Path of light

Chapter 703 704. Night at the sea

Miss Christine sat on a folding chair, lowered her head, took out a book and read silently.

The two maids took out the teapot and teacups from the magic pockets, and even placed two plates of exquisite refreshments on the small round table.

The mixed-blood elves on the roof only dared to peek at Miss Christine out of the corners of their eyes. There were also some timid mixed-blood elves who were afraid of causing trouble and chose to leave the roof...

Miss Christine had just opened the book "The Frozen Sea" when she vaguely heard a quarrel coming from the deck below. She was not prepared to pay attention to this boring quarrel, but there was a faint sentence that came in. In the ears.

"...Everyone, come and take a look at his ears. Is it necessary for a human to be so secretive on an elf ship?"

It’s not like Miss Christine has never seen humans before…

She was just a little curious about what that secretive human had done to offend the public...

Hearing the words "human ears", Miss Christine's mind came to mind with the face of a half-elf. He rushed into the seaside jungle in a panic and saved himself and Jijiru from the hands of slave traders. return.

Just as Miss Christine thought of those hateful slave traders, she heard a mixed-blood elf yelling below:

"Could he be a slave trader?"

Miss Christine quickly held up her skirt, stood up from the folding chair, followed the sound, turned around and stood next to the railing, and looked towards the stern deck.

I saw a man wearing a linen robe with a black gauze covering his face, surrounded by a group of mixed-blood elves.

Miss Christine blinked. She felt that the back of the person surrounded by her was somewhat familiar...

The mixed-blood elf lady unexpectedly reached out and removed the black gauze scarf from the man's face.

At this time, the sailing bell rang again on the ship...

Miss Christine stood condescendingly next to the edge railing of the roof. In fact, looking down from this angle, he could only see the heads of all the elves on the deck. However, the man turned his head to look at the main mast of the ship. Miss Christine took the opportunity to see the man's profile.

Miss Christine stood blankly on the roof of the ship...

Because she saw that the man's face looked very much like Roy.

She clenched the railing with both hands, explored half of her body, and shouted tentatively:

"Roy, why are you here?"

The young man subconsciously raised his head and looked at the top of the ship...

…

Sure enough, it was Roy. Miss Christine's delicate face showed an expression of surprise...

Roy was also a little surprised. He never thought that Miss Christine would be on such a ship full of mixed-blood elf civilians.

The sound of 'Roy' was like a loud alarm bell, crashing into the ears of the mixed elves on the stern deck of the ship.

The mixed-blood elves looked at Roy with wide eyes, realizing that the young man in front of them looked more and more like the rumored 'Boss Roy'. The mixed-blood elves remained silent...

The mixed elves crowded on the stern deck quickly took a few steps back for fear of squeezing Boss Roy.

The expression on the face of the mixed-blood elf lady holding the black gauze scarf in her hand was even more wonderful. She reached out and hid the little girl behind her, with an uncertain expression on her face...

"From now on... don't always judge everyone with your stereotypes."

After saying this, Roy took a deep look at the mixed-blood elf lady, and then walked towards the stairs of the ship building. The mixed-blood elves blocking the way quickly got out of the way.

Everyone's eyes followed Roy as he walked up the stairs, with an incredible expression still in his eyes...

…

Roy climbed to the roof of the ship.

The captain stood in front of the stairs and said to Roy with a charming smile: "Boss Roy, welcome to the Swordfish."

Roy nodded to the captain and said: "During this period, the magic market has been extremely popular, setting off a wave of residents from the Elf Continent pouring into the Partington plane. There are always a large number of elves going to Partington Island every day. You want to To ensure the safety of passengers on board, we must also have the ability to handle emergencies.”

The captain grimaced and agreed quickly.

Roy walked up to Miss Christine and saluted Christine.

Miss Christine couldn't hide the excitement of the chance encounter on her face, and she softly called Roy's name.

"Captain Roy, I didn't expect to meet you on this ship."

"Miss Christine, long time no see!"

Roy responded with a smile.

The mixed-blood elves on the roof took advantage of this moment to sneak back to the deck, leaving the huge platform completely empty.

