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Chapter 379 You Underestimate Yourself (Please subscribe, read, and comment on the monthly ticket)
Arthur understood what Martin meant and looked distressed.

“The admiration for my mother in Atlantis is not fake. In addition to the people’s worship of the royal family, Om’s father also made great efforts.

In order to wage war, he had to gain more power, but it was difficult for the captain of the guards to win over too many people, so he began to vigorously promote royal authority and wanted to shape Aum into a god on earth. "

Neither Martin, Diana nor Bruce were surprised by this, as such operations were not uncommon.

Victorian Britain, William I's Germany, and Meiji Japan all took this path.

For the pre-modern masses, their education level was too low to understand the concept of a nation-state, so politicians created a supreme king and tied him to the image of the country.

Ordinary people at that time did not need to think about the country and the world. As long as they were loyal to the king, they could integrate the power of the country.

Of course, no matter how politicians operate, kings are also human beings. Maybe people like Victoria, William I and Meiji did a good job, but they will eventually die and cannot control their successors.

What's more, domestic politicians and the increasingly educated public may not necessarily accept that such an order can continue to be maintained.

However, according to Arthur, the situation on the seabed seems to be very closed, and there is no connection between the several kingdoms, so it is normal that this set of rules can be played.

"However, Aum's father eventually overplayed his hand. He was successful in promoting the authority of the royal family, but Aum was too young for the people to have any respect for him. So all his efforts served my mother well and only increased her authority."

When Arthur talked about these things, there was always an expression of indifference on his face.

Because of Martin's intervention, his relationship with the seabed was not established, and until now he has no sense of belonging to Atlantis.

Next, Arthur told Martin and the others in detail about the noble genealogy, official situation and military distribution of Atlantis.

Even though Arthur had tried his best to focus on the key points, it still took an hour and a half by the time he finished.

Fortunately, Martin and the other three all had a photographic memory, so what Arthur said was not wasted, otherwise he would have to start all over again.

"It seems that my previous worries were correct. The nobles certainly support the king's authority because this is how they benefit.

The military needs a strong monarch who can mobilize the people to participate in the war. If the monarch cannot do this, the military will control the government.

Government officials will certainly oppose the war because they simply cannot compete with the army in exporting violence. Once the war begins, they will become logistical personnel for the army’s outward expansion.”

Martin briefly summarized the three situations and then analyzed: "The military will not welcome the return of Atlanna. This queen is more powerful than Orm, but she does not support war.

The government needs a peace-loving monarch, but Orm has ceded a lot of power to the bureaucrats over the years, and they will definitely not give it up.

As for the nobles, they can only rely on the image of the king and will not take the initiative to step forward, but most of them should support Aum."

Of course, this is just a general analysis, and these three factions are only superficial divisions.

Whether there are people in the government who cooperate with the military, and whether there are officers in the military who refuse to go to war, these are not things that they can tell just by standing here and chatting.

"Like I said before, this battle is inevitable. We can only suppress those guys with violence."

Martin also didn't want to fight because he knew that it would only make Arthur's image among the underwater people worse.

"Don't worry about me, Martin!"

Arthur felt Martin's concern and laughed, "For so many years, I have been struggling between the seabed and the land. In fact, I have been fighting against myself. The world under the sea does not belong to me after all, but I am destined to run for them. If this is the way to end my struggle, then come on."

He traveled across the seven seas and earned the title of Sea King, which was not due to his family background.

"We are all here. We conservatively estimate that everyone can live for several more decades. Even if you are kicked out by the underwater people, we can accompany you to the end."

Martin made a small joke, and Arthur smiled and replied, "You underestimate me. The people of Atlantis can live for at least 200 years."

"I also think that after you look at yourself, a hundred years doesn't match my expectations of you."

Diana looked at Martin. She had never thought that Martin was an ordinary person. All his behaviors would make people ignore these.

"Now is not the time to discuss this."

If Martin really wants to survive, there are many ways to do it, and there is no need to discuss it right away.

"Without further delay, we will set off tomorrow and go to Paradise Island to meet Queen Hippolyta first, and then set off to find Queen Atlanna and the Trident of the Sea King."

After Martin made the decision, he was ready to act decisively.

"If Arthur has the Trident of the Sea King, he will be able to gain support from the Fisherman Kingdom and the Saltwater Kingdom and control the Trench Tribe. By then, if the Chinese Atlantis and the Kingdom of Zebel have any ideas, you will be able to contain them."

After Martin said this, Arthur remembered the mermaids in the Fisherman's Kingdom and the tribes in the Saltwater Kingdom.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about them. Vico rarely describes these two countries. The mermen of the Fisherman Kingdom are accustomed to life under the sea. When my mother was alive, they could still maintain an alliance with Atlantis. After Orm's father came to power, the mermen cut off contact.

As for the tribes of the Saltwater Kingdom, Vico called them barbarians. The residents of these tribes called Atlantis a traitor, and believed that Atlantis caused the disaster when the seven kingdoms fell into the ocean, and was unwilling to make amends. "

Arthur carefully recalled Vic's teachings and discovered that this peace-loving leader was actually a Great Atlantean who paid little attention to the Fisherman Kingdom and the Saltwater Kingdom.

"As for the Trench Tribe, I don't think I can control those crazy beasts."

With Martin's reminder, Arthur had begun to come into contact with the force of life, but he knew too little about this power to take it seriously.

Martin reminded him, "Don't underestimate the power in you, Arthur. The life force is no less powerful than Barry's speed force. The King of Atlantis you praised was because of the life force.

The so-called Neptune Trident is actually just an amplifier, used to help people like you expand your influence on the life force."

