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"It is all because of my narrow-mindedness. I regret not listening to your advice, which led to the current defeat. I am so ashamed that I really want to commit suicide to thank Her Majesty the Queen!"

Vico asked about his well-being, and Elland apologized frantically.

"The general has been stationed at the border for decades, working hard and making great contributions, which is known to everyone. How can you punish a meritorious official because of a small failure? Your Majesty sent me here only to bring back Prince Arthur, and I have no intention of interfering in the affairs of the border army!"

"As a minister, this is what we should do. We should be loyal to Your Majesty!"

The two old foxes were right there on the hospital bed, showing off their acting skills to each other and giving each other a way out, as if this matter had a satisfactory ending for them.

After Vico said a few polite but meaningless words, he left the ward.

"I will do my best to bring back those captured soldiers, General Elland, please rest assured!"

"Everyone knows your ability, Lord Vico. As long as you take action, I believe this trip will be a complete success."

Despite his illness, Ireland seemed to be determined to give Vico a ride.

Vico refused repeatedly, asked him to lie down on the bed and not move, and then hurried away.

And Elland, who seemed to be about to sit up, did not leave the bed at all. He just changed to a more comfortable position and lay on the soft pillow.

As a general, Elland did not indulge in these physical pleasures. He dispersed those not-so-intelligent subordinates and only kept the most loyal and capable adjutant, and told him what he encountered in the enemy camp.

"This mysterious man is someone I have never seen in my life. He is very young. Although I have never seen his face, he has the vitality that only young people have. He holds great power. Even among the royal family, there is no such strong man. More importantly, he knows exactly what he wants, and he will stop at nothing to achieve this goal."

"Today, he used a method that I could not refuse, and destroyed the will of the border army to take the initiative to declare war on the Saltwater Kingdom. Om, the pretentious prince, is nothing compared to him!"

The adjutant knew how proud his general was, and he had never made such an evaluation even to Queen Atlanna. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "General, are you sure such a person would appear in a wild place like the Saltwater Kingdom?"

Elland said calmly, "Of course he is not from the Saltwater Country, or even from the seabed, even though he tried his best to hide his identity. But for an old guy like me who has lived in the seabed for decades, his actions are too obvious. I can see his flaws at a glance."

"As for the fact that Saltwater Country is a barren land, that's nothing. You have to know that there is a kind of people in this world who can change the world. The happiness of mortals is fleeting to them, and the suffering that can change history is the happiness they are looking for."

"We are going to face such an opponent!"

"If it's not an underwater person, then it must be a land person! That bastard must have found helpers from the land. I never thought that the royal family would have such a traitor."

The adjutant's reaction made Elland very dissatisfied. For the first time, he realized that this adjutant who could make everything go smoothly for him was actually not that qualified.

"Whether it's the underwater people or the land people, are they really that important to us?"

Elland instructed the fairly qualified adjutant and said, "As my adjutant, the first thing you should consider is not bloodline, but interests. Anyone who can keep the border troops alive is our friend, even if they are from the mainland. Otherwise, they are our enemy."

"That mysterious person is Arthur's friend. They have no interest in Atlantis. As long as we don't take the initiative to cause trouble for the Saltwater Kingdom, they will just watch us fight the Royal Court."

"Wouldn't this just let them sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

The adjutant was a little surprised, and felt that it was a bit wrong to just leave the Saltwater Kingdom aside.

After saying this, Elland relaxed and lay on the bed: "As long as the royal court is willing to let us go, I am of course willing to continue to be a loyal minister. No one wants to be a traitor. They all say that I am a military leader, but who can understand my suffering!"

The adjutant remained silent, because the possibility of the royal court not taking action against them was smaller than the possibility of all the oceans on Earth drying up tomorrow.

More importantly, the adjutant realized from Elland's words that the other party was preparing to pass the position to him, which made it even less likely for him to support the royal court.

If Elland fell now, he, as his adjutant, would be in trouble as well. By then, not to mention inheriting the position of general, it would be uncertain whether he could even keep his head.

