Brown Street Grocery Store

Sitting in the corner of the lecture hall, Roy seemed a little absent-minded. After all, being targeted by a Naga Assassin wasn't exactly a pleasant experience.

Roy didn't pay much attention to the historical events that the Elf Princess was talking about on the stage.

He simply opened his book and placed it casually on the desk. He had originally intended to take notes on the key points, but he found that what this teacher Ophelia was saying was even more detailed than what was written in the book...

He sat in his chair, pondering the events of the recent past.

First, he witnessed Jefferson's murder in the tavern, and then he unexpectedly learned that the Elf Thief Pelius had stolen the Holy Grail. Apart from these two things, there didn't seem to be anything else. Surely, someone wouldn't hire a Naga Assassin to come and silence him because of these things...

Or maybe it was because he often fished by the sea, and as a distant relative of fish, the Naga Assassin had transformed into an avenger of justice, secretly running ashore to hunt him down! With so many fishing boats in the harbor, it shouldn't be Roy's turn...

'Fishing boat?'

A flash of inspiration struck Roy's mind, and then he thought of the Naga Assassin's eyes. Moreover, several human Sailors had died recently.

Could it be that the Naga Assassin mistook him for a human Sailor? That's why he attacked him so ruthlessly in the street? Roy realized that the answer might lie there. During the Naga Assassin's assassination attempt, he clearly reacted strongly to the harbor docks and seagoing vessels.

As time passed, the light coming through the glass windows of the lecture hall was also shifting stealthily. The Elves who had been basking in the sun had moved into the shade, while Roy, sitting in the corner, was slowly being exposed to the sunlight.

The sunlight was bright and dazzling.

Although Roy had remained quiet and kept his head down, making himself inconspicuous, he was still recognized by Princess Ophelia at a glance when he was exposed to the sunlight.

Princess Ophelia's gaze rested on Roy.

"That student!"

Princess Ophelia said to Roy.

At that moment, almost all the Elves in the lecture hall turned their attention to Roy, but Roy was lost in thought...

However, this state only lasted for two seconds before Roy was awakened by the gazes of everyone.

Then, Roy realized that Princess Ophelia was staring at him with a calm expression.

Roy quickly stood up from his seat, looking at Princess Ophelia with a bewildered expression, secretly lamenting: Didn't this Elf Princess never ask questions in class? Why did she suddenly call on him? Most importantly, Roy didn't hear clearly what Princess Ophelia had just said.

"This student, please tell us, after the Elven Dynasty split, which Elven Kingdom was the Woodzerman Area assigned to?"

"..."

How would Roy know about the Woodzerman Area? He had never even heard of the name before, and he had only casually flipped through this modern history book in the past few days. At least the first fifty pages of the book didn't mention the Woodzerman Area.

"Sorry, I was just distracted."

Although it was a bit embarrassing, Roy could only bite the bullet and say.

Princess Ophelia looked at Roy calmly, and her gaze lingered on his face for three seconds before saying, "Sit down, concentrate and listen carefully, otherwise I will directly fail you in this course."

Roy was dumbfounded and quickly responded:

"Understood, teacher!"

After sitting down obediently, other Elf students continued to peek at Roy. Everyone knew that Princess Ophelia never asked questions in public, but this time, before the class, she not only suggested changing the teaching method, but also questioned a student in class...

Everyone looked at Roy, secretly speculating about the background of this student who looked so much like a human, that he was actually called upon by Princess Ophelia to answer a question.

At noon, Roy indeed didn't see Steve and his friends again.

He arrived at the entrance of the academy and took a Long Carriage to the entrance of Brown Street. By this time, the fog by the sea had completely dissipated, and there were not many pedestrians on Brown Street.

The midday sun was very bright, and the sand on the beach in the distance was steaming with water vapor, making it look as if the air was severely distorted.

The stone pavement was even a little hot underfoot. Some large sailing ships were docked at the nearby harbor. Although the sails were rolled up and tied to the lowest yardarm, the upright mainmast and other miscellaneous poles, as well as countless hanging ropes, made these large ships look extremely cluttered.

The most conspicuous of them was a jet-black Five-Masted Sailing Ship, which was docked in the deep-water area.

Perhaps because it was drawing so much water, the difference between the deck and the dock was less than five meters. Many Sailors could be seen washing the deck with seawater...

When passing by the entrance of the Potion Shop, the Night Blade Leopard, which was originally lying in the shade at the entrance, suddenly flicked its tail and slipped back into its poorly ventilated den.

Roy almost tripped over a protruding corner of the stone slab. He rushed forward a few steps and barely managed to steady himself...

Then he turned his head and saw the grocery store next to the Potion Shop. Half of the items in this grocery store were related to fishing gear. Roy usually bought his fishhooks and fishing lines from here.

