Path of Light
Chapter 320

Magic Herbs of the Pattington Plane

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Andre never expected that the young Half-Elf he met by chance at the port would be his benefactor, who not only sold him a large quantity of Magic Herbs, but also bought the least popular weapons and equipment on the Elf Continent.

Given that Roy was currently his best business partner, Andre had to remind Roy that these weapons and armor were not popular in Castleton City at all, and he shouldn't try to open a trading post Castleton City, because not many elves would be willing to buy such equipment.

Roy stood on a Wooden Box, repeatedly stating that he would not do such a foolish thing.

A group of crew members ran off the ship and hurriedly loaded the Wooden Box onto the carriage, which was then transported directly to the Black Pearl.

While we're at it, let's bring back the crates of Magic Herbs from the Black Pearl.

This is Roy's fourth day back in Castleton, with less than a week until the start of the semester.

Roy also needed to find a way to transport these weapons and armor to the Pattington Plane, because Leishande and his son Langbo were waiting for him at the inn there.

That night, Roy went to the trading hall on the first floor of the Magic Guild and spent eight hundred Magic Crystal Stone in the largest Magic Shop to buy four Magic Pouch with three times the space. He then gave them to Moy LS Brina, Woods, and Tiffany.

The Magic Belt he and Klayr are currently using already have three times the space, so there's no need to change to new ones.

The main purpose of replacing everyone's Magic Belt this time is to use the space in the Magic Pouch to store these weapons and armor.

Although Roy had obtained the Business Certificate from Earl Swynborne, he did not want to openly trade weapons and armor on the Pattington Plane, lest he incur the displeasure of the military.

The saleswoman in the Magic Shop beamed as she saw Roy out the door, Roy repeatedly as she left...

Roy originally wanted to continue browsing in the trading hall. After all, he had a huge sum of money in his hands. After becoming rich overnight, it would be hard to calm his excitement if he didn't spend some money to buy something.

Just then, Magician Scarlett suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Inscription Workshop. She looked like she had just finished her day's work and was about to leave.

Her dark green magic robe was very distinctive; Roy recognized her at a glance from the group of elven mages...

Roy stepped forward and greeted the Magician Scarlett.

Magician Scarlett was chatting and laughing with several other wizards as she descended the steps. Seeing Roy and Sabrina standing on the commercial street below, she quickly asked:

"Roy, Sabrina, what are you all doing here?" Magician Scarlett asked, arms crossed.

Roy noticed that there was an extra silver five-pointed star on the magic badge on her chest, a sign of successful advancement, no wonder she was in such a good mood.

"Nothing much, just accompanying them to buy a Magic Pouch." Roy pointed to Moira, Miss Tiffany, and Woods behind him.

Magician Scarlett's several female companions were waiting for her ahead, but Magician Scarlett waved them on, signaling them to go first...

Magician Scarlett then pulled Roy aside to a quiet corner and whispered to him, "Roy, I heard Nora wants you to continue studying combat specialization. What are your thoughts?"

Roy thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, "Magician Scarlett, I plan to learn combat techniques using one-handed blunt weapons."

The Magician Scarlett paused for a moment, then thought back and asked uncertainly, "Are there any masters in the Elf Academy who are proficient in this type of weapon?"

"We don't know yet!" Roy said.

The Elven Kingdom is different from the Dwarven Kingdom. If this were the Dwarven Kingdom, there would be plenty of weapon masters specializing in hammers and axes.

In the Elven Kingdom, learning swordsmanship and archery is much easier...

Magician Scarlett already knew that the Goddess of Freedom Temple was closing down, but she only shared her thoughts with Roy now, influenced by Instructor Nora and Instructor Eleanor.

So she said to Roy, "If you ask me, haven't you learned some divine magic? Actually, divine runes and incantations have some commonalities. If you can't continue on the path of Priest, I suggest you learn magic. With your talent, learning magic shouldn't be too difficult."

While magic and martial arts can be learned simultaneously, magic and divine arts are not as simple as Magician Scarlett described; he might need to completely forget divine arts in order to learn magic.

"Okay, Scarlett, let me think about it some more!"

