Path of light

Chapter 821 822. Dwarf Treasure (Part 1)

The dwarf manor hidden in the mist was far from what Roy had imagined. It was a slope covered with sedge grass with hundreds of independent stone houses built on it.

The stone house is no more than two meters high, and even the roof is covered with thick stipa grass...

Each stone house has steps extending downwards, and only by walking down the steps can you enter the stone house.

Captain Ralph's stone house looks bigger. After entering the door, there is a large meeting room with rows of long tables. Behind the hall is Captain Ralph's bedroom. There are many floor-to-ceiling bronze mirrors in the room, a blood-stained giant axe hanging on the wall, and even a black cat statue at the head of the bed.

It can be seen that Captain Ralph is often haunted by ghosts in the manor...

There was nothing valuable in the room, and the wooden boxes against the wall were empty.

Many of the stone houses in this manor are empty...

The tied-up old gray dwarf followed behind Roy, frowning and explaining to him:

"There is nothing valuable left in the manor. In the past few years, the mutant sea creatures on the island came to move things, and they basically emptied out everything in the manor."

Roy stood in the hall, looking at the rows of long tables. The room in the corner of the hall was the kitchen. The stove and chairs in the kitchen were still there, but the iron pots and spatulas were gone.

The room smelled strongly of mold...

The walrus boss followed behind and said to Roy:

"There are indeed many thieves on the island. Those guys often go to the town to steal things. Once they are caught, they are almost always beaten to death with sticks and thrown into the sea..."

The half-elf guards searched all the more than 300 stone houses in the manor, but only caught six old gray dwarves. Four of them had bad tempers and tried to resist, but were beaten black and blue by the half-elf guards.

The other two old gray dwarves were smarter and surrendered obediently. When Roy asked them about things in the manor, they answered honestly, so he did not suffer.

They saw Roy rummaging around in the manor and knew that he was looking for something in the manor, so they said to Roy:

"Before Captain Ralph left, all the slaves were sold and all the money was taken away. There is nothing here but these hundreds of houses..."

It gradually got darker around me, and judging by the time, it should be night time.

Roy decided to stay at Ralph's manor for a night.

…

There was a roaring fire in the fireplace, and the air was filled with the scent of whale oil.

A huge piece of whale oil was hung above the stove. As the flames burned the whale oil, drops of oil dripped onto the dead branches in the fireplace and then turned into dancing flames.

It was very dry inside the dwarf stone house, and the fog outside could not get in at all.

The half-elf guards also moved into the stone house. They walked around in the fog all day, and by night, even their underwear was probably soaked.

A team of human priests walked among these stone houses. They wanted to "purify" all the elves before everyone went to sleep.

Purification spells fell on the elven guards, removing all the diseases from their bodies...

The fog on this island contains a toxin that can cause any living thing to mutate, and purification can eliminate this disease.

Leah still hid in the shadows in the corner of the room and refused to warm herself by the fireplace.

Roy and Captain Jeroy sat by the fireplace, had a simple dinner, and sat chatting together.

"If not here... where then?"

Roy looked at the treasure map in his hand and fell into deep doubt.

The area given on the treasure map was very vague, but the treasure location marked should be on this island. However, the island was covered with fog, and without a local guide to lead the way, it was simply impossible to move forward...

Captain Jeroin took the treasure map and glanced at it. He then asked Roy:

"If Ralph hid those things in his house, why did he draw a treasure map?"

Roy was awakened by Captain Jeroy's words...

Captain Jeroin continued:

"What we need to know now is... who this treasure map is for."

"Perhaps it was you who discovered the treasure map, or perhaps it was the other gray dwarf pirates on the ship. The purpose of this treasure map is just to lead you to Plusterton Island."

"As for the dwarven treasure that Ralph robbed, it was just a coincidence."

"In fact, Ralph didn't intend to put the treasure on this treasure map!"

Roy shook his head. He did not agree with Captain Jelloin's statement. After all, he learned from the gray dwarf Doyle that Captain Ralph had robbed three three-masted sailing ships full of dwarven treasures. The dwarven treasures on these sailing ships were very valuable...

"Where is the dwarven treasure that Ralph recovered hidden?"

"Maybe he didn't hide it at all..." Captain Jeroin continued, "Have you noticed that the dwarven treasures seem to be worthless in the eyes of the Naga Sea Clan? In addition, the route they took to the island is not the same as the route we took. Their ships will dock at the dock near the manor."

