Chapter 96
Tide leaned forward, his eyes fixated on the ring in Finely hand. "This indeed changes everything," he mused, his mind racing with possibilities. "If possibly those other insignificant treasures are as powerful as you suggest, then it’s imperative that we immediately locate the leader and retrieve any such artifacts in their possession."
Finback nodded in agreement. "Indeed, your highness. The power these items hold could tip the balance in favor of the opposition. It’s crucial that we act swiftly and decisively."
Tide turned his attention to the council members. "We shall launch an investigation into those magical treasures that haven’t been credited to the royal palace and their distribution. I want every available resource dedicated to this task. Finback, Finely, work closely on this matter. I need to know every merfolk who possess these items and how they plan to use them."
The council members acknowledged the orders with nods of determination. Finely carefully placed the ring on the table before him, its trident retracting back into its hidden compartment. Finback spoke again, "Your highness, if I may, I suggest we also strengthen our intelligence network. If there’s a black market or secret dealings involving these treasures, our spies must uncover them."
Tide leaned back, contemplating Finback’s suggestion. "You’re right. We need eyes and ears in every corner of the kingdom. Assemble our most trusted murlocs underling, and have them infiltrate any suspicious groups or gatherings. We cannot afford to underestimate our adversaries."
"This will be a good time to ask about the forces of our kingdom, are they enough and ready for this supposedly upcoming threat" Tide asked.
This is a good time to bring up the power system Tide and his people created that has been a great help in boosting their power.
The first stage is what’s called Elemental Novices, the murloc are a race surrounded and lives in water so the element mostly surrounding them heavily is the water element and at this stage of power is mainly focused on get a feel on the mana by undergoing rigorous exercises in controlling water flow around their bodies, developing basic hydrokinesis which allows them to manipulate small water currents and enhance their swimming speed. They gain the ability to create simple water projectiles or manipulate water in small containers.
The second stage is called the Elemental Channelers, where enhanced hydrokinesis allows them to create defensive water barriers and move through water with exceptional agility. They begin to sense the mana elemental attuned best to them so at this stage most shark men and murloc Develop control over ice, allowing them to freeze water temporarily, not only ice other diversities of the water element like manipulating water in various states, transitioning between liquid, steam, and mist. They learn to control the density and behavior of each state. Channelers in this stage engage in meditation sessions to attune themselves to their mana element.