Chapter 538 539. Golfito’s surprise
The carriage stopped in the square in front of the headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion. Count Macaulay was the first to step out of the carriage, followed by the three investigators.
The group climbed up the winding staircase, passed through some giant tree roots, and soon entered the lobby on the first floor of the headquarters.
After Count Macaulay entered the hall, an adjutant walked quickly to his side and whispered in Count Macaulay's ear:
"Lord Swinburne, please..."
The voice behind was very low, and the three investigators did not hear clearly what the adjutant said behind him.
Earl Macaulay asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"...Golfito..."
The adjutant spoke quickly again, his voice still very low.
The three investigators could only clearly hear the word 'Golfito' in the sentence.
Count Macaulay's expression changed slightly and he responded, "I'll go right away..."
Earl Macaulay turned around, his originally shocked face recovered instantly, showed a faint smile, and said to the three investigators:
"You three can go to your room to rest first. There will be an open-air welcome dance on the beach in the evening. The island style of Queen's Island is still very good. I will deal with some things first and excuse myself for a while."
Earl Macaulay nodded to the three investigators to apologize, and then left quickly with the adjutant, without giving the investigators a chance to speak.
The three investigators looked at the back of Earl Macaulay as he quickly left, with doubts on their faces.
…
The headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Corps is located on the Tree of Life on Queen's Island. This Tree of Life covers almost one-third of the main peak of Queen's Island.
The elves carved out some space in the trunk of the Tree of Life, and this is the headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion.
All rooms are connected by various staircases, and some rooms containing confidential documents even belong to subdimensional spaces that have been opened up again within the tree trunks.
Count Macaulay quickly shuttled up and down the complicated steps. Some wooden steps even appeared when he reached the end of the stairs and took steps towards the open area, perfectly building a secret passage that led directly to the top of the big tree. .
Earl Macaulay entered the combat command hall. In the center of the hall was a sand table of the Queen Egwene Islands, surrounded by a sand table of the entire Silver Moon Elf Kingdom and the entire Elf Continent.
The combat command hall looked very empty, with the curved dome depicting the star map of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
On a wall in the side hall, there is a huge map of the entire Silver Moon Elf Kingdom. The obvious difference between this map and the sand table is that there is an additional mysterious area on the map, which belongs to the Evernight Forest and Moonlight. A mysterious valley between woodlands.
There is no such valley on the sand table in the hall, which means that on ordinary military maps, the Golfito Grand Canyon does not exist...
It just so happens that this mysterious valley is the headquarters of the Temple of Liberty in the Elf Continent. Archbishop Felix Mitchell founded the first Temple of Liberty in the Elf Continent here. Since then, the Temple of Liberty has gradually developed in the Elf Continent. Up, the main elves targeted are those mixed-blood elves abandoned by the Moonlight Goddess.
Earl Swinburne and High Priest Reginald were talking quietly in front of the map. A group of Silver Moon Elf commanders gathered in front of the map. The atmosphere in the hall was a bit depressing.
"What happened?" Earl Macaulay walked in and asked a relatively close commander.
The young Silver Moon Elf commander was a student of Count Macaulay. He was able to stand at the decision-making level of the Silver Pegasus Legion at such a young age. In addition to his strong family background, it was all due to the support of Count Macaulay.
Just as the young commander was about to answer, Earl Swinburne had already walked over.
"The priests of the Temple of Liberty abandoned Golfito, and almost all the priests are gone."
Earl Swinburne looked a little ugly and said in a low voice.
The other Silver Moon Elf officers must have heard the news before. Although the expressions on their faces were solemn, they were not very surprised.
"how so?"
Earl Macaulay's pupils shrank and he lost his voice.
For ordinary Silver Moon elves, naturally everyone does not know the existence of Golfito Grand Canyon.
But for the top three Silver Pegasus legions in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom, the top brass in the legion naturally knew what this meant. There was a door leading to the Dark Land.
"All their clergy are now suspected of having gone into a dark place."
After Earl Swinburne said this, he snorted angrily, and then continued: "Currently, Golfito is in a state where no one can hold on."
Even though they all knew the news, the other Silver Moon Elf commanders were still very angry. They felt that the priests of the Temple of Liberty were too irresponsible.
Earl Macaulay quickly asked:
"Where is the door leading to the dark place? What is the current situation?"
