575 The Forgotten Heir

Although the Half-Elf Warrior of the Mine Guard Regiment usually only operate in the area around the camp and the canyon entrance, their special status still attracts the cold looks of other Silver Moon Elf.

The Second Silver Pegasus Knight Regiment was located in the northwest corner of the valley, a very secluded spot.

The camp was often filled with the aroma of fruit tea, Silver Moon Elf Knight no longer needed to bathe by the lake or waterfall outside the valley, which made the Silver Pegasus Knights of the Second Silver Pegasus Knight Regiment very comfortable.

The patrol mission is completed by flying over the valley three times a day, in the morning, noon and evening.

The Mine Guard Regiment did not receive any patrol or garrison assignments. During this time, Roy and his Half-Elf Warrior were laying the road from the Goddess of Freedom Temple to the canyon entrance.

Roy had the Half-Elf Warrior bring some gravel from outside the valley to pave the road, and then spread a layer of fine sand on top of the gravel. Unfortunately, there were no suitable stone slabs nearby to quarry, so they couldn't pave a stone road.

After Roy arrived in Gorfito, he was unable to see the Darkness Gate that everyone was talking about.

Each time he returned to the camp, he could only sit at the tent entrance and gaze at the majestic temple from afar; the Priest of the Goddess of Freedom Temple no longer lived there.

Currently, the Goddess of Freedom Temple is home to some elven mages from the Magic Guild, the High Priest of the Moon God Temple, Elf Great Knight from the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom.

According to Commander Malthus, the elves are trying to seal the Darkness Gate inside the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

This will fundamentally solve the problem of the Darkness Gate being blocked on the Elf Continent.

If Great Mage at the Second Rank can open the gate to the Elemental World, sign Magic Contract with the Elemental Spirit Elemental Spirit, and use their power to unleash a level four group spell, then when they advance again, they will become Third Rank Archmage.

Elven mages actually possess Elemental Body. They can not only travel through the Elemental World, but also freely mobilize the elemental power around their bodies and use rune arrays to control this elemental power.

The mages proposed building a magic circle around the Darkness Gate to seal Darkness Gate and prevent the dark aura from spreading further in the Gorfito Canyon.

However, the High Priest of the Moon God Temple did not want the mages of the Magic Guild to guard the Darkness Gate alone. They wanted to build a Moon Well in front of the Darkness Gate to seal it with the power of moonlight and deter the Darkness Gate Dark Creatures that were planning to sneak into the Elf Continent.

Inside the hall of the Goddess of Freedom Temple, the Magic Guild and the Moon God Temple each held their own views and could not reach a compromise. Because the Magic Rune Array sealing the Darkness Gate involved the Magic Guild's advanced Words of Power, the Magic Guild was unwilling to share the advanced Magic Rune with the Moon God Temple.

The sealing of the Darkness Gate was thus delayed.

Roy lives in the Gorfito Canyon every day and can clearly feel the sacred aura gathered in the canyon gradually dissipating, while the dark aura grows increasingly heavy.

I've heard that the mages of the Magic Guild and the High Priest of the Moon God Temple are constantly arguing in the main hall of the Goddess of Freedom Temple, while the high knights of the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom can only stand between the two opposing sides and try to smooth things over...

The Half-Elf Warrior of the Mine Guard Regiment spent more than half a month finally paving the road from the Goddess of Freedom Temple to the entrance of the canyon.

Roy then led some Half-Elf Warrior back to Murayaki City on Magic Airship, loading all the military supplies stored in the port warehouse onto the Magic Airship.

Before the Magic Airship left the harbor, Roy arrived at the Philek Manor with a letter written in Viscount Philek's own handwriting.

The manor was a large forest. The carriage traveled along the Forest Avenue for a long time before seeing a giant towering tree. This tree was nearly two hundred meters tall, and its huge canopy covered a large area of the mountain, blending perfectly with the surrounding forest.

It looks like a building, with a trunk diameter of over fifty meters, but the steps built on the exposed roots number in the hundreds...