In an instant, the adjutant's heart was filled with a huge desire for power. The royal court and Atlantis were nothing to him.

He stood obediently beside Elland and continued to seek advice from his old boss.

"Oh, so fast!"

Martin was discussing with Arthur and Diana what the next move for the Saltwater Kingdom should be when he heard the news that Vico had arrived.

"You two continue. I'm going to go meet the captain of the guards to see if he has any surprises for us."

Martin got up and left, leaving Arthur and Diana to continue dealing with the affairs of the Saltwater Kingdom.

Negotiating with Vico was not an easy matter. Arthur was too close to him and could easily be influenced by personal relationships and misunderstood.

Diana's identity as an Amazon is too sensitive and can easily be manipulated.

The hatred between the people of the Salt Water Kingdom and Atlantis is too deep. Even the most rational people cannot suppress this blood feud and use reason to strive for the greatest interests for the Salt Water Kingdom.

After much consideration, Martin, who had appeared in front of the Atlantis room, was the most suitable person.

Although the battle was over, the battlefield had not yet been cleared, so the place where the two met was just a deep pit in a trench, nothing special.

Martin walked through the trenches, looking at the soldiers and civilians who were cleaning up the corpses, and sighed silently in his heart.

The people of the Salt Water Country have become accustomed to the cruelty of life. Every time a war ends, they do not bury the bodies separately, but throw the dead directly into the geothermal fissures, and the pain in their hearts turns to ashes along with the bodies.

The world treats them cruelly, and they respond to the world with cruelty.

This was the first time that the people of the Salt Water Kingdom cleaned the battlefield so carefully. They identified the bodies of the Salt Water soldiers, wrote down their names, and prepared to cremate them and send the ashes to their families, or bury them together.

The long but necessary process of withdrawal forced the people of Saltwater to recall over and over again everything that happened on the battlefield, breaking through the shell they had woven for themselves with warehouses.

The battlefield was filled with the sound of sobbing. Some soldiers recognized their fellow villagers, and some civilians recognized their relatives. They either cried loudly or sobbed silently. Such emotions continued to rise, forming a bleak cloud of sorrow even on the bottom of the sea, which made people feel sad.

The flames of their rage were extinguished by sorrow, and they devoted themselves to mourning their lost loved ones, even forgetting to seek revenge against the Atlanteans.

They simply piled the bodies of the Atlanteans together roughly without taking care of their remains, but they also did not do anything more insulting.

This is already the limit for the people of Saltwater Country!

Martin mourned the victims of the battlefield, but also rejoiced in the actions of the living.

Cruelty is a double-edged sword. When people wield this double-edged sword to attack the enemy, they will also scratch themselves.

Although people often have to wield this double-edged sword in order to face life, it does not mean that the people of Salty Water have to get used to this cruelty, while those who are used to cruelty can stay out of it.

"It's really you!"

When Martin walked into the trench, Vicco immediately stood up, looked at Martin with complicated eyes, and asked, "I remember you said that you would not take the initiative to intervene in the affairs of the seabed and let Arthur handle these. Is this considered a violation of the promise you made?"

"So what even if it is true? Most people will never remember this incident without my permission." Martin sat directly opposite Vico and refuted Vico rudely.

He had not intended to make the relationship too awkward. After reaching an agreement with Ireland, Vico was just an excuse and everyone just had to go through the process.

But Vicco started to accuse the Justice League as if they owed him something, and Martin was not polite.

Of course, Vico couldn't do anything to Martin. None of the methods and rules he knew could absolutely suppress the young man in front of him, so he turned and asked, "If you go directly to the seabed like this and get discovered, aren't you afraid that you will attract unnecessary disasters on land?"

"I just helped Arthur organize a just anti-aggression war at his request, and stayed behind from beginning to end. Do you have any evidence to prove that I intensified this war?"

Martin began to feel bored with this conversation. Vico was still looking at the war through the lens of family and friends, as if the bodies outside the trenches did not exist.

