The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

The waters where the Victoria Islands are located only had a few scattered islands and reefs before the Victoria Islands were suddenly integrated, and were located on the edge of the Gliman Islands' sphere of influence.

But after the integration of the Victoria Islands, both in terms of island and reef area and population size, it has ranked among the top five in the Gliman Islands. At least it is no longer a small force in the waters of the Gliman Islands.

Different from the distribution of power on the mainland of the wizarding world, the main continent might be the concentrated area of ​​major powers. Although the Gliman Islands is also a major power, the area is remote. If Gliman had not been promoted to level four, its status as a major power might not have been maintained.

But the underwater world is different. The waters south of the continental shelf are the main activity area of ​​the ocean wizards. The Griman Islands within this area are actually one of the main forces they deal with.

A distant branch of the ocean royal family, the gathering place of the mermaid tribe is located on the edge of the Grimaldi Islands, which happens to overlap with the area where the Victoria Islands are located.

Perhaps due to the long lifespan of wizards and the fact that some marine creatures are also immortal, an archipelago force that has only been integrated into the world for more than a hundred years is not taken seriously by them, and there has been no official channel of communication.

The wizarding world has developed for countless years and has integrated many tiny worlds. The Victoria Islands are neither the first nor the last. There is nothing special about them, so they naturally will not attract the attention of sea wizards.

In the past, it was rare for the mermaid tribe to lose members. Some members yearned for the world on the sea and sometimes lived on some islands and reefs, watching the passing ships from afar. There had also been disputes and emotional entanglements with humans on the mainland, but these were extremely rare.

The only thing that the mermaid tribe hates the most is the loss of their members and being lured into a trap. Due to their attacks, no pirates or other professional forces in the sea area where they live have dared to target their members for many years.

But what they didn't expect was that in just three months, their mermaid tribe lost five members. In order to protect their members, they had strictly prohibited their members from appearing on the sea, but there were always some members who disobeyed. Just last month, two more members went missing.

Fortunately, they discovered it in time. Based on the unique life fluctuations of the tribesmen, they found the suspicious ship. After they showed up, the other party swore that they were from the Victoria Islands Law Enforcement Team. How could they knowingly break the law and engage in such activities to trap members of friendly forces?

As a result, when they were asked to open the cabin to check, they were refused. What a joke! It has always been the law enforcement team that checks others. When will it be the turn of others to check the law enforcement team?

The consequences of refusal are serious. There are three first-level wizards present in the mermaid tribe, as well as more than thirty quasi-level and advanced marine creatures. Naturally, the person in charge with only quasi-level strength cannot resist them.

There's no need for a first-level wizard to take action, as more than thirty quasi-level and advanced marine creatures are enough to deal with them. Sadly, some non-staff members of the law enforcement team were forced to participate in this matter, but they did not report it to Bill and others in time, so they can't blame others.

After the ship was destroyed and everyone died, they naturally rescued the two captured tribesmen, and the mermaid tribe severely punished them for this.

The two tribesmen also realized the horror of the outside world. Not all humans are so friendly. The love stories passed down by word of mouth can only be listened to. Without the strength, they can only become playthings of others.

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After more than half a month of investigation, Colin, Helen, Edith, Charles and the other three people and one beast finally figured out that the rulers of this sea area were a mermaid tribe called Arni, which was said to be a distant branch of the royal family of the underwater world.

It sounds like a big deal, but Colin still wants to contact and negotiate with them. This is related to his own "dignity" and the need to develop his power in the future. He can't just ignore the ship being destroyed and people dying.

By using soul-based witchcraft, it is easy to get a rough idea of ​​the general strength of this mermaid tribe from the memories of some marine creatures.

In addition to the clan leader Sophia who has the strength of level two, some elders also have the strength of level one, but the number is very small, no more than ten. Other quasi-level and advanced marine warriors are not within Colin's consideration at all.

After getting this accurate news, Colin felt more at ease. It turned out that such a small force dared to violate the authority of "Captain Colin". It seemed that the conditions of negotiation had to be changed.

Following the route remembered by the marine creatures, Colin and others went deep into the seabed and headed towards the Arni Mermaid Tribe.

There were many marine creatures along the way, ranging from ordinary fish without intelligence to marine creatures with basic intelligence. But no matter which one, they could feel the power of Colin and others, so they would naturally stay as far away from them as possible.

Colin and his companions had unimpeded passage until they met patrol soldiers from the Arni Mermaid Tribe.

"Who are you? This is the Arni Mermaid Tribe. Please stop." Although the patrol soldier also felt the "power" of Colin and others, he still asked the question as part of his duty.

A team of Siren warriors, whose leader is only of high-level strength, Colin naturally does not take him seriously, but he does not come here to kill people (mermaids and sirens).

"I am the captain of the Victoria Islands Law Enforcement Team of the Griman Islands Security Affairs Branch. I'm here to negotiate regarding the shipwreck and loss of life on our law enforcement team some time ago. Please go and report to your clan leader as soon as possible." Colin directly stated the purpose of their visit.

"Please wait a moment." The leading Siren warrior did not dare to be negligent. Although he could not lead Colin and the others directly into the tribe's territory, he could still be polite. He moved a little away from Colin's position and used the special conch refined in the tribe to deliver the message.

The news of the Siren Warriors soon reached the Arni Mermaid Tribe, and the elder in charge of security affairs quickly delivered the news to Chief Sophia.

"Chief, it should be the humans on the sea who came to visit. They are the people from the so-called Victoria Islands. However, the one who came this time said that he was a captain of some kind."

The elders of the tribe are not sensitive to some news and are not aware of the value of Colin, the law enforcement captain. But Sophia is different. Although their group of mermaids are far away from the royal family, they still have the necessary channels for information.

The Alliance Conference held by the Wizarding Continent not long ago is still fresh in our memory. The Security Affairs Division was one of the main agendas of the conference, and the subordinate law enforcement team is also a semi-official organization.

On my side, according to the division of responsibilities in the underwater world, I should also set up a corresponding law enforcement team, but I haven't had the time to implement it yet. I didn't expect to offend the people from the law enforcement team on the sea this time.

Sophia thought about it and decided that since the other party came to negotiate, there should be something to talk about. Besides, the other party was in the wrong first, so it was acceptable. However, she couldn't be too weak.

Thinking of this, Sophia personally led the remaining five elders of the tribe, except for the three elders guarding the key areas of the tribe, and swam towards the location where Colin and the others were.