neptune's trident holds extraordinary significance and faith for Atlanta and every Atlantean. Now that she knew its whereabouts, Atlanta didn't want to wait any longer.
Anyway, they were going to the Trench Kingdom, where day or night had no meaning.
Perhaps due to the alcohol, Atlanta couldn't suppress her excitement and stood up directly, saying.
"No, we'll go now!"
After speaking, Atlanta stumbled, swayed a few times, and only then managed to stand steady by holding onto the table.
Samuel pulled her down to sit, annoyed, "In your current state, even if You could safely see neptune's trident, You wouldn't be able to get it."
"Sit down and tell us about the Seven Kingdoms."
Atlanta might have been truly drunk. She obediently didn't retort, collected herself, and started talking about the Seven Kingdoms.
Diana and the others didn't know much about the Seven Kingdoms. Samuel would definitely come into conflict with them if he wanted to unify Atlantis, so they also listened attentively.
Atlantis fell and sank to the seabed, splitting into Atlantis, Zebei Kingdom, the Fisherman Kingdom, the Saltwater Kingdom, the Trench Kingdom, the Exile Kingdom, and the Lost Kingdom.
Atlantis and Zebei Kingdom still retained their 'human' appearance and were the two most powerful kingdoms.
The future Queen Mera is the princess of Zebei Kingdom.
The Fisherman Kingdom. Their technological strength is the strongest among the major kingdoms, but to better adapt to the underwater living environment, their legs have completely degenerated into fish tails, scales have evolved on their bodies, and their facial features have also become very similar to those of fish.
The Saltwater Kingdom. This kingdom sank near an underwater volcano, so they evolved thick, heavy shells, and their appearance became extremely similar to crabs and lobsters.
The Exile Kingdom was not completely submerged in the ocean initially, but was flooded by an inland sea. They continued to live on the seabed of the inland area, but as this inland sea disappeared, the area became a desert, and this tribe also perished.
Because they did not sink into the deep sea with the other kingdoms, this kingdom was also called the Kingdom of the Forsaken by the Atlanteans.
The Lost Kingdom has completely lost contact with the other kingdoms. No one knows its location, no one has ever been there, no one knows what it has become now, and no one has encountered its citizens again.
After talking about the other kingdoms, only the last one remained, the Trench Kingdom.
The other kingdoms were somewhat afraid of the Trench Kingdom, not only regarding it as a Death zone but also making sacrifices to them.
In the movie, Atlanta was sacrificed to them. The dignified Queen of a kingdom didn't even get a decent Death!
The degeneration of the Trench Kingdom, or rather the Trench, was the most severe among the Seven Kingdoms.
When it sank back then, it was quite deep, landing in the oceanic Trench where sunlight never reached. Apart from killing and eating, the Trench no longer thought, basically equivalent to ferocious Beasts or sea monsters.
Once entering their territory, they would be attacked en masse. It was either run, or fight to the Death; communication was impossible.
That's why people from the other kingdoms had been searching for neptune's trident for so many years without success. Because they never considered the Trench Kingdom, and even if they did, they wouldn't dare to get close.
"The Trench sound very dangerous. How about we go together tomorrow?" Diana was a little worried and wanted to go with them.
Samuel shook his head and chuckled, "It might be a bit dangerous for You, but for me, it's just like that. Once we get the Trident, I'll open a portal to pick You up then."
"Don't look at the Trench Kingdom, which sees no sunlight year-round and has a poor environment. Deep inside, there is a wormhole that can transport You to the Earth's Core Hidden Sea. The environment in there is quite good, and You can also see many creatures that are already extinct."
"Really? What's in there?" Helen, whose curiosity was strongest, couldn't help but ask.
"What I can tell You is that there are dinosaurs there. As for the rest, You can discover them yourselves when the time comes."
Helen nodded repeatedly. Other things could be put aside for now; just the dinosaurs alone would be worth the trip and satisfy her curiosity.
Aliens: Bad review!
Atlanteans: Bad review!
Dinosaurs: Good review!
Venilia wasn't very interested in dinosaurs, but Diana was quite looking forward to it, perhaps because she worked at a museum, although—she had only worked there for a few days!
Atlanta was completely drunk and passed out. Anyway, the illusion left in Atlantis could last for a few days without issue, and Samuel was too lazy to bother with it, so he simply carried her to his room to sleep.
The night passed without a word.
The next day, morning.
Atlanta, who got up early, ended up running late. By the time she finished breakfast with Samuel, it was almost noon.
Above the waters of the Trench Kingdom, a golden portal appeared out of thin air. Samuel, holding Atlanta, stopped suspended in the air, his gaze deeply penetrating the bottomless sea.
The territory of the Trench Kingdom is neither large nor small. Once entering the water, it would immediately attract dense swarms of Trench. Rather than searching while trying to navigate on the seabed, Samuel preferred to confirm everything before taking action.
...
"Are You ready?"
While searching for the location of the Trench wormhole, Samuel asked Atlanta, who was tightly gripping the five-pronged trident.
Atlanta said solemnly, "I am ready."
Samuel hummed in acknowledgment and said, "neptune's trident is somewhat similar to Stormbreaker. It's not like You can just see it, pick it up, and be able to use it."
"You need to gain its recognition. Only the ruler of Atlantis, only Aquaman, is qualified to use it!"
"Don't be nervous either. Its requirements aren't as high as Stormbreaker's. You just need to maintain your original intention and not completely 'lie down and win' after going down, and there should be no problem."
Artifacts recognizing their masters, it's a very normal little trope. If anyone could just easily obtain it, where would the prestige be?
The biggest reason Atlanta couldn't obtain neptune's trident despite living in the Earth's Core Hidden Sea for so many years in the movie should be that she couldn't defeat the sea Beast Karasen that guarded it.
But the fact that she challenged Karasen and survived is enough to prove that Atlanta is qualified.
Or perhaps Atlanta, like her son Aquaman, who could never be born in this lifetime, possessed the ability to communicate with sea creatures; otherwise, even if Karasen had some intelligence, it wouldn't have let her go.
It's just that Atlanta's ability might not have been that strong, unable to communicate normally with Karasen; otherwise, what would Aquaman be there for? She would have already held neptune's trident, worn the golden armor, stepped on Karasen, commanded the Seven Kingdoms, and returned to Atlantis!
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