The Mermaid Princess, the Eldest Prince, the Second Prince!

Youlan Merman Clan?

Qin Feng was a bit surprised by the system notification.

Just like the Knowledge Eye, this NPC clan directly unlocked advanced and high-level functions for Qin Feng.

"Quite straightforward."

Qin Feng thought to himself.

No wonder those little mermaids in front of him were trembling in fear. The combat power Qin Feng had displayed was truly terrifying!

Where had these mermaids ever seen such a spectacle?

Not a single deep-sea fiend they summoned could withstand more than one attack from this man!

Any fiend, without exception, was instantly annihilated!

In the blink of an eye, the sea fiends within hundreds of miles around were cleared out!

As for Qin Feng, he had no particular feelings about it.

For him, all of this was perfectly normal.

"Let's first see what functions this NPC has."

Qin Feng didn't communicate with the mermaids for the time being.

Instead, he opened the guild panel to check the status of this NPC clan.

He then discovered that the Youlan Merman Clan was mainly divided into three parts.

One was the 'Life & Construction' section, led by the Youlan Mermaid Second Prince, 'Didi Boboye', with ten mermaid subordinates. These subordinates were all 'Artisan Mermaids', possessing various abilities such as construction, repair, planting, cooking, medicine-making, alchemy… and so on.

Furthermore, construction, repairs, and other tasks performed by these NPCs consumed 50% less lifespan.

This was the basic function of the 'Youlan Merman Clan'.

The advanced function was another part: 'Combat Guardians', led by the Youlan Mermaid Eldest Prince, 'Didi Boji', also with ten mermaid subordinates, all of whom were 'Guardian Mermaids'.

They themselves didn't have much combat capability, but they could summon all surrounding sea fiends to fight for them. Even if not in a marine environment, they could summon a sea fiend army out of thin air.

This was the advanced function of the 'Youlan Merman Clan'.

Qin Feng made a rough estimate. If in the ocean, summoning a fiend tide like the one just now, even the Sky Vault Guild would be utterly unable to withstand it.

If not in the ocean, the sea fiend army summoned by the Mermaid Eldest Prince 'Didi Boji' and his subordinates would have an overall strength equivalent to four or five Diamond-level BOSSes combined!

The combat power of one NPC clan was equivalent to the overall strength of a guild, perhaps even surpassing some!

Moreover…

The sea fiend army summoned by this NPC clan could improve as the guild's average level increased.

The 'Shadow' guild Qin Feng belonged to had only him and Ghost Spirit, a man and a woman alone. One was ranked first in the world by level, the other second…

In that case, the sea fiend army summoned by the mermaid clan could sweep across the entire globe.

Finally, there was the high-level function of the 'Youlan Merman Clan'.

This was the strongest and most terrifying function of this NPC clan, so powerful it even made Qin Feng gasp in astonishment!

This was the last group of eleven little Youlan Mermaids, the 'Mermaid Priestess' team led by the Mermaid Princess 'Boboxia'.

They could weaken enemies in battle and grant powerful buffs to allied units.

"Was that the watery ripple I just endured?"

Qin Feng had a good idea now.

Through the NPC attribute panel, Qin Feng learned that the negative effect of that light blue ripple on enemies was to reduce the target's Superior Resistance and Upper Affixes by 50%, lasting for 30 minutes.

No wonder it could eliminate over two hundred points of 'Invulnerability' affixes at once.

The buff for allies was to grant 10-20 random Upper Affixes and increase existing Upper Affixes by 30%, lasting for 30 minutes.

"This buff is insane, right?"

"If this were cast on a guild, with everyone getting 10-20 Upper Affixes…"

Qin Feng couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.

If there were such a guild, with tens of thousands of members each having that many Upper Affixes, focusing their fire on Qin Feng, even he wouldn't be able to withstand it!

Of course…

Tens of thousands of people couldn't possibly focus fire on a single person simultaneously due to spatial and attack range limitations. Currently, even when surrounded, one would at most be attacked by a few hundred people at once.

But the sheer terror of the priestess function of the 'Youlan Merman Clan' was already imaginable.

"It's a shame this ability costs 5,000 years of lifespan to activate once."

"For other guilds, it would basically only be usable at a life-or-death juncture."

Without a doubt.

This Youlan Merman Clan was an NPC intended for large-scale warfare!

Its effect on enhancing Qin Feng's personal combat power wasn't very strong.

"However, that 30% Upper Affix increase could still be useful in some specific situations…"

Qin Feng shook his head.

The cost of five thousand years of lifespan was too steep. Even with half being refunded, Qin Feng saw no need to activate it just for that buff.

"In other words, for me, only the basic function of this NPC is somewhat practical?"

Qin Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Undoubtedly, the Youlan Merman Clan possessed exceptional combat capabilities.

But they were basically useless to Qin Feng!

Originally, Qin Feng had thought about having these mermaids specifically lure fiends for him.

But now that these mermaids had been subdued and joined his guild, any fiends they lured would be considered 'allied units'.

Although allied units weren't unkillable, killing them yielded no experience!

"Is this the so-called 'weakened tenfold after turning good'?"

Nevertheless, having the Youlan Merman Clan would make the construction of Qin Feng's Hideout much easier and cheaper, along with medicine-making, alchemy, forging… and so on.

If there were corresponding player talents to cooperate, the achievable results would be even better.

To give a simple example.

If Celestial Star joined the Sky Vault Guild and received assistance from the mermaid artisans when concocting magic potions, his potion output would increase 3-5 times, with costs cut in half!

This would be of immense help to a guild's resource reserves.

"In that case, I might as well have Celestial Star join the Sky Vault Guild later."

Qin Feng planned to grant the life/construction-type players in the Sky Vault Guild access to assistance from the mermaid artisans.

After all, the Hideout 'Evil Spirit Academy' being built by the Sky Vault Guild belonged to Qin Feng… Since they were building for him, it was only right to give them a 'little' convenience!

…

After reviewing the functions and attributes of these mermaids.

Qin Feng then began observing their living environment. The crystal ball was their palace, and it actually had an 'invincible' shell!

"Is this… an artifact of Order?"

Qin Feng looked at the crystal ball, somewhat surprised.

The crystal ball, forged using invincible Order, could protect the mermaids' lives inside it, though the mermaids themselves could pass through the crystal ball's interior and exterior.

As Qin Feng examined the crystal ball carefully.

The Mermaid Princess · Boboxia, the Mermaid Eldest Prince · Didi Boji, and the Mermaid Second Prince · Didi Boboye from the clan all swam to the forefront, mustering their courage to make eye contact with Qin Feng!

They seemed to want to communicate with Qin Feng.

"I am Shadow, the leader of the Shadow guild."

Qin Feng introduced himself first, then asked with considerable curiosity, "By the way, your clan is named Youlan Mermaids… Could you possibly have some connection to the Youlan Civilization?"