To support the king naturally means to support the king. In the case of the sea people, it is naturally the Sea King.
The beast tribe in the north of the continent and the sea tribe in the south both have loose tribal systems, but beast kings are common in the north while sea kings are rare in the south. According to the mainland documents Xiao Chen has read, there have only been two kings in the sea tribe since ancient times, one was the legendary Sage King who existed in ancient times, and the other was the Warrior King who appeared hundreds of years ago.
Records about the Sage King were very scattered in the historical documents of the mainland. Xiao Chen only knew that he was active long before the Seven Towers era and was a sage who brought the sea people out of ignorance.
From those scattered stories, Xiao Chen made some speculations. The greatest impact of the Sage King on the Sea Clan was to bring the Sea Clan from the sea to the island and start living in a tribal way. Although the intelligence of the Sea Clan itself is not bad, and its physical fitness is better than that of ordinary humans, when they live in the ocean, they have never been able to evolve civilization. It is impossible to make fire in the ocean, and things decay faster, so it is difficult for them to use tools and develop writing. Moreover, due to their loose living habits, there is basically no organization. However, after these primitive Sea Clan were brought to the island by the Sage King, their civilization underwent a qualitative change. They began to have their own writing, learned to use fire, learned to smelt metals, and learned to use the power of magic in an orderly manner. But the most important thing is that they began to live together in a tribal way, able to hunt together in the sea, pick and plant on the island, and the increase in food allowed their population to continue to increase.
The current tribal structure of the sea tribe, the way each tribe discusses matters, and the status of the various tribes in the ocean among the sea tribe were all established from that time. It can be said that if there had not been this wise king, the sea tribes born in the sea might still be just a few sporadic water savages, and would not have become a huge force that constantly threatens the southern city-states.
However, Xiao Chen did not think that this so-called undercurrent alliance had anything to do with the Sage King. On the contrary, the Warrior King who appeared hundreds of years ago might be related to them.
"Are you talking about the Sea King who was defeated by Emperor Rick of the Black Dragon Empire?" Xiao Chen asked.
Trina said with a bit of reverence in her eyes: "Yes. That is His Majesty Andal. He is the result of hundreds of years of efforts by the Undercurrent Alliance. The Undercurrent Alliance was established a long time ago. The Alliance believes that the sea people should be unified like the human kingdom, with a king to lead everyone forward. In this way, the sea people will have more powerful strength. The Alliance spent hundreds of years trying to support several different strong men to conquer and merge the surrounding tribes. But they all failed in the end, and each of them was killed in the internal struggle of the sea people.
Although the Sea Tribe is a name, it actually consists of many very different tribes. The giant whale tribe and the tiny seahorse tribe have nothing in common. Some tribes will interact with you humans, but others will hardly appear in front of you humans. There will also be various conflicts between different races. It is very difficult to find a suitable king who can convince everyone. "
"Then you found and cultivated Andal?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Yes, Andal appeared at this time. He was from the shark tribe. He was very powerful and his tribe was also very powerful. At that time, my predecessors thought that he was brave, powerful and majestic, and was the best candidate for the king. The Undercurrent Alliance contacted him secretly, incorporated his tribe into the alliance, and then provided him with a lot of help. He did not disappoint the alliance. Step by step, he began to conquer many small tribes, gathered their strength together, and then conquered more powerful tribes. His army became more and more powerful, and more and more strong people joined him to fight. Originally, we would see the rise of a sea kingdom. But when he conquered half of the sea tribes, Andal's ambition changed. He ignored the alliance's dissuasion and turned his sights of conquest to the land." Trina said.
"Oh? Now that you tell me, the Undercurrent Alliance didn't want him to go to war with the forces on the mainland at that time?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Of course, my predecessors hoped that he could unify the sea tribe first, but Andal coveted the wealth of the human world. When the war of unification was only half completed, he could not wait to launch an attack on humans. It was during this attack that he was finally defeated by Emperor Rick of the Black Dragon Empire. His life, throne, kingdom, everything was gone."
"I find this statement unbelievable. After all, the scale of the battle that swept across the southern part of the continent was so large that it caused the Black Dragon Empire itself to collapse. Andal would not have been able to launch such a large-scale battle without the support of your alliance. I am more inclined to believe that this is an explanation given by the alliance to shirk responsibility afterwards." Xiao Chen said.
"This... is not important anymore." Trina said, looking at the wreckage and corpses outside the ship. "It's just like me now. I lost all my chances after one failure. It's meaningless to say who is responsible."
"However, in the following years, it seemed that this alliance had been quiet." Xiao Chen said.
"In that war, no matter what the families in the alliance had in mind, they all invested a lot of strength in the end, so the final defeat also caused great losses to the alliance. For example, Andar's tribe was almost completely destroyed. And my family also lost a large number of masters.
After the war with humans, the tribes that were originally conquered by Andal rebelled and declared independence. The sea tribes also fought several civil wars in succession, and the power of the alliance was weakened to the limit. Until now, it has begun to gradually recover. "
"Now that several hundred years have passed, have you found a suitable successor to the Sea King?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Yes."
"Who is he?"
"I am."
"You!" Xiao Chen raised his voice. This answer was really beyond his expectations.
Trina's voice was filled with regret and resentment. "I am one of them. There were originally five candidates, all of whom were the most capable young people from the major families. Three of them were gradually eliminated for various reasons. At this point, there are actually only two left, me and another great magician from the mermaid family, Cassino. Originally, I thought that today's attack was my chance. As long as I could grab the powerful new warships built by humans, my position would be secure, but I never expected this result." (To be continued)