Path of light

Chapter 523 524. Strong Support

"The Dark Land is far more vast than we imagined. In that land full of dead air, our expeditionary army lacks supplies. The main reason is that a large number of supply convoys are easily lost after entering the Dark Land and cannot find the expeditionary vanguard. Although the expeditionary army has set up at least hundreds of temporary camps along the way, it is still inevitable that the supply troops will get lost in the Dark Land..."

Byron Thor picked up the wine glass and took another sip of orange wine.

He looked a little depressed.

"Although there are special search and rescue teams that have been searching for the whereabouts of the lost supplies, as long as they are lost... they can basically not be found."

Byron Thor recalled the battlefield in the Dark Land.

"In the dark land, we are invaders. There are strong and weak dark creatures over there. Some will attack us head-on. The most common ones are dark creatures called fear spirits. Some often launch sneak attacks on us, like shadow demons and death sickle hands..."

Although Roy had never seen a shadow demon, he felt ghosts appearing behind him after listening to Byron Thor's description.

"Over there, every battle is like the last battle. I can never figure out where the danger comes from. In that depressing environment, every warrior is like a taut hunting bow. No one knows when the bowstring will break, and then the whole person will completely collapse and go crazy."

When Byron Thor said this, his pupils shrank slightly, his expression was a little painful, and some sweat appeared on his forehead.

He drank the orange wine in the glass in one gulp.

"We met High Priest Reed at Camp 98 in the Dark Land, which is the forefront of the expeditionary front and belongs to the eastern war zone."

As he spoke, Byron Thor dipped his fingertips in a little orange wine and drew a simple map on the table.

This simple map has two outlines, and then he said:

"After the expeditionary army entered the dark land, they achieved brilliant results at the beginning, but as the battlefield slowly spread, a large number of priests went deep into the dark land, and the battlefield gradually expanded. The troops invested by the first expeditionary army seemed to be stretched, so the first expeditionary army waited on the battlefield until the second expeditionary army arrived, and then slowly stabilized the situation, but then came the second battlefield expansion. When the third expeditionary army entered the dark land, the dark creatures in the dark land had gathered a large number of troops and began to raid the expeditionary camps everywhere..."

Byron Thor squinted and said:

"High Priest Reed followed the third expeditionary army into the dark land. I saw him for the first time. He was holding a holy chalice of wisdom that flickered with sacred flames."

At this moment, Byron Thor seemed to have fallen into deep memories, and his face was full of bitterness.

"At that time, Camp No. 98 had just finished a big battle. Two members of my mercenary group died in that battle, and almost all members were injured. When we retreated to the camp, High Priest Reed was treating other wounded. It was obvious that he was very tired. When he saw us return to the camp, he took out a bottle of mental potion from his waist bag, drank it, hung the Holy Grail of Wisdom at the entrance of the tent, and used the Holy Light to treat our injuries."

After a pause, Byron Thor lowered his head and said:

"That night, dark creatures attacked the camp again. Our tent was right next to High Priest Reed's tent. High Priest Reed held the Holy Grail of Wisdom and used the Holy Light to illuminate the dark creatures that emerged from the darkness..."

"The light of the Holy Grail of Wisdom reflected his extremely thin face, and his face was as pale as paper. After a night of fighting, I felt that High Priest Reed had aged at least ten years."

Roy knew that some divine arts were performed when the sacred power was exhausted, in order to absorb the vitality of the priests.

Priest Anderson forced himself to advance and died because of exhaustion of vitality.

"Did we win this battle?" Roy asked.

Byron Thor shook his head and said in a low voice:

"We held out until dawn and retreated to Camp 97. Four members of my mercenary group stayed forever on the battlefield of Camp 98. The other members dismantled the tent and put together a stretcher to carry me back from the battlefield. I will never forget the look those members gave me before they left. They kept repeating: 'Captain, take everyone home. We should go home...'"

