Neptune is the Roman god of the sea, and in this World, he is essentially a known alias of Poseidon.
Therefore, in Atlantis, which worships Poseidon, possessing trident of neptune is equivalent to naturally possessing the royal authority to rule Atlantis.
This is the power granted by the gods to the wielder of the trident, a power that all Atlanteans must acknowledge.
Atlantis here refers not only to the current kingdom but to the entire Seven Seas, the true ruler of the great ocean.
No one expected that this new King could recover the trident of poseidon, and everyone's resistance towards him instantly diminished greatly.
This might also be one of the advantages of such a feudal society; as long as specific conditions are met, the citizens are generally easier to accept a new ruler.
Arthur floated in the center of the Ring of Fire, and his figure and appearance were projected onto the screen from every angle.
He did not possess the noble demeanor of Orm, but he was not without merit. His appearance, his eyes, all exuded a wildness not found in Atlanteans, even carrying a hint of aggression.
Overall, the Atlanteans' first impression of their new King was not bad.
But what they didn't know was that Arthur, who looked so formidable in their eyes, was experiencing a momentary mental blank.
He really didn't know what to say.
Although Vulko had shown him the speech beforehand, could you expect an uneducated fellow to memorize an entire speech of several thousand words overnight?
Don't be ridiculous!
So Arthur could only feign profundity, scanning the people around him as if scrutinizing something.
But inwardly, he was constantly urging Dane with his abilities: faster, faster!
Dane also found Arthur's inner voice amusing. He had originally wanted to follow Vulko's suggestion and let Arthur perform well, but who would have thought Arthur was so shy.
No choice, as a good boss, he naturally had to help his little brother.
Unnoticed, he had quietly arrived at the top of the Ring of Fire's colossal statue and began casting a spell with both hands.
In the void, the dream stone emitted a brilliant red light, and under the radiation of the light, the entire Atlantis gradually fell into a dream.
The Spirit of Atlantis was different from the City Spirits of the Surface World; it was truly formless and had very little self-awareness, as if it had been suppressed.
But it still entered the dream along with its citizens under the power of the dream stone.
There, every Atlantean saw the image of the perfect King in their heart under the influence of the dream.
Arthur was incredibly lucky today!
If it were up to him, he would never be able to satisfy every citizen.
But under the power of the dream, how his image appeared was completely left to the Atlanteans' own imagination.
In everyone's eyes, the image of King Arthur was different, and each one genuinely hit their sweet spot.
This caused the approval rating of Arthur, the new King, to reach an unprecedented one hundred percent! This was a miracle that no previous King had ever achieved!
Dane continued to cast spells, layering a second dream over Atlantis. In this dream, there was no King's speech, and no grand gathering at the Ring of Fire.
All Atlanteans still went about their lives according to their usual habits. This was for the X-Squad and the mastermind to see.
Now everything was ready, just waiting for the Suicide Squad to fall into the trap!
...At the Checkmate branch Base.
After a brief training and equipment upgrade, the X-Squad finally embarked on their journey to Atlantis.
According to Checkmate's intelligence, Atlantis was located on the Undersea somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
They couldn't pinpoint the exact location, so they could only search the Atlantic Ocean repeatedly in a submarine.
Checkmate certainly didn't know that Atlantis was actually disguised by magic, making it impossible to discover with current technology.
Dane was the first to realize this problem, and he felt quite speechless. With Checkmate's needle-in-a-haystack approach, if no one helped guide them, they would never find Atlantis in this lifetime.
Because Atlantis is actually hidden in the Bermuda Triangle, adjacent to the kingdom of Xebel.
If Checkmate only patrolled the periphery of this sea area, then searching for any longer would be useless.
He thought that if Checkmate continued for many days without finding its destination, the mastermind behind the scenes might resort to other unpredictable methods to create a breakthrough.
So, one night, Dane dragged the sleeping Peacemaker in the submarine into his "inspiration" dream, giving him a premonition.
In the dream, Peacemaker dreamt he became a dolphin, and he vaguely swam into the Bermuda Triangle, known as the "Devil's Triangle."
He kept swimming forward and downward, as if something was calling him.
He didn't know how long he swam, but when he stopped, he saw a beautiful sight he had never witnessed in his life.
Extremely vibrant colors, incredibly magnificent massive architecture, and artistic statues in an ancient Greek style.
This was an incredible underwater city, with not only lights and artificial technology, but also people!
Especially those people who looked exactly like humans; they could breathe freely underwater and swim faster than fish.
Their attire was filled with a peculiar medieval style, yet also carried a touch of modernism.
Peacemaker, who didn't understand art, didn't know how to describe it, but when you saw them, you would instantly recognize them as the Undersea people.
A realization dawned on Peacemaker: this was Atlantis, and these people were Atlanteans!
He had found them!
Waking up the next day, he told his dream to his teammates, trying to gain their support.
However, everyone's thoughts were surprisingly consistent.
"You're absolutely f***ing crazy!"
It was normal to go crazy after being cooped up in a submarine for so many days; no one took his words seriously.
And considering the eerie nature of the Devil's Triangle, the submarine captain also rejected Peacemaker's suggestion to go to that sea area.
Without any support, Peacemaker himself began to doubt.
But for several consecutive days, he had the same dream.
The path, scenes, and characters in the dream were all identical, and Peacemaker began to believe that this was a revelation from God.
So, one morning, Peacemaker, who had woken up again, very forcefully demanded that the captain change course and head towards the Bermuda Triangle.
This caused strong opposition from everyone on board!
"You are disregarding everyone's lives!" the captain yelled, pointing at his nose.
In the Bermuda Triangle, whether it was a ship or a submarine, as soon as it entered that sea area, all navigation and communication equipment would malfunction.
Those who entered had a one in ten chance of survival. How did Peacemaker plan to lead them to their destination?
And how would he safely bring them out?
However, Peacemaker didn't care about any of this; he only knew that once they entered that water, God's revelation would tell him what to do.
The captain thought he was completely insane and refused to carry out the order.
Peacemaker simply pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the captain's forehead.
"I'm asking you one more time, Captain, are you willing to follow my command and enter the sea area I requested?"
"Absolutely not!" The captain was unyielding.
"Bang"—!
Peacemaker shot the captain's head without the slightest hesitation, then pointed the gun at the first mate.
"Now, you're the boss here. Tell me, what will you do?"
The first mate quickly understood his position and immediately yelled at his crew:
"What are you standing around for? Everyone, listen up! Destination Bermuda, full speed ahead!"
Peacemaker nodded in satisfaction, then tapped the gun barrel at the restless Blackguard.
Considering Peacemaker's much better marksmanship, Blackguard meekly raised his hands in surrender.
The others were also intimidated by his decisive actions, and for a moment, no one dared to object.
Only Nanaue bit his finger, staring eagerly at the corpse on the floor.
Peacemaker kicked the body towards him.
"Now, he's yours."
Nanaue was instantly overjoyed and pounced on it, devouring the captain's body completely in just a few minutes.
In the deep sea, a submarine gradually delved into dangerous waters it did not understand.
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