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Chapter 449 Mera and Nereus
Speaking of this, Om was a little helpless.

After Atlantis suffered a disaster sent by the gods in the past, its civilization was interrupted for too long and too much knowledge was lost.

Now, Om only knows that the Mother Box is dangerous and was sealed in the temple before the disaster that befell Atlantis.

After the disaster, royal scholars analyzed the scattered materials rescued from the ruins and found that the mother box seemed to connect to a dangerous area and a group of dangerous enemies.

In a word, dangerous!
So, after complaining, Om didn't think much about it, but spoke directly to the guard.

"Inform father of the news about the Mother Box."

"As ordered, Your Highness."

After receiving the order, the guards quickly left the temple and headed for the palace where the Sea King was.

Aquaman is not in good health and speaks weakly.

It was really a series of events that happened in the past few years that completely turned this middle-aged man into an old man.

Imagine a middle-aged king with a happy life and high status, who suddenly suffers a major emotional blow.

Being abandoned by my childhood sweetheart was fine, and my childhood sweetheart had a child with a human who guarded a lighthouse was fine, and my childhood sweetheart didn't allow me to kill the child, and even didn't allow me to kill the man...

But I am actually worse than a lowly, ordinary human man who guards the lighthouse!
Even that human man got his pure and innocent wife before him!

Just because of this incident, Aquaman was on the verge of collapse. There had not been any wars in the ocean in recent years, and he had been living a stable life, so he was really a little in love.

As a result, the son he had with his childhood sweetheart started to cause trouble for him again in recent years!

That kid didn't even hide his ambition. The whole ocean knew that Orm was an absolute warmongerer who wanted to start a war between the Atlanteans and humans.

In order to achieve the purpose of the war, his beloved son and himself have had many disputes!
Even his son didn't want to see him.

You see, the wife he deeply loves doesn't love him at all. She would rather be exiled to the lost country than apologize to him.

And his beloved son hoped that he would die suddenly so that he could realize his ambition.

Family troubles seem to have become an indelible shadow for every middle-aged man, torturing this Aquaman to the point of exhaustion.

Under the influence of the depressed energy, it didn’t take long for Aquaman to decline into his current state, and he couldn’t even hold the trident steadily.

Just then, the guards hurried in.

Hearing the sound of the soldiers' armor colliding, Aquaman felt his eyes darken.

There is no doubt that he was his son's guard. So, what reason did his son find to quarrel with him?

Aquaman wanted to pretend to be asleep, but considering it was too late, he had to pretend to listen.

And Vico, the chief of internal affairs who was always on his side, asked Om's guards.

“Why are you coming and going in such a hurry? Report the reason, Guard.

Is His Majesty Aum in trouble?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Commander, the sealed Mother Box in the Undersea Temple just vibrated!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Vico narrowed his eyes sharply.

"Are you sure the Mother Box has vibrated? According to scattered historical records, from fifteen thousand years ago to the present, the box has never reacted!"

After he finished speaking, Vico turned his head nervously and looked at the Sea King who was slowly getting up from the couch.

Facing the gaze of his chief minister, His Majesty the Sea King took a deep breath and then sighed.

"The matter of the Mother Box cannot be underestimated. Vico, contact Nereus and ask him to assist me in handling the Mother Box. Prince Orm will assist me as well."

After he finished speaking, Aquaman waved his hand and drove the guards away.

After the guards left, Vicco took a few steps forward worriedly, came to the side of Aquaman and asked softly.

"Your Majesty, is your health so serious that you are unable to handle matters related to the Mother Box?
But even so, Lord Orm has the ability to handle the Mother Box independently, so we don't seem to need King Zebel's help."

“We may not need the power of the Kingdom of Zebel, but once the Mother Box really explodes, the Kingdom of Zebel will probably understand the meaning of sacrificing for me. They will always have to contribute something.

What's more, Nereus and I are old friends, and he knows how to help me."

As Aquaman spoke, he closed his eyes tiredly and lay back on the couch.

Leaning against the backrest of the couch, Aquaman recalled in his mind the details of his youth with Nereus, the lord of the Kingdom of Zebel, while tapping the couch with his fingers.

