Trial

After seeing Sabrina off, Roy returned to Ms. Belinda's room.

Ms. Belinda lay in bed, wrapped in a blanket, her long hair spread out loosely on the bed.

Roy helped her untie the long dress with the corset little by little, and after taking off the outer dress, she felt much more comfortable lying in bed wearing only the nightgown.

Seeing that Ms. Belinda showed no signs of waking up, Roy covered her with a thin blanket.

I also prepared a large glass of honey water for her and placed it on the bedside table, and then drew the curtains.

Then he quietly walked down to the second floor.

After returning to the living room, Roy wrapped the Lizard Claw in oil paper, planning to find a reliable leather shop in the commercial street after the court hearing the next day.

He plans to have a set of Heavy Leather Armor custom-made, and then make a pair of gloves from Lizard Claw.

Next time there's an outdoor practical class, wearing leather armor should make things a bit easier.

Roy pulled out the Magic Crystal that Countess Amelia had given him and looked at the Elven War Dance inside again. He was completely baffled and had no idea how to learn it.

It got light very early, Roy got out of bed early to prepare some breakfast in the kitchen.

Ms. Belinda's room door was still tightly closed, as if she were still drunk.

After getting dressed, Roy ran out of the house.

He crossed the stone bridge over the Da Nei River and ran towards the Seawall Drainage Channel.

When Roy jumped onto the boulder again and came to the crevice next to the drainage ditch, he found that there was no trace of anyone having lived there.

Even the stone bed that Roy had built had been completely dismantled, and the banana leaves that had been laid on the stone bed were gone.

It seems the Dark Moon Elf Xavier has already left.

Roy breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to leave the rocky area. Just before leaving, he noticed a line of simple Elven clearly written in Elven Language on a large rock near the drainage ditch:

'I'm leaving'

The large rock was covered with moss.

The writing was on a moss-covered stone, with some scratches still clearly visible, obviously written by Xavier.

Roy jumped onto the seawall and jogged along it to the Cross Street Intersection.

There were hardly any pedestrians at the street corner, except for Boss. Windsor's Night Blade Leopard, the owner of the Potion Shop, who secretly peered out through the bushes and low wall.

Roy waited quite a while before a Long Carriage stopped at the intersection.

I jumped into the Long Carriage, paid the coachman 1 Kole, found an empty seat, and the scenery outside the window began to change.

In the morning, the streets of the Lower District were already bustling, but as the Long Carriage crossed the cliff and entered the Upper District, it was discovered that the entire Upper District was very quiet. The morning sunlight shone through the treehouses and fell on the forest clearings, creating a beautiful scene of birdsong and fragrant flowers everywhere.

Many Silver Moon Elf don't have the habit of waking up early; they often open their bedroom windows and see the midday sun...

The Long Carriage traveled all the way to the Tree of Life on the north side of Heroes Square, where Roy stepped out. There were already quite a few Long Carriage waiting there, including not only Silver Moon Elf but also some Half-Elf.

Roy saw some teachers from the Elf Academy, as well as some Silver Moon Elf students who had been kidnapped, along with some relatives and friends.

Everyone waited patiently on the steps Tree of Life...

The topics of their conversation were all about the court hearing.

When Klayr saw Roy emerge from the carriage, she quickly stepped out of the crowd and waved vigorously at him.

Roy walked up to Klayr and asked with a smile, "Klayr, how's your homework coming along?"

"Everything is ready. Would you like to hear ' The Blue Da Nei River '?" Klayr, dressed in the gorgeous gowns often worn by the Silver Moon Elf, with her hair meticulously combed, stood opposite Roy and said smugly.

Roy said, "Of course I'll listen if I have the chance."

"What are your plans for today?" Klayr asked Roy.

Roy patted his bag and replied, "I'm going to visit a leather shop to find out how much it costs to have a set of Heavy Leather Armor custom-made."

Klayr said excitedly, "Want to come to my house and hear me play that piece? You have no idea... I tried playing it twice at home, and the reactions were so exaggerated that some people could even tell that I was playing the sound of river water."

Roy pursed his lips and refused without hesitation, "I think we should forget about it..."

Instructor Nora stepped out from among a group of elf teachers and went straight to Roy and Klayr.

Instructor Nora made a significant contribution to the capture of these heinous Slave Traders, and it was precisely because of Instructor Nora that the Elf Academy was able to salvage some of its reputation.

This should at least quell some of the discontent among the Silver Moon Elf of Castleton City.

When Roy and Klayr saw Instructor Nora was wearing leather armor, walking over, they immediately stood up straight and saluted Instructor Nora.

