Shadow of the Beautiful World

You really don't want to be king?

Outside the palace of Atlantis, Merlin hovered in the water with his hands behind his back, walked towards the golden undersea aircraft parked in the courtyard, and said to his nephew following behind:

As long as you open your mouth, I believe Namor will be willing to give you part of the royal power. He is really kind to you and treats you as a real relative.

Stop kidding, Uncle.

Arthur's body was covered with bandages at this time, and the friction of the wound during the action made him grin his teeth in pain.

He said to Merlin:

I've been through a lot of things from childhood to college, but absolutely none of it taught me how to be a king.

I was born and grew up as an ordinary person. My mother died tragically at the bottom of the sea because of the crown, and my father regretted it all his life.

Arthur curled his lips, and he said quite openly:

It's too late for me to be happy that Namor is willing to take over that burden.

All right.

Merlin stopped floating forward, turned around, and said to Arthur:

It seems that you have really grown up and already have your own values ​​and worldview.

That's good, you've been tough enough to take on more responsibility and accept what I'm going to tell you next.

Lord Raven stared at his nephew with blue eyes, and he said softly:

Your mother, Queen Atlanna is not dead!

Um?

Arthur's eyes widened.

His expression was a little dazed at this moment, as if he had suffered a terrible mental shock, but he quickly realized that he reached out and grabbed Merlin's arm regardless of the wound on his hand.

He said eagerly:

Really? Uncle, you didn't lie to me?

Well, it's true.

Merlin nodded, and he said to Arthur:

Your father also knows the news. I used a special method to divination for your mother. She is still alive, but I can't predict where she is now, maybe she is still in the sea.

Merlin said to the excited Arthur:

Your fate with this sea is far from over.

Maybe, after you recover from your injuries, you can search from the Trench Clan's territory. If your mother fled there back then, maybe you can find some clues there.

But Arthur!

Merlin reached out and patted Arthur on the shoulder. He said:

You can't go alone. Although I know you still have the ability to hide, but the power of one person is limited after all. The Trench Clan also hides some dangerous secrets that are difficult to discern.

Arthur bit his lip, he thought for a moment, and said to Merlin:

I know, I have to go back and talk to my dad first, make a plan, and find a few helpers.

Shazam is a good fit.

Merlin waved his fingers casually, and said:

That disciple of mine is too escaping. Maybe a dangerous trip can make his character calmer, and he can use this to sharpen his own strength, and he owes you this.

After all, he stole your girlfriend, tsk tsk, young people nowadays

Merlin shook his head, sighed with emotion like an old man, then bid farewell to Arthur, and walked towards the hovering aircraft.

Old friend Vico is waiting for him in the flying machine.

He will drive Merlin to the secret place where the blue mother box is placed in Atlantis. Namor has promised to hand over the blue mother box to Merlin. As the king's adviser and Merlin's friend, Vico will personally complete the agreement.

Arthur and the other young people, and the mutants can't go yet.

They were going to stay and attend Namor's coronation. Namor had only one sister whom he hadn't contacted for a long time. Besides that, he had no relatives. If they didn't attend the ceremony, Namor would be too lonely.

In the courtyard of the royal palace, Arthur watched as Uncle Merlin's flying machine plunged into the sea above his head, and then quickly disappeared into the distance.

He was still delighted at the news that his mother was still alive.

Just like a person who has been in despair for a long time finally sees hope. To tell the truth, Arthur can also understand why his father and Uncle Merlin have kept the news away until now.

If it was him before, he was so impulsive and reckless, and after hearing the news, he would definitely rush into the territory of the Trench Clan regardless of everything.

That is the most dangerous place in the Seven Seas.

If even Uncle Merlin, who is the heavenly father, thinks that the place is dangerous, then Arthur must think long term.

Your name is Arthur?

Just as Arthur was standing in the courtyard, thinking about the problem in a mess, a gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Arthur turned his head and saw a girl in a white dress with colorful jellyfish on her shoulders and waist, as well as strange decorations such as shells, coral and pearls, and a girl with flowing long hair, leaning on the pillars in the courtyard.

The girl was holding a wine bottle in her hand, and she looked very drunk.

Well, she is beautiful.

Full of the softness of the sea people, the appearance is no different from that of a human, but even more delicate.

Yes, I'm Arthur.

Arthur is a gentleman too.

He politely said to the strange girl:

Are you lost? You look sad.

Yeah, who wouldn't be sad?

The girl leaned against the pillar, lifted the wine bottle, and took a long gulp of the wine. Her cheeks were flushed, and she said to Arthur:

Did you know? When you defeated Orm, my father was going to marry me to you, and then you gave the throne to Namor, and he was going to put me on your brother's bed.

The most ridiculous thing is that I was Aum's fiancée before you came here.

The girl grinned and showed a sarcastic smile. She stood up, carrying the wine bottle unsteadily, and walked towards Arthur.

She was a little shorter than Arthur.

She stretched out her finger, put it on Arthur's chin with a drunken eye, and said:

But the problem is, I don't like any of you three brothers, and the happy conversation with Aum is just a joke. I just heard that even your brother has a real wife.

That land woman has taken my house in this palace unceremoniously. I have nowhere to go, Arthur.

She stuck out her tongue, licked her lips, and said in a self-defeating voice:

Take me home, I'm yours tonight

You're just drunk, ma'am.

Arthur was not in the mood for romance at the moment.

First, he just learned about his mother, and he retrieved the information about the most important woman in his life.

Secondly, he had just broken up with Kara a few days ago, and he was in a bad phase of a broken relationship, and part of the madness of beating Om in the arena was also due to this reason.

The girl in front of me is very beautiful.

But that's all.

