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Chapter 634: The Rioting Fishmen

pearl sea,
On the vast ocean, an ocean-going sailing ship is riding the breeze, slowly cutting through the sparkling sea surface.

This is the Mayflower, a large merchant ship carrying cargo to Port Darrow. A blue flag is flying on the bow, with a pattern of pearls in the surging waves.

Being able to use this flag means that this merchant ship has been protected by the Church of the Goddess of the Sea, and most marine creatures will not actively attack this merchant ship.

For most sailors, life on an ocean voyage is extremely boring. The only thing they can hope for is the occasional banquets where they can drink fine wine, or a short stop at a port where they can spend their gold coins on those "hard" working dancers.

On the deck of the merchant ship, the sailors were lazily waving brushes as usual, cleaning the wooden boards eroded by sea water, and the water splashed and danced with his movements.

The captain did not care about the sailors' laziness and continued to check the course.

There is nothing to do on the ship now, it's just to keep the sailors from getting sick from being idle.

However, the tranquility was broken by a scream from a sailor on the lookout.

His eyes were sharp, fixed on the sea not far away.

And there, the originally calm sea surface suddenly became violent and restless, with huge waves rolling, as if countless giant beasts were struggling and roaring on the seabed.

It seemed as if a brutal battle was going on beneath the surging waves.

The azure blue sea was dyed scarlet and quickly spread as if it was soaked in blood, dyeing the originally blue sea into a blood-red color.

In this scarlet sea, corpses kept floating up to the surface.

Some of them are incomplete with scattered limbs; some have their eyes wide open with ferocious expressions of fear on their mouths; others hold the harpoon tightly, as if they are fighting until death.

The injuries on the corpse were obviously caused by a fight between extraordinary people.

The upper bodies of these corpses appear human-shaped, while the lower bodies have obvious fish characteristics, such as fish tails, fins and scales, and the blue-green skin is somewhat rough.

Experienced sailors could tell at a glance that these corpses belonged to merfolk, and they were tritons among merfolk.

Unlike the Kuo-Toa who usually live in underground rivers and lakes in the Underdark, they are more slender and better adapted to life in the vast ocean.

The tritons originated from the Elemental Plane of Water. Long ago, in order to deal with the growing threat of evil elements, many tritons entered the main world of Gaia.

Over countless years of development, they have spread throughout the oceans of Gaia's world, and under the guidance of the gods they believe in, they protect the surface of the sea from threats from the deep sea.

As time went by, the scope of the triton's care extended from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the ocean, and it became a force that could not be ignored in the ocean.

However, this does not mean that the tritons are a kind-hearted race.

The living environment in the ocean is more difficult than on the fertile land. How could they be easy prey when they can continue to grow their population in such an environment?

The size advantage of tritons makes them excellent in underwater combat. They are good at using underwater weapons such as harpoons, nets and spears. They are good at using the marine environment for tactical layout and ambush, such as hiding behind reefs and waiting for the enemy to approach and suddenly attack.

In addition, tritons also possess some ocean-related innate abilities, such as breathing underwater, summoning waves, and controlling water currents.

The strength, speed, and endurance of murlocs far exceed those of ordinary humans, giving them an overwhelming advantage over human warriors of the same level in sea battles.

However, under the guidance of the gods, the tritons still belong to the camp of order. Under the protection of the Church of the Ocean Gods, as long as they are not offended, the tritons will basically not take the initiative to attack merchant ships.

And now appearing under the sea not far from the merchant ship, it should be a battle between mermen.

The merchant ship's sailors did not notice any corpses of other races.

The blood and sea water mixed together, emitting a disgusting stench.

The sailors on the merchant ship came to the side of the ship, staring at the sea dyed red with blood, their hearts filled with shock, anxiety and fear.

They held on to the side of the boat tightly, as if they were afraid that this brutal battle would affect them in the next moment.

However, the captain did not control the merchant ship to move away, but sailed slightly and stayed not far from the battlefield.

With the protection of the Church of the Sea Goddess, he was not too worried about being attacked by mermen.

Moreover, with such a good opportunity, if you can take advantage of such a battle, you may be able to make a profit of several voyages.