"It was reported that it was blocked from the inside, but the space fluctuations around the door appear to be extremely unstable, and space collapse may occur at any time." Earl Swinburne sighed and whispered.
This news is even more fatal. The door is blocked from the inside, which means that dark creatures may run out of the door of the Dark Land at any time, but the elves have no way to enter the Dark Land.
Earl Macaulay blinked, clenched one hand into a fist, and asked:
"Sealed from the inside? Does that mean that if you want to break the seal, you have to enter the Dark Land first? Now that the gates are closed, for us, the passage into the Dark Land is blocked..."
Lord Swinburne nodded.
"The above meaning is that in order to avoid hidden dangers in the passage of the Dark Land, a seal must be imposed on the passage door." Earl Swinburne said: "The sealing array is under the responsibility of the Temple of the Moon, but the entire Golfito will be subject to military blockade. , our Silver Pegasus Legion is responsible for the air blockade of Golfito Grand Canyon."
Count Macaulay's heart skipped a beat and asked, "Are our Silver Flying Knights going to enter Golfito?"
"Um!"
Earl Macaulay's face became even more ugly and he said:
"With the current situation in the Queen Egwene Islands, how can we possibly separate the troops to garrison in Golfito?"
"The above means that the 20th Army of the Silver Moon Elves will blockade Golfito. We are not the main army. We only need to send a Silver Pegasus Knights to cooperate with the 20th Army." Earl Swinburne added. One sentence. "All right!"
Count Macaulay's face became even more ugly. He finally knew that the Second Silver Pegasus Knights of the Silver Pegasus to which he belonged would definitely not be able to escape this mission.
Some time ago, Earl Swinburne led the First Silver Pegasus Knights into the Partington plane. While fighting against the mixed elf rebels, his Second Silver Pegasus Knights were stationed on the Queen Egwene Islands.
Because an officer of the Second Silver Pegasus Knights neglected his duty while patrolling the sea, the gray dwarf robbers' battleships found a breakthrough and successively occupied dozens of islands outside the Queen Egwene Islands. The gray dwarves invaded Queen Egwene on a large scale. Islands, Silver Pegasus Legion was suddenly dragged into the whirlpool of naval battle.
At that time, Earl Swinburne's First Silver Pegasus Knights were just in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau, looking for the holy land in the hearts of the local aboriginal plateau headhunters - the land of the Gazan Ancestors.
After hearing the news of the large-scale fall of the outer islands of the Queen Egwene Islands, they could only return to the Queen Egwene Islands overnight with the entire expedition force of the Silver Pegasus Legion.
Strictly speaking, Earl Macaulay had some dereliction of duty in the naval battle of the Queen Egwene Islands.
The war in the Queen Igwene Islands has just subsided this time, and many Elf officers of the Silver Pegasus Legion have not yet finished their vacation. Now that there is such a change in the Golfito Grand Canyon, the first legion that needs to stand up is naturally the first legion. Second Silver Pegasus Knights.
Whenever Count Macaulay thinks about the knights of the Second Silver Pegasus Legion, who need to fly to the Golfito Grand Canyon thousands of miles away, he feels that even his breathing becomes heavy...
However, he still held his nose and took the initiative to express his position at this moment:
"...This time when we are stationed in Golfito Canyon, I request the Second Silver Pegasus Knights to be the first batch of reinforcements and make preparations immediately for departure. ”
Earl Swinburne nodded: "The Second Silver Pegasus Knights must prepare for departure within three days!"
Now that the supreme commander of the Silver Pegasus Legion has issued the order, a group of combat commanders quickly agreed: "Yes, Lord Commander of the Legion."
Then he studied the flight route of the Silver Pegasus Knights, the supply stations along the way, etc.
Although the current Silver Pegasus Legion has not yet fully recovered from the battle on the Queen Egwene Islands, due to the sufficient financial resources of the Silver Pegasus Legion, Earl Macaulay was able to bring sufficient supplies to rush to Golfito this time. .
You can even resupply supplies on the ground halfway...
It has to be said that Earl Swinburne's occupation of the Partington plane was indeed a good move, and it almost completely made up for the financial deficit caused by the Silver Pegasus Legion's poor management of the Pegasus Field for decades.
