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Chapter 459: Mera's Bizarre Adventure

At the same time, in the ocean, in the kingdom of Atlantis.

Mera clenched her fists tightly and came to the most sacred Temple of Poseidon in the Kingdom of Atlantis!
She looked hesitantly at Vico who was standing respectfully behind her, and asked in a low voice.

"Uncle Vico, can I...really convene a marine council?"

"Don't ask whether you can convene the Ocean Council. The core issue now is that the Ocean Council needs a convener to read out the order. Only those members who have been unable to sit still for a long time have the right to come here!

Please do it boldly, Your Highness Mera. You have the blood of a king, and you are qualified to blow the conch to summon the high councillors!"

Vico tried his best to comfort Mera, then pointed to the conch not far away.

Seeing this, Mera took a deep breath, then resolutely walked to the parliament conch.

She just stuck her head out, pressed her small rosy lips against the conch, and puffed up her cheeks cutely.

Then, she gathered all her strength and blew the conch.

As the sound of the conch continued to spread, in front of the supreme throne of the Sea King, a transparent water curtain slowly advanced, and dozens of pure white mechanical chairs, following the direction of the ocean current, quickly arrived here from outside the distant palace.

When the seats were arranged one after another, Vicco raised his hand and pointed to Aquaman's throne to Mera and said respectfully.

"The High Councillor is ready. Please take a seat, Your Highness."

"I see."

Mera nodded bravely, then walked to the throne with a little uneasiness and sat down nervously.

She was so thin that she couldn't even hold down the seats on both sides of the throne at the same time, so she placed her hands on the seat on one side, crossed her legs as calmly as possible, and looked at the high councilors in silence.

The hem of her skirt, which was surrounded by dazzling light, fluttered slowly with the waves of the sea. If Downton were there, he would at least make a couple of clicks and blow a hooligan whistle.

However, the senior councillors were not in the mood to pay attention to a beautiful girl. The councillor sitting in the middle seat asked anxiously.

“We have received news that the Mother Box stored in the Ruins Temple has been stolen. We have also learned that Nereus and Orm are seriously injured.

But even so, you should not sit here, because the sea has not lost their king!"

Having said that, the Supreme Senator sighed softly, and then continued to ask Mera, who was becoming more and more nervous.

"So, Mera, Owak's disease... is it really that serious?"

"Madam Councillor, I have no desire for the royal power, but His Majesty's illness is as serious as a rock, and I..."

"No need to explain, kid. We are very satisfied with your courage to stand up at this moment, and you don't need to take any responsibility for what happens next!"

The High Councillor looked extremely proud, and her words were no less so.

Obviously, the current Supreme Senator has no intention of talking to Mera or Vicco at all.

The so-called lack of responsibility simply means that the legislators have to decide everything that happens next on their own.

However, Mera and Vicco had no objection to the congressmen's domineering behavior.

Perhaps some people don’t know what the Ocean Council is, let alone what rights they have.

The origin of the Ocean Council can be traced back to the real Sea King in ancient times.

In the past, when the Earth was fighting against Darkseid, the gods, humans, and Atlantis worked together to completely defeat Darkseid and take away the Mother Box of Apokolips.

Although the war ended in victory, during the course of the war, the ancestors of the Atlanteans also realized that the gods were not omnipotent!

In front of Darkseid, the gods will also retreat and even end up in failure. Except for a few individual gods, no god is qualified to be Darkseid's opponent.

This reality eventually triggered certain ambitions of the ancient Atlantis Aquaman.

Although the Atlanteans existed because of Poseidon's protection, if Atlantis were strong enough, could they defeat and get rid of their own god?
This may be the difference between men and women. Zeus chose the Amazons to guard the Mother Box, and those women have never given up their lives of dependence on gods for tens of thousands of years.

Poseidon chose Aquaman of Atlantis to guard the Mother Box, so Aquaman, driven by ambition, further revealed his sword to Poseidon.

The ancient Aquaman gathered all the former power of Atlantis and finally created the Aquaman Trident that could control the entire ocean.

But this undoubtedly touched the power of Poseidon, so he was furious and flooded the entire Atlantis!

After that, the Atlanteans, who gradually endured the new life in the sea and continued to evolve, learned to learn from their mistakes.

