Chapter 535 536. Borrowing a Boat
There was a long queue in front of the portal in the central square of Padstow City. Most of them were mixed-blood elves, and everyone was crowded together.
Fortunately, the weather was not too hot, so the elves were not so agitated standing in the waiting area.
A mixed-blood elf businessman carrying a large travel bag took out a handkerchief. He wiped the sweat from his neck, pursed his lips and placed the heavy package at his feet. He looked at the motionless crowd and muttered:
"Didn't the announcement say that the portal from Padstow City to Partington Island will be opened today? We waited until the afternoon, why are there still elves coming from Partington Island? This... what on earth do we have to wait for? when!"
Standing next to him was a mixed-race elf dressed as a traveler. He wore a brown leather armor on his upper body, a pair of bloomers on his lower body, and a pair of very wear-resistant traveler boots on his feet. He could not tell how old he was.
At this time, the traveler couldn't help but smile and said to the backpack businessman:
"It is estimated that there are too many elves waiting to pass through the portal on Partington Island. If the island exceeds the maximum number of people, it is estimated that they will continue to be transported to the Partington plane! Friends who came from Partington Island last night Mentioned this to me..."
"Just wait. There are so many elves staying in the square here. It's impossible for us to wait forever."
The backpacker merchant asked the traveler curiously: "Are you preparing to go on a trip when you enter the Elf Continent?"
"Haha, I am not going on a trip, but I am preparing to end this trip! The last time I planned to leave Padstow City, it happened to be the time when the Silver Pegasus Army was quelling the riots in Padstow City. I have been waiting for six years to successfully leave the Partington plane. Now that the Partington plane is finally lifted, my journey is about to end..." the traveler said with emotion.
Behind the traveler, a young mixed-race elf poked his head and asked, "You are a traveler. You must have been to many places on the elf continent, right?"
"That's natural. I have traveled to all three major capitals of the Elf Continent." The traveler said proudly.
"Then you must know the city of Buenos. Can you tell me what it's like there?" the young mixed-blood elf asked curiously.
"My young friend, are you going to Buenos City?" the traveler asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Yes, I plan to study in Buenos. I heard that the Elf Academy there is the most advanced academy in the Elf Continent." The young mixed-race elf's eyes were full of longing.
"To go to the High Elf Academy in Buenos, you need a letter of recommendation. Have you got a letter of recommendation?" the traveler asked.
"some……"
The elves waiting here had some common topics, and time passed quickly.
Many mixed-blood elves are dreamers who want to see the outside world. They are full of curiosity about the Elf Continent and plan to take advantage of the opportunity of the portal being lifted to have a look outside.
Moira, Sabrina, Miss Tiffany and Woods were also mixed in the team. They didn't speak, they just listened quietly to everyone's chat.
At this time, the team suddenly started to move.
Everyone looked towards the teleportation gate, and sure enough, the area at the teleportation gate had been cleared by a group of mixed-blood elf guards.
The mixed-blood elf guard raised the railing, and the mixed-blood elf waiting at the front quickly rushed towards the portal, and disappeared into the mirror-like portal one after another...
"It's moving! It's moving! Get your things and watch your steps..."
"Don't squeeze in the back!"
From time to time, there were mixed-blood elves shouting in the team.
No one expected that there were so many elves waiting in front of the portal. Woods rushed to the front alone, and Sabrina was at the back of the team. The two of them sandwiched Moira and Miss Tiffany in the middle. The four of them Stumbling among the crowd, he approached the portal.
"Just wait until we get to Partington Island..." Woods comforted everyone as he walked.
Finally it was their turn to enter the portal. Looking at the ripples of water on the mirror of the portal, the four of them quickly walked in...
He quickly emerged from the other side of the portal.
The square in the town of Partington is not too big, after all, the space on the hillside is limited.
There were at least fifty elf guards standing in front of the portal. These elf guards lined up in two teams on both sides of the portal. When they saw the elves coming out of the portal, they kept urging:
'Hurry up and make room in front of the portal. Don't stop, everyone, go forward and make space...'
