Battle! (Part One)

At this moment, Lei Xiu was still basking in the sun on the beach, drinking fresh coconut juice and watching the mermaids playing in the lake. Occasionally, the mermaids would sway their slender waists and dance in the water.

These mermaids' crisp and melodious voices and beautiful figures really fascinated Lei Xiu.

[Ding! Congratulations on building Mermaid Island. You have gained 50 experience points, and 20,000 gold coins.]

The system's voice suddenly sounded.

"It's finally repaired!" Lei Xiu's heart was filled with excitement.

Then, he opened the system and checked the attributes panel once again.

Host: Lei Xiu (Ocean Ranch Master)

Ranch: Mermaid Island (300 / 500) Sea Tree (Not grown)

Job: Rank Two Warrior (90 / 600)

Item: 35,500 gold coins

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Ranch: Mermaid Island

Mermaid Number: 300

Output: 600 gold coins per hour

Fortification: 50 water turrets (50 level two turrets)

"I didn't expect to become a Rank Two Warrior so quickly! Oh right, let's see how strong Mo Nian and the rest are!" Lei Xiu suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued reading.

Mermaid: Mo Nian

Strength: Rank Two Novice (2 / 100)

Talent: Intermediate water-type Talent

Skills: Merfolk's Song, Merfolk Tail Swing

"Mo Nian's power has reached Rank Two Novice! She even has a new skill! Let's see the other mermaids. If they're all at Rank Two, the power of this island will dominate this seas!" Lei Xiu muttered to himself.

Excited, Lei Xiu quickly checked the attributes of the three hundred mermaids on the island.

In the end, it was only Mo Nian and Mo Wen who had the strength of a Rank Two, while most of the other mermaids had the strength of a Rank Zero Novice.

This made Lei Xiu feel a little disappointed.

Fortunately, there were more than a hundred mermaids with the strength of a Rank One.

Moreover, a hundred or so Novice mermaids on Mermaid Island each had a set of bronze weapons.

"Should I forge a set of weapons for all of them? But this way, I won't have any gold coins to use!" Lei Xiu murmured.

"Island Master! We found Razor Tiger Sharks approaching us aggressively from the bottom of the sea hundreds of meters away from our island!" At this moment, a mermaid swam over from outside the island and interrupted Lei Xiu's thoughts.

"What! A Razor Tiger Sharks! How strong are they?!" Lei Xiu was shocked and immediately stood up.

After all, the Razor Tiger Sharks were an overlord species in this region. When the Razor Sharp Tiger Sharks attacked, it was an entire group of them!

Although Lei Xiu was very confident in the strength of the island, the Razor Tiger Sharks should not be provoked.

"Island Master! When I was patrolling outside, I didn't dare to stay to check their strength. I quickly came back to report to you," the mermaid replied.

"Island Master! I know! I think these sharks are here for revenge!" Mo Nian came out of the Training Hall and said.

"Oh?" Lei Xiu gestured for Mo Nian to continue.

"Island Master, do you still remember Mo Yan and the others? When I was looking for them, they were being chased by these Razor Tiger Sharks. Then, I killed those Razor Tiger Sharks that were chasing them. From what those Razor Tiger Sharks said, I must have killed a big shot from their group," Mo Nian said.

"Is that so… Alright! Mo Nian, go inform the mermaids on the island to prepare for battle!" After Lei Xiu understood what had happened, he immediately gave the order.

"Yes!" Mo Nian retreated respectfully, preparing to convey Lei Xiu's orders to the rest of the mermaids.

Following that, Lei Xiu assigned the mermaids who had recently arrived to the various water turrets and gave them a detailed introduction of the usage of the water turrets. He even equipped the five mermaids at each water turret with bronze bows and arrows.

Although these arrows did not have as much range damage as the Water Cannons, they were much more damaging than individual weapons alone. However, they were also very expensive to forge. Hence, Lei Xiu only equipped each Water Cannons with five bows.

Not far away, Mo Nian was also arranging the mermaids in various positions. Most of them were hiding in the water with Mo Nian, while the other mermaids were acting as back-ups. Every time a mermaid was injured, they would be able to replace each other and replenish their energy in time to maximize their combat power.

After everything was arranged, Lei Xiu himself came to stand at one of the water cannon towers. His expression was solemn as he watched the Razor Tiger Sharks swimming over from outside the island.

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"Chief! Why is this island so peaceful? When we were observing earlier, there were many mermaids playing around here! Could there be a trap?" At this moment, the Razor Tiger Shark called Second Brother spoke.

"There's definitely something fishy going on! But there are so many of us here, so why would we be afraid of these mermaids! Shark Yan, you're just scared of being beaten, right? To think that you're even someone who used to be alongside the Young Patriarch's!" Shark Kui laughed coldly as he spoke.

Shark Yan lowered his head, not daring to retort. He had indeed been shocked by the strength of Mo Nian and the others that day.

"Alright! Leave thirty sharks here to wait. The rest of you, follow me in!" Shark Yi said slowly.

When Shark Yi and the others entered the island, Lei Xiu spotted Shark Yi and the other sharks. Shark Yi naturally saw Lei Xiu standing tall at the water cannon tower.

From Lei Xiu's position, Shark Yi knew that Lei Xiu was the master of the mermaids! He was the owner of this island! He was also the key to the increase in strength of the mermaids!

"Start the battle!" Lei Xiu said as soon as he saw Shark Yi and the other sharks.

Immediately, energy began to condense at the mouth of the water turret. The energy condensing of a level 2 water turret was faster than that of a level 1 water turret!

As a result, the 30 water cannon turrets quickly let out a rumbling sound. 60 shells flew towards the sharks.

The mermaids with bows and arrows in their hands also aimed at their chosen targets.

"Swish… swish… swish…"

One could only hear the sounds of arrows rubbing against bows rising and falling. A rain of arrows showered down onto the sharks.

"Everyone calm down! Take care to dodge!" Shark Yi, who was below, did not panic in the slightest bit when he saw the attack. He rose up to assume his role of clan leader and said calmly.

The Razor Tiger Sharks were a powerful group after all. Under their swift movements, most of the shells and arrows could not harm them.

However, because it was too dense, there were still a few Razor Tiger Sharks that were hit by cannonballs or arrows. Those that were hit were blasted apart such that their flesh and blood splattered everywhere. The flesh and blood stimulated the Razor Tiger Sharks, causing them to become even more ferocious.

Those who were hit by the arrows died after struggling for a while. Mermaids were trained in archery, and they often knew to aim at vital points.