Path of light

Chapter 720 Chapter 721 The Earl's Request

Chapter 720 721. The Earl's Request

In order to seize some three-masted sailing ships, Roy gave up the magic explosive arrows and only prevented the crew on the magic airship from using magic crystal arrows.

These large magic crossbow arrows were purchased by Roy at a huge cost. Each magic crossbow arrow is worth two magic crystals. The crew can only use the whale hunting crossbow to aim at the gray dwarf robbers on the ship, which means that to hunt a gray dwarf robber, Roy needs to spend at least two magic crystals. This is the hunting cost incurred when the shot hits the target. If the shot misses, the hunting cost will increase exponentially...

But even so, Roy still insisted on letting all the whale hunting crossbows on the magic airship fire at full power.

These magic crystal arrows fell on the three-masted sailing ship, and all the gray dwarf robbers in the explosion range almost instantly turned into ice crystals, like crystal statues carved by artists, standing on the three-masted sailing ship.

These gray dwarf bandits made all kinds of moves. Some of them planned to jump over the side of the ship into the sea, some held up their shields to resist the magic crossbow arrows falling from the sky, and some looked at the magic airship in the sky with horror.

These magic crystal arrows had a great impact on the gray dwarf bandits, because the gray dwarves who were good at making various magic machines knew these magic crystal arrows very well, and they knew how terrifying the power of this thing was...

What they couldn't imagine was that the elven military would use such expensive magic weapons to shoot ordinary gray dwarves on a three-masted sailing ship.

The gray dwarf bandits looked at the sky in despair, and at this moment they even forgot to hide in the cabin under the deck.

What made them even more desperate was the more than 3,000 silver Pegasus knights in the sky. The short flying spears thrown from their hands fell like raindrops, and some not-so-thick wooden boards would be directly pierced by the short flying spears...

If it were normal times, the silver Pegasus knights would have needed to find a deserted island to rest because of physical exhaustion.

Even if the Silver Pegasus Knights wanted to continue the pursuit, without any supplies, they would have no way to hunt down the gray dwarf bandits.

But this time was different. The Silver Pegasus Knights got enough rest on the magic airship and got enough supplies...

This pursuit was very sudden for the gray dwarf bandits who sailed to the edge of the Queen Ewenni Islands. The gray dwarf bandits even thought they had escaped this time, but they were intercepted by the Silver Moon Elves again.

They were wearing heavy black iron armor, but they still couldn't stop the pursuit of the Silver Pegasus Knights...

The gray dwarf bandits tried to escape, but they couldn't break out of the encirclement under the siege of the two Silver Pegasus Knights.

Eight magic airships were floating in the air. These magic airships lacked sufficient maneuverability and were soon left behind by the three-masted sailing ships sailing in the sea.

Roy was not in a hurry to catch up, so he followed slowly behind and provided supplies to the Silver Pegasus Knights.

If they fell too far, Roy would rise into the corresponding wind layer, fly in the wind layer for a while and then fall down...

In this way, thirty-three three-masted sailing ships fled in the outer waters of the Queen Ewenni Islands for a whole day. The Silver Pegasus Knights beat the gray dwarf robbers on all the three-masted sailing ships so hard that they dared not show their heads. The gray dwarves hid in the cabin, and the Silver Pegasus Knights took the opportunity to fly down and cut the ropes holding the sails on the masts with the elven swords in their hands.

A large number of sails fell down one after another, and the three-masted sailing ships lost their driving power and gradually stopped...

At this time, the Silver Pegasus Knights surrounded these three-masted sailing ships in the sky, while Roy's magic airship fell into the sea and slowly approached these three-masted sailing ships. The mine guards on the ship took out some hooks and let the magic airship approach these three-masted sailing ships full of short flying spears. Then the half-blood elf guards jumped onto the three-masted sailing ships one after another.

The half-blood elf guards wore sophisticated magic armor and held magic weapons. They boarded the ship under the cover of whale-hunting crossbows and silver Pegasus knights.

In close combat, the half-blood elves held elven longbows and shot magic arrows that could penetrate the armor of any gray dwarf bandit.

These elven archers quickly controlled the commanding heights on the ship, and then the half-blood elves holding swords, shields and spears raided the captain's room, blocked the entrance to the deck, and shouted to the gray dwarf bandits in the cabin that as long as the gray dwarf bandits were willing to surrender, they would not be killed.

Soon, the gray dwarf bandits who were blocked in the cabin gave up resistance one after another, wearing only linen underwear, and lined up on the deck, waiting to be recruited by the half-blood elf guards...

