Claire's Summer

Roy did not return to Rampart Town. Instead, the Adventure Group carried the Magic Herbs along the Forest Path in the public domain and went directly to Padesto City.

The former trade route is now almost deserted, with hardly any merchant caravans or Adventure Group to be seen. The roadside is overgrown with weeds, which have even swallowed up the road itself.

Roy was very familiar with this road and led the Adventure Group along the way.

Occasionally, the Adventure Group will also encounter patrol teams from the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion.

Almost everyone in the patrol knew Roy and Sabrina, and the Elf Ranger Elf Ranger ignored them even when they saw them in the procession, including some argali sheep carrying Magic Herbs.

No patrol officer would bother to conduct a routine inspection of the Adventure Group.

At first, Leishande and Langbo would become nervous when they saw the patrol team, fearing that they would come over and question each elf.

After a few times, they were able to face these patrolling Elf Ranger...

"Why don't they come and check us?" Leishande's son, Langbo, asked Roy.

Of course, Roy couldn't say, "Miss Christine Swynborne," so he could only touch his nose and say vaguely, "Not all Half-Elf need to be checked. We have legal hunting and exploration permits."

Langbo was somewhat surprised, because in his eyes, the Silver Moon Elf had never been so friendly.

After three years of restoration, the number of Magic Herbs and novice magical beasts in the woodlands has increased significantly.

The Adventure Group traversed the Lapis Lazuli Forest, thus passing through the most dangerous area.

Further north, you can often see abandoned elven villages, now in ruins, where the Half-Elf are either dead or scattered...

The current Pattington Plane Pattington Plane far inferior to its heyday.

"There are hardly any high-level magical beasts here... That's great!"

Along the way, whenever Leishande saw fruit trees laden with fruit, he would slow down and squint to examine them closely.

Roy pointed to the vast forest and said, "This area has long been designated as public land. It extends west to the Pagisto Plateau, east to the Blackwater Swamp, and north to the Padesto City. In fact, this forest area is quite large..."

"Public land?" Leishande's eyes widened. This was the first time he had ever heard Roy talk about this forest.

Roy explained, "Well, this forest won't be private property; anyone can gather and hunt in it..."

"You can actually do that!" Langbo exclaimed in surprise.

Leishande and his son Langbo exchanged a glance but said nothing more.

The outskirts of Padesto City are full of orchards, most of which are planted with apple trees, orange trees, Breadfruit and so on. These orchards are currently mostly owned by the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion.

Roy passed by some orchards and saw some farmers pruning the branches. It is said that these fruit trees need to be pruned every year so that the apples that grow next year will be big and sweet.

Before nightfall, the Adventure Group crossed another mountain ridge, and the Padesto City suddenly came into view.

The hillside was crowded with treehouses, and it was just evening...

The treehouses all over the mountain were lit up, and the hillside was a sea of lights. Although the scene was far less prosperous than Castleton City, it was still the most prosperous place in the Pattington Plane.

The lights on the hillside and the starry sky reflected each other, creating a beauty and a bustling atmosphere that made one hold their breath...

A night breeze swept by, so comfortable that it made you want to shout out loud.

"Let's camp here tonight. We'll arrive in Padesto tomorrow morning," Roy said to everyone.

"Roy, we're almost at Padesto City. Why don't we just walk all the way into the city and rest?" Klayr asked as she caught up from behind and saw the hillside across the way covered in lights.

"We could walk into town now, but that would take us until at least midnight," Roy said to his friend as he jumped off his horse.

He removed the saddle from the horse's back, then tied the horse to a large tree surrounded by weeds and gave it some water.

The other members also tied the horses to trees, where the ground was covered with grass, and all they needed to do was give them some water.

By this time, Woods had already tied up his horses and started setting up tents in the open space.

These past few days, Klayr has been constantly hanging around Roy...

After hastily setting up the tent, Klayr ran over and sat down in front of Roy's tent, looking at him expectantly.

Roy carefully set up the tent and then laid out the mattress inside. He turned around and looked at Klayr sitting to the side.

"Roy, have you heard any beautiful melodies in nature lately?" Klayr asked in a low voice with a grin.

Roy slapped his forehead, only then realizing that this adventure was about to end, but he hadn't done what he promised Klayr...

Since Klayr couldn't wait any longer, Roy patted Klayr on the shoulder and led him to the edge of the campsite.

There happened to be a huge granite rock there, and the two of them climbed onto it.

Sitting on the boulder, you can clearly see the beautiful night view of Padesto City.

"Okay, I did hear one. Listen carefully!"

Roy sat on the boulder, closed his eyes, and began to hum the tune softly.

Klayr sat quietly listening, and after Roy hummed a few lines repeatedly, he couldn't help but hum along with Roy.

After a while, Roy stopped, and Klayr said with admiration, "Roy, this piece is quite cheerful, does it have a name?"

"Claire's Summer," Roy said with a smile.

"My summer?" Klayr was dumbfounded.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the leaves in the entire woodland rustled.

"Hmm, listen... isn't this melody drifting in the night breeze of the mountains and forests..." Roy continued.

Klayr was dumbfounded; he really hadn't heard anything.

Only Roy could hum softly, and Klayr's expression was quite varied.

It's a very cheerful piece of music; just hearing this melody can bring back memories of that summer...

Klayr also tried closing her eyes.

But no matter how hard he tried, he could only hear the howling wind in the mountains and forests. As for the beautiful melody that Roy was talking about, he couldn't hear it no matter how intently he listened.

"How...how can you hear that? Roy, I think you're the most talented composer I've ever met," Klayr couldn't help but say to Roy.

