464. Key West Islands
When the Silver Moon Elves on the island saw a team of half-blood elf warriors coming out of the ship, the smile on their faces immediately faded, and everyone gathered together to whisper.
The old Silver Moon Elf pondered for a moment before he said to Roy:
"We have not had guests on the island for years, and we are accustomed to this quiet life, and since you have been ordered to come here and intend to stay on the island for a while, you can set up camp on this side of the beach and in the jungle on the west side, but your warriors must not intrude into our living quarters and disturb our lives at will."
Roy was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the old Silver Moon Elf to say this.
Obviously, the half-blood elf army he brought was to defend against the gray dwarf bandits, but the silver moon elves on these islands didn't buy it at all.
For a moment, Roy even thought about reboarding the ship with these half-blood elven warriors on the docks and stationing on other islands in the West Key.
However, as the leader of the Half-Blood Elf Guard Regiment, once such an impulsive decision is made, it will inevitably cause conflicts between the Silver Moon Elves and the Half-Blood Elves, and he doesn't want to have a lot of trouble with the Silver Moon Elves here as soon as he arrives in the West Reef Islands.
"Yes."
Roy agreed, and didn't continue to talk to the old Silver Moon Elf, and walked straight down the dock to the beach covered with white sand.
The area that the old Silver Moon Spirit was referring to was a large jungle on the southern slope of the island's main peak, and you could faintly see wooden houses hidden in the canopy.
Four medium-sized sailing ships docked on the dock, and groups of half-blood elves disembarked from the boats, and everyone looked at the island with great curiosity, and Roy led the half-blood elf warriors to the woodland to the west of the island.
Rather than the cramped cabins of sailboats, the elves prefer to live in the woods.
Since he was going to be stationed in the West Key Islands for a while, Roy didn't want the half-blood elves to live on a sea ship all the time.
This time, Roy came from the headquarters of the Silver Pegasus Legion, and the commander of Berkeley was responsible for the deployment of armaments, and the half-blood elf warriors were not only issued with hussar armor, but also supplemented with tents, hammocks, sleeping bags, and water bottles.
The West Key Islands are rich in fish resources, and there are fruits on the islands that elves like, so there is not much pressure on the logistical supply side.
Seeing Roy landing on the island with a team of half-blood elf warriors, some of the Silver Moon Elves on the island were like eating flies......
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Key West is located in the northwest corner of the Queen Ivanie Islands and consists of 38 reefs.
The three largest of these reefs are located in the middle of the archipelago, and the middle reef is about a dozen square kilometers in size, with a solitary peak several hundred meters high and dense jungle covering the entire island.
Only this island has a few hundred Silver Moon Elves living on it, and the rest of the reef islands are very small, and there are not many Silver Moon Elves on the island.
Some of the reef islands, which are only more than 100 meters in diameter, are even covered with only some vegetation.
Roy was stationed on the main island of the West Key Islands with 1,000 half-blood elven warriors, and the other 4,000 half-blood elven warriors were distributed on the other twenty islands where the Silver Moon Elves lived.
Only during their daily patrols would the half-blood elven warriors take the Exocet to the uninhabited desert islands to check for signs of grey dwarven bandits.
In the past, these reconnaissance tasks were entrusted to the griffons, and the half-blood elven warriors were not very good at it......
Roy set up a makeshift camp on the main island of the West Key, where the half-blood warriors tied hammocks to suitable trees and enclosed them in one-man marching tents to create improvised treehouses.
It can be seen that the Silvermoon Elves on the island are somewhat repulsive to this group of half-blood elf warriors, so Roy reminds the half-blood elf warriors that if there is nothing to do on the island, they should also try not to wander around the village of the Silvermoon Elves as much as possible.
Roy walked to the dock, where two medium-sized sailboats were docked, the two captains were lying on the deck of the building, chatting, and the crew members were carefully scrubbing the deck.
The water here is very clear, and through the clear water, you can see the fish swimming freely......
It is said that this is the best place for the Silver Moon Elves to observe the movements of the Naga Sea Clan.
Seeing Roy walk up to the dock, the two captains stood up and stood on the upper floor to greet Roy.
