Rune Plates
After the Supply Ship arrived at Pattington Island, Roy, Tiffany, and Woods Supply Ship one after another. Woods needed to take the Teleportation Pass to Padesto City, so he said goodbye to Roy and Miss Tiffany at the dock.
Roy and Miss Tiffany waited to board another supply Supply Ship. Once Roy was on board, the Supply Ship immediately set sail.
The sea breeze was strong today, and the southeast monsoon billowed the sails. This medium-sized sailboat cleaved through the waves, heading headlong towards the Empress Ivini Islands.
Commander Berkeley's supply ship had been waiting for Roy for half a day longer than usual on Pattington Island. Fortunately, the sea was rough today, and the strong winds were pushing the medium-sized sailboat to its maximum speed...
The bow of the ship kept crashing into the surging waves, and white sprays of water exploded on the crests of the waves, making it feel like a light rain was falling on the entire ship.
The Silver Moon Elf love these medium-sized sailing ships that are incredibly fast and can sail very smoothly even against huge waves. These medium-sized sailing ships uphold the last shred of dignity that the Elves have in their shipbuilding endeavors.
This type of medium-sized sailing ship is difficult to compete with three-masted sailing ships, but its greatest advantage is its speed. Large Three-Masted Sailboat simply cannot keep up with this medium-sized sailing ship, which is known for its speed.
On the medium-sized sailboat, a Silver Moon Elf Warrior led Roy to a cabin on the second floor of the Ship Building. This room was next to the captain's cabin and was usually occupied by Commander Berkeley. Even when Commander Berkeley was not on the ship, no Silver Moon Elf would stay in this room.
After Roy boarded the ship, the Silver Moon Elf Warrior, following Commander Berkeley's instructions, led Roy to this room.
Miss Tiffany, dressed in a light blue dress, stood gracefully behind Roy and followed Roy into the cabin without saying a word.
No Silver Moon Elf bothered Roy along the way. Tiffany leaned back in a chair by the window, looking out at the vast sea through the glass.
Eighty years ago, the Naga Sea Clan and the Silver Moon Elf signed a truce agreement in the Empress Ivini Islands. Since then, this sea area has been considered the territory of the Silver Moon Elf, and almost all the Naga Sea Clan have retreated from the Coral Reef reefs of the Empress Ivini Islands to deeper waters.
Roy sat at his desk, carefully examining the nautical charts left behind by Abbott.
In his search for the pirate treasure, Abbott spent countless hours compiling numerous nautical charts to completely map the distribution of islands throughout the Endless Sea. These charts included information from the Castleton City Library, nautical charts accumulated by pirate groups, and even some military nautical charts.
Roy had simply stored these nautical charts in his Magic Pouch. He didn't pay much attention to them, treating them merely as mementos left by Abbott. Occasionally, when he thought of Jasper and Abbott, he would flip through these charts to reminisce about Abbott...
However, after he arrived at the Empress Ivini Islands, he obtained a map of the island distribution of the Empress Ivini Islands from the Silver Pegasus Military Department.
So, Roy looked at the nautical chart issued by the Silver Pegasus Military Department and wondered what the differences were between it and the nautical chart left behind by Abbott. He discovered that this nautical chart was completely consistent with one of Abbott's charts, and Abbott's charts even marked some seabed topography. This showed that Abbott's nautical charts were quite valuable.
Unfortunately, that fool Abbott lost his most precious life because of that nonexistent Dwarf Treasure.
If only he could have waited until now...
Thinking of this, Roy reached out and touched the Magic Pouch at his waist. The pouch contained 26 boxes of Magic Crystal Stone, totaling 130,000 Magic Crystal Stone. He estimated that even the so-called pirate treasure might not be able to hold this much wealth.
Thinking of the mines on the Pagisto Plateau, even Roy's smile carried a hint of bitterness.
"I heard that Plane War broke out in the Grimm Empire on the Roland Continent?" Miss Tiffany brought up the matter.
Roy nodded in agreement. "Yes, it's probably because of this war that our stockpiles of Elementary Magic Herbs and potions sold out all at once."
More merchant ships should arrive at Castleton Harbour soon. Woods' trip to Padesto City was to refill the Material Warehouse in Castleton City.