At this time, the medium-sized sailing ship just left the port, and the sea wind outside the port gradually became stronger. Under the control of the crew, the sea-going ship corrected its tilted hull, and the medium-sized sailing ship began to cut through the wind and waves on the sea and move forward quickly.

This medium-sized sailing ship is more flexible than a three-masted sailing ship, and its speed is fast enough. The ships built by the elves pursue flexibility and speed.

Although this boat cannot jump on the waves like a flying fish boat, its light hull allows the boat to draft very little. As long as there is a little breeze, the boat can drift on the sea...

An elf maid brought a folding chair very wisely, and Miss Christine invited Roy to sit down on the roof of the building together.

"Roy, I thought you were in the Partington plane at this time, dealing with trouble there. Why did you suddenly come back to Castletown?"

Miss Christine put the book on the small table and asked Roy casually.

Roy could feel the joy after meeting from Miss Christine's tone.

"I'm going back to Castletown to take care of some things. I'm planning to return to Partington after my busy work. What about you? Why do you want to take a boat to the Queen Egwene Islands?"

"Actually, I'm going to Partington. Are you welcome?"

The Partington that Miss Christine mentioned refers to the Partington plane.

Roy laughed, spread his hands and said to Miss Christine:

"The entire Partington plane belongs to the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion, and more than half of the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion belongs to your family. In this way, you are the real owner of the Partington plane. You Coming to the Partington plane should be like going home, so why are you asking me..."

"The continuous influx of mixed-blood elves in the Partington plane has aroused the awareness of the high-level nobles of the Silver Moon elves. They believe that the influx of a large number of mixed-blood elves into the Partington plane will seriously affect the economy of the Elven Continent. Now every person in the Elven Continent Every city has more or less difficulty recruiting workers for low-level jobs. The governors of many cities are appropriately improving the welfare benefits of mixed elves, but with little effect." Miss Christine said. Only two people can listen. A clear voice said to Roy.

"This incident triggered complaints from the elven nobles. The Buenos Elf Elders Council believes that this incident has a lot to do with the management system of the Partington plane. My father has received dozens of invitations to rectify the Partington plane. Official letters from the management system have always been blocked with the excuse of being stationed in Golfito."

"Now that the elven nobles know that you have returned to the Pagisto Plateau from the Dark Portal camp, they have launched another round of proposals to my father to modify the management system of the Partington plane and improve the welfare of the Silver Moon elves. And have some privileges.”

"In addition, a council of elven elders must be established in Padstow City, instead of all power being concentrated in the hands of Chief Berkeley..."

Miss Christine's beautiful face was slightly red, and she squinted her eyes and looked at Roy.

"So, Earl Swinburne is planning for you to establish the Council of Elf Elders in Padstow City?" Roy asked.

Miss Christine nodded, looking at Roy with bright blue eyes, a faint smile on her lips...

"No problem, I will give you the greatest support."

Roy said to Miss Christine.

Unexpectedly, Miss Christine pursed her lips and said:

"Not only do I need your support, the Elf Council of Elders on the Partington plane also needs twelve elders. I can only bring five trustworthy helpers, including Berkeley and seven other elders. Congressman, we cannot avoid a priest from the Temple of the Moon. The Buenos Elf Council of Elders will also occupy two seats. Currently, there are still four vacant seats for the elders. My father hopes that you can recommend some of them. Elves in important positions in the Partington plane, oh, by the way, including you.”

"But I am a half-elf, and the current managers of Plateau City and Sun Island Bay are mixed elves. How can we enter the Council of Elf Elders?" Roy said.

Miss Christine obviously thought carefully. She said to Roy:

"I know. The manager of Plateau City is the mixed-blood elf Archon Mu Lin who you single-handedly promoted. The mayor of Sun Island Bay Town is Captain Tiprado. They are both mixed-blood elves, so I plan to invite them to join the elves. Council of Elders..."

Roy was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect Earl Swinburne to want to break the precedent of the Elf Elders Council not having mixed elves and half-elf members in the Partington plane...

This incident really touched the bottom line of the Silver Moon Elf dignitaries.

"If we really want to do this, how can the High Council of Elf Elders in Buenos... possibly agree to this proposal?" Roy said.

