N-A-A Chapter 538 The Old King Is Dead And The New King Ascends The Throne
Chapter 538 The Old King Is Dead And The New King Ascends The Throne
During the period when Dane and others initially took control of the Minor God Realm, Atlantis began to fall into chaos.
As Dane said, it is impossible for Aquaman's physical strength to withstand the power of a nuclear explosion, so his body was vaporized by high temperature like everyone else, leaving only the Poseidon Trident remaining in place.
After the nuclear explosion, the magic protective shield covering New Paradise Island also lost its effect and dissipated with the destruction of the altar and the departure of Circe.
After the nuclear explosion, high temperatures lingered on the island for three days, turning the entire New Paradise Island into a veritable barren land.
The Amazons, Atlanteans, and some of the few humans and rebels living here were also wiped out by the high-temperature Shockwave of the explosion. Not to mention all the corpses, not a single bit of cell tissue was left.
A week later, the New Paradise Island shrouded in nuclear radiation welcomed a group of undersea visitors.
"Look! Even if we turn the whole island over, we have to find it!" A majestic voice came from the human figure covered in protective clothing. He is the current owner of Atlantis, King Orm.
After Aquaman was confirmed to be dead, the Kingdom Council urgently put Orm on the throne to stabilize people's hearts.
Fortunately, he had been a king for a period of time, and he adapted to this position very quickly, without being as hectic as Aquaman Arthur at the beginning.
But even so, the news of Aquaman's death still caused violent turmoil in the Kingdom of Atlantis. The people who were originally dissatisfied because of the attack on the royal capital now have a strong sense of distrust towards the royal family, even though Even King Orm's rise to power was unable to stem this trend.
This dissatisfaction is accumulating throughout the kingdom, as if a volcano is about to erupt at any time.
Over the years, Atlantis has been at war, and many soldiers have been sacrificed in the war with the Amazons and humans (not every war can recover bodies, so not everyone can be resurrected), and the people have long been aware of this. The war-weariness was only due to Aquaman's royal power, so no one dared to object.
The Trident of Poseidon contains the power of God Poseidon. It links the entire ocean. The person holding the trident can not only control the sea freely according to his own will, but also control all the sea people through blood connection.
Therefore, it is impossible for all undersea people to resist Aquaman's will, because he has the ability to make a specific undersea person drown directly in the water.
Although the Kingdom Council dared to criticize Aquaman, no senator dared to oppose the war initiated by the king.
It's not that Aquaman doesn't dare to kill them, but he's fighting at the front and needs a stable rear to provide logistical support for the entire army. He can't do without the help of these politicians to help him manage the entire kingdom.
The result of the high degree of class solidification is the hereditary replacement of aristocratic politics. In Atlantis, most official positions are hereditary, passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson, and the number of descendants is endless.
Relying on the extremely high level of medical treatment brought by high technology, as long as nobles do not commit suicide, it is generally difficult to die young. This has resulted in the positions of many officials being basically tied to their families. Unless there is an accident, no one will be given a chance to be promoted.
There may be exceptions, but they are rare.
This is also the reason why in the original "Aquaman", Orm worked hard to connect with Bala under the sea. Even if he is the king, he must first get the support of these noble families, otherwise he will not be able to do anything. The nobles control the entire The movement of the kingdom.
In "Aquaman 2", Arthur Curry also encountered a similar situation. Even though he was the destined king recognized by the Poseidon Trident, he still could not realize his ideal of leading underwater civilization to the world. The King's Council firmly held Controlling the power of the kingdom.
During the Black Manta Rebellion incident, Arthur was unable to mobilize the troops of his kingdom. In the end, only a small number of soldiers who were impressed by his personal charm followed him. Most of the time, he could only rely on himself and his younger brother who was still serving his sentence to investigate. intelligence.
The majestic Lord of the Seven Seas doesn't even have anyone available for him, which is really sad.
King Orm is now in a similar situation to Arthur in "Aquaman 2". Although he has returned to the throne, he is not loved by the people because he lost the battle for the king.
In order to change this situation, he desperately needs to do something to prove his ability and the legitimacy of the throne. Originally, ordinary kings would choose to start a war to prove their bravery at this time, but he was hostile to the Atlanteans. The Amazon has disappeared, and this road is temporarily unavailable.
As for the human world, they had just wiped out the Amazons and killed Aquaman Arthur. Now the underwater people who have suffered heavy losses really have no confidence that they can defeat them.
If the people have no confidence, the army will have no courage. King Aum is eager to prove that he is not all for his own selfishness. Only by reawakening the self-confidence of the people can they fight against mankind.
King Aum does not believe that mankind's goal is only the New Paradise Island. New war suspicions are hanging over the people under the sea, and they need to prepare again.
Even if humans will not go to war against them, Arthur's death still requires an explanation from humans.
The only way that King Orm can think of at the moment is to retrieve the Trident of Poseidon that was lost on the island. Arthur is dead, and he is currently the most promising descendant of the royal family to be recognized by the Trident.
