Were the Seafolk really that weak?
Grimm was puzzled at first, but after looking through the A.I. Chip's analysis, he slowly found the reason.
The Seafolk were also known as the intelligent creatures of the sea. They were a strange phenomenon in high-magic worlds.
On land, the areas where mana gathered could give birth to animals and plants that could adapt to the aura of mana. In the depths of the sea, which was much vaster than on land, there were obviously even more marine magical creatures born.
Just like on land, after tens of thousands of years of reproduction and competition, the creatures of the sea had developed a system of governance and governance similar to that of human society. To be able to become the ruler of the Seafolk, one had to be an intelligent race with powerful martial and magical abilities.
In the depths of the vast ocean of the Faern Plane, the rulers were a group of powerful Sea Nagas.
Generally speaking, the Sea Nagas were humanoid magical creatures with the lower half of their bodies resembling a large snake and their entire bodies covered with fine fish scales. The female Naga was tall and slender, and the scales on her body were finer. She also had a delicate and perfect face like a human woman, but her skin was slightly darker.
Male Nagas were larger and more muscular. They were wild and violent, similar to wild beasts.
In terms of wisdom enlightenment and magic aura, the female Naga had to perform better than the male Naga and be more compatible. Hence, the Sea Nagas were a typical matriarchal society. Female Nagas were usually the priests and spellcasters of the sea, while the male Nagas were the warriors of the lowest rung.
As the natural rulers of the Seafolk, the Sea Nagas naturally chose to worship the mighty Sea God Dionse. In the deepest part of the Gem Sea, the Sea Nagas built a giant statue of the Sea God, which was thousands of meters high. Around the giant statue, they built a huge temple of the Sea God, and built a huge ocean city that was beyond the imagination of land creatures.
The strength of the Seafolk was well known.
However, it was a pity that their strength was limited to the boundless Jewel Sea. Once they stepped onto land, the flaws of their race would be completely exposed.
Although most of the Seafolk warriors had strange gills that allowed them to breathe after leaving the water for a short period of time, their special bodies required constant nourishment from the seawater. If they were out of the water for too long, their muscles would wither and their strength would diminish. Then, they would fall to the ground in pain and wait for death.
It was precisely because of this huge flaw that the Oceanic Empire, which had over a hundred times the number of intelligent life forms, was unable to charge out of the ocean and onto land, completely ruling over this beautiful Faen Plane that could be described as rich in resources, population, and land.
The sea tribe could not set foot on land, so naturally, they did not have a good impression of the land tribes. Usually, they would not easily allow the ships of humans or elves to sail on their holy and beautiful 'sky.'
The main reason why the Faern Plane's maritime industry had never been able to prosper was because the Sea Tribe had dominated the entire Jewel Sea. They would pillage and sink any large ships that passed through their territory. Whether it was a warship or a merchant ship, it was the same!
Therefore, both human and elven ships would only travel within 50 miles of the coastal waters, and they also needed to be equipped with a certain amount of force. As for the slave boats that traveled between the two continents, they could only choose some special routes that were rarely used by the Sea Race.
Even so, every year, 1/5 of the human slave boats would be destroyed by the Sea Race's patrols.
After all, on the ocean, even a weak Grade 1 Sea Priest could create a huge wave that was five to six meters high. When the fragile human ships encountered the Sea Race's spellcasters, they would not even have the chance to fight back before being devoured cleanly.
Moreover, due to the special environment, the Sea Race's spellcasters were almost all Water Manipulators.
Compared to the various types of Elemental Systems on land, this was indeed too monotonous and rigid!
Of course, there was another factor that limited the Sea Race's spellcasters' combat strength. That was the severe lack of sturdy metal armor and weapons.
Perhaps there were rich metal veins at the bottom of the ocean, but they lacked the means to smelt metal. Therefore, the Sea Race could only adapt to the local conditions and use a large number of crude stone spears and sharpened coral spears. Moreover, the lack of high-level armor made the soft and nimble bodies of the Sea Race's spellcasters, which they were proud of, often forced them to run around when facing the land's spellcasters!
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why the Goblins could kill so many people!
After dismissing the Goblins with a wave of his hand, Grimm closed his eyes and sat quietly in the excavated underground hall, silently thinking about the Sea Race's motives and motives for suddenly coming here to take advantage of them.
Seeing that he had not spoken for a long time, the Grade 3 Dark Witch Ulthar, who was sitting beside him, spoke first.
