Just as Dane and Diana finished up with the Amazon, Arthur's progress in Atlantis was also very encouraging.
Having had the experience of fighting Hellish Devils together last time, he didn't encounter too many obstacles this time.
Even the King of the Trench, who had always been elusive, agreed to an alliance with Arthur. He would lead his Trench people to fight against the Universe invaders.
Although the Trench were a group of irrational monsters, they were very useful as cannon fodder to deplete the Parademons Army. In terms of numbers, Arthur really didn't know whether the Parademons or the Trench had greater strength.
The King of the Trench didn't care about the potential losses. Even for him, the citizens of the Trench were merely consumables.
It was difficult for him to develop any feelings for these completely irrational, even cannibalistic, creatures.
Inside the palace of the Atlantean Royal City, Arthur lay ungracefully on his throne.
Following Atlanna around the Seven Seas for this period had left him utterly exhausted.
"As a King, what kind of decorum is this!"
Arthur immediately snapped to attention upon hearing the voice. Atlanna swam in from outside. She had returned to Atlantis a few years ago and had now fully regained the demeanor of a Queen.
If not for the stain of her illicit relationship with a Surface Worlder, she would have been even more qualified than Arthur to be the King of Atlantis. But now, all that was in the past.
Through the country of Kahndaq, Atlantis had now begun to establish communication with the outside World.
Although it remained very mysterious, for ordinary people, they were no longer a vague legend.
"Our Army is already on standby. With just one command, they can set off immediately. As the King of Atlantis, Lord of the Seven Seas, why are you still so unreliable today?"
Arthur said with a grim face, "Because that's just who I am. I won't stop being myself just because I became King or some other nonsense. The King you expect me to be was never me from the start!"
This was not the first time they had discussed such a topic, but each time it ended badly.
Compared to Orm, Arthur indeed did not act like a King. He spent more time being a hero in the Human world than being King in Atlantis.
Most matters here were managed by Atlanna and Vulko, and the Council of Nobles had actually long been dissatisfied.
If not for Arthur's close relationship with Shazam, they might have tried to scheme against him.
In Western feudal systems, the political game between the King and the nobles was also a distinctive feature that had to be experienced.
But fortunately, Arthur's own strength and external support were strong enough to always keep the Council of Nobles from acting rashly.
Atlanna had no doubt that if the Council of Nobles dared to drag their feet at a critical moment and jeopardize Shazam's important affairs, he would directly purge the entire Council of Nobles and then install a compliant one.
Look at Xebel now; it was almost Shazam's echo chamber. Especially after the relationship between Nereus' daughter Mera and Shazam grew closer, the Kingdom of Xebel was practically granting his every request.
This time was no exception. When they mentioned that this alliance was initiated by Shazam, the old man Nereus agreed without much thought.
This puzzled Atlanna. In her impression, Nereus should have been a very principled man!
After all, he was a man who was exiled when he was young, then led his people back to Xebel to inherit the throne. He shouldn't be like this now.
Actually, this was because there was an information gap between Atlanna and Nereus.
Atlanna thought Shazam was still just the Lord of Kahndaq, leader of the Justice League.
But Nereus had already learned from his daughter that Dane was now also the Lord of Hell, King of the Underworld. He possessed more than what he currently showed.
To put it bluntly, he was now a true God. Facing a God, no matter how humble a mortal King acted, it wouldn't be too much.
Besides, he believed that given the relationship between Dane and Mera, he would never stand by and watch the Kingdom of Xebel suffer heavy losses.
Supporting the formation of the Earth United Army was also preparation for the future. The Sea race would certainly deepen cooperation with the Surface Worlders in the future; this had already become an irresistible trend.
Actively participating in it would benefit Xebel in gaining a first-mover advantage in the future.
If one day the entire Earth civilization had the opportunity to form a huge common body, then Xebel's slight first-mover advantage today would bring huge benefits in the future.
Atlanna?
In his eyes, she was just a short-sighted woman with long hair, hoping for mutual understanding between the two Worlds with a saintly heart?
Such a relationship was nowhere near as solid as real, tangible interests binding them together.
Atlantis and Xebel were the two strongest nations among the Ocean Kingdoms, so they agreed, and the Fisherman Kingdom would not object.