The sailors, who were originally a little panicked, felt that the captain's decision made sense after hearing it. Greed suppressed the panic in their hearts and their eyes were fixed on the distance.

The battle between the murlocs under the sea lasted for a long time, until the sun began to set, and the scarlet sea surface calmed down.

The captain of the Mayflower did not rush forward, but waited for a moment, until he was sure that the battle under the sea was completely over and there were no other murlocs, then he drove the Mayflower to the surface of the sea.

Lowering the small boat, the sailors excitedly slid the boat to the blood-stained sea and checked the corpses of the fishmen regardless of the stench.

Compared to land, there are not many resources in the ocean. The only things valuable to humans are basically pearls, corals and water-attributed gems.

The sailors who were checking the merman's corpse made sounds of surprise from time to time, as if they had found some great benefit.

The captain stood on the bow and took no part in the search for riches.

As the captain of the Mayflower, all the sailors' harvests had to be given to him, but now he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

The merman corpses before him seemed a little different from the merman he had seen before.

In addition to harpoons and spears used as weapons, these fishmen also wear simple metal armor.

This is so unusual!
You know, metal is difficult to preserve under the erosion of sea water, and due to limited conditions, the casting technology of the mermen is not very good.

So usually the fishmen can only fight with simple harpoons and spears, and protective gear is very rare.

Some murlocs can even only fight with polished fish bones.

The murloc corpses in front of us were not only wearing metal protective gear, but their bodies were also a bit stronger than normal murloc warriors.

It is obvious that these corpses should be elite warriors among the murlocs.

The captain frowned slightly, having a bad feeling.

This internal fight among the fishmen seemed to be much more serious than he thought.

Although the battlefield has not been cleared yet, the captain can't wait any longer.

Just as he was about to order all the sailors to return to the ship, a sailor on a small boat not far away seemed to have discovered something and turned back and shouted:

"Captain Smith, there is a living fishman here!"

"But he looks seriously injured?"

Hearing the sailor's shout, the captain's eyes flashed, and after hesitating for a moment, he said directly:

"Bring that fishman here!" "Everyone else! Come back, we must leave now!"

Although there was still a small part of the battlefield that had not been searched, the scattered sailors quickly carried out Captain Smith's orders.

After all, Captain Smith was the most powerful man on the entire Mayflower. His more than 20 years of experience at sea had made him extremely experienced, and all the sailors trusted him.

After a brief stop, the Mayflower hoisted its sails and continued sailing towards Port Darrow.

Aboard the Mayflower, Captain Smith looks at the sole surviving fish-man that his crew had brought aboard.

This murloc is a little different from the other murlocs. Relatively speaking, the equipment on this murloc is more exquisite, and the weapon beside him is also a very special blue trident. His appearance also looks a little more "handsome" than other murlocs.

Although this fishman was still alive, there were many wounds on his sturdy body, but the most fatal one was a penetrating wound on his chest. Scarlet blood was still slowly flowing out of the wound.

Captain Smith only took a few glances and knew that this fishman was no ordinary person.

It is very likely a gold-level murloc, and his identity must be quite distinguished.

But this has nothing to do with Smith.

He had no intention of intervening in the internal affairs of the fishmen.

For him, being able to catch a golden-level murloc is already a huge profit.

Taking them to Port Danlo and selling them as slaves would bring more profit than making several more trips.

Smith nodded with satisfaction and ordered the sailor to lock the fishman in a cage in the bottom warehouse.

While treating the murloc, Smith also used precious potions to keep the murloc in a coma.

Otherwise, a golden-level murloc, if left alone, could directly sink their merchant ship.

Now, the Mayflower was not far from Port Darrow, so Smith ordered the entire ship to move towards the port day and night.

During the following days of sailing, Smith could occasionally observe traces of mermen appearing on the surrounding sea, as if they were looking for something.

The fishmen also noticed the Mayflower, but after seeing the protection flag of the Church of the Goddess of the Sea on the ship, they took a few glances and left.

Captain Smith's nerves have been tense these days. How could he, an experienced man, not understand that those murlocs were looking for the special murloc he had captured.

No matter whether those fishmen were trying to rescue or kill, as long as they discovered that the target was on the Mayflower, the inevitable outcome would be the destruction of the ship and the death of everyone on board.