Sometimes these elf guards were too hasty and looked like they were driving away, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many mixed-blood elves.
Walking into the narrow alleys of Partington Town, many mixed-blood elves directly laid their luggage rolls on the stone road of Partington Town. These mixed-blood elves were probably waiting to enter the Partington plane.
The mixed-blood elves pouring in from all over the town are almost filling up the entire town.
"It turns out there are so many elves crowded here..."
Moira walked in the middle of the team and whispered.
"No wonder the portal guards here have extended the passage time by half a day..." Woods also echoed.
"where are we going?"
Miss Tiffany poured the water from a water bag over her head, and then said:
"First follow the crowd to the outside of the island..."
When the four of them came to the beach, they discovered that not only the pier of Partington Island was crowded with mixed-blood elves, but also the beaches around the island were filled with mixed-blood elves who wanted to enter the Partington plane. Everyone built structures on the beach. Set up the tent and wait for the portal to open again.
Almost all of Roy's three-masted sailboats were docked in sheltered fjords. One of the three-masted sailboats was parked on a bracket on the beach, and even the tail propulsion device had been installed.
Four dwarf apprentices are debugging the magic airship before its test flight.
That beach is currently under martial law, and the four of them did not go there, but rested on the beach at the edge of the martial law area.
Miss Tiffany couldn't wait to get into the sea. Moira put her arms around Sabrina and confided her heart to her sister with a blushing face: "Sometimes, I feel that no matter how hard I try, , it seems difficult to catch up with him.”
"Ever since he entered the Partington plane, he seems to have started running at full speed on the road of life. Originally he only wanted to be a guide for the Silver Pegasus Legion on the Pagisto Plateau, but now he has become Pagisto. The governor of the plateau, but he is just an ordinary half-elf, what on earth do you want me to do..."
Sabrina turned her head and looked at the medium-sized sailboat on the sea in the distance, but did not answer Moira's question. Maybe Moira just needed to be a listener herself, or Sabrina was also a little confused...
Yes, why did it suddenly become like this?
…
When Roy rushed from the supply warehouse to the central square, he happened to see a large number of mixed-blood elves lining up and walking into the portal.
The queue stretched around the central square three times and extended for nearly a kilometer on the street. If he waited at the end of the queue for all the elves to pass, Roy felt that he might have to wait until noon tomorrow.
After all, there is a queue behind and the tax officials are reviewing it.
He hung the Silver Pegasus Legion Commander's badge on his chest and walked straight to the central square. When the mixed-blood elf guards saw Roy, they all took the initiative to salute.
Almost all of these mixed-blood elf guards knew Roy. Occasionally, there were one or two who didn't. It was through their companions' whispered reminders that they learned about this young half-elf, the famous Boss Roy.
Roy has a very high reputation among the mixed elves in Padstow City. When the mixed elven guards saw Roy coming, they took the initiative to bring Roy to the portal.
The mixed-blood elf guards guarding the portal blocked other elves who were about to enter the portal, leaving a special passage for Roy.
Then Roy passed through the portal directly under the gaze of all the elves...
Among the elves in line, some Silver Moon elves saw this scene and immediately asked the mixed-blood elves guard on the side: "Why do you still have privileges? Didn't you say that there are no privileges when the portal is unlocked? Silver Moon elves and mixed-blood elves We are all treated equally, why can't we take the fast track, but he can? "
The mixed-blood elf guard glanced at the Silver Moon Elf as if he were a fool and ignored him at all.
"Hey, hey, hey, give me an explanation quickly, otherwise I will write a complaint letter to the Silver Pegasus Military Department..."
The mixed-blood elf guard turned around directly, leaving only his back to the mixed-blood elf.
…
On Partington Island, after the transformation of the third magic airship was completed, it immediately conducted a test flight around the island.
Under the control and command of four dwarf apprentices, this magic airship successfully completed its first voyage.
