Chapter 301

He is the captain of the guard; if anyone in Atlantis knows Atlanna's movements best, it is definitely him.

Atlanna sneered: "The second thing I want to say is the cancellation of my engagement to Orm."

"No!"

Orm spoke up again, and others seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Atlanna tapped the trident and said coldly: "I have received the recognition of King Atlan and obtained the trident; I can command all Atlanteans. I am now the Sea Queen; what qualifications do you have to marry me?"

"The engagement was set long ago; if you want to cancel the engagement, it is a betrayal of your father the King, and of the ancient and sacred oath of Atlantis—"

"Bang!"

Atlanna waved the trident at him, and a water bomb instantly blasted him away.

The few people who had originally wanted to speak instantly shut their mouths.

Atlanna looked at the crowd and sneered: "I know that some of you have already betrayed the royal family of Atlantis and have already betrayed me. It doesn't matter; I will give you one last chance."

"Whether to submit to me, who possesses the trident and has become the Sea Queen, or to betray your faith and betray Atlantis—choose for yourselves."

"The engagement is cancelled; who agrees, and who opposes?"

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment, no one spoke!

Queen Atlanna, who had almost always been a symbolic figure, had incredibly obtained the Neptune Trident and was now aggressively turning against them to cancel the engagement; all of this was too sudden, so sudden that they had no preparation at all...

More importantly, they didn't know how Queen Atlanna had obtained the trident—was it by her own power, or was there someone supporting her from behind?

"Ahem, the matter of cancelling the engagement can be discussed later. Queen Atlanna, the most important thing now is that we hope you can tell us the truth: how exactly did you leave Atlantis to go to the Trench Kingdom and obtain the Neptune Trident?"

An elderly royal broke the silence and asked the question everyone most wanted to know.

Atlanna sneered and shook her head: "Is it important? King Atlan didn't say that I had to explain the process after obtaining the Neptune Trident, nor did he say that I needed your recognition!"

"Submit to me, or betray me—that is what you should be thinking about!"

The royal elder slowly shook his head: "We don't mean to question you, and the power of the Neptune Trident does not need our recognition, but you want to cancel the engagement as soon as you open your mouth, and the way you obtained the Neptune Trident is unclear. For the sake of Atlantis, we have the right to know the truth, lest—lest—"

"Lest what?"

"Lest you be used by those who harbor ill intentions toward Atlantis!"

Good!

What a silver-tongued, shameless, moral-kidnapping argument!

Atlanna was almost angered to the point of laughter; whoever can obtain the Neptune Trident can command all Atlanteans, and even the Trench people, who cannot think, acknowledge this point.

And yet you don't acknowledge it?

No, it's not that you don't acknowledge the Neptune Trident; it's that you don't acknowledge me, who possesses the Neptune Trident!

Fine, taking a step back, even if you really are doing this for the good of Atlantis and are worried about me being used, fine! But what does this have to do with me cancelling the engagement?

The engagement is my business; what does it have to do with you?

No, it does have to do with it!

You have already thrown your lot in with Orm; if I cancel the engagement, he cannot become a member of the royal family and cannot legitimately control Atlantis.

Although she had long guessed that there would be opposition even if she brought out the trident, this result still made Atlanna angry and cold-hearted!