Path of light

Chapter 439 440. Tavern in the city

The winter in Padstow City is not cold. There are a lot of rainy days in this season. The drizzle falls on the streets and cleans the trees in the entire city.

There are countless tree houses hidden among the dark green leaves...

Roy clearly remembered that the most common thing in this city was tree houses.

The entire city is actually built on a gentle slope. This hillside is mostly covered with towering ancient trees. The mixed-blood elves do not have the ability to open up new spaces in the ancient trees. They just follow the ancient tradition and build some exquisite tree houses on the crowns of the ancient trees.

These treehouses are large or small. The large treehouses are like a villa hidden in the canopy, while the small treehouses are like the fruits on the canopy...

The roads in the forest extend in all directions. It can be said that the roads in Padstow are the smoothest. The only drawback is that they are not very straight.

In the forest clearing under the trees, you can always see flower beds made of stones. These flower beds are full of flowers of various colors, and the drizzle that falls one after another does not make these flowers wither.

There are also some pools in the flower beds, and occasionally you can see artistic statues carved by elven artists.

Woodland after woodland is divided into distinct sections by a wide road. This city is the largest gathering place of mixed-blood elves. However, in recent years, due to the Silver Pegasus Legion’s four-year invasion of the Partington plane, Due to the ban, the once bustling commercial streets have now closed down one after another.

Almost all trading houses that are still open are related to the military.

The living conditions of the mixed-blood elves are obviously not as good as before, but the chaos here has been completely eliminated.

When Lord Alves governed Padstow City, although the city's economy was prosperous, the entire city was in great chaos, and the mixed-blood elves at the bottom usually lived in hesitation.

The current urban economy has declined significantly, but the lives of the mixed-blood elves have stabilized.

This is also one of the reasons why the Silver Pegasus Legion has blocked the plane portal for nearly four years, and the mixed elves on the Partington plane have never protested.

Life resources here are abundant, and mixed-race elves live a slow-paced life. Even if it rains, Roy can still see mixed-race elves holding big umbrellas, sitting on the street watching the rain and drinking tea.

The needs of mixed-blood elves for food are relatively simple. An expensive taro fruit can fill their stomachs, and a piece of cheap breadfruit can also be eaten happily.

Many of the places with orange tree plaques are grocery stores.

The adventure team walked into Padstow City.

Far away from the economically backward Padisto Plateau, we suddenly arrived in the city of Padstow, and everyone was somewhat excited.

Even the drizzle did not extinguish the urge of a few friends to stroll along the long street.

The first thing Roy did when he arrived in Padstow was to report to the Silver Pegasus military headquarters.

As an officer of the Silver Pegasus Legion, Roy needed to register with the military headquarters when he came to Padstow City.

The Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters was not far from the central square. Roy climbed up a giant tree along the rotating wooden ladder.

The building on the big tree is the military headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion. Pushing open the wooden door of the reception room on the first floor, Roy walked into the room alone.

A clerk was sitting in the reception room. He looked up at Roy's young and human-like face. He took the officer's certificate from Roy's hand and looked at it for a long time. He couldn't believe it no matter what, the half-elf in front of him. It turned out to be Boss Roy on the Pajisto Plateau.

Fortunately, this is not the first time for Roy to come to the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters in Padstow City. As the governor of Barrier Town, Roy comes to the military headquarters at least twice a year, mainly to lead people here, many of whom The restless mixed-blood elves who committed crimes in Barrier Town were almost always taken back to Padstow City to receive punishment.

Roy had to come to the military headquarters in person to take them back to Padstow City.

The elf warriors in the guard group were familiar with Roy. Unfortunately, those elf warriors were not responsible for the reception.

The current battle situation on the Padstow Plateau has already reached Padstow City.

The elves living in the city all know that there are many mixed-race elves living on the Pagisto Plateau. These mixed-race elves have suffered from the headhunters on the plateau. Now, whether they are elderly people or young children playing in the water on the streets, Everyone seems to know something about the plateau headhunters.

The clerk probably didn't feel too embarrassed to ask about Roy's life on the plateau, and just watched Roy leave with admiration.