Roy stood up suddenly, patted his forehead, and said to Captain Jeroy:

"We should check out Captain Ralph's private dock!"

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Six old gray dwarves were locked in a stone house.

One of the old gray dwarves, whose face was bruised and swollen, kept yelling in the house:

"You betrayed Ralph..."

"But I also saved your life."

Another old gray dwarf who was not beaten said:

"If you don't want to live anymore, then just bang your head against this wall and stop nagging me. If you still want to live, then you have to accept my kindness and express your sincere gratitude to me."

Another old gray dwarf joined in:

"Even if you didn't say those words, the elves wouldn't kill us. There is no death penalty in the elf world."

"Not executing the death penalty is the law of the Silver Moon Elves. Open your eyes and take a look. The people standing in front of you are a group of half-blood elves. They are different..."

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door, and the six old gray dwarves immediately fell silent.

Someone pushed open the heavy wooden door from the outside, and some bright light shone in from outside.

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Roy appeared at the door and just saw the six old gray dwarves huddled together.

Although they were not tied with ropes, their ankles were connected by chains...

They knew that Roy was the leader of these half-blood elves. Considering the various atrocities of the half-blood elves in killing prisoners, they thought that Roy wanted to secretly get rid of them at night. They were so scared that they stared at the door with wide eyes.

Looking at the trembling faces of these six old gray dwarves, one can tell that they are very afraid of death...

"Where is Ralph's private dock?"

Roy asked the six old gray dwarves.

Although the six old gray dwarves didn't say anything, seeing their pupils shrink slightly, Roy knew that there must be something going on...

Just as Roy was about to interrogate them separately, he saw an old gray dwarf with flickering eyes. He hesitated for a moment before slowly saying:

"The pier is not too far from the manor. If you walk south from here, you will reach the seaside. The pier is right there."

Roy glanced at the old gray dwarf with a red nose and instructed the half-elf guard behind him:

"Take him with you, let's go!"

The old gray dwarf came to the outside of the stone house. There was still thick fog outside. The morning sun shone through the fog onto the island, and it was just a little dim all around.

Some of the half-elf guards stayed in the manor and continued to search for clues to the dwarf treasure. Some of the half-elf followed Roy to Captain Ralph's private dock on the seashore.

The walrus boss is also in the team...

At this time, the old gray dwarf finally realized that even if the other old gray dwarves didn't tell him, Boss Roy could still find the private dock.

After walking for less than a kilometer, we arrived at a cliff.

The fog rolled in, and the sound of waves came from under my feet...

Roy picked up a stone and threw it down. Three seconds passed before he heard the sound of the stone hitting the ground.

The walrus boss walked slowly along the edge of the cliff for more than ten meters, and found a natural gap in the cliff. The gray dwarves had dug a long staircase in the gap, leading all the way to the beach through the gap.

The walrus boss led the way in front. The steps were a bit steep, so he walked very carefully.

The stone walls on both sides of the gap in the cliff were covered with water droplets. A black python as thick as an arm poked its head out from the crevice, constantly spitting out its tongue in all directions.

Roy was frightened by the black python's triangular head, which even had black horns as thick as thumbs growing on its head.

As if it sensed Roy's presence, it shrank into the crevice of the rock.

"Be careful, there are pythons around, don't get bitten..."

Roy said to the half-blood elf following behind.

Dew drops condensed on his hair and kept dripping down. Roy wiped his face with his hand and walked down the beach in one breath.

The old gray dwarf took a few quick steps forward, and Roy followed him...

In the fog, a simple pier built with logs came into view.

The waves kept hitting the rocks on the shore, and the splashing waves kept washing the wooden boards on the dock. Roy walked over and the boards made a creaking sound. There was actually a small wooden boat tied at the end of the dock.

This private pier has been in disrepair for a long time. Many of the wooden boards have completely rotted away, and the logs that extend into the sea are also covered with oysters and conches...

The water is cold and clear.

The dock was built very simply, but it was a very good deep-water dock. It was just too old and probably couldn't accommodate large ships like three-masted sailing ships.

This beach is covered with large sea rocks. A few meters behind is a cliff more than 30 meters high, and the moss-covered cliff is hidden in the mist.

Roy regretted not bringing Tiffany here...