However, the people of this Kingdom simply couldn't leave Water, and they were inherently disinclined to fight. On the battlefield, they would only be a hindrance, so at that time, they would probably only be able to do logistical work.
But the Fisherman Kingdom's resources were very abundant. Atlanna originally hoped Arthur could have something with the Fisherman Kingdom's princess to arrange a marriage or something.
But Arthur's face turned green when he heard this, and for the first time, he yelled at Atlanna:
"I. Don't. Fuck. The. Fish."
Fortunately, this remark didn't get out, otherwise, no matter how mild-tempered the King of the Fisherman Kingdom was, he would probably have brought a large Army to fight Arthur to the death.
But to be fair, the people of the Fisherman Kingdom did look... a bit too pure. It was normal for Arthur to not be able to stand it.
He wasn't really like the rumors said, fond of messing around with fish... As for the even purer Brine Kingdom, this country, which was originally the most difficult and stubborn in the movie "Aquaman," was actually the easiest to deal with.
Arthur simply showed them the golden trident, and under the rallying power of this King's weapon, the King of the Brine Kingdom quickly agreed to join the allied Army.
Thus, basically all the Seabed Kingdoms had joined the Earth United Army.
Except for a few lost Kingdoms of unknown depth, Arthur had no dealings with them for the time being, and also because of Atlanna's warning, he didn't go there.
Now, only the Human world remained.
Expecting all countries to participate was obviously impossible, but getting the countries with the strongest Military power to participate was not impossible.
Even under the veil of the mother box, Cortana could still do many things. She was not a purely electronic consciousness now, and there were places the mother box couldn't reach.
The Dream World, that was a place where the mother box's "hand" could not reach.
In this World, Cortana brought in Lex Luthor and Victor Stone, and unlocked their ability to perceive "dreams."
Anyone who has dreamed knows that no matter how absurd or bizarre the Dream World is, it is very difficult for people in the dream to notice it. A person's perception in a dream will be distorted by the dream itself.
So in the past, Luthor never realized the anomaly here in his dreams and worked hard for his inspiration.
But what if these people, intoxicated by dreams, were to wake up?
If they were made to realize they were dreaming, even the most cunning person would break down.
Lex Luthor's face was extremely ugly at this moment. He stared fixedly at Dane next to Cortana:
"So, all my thoughts have been seen by you all along?"
Dane comforted him, "Not at all. In fact, you only come here when you're inspired.
For example, that applecore project you proposed last time, that thing has a very good prospect. It was through that that I knew the Canada incident was your doing."
Luthor felt no comfort at all; on the contrary, he felt extremely ashamed!
It turned out that all his schemes had long been seen by this Shazam fellow, and he himself was still complacent. He was just a fucking monkey!
He was determined at this moment to solve this problem, otherwise, he would have no secrets at all in front of Shazam in the future.
But what Luthor didn't know was that his memory was only continuous at this moment. Once he left the Dream World, everything in the dream would be forgotten. Isn't that how dreams are?
So his idea was completely meaningless. From the moment he entered this Dream World, he was no longer in control of himself.
Standing on the other side, Victor Stone stood quietly without speaking. He was looking in a mirror.
This was the World of dreams, so here, he could realize his wishes, for example, to become a normal person.
But this was just a dream, and when he woke up, he would still revert to the cyborg encased in machinery.
But this brief moment was enough, allowing him to savor the feeling of being human, this breathing, this temperature, this living sensation.
But Dane had to interrupt him: "Victor, you should know why I brought you here."
His words broke Victor's fantasy. He quickly changed, reverting to the fully mechanical cyborg.
Victor turned his head, as if this form also brought back his cold rationality.
"Yes, I think I know."
Dane turned his head and introduced him to Luthor: "This is Lex Luthor."
"I know him, the helmsman of LexCorp, and also indirectly responsible for the St. Roch incident."
After the Doomsday incident, out of curiosity, Victor had also investigated the causes and events of the time on the internet.
LexCorp's firewall obviously couldn't defend against his dimensionality reduction attack as an electronic cyborg, and he directly found the truth.
"I didn't expect that. I thought I handled it quite cleanly."
Although Luthor was smiling, he felt as disgusted as if he had eaten shit.
His heart was filled with a strong desire: he must find a way to restrict these damned freaks!
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