Fortunately, the most dangerous future Smith imagined did not happen.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the silhouette of the continent on the distant horizon and the magnificent city flying in the blue sky.

Once here, the Mayflower was sheltered by Kane's floating city.

Even the fishmen who roam the ocean don't dare to act rashly here.

port of darro,

Claw was strolling on the dock at Port Danlo.

After becoming the guard of Kane's Floating City, he has been completing the tasks issued by Kane's Floating City and earning contribution points from Kane's Floating City.

Previously, he and Mo Yun and others had recruited many professional players to pass the Kane Floating City test and earned a lot of benefits.

But that was just a one-time deal. Players who could become professional players were not fools and they would soon find a way.

But Zhua Zhua didn't care. This was a no-cost business anyway. The first pot of gold he earned allowed him and Mo Yun and others to replace a wave of exclusive equipment for Kane's floating city, which was already a big profit.

Step by step, step by step!

The advantages brought to Kane by the floating city have made his strength suddenly rank among the top players, but he has been working hard, hoping to maintain this leading advantage before the professional league arrives.

With time being tight, coming to the port to shop on Taobao is one of the few times for Claws to relax.

With Li Si's development of Port Danerlo and the emergence of the floating city of Cain, Port Danerlo has increasingly become the busiest port on the eastern coast of the Fanor continent, and more and more merchant ships are choosing it as their destination for ocean trade.

For this reason, the types of goods transported here are increasing, and the probability of good things appearing is also quite high. After completing their work, many crew members will set up stalls at the dock to sell the valuable things they got during the voyage, and the prices are relatively much cheaper.

When Claw Claw came here, on the one hand, he could look for extraordinary materials for making magic puppets, and on the other hand, he could pick up leaks with his database-like memory.

However, this time, Claw Claw did not find any valuable targets, but a scene attracted his attention.

He saw several sailors panting as they carried a fish-man that was obviously several times larger than a normal human.

This fishman seemed to be still in a coma and looked a little weak.

Listening to the ostentatious conversation between the sailors carrying the merman and the people around them, it seemed that the merman was the gain of their voyage and they were going to sell it as a slave.

Although foreign slaves were rare, merchant ships would occasionally bring foreign slaves to Port Danlo for trade.

Usually Claw Claw didn’t pay much attention to it, but he remembered a new commission that appeared in Kane’s floating city guard mission a few days ago.
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[Silver Commission: The Root of the Mutation of the Near-Sea Fishmen]
[Commission content: Recently, the murlocs in the coastal waters have appeared frequently and have been causing unrest. Many merchant ships traveling to and from Port Danero have been affected. Investigate the reasons for this change in the murlocs in the coastal waters.]
[Delegation Reward: Depends on the completion of the delegation]——
If it was an ordinary murloc slave, Claw Claw wouldn't care too much, but when he heard that this murloc had the strength of a gold rank, he became a little concerned.

How could a gold-level murloc become the spoils of merchant sailors?

Claw, who had been active in Port Danlo for a long time, subconsciously felt something was wrong and turned around and walked towards the direction of the sailors.

Claw Claw passed by the sailors who were carrying the merman and touched the merman.

The sailor noticed it, glanced at Claw and didn't pay much attention to it.

It's just a touch, it won't cost you a piece of meat, right?
There are also many people who are curious about the merman. Just now, many people came to join in the fun and touched and looked at the merman.

Claw Claw took a few steps back and looked at the detection prompts refreshed on the system panel.
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[Based on your level, you gain the following information. ]
Name: Balian Pearl
Race: Triton (Royal)

Rating: 110
life value:? ? ?

Mana:? ? ?

Main Occupation: Shallow Sea Hunter
Sub-career: None

Talent: Sea Summoning (Gold Level Talent)
Attributes:? ? ?

Status: Extremely weak
Danger level: Extremely deadly!
Comment: The difference between you and him is just "a little bit" (a few fingers)! ——
Ok?
Is this still a merman prince?

Claw Claw suddenly raised his head and looked at the fishman Balian who was being carried to the center of the dock by the sailors and was being sold at a high price. He was secretly shocked.

has a problem!
Report to the boss immediately!

(End of this chapter)