Path of light

Chapter 514 515. Negotiation

The three-masted sailing ship was docked next to the simple pier. The sea breeze was blowing, and the flags on the mast were fluttering in the wind.

This wharf built of logs and planks was once in ruins due to the harassment of fish-man spirits. However, since Roy took a magic airship and raided the Sun Island with more than 700 gryphon cavalry, the sea The group of slug-like fish-man monsters inside suddenly disappeared.

In the waters along the north coast, it is difficult to see those murlocs that waddle as they walk.

On the coastline, a group of gryphon cavalry transported some sharp stone pillars from the air. These stone pillars were brought back from the stalagmite forest two kilometers away.

They lined up and threw the slender stone pillars into the sea two hundred meters away from the pier. The stone pillars were nailed into the sea to form an arc-shaped seawall. This seawall only left a fifteen-meter-wide gap in the middle. .

Fifteen thousand stalagmites four to five meters long are nailed into the sea, tracing the outline of the sea wall.

The gryphon cavalry will then fly to the top of the cliff further away, transport some bluestones weighing four to five hundred kilograms from there, and fill the gaps in the stone pillars little by little. When all the gaps in the stone pillars are filled with bluestones, this sea will The embankment has finally taken shape.

This method of reclamation and embankment to resist the fishmen of Sun Island was not what Roy had thought of.

When the Silver Moon Elves and the Naga Sea Clan started fighting on the Queen Egwene Islands, the elves used this method to resist the surprise attack by the Naga Sea Clan army.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it can block the tide to a certain extent.

Currently, the Griffin Cavalry has been in a semi-resting state. Finding something to do for them can actually lighten the burden in their hearts.

The Mine Guard Corps has been stationed at Sun Island Bay for more than three months, but the battle situation here is still not so clear. Although the fish-men and monsters have temporarily retreated to the vicinity of Sun Island, no one knows when they will suddenly Appearing on the North Coast…

These griffins are level three monsters. They can easily grab a one-horned bison with their sharp claws, and stones weighing hundreds of kilograms are not difficult for them at all.

In just one week, the rough outline of the seawall was drawn on the seaside using stalagmites.

Now the Griffin Cavalry is filling the seawall with rocks every day. This seawall is built simultaneously from the left and right sides of the pier and continues to extend into the sea. When Roy left the jungle camp, the two seawalls had already extended into the sea. More than a hundred meters.

Miss Tiffany and the mayor of Tiprado are jointly responsible for building this sea wall...

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Lysander's pack team has already rushed to Padstow City by land carrying twelve aerodynamic devices and two propulsion devices.

Roy took Kaka's griffon and flew to Padstow City first.

Following him to Padstow City, in addition to the four dwarf apprentices, there were also sixty mixed elves who came with the magic airship.

These mixed elves are currently learning to operate magic airships with four dwarf apprentices. In the future, they will drive these eleven three-masted sailing ships respectively.

These sixty mixed-blood elf warriors are the first group of elves to follow Roy. They have extremely high loyalty to Roy...

Roy sat on the back of the griffin, facing the wind, squinting his eyes, and thought of what Miss Tiffany said to him:

'I heard that the fishmen in Sun Island Bay said that Sun Island was occupied by a sea beast priest a long time ago. When the sea beast priest came to Sun Island Bay, he brought a large group of sea monsters with him, but later some sea monsters appeared one after another. They left Sun Island Bay one after another. So far, there are only six sea monsters left in Sun Island Bay. Moreover, I heard that the sea monster priest is about to die. He lives in a spring cave on the island. Now the entire cave is full of people. It exudes a strong stench of corpse decay. ’

'I guess that the Sea Beast Priest must have been under the influence of undead magic or curse magic. With his last breath left, he hid in the cave and was clinging to life...'

'And I heard that the remaining sea monsters are not so harmonious, and they are roughly divided into two groups: five of them are close followers of the sea beast priest Latimore, and the other sea monster is alone. In the past, he was originally the most capable confidant, but later there was some estrangement for some reason. ’

‘The singing sea monster we met on the beach was the solitary sea monster. The sea monsters we met during the negotiation were the cronies of the sea beast priest Lattimore. ’

'I heard that there is a gap between the sea monster and the sea monster priest... So, I have been trying to contact the lonely sea monster recently, but she is very wary and has been unwilling to contact me...'

