The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

The homeland of the Arni Mermaid Tribe is located just below the route between Emerald Island and the Azure Principality. There are not many islands and reefs along the route, but there are many places that deviate from the route. When the route was originally set, it was the result of repeated surveys.

Not all members of the mermaid tribe are mermaids. In addition to the distant branch of the royal family, there are also creatures called sirens. Their appearance has many similarities with mermaids, with human upper bodies and generally stronger bodies than mermaids. The sirens in the tribe appear more as warriors, while mermaids are mostly wizards.

This was the case with the small team of patrol sirens that Colin first encountered. After three fights with tribe leader Sophia, he and the two women and one beast followed Sophia to their tribe's territory.

In the "room" made up of strange peaks, rocks and corals, Colin could finally talk slowly with Sophia about "compensation".

Colin was not afraid that Sofia would harm them. Although his two wives were not members of the law enforcement team, he was an official staff member of the Grimm Islands Security Affairs Branch and the captain of the Victoria Islands Law Enforcement Team. This had been reported to the Wizarding World Alliance Council. Colin was not worried that a not-so-large mermaid tribe would dare to do anything.

Now that there are no more safety concerns, the next thing is naturally to argue with Sofia.

"Chief Sofia, we have already figured out what happened before. Let's not argue about who is right or wrong. The thing has already happened. The only thing we can do now is to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future. But you should also bear the compensation, not to mention that you just lost the fight." Colin got to the point not long after he sat down.

"Wizard Colin, we will not avoid the things that are our responsibility, but you have to give a rough idea of ​​what the compensation you mentioned is. You can't ask for an exorbitant price. We can't afford too much compensation. If it really doesn't work, we can only report it to the Ocean Wizard Alliance and wait for them to negotiate with the Grimaldi Islands." Sophia is naturally not stupid since she can sit in the position of the patriarch.

On the way to the Arni Mermaid Tribe, Colin had actually been thinking about what to buy. If it was too expensive, Sophia probably wouldn't agree, but if it was too cheap, it wouldn't be worth the trip.

"How about this, I think the trick that Chief Sophia used just now to summon the water element is pretty good. You just compensate me with the operating principle of that witchcraft and some specialties from the deep sea." In the end, Colin still felt that this witchcraft was more cost-effective.

"Hmm? Wizard Colin, are you overthinking this? A whole ship of people died without a single official professional, and the leader was only a quasi-level one. And you want to switch to a spell that summons water elements? Have you forgotten the principle of equal value transaction?"

"Chief Sophia, please watch your wording. That's not a ship full of ordinary people. It's a ship representing the law enforcement team. The people on it are all from the law enforcement team. I believe that no one in the nearby waters dares to take action against the law enforcement team. Only Chief Sophia may rely on her privilege as a member of the ocean royal family to do whatever she wants?" While Colin was arguing for his subordinates, he did not forget to squeeze Sophia.

"Summoning water elements is a first-level spell, but basically only a few first-level wizards can master this spell. Most of them cannot afford the rapid consumption of mental energy brought about by summoning water elements. Therefore, it is generally used widely after being promoted to the second level. And from what I just learned, Wizard Colin, you should be a fire wizard." Sophia said after thinking for a while.

"I won't say anything else. As long as Chief Sophia agrees to give me this witchcraft, our previous affairs will be written off. I will explain to the Griman Islands myself. In addition, I will also tighten the control over my subordinates to ensure that no one from your tribe will be arrested. How about that?" Colin didn't want to argue with her about the fire and water systems. He just wanted this witchcraft.

"Then you need to exchange something else. Just using the previous incident as an example is not enough, right?" Summoning water elements is not some secret witchcraft. Even if Colin doesn't get it from himself, he believes he can buy it from other places. It's just a matter of price. Sophia feels that it is better to do him a favor and put an end to the matter once and for all.

"How about the Fountain of Life, Chief Sophia, do you need it?" This is the most common thing Colin has. He got a lot from Charlotte in the Agri plane.

"The Fountain of Life may be rare among you land wizards, but it is not a scarce resource for us sea wizards. After all, as you know, our lifespans are generally longer than yours." Sophia said with a smile.

"I... have I been looked down upon? I forgot about this." Colin felt a little embarrassed and felt that he was not doing well enough. However, this did not pose a problem for Colin and he soon had a new idea.

"What about this?" He directly brought out a quasi-level giant squid from the other dimension. This was cultivated from his previous spoils of war, and there were hundreds of them.

As soon as the giant squid came out, they looked at Colin, their "master", blankly. They had not seen the "sunlight" for a long time, and they didn't know what the master was going to do by summoning them out this time, but it was good to be able to stay in the ocean environment for a short while.

Sophia quietly observed the giant squid. Well, its strength had reached the quasi-level. It was huge in size and could perform some special tasks.

Squids are also found in other seas, and their strength is indeed quite good. Although they are not native creatures, they can be used as elite warriors within the tribe if they are well trained. But it doesn't make sense to exchange a quasi-level creature for a super-level witchcraft, right?

"Wizard Colin, I'm not going to play tricks with you. This creature is indeed good, but you're taking it for granted and wanting to exchange it for a spell to summon water elementals. If you want to exchange it, you have to increase the amount!"

"Three," Colin added.

"Ten." Sophia's plan was to get a team of 10 giant squids. Too few would not be enough. After all, the sea area here is not small.

"Five."

"Ten."

"Hey, I say, you don't even want to change your bargaining, Chief Sofia."

"My magic is super first-level sorcery, which is more than enough to compensate the people on that ship."

"Okay, seven, no more."

"Ten, not one less."

The giant squid finally "woke up" from the familiar ocean environment. He listened to the negotiation between his master and the "merman?" creature opposite him. Was he going to sell himself? If he was really sold to the sea, it would not be bad, at least it would be better than being in that dark space.

"Okay, you win. Chief Sofia really knows how to do business. I'm convinced. That's it, deal." Colin already has hundreds of giant squids in his hands. He really doesn't care about these dozen or so, but he can't take out too many at once. Overall, he is satisfied with this negotiation.