"Vico, I am old, so old that I have to admit that I am old.

Perhaps it won’t be long before I can meet our ancestors in the kingdom of God.

But Ohm was too young and his ideas were too radical.

Therefore, there must be someone who can suppress him for a period of time, so that he will not lead our kingdom into war shortly after I leave!"

As he finished speaking, Aquaman's breath became weaker and weaker, so he simply relaxed his body and collapsed completely.

Looking at the spiritless King of the Sea, Vico blinked helplessly.

Although Vico was originally an official of the Kingdom of Zebel, he also followed his mistress Atlanna to the Kingdom of Atlantis to serve as an official.

But when it comes to Atlanna's love life, not even Vico can say anything that's too biased in favor of Queen Atlanna.

Even though he felt that Her Majesty the Queen was a little too willful, she not only had the mission of marriage, but also represented the dignity of the Kingdom of Zebel and the Kingdom of Atlantis.

But why did such a powerful queen escape from her marriage and come to the human world, marrying a fucking lighthouse keeper?
Is the lighthouse doing some outrageous publicity because it's short of keepers?
So does the queen love humans so madly?
Even the king of Atlantis is not as good as a lowly commoner of the human race?
But the queen didn't know that it was her willful behavior that turned a considerable number of Atlantis's superiors, including Orm, into the war faction who firmly supported the war!
Lowly humans have defiled the Queen of Atlantis, and this is reason enough for many superiors to hate humans!

Recalling the queen's affairs, Om pursed his lips weakly, then came to the side of the Sea King and whispered.

"I understand. When King Nereus arrives, I will try my best to cooperate with him.

However, Your Majesty, please take care of your health.

After all, the matter of the Mother Box is of great importance. If there is any change in the Mother Box, then we may have to face a huge war.

Although part of the historical records have been lost, it can be concluded from the fragmented records that the Mother Box is destined to be connected to an unimaginable disaster.

And if a disaster really occurs, then all the people of the Kingdom of Atlantis and the Seven Seas will still need your Majesty to lead them to fight!"

After saying that, Vicco looked at Aquaman worriedly.

Facing Vicco's gaze, Neptune smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"campaign?"

Aquaman raised his right hand tiredly and continued to smile bitterly.

"Vico, I'm afraid I can't even lift the trident. Do you need a king with a plastic trident standing in front of the soldiers, encouraging them to die for the king who can't lead the troops?
What's more, I know my own body. I am no longer the king of the nine seas per second.

I am afraid that I can’t even swim 200 nautical miles now. I am already a useless person who may not be able to withstand the pressure of the sea water even if I ride a shark.”

The Sea King suddenly raised his hand and gently grabbed Vico's wrist. He squeezed Vico's hand with all his strength and said word by word.

"Viko, my friend, please help me take care of our kingdom and my people.

Besides that, don't give up on the search for Atlanna, she was so beautiful and smart, even if she was banished to the Lost Kingdom, I don't believe she would die like that!

I...I'll stop here for today. I have to rest.

As for the rest, you can discuss it with my good brother Nereus."

At this point, His Majesty the Sea King no longer had the energy to talk, so he turned around and took a rest.

Looking at the tired figure of Aquaman lying on the bed, Vicco's eyes reddened and he nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

He spoke to Aquaman with particular determination.

"No matter what, I will take good care of every inch of your territory and every one of your people!
Even if the disaster behind the Mother Box comes to me, before I die completely, that disaster can't hurt any Atlantean!"

After saying that, Vico saluted Aquaman seriously.

Although this Aquaman did not have any particularly great achievements, he was also a love-brained man.

But as a king, he was open-minded in accepting advice, listening to all sides and making use of a series of non-royal officials, including himself.

Even today, even as humans expand their presence in the ocean, they are causing more and more pollution.

But the people of Atlantis were not affected, and their lives were even better than before.

In short, this generation of Aquaman is a truly wise king. How could Vico not admire such a king?

Concerned about his majesty, Vico conveyed the order to summon King Zebel for an audience.

Afterwards, he rushed to the Deep Sea Temple to observe the abnormal mother box.