They realized that the power of the Sea King in the past was so great that once the Sea King made up his mind, they had to follow him no matter how great the disaster was.

So after that, the Atlanteans scattered across the sea selected eleven supreme knights from the oldest and most noble group of nobles to form the Ocean Council.

The only purpose of the Council since its inception was to check and balance the royal power of the Ocean!

However, in order to prevent the Council from becoming infinitely powerful, and more importantly, to prevent the Council from completely controlling the seven kingdoms, there should be no chance for either the Council or the royal power to dominate.

It was stipulated at the beginning of the Council that the Parliament and the Speakers shall not participate in the change of royal power and election in any kingdom, and the convening of the Council must be agreed by at least one king!

In this process of constant adjustment, there have been incidents of ocean turmoil, the disappearance of kings at the same time, and the inability to convene parliament.

Just like now, if Princess Mera is not here, the council will not be able to participate in the decision-making of the kingdom's future even if it wants to.

Once the parliament successfully gets involved, when the parliament unanimously agrees on something, not even the supreme sea king can stop the parliament's decision.

Especially now...

Looking at the girl in front of her who was gradually coming out of her uneasiness, High Speaker Baroness Carlson pursed her lips and then spoke to the other ten councillors, five on each side.

“First of all, we must make one thing clear, that is... the Mother Box has disappeared.

If Nereus and Orm successfully protect the Mother Box, the existence of the Mother Box will undoubtedly bring endless troubles to the ocean, because... the enemy maintained by the Mother Box has awakened and stepped to the forefront!

As for now, since the mother box has been lost, my opinion is that the ocean after losing the mother box will not become the first target of unknown enemies!
Because no matter which enemy comes again through the Mother Box, their primary target will only be other forces that still have the Mother Box!"

"agree!"

Baroness Carlson had just finished speaking when a member of the Saltwater Kingdom with an octopus face came up to her.

"According to damaged historical records, there were three Mother Boxes in total. The other two were taken away by King Arthur and his knights, and...Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons."

When Amazon was mentioned, everyone in the parliament pursed their lips unnaturally.

The Greek gods will always be a pain in the hearts of the people of Atlantis.

Fortunately, so many years have passed and the gods have not come to the world for a long time. The pain is just labor pains, and the parliamentarians have forgotten that feeling.

Then, the octopus councillor from the Saltwater Kingdom continued.

"So, as long as the other two Mother Boxes are not taken away by the enemy, the sea will not become a target of attack by the enemy.

Therefore, I think our primary goal is to find out the whereabouts of the remaining two Mother Boxes as soon as possible!"

"Seconded!"

As soon as the octopus councillor finished speaking, a mermaid girl four seats to his right spoke in her own clear voice.

"I think that on the one hand, we should investigate the movements of the remaining mother boxes as soon as possible, and on the other hand, we should pay more attention to the changes on land! Even if all the mother boxes are lost, the first to bear the brunt of the enemy will be the land kingdom, which is far more conspicuous than us.

We are the enemy of the people on Earth, but the Mother Box is connected to a cosmic war, and we are not qualified to ignore the war!
This is the case with the lips and teeth being interdependent, so we need to pay attention to any disturbance on the ground, and be prepared to join the war brought by the Mother Box at any time!
We have lost our Mother Box, and we have failed in our duty. Therefore, once the people on Earth can no longer hold on, we will not be qualified to escape, but will only face the fate of war!"

After she finished speaking, the mermaid girl looked seriously at Mera, who was about her age.

It seemed that seeing such a determined peer, Mera's eyes became more resolute.

At the same time, in the Speaker's seat, Baroness Carlson pursed her lips, nodded slightly, and said.

"Mera, your royal bloodline qualifies you to convene meetings, but your status as His Royal Highness alone does not qualify you to issue orders.

So please follow any orders from the Council going forward!"

Having said that, Baroness Carlson looked fiercely at the other members of parliament.

Facing the baroness's sharp gaze, the parliamentarians sat up straight, while the baroness speaker continued to speak decisively.

“Vico, I require you to lead an elite team with a signal device to the ground, and investigate and find out the whereabouts of the Mother Box taken away by King Arthur as soon as possible.

Who is in favor and who is against? "

"Seconded!"

"Agree."

"agree!"

"It would be best if Vico could walk on the ground!"

