Chapter 230 Declaration of War

Supergirl Kara is imprisoned in Russia, near the North Pole.

From Gotham to Russia, if there is no suitable means of transportation, it is somewhat difficult for Kevin and Mera to go to the icy North Pole.

But this is not a big problem.

Before leaving, Kevin arranged a legal identity for the two through Batman's hacking system, and "borrowed" some money from Batman as travel expenses for the two.

I believe Bruce should not mind that hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost in his bank.

Leaving Gotham City, Kevin's initial plan was to fly to Russia, and then find a way to go to the secret base mentioned in the file when he arrived.

After the plan was formulated, Kevin spent a day preparing visas for the two, bought air tickets, and then waited for the plane to Russia to take off in a fast food restaurant near the airport.

After two or three days of traveling on land, Mera, who finally had some free time, also ate fast food in the human world for the first time.

"…This thing called…hamburger, is there meat in it? What kind of meat is it?"

"Beef, you probably haven't eaten it before."

"I've eaten raw..."

Mera stared at the burger in front of her, not knowing how to eat it. She tried to take it apart and disassemble it, but Kevin quickly stopped her:

"That's not how you eat burgers."

Kevin said, picking up the burger and putting it directly into his mouth: "See? Just eat it directly, no need to cut it into pieces."

"…What's the red stuff in it?"

"Do you mean ketchup or tomatoes?"

"Tomatoes?"

"A kind of fruit, I said, don't you Atlanteans eat fruit?"

"We do, but fruit doesn't look like this."

Mera looked at the burger and hesitated.

Because Atlantis is located in the deep sea, very little land food can be sent there. Most of the land food will be crushed by the pressure of the sea water once it arrives there, and it can't be preserved for long.

The fruits that can be eaten in the deep sea are mostly very hard and require special treatment to eat.

And even so, many of them can only be enjoyed by nobles.

Because only the water magic mastered by the nobles can open up a vacuum area underwater to enjoy the delicacies from the land or other places.

Although Mera is a princess, King Zebel has educated Mera to develop the habit of not being extravagant and wasteful. She rarely enjoys delicacies like other nobles.

For her, food is just something that can satisfy the needs of the body and survive.

This is also the consensus of most underwater people.

Before, Kevin led Mera to eat fast food products on the train or plane, such as bread and milk, because he was in a hurry to get on the road.

Those things didn't taste very good. Although Mera thought they were delicious, she just sighed that people on land would enjoy them.

Now that she has eaten fast food in person, Mera has truly opened the door to a new world.

"!!"

The hamburger in the human world was eaten into her mouth, with the sweetness of bread, the salty fragrance of beef, the sourness of tomatoes, and the mixture of special seasonings in the human world.

All the flavors exploded in Mera's mouth, bringing her a sense of enjoyment that went straight to her soul, as she had always only eaten monotonous food.

At that moment, Mera's expression became very dazed, as if what she had just eaten was not a hamburger, but a food bomb.

"Why... why is this thing so delicious?!"

"You think it's delicious just because it's fast food? When you eat Chinese, French and Turkish food, you will understand the meaning of 'delicious food'."

Kevin said with a smile.

Fast food such as hamburgers is just food created by humans to quickly satisfy their appetite.

Although it can't be said to be unpalatable, and the taste is also very good, it is still a little bit worse than the main meal.

Now Mera just ate a hamburger, and she looked like she was about to lose her soul.

If she was allowed to taste all the delicacies of the world's three major food countries, she would probably never want to go back to the bottom of the sea in her life.

"Land people... are really... incredible in terms of eating..."

Mera, with a red mouth, ate while speaking vaguely.

Kevin just smiled at her, then handed the Coke to Mera, and said with a sly smile:

"Hamburgers with Coke are the real enjoyment of the world."

"Coke? Alcohol?"

Mera picked up the Coke doubtfully, looking at the liquid full of bubbles inside, frowning deeply.

She first licked it tentatively with the tip of her tongue like a hamster, and felt the bubbles bursting in her mouth, and her brows frowned even deeper.

For a moment, Mera suspected that Kevin was doing something bad.

But after seeing Kevin drink the whole ice Coke with a look of enjoyment, Mera could also understand that this suspicious liquid with bubbles might really be an incredible drink.

She also followed Kevin and drank it all in one gulp.

Then...

"Cough cough cough——!"

She was choked by the Coke as a matter of course.

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing Mera's embarrassed look, Kevin couldn't help laughing out loud.

Mera took a tissue to wipe her mouth and glared at Kevin fiercely. Just when she was about to say something, she heard Kevin say:

"How is it? Although it tastes a bit strange, it tastes good, right?"

"This wine is so strange, it seems to explode in my mouth... in my mouth..."

"This is not wine, it's Coke."

"A wine called 'Coke'?"

"...Forget it, you can think whatever you want."

Kevin said to Mera with a smile, and then ordered two more iced Cokes over, holding the Cokes and looking at the TV aside.

Originally he only watched TV to pass the boring time, but when he saw the content on the TV, Kevin's smile suddenly faded and became solemn.

When she noticed Kevin's expression, Mera couldn't help but look at the TV, and then her expression became the same as Kevin's.

Even more shocked.

There was a news break on the TV.