As the medium-sized sailboat left Pattington Island and passed Parlam Island, Roy made a point of glancing through the window at the Parrham Island Prison.
Everything went very smoothly, and the Supply Ship arrived at the main island pier of West Reef Islands at least two hours ahead of schedule.
The pier on the main island of the West Reef Islands has been newly expanded. In addition to more than twenty Flying Fish Boat, the most eye-catching feature is the eleven Three-Masted Sailboat moored in front of the Deep Water Dock. These eleven Three-Masted Sailboat were seized by Roy from the Gray Dwarf Bandit and have now become the private property of the Half-Elf Guard Regiment.
The Half-Elf Warrior on the island had also spotted the medium-sized sailboat quite early on.
When the sailboat was very close to the dock, the Half-Elf Warrior noticed Roy standing at the bow, and immediately another squad of Half-Elf Warrior appeared on the dock.
The sails were lowered to slow the ship, and once it docked at the edge of the pier, Roy led Miss Tiffany off the vessel...
A number of Silver Moon Elf residents had gathered at the West Reef Islands dock. As Roy disembarked from the ship, many Silver Moon Elf greeted him with respect in their eyes.
"Wow, you're actually quite popular here!" Miss Tiffany exclaimed softly.
"Of course, the Half-Elf Guard Regiment has been stationed here for some time and has won two battles, so naturally they have gained the approval of some local residents!" Roy explained to Miss Tiffany while nodding politely.
What's noticeably different from the main island's pier is the row of wooden cages placed in front of the beach, near the edge of the woods. These large wooden cages stretch from the edge of the pier all the way to the rocky beach. A little further on is the island to the west of the main island. On a clean white sand beach, a wooden fence almost cuts the entire beach in two, effectively separating the only connecting area between the West Island and the main island.
There was also a group of Half-Elf Warrior on the beach, running on the sand under the scorching sun.
Meanwhile, the Three-Masted Sailboat heading to the dock were also filled with Half-Elf Warrior, who were cleaning barnacles from the hulls of these dilapidated ships...
The more than two thousand Gray Dwarf prisoners of war on West Reef Islands have long since been transferred to Parraram Island.
Roy discovered that some Half-Elf Warrior had emerged from the Silver Moon Elf village in groups.
After leaving the main island's pier, Vitas, who was Roy's daily work assistant, came running breathlessly from the camp to report on the situation on the island over the past two days.
A Lookout Platform has been set up in front of the temporary camp, and the Silver Moon Elf residents of the West Reef Islands have also spontaneously organized a defense force.
In fact, Roy originally planned to purchase some cannons when he returned to Castleton City, but there were no such goods in Castleton City, so Roy had to abandon the plan.
To deal with pirate ships, the best approach is to build fortifications on islands. The main island also has a superior mountainous and forested area, where a few cannons can be hidden, which would be a great deterrent to ships at sea.
In fact, the Gray Dwarf Bandit ' Three-Masted Sailboat had four cannons, and these cannons could only fire a type of solid shot that was slightly larger than a fist.
These Three-Masted Sailboat might be effective at attacking other ships in naval battles, but they were not very effective at attacking islands with cannons.
Recently, the Half-Elf Guard Regiment has been conducting nautical training at sea near the main island of the West Reef Islands using Three-Masted Sailboat. Eleven captured Three-Masted Sailboat are temporarily serving as training vessels, and these Half-Elf Warrior are the crew members on board. What they need to learn is how to sail these eleven Three-Masted Sailboat.
Of course, after Roy acquired eleven three-masted sailing ships, the twenty medium-sized sailing ships sent by the Silver Pegasus Legion to assist them had already withdrawn from West Reef Islands.
In addition, Commander Berkeley established a logistics supply station in West Reef Islands primarily because this area is located in the rear of the Empress Ivini Islands. Storing supplies in West Reef Islands would make it very convenient to send supplies to any island...
As Roy listened to Vitas's detailed report, he could only nod repeatedly, his expression even becoming somewhat stiff...
Miss Tiffany, back in the Gaxi Mountain Range of the Pagisto Plateau, fought alongside Roy against the Highland Slavers.
The Pattington Plane is a plateau, and Miss Tiffany, being Naga Sea Clan, was not used to the conditions there. Long-term dehydration caused Miss Tiffany to develop some minor skin problems.