Earl Macaulay stood in the combat command hall for a long time. It was not until the end of the meeting that he and Earl Swinburne walked out of the combat command hall side by side.
At this time, Earl Swinburne asked casually:
"Have the three investigators from the Council of Elf Elders in Buenos City arrived?"
Earl Macaulay nodded with a heavy heart. Now he was completely in no mood to pay attention to them.
"I arranged it in the reception area." Earl Macaulay replied.
"Did they find any evidence?" Earl Swinburne asked curiously.
Earl Macaulay shook his head and frowned and said: "It is said that no evidence was found. When he returned to Padstow City, he was caught by the headhunters from the plateau. Later, he escaped by chance for unknown reasons... "
"That's really thanks to the Moonlight Goddess!" Earl Swinburne smiled after finishing speaking.
The two walked to the door of the combat command hall and stood in front of the gorgeous wooden door. Earl Swinburne stopped and hesitated before saying:
"I hope... that the Partington plane is currently prosperous. The situation can continue to be maintained. The wealth currently created for us by that plane has officially become the fifth pillar of the Silver Pegasus Legion. Once the economic situation of the Partington plane collapses, many plans of the Legion will be stranded... …”
His eyes fell on Count Macaulay's face, and he said seriously: "I don't care what you think of those mixed elves, but the interests of the Silver Pegasus Legion are above all else."
Earl Macaulay's heart trembled. He could feel Earl Swinburne's determination, and he also knew very well how important Partington was to the Silver Pegasus Legion.
Although the three investigators made him scratch his head, as a member of the old family of Silver Moon Elf nobles, Count Macaulay still had a way to silence them.
For every Silver Pegasus Legion executive, the interests of the Silver Pegasus Legion are above all else...
…
On the fourth day after Roy arrived at Partington Island, the third magic airship finally completed its final debugging and acceptance. At the same time, Roy also coordinated the time for the magic airship to pass through the portal.
As the magic airship successfully took off at night, the narrow passage entering the town of Partington also lit up with two rows of fire.
These firelights clearly indicated the flight path for the captain on the magic airship.
At the moment the magic airship took off, the mixed elves on the beach cheered. Although this was the third magic airship to enter the Partington plane, these outsiders on Partington Island were It's the first time I've seen it.
This large-scale air transport is a very novel thing for these mixed elves...
There were also some well-informed mixed-blood elves who shouted: "This is a magic airship..."
Roy and several friends were standing on the observation deck of the magic airship, looking at the main peak of Partington Island in darkness. Instead, countless tents were set up on the beach and countless bonfires were lit, which looked like a bright line at night. A pearl necklace is worn around the neck of a girl whose face is covered.
"With these three magic airships traveling between Padstow City and the Plateau City, Lysander's pack team will no longer need to transport apples to the plateau. When the fishery in Sun Island Bay also develops in the future, it will also We can make the situation in Plateau City and Padstow City eat fresh sea fish, and then the mixed elves on the Partington plane will no longer have to worry about food.”
Roy held his hands on the railings on the magic airship's deck and said excitedly.
"Actually, there is one thing I have never quite understood. There is only one gate between Padstow City and Partington Island. Why can't a large amount of seafood be transported from Partington Island? Aren't all portals now unblocked? "Aren't there businessmen doing this kind of business?" Woods asked with some confusion as he stood next to Roy.
“The first thing to note is that merchants not only need to purchase a pass to enter the Partington plane, but also need to pay taxes on Partington Island’s seafood when entering Padstow City… In fact, Partington Island has always been the island of Padstow. The Tinton plane is the only supplier of fish resources, but the transportation cost is a bit high, so the price of fish in Padstow City is also very high," Roy explained.
"It's not that you can't eat fish in Padstow City, it's just a little more expensive." Roy added.
Just now, a horizontal mast was scraped against the rock wall, causing the magic airship to shake a little, but there was no other trouble.
"When the fishery resources of Sun Island Bay are transported to Padstow City, you will find that the fishery resource market may be reshuffled..."
Roy said with determination.
A group of mixed-blood elf crew members stood on both sides of the ship, constantly adjusting the angle of the ship's bow. They waited until the magic airship entered the mountainside of Partington Island before they cheered together.
Although the town square was filled with elves at this moment, an empty area was cleared at the entrance of the portal. The magic airship landed slowly and crashed into the portal in front.
(End of chapter)