Path of light

Chapter 117 118. Return

The boats built by the elves, whether traveling on the sea or in rivers, are almost always shaped like a barracuda.

However, in order to fight against wind and waves, ships at sea have both the front and rear ends of the hull tilted upward. There are also sails on the ship that are fixed on both sides of the ship and can be adjusted at any angle like the pectoral fins of a flying fish.

Boats traveling in the river don't have these. The entire boat is flat. At the same time, it lacks a flying fish fin sail and instead has two more oars...

The boat that Edith ordered was not arranged by the Elf Academy, so the members of Group 16 did not need to queue up to wait for the boat like other Elf students.

In fact, the ship has been anchored here for four days. If it weren't for waiting for Roy and Claire, I believe Edith and her sisters would have returned to their treehouse in Castleton City to enjoy the cool weather.

However, camping next to the waterfall on the banks of the Darnay River is a rare and wonderful experience.

The elf girls will not feel bored. There will be a bonfire party on the shore every day, and there will always be some elf students who will take out musical instruments and perform impromptu performances.

Claire actually wanted to attend such a summer bonfire party, instead of just walking to the waterfall and returning to Castletown the same day.

However, they obviously missed the Edith ship, so Roy and Claire will have to accept the arrangements of the Elf Academy. Those small boats have seats but no rooms to rest. It is estimated that they will have no boating experience all the way back to Castletown... …

So Roy and Claire followed Edith aboard the boat moored on the river bank that afternoon.

Roy discovered that the ship had no deck. The only decks were at the front and sides of the hull. It was only narrow enough for a person to walk sideways. There was also a row of guardrails on both sides of the hull to prevent it from falling into the river.

The cabin is semi-sunken. Sitting in the cabin, you can just enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river bank through the windows on both sides of the cabin.

There are lounges separated in the cabin, and the entire ship is designed with only one lobby. There are not only exquisite long rows of tables, but also very luxurious soft leather recliners on both sides of the long row of tables. Each recliner is Standing on their own, each lounge chair is spaced about a foot apart.

The cabin is very luxuriously decorated. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but when you walk in, you will find that this place is specially prepared for parties.

It's just that this kind of boat is obviously unable to withstand the wind and waves at sea, but it is extremely comfortable to sail in the river.

Obviously, except for Roy and Claire, who were a little uncomfortable with it, the other elves seemed to be familiar with the ship, and they chose their location very casually...

Roy and Claire chose to sit on two lounge chairs near the door. The long table in the middle of the cabin was not only filled with all kinds of delicious fruits, but also several uniquely shaped glass bottles filled with light green juice. Roy was sure It must contain the sap of the tree of life.

After everyone got on the boat, the boat slowly left the Danne River Falls and went down the river.

Seeing that Roy and Claire seemed a little restrained, her best friend Phyllis pushed two glasses of world tree sap in front of them.

"Claire, I just heard that you and Roy discovered a group of slave traders at the check-in point in the Malaga Jungle!" Elise sat on the lounge chair next to her and asked Claire curiously.

This sentence immediately attracted several eyes. A Silver Moon Elf girl came to Claire's side and said excitedly:

"It turns out it's really you. I heard about it a few days ago."

Some elf girls even took the opportunity to ask: "Claire, have you seen those slave traders?"

"I think we've met before, but the two of us were hiding at the time and didn't do anything." Claire took a sip of the life tree sap and then explained.

"Claire, can you be more detailed...?"

Claire scratched her head in distress, pointed out the window, and said, "I think since we are all rafting on the Darne River, it would be better to talk about something related to the scenery. Phyllis, have you finished your statue?"

"...Of course." Phyllis responded with a smile.

When talking about this, Claire suddenly became interested and said to Phyllis expectantly: "Can I appreciate your work?"

Phyllis readily took out a stone from her magic pocket and said proudly to Roy:

"This is a piece of jadeite I picked up on the beach in the lower reaches of the Darne River. Although the quality is not very good, there are very clear cracks here, and there is no transparency at all, but there is still no problem in carving a small ornament. .”

After speaking, she spread her palms.

An emerald green tree frog lay in the palm of Phyllis's hand. It was only the size of an egg, and the tree frog was still shooting out its tongue from its long mouth to lick flies in the air.

This tree frog is carved so vividly that even the fly half-wrapped by the tongue has wings and leg patterns carved out.

Claire and Roy were both attracted to the wood frog.