The resurrection ceremony of Atlantis requires a complete corpse, but a person who was attacked by a nuclear explosion is not even a scum, so naturally he cannot be resurrected, and the same is true for the Sea Lord.
This is somewhat different from Dane's imagination. Poseidon did not use his power to resurrect Aquaman, but instead set his sights on King Orm.
Amazon has only one prince, so once Diana dies in battle, Zeus will definitely resurrect her.
But for Poseidon, Arthur Curry is not the only choice.
What's more, in terms of blood purity, King Orm's sea blood is much nobler than Arthur's.
If Arthur's genes were not atavistic, Awakening the ability to control sea creatures, Poseidon might not have chosen him in the first place.
And this time Aquaman's defeat made him abandon the hybrid child directly. To him, the dead Arthur was undoubtedly a loser. Coupled with the unpopular human blood of the other half, Aquaman was not as good as Dane imagined. was resurrected by Poseidon.
The Hai clan people searched for half a month on the island filled with nuclear radiation before finally finding the golden trident.
At that time, there was an excited Sea Tribe man who couldn't wait to pick up this artifact, but was unexpectedly burned to ashes by the magic lightning on the trident.
The expressions of the other Sea Tribe people changed drastically when they saw this, and they quickly backed away as if they were avoiding gods.
At the moment, they remembered that non-royal people were not qualified to touch this artifact.
The class stubbornness of the people under the sea is reflected here. It is still possible to break the class in the human world. After all, everyone is human and there is no essential difference in genes. However, the class of the people of the sea is engraved in the genetic information.
Someone soon informed King Orm of the matter, and he rushed there as soon as possible. The Poseidon Trident was related to the legitimacy of his throne, so he couldn't help but be inactive.
When King Om arrived, the trident was quietly lying on the ground. A circle of sea people surrounded it, but no one dared to step forward.
At the moment, even he himself felt uneasy. He was defeated by this trident in the first place. To put it bluntly, if it were not the Poseidon Trident, Arthur Curry would have fought with an ordinary trident. Not necessarily his opponent.
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For many midnights, Orm would often wonder, if he had been the one to find Poseidon's Trident first, would it be Arthur who was the one who got the recognition?
The status of the Poseidon Trident is so lofty in the history of the sea people that the person who owns it is almost equivalent to the spokesperson of the Poseidon. At the moment, Orm suddenly became worried. What if Poseidon does not recognize him?
"No! It won't be like this!" He was furious in his heart, "I am the real king, the real royal bloodline, even that mixed-blood bastard can succeed, why can't I?
Power will change a person's mentality, and this process is very rapid.
When Aquaman was alive, King Orm would never dare to have such an idea, but would try his best to assist him.
However, once he sat on the throne again, he began to spurn Arthur's bloodline, which shows that power corrodes people.
He thought quickly in his brain for a while, and realized that this matter had to be done after all. Besides, Om didn't believe that with his bloodline, he would be inferior to a hybrid with only half of his genes being from the sea race.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and grabbed the trident under the gaze of all Atlantis soldiers. Magic lightning appeared again and spread from the main trident to King Orm's body.
Orm's eyes widened in anger, and the genes in his body seemed to be connected to the sea and countless marine creatures in the sea. The power of the seven seas suddenly blessed him.
He closed his eyes and felt with his heart, feeling that at the moment he could even feel every citizen of the underwater kingdom, even the trench tribe.
His spirit was attached to the speechless sea monsters of the trench tribe, and he found that he could understand their inner activities.
For the Haigou people, there are only two meanings of life: reproduction and eating. He felt that there was a force connecting the Haigou clan and his bloodline.
For some reason, when he started to think about what it was, the answer naturally emerged in his mind.
The power connecting him and the Haigou tribe was the agreement between the first generation king and the Haigou tribe.
After Atlantis sank to the bottom of the sea, the First King exiled himself and ordered the citizens of the Trench Tribe not to leave their land. They must guard a passage to another world for generations, and that world is the center of the earth. Hidden sea.
However, just as Orm was obsessed with the unique dark perspective of the Trench tribe, he suddenly discovered that the number of the Trench tribe was decreasing. Although it was not worth mentioning compared to the huge number of this race, it was not worthy of attention, but now... ...
King Om suddenly opened his eyes, and a divine light seemed to flash through them.
He raised the Poseidon Trident high, and the sky suddenly changed. A beam of lightning descended and struck the trident. However, it did not harm King Orm. Instead, it enhanced his strength and made his momentum stronger.
At the same time, King Orm's body shape seemed to have changed. His originally tall body size increased again, and he soon became a strong man no less than Arthur Curry.
When the lightning struck, the surrounding Atlantis soldiers half-knelt on the ground and lowered their heads to the new king.
King Om raised his halberd and roared: "I am the real king!"
At this moment, he spit out all his grievances and resentments for many years at once, and Poseidon Trident admitted it! He is the real king of Atlantis!
"King Om! King Om!" The surrounding sea people began to sing his name.
King Aum was immersed in the shouts and laughed loudly. .