The carriage stopped at the bottom of the steps, Roy stepped out of the carriage, where a Silver Moon Elf who looked like a butler was waiting beside him.

Roy did not see such a grand manor belonging to the Silvermoon Elven Nobles in the Upper District of Castleton City.

Especially this giant, towering tree that has lived for who knows how many years; from the outside, it looks even more magnificent than a skyscraper.

The Silver Moon Elf steward, with a poker face, kept scanning Roy's face before slowly asking Roy:

"You are Commander Roy?"

"It's me," Roy replied.

He had an indescribable feeling; even though the butler's tone was very polite, Roy felt that he didn't think highly of him...

The butler bowed slightly to Roy and said:

"Please come with me!"

Turning around, the butler led Roy up the tall wooden steps and into the interior of the giant tree.

As Roy walked through the arched passageway, which was more than ten meters long, he looked up at the space inside, which was even wider than two basketball courts...

This huge, towering tree has a hollow trunk.

Countless vines hung down from the top of the tree trunk, covered with white roots that emitted a faint white fluorescence, making the space inside the tree trunk look somewhat mysterious.

As you ascend the circular staircase inside the giant tree, every few steps a moonstone is embedded in the wooden wall, its soft light giving the steps a pale blue hue.

Inside the tree trunk were many Silver Moon Elf. When they saw the butler leading Roy in, they all cast curious glances at Roy.

Roy walked for a while and finally discovered that the rooms carved out inside the tree trunk were one inside another.

Each layer is a ring.

Roy followed the butler up five floors in one go, meaning he passed through five circular areas inside the tree trunk, which alone contained at least several hundred rooms.

It's clear that the Philec family wields considerable influence in Murayaki City; otherwise, they wouldn't own such a historically significant manor.

The butler led Roy into an empty room. The room didn't look big, but it was decorated very warmly.

It should be a very private reception room. Although the room does not have a terrace, it does have a round window. This round window is very grand, and a soft wool blanket is laid on the windowsill. Sitting on the windowsill, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire Murayaki City.

Roy looked around the room for a while, then sat down in a chair and waited.

As a series of light footsteps approached, the wooden door was gently pushed open, and the butler entered with two Silver Moon Elf maids carrying fruit platters and fruit tea. The two maids pursed their lips, placed the tea and snacks on the table, and then obediently left the room at the butler's signal.

"Commander Roy, please wait a moment."

After saying that, the butler didn't even look at Roy's expression before turning around and walking out of the room.

In the room, Roy sat on the chair for a long time, then looked out the window at the view of Murayaki City. He felt the shadows cast by the sunlight through the glass windows constantly shifting. Roy finished his fruit tea and began to examine the color of the ceiling. Viscount Philek's father still hadn't appeared.

Just then, Roy heard quick footsteps at the door and turned to look. A young Silver Moon Elf dressed in magnificent noble attire walked in with a faint smile on his face.

His chin was slightly raised, and his eyes narrowed into slits as he looked at Roy.

"You are Commander Roy? Viscount Philek, who is seeking refuge in your Mine Guard Regiment, is my brother," the young Silver Moon Elf said.

Before Roy could reply, he nodded slightly to Roy: "Thank you for taking care of him all this time."

"It was Earl McCauley who entrusted Viscount Philek to me; you should thank Earl McCauley," Roy said casually.

The young Silver Moon Elf paused slightly, then gave a self-deprecating laugh and said:

"No wonder he had such connections, managing to become a guide for the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion. It turns out Earl McCauley helped him..."

Roy, not wanting to linger any longer, took out a letter personally written by Viscount Philek from his pocket, handed it to the young Silver Moon Elf, and casually asked:

"This is a letter written by Viscount Philek himself. I was entrusted by him to deliver it, and now that I have completed my mission, is there anything you would like to say to Viscount Philek before you leave?"

The young Silver Moon Elf hadn't expected Roy to say that... He thought about it carefully before saying, "This time he's caused such a big problem. Earl Stasa is causing trouble for the Philek family all over Murayaki City. In the past month and a half, the Philek family's assets in Murayaki City have shrunk by nearly a third. Our current strategy is to continue to consolidate the family's assets and try to minimize the losses."