After reporting in at the military headquarters, Roy got another teleport pass. The elf clerk here was very familiar with Roy. During the process of applying for the teleport pass, he asked several questions in succession.

Roy got the portal pass and left the Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters.

He did not tell anyone this time that he returned to Padstow City to investigate the group of mine owners who had returned from the Nicobar Mountains.

The Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters was very close to the Central Square. Roy had no intention of letting Moira, Sabrina, Woods and Miss Tiffany stay in Padstow City for one night. He didn't even go to the hotel.

After changing the portal pass, go to the portal in the central square.

There is still a large amount of military supplies stored in this square, and it looks like they are ready to be shipped out of the Partington plane.

When I saw the portal in the square, there happened to be a group of Silver Moon elves lining up carrying wooden boxes and walking in...

Send your friends to the portal and give the portal pass to the portal guard, who will immediately get out of the way.

Roy and his friends hugged each other and said goodbye.

“Take care along the way!”

Miss Tiffany had a different view on Roy's words. In her opinion, going through this portal meant she was going home.

Moira was a little reluctant to leave, but she could only follow her sister Sabrina obediently.

When Roy and Sabrina hugged, he could clearly feel the strong pressure on her chest. Sabrina was not wearing heavy armor, just a robe and a hooded jacket. Cloak, rain kept falling on the stone slabs of the square along the cloak.

"Give my regards to Ms. Gillian and say I'm very sorry!" Roy whispered to Sabrina.

"Okay, I will tell her the situation here, I believe she will understand!" Sabrina responded with a smile.

At the same time, Roy also gave Moira a letter written to Ms. Belinda, hugged her before saying:

"If Ms. Belinda returns from traveling in Darnassus, help me teach her this letter!"

"knew……"

Moira took the letter handed over by Roy, and the depressed mood in her heart felt a little better.

After watching his friends jump in line and enter the portal, and finally disappear from the portal, Roy turned and left the central square.

…

Red Maple Leaf Tavern.

In cities where elves live, taverns named after leaves are very common.

Roy sent his friends back to Partington Island, and then directly found a tavern near the central square. Pushing open the half-hidden wooden door of the tavern, Roy saw several guests sitting in the tavern hall, and there was a strong smell. The strong smell of alcohol hit my nose.

This kind of tavern is usually the stronghold of the Thieves Guild. No matter what kind of news it is, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can always get some clues in the tavern.

A handsome half-elf bartender stood behind the bar, cleaning glasses carefully.

There was a glass of orange wine with the lightest alcoholic taste in front of Roy. He came to the tavern and although he ordered a glass of wine, he never spoke.

A mixed-race female elf wearing tight-fitting leather armor came close to Roy. She had a strong scent of perfume on her body, her eyes were sharp, her sexy lips came to Roy's ear and she blew a breath, saying in a provocative tone: "Humans? It's hard to see humans on the Partington plane. Based on this, why don't you treat me to a drink?"

Roy pushed two Kohlers to the bartender and motioned for him to pour a drink for the mixed-race female elf.

The bartender pushed over a glass of orange wine and stopped steadily in front of the mixed-race female elf.

"I'm a half-elf."

Listening to Roy speaking fluent and pure Elvish, the eyes of the mixed-race female elf changed slightly.

She no longer squirmed, but sat up straight.

The neckline of her tight-fitting leather armor is very low, and the groove is obviously squeezed out. Her skin is not fair, but it is very shiny.

Roy looked away from her collar and asked the mixed-race female elf:

"Do you often drink here?"

The mixed-race female elf took a sip of the lightly sweet orange wine and responded: "Yes, there is no orange wine anywhere that can compare to the one here. It is cheap and delicious."

Roy smiled and said nothing else.

He took out a pile of Kohler from the money pocket on his waist, about thirty pieces in total, and then pushed them all to the bartender.

"I would like to get some information. Is there any reliable elf that I can introduce to you?"

The bartender lowered his head, left two Kollers from the pile, and pushed the rest to the mixed-race female elf next to Roy. He pointed at the mixed-race female elf and said to Roy:

"If you want to find out any news, just ask her. She is very knowledgeable!"

