Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“How costly!” Lei Xiu thought to himself. Just the construction of the water cannon towers alone had almost exhausted all of his gold coins. Fortunately, the system had rewarded him with some more.
Even so, he did not have much gold left. Lei Xiu realized that with further growth and improvements, more money would have to be spent. Previously, 5,000 to 6,000 gold coins could fetch him many things, but now, 10,000 gold coins would be used up in an instant.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiu could not help but feel a pinch in his heart. Fortunately, his purchases were not bad. The water turrets and weapons were considered powerful and so, his money was well spent.
Right at this moment, good news arrived. Another school of mermaids had turned up outside the island!
This new group consisted of 50 mermaids, and in addition to the ones already on the island, there would be 200 mermaids in total!
Lei Xiu watched the mermaids happily as Mo Nian led them to him..
“Island Master! This school of mermaids was discovered in the north. Their home had been invaded by enemies and they have been living a nomadic life. After hearing about our island, they were determined to live here!” Mo Nian said respectfully.
“This is our Island Master! Lei Xiu!” Mo Nian turned around and made introductions to the mermaids behind her.
“Greetings! Lei Xiu Island Master! We are pleased to become residents of this place and protect it from now on!” one of the long brown-haired mermaids stepped forward and said with a smile.
“Very good! Welcome!” Lei Xiu said happily.
Soon, all 500 mermaids completed their oaths and became residents of Mermaid Island.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission of inviting 200 mermaids to reside here. You have gained 50 experience points, and 8,000 gold coins]
[Ding! Unlocked Mermaid Talents on Mermaid Island.]
The System’s voice rang out.
“Hmm? Mermaid Talent? Let’s take a look!” Lei Xiu expressed his curiosity and gazed at Mo Nian. A string of information subsequently appeared in his mind.
Mermaid: Mo Nian
Strength: Rank One Novice (0 / 50)
Talent: Intermediate water-type Talent
Skills: Merfolk Song
“Looks like I have to fulfill a certain requirement before I can increase my own strength! Mid-level water attribute talent? This way, Mo Nian can increase her powers through her own training and practice!” Lei Xiu thought.
Mo Nian, who was beside him, felt a mysterious force enter her body. She had a strange sense of a great connection with water. Mo Nian was puzzled, but she saw nothing obviously wrong with her so she stopped thinking about it.
This happened to not just Mo Nian, but all the mermaids on the island! Their talents had all been awakened!
As Lei Xiu took a look at each of the mermaids, strings of information like the ones similar to Mo Nian’s appeared in his mind.
“All the mermaids on this island have water-type talents! Seems like it’s because they have lived in the water for so long. Out of the 200 mermaids, only four have medium-grade water-elemental talents, while the rest were low-grade water-elemental talents. Looks like the heads of each clan are the ones with the best attributes,” Lei Xiu muttered.
Indeed, all four Clan Heads had mid-level water-elemental talents! Mo Nian, Mo Wen, Mo Yuan, and Mo Wu — they were the cream of the crops in each of their clans.
[Ding! Main Mission: Please build the Training Hall. Mission completion: 30 experience points and 4,000 goin coins]
The system’s voice sounded again.
Following that, Lei Xiu saw a new information panel being updated on Mermaid Island. There was now a new selection for the Training Hall!
Training Hall: construction requires eight hours, and 3,000 gold coins
The Training Hall had many facilities for mermaids to cultivate their talents. The higher their talents, the faster their training speed would be.
Once the Training Hall was built, all the mermaids would be able to improve on their strengths there. Currently, all the mermaids on the island were considered Rank Zero novice warriors. With the Training Hall now, their powers would gradually increase.
Furthermore, the Training Hall could be upgraded! Every upgrade would increase the mermaid’s training speed exponentially. For instance, the current Training Hall was only level one and there was only an additional one point of growth each day. Upon reaching level two, growth per day would be increased to two points.
Rumbling sounds echoed as the Training Hall was slowly being constructed at the center of the island.
“Lei Xiu Island Lord! What’s going on? Are we building new weapons?” the mermaids asked upon sensing the island’s changes.
“No! A Training Hall is being constructed right now! Weren’t you unable to increase your powers previously? Each one of you is blessed with a water element attribute, and the function of this Training Hall is to help you work on this attribute and strengthen yourself!” Lei Xiu slowly explained.
“Really?” the mermaids asked excitedly. In fact, it was not that they were unable to increase their powers, but just a very slow process.
Lei Xiu did not respond, giving only a smile and a nod.
Hence, everyone waited in anticipation.
…
Eight hours quietly passed while Lei Xiu and the mermaids waited. To them, it felt more like eight days instead.
At long last, the construction came to an end. A magnificent facility was completed!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the main mission. You have received 30 experience points and 4,000 gold coins]
The system’s prompt sounded at the right moment.
Lei Xiu, Mo Nian and the rest of the mermaids stepped into the Training Hall. The moment they entered, the mermaids sensed a mysterious energy circulating their bodies, and their powers gradually rose.
“Lei Xiu Island Master! I feel like I can become a Rank One Novice Warrior within a few hours!” Mo Nian shouted happily.
“Lei Xiu Island Master! Me too!” the red-haired mermaid, Mo Wen, echoed happily.
“Lei Xiu Island Master! Why do I feel like I have to stay here for more than a day before I can become a Rank One Novice warrior?” another mermaid asked in puzzlement.
“Yeah, me too.” yet another mermaid chimed in.
…
The mermaids started conversing among themselves.
“Silence! Out of all of you, only four mermaids possess medium-grade water-element talents. What the rest of you have are low-grade talents. These four mermaids are the heads of your respective clans, and this is also the reason why you may feel that your training speeds are inferior to theirs,” Lei Xiu explained.
The mermaids nodded in understanding.
Lei Xiu subsequently took his leave. The Training Hall was only useful to the mermaids but not to him.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the construction of the Training Hall mission! You have unlocked the second ranch, the Ocean Tree. You have also obtained, Seed of the Ocean Tree]
“A second ranch? A seed? Could it be that I have to plant the second ranch myself?” Lei Xiu muttered to himself.
The moment the system’s voice sounded, Lei Xiu saw a green seed appear in the storage space of the system.