"As for my brother, well, the family's opinion is that it's best for him not to appear in Murayaki City in the near future, so as not to escalate the conflict between the Philek family and the Stasa family. We will try to help him smooth things over, but many of the family's businesses have suffered heavy losses at the moment, so it's best to wait until things calm down before making any other considerations."

"Please pass these words on to him, so I'm entrusting my brother to you for the foreseeable future!"

After saying this, the young Silver Moon Elf nodded to Roy again, and then took away Viscount Philek's handwritten letter.

Led by the butler, Roy left the Philec family manor.

As Roy boarded the carriage and sat back on the double sofa, he could only sigh softly. He never expected that even in such a Elven Nobles family, there would be a power struggle among the heirs.

It seems... Viscount Philek has been abandoned by his family.

Roy returned to Gorfito Canyon aboard Magic Airship.

The Magic Airship landed on the lake outside the canyon, and all the Half-Elf Warrior mobilized to move the supplies from the Magic Airship to the canyon camp.

This time, when Roy passed through the canyon entrance, he felt that the pale purple mist at the entrance smelled even stronger.

The sacred aura within the canyon grew increasingly thin, and Roy could even sense a dark aura emanating from behind the Goddess of Freedom Temple ...

It seems the plan to seal the Darkness Gate in Gorfito Canyon is imminent.

All the supplies were piled up in the camp, and we finally finished all that work.

Roy lay down on the wicker chair in front of the tent, while the Silver Pegasus Knights living on the other side of the camp began to line up to receive their supplies.

Commander Malthus, Roy a squad of Silver Pegasus Knights, entered the camp from outside. Hearing that Commander Roy had returned to the camp, he ran over to Roy and said with a smile, "Tomorrow, the higher-ups have invited the commanders of our various legions to the Goddess of Freedom Temple to discuss matters concerning the Darkness Gate. Commander Roy, would you like to attend this meeting with me?"

Roy really wanted to visit the Goddess of Freedom Temple; he wanted to know how the Priest lived inside.

Although the Priest were no longer there, he wanted to see the place where they had lived.

"Can I go?"

Roy sat up from the wicker chair and asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Sure!"

Commander Malthus laughed and said:

"However... as you know, the mages of the Magic Guild and the High Priest of the Moon God Temple have been arguing non-stop lately, so even if we go to the main hall of the Goddess of Freedom Temple to participate in this meeting, we can only listen in at most."

"Great idea! I've been wanting to visit the Goddess of Freedom Temple, and I promise I'll only bring my ears, not my mouth..."

Hearing Roy make it sound so interesting, Commander Malthus waved his hand at Roy and said, "Then it's settled!"

No sooner had Commander Malthus left than Viscount Philek arrived in front of Roy's tent.

Life in the canyon completely calmed the restless Viscount Philek. He wore simple leather armor, carried Elf Longbow on his back, and had two Fletched Arrow hanging from his waist. His right arm looked a little red and swollen, indicating that he had probably gone to the archery Training Ground to practice archery.

Roy invited Viscount Philek into his tent...

Viscount Philek wanted to inquire about the news his family had brought back. In the past, when he caused such trouble, his father would always step in to resolve it for him, and he could return to Murayaki City after hiding outside for a while.

Roy sat opposite Viscount Philek without saying a word.

A soft holy light appeared between his hands, and then it fell on Viscount Philek's arm. Viscount Philek felt as if a cool spring water had been poured over his arm, which was originally burning, sore and painful. A cool sensation swept away the burning pain in his arm.

Viscount Philek took a deep breath, looked at his arm which had fully recovered, and tentatively asked Roy:

"Commander Roy, are you a Priest?"

Roy nodded and said, "Your arm strain is quite severe. If you continue training, you may damage your arm tendons. I worked Novice Priest at the Goddess of Freedom Temple in Castleton City for a period of time, so I learned some divine magic."

Roy hesitated for a moment, then continued, "When I visited your manor this time, I didn't see Earl Felike. The person who came out to greet me was your brother..."