Roy said tactfully.

The group returned to Brown Street, and Roy gathered everyone aboard the Black Pearl.

Now, some tables and chairs have been added to the captain's cabin of the Black Pearl. People usually have meals together and discuss matters here.

"I called everyone here mainly because I need your help with something," Roy said. "I hope you can accompany me to the Pattington Plane again. This time it will probably take four or five days..."

Before Roy could finish speaking, Miss Tiffany waved her hand impatiently and said, "We know even if you don't say it. You've bought us such expensive Magic Pouch, so naturally you want us to help you transport those goods."

Sabrina turned to Roy and agreed, "There are still seven days until school starts, we should have enough time to make a round trip."

"I have no problem," Moira replied readily.

"I'm fine with it too!"

Woods had been somewhat distracted, quickly expressed his opinion.

"Alright, then we'll take the Supply Ship tomorrow morning to Pattington Island. We'll need to pack all the goods into our Magic Pouch later!"

Roy clapped his hands and addressed the group.

The Wooden Box filled with weapons and armor were placed on the deck. One hundred and thirty-five exquisite longswords and Alloy Bow were placed inside the Wooden Box. Although they were heavy, they did not take up much space.

Chain Mail is more complicated; it takes up more than forty large boxes to pack together.

Fortunately, it was chainmail, with metal plates only on the chest, shoulders, back, front and sides of the thighs; the rest was made of woven chains, which were very soft. Otherwise, there might have been even more Wooden Box.

Roy and his companions had limited space in their Magic Pouch. They had brought almost nothing extra with them on their trip to the Pattington Plane, barely managing to fit all the goods into their Magic Pouch.

To express his gratitude, Roy hosted another fish grilling dinner on the Black Pearl, and Roy even invited Mrs. Winnie's big cat.

During the time Roy was away from Castleton City, Big Cat would patrol around Roy's house and the Black Pearl every night to prevent any unruly children or petty thieves from climbing onto the ship...

As it turns out, this big cat was very dutiful.

During the time the group was away from Castleton City, nothing was lost from the Black Pearl.

The next morning, Roy and his men boarded Supply Ship belonging to the Seventeenth Legion at the port dock and headed to Pattington Island.

We arrived safely at Pattington Island in the afternoon.

They did not stay on the island, but went directly to the Pattington Plane through the Teleportation Portal, and then took a carriage to the inn where Leishande and his son Langbo were staying.

Roy entered the hotel, and the Boss, who was standing at the bar, immediately greeted Roy:

"Hey Roy, how come you're back so soon this time? I remember you usually come to Pattington every few months."

"There are still some things I haven't finished. Are Leishande and Langbo here?" Roy asked the Boss owner familiarly, his hands resting on the bar counter.

"They're in the backyard. It's been so hot lately that all their argali sheep have gotten sick. I must first clarify that it's not because I'm feeding them badly; I make sure to give them plenty of fodder every day," the Boss kept explaining himself.

"Don't worry, they won't put the blame on you." Roy waved to the Boss.

The hotel's backyard not only contained warehouses, but also stables and a storeroom.

This hotel has a total of eight treehouses. Two treehouses occupy one large tree. The Boss has fenced off the four trees with shrubs, turning the open space inside into a very private courtyard. After continuous renovations by the Boss, the courtyard has become what it is today.

Unless they're running inns, elves rarely fence off clearings in the forest.

Because, in the elves' view, these forest clearings should be public areas.

Roy emerged from the tree hollow and called out, "Leishande!"

Leishande was shearing argali sheep in the hotel's backyard when he heard Roy shout, and he thought it was his imagination.

When Roy walked up to him, he realized that it really was Roy who had returned. He stood up with a look of surprise and delight. The cashmere in front of him had been trimmed and was bleating incessantly.

"Roy, you got it done so quickly?" Leishande couldn't help but ask.

"Go upstairs and talk!"

Roy didn't want to talk about this in public.

"Yes, yes, let's go upstairs and talk!" Leishande quickly chimed in, "Langbo, you stay here to shear the sheep..."

