Chief Commander Requests a Meeting

Thinking that the caravan of Leishande should keep a low profile, Roy said to the elven waitress, "The warehouse doesn't need to be in the city. It's best to be near the city and as large as possible."

The elven waitress quickly searched through the catalog and soon found several listings, which she then showed to Roy.

Roy selected five warehouses built in a row and said to the elven waitress, "These warehouses are built in a row? You can take a look here first. If the price is right, I'd like to rent them all."

"Okay, the monthly rent for this kind of warehouse is three hundred Kole's, settled annually," the elven waitress said.

After these arrangements were finalized, the house rental company dispatched a carriage to take the elven waitress and Roy to the warehouse.

The elven waitress sat in the carriage, her thin lips slightly upturned, looking out the window at the clearing after the rain. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the trees, forming beams of light in the forest clearing. She was in a very good mood.

With this order coming in, she should receive a bonus this month.

Business was slow in Padesto City, and her real estate rental agency wasn't doing well either.

Who would have thought that this young man, who looks like a human, would be planning to rent five warehouses in one go?

When the elven waitress saw that Roy's glass was empty, she quickly poured him a cup of fruit tea. Seeing Roy staring at her with a surprised expression, the elven waitress quickly covered her lips with her hand, hiding the smugness on her face.

The Padesto City is not large, and these warehouses are located in the southwest corner of the city.

Just as the elven waitress had described, the five warehouses were lined up side by side, all constructed of thick wooden planks and painted with light green paint.

The elven waitress took out a set of keys and tried to open the warehouse door. A faint musty smell emanated from the warehouse.

The warehouse was very clean, and there was even a layer of flooring on the floor that looked dry and covered with dust.

Roy mainly inspected the beams and pillars inside the warehouse and found no signs of rot or insect infestation. The surrounding walls were also intact, and there were no signs of leaks in the ceiling.

Roy nodded and left the warehouse...

Roy then rented all five row houses together. Four of the houses were fine, but the fifth house was half full of miscellaneous items, and the real estate agency needed to find someone to clean it out.

Roy paid a full year's rent, a total of thirty-six Magic Crystal Stone.

The elven waitress, her face beaming with joy, handed Roy a contract.

When Roy came out of the house rental agency, it was already afternoon. Afterwards, Roy took a carriage to the guild in Padesto City.

The treehouse where the union was located looked a bit old. Going down the steps to the lobby on the first floor, there was a long row of counters in front of the lobby. A group of young Half-Elf female service staff were standing in front of the counters. There were many Half-Elf here, and everyone was queuing up to handle their business.

Roy's appearance in the hall immediately attracted countless eyes.

This is the guild of Half-Elf, but Roy is clearly not a Half-Elf, so many Half-Elf stared at him with surprise when he walked in.

Roy walked straight to the front desk and stood in line behind a Half-Elf.

When it was his turn, even the Half-Elf waitress at the front desk whispered a reminder: "This is the Half-Elf Guild of Padesto City. How can I help you?"

"I'd like to hire a few Half-Elf employees. Is this where I recruit?" Roy asked.

"... Yes, what kind of job do you need to recruit?" the waitress stammered, then took out a piece of Seagrass Paper from under the counter and had Roy fill out a form.

Roy came here to recruit a few warehouse managers. He filled out the form with the required positions, scheduled an interview with the guild the day after tomorrow, paid a commission to the guild, and then hurriedly left the guild.

This time, he brought a batch of spinel and Mithril Ingot from the plateau. These high-value magical materials are basically kept in his Magic Pouch, and Roy's rented warehouse will not store these supplies.

The five row warehouses were mainly used to store ordinary Metal Ingots. The mines on the Pagisto Plateau produced mostly ordinary iron, Tin Ingot, and silver Metal Ingots, which were cheap and could only be transported out of the plateau little by little by Leishande's pack caravans.

After arriving in Padesto City, the goods will be stored in the warehouse here.

So when Roy arrived in Padesto City, the first thing he did was to inquire about the escaped Mine Owners from the Nikoba Mountain Range in the tavern, and the second thing he did was to rent warehouses and recruit warehouse managers.

Inside the tavern, Dennis, wearing a dark green cloak, walked straight to the bar, took off his cloak and hung it on a hanger, revealing his sexy, tight-fitting leather armor. He then casually sat down opposite the bartender.