"What's there to worry about? The Sea Race has always been people who bully the weak and fear the strong. Whether it's in the Magus World or here, they like to plunder everything they can. "
It was obvious that after the battle at Jintha'Alor, especially after Grimm had summoned the Grade 3 Thunder Dragon, this snobbish Grade 3 Dark Witch had finally begun to treat Grimm as an equal.
The most obvious sign of this was the seating arrangement of the people in this underground hall.
In a dark and damp stone hall, two rows of stone chairs were filled with men and women, and Magi of all kinds. The row on the right was naturally where the Dark Witches sat. However, after the cruel battle, the Dark Witches had been reduced from the original 11 to the current 6.
Of the 5 Dark Witches who had died, only one had truly died due to the Moonlight Divine Spell. The other 4 only had their physical bodies destroyed, and their souls had already returned to the mana pool on the Dark Island.
It was estimated that their resurrection would take about a month, and after their resurrection, their souls would also need some time to adjust to the new shadow bodies. Therefore, it was very likely that they would not be seen during the first half of the invasion of the Calan Continent.
Compared to the Dark Witches, the Destiny Witches were much weaker!
Most of them were newly promoted Witches in the past few decades. Although they could sense the veins of fate and the arrival of danger after gaining control of the power of fate, their own strength obviously did not allow them to completely avoid danger and harm.
Therefore, they had undoubtedly suffered the heaviest losses!
After the death of a Destiny Witch, the Battle of Jintha'Alor had resulted in the death of two more Destiny Witches. This caused the Destiny Witches, which did not have many Witches in the first place, to return to their original state, appearing miserable and sorrowful.
In this way, apart from Alice, the leader of the Destiny Witches, the Berserk Witch Sofia and the Ice Maiden Cheff, there were only two newly promoted Witches left.
In comparison, the Magi of the Crimson Family were still intact.
After all, during the battle, all the magic equipment would prioritize protecting the nearby Crimson Magi. This was probably the main reason why the Crimson Magi did not suffer any losses.
However, although there were no losses on the surface, the list of casualties that the A.I. Chip had calculated in private caused Grimm to frown.
When Magi calculated their casualties, they of course only counted their companions who were Magi. The losses of followers, puppets, wizard beasts and summoned beasts were not included. These were the things that the Crimson Family had sacrificed the most.
Medusa had lost a four-armed serpent guard and two ordinary tribesmen...
The Three-headed Devil Hound, An Gujia, had lost more than half of the Devil Hound tribesmen...
They had lost 42 archer magic equipment, 37 of which were completely destroyed and could not be repaired, so they could only be recycled...
They had lost 16 Shield Swordsman magic equipment, all scrapped...
The spatial furnace of the giant floating ship had obvious structural damage, and it was estimated that it would take a week to repair it...
They had lost 11 construction machines, which needed to be replenished as soon as possible...
There was a large energy leak in the energy pipelines of the giant floating ship, and they urgently needed a large number of construction machines to repair it...
The metal on the surface of the flying deck had been greatly damaged, and they needed a large amount of special alloys to repair it...
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The list of losses was so long that it made one's scalp go numb, and Grimm had to spend a lot of effort to patiently look through it.
There was still a batch of metal ingots and alloys stored in the warehouse of the giant floating ship. If they were all taken out to repair the damage to the hull, there would be a shortage of over ten tonnes of metal. It seemed that if Grimm wanted to completely repair the giant floating ship, he would have to find a large metal vein that he could use as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once the metal was used up, it would be difficult for the giant floating ship to be of any use in the future battles.
If the Crimson Magus and the Destiny Witches were forced to the surface, with their weak strength, they would no longer be able to maintain their previous strategic advantage of changing locations after every attack.
With the overall strength of Grimm's faction, without the giant floating ship, they would be exhausted after one or two battles with the Elves.
Hence, taking advantage of the fact that they had just won a battle and retreated to an isolated island to rest, Grimm gathered all the Magi together to discuss the following battle arrangements.
Such a public meeting was a fresh experience for the Tier 1 Dark Witches.
After all, in the Magus World, strength was everything, and rank was the absolute truth!
Hence, no matter what the Dark Witches did or what decisions they made, they would discuss them in private with the high-ranked Witches and issue them as orders. With Ulthar's personality, it was impossible for him to calmly sit down with a group of Tier 1 Dark Witches to discuss anything.
Hence, when the meeting started, the Tier 1 Dark Witches kept their mouths shut and focused their attention on Ulthar, who was leading the group. On the other hand, the Tier 1 Sorcerers on Grimm's side were much more active. Every one of them continuously voiced their opinions and opinions, appearing exceptionally enthusiastic.
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