Miss Christine blinked and said to Roy in a humorous tone: "They can agree or disagree with the application we submit. It takes a long time from application to approval. If they don't agree, they won't agree. Send back the application we submitted, and we will continue to submit it, anyway, it will not affect the development of the Partington plane."

These ideas were bold and radical, and Roy couldn't believe that Miss Christine would do such a bold thing.

"Father said that this matter can only be done by us young people." Miss Christine whispered. "The Partington plane is currently in the hands of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion. Other Silver Moon elves cannot interfere, so they can just do these things."

"Actually, I don't understand at all. This matter is of no benefit to the Silver Moon Elves. For the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, it is estimated that there will be a risk of difficulty in controlling the Partington plane in the future. Earl Swinburne What are you asking to push this forward?" Roy asked Miss Christine.

He would not dare to ask Earl Swinburne this question under any circumstances, but in front of Miss Christine, he had no such psychological pressure.

Miss Christine apparently also discussed this issue with Earl Swinburne. Her explanation to Roy was:

"Father said that the current social structure of the entire Elf Continent is distorted. It is obvious that the population of Silver Moon Elf is showing a negative growth trend. It is obvious that the bottom layer of the entire Elf World is supported by mixed-blood elves, but the mixed-blood elves cannot get what they deserve. status, the entire elven world is constantly squeezing the mixed-blood elves, but the population of the mixed-blood elves is increasing rapidly. This causes the mixed-blood elves to be like a spring that is constantly compressing. Once this spring has accumulated enough strength, Once they rebound, it will overthrow all the forces that are pressing on them..."

Miss Christine paused for a moment before saying again:

"At that time, the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom may usher in a major turmoil. In order to avoid such irreconcilable turmoil, the mixed elves must be given their due rights. This also echoes the initiative of His Majesty Janris Ansel. ’s New Deal.”

Earl Swinburne is a follower of His Majesty Ans Ayre, and it is obvious that he is also promoting the New Deal for His Majesty Ans Ayre.

Roy touched his forehead. He did not expect that a series of changes in the Partington plane were always under the control of Earl Swinburne.

"Almost 95% of the entire Partington plane is composed of mixed elves, so we can better promote these things."

In just a few years, Miss Christine has changed a lot. After experiencing the kidnapping incident and the war on the Queen Igwene Islands, she gradually transformed from a spoiled and arrogant Silver Moon Elf noble lady to what she is now. This assistant could help his father try to implement the New Deal.

She still likes to wear princess dresses so much and likes to show her most beautiful side, but she has become more mature and charming...

The sea breeze blew gently, and the sails pulled the sailboat away from the waves...

The elf maid saw the two people stopped chatting and brought over two glasses of orange wine.

In the exquisite goblet, the orange wine juice seemed a little viscous, and the cup was filled with the taste of honey, with only a hint of orange fragrance.

…

Miss Christine also drank some orange wine.

Roy in her eyes has been growing in recent years.

At first, he was just a young adventurer. At that time, his eyes always showed vigilance. She was disgusted with Roy's hateful eyes, so she had a bad impression of Roy at first.

That happened on Partington Island.

In fact, Christine did not expect that an elf would dare to kidnap her on Partington Island.

There happened to be a murderer who did this, and actually succeeded...

Roy and her friends saved her, and she was only a little grateful at first, but Earl Swinburne gave Roy some compensation for her, and she actually felt that she and Roy were completely even.

Later, it was Roy's achievements in the Partington plane. It was luck and more ability...

Miss Christine's special regard for Roy was entirely due to Earl Swinburne's appreciation of Roy.

She has always admired her father, Earl Swinburne, since she was a child. However, Earl Swinburne would always give this half-elf some words of praise.

Even these praises have never been received by other young elves in the family. Only then did Miss Christine begin to pay attention to this young half-elf kid...

Some time ago, there were some rumors among the elves in the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, saying that Earl Swinburne supported Roy so much because he actually chose a spouse for Miss Christine.

Although this is a rumor, a lot can be seen from the rumors.

After drinking a little orange wine, Miss Christine's face became more and more rosy, and the moisture in her eyes made her eyes shine brighter than the stars in the night sky...

At this time, Roy was holding a wine glass and standing by the railing at the top of the ship building, looking at the deep night in the distance of the sea.