Island City
A group of enormous sea beasts appeared from the left side of the fleet, sailing alongside the Silver Moon Elf fleet.
The Half-Elf Warrior curiously lingered on the edge of the ship's gunwale, gazing at the wondrous sights in the sea...
Those sea creatures swam much faster than sailboats, and each one was larger than Killer Whale.
Roy stood on the control panel at the stern of the sailboat, exchanging navigation and steering techniques with the captain.
He also has a ship in the port of Castleton City, and these seafaring skills are especially important for Roy if he wants to get that ship going.
Although it is a medium-sized sailing ship, it is the most common shuttle-shaped sailing ship among the Silver Moon Elf.
Although the ship was much smaller than the Black Pearl, Roy studied very diligently. Seeing how eager Roy was to learn, the Silver Moon Elf captain explained the techniques for controlling the Steering Wheel in great detail.
At this moment, a chorus of Half-Elf came from the deck. As the sailors rushed onto the deck in a panic, the captain noticed the sea monsters that had appeared on the right side of the ship. When he first saw the sea monsters, the captain hadn't even had time to react.
When he saw the group of sea monsters clearly, his face turned deathly pale, and he immediately pulled the large clock on the ship.
'Ding ding ding...'
The bell rang urgently, and the captain hurriedly shouted to Roy:
"Don't just stand there like an idiot! Quickly, get inside the cabin. Anything that could scare these Wuqiao like this must be a deep-sea Giant Beast..."
Before the captain could finish speaking, a deep, rumbling sound surged up from the seabed. The sound was so powerful that it resonated throughout the ship. Roy felt as if he were being attacked by this low, rumbling sound, and his heart began to pound violently...
The captain pointed to the cabin door and urged Roy again, "Quickly, get inside..."
Roy immediately rushed to the deck and shouted to the Half-Elf who were admiring the sea creatures on deck, "Everyone, hurry back to the cabin!"
Roy's words still have a lot of effect.
Even though the Half-Elf Warrior were unwilling, no one dared to openly voice their opposition.
Everyone returned to their cabins...
The sailors stood on the deck as if facing a formidable enemy, and Roy went into the cabin.
His cabin was located next to the captain's cabin and was considered one of the best rooms on the entire ship, with a window overlooking the sea.
Just as he was walking back to his room, he saw a huge wave suddenly rise up on the calm sea. The wave shot up nearly a hundred meters into the air, and in the clear water, he saw the figure of a giant sea monster.
It surged into the sky carrying a large amount of seawater, and when its body emerged from the water, it was accompanied by an explosive sound.
A gigantic body suddenly leaped out of the sea...
The sea monster was a full two hundred meters long, its skin mottled and covered with barnacles and seaweed. Its front half was clearly the shape of a shark, but its tail was like that of a giant squid, covered with countless tentacles. Its body drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and when it crashed into the sea, it splashed water hundreds of meters high, accompanied by towering waves.
The sea monster opened its massive jaws and bit into a Wuqiao sea monster, its body crashing into the sea like a cannonball.
The giant waves it created crashed into the fleet, causing the Half-Elf in the cabins to scream in terror.
Huge waves crashed against the sailboats, causing them to tilt sharply to one side on the sea.
The captain, gripping the Steering Wheel tightly, shouted to the sailors, "Lower the sails! Lower the sails!"
The captain's hands were not idle either; he quickly turned the Steering Wheel all the way, directing the sailboat towards the giant wave...
The sailors on board were clearly very experienced; each sailor had a rope tied around their waist to the railing of the ship's side, so that no matter how the sailboat was tossed up and down by the huge waves, the sailors would not be thrown overboard.
They lowered the sails against the wind and waves, and the boat quickly adjusted itself, propelled forward by the waves...
This deep-sea Giant Beast had no intention of attacking the fleet; it simply rushed out, ate a Wuqiao Beast, and then returned to the deep sea.
It merely brushed past the fleet, yet it nearly capsized the sailing ships within it...
Once everything calmed down, Roy returned to the control panel.
Just then, the captain took off his wet clothes in front of the control panel and changed into dry clothes. He dried his wet hair with a towel and said to Roy, "These are Morado Beast. They are relatively docile and never attack passing ships. However, they are huge. Even if they create huge waves on the sea, our sailboats cannot withstand them."