The bartender poured her half a glass of Orange Wine, then added half a glass of diluted, colorless Tree of Life Sap.

Dennis downed the alcoholic Tree of Life Sap in one gulp, and his pale face quickly regained some color.

"Have you found out?"

Dennis nodded, his straight nose wrinkling, indicating that the process wasn't going very smoothly.

"Just who is he?" the bartender asked in a low voice as he leaned closer.

Dennis took two ice cubes from the ice bucket next to him, put them in a glass, poured himself a glass of Orange Wine, drank it all in one gulp, and then replied, "The Silver Moon Elf military has connections, and they came from the Pagisto Plateau."

The second half of the sentence is clearly more forceful.

The bartender was dumbfounded, clearly guessing Roy's background, and said somewhat uncertainly:

"So he wasn't trying to fleece those rich people by asking around?"

"The people he's looking for are probably the Mine Owners who escaped from the Pagisto Plateau," Dennis said, scratching his head and letting out a long sigh.

"..."

The bartender didn't want to say anything more.

The half-elf Dennis was still saying, "I guess..."

The bartender quickly interrupted her, "Don't say anymore, Dennis, just pretend I didn't hear anything."

"What a coward."

Dennis muttered something under his breath and then stopped talking.

When Roy entered the tavern, it was already filled with patrons.

The room was filled with the strong smell of alcohol. Roy ignored the advances of two scantily clad mixed-race elves and went straight to the bar.

The bartender pushed a glass of Orange Wine over, which just happened to slide right in front of Roy.

Dennis, who was sitting to the side, turned to Roy and said:

"It's my treat!"

After Dennis finished speaking, he pushed another slip of paper in front of Roy and continued:

"This is the only information we have so far. He just returned to Padesto City two days ago and bought a treehouse in the city's First District. It seems like he plans to stay in Padesto City for a while and is currently trying to find connections to buy a Teleportation Pass on the Black Market to sneak back to the Elf Continent."

Roy pulled a Teleportation Pass from his pocket, casually placed it on the bar, then drew his dagger and sliced it in half, handing one half to Dennis. He said, "Find a way to get the Black Market dealer to give this to him, then arrange a meeting time and let me know..."

"I only take orders for information gathering, not other types of business. I'm not Ice Worm that resells Teleportation Pass," Dennis said, refusing without even glancing at the half- Teleportation Pass.

Roy ignored what she said, bent down, took off the money pouch from his waist, and threw it on the counter in front of her.

Roy gently untied the knot on the money bag, and several Magic Crystal Stone rolled out of the bag and landed on the table with a crisp clinking sound.

Startled, Dennis quickly covered the money pouch with both hands and discreetly put the Magic Crystal Stone back inside. The pouch wasn't very big, but it could hold about a dozen Magic Crystal Stone. Seeing Roy's unwavering expression, Dennis had no choice but to whisper his agreement:

"Okay, although this is a bit troublesome, I'll take it."

"I'll wait for news here at the same time tomorrow." After saying that, Roy turned and left the tavern, leaving decisively without any concern that Dennis would donate the money and abscond.

Watching Roy's figure disappear through the tavern's entrance, the bartender, who had been hiding behind the counter, returned and exclaimed to Dennis, "Tsk tsk, if the source wasn't so reliable, who would believe he's the same Boss Roy who led the Half-Elf to take over the entire Pagisto Plateau? I heard there are quite a few mines on the Pagisto Plateau?"

Dennis stared at the money bag in his hand and nodded.

"Lord Alvis has kept the Pagisto Plateau under his control for so many years, and now Pagesto has changed hands just like that?" the bartender said, his tone full of envy.

"He didn't just take over the Pagisto Plateau from Alvis; he drove away the Highland Slavers and fought his way back to reclaim Pagisto Plateau..."

A glint of light flickered in the eyes of the half-elf Dennis.

Roy returned to the hotel in the evening. He had barely eaten anything all day, only drinking some fruit tea.

Knowing that the hotel only served Breadfruit in the evening, he bought a bag of green apples from a roadside vendor and carried it into the hotel. The hotel Boss at the bar gestured with his eyes that someone was waiting for him in the lounge area.