Old Tom and Merlin educated Arthur very well. He was not a pervert who lost his soul when he saw a woman.

He solemnly pushed away the lady from the bottom of the sea who was lying on top of him, and said:

I'll send you back to the palace. This place is so big, I can always find an empty house for you. I think my brother and his blunt wife will also give me face.

After speaking, he helped the drunk girl to the palace.

The drunken girl was drinking madly, she was riding on Arthur's broad back like a little wild cat, patting Arthur's head, she screamed:

Are you still a man! Arthur Curry!

Whether I am a man or not is none of your business, miss.

Arthur snorted, and he simply carried the rambunctious wine lunatic on his shoulders like a rice bag.

He said:

Before you blindly hand yourself over to other perverts, you'd better find a place to sober up. You know, not all men are as gentle as I am.

Speaking of which, you are also a sea princess, so is my mother, and Namor's mother is also a sea princess like you, are you all so casual?

Or, is this your tradition?

Ah! Don't bite your ears, you crazy woman! Whoever marries you will definitely be unlucky forever!

Stop! Don't grab your hair! Don't undress! Damn!

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Is it true what you just said to Arthur?

On the way to the secret place of Atlantis, Vico, a seaman who has been silent all the time, manipulates the aircraft and goes deep into a dark abyss.

At the moment when the light outside the airship dimmed, he suddenly said:

Atlanna is still alive?

right.

Merlin glanced at Vico with strange eyes, and he said solemnly:

The heartthrob queen is still alive. Judging by the lifespan of you people in the sea, she can live for a long time. Let me figure it out. If she is rescued by Arthur in the past few years, she will spend time with old Tom on land.

In another 30 years at most, she will return to the bottom of the sea, and it is estimated that she will still have the charm.

Merlin counted with his fingers, and he said to Vico:

Based on this, you still have a chance! You and Atlanta can stay together for at least 60 years. It is impossible to have a child, but Xiyanglian, tsk tsk, is really touching.

Shut up!

Vico seemed offended.

He retorted fiercely:

Even if Atlanna comes back, she will still be a queen, she has a noble status, why should I explain this to you when I was born as a commoner? Damn it!

There is no dirty relationship between me and Atlanta as you think!

Vico kept a straight face and stopped looking at Merlin.

Lord Raven peeked at his old friend, and said in a low voice:

Why bother?

Your attitude towards Arthur and Aum, who can you fool?

You are the person Atlanta trusts the most. You grew up together. Namor told me that if you didn't have things like Tom and Ovacs, you would be the most suitable companions.

Merlin leaned back on the seat, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly:

Namor claims to bring changes to Atlantis. I think he can do it. Maybe when Atlanna comes back, the stupid blood theory of Atlantis will be ended.

You can be together openly and aboveboard. You have protected Atlanta for the rest of your life. Vico, you deserve it. If Atlanta doesn't give you an explanation, I, an outsider, will feel chilled.

And I think Arthur probably won't object to it, after all, you are his half father.

You do not understand.

Vico wanted to say something.

But in the end, all his thoughts turned into a long sigh. He looked beyond the airship and saw the colorful water under the sunlight refracted on the sea surface. He said:

I built a wall between myself and Atlanta. When Atlanta was about to marry Ovax, she asked me to take her away with her.

You know what? I should have confessed everything to her that night, but I'm a coward and I dare not do that.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Vico's eyes, and he also exuded a strong twilight energy.

He said:

I didn't dare to challenge the ancient tradition. I disappointed Atlanta. She left alone, but was attacked by the Trench tribe and fell outside Tom's lighthouse.

I saw Tom bring the injured Atlanta back to the lighthouse with my own eyes underwater, and I thought that might be the best ending for her.

I'm a useless man, I'm not good enough for her.

Merlin had long guessed that there was something going on between Vico and Atlanta.

But I didn't expect the truth of the matter to deviate from the direction of the 8 o'clock TV series, and now it's hard for Merlin to persuade him.

He could only reach out and pat Vico on the shoulder.

He said to his old friend:

The past is over, Ovax is dead, maybe there is still possibility and hope between you, if you feel sorry for her, then when Arthur finds her, you should say sorry to her .”

No.

Vico raised his head, with a flash of determination in his eyes, he said:

I can't let Arthur take risks, I will go to Atlanta, and I will bring her back at all costs!

up to you.

Merlin looked at the hidden fortress under the trench, and said:

The Trench tribe is a trivial matter. The most troublesome thing is that evil Kraken on the bottom of the sea is a monster at the level of a heavenly father. You have to be careful.

Um.

Vico nodded, and a few minutes later, he led Merlin past the heavy guards of the Atlantis Legion, and came to the stone room that sealed off the blue mother box.

Merlin looked at the mother box placed above the sea abyss, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

It would be nice to give it to me earlier, wouldn't there be so many things?

Lord Raven sighed with emotion, then raised his finger.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the orange light easily broke through the complex magic defense system inside the building, and sent the blue mother box into his palm.

Two of them, and the last one.

Merlin put away the mother box and opened the portal to the wasteland.

At the moment he stepped into the halo, he seemed to remember something, and turned back to Vico and said:

Go back and tell Namor, don't be so anxious to explore the ancient city of Atlantis. As a gatekeeper, I have entered it several times. There is something weird in that city.

The terrifying energy of the Great Fallen Era still entrenches the city, and they must be fully prepared before they can enter!

In addition, I know what those kings are thinking, but please tell them that the symbol of the kingship of the Sea Emperor Atlanta, the holy Neptune Trident is not in the city of Atlantis!

The Emperor of the Sea has left all his kingship and secret treasures somewhere in this sea. If they want to become the real King of the Seven Seas, they must continue to look for them!