Many mixed elves staying on the island saw this scene.
In fact, this kind of magic airship is still rare in the elf world.
Everyone was a little curious, and when they saw the magic airship passing silently overhead, they cheered on the beach.
The officer from the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department and three investigators were standing on the dock. The Partington Island dock was also very crowded. Several supply ships happened to be out of the harbor at this time, and there was only one Medium sized sailing ship intends to sail to Castletown Harbour.
The three investigators only wanted to go to the headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Corps in the Queen Egwene Islands to complain to Deputy Commander Macaulay about the incompetence of the Partington plane military headquarters. They did not want to return to Castleton City just like this.
Therefore, the group stayed on the pier of Partington Island.
Officials from the Silver Pegasus Military Department began to actively think of ways. They wanted to directly call a military supply ship at the dock...
At this moment, the three investigators saw the magic airship in the sky almost at the same time.
"...Why is there a magic airship here?"
An investigator asked questioningly, standing on the crowded dock, looking up at the sky.
Another investigator also echoed: "How could the technological products developed by the despicable goblins appear on Partington Island?"
"There is a magic airship modification workshop on the island, and a group of dwarf craftsmen are here to modify the magic airship. The modified magic airship will be transported to the Partington plane. There is currently no space restriction law for magic airships in the Partington plane. ." replied the officer from the Silver Pegasus Military Department.
"Didn't you say that there are no ships heading to the Queen Evenni Islands? Why are there still ships there that are transforming magic airships?" the investigator immediately questioned.
"Those ships are the private property of Captain Roy. As for how to dispose of these ships, that is Captain Roy's personal issue, and we cannot intervene." The person in charge of the Pattington Island Pier said.
In fact, the Silver Moon Elf Council of Elders has not officially issued an air restriction decree on magic airships...
Therefore, the three investigators cannot make a fuss about this matter for the time being.
"So, there are still idle ships at the modification workshop...?" the investigator asked.
The person in charge of Pattington Island Pier hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said:
"Indeed it is!"
"Then we can call a ship from the modification workshop!" the investigator said loudly to the military official.
The military officials looked a little ugly.
He just said that these three-masted sailing ships are owned by Captain Roy personally, but now, he is asked to coordinate the secondment. It's really...
The military officials had no good solution for the three investigators, so they could only agree with a frown.
The group left the crowded island pier and walked directly along the beach to the magic airship modification workshop.
…
Roy stood on the beach, looking up at the magic airship in the sky.
The third magic airship slowly fell back into the sea. It seemed that the test flight should be very successful. Next, Roy needed to coordinate with the Partington Island portal guard about the approximate time for the magic airship to pass through the portal.
Partington Island is now crowded with elves preparing to go to the Partington plane, so Roy estimates that the magic airship may need to make an appointment in advance to pass through the portal.
He was about to chat with Master Mags about the progress of the transformation of the fourth magic airship when he saw a mixed elf warrior running over to report: "Boss Roy, there are several military officials who want to see you!"
Roy was slightly startled when he heard that military officials came to him.
"Where is it, take me there!" Roy ordered.
The mixed-blood elf warrior immediately took Roy to the beach nearby.
Roy couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he saw the military official and the three investigators. They were really destined.
I had just met him in the lobby on the first floor of Padstow Military Headquarters in the morning, and in the afternoon we were able to meet him again on Partington Island...
Then, Roy strode over with a smile on his face and asked the military official: "I am Roy. Do you want to see me?"
"Captain Roy, I am Brad, the political officer of the Padstow Military Department. We are taking the liberty to visit you this time because we want to borrow a three-masted sailing ship from you. We plan to go to Queen Egwene Island and we can sail there that night. Return!" The military official seemed quite polite when he spoke.
"This is no problem. Do you need our crew here?"
Roy agreed without thinking. He didn't even look at the three investigators.
"That... is of course the best."
The military official responded with a smile.
(End of chapter)