Chapter 637: A First Exploration Into the Mermaid Tribe

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In fact, the only thing known about the mermaid tribe at Hogwarts is that they had a battle with a giant squid in the Black Lake.

It is naturally impossible for the two species to coexist naturally. The giant squid needs a large enough living space. This is his territory, and the mermaid tribe of the Black Lake also needs to reproduce.

Conflicts will naturally arise between the two.

The final solution was provided by Hogwarts. The space of the Black Lake was divided into two. It can be said that under the threat of magic, both parties reached a perfect consensus.

This incident is still recorded in the mermaid tribe.

As soon as Fanlin swam in front of the mermaid tribe, he was attracted by a boulder depicted in a relief.

A platoon of mermaids armed with steel spears chases a giant squid.

Although the mermaid's technique was rather clumsy, at least Fan Lin was able to recognize this matter.

This is a rare thing.

Fanlin naturally didn't dare to approve of the mermaid's aesthetics, but at least the mermaids used their immature culture to record one thing after another.

This is much better than the giant squid. The giant squid cannot communicate with human wizards. It is still in the category of wild beasts.

However... in the eyes of the Ministry of Magic, these two creatures should be the same.

After crossing the boulder, Fan Lin roughly calculated his position. Through the acceleration of magic, Fan Lin swam as fast as a real fish, but even so, Fan Lin still swam for more than ten minutes.

If it were a normal person, they would be forced by the huge pressure underwater, coupled with the consumption of magic power and adaptation to the water temperature...

Given a clear route for Harry, he should be able to get here in about twenty minutes.

Fan Lin roughly calculated the time it took. Simply relying on his own body and the head soaking spell, even if there was no threat, the other three people could not be faster than Harry.

Krum has a certain talent in transfiguration, which was revealed to him by Fleur.

In this case, Krum may rely on transfiguration, so the order should be Harry, Krum...

As for Cedric and Fleur, I hope they can come out of the aquatic jungle safely.

Although Dumbledore would not let them die, some trouble would naturally be inevitable.

This is probably the center of the Black Lake.

The mermaid tribe's dwellings were still going deeper. Fan Lin saw a place similar to a rift valley, where a large number of stone houses were gathered.

Fan Lin cast a light spell, and under the control of magic, the cold blue light group did not dissipate in the water.

Sitting on Fan Lin's shoulders like a loyal guard.

These stone houses are entirely green. Is this moss or something else?

Strands of seaweed floated out from the gaps in the stone, like ribbons blown by the wind...

This is simply the best scene for being haunted. Fan Lin wouldn't be surprised at all if a ghost with green light all over his body emerged from it.

Fan Lin held the light ball closer. He wanted to know where those mermaids had gone.

Through the dark windows, light shines on the stone house near the mermaid.

Before Fan Lin could take a second look, the mermaid suddenly appeared at the window, startling him. His hand shook, and the ball of light almost fell from his hand.

The mermaid in the stone house let out a very short cry, like a scream. In comparison, Fan Lin wanted to scream more.

But soon, Fan Lin realized the meaning of the scream and the speed of the mermaid moving in the water.

In less than two seconds, the water around Fanlin was surrounded by mermaids.

They are all strong mermaid warriors...

It seems that without the existence of further evolved mermaids, these mermaids can only rely on their own bodies to fight.

However, being in the water and being pointed at by a group of mermaids with steel forks is a really bad feeling.

Only by actually coming into contact with these mermaids can you know how bad the real mermaids are.

Fan Lin very much doubted whether he had misunderstood the concept. Apart from the fact that the siren and the mermaid were both aquatic creatures, Fan Lin had no way of connecting the two species.

Some human features can be vaguely recognized on their faces, their skin is iron-green, and their long seaweed-like hair is braided into strands and floating loosely behind their heads.

The bright yellow eyes look a little cloudy. Although they are similar to human faces, the eyeballs are still arranged on both sides. At least the distance between human eyes will not reach such an exaggerated level.

Like their eyes, the mermaid's teeth are also yellow, and it seems that there is a lack of effective cleaning and maintenance methods. Fan Lin saw that the teeth of the nearest mermaid were somewhat incomplete.

It is worth mentioning that the teeth of mermaids are serrated fangs, and they are not seaweed-eating creatures.

Fan Lin released the light ball in his hand, as if he wanted to see it more clearly.

However, the reactions of these mermaids startled him. It was like encountering snow covered by sunlight. The moment the light of the Light Spell shone, all the mermaid thoughts dispersed like a tide.

This also set off a chaotic surge in the water, and Fan Lin had to use magic to fix his body.

This was much faster than them gathering together. In less than a second, Fan Lin could only see a few scattered mermaid heads.

This really surprised Fan Lin.

According to the original routine, these mermaids were undoubtedly going to attack, but he just released the ball of light in his hand, and the mermaids fled in all directions.

Of course Fanlin knew what the mermaid was afraid of.

magic.

Only magic is the best way to communicate?

To be honest, even Fang, Hagrid's stupid hound, is timid as hell.

However, Yaya at least won't be scared away by a random lighting spell of his.

These mermaids are really the most timid magical creatures that Fan Lin has ever seen. No wonder a single sea monster can command a huge mermaid tribe.

Mermaids clearly have the conditions to perform magic, but out of fear, they choose to resist.

This is a really bad fact.

This is recorded in the book. Mermaids have a natural awe for magic, but awe and fear should not be confused.

Obviously they have strength in numbers...

They were obviously outnumbered, but now they were so scared that they even lost their weapons.

Just being exposed to a completely harmless magic is really a pity for their bodies.

Fanlin was still thinking that he would be in a very troublesome situation, but now... (To be continued)