159. Thorndike's trial

"Roy, I've been trying to find the exact location of that treasure lately, and you know, I can't convince Jasper, I hope you can help me convince Jasper!"

Abt leaned against the porter, his eyes pleading.

Roy was a little embarrassed because Jasper had made it clear that he did not support Abt's venture.

"Uh...... Of course, we all support you in finding this treasure, Abt, you should also know that the Endless Sea is full of dangers, in addition to those Naga Sea Clans, more dangers come from the deep sea monsters in the unknown sea, in addition to finding a safe passage, we also need to obtain permission from the Naga Sea Clan along the way, but these will take a little time, we need to communicate slowly, and I have just started to study navigation, if I want to complete this part of my studies, it will take at least a few years, I can try to convince Jasper to support you, but only if... … We need to be ready. ”

Roy was actually quite speechless, but he didn't expect that at this time, Abt thought of this treasure map......

However, this is not an overstatement.

Roy hesitated for a moment, then said to Abt:

"Abt, promise me that you won't take risks until you're fully prepared!"

"Oh! Got it. ”

He whispered in response.

If it weren't for the dead of night, Roy might not have been able to hear what he was saying......

The last glimmer of hope in Abt's eyes was gone.

He turned and sat down in the chair in the porter, looked reluctantly at the thick charts stacked on the table, grasped the parchment notes with one hand, and tore off the cover at once.

Seeing Roy leave, the unconcealable frenzy in his eyes was like two flames that could not be extinguished.

……

Roy didn't go straight home, and took advantage of the bright moonlight to walk to the Dane River Bridge at the crossroads.

Looking at the gurgling Dane River, Roy felt that the world was like a seven-colored glass, full of strangeness and incredibleness.

He stretched out his palm, condensing a flash of holy light, like a candle flame.

Roy waited quietly until Gillian appeared on Brown Street pushing a flatbed.

He jumped off the railing, stood on the side of the road and said to Ms. Gillian, who was pushing a flatbed:

"Thank you, Lady Gillian, for your help, if it weren't for you, I might have drowned in the sea by Eudullah."

Lady Gillian stopped, straightened up, and looked at Roy with a puzzled expression:

"That's why you don't go home and sleep at night, and wait for me here?"

"I just want to thank you in person." Roy replied sincerely.

Miss Gillian rolled her eyes, not looking at Roy, but pushed the cart with both hands and continued on her way, saying as she went:

"Okay, I've accepted your thanks, can I go to bed?"

Roy quickly moved out of the way, then leaned over and helped Lady Gillian push forward.

It wasn't until the door of the house that Ms. Gillian stopped.

She leaned down and threw the two mackerel and tuna tails on the flatbed to Roy, and then accused Roy with a straight face:

"This is your fish, don't always lose it like this in the future."

"Got it."

Roy carried the fish and stood in front of the gate, watching as Lady Gillian pushed the cart into the yard before turning and going home.

……

Castleton City doesn't seem to have overnight secrets.

Roy walks into the carriage with Sabrina in his arms and hears the half-blood elves in the carriage talking about the capture of pirates Ralph and Eudulla.

For a while, many old things from many years ago were turned over by the elves.

Took a morning class at the Elven Academy.

After the first lesson, Instructor Nora asked Roy about Benjamin.

Roy had only seen Benjamin once on the back streets of the academy, and that was only a few days ago.

Later, Instructor Nora and several other instructors took advantage of the lack of classes in the afternoon, and took a portrait of Benjamin with them and walked through all the shops in the back streets.

In fact, it doesn't seem to matter if there is that portrait or not.

Because the owner of the magic shop was very impressed by this human magician who could speak Elfish.

He even remembered that he bought several magic herbs in the shop, and also purchased several bundles of magic scrolls, it is said that Benjamin's pocket was full of magic crystals, and the magic scrolls were bought almost in bundles, which can be described as inhuman.

Unfortunately, even after knowing that Wizard Benjamin had appeared in the magic shop in the back street of the Academy, several instructors still couldn't find Wizard Benjamin.

Instructor Eleanor even visited some of the old trees in the back streets, but was unable to find Benjamin's whereabouts with the help of the old trees.

For this reason, Instructor Nora was depressed for several days.

……

When Roy returned to the Statue of Liberty, Jasper told him that they would continue to go to the Inquisition over the weekend to attend the trial of the Thorndike priests.

Roy thought that next week's Council of Elders Inquisition would probably try Ralph and Eudulla......