This is West Reef Islands, and for Miss Tiffany, it feels like coming home.
Her Water Magic seemed to be more powerful.
The fighting continues to spread to other outlying islands of the Empress Ivini Islands, but the West Reef Islands remain unaffected by the conflict.
Roy, hearing the battle reports from the Logistics Regiment, felt that the war would spread to this area. He constantly urged the half- Half-Elf Warrior Half-Elf Warrior to undergo intensive training on the island and demanded that they become qualified crew members.
However, those eleven dilapidated Three-Masted Sailboat were quite worn out and needed extensive repairs.
Miss Tiffany first looked at the Three-Masted Sailboat in West Reef Islands, and then went out to sea with the Half-Elf Warrior, sailing for most of the day in the waters near West Reef Islands.
He rushed back to Roy and said to Roy, who was practicing swimming with his Half-Elf Warrior, "Roy, I've seen your eleven ships. They're really old and worn out. They're fine for slow sailing at sea, but once they're in a naval battle, they might sink to the bottom of the sea if they get hit by a single shot..."
Roy looked up and focused his gaze on Miss Tiffany: "... So? Is there any solution?"
As a Naga Sea Clan, Miss Tiffany felt that Roy's eleven warships were simply too dilapidated and would be no match for cannons.
"I can get some Magic Protective Shield and add a layer of Magic Protective Shield to these sailboats so they can withstand the enemy ships' cannons!" Miss Tiffany said quickly.
"Rune Plate with Magic Protective Shield?" Roy asked doubtfully.
"Pretty much, but it might cost some money to buy. These things aren't cheap, but the defensive effect is quite good." Miss Tiffany continued, "If you buy them from the Naga Sea Clan, a single Rune Plate for a Magic Protective Shield will cost at least two hundred Magic Crystal Stone, maybe a little more..."
Without hesitation, Roy took out 2,200 Magic Crystal Stone from the treasure chest, put them in a pocket, and handed them to Miss Tiffany without a second thought.
"Then go and buy me eleven Rune Plate for Magic Protective Shield!"
"Wait for me to come back..."
That very evening, Miss Tiffany took the bag of Magic Crystal Stone and went out to sea.
For the next two days there was no news of Miss Tiffany. It wasn't until the third day that Miss Tiffany emerged from the sea, looking exhausted.
Back at the camp, find Roy and hand him the eleven Magic Rune Plate engraved with magical runes.
These Magic Rune Plate are not made of metal; they look more like square plates made from the bones of magical beasts. The runes engraved on them are not in Ancient Elvish, but in a different runic language that Roy has never seen before.
"These runes are engraved in the Ancient Gana Language. We also use these Magic Rune Plate to build enclosed spaces underwater." As Miss Tiffany spoke, seawater dripped from the ends of her long, algae-colored hair.
She embedded a fragment of Magic Crystal Stone into a groove on the Rune Plate, then chanted a spell, and immediately the black Magic Rune Plate began to glow with magical light.
Once the magical light filled the Magic Rune Plate, hexagonal protective shields suddenly appeared outside Roy's tent. These shield-shaped shields were able to connect tightly together, looking like a giant semi-circular tortoise shell.
Moreover, the diameter of this tortoise shell reached over twenty meters...
The Rune Plate actually created a shield, and the protection range was just enough to completely cover the core of the Three-Masted Sailboat.
"How do I activate this normally?" Roy asked Miss Tiffany, looking at the Magic Rune Plate.
"All you need to do is place a Magic Crystal Stone fragment into the groove, but this energy shield consumes a lot of Magic Crystal Stone, so try not to activate it normally..." Miss Tiffany reminded Roy.
Over the next few days, Roy installed this magical protective shield on all eleven Three-Masted Sailboat.
This is a magical technique of the Naga Sea Clan, and it belongs to Water Magic. It only requires the energy in the Magic Crystal Stone fragments, which greatly enhances the defensive capabilities of these eleven Three-Masted Sailboat.
These Three-Masted Sailboat were equipped with cannons and had a certain naval combat capability. Roy wanted to use these Three-Masted Sailboat to establish a patrol route around West Reef Islands.