Roy stopped and turned to look at the inn's lounge area, where a Silver Moon Elf Officer had just stood up.

He was wearing a Silver Pegasus Legion civilian uniform, and being a Silver Moon Elf, the two elven girls standing at the front desk immediately stared at him blankly...

The Silver Moon Elf Officer walked up to Roy and saluted Roy.

"Greetings, Lord Governor Roy! I am the adjutant of Chief Commander Lucius. The Chief Commander knows you are in Padesto City and would like to arrange a meeting with you."

Roy is currently not only the governor of Rampart Town, but also the Mine Owners and captain of the Mine Guard in the Pagisto Plateau. Governor of Rampart Town is Roy's most respectable title.

"When would the Chief Commander want to see me?" Roy asked, somewhat surprised.

Unless he needed to apply for military supplies, he did not need to contact the Chief Commander the logistics department of the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Moreover, the logistics department had repeatedly blocked military supplies being transported to the Pagisto Plateau in Padesto City. Roy did not have a good impression of this Chief Commander Lucius, and Roy guessed that the Chief Commander probably did not have a good impression of him either.

Therefore, when Roy came to Padesto City this time, he only registered at the military headquarters and did not take the initiative to visit the legion's high-ranking officers.

The situation on the Pagisto Plateau is relatively stable at present. The mines are gradually resuming operations. After the expansion of Leishande's caravan, its transport capacity has been greatly enhanced. The food supplied to the Pagisto Plateau is basically transported out from the Rampart Town.

As for other supplies, Roy actually planned to purchase them from Castleton City, since he currently had a large quantity of Metal Ingots and gems and didn't need to worry about the whims of Grand Chief Commander Lucius.

Furthermore, Roy was promoted by Earl Swynborne himself, and the fact that supplies were not delivered to the Pagisto Plateau in time suggests that Chief Commander Lucius and Earl Swynborne are not friends.

"Do you have time tomorrow morning?" the Silver Moon Elf adjutant asked.

Roy nodded and said, "Yes!"

"The Chief Commander will give you half an hour."

After saying this, the Silver Moon Elf lieutenant nodded to Roy, then gracefully turned and left.

At the headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion in Padesto City, the Silver Moon Elf lieutenant appeared outside the door of the top floor of the treehouse.

'Knock knock knock'

The Silver Moon Elf adjutant knocked on the door and then pushed it open and went in. The slightly overweight Chief Commander Lucius was sitting on a recliner by the window, with a blanket covering his legs, enjoying a massage from the Silver Moon Elf lady with his eyes half-closed.

Upon seeing that it was the Silver Moon Elf adjutant who had entered, Chief Commander Lucius raised his arm, and the Silver Moon Elf woman immediately stood up and left.

"You saw that Half-Elf?" Chief Commander Lucius asked.

The Silver Moon Elf lieutenant stood aside, nodded, and said, "He looks very young, much like Helix described. It's hard to believe that he devoured all the mines on the plateau in one go."

"Why..."

Chief Commander Lucius. Although the military had been trying to block the delivery of military supplies to the Pagisto Plateau, they had not been able to stop the Half-Elf from his conquests.

Earl Swynborne was busy dealing with the chaos in the Empress Ivini Islands. The Silver Pegasus Legion had already withdrawn completely, but who would have thought that this young man, whom Earl Swynborne had personally pushed into the position of Mine Owners, who everyone initially thought was Earl Swynborne's front man, was now actually a Wind Wolves in sheep's clothing, devouring the Pagisto Plateau clean, bones and all...

"The Half-Elf that Swynborne chose was originally just a guide advisor in Helix's Cavalry Vanguard Regiment. Helix kept him in the cavalry without giving him any opportunities. It was only because the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment failed to make a breakthrough on the Pagisto Plateau that the Silver Pegasus Battle Group."

"I'll continue Chief Commander Lucius said.

"Although some trouble arose on the Empress Ivini Islands, forcing the Silver Pegasus Battle Group to leave early, our legions were unable to follow up in time. This was mainly because we wanted to use the Highland Slavers to clean up the Half-Elf on the highlands... In short, we've been put in a very passive position this time, but we can't just give away this whole prize like that..."

Chief Commander Lucius stopped there.

He ran his hand through his soft, blond hair and realized he had lost quite a bit more hair.