"Oh"

The weather here is rather hot and humid, and several of the argali sheep on the Pagisto Plateau have contracted heatstroke because they can't stand the climate. That's why they decided to shear their sheep.

Woods walked over to a somewhat listless argali sheep, squatted down, placed his hand on the sheep's neck, closed his eyes, and began to communicate with it telepathically. A rune lit up from his chest, and the argali sheep immediately looked at Woods and occasionally bleated.

Before long, Woods released the argali sheep, stood up and said to Leishande, "Neither the grass nor the climate here is suitable for these argali sheep. Take them to the plateau as soon as possible, and add some Heat Relief Grass to their feed. They will recover quickly."

"That's good..."

"I am grateful, "Langbo said.

After Woods finished speaking, he ran to the stable and found a large wooden tub. Only then did he realize that his Magic Pouch was full of goods, and he hadn't even brought the pouch with him.

He said to Langbo somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry, I forgot I didn't bring those herbs with me."

"Is that herb rare? Can it be bought in Padesto City?" Langbo asked Woods.

"It should be possible. Let's go ask the Boss for help..." Woods said casually.

Woods and Langbo found the Boss and asked him where they could buy Heat Relief Grass.

The Boss said, "Would you like to buy some Heat Relief Grass? These are available at herbal medicine shops, and they're very cheap."

After saying that, worried that the two of them wouldn't be able to find the herbal medicine shop, he even used his finger dipped in water to draw a simple map on the counter.

Langbo didn't have legal status in Padesto City, so Woods left him at the hotel. He intended to go and buy the herbs by himself. Miss Tiffany was getting a little bored waiting at the hotel, and when she saw Woods leave, she quickly followed him.

"Wait for me, Woods, let's go together," Miss Tiffany called from behind.

Woods quickly stopped and waited for Miss Tiffany.

In the Padesto City, over 95 percent of the inhabitants are Half-Elf, so Woods and Miss Tiffany didn't seem out of place walking down the street. Miss Tiffany looked around curiously, while Woods followed the directions on the simple map and arrived at a herbal medicine shop.

There was no military insignia of the Seventeenth Legion at the entrance of this herbal medicine shop. The shop was not very big, and it felt rather deserted inside.

When the shop assistants saw two customers arrive at the door, they quickly perked up and came out to greet them.

"Would you two like something?"

The young Half-Elf spoke with a very heavy accent.

Woods looked around the shop and noticed that the shelves were mostly stocked with low-level Magic Herbs Magic Herbs, not many in quantity, but the variety was quite complete. So Woods asked, "Do you have any Heat Relief Grass here?"

"Yes, twenty Kole per plant," the young Half-Elf in the trading company replied casually.

After saying that, he walked to the shelf, took out a small handful of Heat Relief Grass, and casually placed them on the counter.

A bundle of ten Heat Relief Grass costs exactly two hundred Kole, which means one Magic Crystal Stone can buy twenty-five Heat Relief Grass. This price left Woods somewhat stunned.

He clearly remembered that when he and his uncle first came to Padesto City, a Heat Relief Grass cost forty-five Kole, and the Boss wouldn't allow bargaining. He never expected that the price of this Magic Herbs would be even cheaper than half price.

Woods didn't rush to pay, but instead asked the young Half-Elf, "How much are the Silverleaf Grass and Calming Flower plants here?"

"These Elementary Magic Herbs are all priced at twenty Kole each," the shop assistant replied.

Woods nodded and then inquired about the prices of several other herbs, receiving the answer that the other low-level Magic Herbs were also very cheap.

Woods then bought ten Heat Relief Grass and walked out of the herbal shop with Miss Tiffany.

"The Magic Herbs here seem to be very cheap..." Miss Tiffany couldn't help but say.

"We should discuss this with Roy; we could purchase a batch of low-level Magic Herbs and bring them back to Castleton City ..."

Woods was a little confused. "Why are the Magic Herbs here so cheap?"

"This place is rich in Magic Herbs, but the Teleportation Portal is currently sealed. If the official merchants don't buy these Elementary Magic Herbs Magic Herbs, they might not be able to sell them at all. So, besides lowering the price, do they have any other options?"

Miss Tiffany answered with a confident expression.

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