When she said this, Miss Tiffany sighed softly, seeming to feel a little regretful that she could not chat with the sea monster.

The previous information was obtained by Miss Tiffany from some fish-men and monsters in Sun Island Bay.

It is not too easy for a Naga Sea Tribe to obtain information from those fish-men who have the intelligence of seven or eight-year-old children...

Although Miss Tiffany has some means of self-protection, Roy still disapproves of Miss Tiffany taking such risks.

After all, she was facing a group of sirens that were stronger than her, and the sirens and the naga were just like elves and orcs—natural enemies.

What's more, Miss Tiffany and the sea monster had fought against each other before. If Roy hadn't arrived in time, Miss Tiffany might have been killed by the sea monster.

Now she actually wants to come to her door. She is simply looking for death.

There is a sea beast priest hidden on Sun Island, which Roy never expected.

The sea beast priest himself is a second-level powerhouse, and each sea beast priest has a powerful contracted sea beast.

The sea beast priest's pact partner on the Isle of the Sun is a giant octopus.

When the magic airship arrived at Sun Island a few days ago, Roy also saw the terrifying aspect of this giant octopus with his own eyes. Roy didn't know how huge its body was yet, but there were several tentacles and stripes covered with suckers. The tentacles stretched out from the sea, and they can reach more than a hundred high into the sky. It can be seen that this giant octopus is definitely not too small.

Before leaving, Roy also told the more than a dozen squadron leaders of the mine guard group that once a huge sea beast appears in the Sun Island Bay, they must not fight forcefully and must retreat from the beach to the dense forest in time. If the dense forest area also If it's not that safe, then retreat to the stalagmite forest.

I originally thought that Sun Island Bay was just occupied by a group of demi-human murlocs, but I didn’t expect that there was actually a sea beast priest hiding on Sun Island...

In fact, Roy had also considered whether to lead the mine guard group to retreat from Sun Island Bay to Pagisto Plateau. After all, the opponent was a powerful second-level expert.

Even if he is a second-level strong man who is about to die, he is still a strong man!

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Roy thought about it for a long time, and finally decided not to withdraw the mine guard group for the time being. Not only would he not withdraw the mine guard group, he would also build a seaport pier on the north coast of Sun Island Bay, and also build a port outside the pier. A seawall that served as a fortification.

According to the information revealed to Roy by Captain Berkeley, there are actually some second-level powerhouses in the Silver Pegasus Legion, but those second-level powerhouses are all high-level corps officials at the same level as Earl Swinburne.

In the past hundred years, the second-level experts in the legion have rarely appeared. Their existence is more like a symbol of the power of the Silver Pegasus legion.

Roy thought that this quarter, the mining revenue paid to the Silver Pegasus Legion from the Pagisto Plateau has exceeded 100,000 magic crystals.

The money has been paid. Since such a thing has happened, the Silver Pegasus Legion should also provide some military help. Although the Silver Pegasus Legion's troops are firmly tied to the Queen Igwene Islands, the Legion wants to send two If you are a second-level expert, you should be able to deal with the sea beast priest who is about to die...

If the Silver Pegasus Corps is unwilling to send second-level experts to Sun Island Bay, Roy has actually made another preparation, which is to go to the mercenary union in Castletown City to hire two second-level experts and invite them. Come to Sun Island Bay and completely eliminate this sea beast priest.

Recently, Roy has not only made a large sum of magic crystals from the metal ingot trade, but also the income from the primary magic herbal trade also accounts for a large proportion of the total income. In a word, his wallet is full of magic crystals. spar.

Roy has already thought about it. If the Silver Pegasus Army refuses to send a second-level expert to the Partington plane for support, then he will spend money to throw two second-level experts...

As for the reason why Roy refused to give up Sun Island Bay, it was not only due to the request of the village chief of Tiprado, but more importantly, he had already taken a fancy to Sun Island Bay. Once it was controlled by the mixed-blood elves, there would be such rich fishing resources. Possibly meeting the food needs of the entire Partington plane.

By then, even if the portal is still blocked, the Partington plane will have both a fishing ground and an orchard, and the mixed elves will not have to worry about food in the future...

