lizard lord

Chapter 238 Appeal
I thought they would be attacked indiscriminately by angry mermaids, but unexpectedly, although these mermaids looked rather hostile, they were still reasonable and willing to communicate. An unknown number of mermaids surrounded several ships, making Tang Zhao and others leave the scene quickly.

Tang Zhao had already made preparations. He had rescued a group of mermaids in the waters near Yintao City. As a symbol of friendship and a token of communication, Ning Fu, the leader of those mermaids, gave him an exquisitely decorated wristband.

It is integrally cast with high-quality metal obtained through trade with land-based peoples. It is obviously processed by magic. It is decorated with a large number of shells and pearls like stars, and there are a few additional ones that can be activated instantly just by injecting spiritual power. The magic is a prop with high ornamental value and practical value. The key is that it has the characteristics of the mermaid race, so it is perfect as a token.

Sure enough, the mermaids around still couldn't dispel their doubts, but they put away their weapons first, holding a chisel underwater, and the one who was about to scuttle the ship at any time also floated up first.

After waiting for a few minutes, there was a message from the mermaid that a ship could come alone to talk near the island.Tang Zhao naturally asked most of the people to evacuate to other ships first, leaving only the necessary manpower on his own ship, and followed the mermaids to the location designated by the other party.

Taking this opportunity, Tang Zhao can also take a good look at the equipment level of the mermaids around him - in terms of forging level, the mermaid races that stay in the tribal alliance stage are definitely not that high, but supernatural elements can be used to a certain extent To make up for this problem, most soldiers wear simple armor made of fish skin or animal skin. It can be seen that many of them are the fur of monsters or powerful creatures. The effect is actually acceptable, but it is really impossible to achieve a uniform standard.Weapons are similar. Most mermaids use weapons such as harpoons and spears, which are easy to make and more adaptable to the surrounding environment.

The only thing that can be said to be good is that the mermaid's magic talent is not bad. After adulthood, they can basically use a little bit of magic, and the probability of cultivating middle-level and high-level mages is slightly higher. This is the only obvious advantage that mermaids have over humans. Even in the upper limit, humans are far higher than mermaids.

From this point of view, it seems that sea races like mermaids have no advantages compared to mature races on land, but this is not the case when looking deeper, and the ability to adapt to the environment is the greatest strength.

Not to mention the erosion effect of sea wind and sea water on metal products on the sea surface, even the vicious sun can make iron can knights heat up into steamer knights. Soldiers dressed in tanned leather armor will also wear light armor made of tanned leather when operating at sea. Except for those ultra-high-standard magic weapons that can ignore objective factors, the rest of the weapons and equipment need to be adapted to local conditions. In terms of defense and Weapons and equipment, in fact, the human navy is not very strong.

Their mobility in the sea is undoubtedly enviable. Being able to survive for so long on the edge of the sahuagin's sphere of influence can also prove their strength. Tang Zhao actually has plans to win over these mermaids. The specifics will depend on the latter. negotiation situation.

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When they came near an island, they could see the wreckage of the ship that had been washed ashore from a long distance away. It looked as if it had been smashed directly by a huge force. Tang Zhao knew that it was probably a tsunami summoned by water-attribute magic. A chain reaction was triggered on the sea, and the fleet was severely damaged in one breath, so that they had to retreat to the island, and then they were besieged. It was only a matter of time before they lost.

There is a shoal near the island, where Tang Zhao meets the leader of the mermaids.

Different from the blue or light blue scales of normal mermaids, his scales showed a deep navy blue color, which meant that he was not young.

He was very aware of what happened near Yintao City, first expressed his gratitude to Tang Zhao for his actions at that time, and then invited him to the celebration banquet to be held later.

【Specifically, what kind of things are you going to celebrate? 】

Below the surface of the water, the other party also responded to Tang Zhao with psychic energy [The humans on that island want to take my people away, so they will naturally take revenge. After the victory, it is natural to hold a celebration ceremony. 】

Just like Tang Zhao's conjecture, to be able to sail here, the technical ability of the fleet must be beyond reproach, but being stopped by the mermaid to seek revenge, there are also shady things behind it, such as slave trade and the like.

Slavery in this world has long been eliminated by feudalism and more modern systems, but slavery itself does not exist. There are only a few countries that expressly prohibit these, and most of them turn a blind eye and close their eyes, and even encourage There are also many countries that support it.

These crew members come from such a country. Not to mention the humanoid race, even human slaves are traded rampantly. Mermaids and elves, beautiful and mysterious creatures are the hardest hit, but they can survive until now. None of the races are easy to provoke, and it is normal to incur revenge at sea.

No sympathy, those people deserved what they deserved, but now Tang Zhao still needs them to live.

[Can you hand over the people on the island to us? I need the charts they have in their hands to fight against the orcs on land and the mermaids on the sea. 】

I thought he would be rejected, but the other party agreed unexpectedly, but he also had his own conditions.

[The abducted clansmen have now been rescued, and these guys have not caused irreparable losses. As a thank you for your previous behavior, it is not impossible to let them go, and we can even help you do what we can, but I also have a need for help.There are products on the sea that are not available on the land, and there are more products on the land that the sea lacks. It is difficult for us to obtain these things, so I want to exchange them with you. 】

In the past, Erwin, a nobleman in Yintao City, had a relationship with mermaids. It is estimated that mermaids exchanged materials with humans through this method. Erwin is a typical good old man. There are not many such people among nobles, and generally speaking They didn't have many strategic materials, so it was obvious that the mermaids didn't have many things from land.

Strengthening the mermaid's strength can also better contain the sahuagin and even the orcs in the surrounding sea area. It is beneficial and harmless. Tang Zhao naturally has no need to refuse, and he fully agrees.

Seeing this, the other party immediately ordered his subordinates to make way for the besieged humans.

The captain went down to coordinate and did not encounter any obstacles. The surviving human crew members boarded the ship smoothly. The number was much larger than the existing sailors. The ship was almost full. The team size is not small.

He didn't have much trust in these people. In order to avoid unnecessary self-confidence caused by the disparity in the number of people, Tang Zhao increased his size, showing a hideous appearance, and stared at these human crew members from time to time.

(End of this chapter)