Traces Begin to Emerge

Although the court's verdict against Priest Theodore was not made public, the final verdict spread throughout the city with incredible speed.

Priest at the Goddess of Freedom Temple killed a young Half-Elf and was sentenced to only fifty years in prison...

Fifty years of imprisonment is not a long time for an elf who can live to be eight hundred years old.

In fact, what dissatisfied the Half-Elf of the Lower District was not the lenient sentence handed down to Priest Theodore by the Inquisition.

Instead, compared to the two hundred years of imprisonment for the slave traders of the Golden Tangerine, people felt that since a standard had been established, the sentence for Priest Theodore should still be at least one hundred years of imprisonment, even with a discount.

The Slave Traders only captured some young Silver Moon Elf and killed one Dark Moon Elf. The main crew members who killed the Dark Moon Elf were all extradited to the Eternal Night Forest in the Dark Moon Kingdom, while the other crew members involved in the slave trade were imprisoned in the Parrham Island Prison, where they will probably live until they die.

Although the Goddess of Freedom Temple had established a good reputation in the Lower District, at its peak, nearly half of the Half-Elf in the Lower District were followers of the Goddess of Freedom Temple. However, the Goddess of Freedom Temple gradually declined, especially after the Goddess's Holy Radiance stopped shining on the Elf Continent, and the number of followers began to shrink drastically.

Now, there are probably less than one in ten half- Half-Elf who can still be followers of the Goddess of Freedom Temple in the Lower District.

Even so, the Goddess of Freedom Temple was more beloved by the elves in the Lower District than the Moon God Temple.

This time, Priest Theodore confessed that he had personally killed the Half-Elf Pelius...

Even though the deceased was an extremely despicable thief, the Half-Elf of the Lower District still could not forgive Priest Theodore's violent act.

In the afternoon, some young Half-Elf even ran to the gates of the Goddess of Freedom Temple and threw some seashells into the courtyard.

On Monday, when Roy went to school, he overheard people talking about it in the Long Carriage.

"I think those Silver Moon Elf elders in the Elder Council really don't treat us like human beings! Why is it that Slave Traders capture Silver Moon Elf are imprisoned for two hundred years, while the real culprit who killed the Half-Elf is only imprisoned for fifty years? Are thieves not human either?"

"That's right! I think those Silver Moon Elf just want to exploit us!"

"Sigh, is there any way? This is the Silver Moon Kingdom after all..."

The chatter among the Half-Elf gradually quieted down when a Silver Moon Elf entered the carriage.

Roy and Sabrina sat in the back of the carriage. They exchanged a glance, clearly aware of the negative impact that Priest Theodore had brought to the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

The temple, despite having lost the Wisdom Holy Grail and being the victim of the entire incident, is still subjected to criticism from the elves.

The Long Carriage stopped twice more by the roadside. Sabrina's two best friends boarded the carriage one after the other, and Roy offered them his seat. The three Half-Elf with Wood Elf blood stood out from the other elves by a head and were quite eye-catching in the carriage.

Several young Half-Elf squeezed through the carriage to strike up a conversation, their shifty eyes seemingly just like Roy's, frequently glancing at the necklines of the three girls...

Roy could only sigh silently, then used his body to block the Half-Elf from harassing Sabrina and her two best friends.

Seeing that Roy was blocking their view, the Half-Elf all turned their gazes to Roy face. One of Half-Elf even leaned close to Roy's ear and coldly rebuked him:

"Get out of the way!"

Roy turned his head to look at both sides before saying, "There's not much space in the carriage, where else can I retreat to?"

Several Half-Elf surrounded Roy, staring at Roy with their muscular chests, Roy warm breath almost touching Roy's face.

The elves around, worried about being implicated, quickly moved away. One of the Half-Elf almost reached out to grab Roy's collar, but was stopped by his companion. "Wait, don't cause trouble in the Long Carriage. Once the carriage stops, we'll take him downstairs to settle things."

At this moment, Sabrina wanted to stand up to help Roy, but her best friend held her back tightly.

Not long after, the Long Carriage shook violently and stopped outside the gate of the Elf Academy.

Three Half-Elf immediately jumped off the train and waited at the train door.

The other two Half-Elf sandwiched Roy between them, pulling him by the arms through the crowded carriage.

Roy didn't resist and followed them off the train...

Sabrina broke free from her best friend's grasp, chased after the carriage, grabbed Roy and shielded him behind her, angrily demanding of the Half-Elf, "What do you want?"

One of the Half-Elf shoved Sabrina in the chest, yelling, "Get away from me!"

Roy thought Sabrina would be pushed away, but to his surprise, Sabrina blocked the shove with her arm, then pointed her fingers like a knife and swung her palm down...

The young Half-Elf never expected Sabrina to strike with Hand Blade at this moment. Sabrina's Hand Blade landed squarely on his shoulder, and Roy even heard a crisp sound of his collarbone breaking.