"Captain Roy, are we going to sea today?" Captain Satas asked Roy.
"Captain Satas, if it's convenient, can you show me around the surrounding waters?" Roy stood on the docks, tilting his head to the easy-talking Captain Satas.
"Of course, we're here to help!"
Captain Satas hurriedly asked the crew to lower the ladder.
Roy boarded the sailboat, and the crew had untied the cable tied to the dock posts, wrenched the anchor, raised the half-sail, and rowed the medium-sized sailboat out of port with the long oars deep into the sea.
As the sailboat leaves the port, the sails gradually puff up and the speed slowly increases.
Captain Satas was constantly giving orders to adjust the angle of the sails and keep the sail moving through the waves.
After the sailboat moved away from the three main islands, the outlines of the three main islands gradually became clear in Roy's eyes.
At this time, Roy came under the main mast and carefully climbed to Lookout Hill by means of the improvised ladder on the mast.
When sailing in the sea, every time you hit the waves, the bow of the boat will jerk upwards, and standing on the deck will feel very bumpy, but this feeling is far less profound than standing on the observation deck of the mainmast.
Every time the hull shook and passed to the lookout of the mainmast, it was a huge swing, and it was very irregular and wantonly swaying, and only those who were experienced in sailing and needed agility to serve as lookouts.
No sooner had Roy climbed onto the lookout than the sailboat met a huge wave that shook violently and nearly threw him off the platform.
When the ship had stabilized a little, Roy hugged the mainmast tightly with one hand and pulled out a chart of the West Reef Islands from his magical fanny pack with the other.
This chart was obtained from the Silver Pegasus Military Department, and it is said to be a perfect replica of the locations of the various islands of the West Key.
Roy took out the charts just so that he could take a good look at the West Key, and since he led the half-blood elf guard group to be stationed here, Roy was ready to do some homework and keep in mind the terrain of the nearby seas.
After half a circle around the three main islands, the sailboat headed straight for the reefs to the north.
Half-blood elven warriors were stationed on almost all of the northern reefs, and the first night the half-blood elven warriors spent on the island, Roy wanted to know about the half-blood elven warriors on the other islands.
From a map, these reefs appear to be almost contiguous.
But if you go by sailboat, you will have to sail for a long time to get there.
Roy's visit was a bit hasty, so he had no intention of landing on the island, he just wanted to watch from afar on the sailboat.
As the medium-sized sailboat passed by the first island in the Northern Side, Roy saw a half-blood elf warrior poking out from the top of the canopy at the top of the boat, and he gave Roy a military salute.
The island was still far away from the medium-sized sailboat, and Roy could only see the vague figure of the half-blood elven warrior.
As he passed through several other islands, Roy also saw half-blood elven warriors peeking out of several sentry posts, and while passing by one island, Roy also saw some half-blood elven warriors fishing on the beach.
The sailboat made a circle in the North District, and it took almost half a day.
Seeing that the half-blood elven warriors on each island had set up guard posts, Roy was relieved.
These islands are not as good as land, and it is not easy for so many half-blood elf warriors to support each other with so many half-blood elven warriors separated on various islands......
Roy spent the whole day on the sailboat, and when he returned to the docks, it was already dark.
In addition to the two medium-sized sailboats, there are also several Exocets moored on the docks, and these small, super-fast fishing boats are the favorite ships of the Silvermoon Elves.
The two silver moon elves walked down from the flying fish boat, carrying a few bright red sea fish in their hands, they seemed to be in a good mood, talking and laughing all the way, and when they saw Roy walking down from the sailboat alone, they looked at it curiously.
Perhaps because Roy was not a half-blood elf, the Silver Moon Elf with a string of sea fish in his hand greeted Roy:
"Are you the half-elf leader who just came to the island? You're also part of the Silver Pegasus Army? ”
Roy nodded, then explained:
"We are the guard group on the Partington plane, and most of the elves living on that seat are half-blood elves, so the guards are also half-blood elf warriors, and this time Queen Evanie discovered a large number of gray dwarf bandits, so we were requisitioned......"
He didn't want to explain, but after thinking about it, he still hoped that the two Silver Moon Elves would pass on what he said.