Roy turned his head and glanced at Claire, his eyes seeming to ask, 'Are all the students in your sculpture class this curly? ’

Claire also shrugged awkwardly, and then praised Phyllis:

"I didn't expect that a Malaga forest frog would leave such a deep impression on you. Such an exquisite little ornament is probably qualified to participate in an art exhibition."

Unexpectedly, Phyllis placed the ornament in front of Roy again, smiled and asked Roy: "Roy, what do you think?"

"It's very delicate, many details are handled very well, and the knife skills are better than Claire's." Roy said honestly.

"Giggle..."

There was laughter like silver bells from all around.

Claire, who was sitting opposite, rushed forward with gritted teeth and said hatefully to Roy:

"Roy, when you talk like this, you don't worry about me breaking off our relationship with you?"

Roy laughed with everyone...

Claire has been a little obsessed with the elf students recently, so we should give him a blow...

Phyllis put away the carvings again, and then asked Claire:

"Claire, where are your sculptures? Take them out for everyone to appreciate."

Claire knew that she couldn't avoid it. Since she had seen others, she had to let others see hers as well. This was the rule.

"Okay, I'll let you see my work." Claire agreed.

After saying that, he took out his stone sculpture. It was a piece of marble about the size of a basketball. It only carved the upper body of the statue, and only the part above the shoulders.

Although it doesn't have the skills of the master sculptors, this statue still looks very similar, the facial features are pretty straight, and the entire face has been waxed and glazed, so it looks pretty good.

"Is this... is this Count Amelia?" Phyllis looked at it for a moment before hesitatingly asked.

Claire nodded and said, "Yes, I drew a lot of sketches on the fourth floor of the castle. As for sculpting Count Amelia, I think Count Amelia also belongs to the Magala Jungle..."

Obviously the elves usually like to talk about these art-related topics, and other elf girls soon joined in.

Roy sat quietly on the side, quietly looking at the woodland by the river. The water willow trees on the bank almost covered the entire river in the sunset.

Edith chatted with everyone for a while, then walked out of the cabin and slashed the training wooden man on the bow with a long sword.

Some of these elf girls also participated in the music appreciation class. When the teacher in the appreciation class asked each student to compose a piece of music, the elf girls did not complain, but they were also quite distressed...

"Claire, play the song you wrote for everyone!" Phyllis blinked and said to Claire with a smile.

"The last bit of the song is still unfinished. When it's finished, I'll take it out for everyone to enjoy."

Claire didn't want to show it right now, he had to take the music appreciation class to scare people.

Claire chatted with the girls in Group 16 until late...

When everyone got tired, they lay back on their respective lounge chairs, covered with a thin blanket.

The cabin fell silent, except for the sounds of even breathing and the sound of the river flowing.

After sailing all night, the ship actually passed through the Malaga jungle.

At dawn, Roy discovered that the boat had actually left the Malaga jungle behind. In just one night, the boat had covered the distance that Roy and Claire had taken half a month to complete.

The elf statue on the top of Castletown City has already appeared in sight.

At noon, the ship had already docked at the dock west of Castletown.

The Dane River Pier is very small, with only a fifty-meter-long stone step made of stones. The boat docked next to the stone step, and a group of people walked off the boat carrying their luggage.

Roy looked at the lower reaches of the Darne River and wanted to float all the way home along the Darne River.

There were other boats along the river, and many elven students got off the boats tiredly, moving their bodies that were already stiff and numb.

Those small boats provide small seats, and you cannot move freely while the boat is moving. There are only five stopping points along the way for temporary rest, so riding on these small boats is still very tiring.

Roy walked off the boat carrying a heavy backpack. Before saying goodbye to Edith and the others, he saw two elf guards walking up and standing in front of Roy and Claire. They also wore silver masks on their heads. You can see the blue eyes and chin inside.

"Are these two Claire and Roy?" One of the elf guards stared at Roy and asked.

Claire asked a little strangely: "What do you want from us?"

One of the elf guards said: "...the slave traders on the Kumquat slave ship will be tried at the Council of Elders Trial House in three days. The Council of Elders hopes that you can attend this trial as witnesses. "

"We will participate in this trial, and we also look forward to those slave traders being punished as they should." Claire said.

The two elf guards looked at each other and then said:

"In this case, let's say goodbye!"

After saying that, the two elf guards turned around and left the riverside dock.

"Did they...catch everyone so quickly?" Claire whispered to Roy.

Edith came from behind and said casually to the two of them:

"It seems that a large number of Silver Pegasus Legions were dispatched to hunt at sea. This incident caused a great shock to the city of Castletown. Everyone believed that this was a problem with the city's peripheral defense. The Council of Elders needed to calm down these protests... "