But this did not stop the alliance between Atlantis and the Kingdom of Xebel. It was even for this reason that the Kingdom of Zebel agreed to Orm's marriage request. Like ancient European aristocrats, marriage is not just a simple political union, but also a combination of inheritance rights.
For example, King Nereus of the Kingdom of Zebel has only one daughter, and she has undisputed inheritance rights. If she marries Orm, their children will naturally have the inheritance rights of the Kingdom of Atlantis and the Kingdom of Zebel. .
This is equivalent to merging Atlantis and Zebel!
This has never happened before in thousands of years! Nobles from the seven countries may intermarry, but royal families will never intermarry! It is to ensure the independence of each country from each other. But now Zebel's King Nereus actually agreed to Zebel's princess marrying the king of Atlantis.
This incident also disturbed Vico.
He always felt that there were too many tricks in this, whether it was Orm's side or Nereus's side!
The facts are almost the same. Just when Orm returned to Posedonis, Nereus was also giving instructions to his daughter on the other side.
Mela, the only daughter of Nereus, is also the most orthodox heir of the Kingdom of Zebel.
This princess, who is as stunningly beautiful as a legendary banshee, is the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdoms. Nereus was very proud of this, and because of this, Nereus had extraordinary expectations for Mela.
Yes, Nereus had no intention of letting Mela implement a political marriage in the country from the beginning.
Among the Seven Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Zebel is a highly centralized society, a bit ****. In the kingdom, the king has extraordinary influence, so Nereus felt that letting Mela carry out a political marriage in the country would be detrimental to the royal family. It's just the icing on the cake.
She should have a bigger role.
And this opportunity came so easily.
Orm, that silly boy, thought he could hide his tricks from Nereus. It was the land of the covenant, and a meeting between the two kings was about to take place, so the security work naturally had to be perfect. Such a big submarine ran to the land of the covenant... Unless the guards of both kings were blinded, it would be impossible for this to happen. Then the situation is very clear. Since it is not the people from Zebel's side who let the submarine in, then it is only the Kingdom of Atlantis.
Nereus saw clearly, but he did not expose this little trick.
After all, he was unhappy with humans, not to mention that it would be beneficial for them, Xebel, to sign a covenant and enter into a marriage contract.
"So, I want to marry Aum?" Mela didn't have any objection to this. Aum's identity was very suitable.
"No, you are marrying the King of Atlantis!" Nereus smiled and looked at his daughter, the treasure of the Kingdom of Zebel.
Mela frowned, she could hear the subtext of her father. It doesn't really matter who she marries, what matters is that she marries the King of Atlantis!
"But no one in Atlantis has undisputed inheritance rights except Orm."
This is why Mela feels puzzled.
"Om... Haha, that kid is a bit immature, but very ambitious. If I really want to have a son-in-law, he should be a good candidate, but unfortunately, I don't need an ambitious son-in-law. All I need is …Unify the entire Atlantis!”
Yes, Nereus, King Zebel has greater ambitions and ambitions than other kings.
"Child, you are still too young. You don't know some secrets of the past. This King Om is not the only son of the former Queen of Atlantis, Atlanna, or even the eldest son! There are still people in this world now. With a child who is the legitimate heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Atlantis or!”
Although the Kingdom of Atlantis hates hybrids, what is interesting is that among the laws of the Kingdom of Atlantis, there is never any law prohibiting hybrids from becoming kings!
This was probably because the Atlanteans had never thought that a royal family would marry humans, so they had never imagined such a situation, and naturally there was no legal basis for it.
"Queen Atlanna, she..."
There is no need for a heavy hammer to play the drum. There are some things that Nereus only needs to mention. Mela's clever little mind will naturally think of it.
She knew her father, and if it was just Orm, Nereus would not even consider marriage. After all, Orm has an absolutely orthodox status in Atlantis, so his prestige is very high. If Mela marries him, it will be impossible for Zebel to control or even annex Atlantis.
Orm is definitely a strong monarch.
But it would be different if Orm had a half-race brother.
If Mela helps that half-blood become the king, then Mela's influence on the new king will be infinite. After all, a hybrid has no foundation in Atlantis, not even decent supporters. On the contrary, everyone hates his status as a hybrid.
As a result, if the new king wants to gain a foothold, he must rely on other forces.
Then besides the Kingdom of Zebel, who else can support him?
By then, all the people around the new king will be Zebels! In the name of the king, Zebel can legitimately interfere and manipulate the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Atlantis. It is not impossible to even wait until the child is born to kill the puppet king...
In short, Om is very good, ambitious and skillful, although he is still a bit immature. But it is precisely because of this that it is not suitable as a marriage partner.
"You asked me to..."
Mela said: "But where is the half-breed?"
"I don't know, kid. It's up to you to find out. I'm sure you can handle it."
Mela nodded, she thought so too.
…
Soon, Mela came to the kingdom of Atlantis.
Aum received his fiancée with the highest standards. However, unlike Aum's imagination, Mela was extremely resistant to this marriage. Of course, Aum was not surprised. Not everyone is willing to accept the fate arranged by others. Mela just has more resistance.
This is nothing, just an immature girl throwing a tantrum for her own imagined self-esteem.
Orm is not angry. To a certain extent, he is the same as Nereus. He does not care whether Mela is really willing to marry him. What he wants is not Mela's sincerity. What he wants is Mela. Her identity, her identity as the heir to the Kingdom of Zebel!
As for whether she is happy or not...does it matter?
So Aum smiled at Mela's little tantrum.
"Don't think that I don't know your tricks!" Mela seemed to be irritated by Om's calmness, and she spoke a little unscrupulously: "Atlanteans are the children of the ocean, we will not give up because of your ambitions. Go and start a war that requires killing countless people! My father was just deceived by you!"
