Strength Blessing

31. Strength Blessing Roy never expected to see Elf Rangers on the beach this early in the morning.

The waves crashed against the rocks, stirring up countless sprays, and countless bubbles piled up under the reefs as the tide slowly rose.

The Elf Rangers were standing in the reef area where Roy often went, looking like they were searching for traces of something.

As Roy ran past the beach, he even saw the Elf Rangers arguing on the reef where he had scraped off the oyster barnacles:

"These traces... must be left by the Naga assassin... He lurks... in this reef area... waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the target... to appear on the pier, before striking a deadly blow..."

The rangers' voices were lost in the waves and wind, becoming intermittent.

Roy couldn't hear very clearly at all.

Only the words 'Naga assassin' carried by the sea breeze caught Roy's attention.

"But the traces here are already very old..."

"Perhaps he comes here often. As long as we guard this place, we should be able to catch that guy. Even if we can't catch him, we should be able to drive him back into the sea."

"Agreed."

Roy really wanted to go to the reef to see what was happening...

But considering that it might attract the attention of those Elf Rangers, and might cause unnecessary trouble, it was just a thought.

Running all the way to the fish market, it was just high tide, and small wooden boats were docking.

Roy spent three Kele to buy two oily Blue Mackerel at the fish market. These sea fish are very delicious when pan-fried fresh, with just a little salt and pepper.

Carrying the fish back, Roy also saw Ms. Jillian standing on a large fishing boat, pulling a round Tuna out of the fish hold.

Her fish stall usually sells these large sea fish.

After transporting the Tuna back to the fish stall, Ms. Jillian would break it down, cutting the fish into Palm-sized squares. The elves liked to buy this processed fish.

This Tuna weighed about three or four hundred pounds...

Roy never knew that Ms. Jillian had so much strength.

Roy was a regular at the fish market. When Roy passed a stall, the Old Elf who often bought the sea fish Roy caught shouted to Roy:

"Roy, why haven't I seen you fishing lately?"

Roy stopped and replied, "I'm taking classes at the Elf Academy, it's been almost a week..."

"Oh, you should learn some knowledge." The Old Elf nodded in agreement.

Seeing Roy stop, he said again, "I was worried you would run to the beach to fish. Recently, a Naga assassin has appeared on the beaches nearby. He always appears on the beach on rainy days, and four foreign sailors have been killed. So you must not go to the beach at night or on foggy days."

After speaking, the Old Elf also made a throat-cutting gesture.

Roy didn't expect to hear such news from the Old Elf.

"Naga assassin?"

The Old Elf pointed to the beach near the reef area and said mysteriously, "Yes, the Guard Squad rangers have found traces of him crawling on the beach, and scales hanging on branches and reefs."

"I'll pay attention."

Roy said, then waved to the Old Elf with the fish in his hand, and left the fish market.

Along a small road on the pier, he jogged back to Brown Street.

The house was quiet, and Ms. Belinda's kidskin boots were still lying at the door. Roy turned the toes of the shoes outward.

Carrying the fish into the kitchen, he deftly removed the internal organs, washed away the blood, and marinated the fish for a while. While he was doing this, Roy made a pot of tea.

When the aroma from the frying pan wafted into the living room...

The smell of fried fish probably woke Ms. Belinda.

Belinda, barefoot and wearing a nightgown, walked out of the upstairs bedroom, stood sleepily at the kitchen door, and kissed Roy's forehead before turning and walking into the bathroom. Then, the sound of rushing water came from the bathroom.

After taking a shower and changing into a silk dress, Ms. Belinda waited at the dining table with a picture album in her hands.

Roy placed the fried fish and tea in front of her...

"My little Roy is so wonderful, thank you for preparing such a lovely breakfast."

Roy sat across from Ms. Belinda, picking at the fish bones as he said:

"I heard that staying up late often leads to wrinkles, you should take care of yourself."

"Really?"

Ms. Belinda quickly stood up with concern and ran to the mirror in the washroom, looking at her face from left to right. Only after seeing that her face was still radiant did she feel relieved.

Sitting back at the dining table, Ms. Belinda asked Roy, "Do you want to go out together later?"

Roy quickly refused, "I'm going for a run!"

Going out with his mother was out of the question.

The neighbors on Brown Street would be more restrained when they saw the two of them, often joking that they looked more like siblings.

But outside of Brown Street, elves who didn't know Roy would naturally assume that Roy was Ms. Belinda's follower...

Roy grabbed his books and ran out of the house early. Because it had been raining for the past two days, the water level of the Da Nei River had risen a lot.

Roy saw Sabrina waiting for the long carriage at the street corner. She stood in the crowd, her tall figure somewhat conspicuous.

