The Mermaid Kingdom on the Swirl Continent.
Plunburg was an important port of the Mermaid Kingdom. In recent years, after opening the sea route to the human world, the port had brought great wealth and foreign resources to the Mermaid Kingdom.
On the coastal sea, dense sailboats occupied the entire view, including a large number of steam paddle steamers. The flourishing sea trade and merchant ships announced the arrival of the Great Voyage Era.
Humans, elves, orcs, and mermaids had only explored a small part of the world. They had only opened the sea route to the Yala Continent and the Swirl Continent. More than half of the vast world was still unknown. However, their fleets continued to travel across the sea, occupying unknown wild islands and opening up sea routes. Large areas of the sea and the world beyond the continent were drawn on the map.
The vast ocean between the Alan Continent, the Swirl Continent, and the Yala Continent was called the Sea of Storms by humans because of frequent storms, dangerous seas, and all kinds of monsters.
Small islands in the Sea of Storms were occupied, and safe sea routes were discovered. Human footprints began to spread across the sea. In addition to a large number of adventurers who went to the sea because of money, faith, and fame, with the increasing number of merchant ships, a large number of pirates were also born.
Even many merchant ships and royal navies took up the lucrative profession of piracy. The sea was a chaotic place. There were no rules, and the strong preyed on the weak. The Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro and the Sean City-State Alliance, with their large number of ships and fleets, were the two most powerful human forces on the sea.
Queen Gina of the Mermaid Kingdom had been on the throne for more than a hundred years. She had been influenced by the human world and inherited the knowledge of alchemy warlocks. After returning to the Mermaid Kingdom, she had carried out reforms. First, she had completely integrated the Kuo-tao sahagins into the Mermaid Kingdom. A large number of Kuo-tao sahagins had taken up important positions in the Mermaid Kingdom.
The Mermaid Kingdom was divided into several classes and groups. The mermaids were the highest class, in charge of sacrifices and royal power. The Kuo-tao sahagins were in charge of military power and politics. The lowest class was divided into civilians and slaves. These formed the hierarchy of the Mermaid Kingdom.
Queen Gina of the Mermaid Kingdom not only reformed the ruling class of the Mermaid Kingdom, but also greatly developed the culture, economy, trade, and religion of the Mermaid Kingdom. She learned from and imitated the alchemy college, and cultivated a large number of mermaid scholars, alchemists, artists, architects, craftsmen, and metallurgists.
At the first moment of the arrival of the Ocean Age, they began to expand their army, built a large number of fleets, and began to trade with the human kingdoms. A few years ago, they had successfully opened the channel to the Alen Continent and the Yalan Continent.
Although the merpeople had a natural advantage in the sea, they also needed tools such as ships and fleets to provide them with the ability to sail in the deep sea. Similarly, in battles on the sea, ships could also provide them with protection and defense. It was just like how humans needed carriages and chariots to walk. Without a large fleet, the Mermaid Kingdom's influence could only extend to the coastal and inland areas of the Swirl Continent.
After many years of development, the strength of the Mermaid Kingdom's naval fleets was strong enough to compete with the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro and the Sean City-State Alliance. A hundred years had brought about tremendous changes to the Mermaid Kingdom, including the development of population, culture, economy, and military.
"It's really changed a lot. It feels like I just took a nap, and the Mermaid Kingdom is completely different from what I've seen before!"
Lu Zhiyu was sitting on the bow of a steam paddle steamer. The sea breeze blew against his face, causing his black hair to flutter. The wheels on both sides of the boat kept turning, and the chimney at the back was still emitting smoke, which slowly rose and dissipated into the sky.
"Ah! It's windy! "
A blonde girl, wearing a white lace hat, a light-colored dress, and red shoes, was holding her beautiful hat tightly to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.
Verthandi looked at the coastline in the distance, then raised her head and said, "There are more and more new things, and this world is really getting more and more exciting. The world that used to be the same is now so beautiful because of the continuous development and diversity of life!"
Verthandi looked at Lu Zhiyu, then smiled brightly under the blue sky and white clouds. Her smile was as infectious as the sun, and she said, "That's why I want to help you build and develop this world better and better, so that the world can keep moving forward and all life can live together in this world!"