The parliament quickly agreed to the Speaker's decision, and cast a rare unanimous vote for the only time in nearly a decade.

Seeing that the members of parliament followed suit, the Baroness Speaker took a deep breath of sea water and continued.

“We have the ability to investigate the upper world, because the Amazon… has been hidden by the blessing of the gods.

But I believe that if the temporary invasion is only one enemy, Amazon should not throw away the mother box.

In short, Vicco, find out the news about the people on the ground and inform us at any time. If the Mother Boxes are finally gathered and the people on the ground fall into complete decline, then we must join the battle as soon as possible!
At this moment, everyone, the secrets of Atlantis that have been hidden for many years may be on the verge of being revealed.

But I think you can understand.

The ocean cannot remain independent of the survival of the world!"

"understand!"

"Sister Carlson is right."

"I think there's no problem with that, but... maybe it needs some additional supplements."

As the congressmen agreed, the mermaid girl who was about the same age as Mera spoke again.

Hearing this, the congressmen and Vicomela all looked towards the little mermaid.

Facing everyone's gaze, the little mermaid swallowed a mouthful of sea water and then spoke solemnly.

“If Vico goes to the surface, he will not only face investigation work, but will also face the fate of war.

As a mere affairs officer, is he qualified to talk to the Amazon demigod who might come to the earth, and the current king of the earthlings?
I think, in addition to Vico, I am willing to go to the earth as the Lady of the Fisherman Country, so that when I face the king of the earth, I can..."

"Sister Tiffany, you better watch your tail talking!"

Lady Carlson ruthlessly interrupted the mermaid's suggestion, and pointed at the mermaid's swaying crystal fish tail...

Seeing this, the little mermaid froze.

Baroness Carlson continued mercilessly.

“Besides, the number of members in the parliament cannot be even, so I can only agree with half of your suggestion.

Mera!"

Suddenly, Lady Carlson turned to Mera and said.

"Are you willing to accompany Vico to the land for investigation as the princess of the Kingdom of Zebel?"

"I... I'm fine, but if I'm not here, the convening of the Supreme Council..."

“There is no problem with the convening of Parliament, because my next agenda is to start a state of war and temporarily liberate the Parliament’s power to discuss matters.

I swear that the parliament will maintain its authority until the monarchs of Ovak, Nereus, Daelin and Antel are able to convene parliaments.

Who is for, who is against! "

At this point, everyone in the parliament raised their hands, even the little mermaid, who was deeply regretful, raised her right hand.

About ten minutes later, the confused Mera followed Victoire into the Little Shark high-speed patrol boat.

The patrol boat crossed the deep sea at an extremely short speed and soon approached the display panel of a mysterious dock.

Mera pursed her lips and asked softly.

"Uncle Vico, if we're not here, the kingdom..."

“Please rest assured, Your Highness, the Parliament is capable of handling any unexpected situation at present.

Because I guarantee that every councillor is at least as fair-minded as I am, and if Her Majesty Atlanna were still alive, I would probably join the council at this age."

Having said that, Vicco made a gesture to the guards he led, and the guards immediately controlled the boat to stop and turned on the stealth mode again.

Afterwards, Vicco took Mera and four guards and dived to a hill far away from the pier. He then controlled the ocean current and sent his group to a hidden corner of the mountain.

Looking at the city in the distance from the mountain, Mera licked her lips and asked in a low voice.

“Is this the city of the earthlings?
Wow, it doesn’t look pretty at all, not even fluorescent.”

"That's because you have never seen the night on Earth, Your Highness, and people on Earth have always lit lamps at night."

"Ha, well, this is my first time on the ground, Uncle Vicco, where should we start our investigation?"

“Don’t worry, Your Highness. I have been to the Earth before and have some understanding of the lives of the people there.

Although their television industry is mostly black and white screens, it has at least developed. If a disaster occurs among humans due to the mother box, it will be reported on TV.

So, all we had to do was sneak into a relatively respectable household, take control of its members and browse its TV.

In addition, their newspaper industry is also very developed, and we can get a lot of information by investigating in newspaper offices... huh?

Why is that person talking to himself? He isn't holding the phone. What is that black piece of paper that he is holding to his ear?
Strange, I haven't been to the earth for only a dozen years, could it be that the phones in the human world can already communicate wirelessly?"

(End of this chapter)