Roy waved to her.

Although Sabrina could see him, she still ignored Roy as usual.

Roy passed through the Lower District, where the busy life of the day had already begun. Most of the shops had already opened, and the small street stalls were crowded together.

Many carts were filled with various fruits.

And on these carts, what attracted everyone's attention the most were the pyramids made of fresh fruit.

Roy felt that every fruit looked very tempting...

Rushing into the Elf Academy, Roy was panting, but his body no longer felt any soreness...

The first class was still Elementary Martial Arts Training taught by Instructor Abbott. Nora. The students were scattered around the training ground, many of them familiarizing themselves with the martial arts breakdown movements from yesterday.

Roy saw Klayr on the training ground and noticed that the bruises on his face had healed very well, almost unnoticeable.

The two of them gathered together, standing at the edge of the training ground, and began to discuss what to do after school at noon.

Klayr asked hesitantly:

"Roy, if Steve and the others come looking for us again at noon, are we still going to fight them?"

Roy replied without hesitation:

"Of course, until we beat him into submission!"

Seeing that Klayr was a little shaken, he immediately encouraged him, "If we back down now, we'll always be suppressed by Steve in the academy. Think about it... we've only just enrolled, how long will we be in the academy in the future?"

Klayr seriously pondered for a moment before saying:

"About twenty years... Roy! You're right."

"You're really planning to study at the Elf Academy for a full twenty years... before graduating?"

Roy asked with some surprise.

Klayr responded with a matter-of-course expression:

"Yes, after graduating, I'm going to Buenos Advanced Elf Academy for further studies."

"Okay, your life plan is really very long-term!"

Klayr didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He took out a bottle of green potion from his pocket and directly handed it to Roy: "Roy, I specially brought Tree of Life Sap this time, take it."

Roy wanted to refuse, this stuff was much more expensive than Tree of Life potion.

"I haven't even drunk yesterday's Tree of Life potion yet."

Klayr casually waved his hand and said, "That's useless. The Tree of Life Sap's healing effect is really good. When I got home yesterday, my grandmother gave it to me. Take it! This stuff is free and not worth much."

"..."

The school bell rang...

Instructor Abbott. Nora walked over from the direction of the teaching building. She was still wearing light leather armor, carrying a bow and arrows on her back, and a quiver and long sword on her waist. Her long hair fluttered, making her look heroic.

Steve rushed to the training ground just before the bell finished ringing.

There were no scars on his face, and he wasn't limping when he ran, so his injuries had obviously been healed.

However, when he looked at Roy and Klayr, the anger in his eyes almost burst out...

Klayr guiltily turned his head to look at Roy.

Seeing Roy glare back at Steve unceremoniously, he felt a little more confident.

In the Elementary Martial Arts Training class, they were still practicing the deconstructed movements they had learned yesterday. This time, Roy was barely able to complete a set of movements, but he still couldn't link them together.

This made Instructor Abbott. Nora, who originally wanted to have a good talk with Roy, stopped and decided to observe further.

Although his aptitude was poor, he was hardworking...

After school at noon, Roy and Klayr rushed to the narrow alley on the west side of the academy.

Seeing that Steve and his friends hadn't arrived yet, Klayr felt a little guilty and wanted to back out. He said to Roy, "Roy, why don't we just leave? They haven't come yet..."

At this moment, Roy stood in front of Klayr with a serious face and began to slow his breathing.

By the time a ball of light lit up in his hand, Klayr was already too surprised to speak. He stared at the soft ball of light, watching Roy draw runes in front of him...

His movements were a bit clumsy. He finally managed to draw half of a divine纹, but because he couldn't continue the Holy Light in time at the turning point in the middle, only half of the divine纹 was completed. It was like holding a handful of fine sand in his hand, and it all flowed down through his fingers...

Roy sighed:

"It seems it still won't work. With my current ability, I can only cast it three times. Whether it works or not, I have to try again..."

After speaking, a ball of Holy Light lit up in Roy's hand again. Because of the first failure, he was even more focused this time.

Perhaps because of the urgency of the situation, Roy's concentration was particularly high.

He drew it all in one breath to the end, and what Roy didn't expect was that the divine纹 was actually successfully drawn all at once.

The prayer was a bit stumbling...

But when the last sentence of the prayer was uttered, the divine纹 in front of Roy did not dissipate, but turned into a fist full of divine aura and instantly merged into Klayr's body.

"What is this?" Klayr asked in surprise.

"Strength Blessing, how is it? Do you feel full of power?" Roy asked expectantly.

"It feels okay, is this magic?"

Roy quickly corrected, "It's Divine Magic. I just learned it. I haven't succeeded before. This time I was lucky... Oh, I have one more chance!"