"Are sea monsters often seen in this area?" Roy asked curiously.
"No, not at all..." the captain replied.
Once the sea had calmed down, the fleet raised its sails again and headed towards the main island of the Empress Ivini Islands.
Roy looked at the two Coral Reef islands in the distance, and the captain introduced them to Roy: "Those islands are some Coral Reef islands. This place is located on the edge of the Empress Ivini Islands, and it's still more than half a day's journey from the main island."
"We need to be careful here. Gray Dwarf Bandit ' ships often appear in this area. Their ships are larger and sturdier than ours, and they like to ram through the sea..."
The captain kept complaining about the Gray Dwarf Bandit, while Roy stood quietly to the side listening.
Although those two Coral Reef islands were no bigger than an orange in his eyes, not to mention the Gray Dwarf on the islands, even the bushes on the islands looked like a blurry dark green...
He had a hunch that Gray Dwarf Bandit were hiding on the island.
Upon entering this sea area, the fleet became extremely cautious, with Lookout Platform on the mainmast of almost every ship...
However, the captain didn't worry for long, because patrolling Silver Pegasus Knights appeared in the sky. Although it was only a small team of Silver Pegasus Knights, Roy could tell that the captain breathed a deep sigh of relief and then sent a signal to the sky.
Two Silver Pegasus knights descended from the sky, landing on the deck on their Silver Pegasus. The captain instructed the first mate to take the helm, while he quickly ran to greet the two Silver Pegasus knights on the deck.
When the Silver Pegasus Knight saw the captain and Roy approaching together, he asked them some questions. After Roy and the captain answered, Roy showed his identification badge. The Silver Pegasus Warrior then said, "Just follow me down here. I'll guide you from the sky and help you avoid the Gray Dwarf Bandit ' warships as much as possible!"
Roy thought the Silver Pegasus Knight's last sentence was quite pleasing to the ear.
With the Silver Pegasus knights guiding the way in the sky, the captain became less cautious and immediately ordered the sailors to raise all the sails and send the ship sailing at full speed...
The Empress Ivini Islands have a large Coral Reef system, and even in areas where no islands have formed, the water is not very deep.
Under the sunlight, Roy could clearly see the vast Coral Reef on the seabed...
As the fleet drew closer to the main island, the main island of the Empress Ivini Islands grew larger and larger in Roy's eyes. On this main island stood a mountain peak, and on the mountainside, a Tree of Life stood out conspicuously among the trees.
Queen Ivini Island is shaped like a crown on the map, and the mountain peak can be considered the jewel in that crown.
Queen Ivini Island has a bay that offers shelter from storms, where the Silver Moon Elf built a harbor, now filled with dozens of sailboats.
Many Silver Pegasus riders could be seen coming and going in the sky...
On the island, you can see elves building gardens, fountains, treehouses, and so on, so it's clear that this island should have a Small City.
Wherever there is Tree of Life, the elves will almost always build a city...
When the sailboat entered the main island, many elves gathered at the port dock, almost all of them Silver Moon Elf.
Roy and a group of Half-Elf stood on the deck of the sailboat, gazing at the bustling harbor docks, waving continuously to the elves on the docks.
Then, Earl Swynborne's adjutant boarded the ship and said to Roy, "Roy, Earl Swynborne wishes to see you. Come with me. Half-Elf Warrior, please stand by on the ship. You may be heading to the West Reef Islands to guard some of the islands there, so to avoid any shortage of personnel when you assemble, it's best if the warriors do not disembark!"
He exuded the noble air of a Silver Moon Elven Nobles, and only spoke to Roy with barely any politeness.
He didn't even glance at the other elves on the ship, not even the ordinary Silver Moon Elf sailors and captain...
Roy nodded, straightened his Magic Inscription Construct, and followed the Silver Moon Elf lieutenant off the ship.
The dock was crowded with Silver Moon Elf Warrior, and there was a lot of noise everywhere. Elfs were boarding ships, disembarking, and carrying supplies. The scene was very lively, even a bit chaotic.
