17. Om's Calculations
Although Merlin had never met his good friend Tom Curry's legendary wife, Atlanta, the queen of the Underwater Kingdom, he had at least seen photos of Tom and Atlanti.
Atlana, who is shown in the slightly faded photo, is definitely a real beauty.
This represents the excellent bloodline of the Atlantis royal family.
But to be fair, Tom and Atlana's son, and Merlin's nephew Arthur Curry, are really not a handsome human.
Maybe Tom's human genes are too powerful. In short, Arthur is indeed more like humans than like undersea people.
In this regard, his cousin Namo is much better than Arthur.
Although Namo also retains some of the characteristics of human beings, overall, that mutant is indeed handsome.
And now, in the dream world of Merlin and Zatanna, he really saw another son of Atlana.
He inherited the heirs of the noblest blood among the two Atlantis, Atlanta and King Ovax.
Oum.
A true Atlantis noble prince.
He has a perfect body, his muscles are bulging but not too exaggerated. His legs and body are very appropriate in proportion, and his facial features are also very positive.
Especially those blue eyes.
It makes Om look full of the dignified kingly dignified, but also has a sense of handsomeness.
There is also the long wavy white hair that is gently placed on the shoulders and is neatly combed.
"Arthur..."
Merlin hovered in front of the dream golden castle with his hands on her back.
Zatanna was not interested in this meeting. Miss Magician sat on a chair aside, watching a magical book in the warm dream sunshine.
Occasionally, she would secretly look at Aum who was awakening in front of her, and she whispered to Merlin:
"He is Arthur's younger brother, right? Compared to him, Arthur is just like a rude tramp... Wait, how is this so similar to Thor and Loki's situation."
Miss Magician complained:
"But Thor is a perfect handsome man. Your nephew Arthur, even his messy hair, cannot be compared with others."
"So, people are really incomparable."
The Raven Lord said to his lover:
"Just from the appearance alone, Om is indeed more suitable to be a king than Arthur. But you also know that the throne of the king cannot be firmly seated with just one face."
"Okay, such a handsome guy is quite eye-catching."
Zatanna continued to read her book, and after a few seconds, she suddenly raised her head and said to Merlin:
"But don't worry, in my heart, Om is not as handsome as you."
"How do you know I want to ask you this question?"
Merlin said in surprise:
"Is this a heart-to-heart relationship?"
"whispering sound"
Miss Magician curled her lips and said:
"Don't I know what you men are thinking? Men are all in a group... He is about to wake up!"
Sure enough, as soon as Zatanna finished speaking, Om's eyes opened.
Merlin's expression also became serious.
The young prince of Atlantis is not strong enough, but he is almost a little far from the level of Heavenly Father.
Faced with the dream-stepping ability of the King of Vanity, he had almost no resistance and fell into the dream compiled by Merlin.
Om jumped up from the ground with a fierce look. He clenched his fists and made a fighting posture, looking vigilantly at the man floating in the air with his hands in front of him.
There is also the woman sitting not far away, leaning against a recliner and reading a book.
Intuition told him that something was wrong with this place.
"This is a dream."
When Merlin heard Om's inner question, he answered.
He said in a gentle tone to His Highness Om, the prince of Atlantis:
"I am Merlin, the Lord of Hell, and I am old friends with your adviser Vico. I don't have any malice towards Atlantis. Please put your vigilant heart down, Lord Om."
The Raven Lord said:
"I invite you here for an important thing, and I have no interest in your throne."
Obviously, the last sentence was an answer to Oum's rumbling doubts.
This also shocked Om.
The guy in front of me can read his mind, no doubt.
"What are you going to talk to me about?"
Om tried to relax his mind.
As the most noble bloodline of the Atlantis, the direct descendant of the powerful Aquarius Atlanta, he is no stranger to the manipulation of spiritual power.
The handsome, soon-to-be king prince calmed down, sat in the chair in front of Merlin and said to Merlin:
"I did hear Vico talk about your name, Merlin Riley, a former landman, maintaining the order of the world, and Vico praised you as a true hero."