"The third expeditionary force entered the dark land. The top leaders of the legion still sent the most elite priests to the depths of the dark land. Many mercenaries were not optimistic about this holy war."

"High Priest Reed At that time, he withdrew from Camp 98 with us, and treated the injured soldiers along the way. Although the situation was very bad at that time, he kept comforting every soldier around him, constantly encouraging everyone to hold on, and the injuries would slowly get better. "Later, we retreated to Camp 97. Because of my serious injuries, I followed the logistics supply team back to Golfito. Not long after, our mercenary group was disbanded in Golfito. "Byron Thor said this, untied the silk scar tied at his collar, and a claw mark extended from his left neck to the right chest. Although it had been scarred, the pink scar still looked a little shocking. Roy could clearly feel that the wound had a hint of darkness. He stretched out his right index finger, and a ball of sacred light appeared on the fingertips. When the sacred light approached the scar on Byron Thor's chest, the dark aura immediately disappeared.

Roy didn't expect to dispel the dark atmosphere so easily...

But when he took back the sacred flame on his fingertips, the dark aura emerged again.

Roy was a little surprised. He quickly drew the divine pattern and recited a prayer quickly.

Although Roy's voice was not too loud, his prayers still attracted a lot of attention in the tavern. In full view of everyone, a sacred beam of light fell from the roof, covering Byron Thor in it.

'purification'

In the holy light, traces of darkness continued to dissipate.

Roy could feel that although the dark aura had become very weak, the last trace of dark aura could not be dispelled...

Roy tried to use Holy Light on Byron Thor again, but he still couldn't dispel the last bit of darkness.

"I can only temporarily suppress this dark aura, but I can't completely purify it." Roy said to Byron Thor.

He was a little worried about the safety of High Priest Reed, because according to what Byron Thor dictated, the situation of the expeditionary force in the Dark Land seemed to be very bad...

But he can't help now, so he can only pray silently: High Priest Reed can do everything smoothly in the dark land!

"Thank you for the news you brought back!"

Roy's heart was a little heavy. He thanked Byron Thor and prepared to leave the tavern...

A supply ship was leaving for Partington Island in the evening, and Roy prepared to board that ship.

At this time, you can still stroll around in the market in Xiacheng District and buy whatever you want.

Byron Thor waved his hand and said casually:

"Some things feel much better once they are spoken out, but for me, there are very few friends who can act as listeners."

"I remember you came to the tavern to look for me yesterday. Why...have you encountered any trouble recently?"

Byron Thor asked proactively.

Roy said a little embarrassedly:

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just... I met a sea beast priest at the Sun Island Bay in the Partington plane. If we want to occupy the Sun Island, we must find a way to get rid of the sea beast priest. Originally, I asked the senior military officials I applied for assistance, but there was no response from the military department, so I decided to ask the Castletown Mercenary Union to issue a bounty mission."

Byron Thor stared at Roy:

"The island occupied by the sea beast priests...you don't plan to abandon that island?"

"Yeah." Roy nodded. He really didn't want to give up the fishing ground in Sun Island Bay easily.

Byron Thor stared at Roy and said:

"Once you choose to be an enemy of the Sea Beast Priest, even if you defeat this Sea Beast Priest, there will be a second and third Sea Beast Priest coming out of the deep sea one after another to seek revenge on you. You have to fight against those who came out of the deep sea so early. Aren't you afraid that the strong person will become your enemy?"

Roy spread his hands and said very casually: "I'm afraid of what's the point, if someone punches me, I just return it."

"That's right!"

Byron Thor didn't expect that Roy looked soft and weak, but what he said seemed very tough.

"High Priest Reed helped me once, but I couldn't return the favor in the Dark Land, so...it doesn't matter if I help you once."

"I'll go with you to the Partington plane to see if I can deal with that sea beast priest!"

"I can only try. Once I can't beat him, I will turn around and leave without any hesitation."

Byron Thor emphasized again at the end.