It took Roy nearly three days to complete the recruitment of thirty-three three-masted sailing ships outside the Queen Ewenni Islands.

In this way, Roy led the half-blood elf guards to seize three-masted sailing ships one by one, and detained the captured gray dwarf bandits in the cabins of the three-masted sailing ships.

Then the half-blood elf guards manipulated these three-masted sailing ships, changed the route, and sailed towards Queen Island collectively...

According to the account book of the military secretary, this time Roy not only seized 33 three-masted sailing ships, but also nearly 20,000 gray dwarf prisoners of war on board. The captured gray dwarf weapons and armor filled all the cabins of the five magic airships.

All the gray dwarf weapons and armor were moved to the warehouse of the magic airship. Even so, Roy was still a little worried, so he let the five magic airships full of weapons and armor rise to high altitudes to prevent these gray dwarf bandits from taking back those weapons and armor.

"Malthus wrote to us and told us about your outstanding performance in the Dark Gate Expeditionary Force camp. We didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that Captain Malthus was too conservative about your achievements. Captain Roy, I am Joyce, the captain of the First Silver Pegasus Knights. I am very happy to chase the gray dwarf bandits with you. Thank you for providing these help to the Silver Pegasus Knights on the battlefield!"

A Silver Moon Elf Knight wearing a magic pattern structure strode to Roy, took the initiative to extend his hand, and took the initiative to greet Roy.

Roy shook hands with him and responded: "Hello, Captain Joyce."

The knights of the two Silver Pegasus Knights were repairing on the deck of the three-masted sailing ship. The half-blood elf crew took the initiative to find some barley and beans from the cabin and gave them to the Silver Pegasus Knights.

As expected, the Silver Pegasus Knights first fed the horses, and then sat next to them, took out their marching rations and ate them silently.

The ship's tower and the cabin under the shoulder of these three-masted sailboats are two unconnected parts. The three-story tower is built on the three-masted sail deck, and the cabin under the deck is divided into three floors. The first floor close to the deck is the living area of ​​the gray dwarf robbers, the second floor is the cargo hold, and the third floor is the closed cabin used for counterweight of the three-masted sailboat.

The hull of this three-masted sailboat is about 70 to 80 meters long and less than 10 meters wide. It is definitely a large ship for the elves.

But Roy has seen larger ships in Castletown Port. Those ships are almost all five-masted sailboats from the Green Empire, and the hull shape looks more gentle.

Driving this large sailing ship requires ordinary crew members on the ship to have certain sailing experience.

When all the sails of this three-masted sailboat are raised, when it is full of wind, the entire hull will tilt to one side, and the hull will be pulled by the invisible huge force and creak, and the ship will sail on the sea at a very fast speed...

At this time, the metal ram of the bow will always break through waves one after another.

Flocks of seabirds would follow the stern of the ship...

Roy's magic airship arrived at Queen's Island with two Silver Pegasus Knights a week after leaving Queen's Island.

At this time, Earl Swinburne and Earl Macaulay on Queen's Island had already learned from the report of the Silver Pegasus Knights two days in advance that Roy had won a great victory at sea and captured all the gray dwarf robbers who had escaped.

Both earls were surprised at the time.

They had never thought that the gray dwarf robbers who had troubled the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion for more than half a year would be completely wrapped up by the mine guards who came from the Partington plane after this battle. Except for those gray dwarf robbers who died in the battle, almost all the rest of the gray dwarves were captured.

When the thirty-three three-masted sailing ships approached Queen's Island, the port dock here had been preliminarily cleaned up, and there were still piles of carbonized rotten wooden boards on the dock like a hill. Unfortunately, the original dock was burned in the fire, and the entire beach was covered with carbon ash and blood.

The thirty-three three-masted sailing ships seized by Roy could not dock and could only stop in the waters near Queen Island.

Roy took a flying fish boat back to Queen Island.

At this time, the beach of Queen Island was full of a large number of gray dwarf prisoners. After they were disarmed, there was no suitable place to imprison them, so they could only be concentrated on the beach and guarded by a Silver Moon Elf Guard...

More than 30,000 gray dwarf bandits wore linen shirts and sat quietly on the beach under the scorching sun. There was no shade around them, but the endurance of these gray dwarf bandits was strong enough. They had no problem being exposed to the scorching sun. Although they were mentally exhausted, their bodies did not have any problems.