"When the news of your death reached the deep sea, Vico was sad for a while. He said that in human history, every era will have warriors like you who give everything to the world."
"For me, although I have never had any intersection with you, I also regret the heroes of the past and your experiences."
The prince is very good at speaking.
But this compliment is useless to Merlin.
"I know Vico is a trustworthy friend. If I have the chance, I am willing to talk to the future King of the Seven Seas."
Merlin showed a gentle smile on his face, and he said to Oum:
"But because your beautiful fiancée has started calling for guards, so let's talk a long story short, Your Highness."
"Please say it."
Om made a "please" gesture to Merlin with a very graceful look.
Merlin didn't hide it either. At his level, he no longer needed to disguise what he wanted, and he would hide it.
He said to Oum directly:
"I know that the Kingdom of Atlantis has been guarding the cursed sacred object, the Blue Mother Box, which is placed on the border of Atlantis and guarded by the bravest warriors."
"You are guarding it on the orders of your ancestors, but are very alert to it, and that is a threat to the underwater kingdom."
"Leave it to me, and I will deal with this threat for you."
After saying that, Merlin raised his hand, and the phantom of the red mother box was suspended in his hand. He said to Om, who had widened his eyes:
"The Amazons handed me over the holy things they guarded, and they trust me, and you can trust me."
"That holy object, blue mother box..."
Om narrowed his eyes, recalling some legends of the Atlantis royal family, he said to Merlin:
"That thing is indeed the biggest hidden danger in every Atlantis king, and we are always worried that it will change."
"If anyone can take over that dangerous item, I personally would be very welcome..."
"But you don't want to give it to me."
Merlin's expression didn't change much.
He gently said what Om was thinking in his heart at this time.
He said:
"You think this is an opportunity to exchange something with me...such as a Hell Lord's support for war. After all, I'm from Hell, and I should be a warlike person."
"You want to use this to let me join the war you will launch against the land world to demonstrate your force, transform it into your reputation, unify the divided seven seas kingdoms, and make a great cause that can be compared with the sea emperor Atlan."
"But you are also worried about angering me."
Merlin's voice became colder.
Every word he said would change Om's expression a little.
This scene made Zatanna, who was lying on the recliner, chuckle while covering her mouth.
Merlin, the vanity king, has the ability to listen to the soul, is so sloppy... Perhaps in the real world, His Highness Om can still rely on his own strength to resist one or two.
But in this dream world, he could not hide any of his thoughts at all.
"You are worried that your request will make me furious. You are still worried that after I reject you, I will go to your country and snatch the blue mother box..."
Merlin shook his head and said to Prince Om who was sitting in front of him:
"No, don't worry."
"I have my limitations. The Lord of Hell cannot go to the world at will, nor can he intervene in the affairs of the underwater kingdom. The Supreme Master is watching me."
"I will not forcefully snatch your mother box, it is your inheritance, but I still want to persuade you, Prince Om, not to try to use the mother box as a bargaining chip and lure me to do something I don't want to do."
He floated before Prince Om, whose face became cold, and he looked down at the handsome prince from a high point.
He said:
"And your ambitious plan, invading the land, creating friction, launching wars, and promoting force...this is not something a king should do."
"I think even your cruel father has never had such a arrogant idea."
"This world has a set of rules that it operates. A young man who rashly provokes the rules will be thrust into his head and blood..."
"Are you warning me? Lord Raven."
It seems that everything can't be hidden.
Om simply stopped hiding his true attitude. He raised his head and looked at Merlin, and he said:
"That's my state affairs, it has nothing to do with hell... If you want a blue mother box, I can give you the only requirement is that you can't intervene in this matter. I will start a war, win, and unify the seven seas."
"It's too late!"
Merlin shook his head and said softly:
"I already know this, so I can't ignore it."
"A meaningless war, stupid internal friction, countless innocent people will die in your ambitions, and I can't see the possibility of your success..."