It's outrageous to have spent four consecutive Sundays in the Inquisition after returning from the jungle of Malaga.

Thinking of what Abt had asked him to do last night, Roy decided to have a good chat with Jasper.

"Jasper, Abt came to me last night and asked me to talk to you."

"Roy, what do you think?"

Jasper asked, looking up at Roy.

Roy hesitated for a moment and said euphemistically:

"I support your point of view, but I'm worried that he might get on the wrong side."

"Ignore him, let him reflect on it."

With that, Jasper opened the sacred prayer on the round table.

It seemed that Jasper's side was not willing to compromise at all, and Roy could only sigh softly and stop talking.

For the past two days, no one has touched Jasper's guard on the Black Pearl, and the two decide to go back to the ship in the afternoon.

Roy and Jasper hadn't been there since Captain Ralph and Lady Udula had run to the ship.

……

It's Sunday in the blink of an eye.

Ms. Belinda still hasn't heard anything.

Roy got out of bed early, and after breakfast, he went to the Statue of Liberty, and he followed Archpriest Reed to the Council of Elders Inquisition.

The Judgment Chambers are filled with half-blood elves.

This time the trial of the Thorndike priests, even the Heroes Square stood a lot of half-blood elves.

This was Roy's third visit to the Inquisition of the Council of Elders in Castletown, and he had been visiting almost weekly lately, and he had become familiar with the stepped building.

Archpriest Reed and Roy sat at the back of the seat, three Moon Temple priests sat at the judgment table, and opposite the three priests, three librarians, two of whom Roy had seen.

The periphery of the halls of the Inquisition is filled with half-blood elves.

Roy didn't have to wait long, and the trial officially began.

The Thorndike priest was escorted up by two elven guards.

Now, he was no longer a priest of the Moon Temple, who had stripped him of his priestly robes, wearing only a dirty shirt, bare legs, some blood stains on his shorts, a somewhat haggard face, and even some hollow eyes.

It's almost identical to Priest Theodore.

……

Roy felt that his recent life was really a bit indescribable......

The first to be judged were the seafarers aboard the Kumquat, followed by Priest Theodore, the third Priest Thorndike, and next week the Grey Dwarf Ralph was to be tried.

These prisoners on trial seem to have something to do with him.

It is said that the Inquisition of the Council of Elders has not been so busy in a long time.

The presiding judge was still the old elf with a wrinkled face, and he held a scepter in his hand, approached Thorndike and asked him slowly.

"Silver Moon Elf Thorndike, do you admit to killing the half-blood Elf Peleus on the afternoon of the eighth of July?"

Thorndike shuddered, and then immediately replied in a low voice:

"I confess, I killed Peleus."

The half-blood elves in the Inquisition were in an uproar.

In particular, the group of arbitrators sitting at the top showed expressions of disbelief.

Because just last week, the presiding judge had asked Priest Theodore that very well.

The answer given by Priest Theodore was that he had also admitted that he had killed Peleus, the half-blood manager.

"Thorndike, please tell me about the killing of Peleus."

Thorndike's dead-gray eyes seemed to be reminiscing about some kind of good memory.

Roy felt that this guy's heart had become extremely twisted.

When he opened his mouth, Roy noticed that his teeth were stained with blood.

"It happened to be a rainy afternoon, and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets, so I went to look for Peleus in the lower town, and I guessed that he would take advantage of the rain to go home and have a look, and sure enough, as I guessed, he was blocked by me in an alley near his house, and I took the Grail of Wisdom from him, and then shot him with a crossbow and dumped him next to the drain."

His voice was low and deliberately elongated.

After saying this, it seemed that a cold wind was blowing in the entire courtroom.

The members of the arbitration committee exchanged a lot of discussions.

The presiding judge floated up to Thorndike again and asked him:

"When you killed Peleus, no one else was present?"

Thorndike hesitated for a moment, his bloodshot eyes glanced over his head, and then said in a hoarse voice:

"Nope."

There was another uproar in the courtroom.

Because at this time last week, the priest of the Statue of Liberty was sentenced to prison for killing Peleus.

Now Thorndike has actually refuted this statement, which will undoubtedly make the elves who participated in this trial question this trial.

"Please be quiet, be quiet."

The presiding judge said to the elves around the trial.

When the surroundings were quiet, he asked Thorndike again:

"How do you know that the Holy Grail of Wisdom is in Peleus' hands?"

Priest Thorndike grinned, looking like a demon in hell.

Roy and Grand Priest Reed looked at each other, both wanting to hear what he had to say......

(End of chapter)