalemate, with no one willing to compromise.

Finally, the guards of the third mine couldn't wait any longer, so they wrote a report and handed it over to the temporary military headquarters in the valley camp...

Roy spread his hands and said directly:

"Otherwise, if we wait until Captain Berkeley comes back, maybe these problems can be properly resolved."

Of course, Yaliluo knew that Captain Berkeley could easily solve this matter. He knew the faces of the Silver Moon elves in the Logistics Department very well. He always thought that Xiang, as the quartermaster of the Logistics Department, should eat more and take up more, and not take up as much space as possible. Being cheap will make you feel uncomfortable...

They are now waiting for Roy to bow his head, take the opportunity to repair Roy, and then make him more obedient.

But Roy would rather reduce his daily food consumption and go outside the mine to collect red berries to fill his stomach, than confront the other party.

These mixed elves in the second mine are used to form a guard army.

With the autograph of Earl Swinburne, the food supplies for the mine guards were all provided by the Silver Moon Elf military.

The logistics department thought that cutting off the food supply would make the other party bow...

But those guys in the logistics department forgot one thing. It is true that they are mixed elves, but they are mixed elves from the Pajisto Plateau and have long adapted to the plateau life here.

Yaliluo even dared to assert that even if the logistics department cut off the food supply, these mixed elves would not starve to death.

It's just a little troublesome at most.

Now, the Silver Moon Elf Guards were tied to death over the mine, and this intractable problem was being pushed around, pushed back and onto Yaliluo.

Yaliluo was very angry...

It's so good, these guys insist on stretching out their hands randomly, and they stretch their hands so long...

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Roy handed Yalilo the warehousing list he got from the warehouse manager, and then said:

"The list I signed, the quantity of all supplies, is very different from the list given to us by the logistics department."

"How much we get is clearly written on it. If we don't get it, I will definitely not sign on the list."

Investigator Yaliluo looked down at the two inventory lists. The types of supplies on the lists had not changed, but there were some slight differences in the amounts.

The midday sun shone through the window on Yaliluo's face, and Yaliluo felt a little bit roasted.

In fact, he has also heard about some dirty things in the logistics team, but never such a big fuss as this time...

He unbuttoned his collar, drank some red berry soup, and promised Roy:

"Understood, we will investigate this matter."

Roy and Investigator Yaliluo said this just to wait for Inspector Yaliluo to say this.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Roy stood up from the bench and responded with a smile: "Then if you need anything, you can always come to me."

After saying that, Roy left the restaurant.

Yaliluo took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and thought about how to report this matter...

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The next day, Investigator Yalilo left the second mine.

A week later, Roy received the news that the adjutant was transferred from the Partington plane. It was said that he was going to the Queen Egwene Islands to participate in the war against gray dwarf bandits.

Regarding the gray dwarves in the Queen Egwene Islands, Roy had also asked Captain Berkeley some inside information.

The 17th Silver Pegasus Legion is not unable to defeat those gray dwarf bandits, but there are simply too many of them. It’s like whack-a-mole. The war here is suppressed, and the war over there is rising again. Silver Pegasus warriors It was also physically and mentally exhausted.

But the current situation is that the gray dwarves can't clean it up no matter how hard they are, and they have to invest a lot of military force every day just to clear the sea area between the Queen Igwene Islands and the Elf Continent.

Roy still has some ideas about the gray dwarves in the Queen Egwene Islands. He wants to suggest to Earl Swinburne that these gray dwarf captives be transported to the Partington plane. Currently, there is a serious shortage of mines on the Pagisto Plateau. Miners, it's just right for these gray dwarf bandits to mine ore in the mines.

Along with the news that the adjutant was transferred from the Partington plane, a large amount of living supplies also came to the second mine.

It contained a large amount of breadfruit and apples, which immediately solved the food crisis in the second mine.

But Roy didn't see Captain Berkeley...

In addition to the apples and breadfruit, Roy also received a letter from Innohouse.

It was a letter written by Wiesel to Roy. There was almost no nonsense in it, only a list of prisoners, including the crimes they committed and the sentences after the verdict.

This list belongs to the Dark Moon Elf prisoners in the Second Mine. I didn't expect that Wizel actually did it.