These half-blood elf warriors of his came to the island to defend themselves to help the Silver Moon Elves defend against the gray dwarf bandits, so there was no reason why they would be looked down upon by the Silver Moon Elves when they lived on the island.
"Are you going to garrison the island?" The Silver Moon Elf said with some surprise.
Roy nodded again.
"I'll just say it! You're here to help us......"
The two half-blood elves were naturally very happy to hear Roy say this, pointed to the silver moon elf village on the hillside, and said enthusiastically to Roy:
"We live on the other side of the village, you can go around the village when you have time, preferably in the evening, and I can have a drink when the time comes."
As he spoke, the Silver Moon Spirit shook the sea fish in his hand......
Roy smiled and waved his hand to the two half-blood elves and walked towards the camp alone.
Due to the size of the main island of Key West, Roy asked the half-blood warriors to patrol the seashore, and as the old Silver Moon Elf had said, there was no sign of the Grey Dwarf bandits on the island.
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It may have been that the half-blood elves were overworked during the boat ride, and the camp soon fell silent the next night.
Roy thought about it for a moment, and felt that he still needed to go around the village, at least he could find some information about the gray dwarf bandits from the mouths of the Silver Moon Elf villagers.
After walking into the village of the Silver Moon Elves, Roy realized that there was something really different about this place.
The roads in the village were well planned, and although it was already dark, there were fluorescent glows on both sides of the roads, which shrouded the village in a cold glow.
These dozens of treehouses were built on the southern slope of the lonely peak, and the terrain at the foot of the mountain is relatively gentle, and the vegetation here is dense, and these treehouses are not tightly packed together......
It's only the big trees that make up some elaborate treehouses.
Roy came to a glade in the elven village, opposite a tavern, built under a large tree, with only a few drinkers in the tavern, all of whom were quietly sipping wine.
And there are still a lot of stone sculptures around this square......
The Silver Moon Elves love art and music, and Roy stands in front of a statue of a flying fish ship that chases the waves, and the waves propel the winged fishing boat into the air.
"This stone sculpture is called Treading Waves, which I created the year before last when I had a feeling."
A familiar voice came from behind Roy.
Roy looked back to find that it was the Silver Moon Elf he had seen at the docks in the evening, standing behind him with a smug look on his face.
"It's not bad, the work is very tense."
Influenced by Lady Belinda, Roy has a keen eye for statue appreciation.
The Silver Moon Elf didn't expect Roy to also know how to sculp, so he suddenly became interested and said to Roy, "Are you interested in going in for a drink?" ”
There is no choice in the tavern, only the fruit wine brewed by the tavern owner, which is said to be a unique fruit on the island, which grows on the catalpa tree, and even if it is ripe and eaten in the mouth, it is like chewing sawdust, sour and difficult to swallow, but the fruit wine made from it has a unique woody fragrance.
The Silver Moon Elf and Roy ordered two glasses of fruit wine and sat down at the table in the corner.
"I've heard that the situation in the Queen Ivanie Islands is chaotic right now, but I haven't felt that tension here in the West Reef Islands......"
The Silver Moon Elf stopped when he said this, patted his forehead, laughed at himself and said, "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Rosetti, and I am currently learning to carve." ”
After saying that, he stretched out his white and slender hand, Roy reached out and shook it with him, and then said, "My name is Roy, and I am currently studying island garrisoning. ”
The two clinked their glasses and drank a little wine.
"At present, the gray dwarf bandits have spread over most of the outer reef islands, and they are fierce this time, and several islands south of the reef have been occupied by the gray dwarf bandits, so the Earl of Swinburne sent us here......"
Roy sat in his chair and didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, he always wanted to pass on the news.
"Then we should be careful here...... Rossetti took a sip of wine in an elegant gesture.
Sure enough, Roy's words also attracted other Silver Moon Elves, and one of the Silver Moon Elves held a wine glass and said:
"In recent years, there have always been traces of gray dwarf bandits in the Queen Ivanie Islands, they are very cunning, often tentatively landing on the island, every time we chase away, this time if they dare to sneak on the island, we have a way to get them out......"
(End of chapter)