Her purpose is Arthur.
"Atlantis is different from you people on land. Our attitude towards laws is very strict. Once a law is established, everyone must abide by it. Among the laws of Atlantis, one of the regulations regarding heirs is Among them, the eldest son and eldest daughter have the natural first place."
"But Arthur...he is a mixed race and grew up on land." Nick Fury asked.
"But the law does not stipulate that pure blood is required for the succession of the throne. What's more, Arthur's talent is no worse than that of the pure blood king, or even stronger." Mela did not lie about this. Arthur's talent is indeed very strong, even more powerful than Orm.
"What should we do?" Batman asked calmly. "Go to Atlantis with such arrogance, and then have Arthur hacked to death? Especially after this incident."
If we say that in the past, the average Atlantean people were disgusted with Arthur at most, because of him, Queen Atlanna was forced to be sacrificed. But in the final analysis, these things have nothing to do with most ordinary people. The queen is very good, but so what, their life is not bad now. Strictly speaking, although Orm is ambitious, so what? Isn't it normal for a ruler to be ambitious? Besides, it is precisely because of his ambition that Orm needs support, so under his rule, the Kingdom of Atlantis is also living a good life. If they have public opinion polls, Orm's approval rate is still quite high. of.
So the Queen's sacrifice did make the people of the Kingdom of Atlantis a little sad, but that's all. At most, it is discrimination against Arthur, no one will really hate him. After all, what happened to Arthur had nothing to do with them.
But it's different now.
Someone in the Kingdom of Atlantis was killed because of Arthur!
This nature is different. They didn't care. It was Orm who sent them to kill Arthur, so he was killed instead. All they knew was that Arthur killed the Atlanteans!
This is enough!
As long as Orm is a qualified ruler, the blame for the sacrifice of those soldiers and Tide Sage will definitely be placed on Arthur's head, as long as public opinion is consistent. Who the hell cares about what is available and what is not? This is what George W. Bush did after 9/11. Nowadays, many Americans are complaining about George W. Bush’s IQ problem and complaining about their wrongful accusation against Iraq. But who objected at that time? Public opinion says you have weapons of mass destruction, so you do!
In short, Arthur is no longer an irrelevant person in the eyes of the Atlanteans, he is a murderer!
How do you expect those Atlanteans to treat him?
Welcome along the way?
To return the throne and not be immediately humanely destroyed is because of the Queen’s blessing!
"I can secretly take Arthur to the Kingdom of Atlantis. As long as he openly proposes a duel to Orm in the throne room, Orm will never refuse!" Mela said.
"Challenge?" Batman said in surprise.
After all, the level of civilization in Atlantis seems to be very high. How could such a barbaric project be as popular as in the Middle Ages?
"This is an ancient tradition, a duel before the gods." Mela explained: "We Atlanteans still retain our awe and belief in the gods. So this ancient sport has been preserved. But now It is basically just a competitive sport. Although it is dangerous, it will not lead to death. This is a very noble sport, and the participants must be the best warriors, because weaklings are not qualified to show their bravery in front of God. Of course. The most ancient role of this sport has not been abandoned. It has the highest ruling power in the entire Atlantis! Only those who win will be recognized by the gods!"
As for what will happen to the losers, there seems to be no need to say more.
Although they thought it was a bit ridiculous to lead a wanted criminal directly to the enemy's base camp, both Batman and Nick Fury felt that since this woman dared to speak, she must be confident. So the only question now...that is whether Arthur can beat that Orm.
So the two of them looked at the person involved, Arthur.
Arthur stood up: "No problem! I do!"
Since Arthur agreed, Nick Fury and Batman would not stop him. After all, this is the best way. If successful, there is no doubt that it can perfectly solve the current problem. And even if it fails...it doesn't seem to be any worse than it is now. Others are about to start fighting. If they win, everyone will go back to their respective homes. If they lose, they will continue to work.
"Would Orm agree? Would a king be willing to duel with an illegitimate son?"
Even in the Dark Middle Ages, no king with a bad mind would agree to such nonsense. There is no benefit to winning, and nothing comes of losing. What a loss.
"Yes! You don't understand our insistence on the law. If Aum can defeat Arthur, then his legitimacy will be impeccable! He will not let go of this opportunity!" Mela said decisively.
"Then... the last question is, is Arthur a match for Orm!"
Mela looked at Arthur: "You need to ask Arthur this question."
Arthur had a question mark on his face, he didn't know, he only recently found out that he had a younger brother.
To be honest, Arthur felt quite strange about the sudden addition of a younger brother. If possible, he would also like to meet this younger brother. In fact, until now, he doesn't hate his brother very much. After all, if this kind of thing happened to him, his reaction might be even more violent than Orm's. It’s just that everyone’s position is different, and it doesn’t necessarily mean who is right and who is wrong.
Seeing Arthur's confusion, Mela was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have seen your weapon, it is Queen Atlanna's Mother Trident."
The mother halberd is a silver five-pronged halberd with gorgeous decorations. It is a secret treasure of the Kingdom of Atlantis and a very excellent weapon.
"As for your abilities, someone must teach you. And someone who knows how to use the royal family's abilities must have a high status in the Kingdom of Atlantis."
In fact, Mela had always suspected from the beginning that Arthur had an insider in the Kingdom of Atlantis, otherwise many things would not be explained. After all, although the abilities of the Atlantean royal family require talent, they also require corresponding training. This is not something that ordinary Atlanteans have access to.
"Are you talking about Vico?" Arthur had a very good impression of Mela and had no intention of keeping it secret at all, so he blurted out Vico's name.
"Nudis Vico?!!"
Nudis Vico was no ordinary person. He was the advisor and warrior commander of the third generation King of Atlantis, and an absolute important minister of the three dynasties. Mela did not expect that Arthur would have the support of such a big shot.
On the contrary, Nick and Batman looked at each other, and it could be seen from the princess's expression that Vico was not simple.