Roy stopped, pressed his hand to his forehead, and pondered how to come up with a plausible reason.

"Well, I already said, I don't compose any music at all. I'm just describing the melodies I hear to you, and all you need to do is make the melody more complete and beautiful. That's when you're creating!" Roy explained.

Seeing that Roy was unwilling to admit it no matter what, Klayr had no choice but to say, "... Slow down, hum it even slower this time, I have to memorize it again."

"Oh, it might be a little different from the one I was humming earlier. Just remember this melody; nothing else matters..."

Roy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued humming the melody.

Klayr probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

Fortunately, we'll arrive in Padesto City tomorrow, then he can do whatever he wants.

Seeing Klayr sitting on the boulder, humming the melody over and over, completely absorbed in the moment, Roy quietly slid off the boulder.

Moira was leaning against the shadows behind the boulder.

Roy slid down the boulder and landed right next to Moira... nearly stepping on her, which startled Roy.

Moira looked at Roy with admiration. "Roy, can you write music too?"

"I really don't know how to do this. Like I said, I just heard this melody before and then recited it to Klayr so he could improvise." Roy waved to Moira and added, "Alright, it's so late, go to sleep!"

"Oh..."

Sure enough, just as Roy had predicted, Klayr spent the entire night working on the score.

The next morning, Roy crawled out of the tent and found Klayr still sitting on the boulder, covered in dew, writing a piece of music with great effort, his eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.

Woods yawned as he crawled out of the tent and saw Klayr sitting on a boulder at the edge of the camp. He asked Roy, "Roy, what's Klayr doing? He doesn't look like he slept all night!"

Roy walked to the boulder, looked up at Klayr, and then said, "He's creating, composing music... that's probably what you need to be passionate about."

The group didn't linger on the mountain ridge. As soon as the morning mist dissipated, Adventure Group began their descent down the hillside along the path...

Just as Roy had predicted, the Adventure Group didn't reach the edge of Padesto City until noon.

Before entering the city, a Elf Ranger stopped Roy's Adventure Group.

This Elf Ranger team usually maintains the city's security and occasionally investigates the goods of merchant groups. They rushed out from a small road on the edge of the city and immediately stopped Roy's Adventure Group.

The Elf Ranger captain walked over.

He stared at Roy for a long time, then walked to the back of the Adventure Group, looked at the argali sheep with their curved horns, and plucked a few leaves from a bundle of Magic Herbs, holding them under his nose and smelling them carefully.

Roy dismounted and walked over, but before he could produce the Teleportation Portal token, the patrol captain pinched his nose and asked:

What are these?

Roy answered honestly, "Magic Herbs."

The patrol captain, his face grim, asked Roy, "Where did you get these Magic Herbs?"

Roy said, "Rampart Town, I am the governor of Rampart Town. These are the herbs I've collected, which I plan to take to Castleton City..."

At this moment, the patrol captain took the pass that Roy had produced, which also included a letter of appointment from the governor of Rampart Town.

As the mayor of Rampart Town, bringing some Magic Herbs out of Pattington Plane is no problem for him.

The Elf Ranger captain merely checked Roy's pass. Upon seeing the name signed below the pass, all his doubts vanished. He promptly handed the pass to Roy before hurriedly leaving.

The Padesto City was quite lively. As soon as the Adventure Group entered the Padesto City, a group of Half-Elf immediately surrounded them.

However, no matter what they asked, Roy ignored them.

These Half-Elf were all eager to know how to open up trade routes in the Pattington Plane.

Some Half-Elf even tried to sneak a peek at the Magic Herbs on the argali's back. With everyone crowding around, Roy could only urge the Adventure Group to speed up their advance.

Upon entering the Padesto City, the Elf Ranger did not stop them.

The one who stopped them was actually Half-Elf from the city...

Roy shouted, "Make way, everyone! We need to go to the hotel to rest. We can tell you about any problems after I wake up. Please make way for us now..."

The Half-Elf still refused to move aside, so Roy had no choice but to lead his horse forward and force his way through.

More and more Half-Elf are gathering here, and things are getting a bit chaotic...

The patrol team that had just left immediately arrived. They first dispersed the Half-Elf, allowing the Adventure Group to escape.

This time, the Elf Ranger captain did not leave in a hurry. He led several Elf Ranger directly to the Roy.

This was the hotel Roy often stayed at. As he entered the hotel lobby, Roy greeted the Boss familiarly, "... I need two rooms. I might be staying for a while this time. I also need to feed a dozen or so argali sheep for a while." Roy told the Boss.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you. So you've been buying Magic Herbs!" the Boss said casually, seeing the large bundles of Magic Herbs on the argali's back.

The Boss then herded the argali sheep into the stables. Roy's horses were to be returned to the logistics department of the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion, from which he had borrowed them, so they were not brought into the stables.

"We only brought back a little bit..." Roy said with a smile.

The Boss gave Roy a very fair price. After settling Leishande and his son Langbo in, Roy then sent everyone to the logistics department of the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion to return the warhorses.

Roy was already very familiar with this kind of thing, and the quartermaster in the logistics department also knew Roy, so the procedures were completed quickly.

Returning to the hotel was to say goodbye to Leishande and his son Langbo.

Roy needs to take all the Magic Herbs with him. He wants to transport Magic Herbs to Castleton City, then figure out how to dispose of them and use the Magic Crystal Stone to buy weapons and armor.

"This time I'm really going to take these Magic Herbs with me. If all goes well, I should be able to return in about a week and deliver the weapons and armor to you. If not, it may take two weeks or even longer. If there are any delays, I will write to you. You can stay in this inn for now and wait for my news."

Before leaving, Roy said to Leishande.