Arthur was stunned. "Even the Atlantis royal family doesn't know these things. How did you know them?"

"I am from outside the world and can observe many historical timelines. These so-called secrets are no different from watching a movie to me."

Martin had confessed these things before, and Diana and Bruce didn't feel anything special after hearing them. The shock had long passed.

"Come to my house tomorrow to find me. No matter who I become, the two goals I want to accomplish remain the same."

The impact of the change in identity that Diana and the others were worried about was actually not that serious.

If it is a relatively ordinary identity, the various problems it brings can be easily solved by the members of the alliance without Martin having to put in any effort.

If it was a special identity, Martin would be able to face everything on his own, and the so-called troubles would not affect what he was going to do.

"I will organize a professional team as soon as possible to ensure rapid follow-up after your plan is successful and advance these plans as soon as possible." Bruce got up first. She was not going to sleep tonight.

Arthur then stood up. He wanted to continue thinking about the situation on the seabed to ensure that all his efforts would not be wasted.

Diana wanted to sleep in the same bed with Martin, but she thought that she had not been back to her hometown for a long time. In order to ensure the success of Martin's plan, she chose to leave and prepare for tomorrow's trip.

Martin saw the three of them off, intending to remind Bruce that no matter how professional a team is, it is no match for a few powerful representatives.

If this matter is not recognized by several countries, it cannot be promoted. Therefore, it is impossible to act first and report later in the international order.

Therefore, such things as acting first and reporting later are all internal, and are intended to force internal factions to compromise with their own policies and lines.

There is absolutely no point in doing this to the enemy, because the two sides are already in a state of a life-and-death struggle, and no matter what happens, it must be resolved through war.

Of course Bruce knew all this. What Martin was worried about was that he could only find a group of people from within the United States, which would cause quite a stir.

But in a flash, he swallowed the words back into his stomach.

This is something Bruce cannot decide. No matter how smart and talented he is, he cannot train a group of professionals who are out of the current order.

So instead of expecting those talents to think from the alliance's perspective, it would be better for the alliance to talk first and then talk to representatives from various countries.

Of course, it’s too early to think about these things now.

After Martin turned this idea over in his mind, he put it aside.

He returned to the house, washed up briefly, and went straight to bed.

Hey!
Martin pressed the switch on the bedside table, and the bedroom became dark. He closed his eyes, and all kinds of information came to him in a mess. After turning around a few times, he slowly fell asleep.

……

hum-

Buzz-buzz-

hum - hum - hum -

Martin was awakened by the vibration of his cell phone on the bedside table. His heart skipped a beat, and he opened his eyes to find that the light in the room was still insufficient, and his cell phone was vibrating like crazy, with a series of missed notifications and message alerts popping up.

"Who is this? He starts making crazy phone calls at 5 o'clock?"

Martin looked at the unfamiliar name on the phone and let his head fall back on the soft pillow. When the call rang again, he pressed the answer button.

"Martin, do you want to quit your job? I called you more than a dozen times and sent you dozens of messages, but you didn't reply to any of them. What do you think of me as your manager? Let me tell you..."

"beep!"

Martin hung up the phone before the other party finished speaking.

He had just woken up and his five senses were all weak. The person on the phone was yelling, making the blood vessels in his head throb.

Martin didn't care about the other party's intentions. From his tone, he seemed to be a manager of a company.

Maybe the other party is related to his current identity, but Martin doesn't care whether he is a company employee or a company executive.

What he was thinking about now was Paradise Island and Atlantis, and how to convince these two races to make contact with humans.

But Martin didn't want to get involved in this matter, but the other party wouldn't let him go.

In less than a minute, the number called again, and the ringtones these two times seemed louder than the previous two times.

Martin's phone kept vibrating and jumping around on the bedside table, as if it was about to jump to the ground and commit suicide at any moment.

"This is outrageous. I cursed him so directly, why did he call back?"

Martin originally wanted to take a nap, then wash up and prepare for today's trip.

But the other party refused to give up. After Martin hung up the phone, he became even more excited and seemed to be going on like this.
Martin had no choice but to finally answer the phone, and the familiar quarreling sounds were instantly heard from the other end.

The other party shouted: "You rude boy, listen to me, Wayne Group is not a place where you can come and go as you please.

I am your manager, your supervisor, and your person in charge, so no matter what time it is, you must listen to my instructions without thinking too much. Do you understand?"

"I understand your mother!"

Martin cursed back directly, saying that such life control was not uncommon in human society, but it was only in modern times that such people dressed themselves up and subdivided the entire complex system.

"I'm not your father, so why should I make everything go my way? And it's 5 a.m. now, not 5 p.m. If you keep calling me like this, I'll sue you for harassment."

“As for the Wayne Group, it is indeed very powerful, but what does it have to do with you as a manager?”

Martin cursed as he sat up from the bed, then pulled the table over and logged into the Wayne Group's website. It didn't take him much effort to find his own identity information.

Today, Martin is a sales clerk under Wayne Group, and his immediate boss is a typical middle-aged man.

He has an average appearance, a bald head, and a high salary, but his life is hopeless and he can foresee the end of it. Naturally, he comes into conflict with his family.

Seeing that his life had become boring, the manager began to seek some kind of self-confidence stimulation from people who were not as good as him. He wanted to control his subordinates in order to gain a sense of accomplishment.

There are a lot of middle-aged men like him on the street. I was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. After confirming his identity, I hung up the phone again, and ended his chattering.

"How can this old man be so talkative? He almost deafened me."

Martin certainly couldn't get a nap, so he got up from the bed and contacted Bruce, telling him about his situation.

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