This is also the second reason why Roy insists on occupying Sun Island Bay.

In addition, Roy wants to occupy Sun Island Bay mainly because there are nearly 10,000 mixed-race elves living in seclusion in the jungle north of this more than 300 kilometers of coastline.

At present, the total number of mixed-blood elves on the Pagisto Plateau does not exceed 70,000. In order to have sufficient control over the Pagisto Plateau, after all, the headhunter prisoners of war in the Plateau City currently exceed 10,000.

Roy can only let the mine guard group expand crazily...

Today, the mine guard group has almost more than 10,000 mixed-blood elven warriors, accounting for one-fifth of the total mixed-blood elven population on the Pagisto Plateau.

But these troops...compared to the existing prisoners of war on the plateau, are still below the danger line.

In other words, if the headhunter prisoners of war in Plateau City rioted, Roy would not be able to control the riot immediately.

Not only that, the development of the Pagisto Plateau is severely restricted by the population of mixed elves. The mines in the Kartim Mountains and the Nicobar Mountains are still in a state of abandonment, and there is simply not enough population to develop other mines on the plateau.

Therefore, if the mixed elves on the Sun Island Bay side can also be absorbed, the total population of mixed elves can be increased a little more.

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Roy successfully arrived at Padstow City with four dwarf apprentices and 60 mixed elves. He did not stop in Padstow City and returned directly to Partington Island through the portal.

The second magic airship on Partington Island is being installed with a propulsion device on the beach. Under the command of the old dwarf Mags, the transformation of the three-masted sailboat is progressing very quickly...

After sending the four dwarf apprentices back to Partington Island, Roy came to Padstow City.

Because the herbal medicine merchant Augustus has returned from the Blackwater Swamp, Roy needs to talk to Augustus about the next purchase plan for magical herbs.

As the magic herbal medicine market becomes more and more popular, although the Silver Pegasus Legion has blocked the portal in the Partington plane and restricted various trades in the Partington plane, the smuggling gangs in the Partington plane have also gradually developed.

Moreover, most of these smuggling gangs are Silver Moon elves, and they are also inextricably linked to the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Currently, even Roy's trade in primary magic herbs has been affected.

Because there are many channels for magical herbs to flow into the Elf Continent, the market for magical herbs in the Partington plane continues to rise...

Roy signed large orders for primary magic herbal medicines, so he hoped that the market for magic herbal medicines would remain stable, or at least not continue to rise.

Roy walked out of the portal in the central square and immediately found a carriage and headed to a restaurant he had made an appointment with businessman Augustus.

Probably because he stayed in the Blackwater Swamp for too long, when Roy saw Augustus, he felt that his face had changed a lot.

Wearing a brand new set of magic-patterned leather armor, he stood in front of the door of a tree house, waiting for Roy.

Seeing Roy coming out of a carriage, he hurriedly greeted him. The two of them clasped their hands:

"Boss Roy, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Augustus."

Augustus led Roy into the tree house, walked up the winding stairs, and came to a built terrace.

There is only one square table on the terrace, and it is very secluded, perfect for chatting.

After the two sat down, Augustus poured Roy a cup of lemon tea. Roy took the tea cup and asked directly:

"How many more magical herbs can be harvested from the Blackwater Swamp?"

"The market for magic herbs has not been very good in the past few years. In the past four or five years, almost no herb collectors have set foot in the Blackwater Swamp."

"There are a large number of magic herbs growing deep in the swamp, especially several common primary magic herbs. As long as you dare to walk into the depths of the swamp, there are some primary magic herbs everywhere..."

Augustus sat across from Roy and said to him: "The only trouble is that the depths of the swamp are very dangerous, and we need some skilled collectors who can avoid the ferocious monsters in the swamp. "

"My purchasing channel is to know some herbal collectors. Even if there are large orders like the previous ones, I can still meet the supply of primary magic herbs."

Augustus said confidently.

"Will the recent smuggling of magic herbs have any impact on your purchase of herbal medicines?" Roy asked.

Augustus smiled proudly:

"Even if they smuggle, they still want to smuggle some intermediate and high-level magic herbs. Who would take the risk of bringing these low-level magic herbs through the portal?"