Sure enough, there was a Small City on Queen Ivini Island, with treehouses everywhere, and the Tree of Life was also very large, with a huge umbrella-shaped canopy that could cover an area of at least one kilometer in radius.
The Silver Moon Elf lieutenant led Roy out of the dock Roy onto a carriage parked by the roadside.
The magnificent carriage traveled along a smooth road into the Small City.
The bustling street is lined with shops, which display many exquisite goods.
Silver Moon Elf Warrior are everywhere, and you can also see some Silver Moon Elf Adventure Group and mercenary squads.
The headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion was built next to the Tree of Life. The carriage stopped in front of the exquisite building, and the Silver Moon Elf adjutant immediately got out and strode inside with Roy.
The adjutant led Roy to a command center, where a huge square pool was set up in the center. Inside the pool was a miniature version of the entire Empress Ivini Islands, with even the surrounding smaller islands clearly displayed.
This square pool even clearly depicts the seabed topography of the surrounding waters...
A group of Silver Moon Elf strategists were gathered around the pool, earnestly discussing tactical issues, with Earl Swynborne in the center.
He saw the adjutant lead Roy in, so he broke away from the group of staff officers and went to greet Roy: "I never expected we'd meet on the Empress Ivini Islands..."
Earl Swynborne patted Roy on the shoulder, led him to the pool, pointed to a miniature island in the water, and said to Roy:
"This is our Empress Ivini Islands; almost all the islands are shown..."
"It's been almost ten months since we left the Pattington Plane. During this time, the Silver Pegasus Legion has been dealing with these Gray Dwarf Bandit on the Empress Ivini Islands. We thought we would soon drive these Gray Dwarf out of the islands, but the current situation is that although the Gray Dwarf Bandit dare not approach the main island area, their presence is almost everywhere on the outer islands. Obviously, they want to establish a foothold on these islands..."
"This is unacceptable to us," Earl Swynborne continued.
"Speaking of which, Queen Ivini Island is like our biggest springboard into the Endless Sea. It has the best natural sheltered harbor for ships, and the island is rich in resources. We can't possibly give it up."
"So the only thing we can do is find a way to drive these Gray Dwarf away..."
"The problem is... if we fight the Gray Dwarf Bandit island by island, the legion's current forces will be severely insufficient. Originally, I wanted to recall the garrison of Padesto City to supplement the manpower shortage here."
"But Lucius couldn't handle this, so I had to ask you to bring the Mine Guard here..."
"The dock is a bit chaotic. Reinforcements have just arrived at Queen Island today, and the dock can no longer accommodate any more Elf Warrior. We'll have to ask your Elf Warrior to stay on the ship for the time being."
The Earl Swynborne explained the reason.
"My Earl, where do you require my Guard Squad to be stationed?" Roy's gaze fell upon the many islands in the pool.
Earl Swynborne picked up a baton and pointed to a group of reefs closer to Parraram Island, saying, "West Reef Islands!"
The reef islands are all small, and there are more than a dozen scattered islands.
"Recently, the Silver Pegasus cavalry discovered traces of Gray Dwarf Bandit on this island. Your task is to clear out the Gray Dwarf Bandit who have infiltrated the island. If you encounter a large number of Gray Dwarf Bandit, you can fire signal flares and wait for the Silver Pegasus Legion's reinforcements..."
Earl Swynborne introduced Roy.
Roy asked, "Okay, when do we leave?"
"The sooner the better..." said Earl Swynborne.
He then asked, "I heard that your Mine Guard drove the headhunters from the Pagisto Plateau back to the Gazan Ancestral Land?"
Roy shook his head and answered truthfully:
"I only reclaimed all the mines on the plateau. It was others who drove the headhunters back to the Gazan Ancestral Land. They were some Half-Elf had been oppressed on the plateau, as well as some Half-Elf who had left Rampart Town. Together they formed a warband and fought their way back against the Highland Slavers. When I came down from the plateau, I heard that they were planning to take over the Gazan Ancestral Land as their stronghold..."
Earl Swynborne showed no surprise, clearly aware of some of the inside story. "Now that you're leaving the Pagisto Plateau, will the situation there be affected?" Earl Swynborne asked again.
"There shouldn't be any problems in the short term..."
Roy said.