Blessing of Strength

  Roy didn't expect that at this time in the morning, he could still see elf patrolling the beach.

  The waves hit the rocks, stirring up countless sprays, countless foams piled up under the rocks, and the tide rose little by little.

  elf The patrols were standing in the reef area where Roy usually went, looking like they were looking for some traces on it.

  When Roy was running past the beach, he also saw the elf patrolmen arguing on the reef where he had shoveled away oyster barnacles and other shellfish:

  "These traces... must have been left by the Naga killer... who was lurking... in this reef area... waiting for the opportunity, waiting for... the target on the pier to appear, and then he would kill..."

  The voices of the patrolmen became flickering amid the sound of waves and wind.

  Roy simply listens not quite clearly.

  It was only the word 'Naga Killer' that came from the sea breeze that caught Roy's attention.

  "But the traces here are already very old..."

  "Maybe he comes often. As long as we stay here, we should be able to catch that guy. Even if we can't catch him, we should be able to drive him back to the sea."

  "Agree."

  Roy really wants to go to the reef and see the excitement...

  But considering that it is likely to attract the attention of those elf guards and might cause unnecessary trouble, it is just a thought.

  …

  We ran all the way to the fish market. The tide had just risen at this time, and a small wooden boat happened to be docking at the port.

  Roy spent three kohler to buy two pieces of oily blue and white fish at the fish market. This kind of sea fish is dry-fried when it is fresh. It only needs to be sprinkled with a little salt and pepper. It tastes very delicious.

  When he came back with the fish, Roy also saw Ms. Gillian standing on a large fishing boat, pulling out a round golden spear fish from the fish hold.

  Her fish stall usually sells these large sea fish.

  After transporting the golden spear fish back to the fish stall, Ms. Gillian will break down the golden spear fish and cut the fish meat into palm-size cubes. ELFs like to buy this processed fish meat.

  This golden spear fish weighs almost three-four hundred pounds...

  Roy never knew Ms. Gillian had so much strength.

  Roy is a frequent visitor to the fish market. When Roy passed by a stall, the old elf who often bought the sea fish Roy caught shouted to Roy:

  "Roy, why haven't I seen you fishing recently?"

  Roy stopped and answered: "I'm taking classes at elf Academy, it's been almost a week..."

  "Oh, you should learn some knowledge." The old elf nodded in agreement.

  Seeing Roy stop, he said again:

  "I was just worried that you would go fishing at the beach. Recently, a Naga killer appeared on the beach near here. He always appears at the beach on rainy days. Four foreign crew members have been killed, so you must not do it recently. Go to the beach at night or in the fog."

  After saying that, the old elf made a gesture of cutting his throat.

  Roy didn't expect to hear such news from the old elf.

  "Naga Killer?"

  The old elf pointed to the beach over the reef area and said somewhat mysteriously:

  "Well, the guards of the Guard have found traces of him crawling on the beach, as well as scales hanging on branches and rocks."

  "I'll be more careful."

  Roy said, then he waved to the old elf while carrying the fish and left the fish market.

  Jog along a path along the quay all the way back to Brown Street.

  …

  The room was very quiet, Ms. Belinda's lambskin boots were still lying at the door, and Roy placed the toes of the shoes outward.

  Carrying the fish into the kitchen, he quickly disposed of the internal organs, washed away the blood, and marinated the fish for a while. During this time, Roy made a pot of tea.

  Wait until the aroma from the frying pan wafts into the living room...

  It was probably the smell of frying fish that woke up Ms. Belinda.

  Belinda walked out of the upstairs bedroom barefoot and in pajamas. She stood sleepily at the door of the kitchen. She held Roy's head and kissed him on the forehead before turning and walking into the bathroom. Then the sound of hua hua water came from the bathroom. .

  After taking a shower and changing into a long silk dress, Ms. Belinda was waiting at the dining table with a picture album in her hands.

  Roy placed fried fish and tea in front of her...

  "My little Roy is so wonderful. Thank you for the wonderful breakfast."

  Roy sat across from Ms. Belinda and said while picking fish bones:

  "I heard that staying up late often can lead to wrinkles. You should pay attention to your health."

  "Yeah?"

  Ms. Belinda stood up quickly and worriedly, ran to the mirror in the bathroom and took a look left and right. She was relieved when she saw that her face was still as radiant as before.

  Sitting back at the dining table, Ms. Belinda asked Roy:

  "Do you want to go out together later?"

  Roy quickly refused:

  "I run!"

  …

  It's impossible to go out with your mother.

  Neighbors on Brown Street would restrain themselves a bit when they saw the two of them, and would always joke that they looked more like siblings.

  Walking out of Brown Street, those elves who don't know Roy will naturally regard Roy as Ms. Belinda's follower...

  Roy ran out of the house early with his book in his arms. Because it had been raining the past two days, the water level of the Darne River had risen a lot.