Lu Zhiyu laughed and said, "Is it really that noble? Why do I feel more and more like a villain behind the scenes? Sooner or later, a messenger of justice will appear and kill me, the villain behind the scenes! "
Verthandi hugged Lu Zhiyu's neck, her eyes flashing. She said seriously, "You are the omnipotent Creator. Everything originates from you, and everything ends with you. Your existence is everything that we, and everything in this world, depend on!"
The ship docked at the port of Plunburg. This fleet of ships was not eye-catching, as it was just one of the many that had arrived at Plunburg. Large ships and sailboats came and went, forming a beautiful scenery on the horizon.
A large number of Kuo-toans, wearing simple shirts and leather pants, were shuttling back and forth on the dock. In the distance, the mermaid priest of the God of the Sea was looking at them.
Lu Zhiyu had come this time to see if there were any seeds of gods among the mermaids who could ascend to the position of gods. There were many human beings who had the ability to ascend to the position of gods, but Lu Zhiyu did not want all the gods to be humans. Lu Zhiyu also wanted to see the other races develop in a balanced manner. After Verthandi heard about this, she also wanted to come and have a look.
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The fleet that Lu Zhiyu was on was the fleet of the Kingdom of Mara. The Queen of the Kingdom of Mara had just appointed a Minister of Maritime Affairs to build a fleet that belonged to the Kingdom of Mara.
After the merchant fleet arrived at the Kingdom of Mermaids, they immediately went to the city of Adara to meet Queen Gina of the Kingdom of Mermaids. They hoped to sign a trade agreement with Queen Gina and obtain a large number of economic goods and trade quotas.
The Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro and the Sean City-State Alliance had risen at an astonishing speed by relying on the sea. As a coastal kingdom with a large coastline, the Kingdom of Mara also hoped to join this great age of navigation and occupy a major position.
At the moment, there was a fierce debate within the Kingdom of Mermaids in Adara, which was also known as the City of the God of the Sea. A large number of Kuo-toans and mermaids were quarreling in front of Queen Gina.
"This is the tenth time that our villages and towns have been robbed. We absolutely cannot tolerate these human bandits!"
"The elderly and children have all been killed. They are robbing our young and strong. I have heard that a large number of slaves of the Kingdom of Mermaids have appeared on the human side. They are even openly auctioning them!"
"Our brothers and sisters have been locked in cages and used like animals. This is all done by those human bandits. We must take revenge, even if we have to start a war!"
"That's right. We should restrict these humans from entering the Swirl Continent and not allow them to get close to the coastal waters. Patrol fleets should expel human fleets as soon as they see them!"
A large number of Kuo-toans and ministers were roaring in the palace. One by one, they knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, complaining to Queen Gina.
At this moment, a mermaid stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is those pirates who have robbed our villages and towns. We should increase our efforts to fight against these pirates instead of directly shutting down our trade with humans. Trade has brought us great development and wealth. Everyone can see our rapid development in the past few years!"
"That's right. We only need to fight against the pirates. We must not shut down the trading ports!" Those who had been robbed and enslaved were only the low-level Kuo-toans. For these mermaids, it was not a painful experience. They were more concerned about the benefits they had gained from the trade.
The Kuo-toans immediately jumped out and accused, "Pirates? What kind of pirates could have such a powerful fleet that could cross the Stormy Sea to rob our villages? We have found out that it was the fleet of the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro who robbed our villages and sold our people as slaves."
"What do you mean by fighting pirates? After pretending to be pirates, they turned around and became official merchant ships that have a trade agreement with us. They swaggered away from our waters!"
"Revenge! Revenge! "
"We will let the humans know our wrath!"
A large number of Kuo-toans roared angrily. Everyone looked at the beautiful blue-haired woman sitting on the throne. She was wearing a crown and holding a scepter. It was the Mermaid Queen, Gina.
Gina raised her head and said with a serious face, "After we find out the truth, we will send messengers to inform the king of the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro. We will demand an explanation from him!"
"Cancel the trade agreement with the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro!"
"Expel all the fleets and merchants of the Kingdom of Rosa d 'Oro!"
"Search and investigate all the people who are selling mermaid slaves. All merchant ships must be searched. Anyone who resists will be executed!"
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