Only less than 8,000 seriously injured gray dwarf prisoners lay under the shade of palm trees on the beach. The elves not only gave them plenty of water and food, but also bandaged the wounds of these injured gray dwarf prisoners with linen bandages.

The physical strength of the dwarves is second only to that of the orcs, and in some aspects they are even stronger than the orcs. Therefore, even if many seriously injured gray dwarves are only breathing weakly, as long as they are allowed to rest more, their injuries may recover.

These gray dwarf prisoners stared at Roy silently. They would not forget the day of the battle. It was this officer who looked like a human who brought eight magic airships and destroyed the rear line of their fleet in an instant.

If the rear line of the gray dwarf fleet had not collapsed, the gray dwarf bandits would not have fought so hard, and more than 60 ships would not have been engulfed by the fire. In the end, under the pressure of the fire at the port dock, they had to surrender to the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

"That man is the devil. If he hadn't sprayed fire from the magic airship, we wouldn't have lost so badly!"

"Maybe we wouldn't have lost at all..."

"Hey, guys, instead of sitting here in the sun every day, we might as well take the risk of rushing into the sea. As long as two rotten planks on the ship are destroyed, I have the confidence to float back..."

"Don't dream. Although the Silver Moon Elves don't kill prisoners, it doesn't mean they won't kill escaped prisoners. If you miss, go by yourself, don't drag me with you!"

"I heard that they don't even let go of the guilty Silver Moon Elves. As long as they dare to escape, they can be killed during the capture process..."

"Stop talking, the food delivery person is coming soon. I have eaten three apples in the past few days. I feel that if I don't add some protein, my muscles will melt..."

The gray dwarf prisoners sat on the beach and discussed in a low voice.

At this time, Roy also saw some Silver Moon Elf guards pushing some flatbed trucks. Sure enough, the flatbed trucks were piled with fruits, basically breadfruit and apples that were not very valuable, and when they distributed these fruits, they almost gave them one to each person. Small portions.

Roy had no problem with this.

If Roy was responsible for managing these gray dwarf prisoners of war, he would definitely not give him fruit at this time.

How much fruit can be stored in the entire Queen's Island? This part of the supply is for the elves on the island. Once distributed to the gray dwarf prisoners of war, the food on Queen's Island will soon be consumed by these gray dwarf prisoners of war.

Roy even thought that the gray dwarf prisoners of war should be allowed to dig clams in the sand of the beach to fill their stomachs...

When walking through the area where the dwarf prisoners of war are, the Silver Moon Elf warriors they meet along the way will salute Roy.

A week ago, these Silver Moon Elf guards were not like this!

Roy looked at these energetic Silver Moon elves, smiled at them, and then strode towards the military headquarters.

Military Office, Lord Swinburne's Office.

Roy knocked on the door, and the door was pushed open by a Silver Moon Elf lieutenant, who saluted Roy.

"The Earl is waiting for you inside, Captain Roy."

Roy quickly returned the gift. Before this, the Silver Moon Elf adjutant had never been so friendly.

When he walked into the office of the tree house, he saw Earl Swinburne raised his head and said to him with unconcealed appreciation in his eyes:

"Roy, you have a great victory in chasing the gray dwarf bandits this time, and you have solved all the troubles I was worried about!"

Roy stepped forward directly and saluted Earl Swinburne.

At the instruction of Earl Swinburne, he sat on the chair opposite Earl Swinburne's desk.

"Tell me, what are your plans next?" Earl Swinburne asked Roy.

Roy chuckled and said to Earl Swinburne: "I know you are also short of ships. This time I captured thirty-three three-masted sailing ships. How many are you going to keep? I'm going to take the rest back to Patin. Don Island Modification.”

Earl Swinburne smiled slightly, his face showing that this was indeed the case, and he said to Roy:

"I don't want any of the three-masted sailing ships you captured, but I also have another request. If you drive these three-masted sailing ships away, you must take away all the gray dwarves on the beach, and you will be responsible for settling them. , I don’t care whether you build a prisoner of war camp in the Partington plane or put them into labor camps in the mines, but you must keep these gray dwarf bandits in the Partington plane..."

Roy was a little dumbfounded. There were tens of thousands of gray dwarf prisoners of war on Queen's Island, and he was not capable of managing so many prisoners of war.

But looking at Earl Swinburne's expression, this doesn't look like a joke...

Roy was a little embarrassed, but when he thought that he could bring all thirty-three three-masted sailing ships back to Partington Island, he gritted his teeth and agreed:

"Okay, I'll take them back to Pagisto Plateau!"

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