"I know."

Roy agreed quickly.

…

In the evening, Claire ran to Castletown Port to see Roy off, only to find out that Roy had convinced Byron Thor and asked him to go to the Partington plane with him.

"It's really you who actually convinced Byron Thor!"

"Roy, I may not be able to go to the Partington plane with you this time. At the end of the year, I have a concert in Buenos. This is important to me and I can't miss it." Claire was a little apologetic. said.

"What's the matter! You can practice piano well in Castletown and help me take care of the alchemy workshop, and Woods... I think it's best for you to stay in the alchemy workshop." Roy put his arms around Claire and Woods shoulders, the three of them huddled together.

All supplies on the supply ship have been loaded.

The crew stood on the side of the ship, preparing to wait for Roy to board the ship before withdrawing to the sampan...

"This time I will go to Sun Island Bay no matter what." Woods rejected Roy's proposal and insisted on following everyone to Sun Island Bay in the Partington plane.

Sabrina and Moira have already boarded the ship and are now standing on the observation deck on the top of the ship, looking at the beautiful seascape against the setting sun.

Byron Thor was also wearing a magic pattern outfit, carrying a long bow wrapped in linen, and stood on the bow of the ship.

He is a second-level expert who is good at archery. According to the information in the mercenary union, he is an abyss walker.

It's a pity that Roy is a priest, and his friends are not very good at using bows and arrows. Sabrina is a sword dancer, Moira is an assassin, and Woods is a druid. None of them have any knowledge of archery. Interest does not require the teachings of Byron Thor. Speaking of which, it is really a waste in a sense.

In the Elf Kingdom, if there are no archers in an adventure group, then the adventure group is definitely incomplete.

…

The supply ship arrived at Partington Island, and Roy took everyone down the pier, and then headed to the shelter of the three-masted sailboat.

The second magic airship is being renovated in full swing here. The flotation device and propulsion device of this magic airship have been installed, and the magic airship is currently undergoing final installation and debugging.

Seeing ten three-masted sailing ships anchored here, all the mixed elves would respectfully shout 'Boss Roy' when they saw Roy.

Only then did Byron Thor figure out that Roy actually had such a ship on Partington Island...

For the next two days, Roy stayed on Partington Island, waiting for the transformation of the second magic airship to be completed.

It has to be said that the old dwarf Mags was very powerful under the temptation of wine. It took him just over a month to transform the second three-masted sailing ship into a magic airship.

During the two days that Roy stayed at Partington Island, the Green Empire Merchant Shipping Federation sent one hundred flotation devices and eighteen propulsion devices to Partington Island.

Next, we have to watch the old dwarf Mags work day and night to transform these magic airships one after another.

As the test flight of the second magic airship ended, Roy took a team of mixed-blood elves who had learned to fly the magic airship to board the ship and enter the Partington plane from the Partington Island portal.

This time, the dwarf apprentice did not set off with the ship. The entire magic airship was filled with mixed elves.

In recent days, the portal on Partington Island has seemed a bit congested, and a large amount of supplies have even been hoarded in the square. Many elf merchants have heard that the plane of Partington is about to be lifted, so they are waiting in Partington with a large amount of supplies. in a small town.

The second magic airship entered the Partington plane and once again caused a sensation in the city of Padstow.

This time, after the magic airship slid out of the portal, it immediately flew to the airport terminal in Padstow City.

Under the supervision of Captain Berkeley, the airport terminal in Padstow City has been built, but currently there is only one berth at the airport terminal.

The magic airship successfully docked at the port and was suspended in mid-air, which was very visually impressive.

The magic airship will stay in Padstow City for nearly a day, where it will be loaded with a large amount of food and living supplies, and then transported to the plateau city on the Padstow Plateau.

The city of Padstow has become very lively recently, and the news of the lifting of the ban must have come out. Many closed shops on the street are preparing to reopen, and even posted a leasing information.