'Click'

Roy tensed up at the sight, recalling the scene of Sabrina knocking him unconscious.

The young elf cried out and fell onto her companion, her right arm too weak to lift...

When the other Half-Elf saw their companion being slashed by Sabrina's Hand Blade, they immediately rushed over.

Roy and Sabrina stood back to back on the street outside the academy, facing off against the Half-Elf students who were surrounding them.

Sabrina's two best friends squeezed in at this moment, and the four of them gathered together.

The area was filled with elf students preparing to enter the Elf Academy. When they saw the elves clashing, they all gathered around.

Everyone excitedly formed a large circle, with the elves at the back constantly pushing forward.

At that moment, someone outside actually shouted, "Roy, are you getting ready to fight?"

Wagner Klayr's voice came from outside, surprisingly excited, as he kept shouting, "Make way, let me in! Roy, I'll help you..."

Someone actually made way for Klayr, Klayr led a group of Silver Moon Elf through and saw Roy surrounded by several Half-Elf.

He immediately called on his companions to join him...

Seeing that the opposing side had more and more helpers, the young Half-Elf immediately grabbed their injured companion and fled the scene, running hastily into the academy.

Klayr was about to lead her companions in pursuit when Roy called out to her:

"Alright, Klayr, class is about to start, let's go into the academy!"

He then waved to Sabrina, turned around, and squeezed out of the crowd.

Because class was about to start, the elves who had been watching quickly dispersed and rushed into the Elf Academy.

Sabrina hugged her textbooks tightly again and then walked into the college with her two best friends.

The two best friends complained as they walked:

"Sabrina, why did you help that Half-Elf just now? Let them fight it out. They don't deserve any sympathy, especially that Half-Elf... he's always harassing you!"

"That is..."

"He's my neighbor, and I promised Ms. Belinda I would take care of him at the academy," Sabrina explained quickly, her face flushing.

Klayr caught up with Roy from behind, and the two walked along the path to the Training Ground.

People kept greeting Klayr along the way, and Klayr seemed used to it, responding to each student very familiarly...

Even if you don't know their name, you'll still smile at them.

Klayr has recently taken to dressing in a more artistic style. Although the elves' clothes are exquisite, they are not durable and get dirty easily. Especially when she has martial arts training classes, Klayr has to run to the changing room to change her clothes.

So the time before class was very nerve-wracking for Klayr.

"Who was that just now? They were really skilled..."

Klayr praised Roy.

Roy paused for a moment before realizing he was referring to Sabrina.

"Sabrina, my neighbor!" Roy replied.

Klayr stretched her chest and said as she walked, "It's been so long since I've fought, I feel like my body is rusting. It's a pity we didn't fight... Roy, come with me to the Back Street of the academy at noon, I want to buy a sacred pendant."

"Oh." Roy agreed, then asked curiously, "Why do you suddenly want to buy a sacred pendant?"

"It's all because of Master Claire Latin. These past Upper District, there's been a lot of talk about Master Claire Latin Latin's health regimen in the Upper City. I heard that wearing magical items with holy attributes is very beneficial to the body, so I'm planning to go around and see if I can buy one. My sister's birthday is in a few days," Klayr replied.

"..."

Roy was speechless; he hadn't expected this to happen...

Klayr's eyes suddenly lit up, and she turned to look at Roy, asking expectantly:

"By the way, Roy... does your temple have any of these kinds of trinkets and pendants?"

Roy shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he did not.

At noon, Roy was unable to return to the Goddess of Freedom Temple immediately.

Klayr pulled him toward the Back Street of the Elf Academy.

Klayr believed that Roy knew more about items with divine attributes, so at least he wouldn't buy fakes...

When Roy arrived at the Back Street of the academy this time, Roy found that it was much more lively than when he last came, with many magic shops lining the Back Street.

Roy had originally planned to save up enough money to buy a Magic Pouch from the Magic Shop in the Back Street.

I haven't saved enough money yet, but I've already got the Magic Pouch.

As Klayr said, recently, elves have been flocking to magic shops to buy holy pendants and trinkets, causing some of the holy ornaments treasured in these magic shops on the Back Street of the academy to quickly sell out.

Aside from the gravediggers who regularly live in the cemetery, this thing is almost never noticed.

Therefore, only a very small number of Magic Shop carry these kinds of accessories...

Klayr searched several shops but couldn't find a single sacred pendant. The two went into Magic Shop on the corner of the street. While Klayr was talking to the shop Boss, Roy sat down by the window, feeling a bit bored.

A magician walked by on the street...

Roy looked up and saw his profile.

The wind blew his hood open, revealing half of his profile, and Roy could see clearly that the guy was Benjamin.

As expected, he didn't escape!

Roy had no idea that he was hiding in the Back Street the Elf Academy.

But when Roy pushed open the door and chased after him, the wizard Benjamin had already disappeared into the crowd.