After he arrived, Om left with a snort. Om didn't like this guy Vico.

But it didn't take long before King Nereus followed closely.

About twenty minutes later, Nereus, who was riding on an express water vehicle from the Atlantic direction, saw the buildings of the Kingdom of Atlantis.

Looking at the densely packed buildings, the red-haired girl of fifteen or sixteen years old next to Nereus leaned on the porthole and spoke to his father curiously.

"Father, is that the Kingdom of Atlantis?
They seem much more prosperous than us, is this the power of the royal family?"

"Of course, dear, the legitimacy of Atlantis lies in the city of Atlantis and the bloodlines of the true kings.

But do not worry, my child, because there will never be a war between our kingdom and the Kingdom of Atlantis.

We are the most stable ally in the sea, because since three thousand years ago, almost every queen of the Kingdom of Atlantis has been a princess of our Kingdom of Zebel!"

"I know, just like Aunt Atlanna.

But, father, will I also marry into the Kingdom of Atlantis in the future?"

After hearing her father's words, the red-haired girl asked Nereus expectantly and nervously.

Hearing this, Nereus nodded gently and continued.

“Of course, my daughter, you are born to be the queen of the seven seas, and no one can compete with you for that position.

This is why I brought you to the Kingdom of Atlantis. It is time for you to meet His Majesty's son."

"Are you talking about Orm? The prince who never hid his ambitions?"

The red-haired girl felt a little unhappy. She instinctively disliked the idea of ​​marriage.

After all, her idol is her Aunt Atlanna.

As we all know, Atlanna, the former princess of the Kingdom of Zebel, had already caused chaos in the Kingdom of Atlantis before she officially married the current Aquaman.

In order to escape the marriage, she even launched a coup, and took the opportunity to assassinate the love-minded King of the Sea to briefly push herself to the position of King of the Sea!
That’s right, Atlanna did do that. In addition to her status as queen, she was also the female sea king who ruled the Kingdom of Atlantis for two and a half months!
As for her results...

As you can imagine, she was driven off the throne in just two and a half months, and then she resolutely escaped from the marriage.

The story after that is familiar, she married herself to the lighthouse keeper.

In short, even Aunt Atlanna's ending was not very good.

After resisting marriage several times, even though she made so many efforts, she still couldn't escape the fate of becoming a queen.

Even in the end, she didn't even have an intact body left, but was exiled to the Lost Kingdom where the Trench Clan was everywhere.

But the more tragic Atlanna's story was, the more the rebellious little princess admired her aunt.

Atlanna is Mera's spiritual beacon!
While Mera was daydreaming, King Nereus heard the disdain in his daughter's tone.

This result made him couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Mera."

The Kingdom of Zebel persuaded softly.

“Don’t be influenced by the information circulating outside. Although Prince Orm is a bit radical, he has his reasons for being radical.

And apart from being a little radical, Prince Orm himself is also an exceptionally handsome and outstanding young man.

Believe in your father, you should at least interact with Prince Orm for some time before making a final decision.

That time is still a long way off, my daughter, for you will marry Orm only when he is already the King of the Sea, and not when he is only a Prince!"

Having said that, Nereus patted his daughter's head gently.

"My daughter, you must sit in the seat behind the king!
No matter who the Sea King is, I will make sure that you are the Sea Queen!
As for Om, haha, my old friend His Majesty Owak is only forty-six years old.

Who knows if he can give Om a younger brother? What if Om's brother is favored by my precious daughter?

Nereus couldn't help but smile mischievously and pinched his daughter's face.

Hearing this, Mera immediately revealed an expression of disbelief and said to her father coquettishly.

"Father, I'm already fifteen years old, how could I possibly like a kid who is at least fifteen years younger than me!

Then when he is fifteen, I can already be an aunt. I don’t want to get married at that age!
Didn’t you and your mother tell you that only the bride who gets married at the most appropriate age will be the most beautiful bride?

I won’t miss the chance to be the most beautiful bride!”

"Haha, yes, yes, my daughter is right.

My daughter is destined to be the most beautiful bride in this sea, I promise in the name of my father!"

(End of this chapter)