The grocery store owner also loved fishing. According to him, he had never returned empty-handed from the sea. Roy's initial fishing skills were taught by him personally.

At that time, Roy only bought a fishhook and a few meters of fishing line. Even so, the owner enthusiastically closed the store and took Roy to the beach, teaching him how to dig for Sand Worms and how to tie the line and bait the hook...

This grocery store was only open for seven or eight days a month, and the rest of the time the owner was out fishing.

Probably because of the heavy fog this morning, the grocery store owner was unable to go out to sea today.

Roy walked into the grocery store and saw the owner carving a small wooden fish. He was the darkest Half-Elf Roy had ever seen, his skin color close to coffee with milk. Because he wore a scarf, there was a noticeable ring of white around his neck...

"Good noon, Duke!"

The grocery store owner saw Roy walk in and immediately asked with a smile:

"Oh, Roy, what do you want to buy this time?"

Roy was very familiar with this grocery store.

The grocery store owner, Duke, had always wanted Roy to help him watch the store so that he could completely free himself up and go out to sea on a large ship to catch bigger fish...

However, this plan was righteously rejected by Ms. Belinda.

"This kind of big fishhook."

Roy pointed to the largest fishhook in the grocery store, about the thickness of a little finger.

This size of fishhook would be perfectly fine to use as a meat hook...

"You're going out to sea for big game?" The grocery store owner immediately perked up and asked Roy.

Then he immediately realized something was wrong and quickly stopped Roy:

"Last time, Mrs. Winnie blocked my door and specifically told me not to sell you big fishhooks because she was very worried you would hang her Little K on the lamppost at the street corner."

Roy immediately assured him, "Don't worry, Duke, this time I promise I won't lay a hand on her cat. Brown Street has been uneasy lately, and I plan to make a spike trap near my house."

The grocery store owner, Duke, didn't ask Roy what kind of spike trap he wanted to make. Hearing Roy say it wasn't for the Night Blade Leopard from the Potion Shop next door, he felt relieved.

"Oh, that's good, that's good! I also heard that a Naga Assassin has appeared by the sea. I often go out to sea, so it's easy to encounter some Naga at sea. The Naga I've met are all warm and gentle..."

Roy didn't want to hear his stories about fighting water battles with Naga mermaid girls on the reef island at all. He took the big fishhook and turned to walk outside.

The grocery store owner, Duke, quickly called out to Roy, "Hey... hey, hey! Roy, the sun is so hot outside... you can't go fishing at this time. Sit down and chat with me, and have some ice-cold grapefruit tea!"

Roy waved his hand and replied to Duke, "I have things to do this afternoon, another day."

Walking out of the grocery store, he went directly to the entrance of the Temple.

Yesterday it was Jasper on duty at the gate, today it was Abbott. Through the open wooden door of the gatehouse, Roy saw Abbott sitting inside, praying.

This guy had become very diligent since seeing Roy promoted to a Level Two Novice Priest...

Roy didn't disturb him and directly pushed open the side door and entered the Temple's front courtyard. In the center of the courtyard's pool, the statue of the Goddess of Freedom still stood there, but unfortunately, the Goddess's Holy Light could not shine on the Elf Continent...

When he saw Priest Anderson, his face was not as pale as before.

He was sitting by the pool, looking like he was soaking his feet in the pool, and he was staring blankly at the statue of the Goddess.

He looked a littledejected dejected. Roy thought of the Temple's gathering a few days ago. Since the Goddess's radiance could not reach the Elf Continent, how was the Holy Water in the pool obtained? Seeing Priest Anderson's appearance, Roy seemed to have guessed the answer.

When passing by Priest Anderson, Roy saluted seriously, but Priest Anderson did not respond at all...

Priest Anderson's mental state seemed very bad.

Roy went around the cypress wall, came to the Temple's backyard, changed into his Novice Priest robe, and came to the Study Room.

Jasper was just praying in the Study Room and stopped when he saw Roy come in.

High Priest Reed was in the confessional, listening to a believer confessing the sins of his life.

Priest Theodore was still not at the Temple.

Jasper said that Priest Theodore had been invited by the Elven Nobles in the city to perform a Purification ceremony.

"Jasper, can you heal me again?"

Roy lifted the Novice Priest's robe, allowing him to see the bandages wrapped around his chest and abdomen.

Jasper's eyes widened, and his anger surged to the top of his head. He stood up abruptly, facing Roy and grabbing his shoulders with both hands, saying with immense fury:

"...How did you get so badly injured again? Roy, you can't stay silent this time. You have to expose their crimes within the Elf Academy..."

Jasper's grip on Roy's shoulders pressed against the wound, causing Roy so much pain that he nearly cried out.

He quickly broke free and said to Jasper, "Jasper, listen to me first. This morning, I encountered a Naga, and these injuries were all inflicted by him..."