A Difficult Road

The Silver Moon Elf Warrior in the Logistics Regiment get up early every day to travel and only set off at sunset. Their daily food is very simple. In addition to the Elf Biscuit they carry with them, they often gather wild fruits from the forest. At night, they also sit under the trees to play music and sing.

The Silver Moon Elf know how to enjoy life; even when they are on a march, they still have a cup of Lemon Tea every morning.

Roy lived and traveled with the Logistics Regiment. He was also very good at setting up tents, cutting grass to feed the horses, picking berries in the berry bushes, and occasionally getting up early to cook a pot of Lemon Tea for everyone.

At first, the Silver Moon Elf Warrior were wary of the new Half-Elf, their eyes and words filled with unfamiliarity.

But after a week of getting to know him, everyone discovered that this Half-Elf boy was a diligent and intelligent child who often helped them with whatever he could.

The Elf Warrior and Roy gradually became acquainted and often sat together to chat.

"Roy, have you been living in Castleton City all this time?"

A Silver Moon Elf Warrior asked Roy curiously.

"Hmm." Roy was munching on Breadfruit. Compared to those dry and tasteless Elf Biscuit, Roy preferred Breadfruit, which had a strong feeling of fullness.

Another Elf Warrior said, "He's still studying at the Elf Academy. If it weren't for the war on the Pagisto Plateau, he would be sitting in a clean and bright classroom, listening to his teachers' lectures."

This Elf Warrior has been feeding the horses with Roy for the past few days and knows a lot about Roy.

A Silver Moon Elf warrior walked over, holding an unidentified wild fruit, and sat down on a rock. Smiling, she asked Roy, "Roy, I heard you've been to the Pagisto Plateau?"

"Um..."

The Elf Warrior in the Logistics Regiment sometimes took good care of Roy; his tent was almost always inside the camp, and he had never taken night watch in all these days.

He was never short of his share whenever food and other supplies were distributed.

Every night, the elves would play some soothing music, and then the other elves would sit under the tree and hum those beautiful songs together.

Every Silver Moon Elf possesses extraordinary musical talent; at the very least, they can hum songs quite well.

At this time, Roy would also sit under the tree with everyone and sing together. Roy felt that this might be a way to enhance their relationship.

Every elven Elf Warrior in the Logistics Regiment was highly skilled in combat. They were more meticulous in their reconnaissance of the area around the camp. Generally, they followed the path taken by the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment ahead and proceeded slowly.

With the disappearance of the Elf Dragon from the Elf Continent, the Silver Pegasus Legion quickly became the most powerful flying army on the Elf Continent.

Although the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment consisted mostly of ground cavalry, it also included two squads of Silver Pegasus Warrior.

During marches, the main task of these Silver Pegasus Warrior is to scout enemy positions, so the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment generally chooses the optimal routes.

The Logistics Regiment followed behind the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment, which greatly ensured their safety.

However, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse as they approached the Pagisto Plateau...

After entering the Hilly Mountain Area, the roads chosen by the Logistics Regiment became more difficult to travel.

In particular, the Logistics Regiment consisted of a large convoy of forty horse-drawn carriages. In this hilly terrain, they had to go up and down hills constantly. If they had to detour around some hills, they would have to travel a long way on the Mountain Road. Sometimes, they would also encounter swamps and cliffs in the valleys, which would make the road even more difficult to travel.

The Cavalry Vanguard Regiment was an elite cavalry unit with high mobility.

The mountains that warhorses could cross, sometimes became impassable for these wagons.

Often, the wooden wheels of horse-drawn carriages get stuck in the mud, causing traffic jams on Mountain Road. This happens every day, every hour.

The Logistics Regiment's Emergency Support Regiment has been working non-stop these past few days. They're covered in mud from head to toe and haven't had a moment to rest.

SOS signals were everywhere, and horses were always getting injured.

The Mountain Road in these hilly areas are difficult to travel. When encountering uphill sections, everyone often has to push the carts together, pushing them one by one to the top of the hill.

You have to be extra careful going downhill. Going uphill, at most you just can't pull it, but going downhill is different. If the horse in front loses its balance, the heavily loaded carriage will be swept down the slope along with the horses. The whole carriage could be destroyed, and the horses could be injured.