The news said that a tsunami broke out off the coast of San Francisco, causing countless casualties. An underwater kingdom claiming to be Atlantis came to the stage and warned the human government to hand over Mera, the princess of Zebel, as soon as possible.

Otherwise they will cause tsunamis in coastal cities every once in a while.

When he heard the news, Kevin was immediately stunned.

Even Mera turned her head and stared at the TV in a daze for a long time.

None of them thought that Arthur would actually dare to declare war on the human world.

"Oops, Arthur, he's really angry."

Mera, who learned about what was happening in the outside world through the news, couldn't help but murmur to herself as she looked at the TV report and the photo with her image next to it.

"How did he know you were on land?"

Compared with Mera, Kevin is more surprised about this matter.

It's different now than in the movie. Mera has Arthur's help on land, and she also has a positioning device on her body. It's understandable that Mera can be found in the underwater kingdom.

But now in the eyes of others, Mera suddenly activated water magic and took the opportunity to escape. She had no helpers, had never been to land, and had no positioning device on her body. Otherwise, they would not have been able to live so peacefully these days.

So why does Arthur think Mera is on land?

"The bottom of the sea is Arthur's territory. Since he can't be found anywhere on the bottom of the sea, I can only go to land."

Mera explained.

Although the seabed is vast, the area where Atlanteans can move is limited.

Arthur only needs to conduct a blanket search in the areas where people on the seabed often move, and he can know whether Mera remains on the seabed.

Kevin frowned:

"Even so, Atlantis should not rule all the kingdoms under the sea now. How dare Arthur do this?"

If Atlantis had not united all the existing countries on the seabed and declared war on the human world, it would have been stolen.

In particular, the most violent Saltwater Kingdom is likely to launch a war against Atlantis during the war between Atlantis and the human kingdom.

At that time, Atlantis will be fighting on two fronts!

Kevin didn't think Arthur was such a foolhardy person.

"What if...Arthur has already ruled all the kingdoms under the sea?"

Mera proposed the idea.

Three days have passed since she left the water and came to the ground.

Three days is not a long time, but it is enough for Arthur to do a lot of things.

Moreover, after Mera took the initiative to guard the Mother Box, she no longer paid attention to the politics between Atlantis and other countries, and had no idea what Arthur had done.

Perhaps she had already made preparations, so she approached the Kingdom of Xebel to formally propose an engagement to Princess Mera.

It's just that Mera doesn't know it.

If that's the case, then it would be a bad thing for Mera to come to land without permission.

Because she gave Arthur an excuse to attack the land.

Mera was lost in thought while watching the TV, while Kevin looked at the skill tree after a moment of silence.

Seeing the sudden increase in skill points in the skill tree, Kevin was convinced that he was the cause of Arthur's war on the ground this time.

It was him who took Mera away that caused Arthur to attack the land so long in advance.

In the movie, Arthur, the king of the sea, did not attack land. There are many reasons for this. It may be because he was married to Mera, and under Mera's advice, he decided to play it safe for a while.

It may also be because he had just taken charge of the Seven Seas and had to deal with internal affairs and did not have time to launch an attack on land.

But it must have something to do with Mera anyway.

Kevin took Mera away, triggering a butterfly effect, causing the Kingdom of Atlantis to attack human coastal cities. Strictly speaking, this was Kevin's fault.

"It looks like the plan is going to change..."

When he realized that his arrival had completely changed the world of Flashpoint, Kevin no longer planned to follow the original plan slowly.

Yes, even without Kevin, humans in this world would probably die due to Zod's invasion, or Arthur's war on land in the future.

But Kevin's early intervention caused the deaths of many people who shouldn't have died at this time, which was somewhat unacceptable to Kevin.

So before going to save Supergirl, Kevin needs to get the trident in his hand first.

Kevin decided to change his plans.

Mera also decided to change her plans.

She stared at the disaster scene broadcast on TV, stood up and said to Kevin:

"Sorry, I may not be able to find the trident with you."

"Are you planning to go back now?"

"The person Arthur is looking for is me. He probably thought I was just hiding on land and didn't know you existed, so as long as I go back, he should..."

"Stupid, you should know very well that you are just an excuse for him to declare war on the human world. Even if you go back, nothing will be changed."

"..."

How could Mera not understand what Kevin said.

It's just that she really doesn't want to see the human world and the Atlantis world go to war.

War is a very cruel thing, and many people will die, whether human or Atlantean.

Even once the war develops to a certain irreversible point, even the top leaders of both sides will not be spared.

Although Mera's father, King Neros of Zebel, is a king, Arthur may let Mera's father be the vanguard general one day in the future.

If something happens to Neros at that time... Mera will never forgive herself.

"... I should go back."

In the end, Mera still made plans to go back.

Kevin squinted and stared at her for a while, and said:

"You can go back, but you must at least take me to the Trench Country. I don't know the way."

In fact, whether Mera goes back or not has nothing to do with Kevin.

Although the two have been together for two or three days, they are still on guard against each other and have never trusted each other.

But perhaps in order to prevent Kevin from abandoning her, Mera has never told Kevin the specific address of the Trench Country.

Without a specific address, Kevin couldn't possibly conduct a blanket search in the ocean.

Using this stupid method, even with the help of marine life, by the time he found the address of the Trench Country, I'm afraid it would be too late.