"I don't have time to play games with a little brat like you who is ignorant of the world!"
"Go back!"
Merlin raised his finger and placed it in front of Oum's forehead. The orange spot of light jumped at his fingertips, and he said:
"I'll get the blue master box, your ridiculous war attempt will be terminated."
"You can't be king, and there will be others to replace you, and I will watch that scene. I will watch you walk down the throne with my own eyes in despair, and I will see your sad ambitions turn into powder."
"Of course, your fate won't end here."
"Buzz"
The orange light bloomed in front of Oum's eyes, and the next second, his consciousness was sent back to the present world.
In the dream world, Zatanna put down the magic script in her hand, stood up from the recliner, swayed her perfect waist, and walked behind Merlin.
She held her lover's slightly cold fingers and said:
"Why be angry with a child like that? If you need that mother box, just let Arthur and Namo go there."
"No, I'm not angry."
Merlin turned around and stroked Zatanna's long hair. He kissed the magician's forehead and said softly:
“I just…”
"I have a plan, and I have always lacked a suitable executor, Aum... He is very suitable, ambitious, unwilling to be ordinary, has no respect for life, and just wants to achieve his own great achievements."
"A person like this...even if he sacrifices himself, he will not disturb the overall situation."
Zatanna blinked, she gently hugged Merlin's waist, and she said:
"So, you want to teach that stubborn guy a lesson?"
"No."
Merlin chuckled and said:
"I will not teach him a lesson, his brothers will give him a painful lesson... After a sad and shameful failure, he will go on the path I arranged for him."
"The Battle of the Ten Realms, Elsa..."
"We will pick her up together...it won't be too long."
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"What did you say? Your Highness."
In the palace of Atlantis, the old counselor who served the two kings, Vico, the undersea man, looked at Prince Om with a cold face in surprise.
He said:
"Merlin just summoned you in his dream? And threatened to destroy your coronation ceremony in 3 days?"
"Yes."
Om sat on the throne, he stroked the exquisite patterns on the throne's armrest, and he whispered:
"Your friend may have been a righteous man, but after his resurrection he became the Lord of Hell and a difficult person to get along with."
"He asked me for the blue mother box that was guarded by Atlantis for a thousand years, and interfered with the affairs of the kingdom. When I rejected him, he became angry and embarrassed."
The prince gritted his teeth and said:
"Vico, I trust you as much as my father, and I know you are loyal to your king."
"Maybe the war on land will be terminated, it doesn't matter. We still have a chance in the future, but I will definitely not allow it to be destroyed in this coronation ceremony!"
"I know, Your Highness."
A light flashed in Vico's eyes, and he said to Oum:
"I will personally guard the royal city. If Merlin really intends to destroy the ceremony, even if he sacrifices his life, I will stop him! In addition, you also need to invite the mages of Kamataj to come and watch the ceremony!"
Vico said to the prince:
"Since Merlin has recognized the restraint of the Supreme Master on him, he will not provoke the majesty of the Supreme Master. With her disciples here, the coronation ceremony will not be destroyed by external forces."
"What you said makes sense."
Prince Om rubbed his chin and said:
"I will personally write a letter to invite Kama Taj's representative to come and watch the ceremony...Vico, I see your loyalty!"
Vico didn't say anything more.
The kingdom counselor who had a close relationship with Merlin turned around and left the palace with a team of elite soldiers. Since he promised to ensure the completion of the ceremony, he would definitely do it.
Even if it is not for Oum, it depends on Atlana's sake.
After all, Om is also one of the sons of his close friend Atlana...
But Vico had another doubt in his heart.
He knew about Merlin and Arthur's relationship. He was worried now that Merlin would send Arthur to disrupt the situation...
What should I do if that happens?
"Merlin..."
Vico sat in his underwater vehicle, looking at the sculpture of the King of the Sea at the end of the city in the distance, and the brightly lit city, he sighed and said softly:
Chapter completed!