Both of them were students of Instructor Nora, and bowing was the most basic etiquette they could show to Instructor Nora.

"You're here too. Fortunately, it was your keen insight that led us to some discoveries during our search operation. Sure enough, the group of Slave Traders fled along the Secret Passage forest path towards the hunting grounds," Instructor Nora said without any hesitation.

Roy and Klayr exchanged a glance, and Klayr immediately understood Roy's thoughts. She quickly smiled and whispered, "This probably has nothing to do with the two of us. It was Instructor Nora who came up with this idea..."

A group of Elven Guard appeared on the steps of the Tree of Life...

The roots of the Tree of Life were almost like a small mound of earth. The elves built winding and exquisite steps along the roots of the Tree of Life, leading all the way to the trunk of this giant tree whose canopy covered an area of one acre.

Like other treehouses, the Silver Moon Elf built a wooden door on the trunk of the Tree of Life.

After the Elven Guard pushed open the gate, which was carved with flowers, plants, and trees, the Silver Moon Elf waiting below the steps walked toward the gate of the Tree of Life.

This is the location of the Silvermoon Elven Council of Elders.

Stepping inside the Tree of Life, you find yourself in an incredibly large space. The pristine reception hall is almost entirely empty, forming a semi-circular space, connected to a passageway with three sets of stairs at the back.

This is the main hall of the Elven Council of Elders of Castleton City. Apart from a few Elven Guard at the entrance, three Silver Moon Elf stood behind the crescent-shaped reception desk in the reception hall. They led the group of people to the leftmost staircase passage.

It was Roy's first time here, and he obediently followed Klayr. Before long, they entered a conference room filled with tiered seating.

This tiered conference room is very different from a tiered classroom. A tiered classroom is just a small-angled fan-shaped building, while this looks like an inverted cone. After everyone sits down, their eyes are focused on the interrogation table below, which gives people a very strong sense of oppression.

The courtroom was simply decorated, but the carvings everywhere were invariably based on the characteristics of the Tree of Life.

Roy and Klayr found seats in the back row, but to their surprise, Roy Silver Moon Elf Klayr made them sit in the witness stand at the front, which was almost the closest to the judge's bench.

To Roy and Klayr's slight relief, Instructor Nora was also sitting there.

After the Silver Moon Elf entered the Inquisition one after another, a buzzing, noisy sound came from all around...

Roy and Klayr were also talking in hushed tones.

'Knock knock knock'

A heavy knocking sounded overhead, and the courtroom fell silent the next moment.

An elderly Silver Moon Elf, dressed in a magnificent noble robe, sat in a hanging basket woven from tree branches, supported by a vine that hung from the ceiling.

The wooden basket woven from branches looked like a desk covered in green leaves, and the Old Elf sat steadily in the chair.

A single vine supported the hanging basket, allowing it to move freely within the courtroom's space, like an extra-long arm...

The Old Elf appeared above everyone's heads, and all the elves focused their attention on him.

He slowly hovered in the center of the courtroom and addressed the surrounding Silver Moon Elf: "Quiet, everyone. The trial of the slave traders of the Golden Tangerine is now beginning!"

His voice was old, yet full of authority...

"Now I announce that all slave traders from the Golden Tangerine will be brought to the trial court. Due to the large number of people, we can only try ten at a time, so please be patient..."

Roy, sitting in the front row of the tiered seating, only then learned the details of the trial from Klayr's quiet explanation...

The Silver Moon Elf rarely face the death penalty, and those slave traders from the Golden Tangerine will most likely become prisoners in the Elf Prison after this trial.

Of course, the prisoners in the Elf Prison wouldn't be allowed to eat for free; mining, tunneling, and many other arduous tasks would become their daily work.

The ship, known as the Golden Tangerine, has now been towed back to Castleton Harbour.

However, it did not dock at the port. Since the ship was intact, it would be sent to St. Margaret Port in the Dark Moon Kingdom.

The 132 crew members who were captured, including the captain, will be sent to St. Margaret Port after trial, and then on to a mining prison for the Dark Moon Elf.

This time, the Silver Moon Elf's Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion captured the Golden Tangerine. Since there was no captain on the ship, more than 70 crew members were killed in battle, and the remaining crew members were forced to surrender. Of course, some crew members who jumped into the sea to escape were not included in the count.

However, the chances of these crew members surviving were extremely slim, as the Silver Pegasus Elf Warrior had been searching the nearby waters for nearly ten days.

These Silver Pegasus Elf Warrior wouldn't pull any living crew members out of the sea...

Roy hadn't expected there to be so many crew members on that Great Sea Ship. He was talking quietly with Klayr when he saw a row of crew members wearing heavy shackles file into the courtroom below.