  Roy saw Sabrina waiting for the carriage at the street corner. She was standing in the crowd, her tall figure conspicuous.

  Roy waved at her.

  Although Sabrina could see it, she would not talk to Roy as usual.

  Roy walked all the way through the lower town, where a busy day had already begun. Most of the shops were already open for business, and the street stalls were crowded together.

  There are many carts filled with various fruits.

  The most eye-catching thing on this cart is the pyramids made of fresh fruits.

  Let Roy feel that every fruit is very tempting...

  …

  Rushing all the way to the elf Academy, Roy was gasping for breath, but the pain in his body was completely gone...

  The first period was Instructor Abbott Nora's primary level martial skill training class. The students were scattered on the training ground, and many of them were familiar with the martial skill dismantling moves yesterday.

  Roy met Claire at the training ground and noticed that the bruises on his face had healed so well that they were almost invisible.

  The two got together, stood on the edge of the training ground, and started talking about what happened after school at noon.

  Claire asked hesitantly:

  "Roy, if Steve and the others come back at noon, will we still fight them?"

  Roy responded without hesitation:

  "Of course, until I defeat him!"

  Seeing that Claire was a little shaken, he immediately encouraged and said:

  "If we give up now, we will always be suppressed by Steve in the Academy. Think about it... we have just entered school, how long will we stay in the Academy?"

  Claire thought carefully before saying:

  "About twenty years...Roy! You're right."

  "Are you really planning to study at elf Academy for twenty years... before graduating?"

  Roy asked, a little surprised.

  Claire responded as if it should be by rights:

  "Well, after graduation, I will go to the high level elf Academy in Buenos to further my studies."

  "Well, your life plan is really very long-term!"

  Claire didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He took out a bottle of green potion from his arms and gave it directly to Roy:

  "Roy, I specially brought Life Tree juice this time, take it."

  Roy wanted to refuse. This thing was much more expensive than the life potion.

  "I haven't even drank yesterday's life potion."

  Claire waved her hand casually:

  "That one is useless. The healing effect of Life Tree juice is really good. When I got home yesterday, my grandmother gave it to me. Take it! This thing is free and not worth much."

  "..."

  The school bell rang...

  Instructor Abbott Nora came from the direction of the teaching building. She was still wearing light leather armor, carrying a bow and arrow on her back, and hanging a quiver and long sword on her waist. Her long hair was flowing, making her look valiant and formidable.

  This guy Steve hurried to the training ground just before the bell ended.

  There were no scars on his face, and he didn't limp when running. The injuries on his body had obviously healed.

  But when he looked towards Roy and Claire, the anger in his eyes almost burst out...

  Claire felt a little guilty and turned to look at Roy.

  Seeing Roy moving towards very rudely, Steve stared back and felt a little more confident.

  In the martial skill training class, he still practiced the disassembly moves he learned yesterday. This time Roy was able to barely complete a set of moves, but he couldn't connect them together yet.

  This made Instructor Abbott Nora, who originally wanted to have a talk with Roy, stop and plan to observe again.

  Although aptitude is poor, it is better than hard work...

  …

  After school ended at noon, Roy and Claire rushed to the narrow alley on the west side of the Academy.

  Seeing that Steve and his group of friends hadn't arrived yet, Claire felt somewhat guilty and wanted to retreat, and said to Roy:

  "Roy, why don't we leave, they didn't come..."

  At this time, Roy stood in front of Claire with a serious face and began to slow down his breathing.

  When a ball of light lit up in his hand, Claire was speechless with surprise. He stared at the soft ball of light and saw Roy drawing runes one by one in front of him...

  His movements were a bit jerky, and he finally managed to draw half of the divine rune. Because the holy light could not be added in time at the turning point in the middle, only half of the divine rune was completed, and it was like holding a handful of fine sand in the palm of his hand, all flowing along the fingers. The seams flowed down...

  Roy sighed:

  "It seems that it still doesn't work. With my current ability, I can only use it three times. No matter whether it works or not, I have to try again..."

  After saying that, Roy's palm lit up again with a ball of holy light. Because he failed the first time, he was more focused this time.

  Perhaps because of the urgency of the situation, Roy's concentration was particularly high.

  Drawing it to the end in one go, Roy was a little surprised that the divine rune was successfully drawn all at once.

  The prayer was a bit stumbling...

  But when the last prayer was uttered, the divine rune in front of Roy did not dissipate, but turned into a fist filled with divine aura, which instantly merged into Claire's body.

  "What is this?" Claire asked in surprise.

  "How about the blessing of strength? Are you full of strength?" Roy asked expectantly.

  "It feels okay. Is this magic?"

  Roy quickly corrected: "It's the divine technique. I just learned it. I haven't succeeded before. I'm lucky this time... Oh, I have another chance!"

  (End of chapter)