Although the elves carried some Magic Herbs, the injured horses were difficult to heal quickly, which would prevent the wagon from continuing its journey. The best solution was to transfer the supplies to other wagons, abandon the damaged wagons by the roadside, and then continue on with the injured warhorses.

Although more horses were added later, the Logistics Regiment continued to move slower and slower in this Hilly Mountain Area.

In the past few days, Roy has been pushing carts with the Elf Warrior of the Logistics Regiment. His little stallion has also been requisitioned to transport supplies. The Logistics Regiment has already lost more than a dozen warhorses, but the warhorse application submitted by Commander Berkeley has not yet been approved.

Roy dragged his tired body into the tent, not even wanting to take off his Magic Inscription Construct, and fell into a deep sleep wrapped in a blanket.

I haven't been able to hear any singing for several nights in a row.

In the middle of the night, Roy was suddenly awakened from his sleep by the sound of beans being poured out. Roy quickly stretched his hand out of the tent, and the cold rain immediately hit his palm. Roy quickly got out of the tent.

It was raining outside, so he rushed into the downpour wearing his Magic Inscription Construct and found the little stallion tied to a big tree in the dark. Roy then draped a rain cloak over the stallion.

The rain was very cold, Roy was worried that the little stallion would get sick from the rain, so he put a rain cloak on it.

Many Silver Moon Elf in the camp got up in the rain and covered the wagon cargo boxes with tarpaulins.

It was too dark and raining, so there was no way to light torches. Only a few gas lamps hung in the camp, and their light couldn't travel very far.

Roy ran to a carriage to help, and together with the Elf Warrior, they covered up the supplies.

By the time all these things were finished, it was almost dawn, but the rain showed no signs of letting up.

The Commander Berkeley could only issue a notice that the Logistics Regiment should wait until the rain stopped before setting off.

The Elf Warrior could only sit in their tents to shelter from the rain, which continued until noon.

The Hilly Mountain Area after the rain was filled with the fragrance of soil and plants. Roy walked over to the tent and found that the grass and trees were covered with rainwater. With the slightest breeze, a light rain would fall in the forest.

The shoes were covered in mud.

A rain shower made the roads even muddier.

The Elf Warrior of the Logistics Regiment have begun breaking camp and making preparations for departure.

However, this was just one of countless Logistics Regiment heading to the Pagisto Plateau, merely a small microcosm of the battle.

A chestnut horse slipped on the muddy Mountain Road and let out a mournful neigh.

The horse was already injured; its hindquarters were still wrapped with herbs. Now it had slipped on the muddy Mountain Road, its whole body covered in mud and water. It tried several times to get up, but couldn't.

When Commander Berkeley arrived at the scene, the Elf Warrior had already dragged the wounded warhorse to the side of the road, and carriages were slowly passing by.

But the warhorse was still unable to stand up...

"Commander, what should we do? Should we leave it here?"

The Elf Warrior asked Commander Berkeley a question.

Leaving it where it is, to put it bluntly, means preparing to let this warhorse fend for itself.

Commander Berkeley frowned. The Logistics Regiment's warhorses were severely depleted, and there weren't enough to transport the supplies. However, the injured horses were unable to move, so they had to be abandoned...

Just as the Commander Berkeley was about to make a decision, he heard someone nearby say:

"Let me see."

Roy, dressed in Magic Inscription Construct, walked up from the back of the group, squatted down beside the warhorse, and carefully examined its injuries.

A group of Elf Warrior surrounded him, and then they saw a ball of light appear in Roy's hand. He began to chant a spell, and a divine rune appeared in front of Roy. Then, a beam of healing light landed on the warhorse's wound.

' Holy Light Art '

The warhorse let out a joyful neigh, and before Roy's ' Holy Light Art ' effect had worn off, the warhorse had already struggled to its feet from the mud.

"Roy, you're actually a Priest?"

Commander Berkeley was dumbfounded, not expecting that the Half-Elf youth sent by Earl Swynborne was a Priest.

Roy pulled his hands back into his sleeves and replied, "I worked Novice Priest at the Goddess of Freedom Temple for a year and learned several divine spells. Now that the Goddess of Freedom Temple in Castleton has closed, I have left the temple."