While discussing business, the mixed-race female elf sat up straight, and the frivolous look on her face disappeared immediately.

She had a disappointed expression on her face, took a sip of orange wine, and then asked Roy:

"Tell me what news you want to know."

Roy hesitated for a moment and then said:

"I'd like to inquire about some of the rich new faces who have come to Padstow in the past two weeks."

The voices of the two people talking were very low, and Roy estimated that even the bartender might not be able to hear what he just said.

The mixed-race female elf's eyes tightened, and then she took a serious look at Roy and asked, "Are you a treasure hunter?"

"You can think of me this way, or you can think of me as a priest or a mine owner on the Pagisto Plateau, it doesn't matter!" Roy said casually.

The mixed-blood elf female elf couldn't figure out what Roy meant. She took another sip of orange wine. He felt that Roy was a hunter who specialized in robbing rich people, so he had to sell this kind of fat sheep at a higher price:

"One message and one magic crystal..."

Roy agreed decisively without thinking:

"Okay, but the news you give me must be worth the money. This is a deposit. I will come here and sit here again at this time tomorrow night."

The mixed-race female elf froze on the spot, unable to figure out what Roy wanted.

Roy dropped a magic crystal, drank the last bit of orange wine in the glass, turned around and left the tavern.

When the mixed-blood female elf chased him out, Roy had already walked away in the rain.

…

The mixed-blood female elf held the magic crystal in her hand, walked back to the tavern, and sat down in front of the bar.

"This guy is quite generous, and he doesn't worry at all that I will steal his money. He doesn't even say much. His goal is very clear, which is the rich people among the outsiders." Dennis, the mixed-race female elf Take the initiative to speak.

The bartender wiped the wine glass carefully and said:

"Dennis, do you think the magic crystal in this half-elf's hand... will be thrown away in vain?"

"You mean..." The mixed-race female elf's eyes widened.

The bartender put the magic crystal into the wine glass, then gently shook the glass, and the magic crystal made a jingling sound in the wine glass.

"He dares to throw out the magic crystal like this, definitely because he is not worried about you hacking his magic crystal. You can check it out. Such a half-elf in Padstow City cannot be said to be unique, and he is definitely one of a kind. You can count them on your hands, and with your ability you can easily find out his details."

The mixed-race female elf Denise licked her lips with her tongue and kept nodding.

…

Roy spent the night in a hotel.

The next day, Roy planned to rent a larger warehouse in Padstow City.

Since the portal in Padstow City is closed, the commercial trade in Padstow City has been sluggish in recent years. Not only are the shops on the streets closed, but a large number of warehouses in the city have also been abandoned. Therefore, the rental price of warehouses in the city is simply a bargain.

He didn't have time to wander around the city of Padstow. After finding out about a house rental business, he hurried to visit in the morning.

After walking into the house rental trading firm, Roy saw a half-blood elf waitress standing behind the front desk, with a sweet look and a friendly smile.

"What do you need?"

"Leasing a warehouse, if the price is right, it's not impossible to buy it..." Roy said.

"Please come with me!"

The elf waitress was delighted and glanced at her companion. The companion saw that Roy was not an elf and did not argue with her.

Roy, the mixed-blood elf waitress next to her, said this, with a look of regret on her face.

Roy ignored this and followed the half-blood elf waitress to a small table by the window and sat down.

The elf waitress came quickly with a thick information book, and then ran to bring Roy a cup of fruit tea. Then she sat opposite Roy and asked patiently:

"Guest, how much space do you need for the warehouse? What are the area requirements? What is the approximate budget?"

"I don't know how big the warehouse here is. How do you usually calculate it?" Roy asked.

The elf waitress checked the brochure and responded seriously: "The larger warehouse has a space of about 1,200 square meters, close to the central square, and the monthly rent is 500 kol. There are also smaller warehouses with a space of only 100 square meters. Located near the edge of Padstow City, the monthly rent is only 45 Koles, and the rents of other warehouses are almost in this range."