"This is sophistry. As a landman, you have no right to interfere in the war under the sea."

Vico put his hands on the table, he didn't know why he felt flustered.

Maybe it was because of the summoned sea beast, maybe it was because of Arthur's refusal to show up, or maybe it was because of the changes in the Saltwater Kingdom...

Perhaps it was because of all of this that Vico, who was familiar with Arthur, realized a bad possibility.

"I want to see Arthur!"

Vico suppressed his emotions and made this request to Martin with some pleading.

Martin shook his head decisively and rejected his request directly: "Arthur will not see you. The situation in Atlantis makes him tired. He is determined not to get involved in similar things again and plans to move to another sea area with the saltwater lake."

"How could he do that?"

Vicco knew what had happened in the royal court, and he also knew that Arthur was angry about it, but he did not expect that this student would make such a decisive decision.

For a moment, he couldn't help but look at Martin.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. Arthur's decision has nothing to do with me. I just returned to Earth today. I have been active in the universe for some time and have not met Arthur."

Martin gave his own explanation, and whether Vico accepted it or not was his own business.

Anyway, Arthur has made up his mind not to get involved in Atlantis's affairs anymore.

"Whether Arthur should return to Atlantis is just a small matter, so you will have plenty of time to worry about it later. Now let's talk about the really important things!"

"what?"

Vico was very depressed, as if he had aged 10 years in an instant. His perception of the surroundings also weakened a lot, and it seemed that he did not hear what Martin said.

"Be serious!"

Martin knew why Vico behaved like this, and he was too lazy to understand this royal thinking.

"There are tens of thousands of corpses outside waiting for the Atlanteans to collect them, and officers and soldiers on more than a dozen warships are waiting for your rescue. Are you going to ignore everything just for the sake of the royal family's trivial matters?"

The way Martin scolded Vico was somewhat funny, as if their identities were swapped, as if Martin was the messenger sent by Atlantis.

"The bloodline of the Atlantis royal family is the one who sits on the throne..."

"I don't want to listen to your boring bloodline theory, nor do I care who will be the king in the end. Now I just want to ask you one thing, do you still want the remains and fermented bean curd on the battlefield?"

Martin was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and directly issued an ultimatum:

"If you don't want, I will just throw the living and the dead into the volcano. This will ease the emotions of the people of Saltwater Country and save a lot of effort."

Vico was awakened by Martin's words. He knew very well that this seemingly young land man in front of him would really do such a thing.

Under such pressure, Vico had to give up thinking about the succession to the throne and said seriously: "I came here to discuss this matter with you. What are your conditions?"

"I don't want anything. All I want is for you Atlanteans to get out of here. The farther away the better!"

Martin could see that Arthur's mentor also had a typical ruler's mindset.

He was different from those generals who were too kind to command their troops. Whether on the battlefield or after the war, death was just a number to him and had no more specific meaning.

After realizing this, Martin was too lazy to talk to him and just drove him away.

Anyway, he has already discussed the specific conditions with Elland, and as for how the other party fulfills his promise, that is his business.

"If you want to leave, you can leave without seeing me off; if you want to stay, you are a bunch of poor people, and we don't have any extra refreshments to treat you."

After saying that, Martin waved his sleeves and left.

Vico did not think about the deeper meaning of Martin's actions. The news that Arthur decided to abandon Atlantis was too much of a blow to him.

To the point that his brain had no extra energy to think about other things.

"Why are you so angry all of a sudden?"

Although Arthur did not show up, he had been following the conversation.

He originally thought that this would be a verbal battle, but he didn't expect Martin to just drive the person away.

So, I quickly asked Martin what happened.

"What's there to talk about? All he cares about is what will happen to the royal court after you give up the throne. He doesn't care how many people die after this battle!"

"Since he doesn't care, why should I disgust myself?"

Arthur understood why Martin was angry. It was because of the other party's self-righteous attitude that he completely broke off with Atlantis.

It's just that he and Artris are related by blood and have family ties, so the situation is not so intense.

But Martin didn't have so many concerns.

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