Commander Berkeley stroked the warhorse with some delight and said, "Fortunately, it's Priest from the Goddess of Freedom Temple. The priests from the Moon God Temple wouldn't use divine magic to treat horses."

Roy thought of Woods, who was an expert in Magical Herbalism, and realized that there really weren't any druids in the Logistics Regiment.

So he asked the Commander Berkeley, "Why don't I see druids in the army?"

Commander Berkeley winked at Roy and whispered in his ear, "Only the Wood Elf Kingdom has Druids. This involves faith. We worship the Goddess, while the Wood Elf worship the World Tree. It's best not to discuss this kind of topic, otherwise, you never know when they might come after you with priests from the Moon God Temple!"

Since it was the Moon God Temple again, Roy said no more.

The horse recovered quickly; after standing by the roadside for a while, it was able to walk slowly with the Logistics Regiment.

Although it can't carry heavy loads, at least it won't fall behind.

The heavy rain turned the low-lying areas of the Hilly Mountain Area into large muddy swamps.

The Logistics Regiment was unable to leave the Hilly Mountain Area and could only crawl and writhe in the mud. The Logistics Regiment moved slowly every day, like a tortoise crawling...

Commander Berkeley was somewhat worried, but all the Logistics Regiment that entered the Hilly Mountain Area were in dire need of horses, and his application had been ignored without any response.

Meanwhile, the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment had already charged into the mountains of the Pagisto Plateau. Letters from the front lines were falling into the hands of Commander Berkeley, most of them urging the Logistics Regiment to send supplies up as soon as possible.

However, the Logistics Regiment is now stuck in the Hilly Mountain Area and has no way to break out.

The Commander Berkeley has been worried for the past two days. Every day he has to walk on Mountain Road that are like mud pits. Although he has a map, he doesn't know how long it will take to get out of this mud pit.

Every day, warhorses were injured and vehicles suffered severe damage. Although he abandoned some unimportant supplies by the roadside, he still didn't know how long it would take to get out of this Hilly Mountain Area.

If it weren't for the emergence of a young Half-Elf Priest in the Logistics Regiment, the entire Logistics Regiment might have been stranded halfway through the journey.

"Commander Berkeley, I have a suggestion that can help you deliver the supplies on time."

Just as Commander Berkeley was worrying, Roy walked up behind him, sat down beside him, and said something to Commander Berkeley.

Seeing that Roy didn't seem to be joking, the Commander Berkeley asked with a puzzled look, "You have a way? What way?"

"I have a friend who happens to be in this Hilly Mountain Area. He's Half-Elf from the Pagisto Plateau and has a flock of argali sheep. I can ask him to come and help transport these supplies," Roy said to Commander Berkeley.

"The Half-Elf native to the Pagisto Plateau?" Commander Berkeley asked hesitantly.

"That's right, I have a way to get them to help!" Roy said.

"Then go and invite your friends over. We can discuss any conditions," Commander Berkeley replied.

"I was thinking that if our Cavalry Vanguard Regiment doesn't attack the Half-Elf elves on the plateau after entering the highlands, then we'll have a chance to cooperate," Roy muttered to himself.

"Of course, the military made a decision last week that our target after entering the plateau is the Elf Headhunters there, and we will absolutely not attack the Half-Elf elves on the plateau," Commander Berkeley said.

"Alright, I'll go find him now..." Roy stood up, turned around and ran into the muddy jungle.

Commander Berkeley immediately dispatched two Elf Warrior to accompany Roy, ensuring Roy safety along the way.

In fact, Leishande had been in the vicinity of the Hilly Mountain Area all along. He led his herd of argali sheep into a mountain valley, trying to avoid the regular army of the Silver Moon Elf.

I never expected Roy to come looking for me with the Silver Moon Elf Warrior...

Roy walked into a ravine and called out Leishande's name as he walked toward the lush forest.

At first, Leishande thought Roy had been coerced by the two Silver Moon Elf Warrior. He wanted to hide deep in the jungle to avoid being hunted by the two Silver Moon Elf Warrior. But then he thought he should find an opportunity to take care of the two Elf Warrior and rescue Roy from the Silver Moon Elf Warrior.

So he and Langbo hid in the bushes, and when Roy approached, they discovered that Roy had not actually been coerced by the Silver Moon Elf Warrior. Only then did they emerge from the woods to meet Roy.