"No, no, no, my princess, I am fulfilling the duties given to us by the God of the Sea, maintaining the balance of the world and maintaining the safety of the sea! Human beings have done enough harm to the sea. In the sea, there are species every day because of human beings And extinct, our fish stocks were harvested wantonly by humans, and they never went back to consider how many years it would take for those fish stocks to recover. Look here, innocent princess, this place used to be beautiful!"
Orm felt the need to make it clear that although it didn't matter what the princess thought, if she could cooperate, things would be simpler. Orm pointed outside the border city of Atlantis. "This place used to be covered with seaweed and various marine life, but it is precisely because of human pollution that no grass grows here! Sooner or later, these pollutions will enter our land and turn our rich territory into a dead place! We must fight back! Let mankind fear the sea!"
"Standard tyrant remarks, in order to save some people, you have to kill another group of people? You call this rescue? This is tyranny. We have a better way!"
"Method? You mean hiding under the sea and diligently wiping the butts of those on land? No! That is not the future that Atlanteans should have! The order of the world should be made by us!" Orm said. said.
Mela was unmoved. She sneered and said: "No matter how beautiful you say, you can't change one thing! That is, you must get the consent of four countries to launch a war. This is what all Atlantis This is a law that everyone here needs to abide by! Without the consent of other countries, you can't start a war, even if you bewitched my father! In addition, don't forget that according to the law, you are not an orthodox king at all! You also have a brother! Queen Atlanna’s eldest son, he is the king’s legitimate heir.”
The people of the sea also have primogeniture, and there has never been a law prohibiting mixed blood from ascending to the throne, so in theory Orm is not orthodox.
Orm's expression changed, but he quickly returned to his original state: "The Fisherman Kingdom is just a group of cowards. As for the Saltwater Kingdom... we'll see!"
After saying that, he returned to his previous politeness and led Mela into the land of Atlantis.
Mela looked indignant.
…
The day after the incident, a stealth Quinjet arrived in the sky outside Topsham.
"So what is our mission this time?"
A tall and handsome man stood in the control room of the aircraft and asked with a relaxed expression: "Are we going to fight against the mess of mutants again?"
His name is Grant Ward, a seventh-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. He was adopted by a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a child and grew up in S.H.I.E.L.D. He is a covert operations expert of S.H.I.E.L.D., a typical martial artist, and A gun is much stronger than a mouth. But there are also shortcomings. He is not good at teamwork and communication with group members. Slightly deficient skills in task handling due to personal personality. It is a sharp knife, but it is not suitable for overall planning.
Phil said helplessly: "We are agents, Ward, not superheroes. We should use a more agent-like method to do things, but fight and kill every time."
Ward curled his lips, obviously disdainful. Agent's method? In the end, wouldn’t it all depend on fists and bullets?
Mei walked in from the side: "We are about to reach our destination. Can we announce the mission now?"
There was also a man and a woman standing next to them. The woman's name was Gemma Simmons, a level 5 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., working in the Science Department of S.H.I.E.L.D., majoring in the field of biochemistry and an expert in mutant research. She is a scientist who loves science to the extreme. The man's name is Leo Fitz. He is also a level 5 agent, a mechanical engineer and an electronic engineer. He is responsible for designing and building all tools and technology networks. He is a person who is out of touch with reality. He spends most of his time following Agent Simmons is together. He and Simmons have been inseparable since the SHIELD Science Academy. Both of them are the youngest graduates of the Department of Science and Technology. They can have the craziest arguments and 10 minutes later it's like nothing happened.
In addition to Hawkeye and Natasha, these four people are members of Phil's special team. The reason why these people entered this team is that they have been screened at all levels, have the cleanest backgrounds, and are trustworthy people.
Phil nodded. This team has always operated like this. The mission target will only be disclosed when it is closest to the mission.
For the sake of confidentiality.
Although this somewhat affected the team's early preparations, fortunately everyone was elite, so it was not a big deal.
"Have you ever heard of Atlantis?"
"Huh?" Ward looked like you were teasing me.
On the other hand, Fitz and Simmons, two science geeks, immediately became excited.
Simmons screamed: "Ah! I knew I was right! Atlantis really existed! This time we are exploring the ruins of the Atlanteans, right?"
Fitz was a little frustrated: "How is it possible! The existence of any civilization will leave traces. How can Atlantis really exist in this world! If Atlantis really exists, then the movement caused by its silence can cause A global tsunami or even a mass extinction!”
"It's a shame, Fitz, that you lost the argument with Simmons, but I can tell you that Atlantis has always existed."
"Has it always existed?" Fitz quickly grasped the point.
"Yes, not only that, they have always been there, living in the deep sea!" Phil was actually shocked by this incident. If it weren't for Natasha's desperate assurance that the picture contained the truth, he wouldn't have believed it.
"Living in the sea?" Simmons asked curiously.
"Yes, they developed a brilliant civilization under the sea...well, they are more advanced than us." Phil continued.
"How is that possible?" Fitz still couldn't accept it.
"We have passed the God of War Ares, encountered ghosts, and aliens, and now you are still saying 'how is it possible'? In this world... nothing is impossible!" Phil also became more and more concerned about the current situation. The crazier the world feels, the more hopeless it becomes.
All kinds of monsters and monsters came out.
"Looking at the bright side, at least we humans are not alone, right?" Simmons comforted with a smile.
Ms. Simmons is an avid lover of aliens and strange creatures.
"Sometimes I still hope that we humans can be lonely, so that at least we won't be invaded by aliens."
"Okay, the chat is over. I want to recount our mission to contact the Atlantean living on land. If possible, we can recruit him and let him join the Avengers project."
Ward almost couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Please, you haven't given up on that plan yet? Because of the stupid things we did, those superheroes don't like us very much."
