Volume 3 Different Paths Chapter 116 Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world, located between Europe, Africa and North and South America, bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Antarctic Ocean to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest by the meridian (67°W) through Cape Horn, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast by the meridian through Cape Agulhas (20°E E).
On this magnificent sea, merchant ships from various countries circulate back and forth, and huge Boeing passenger planes soar to their heart's content. And beneath the surface of the sea, in addition to submarines and schools of fish, there is another vast kingdom.
Atlantis!
The legend about Atlantis began with the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It is mentioned in two dialogues, the Creteas and the Timaios, in Plato's most recent works.
In Plato's prompt, there are these words: "About 9,000 years ago Solon, opposite the Pillar of Hercules (the Strait of Gibraltar), there was a large island, from where you could go to other islands, and on the opposite side of those islands was a whole piece of land surrounded by the sea, and this was the kingdom of Atlantis." At that time, Atlantis was about to start a big battle with Athens, but Atlantis suddenly encountered an earthquake and flood, and completely submerged to the bottom of the sea in less than a day and a night, which became an obstacle to the Greeks' long sea journey.
A considerable number of historians believe that this is just a legend, and that Plato merely used it as a metaphor for the values of Athenian society. However, there are also some scholars who are convinced of the existence of Atlantis, after all, with the development of science and technology, there seems to be more and more evidence on the side to confirm that there was really a highly developed civilization in the vast Atlantic.
This kind of debate is endless, and the opportunity to completely unravel the mystery may only be left to future generations. But for the apocalypse, it seems to be quite "interesting" to build an undersea civilization completely different from the land civilization based on this ethereal legend, and Atlantis in the world of God was born.
It's a vast empire under the sea, and the blonde Atlanteans roam freely through the underwater city. They were apparently given the ability to breathe freely underwater by the Apocalypse, as no equipment resembling oxygen cylinders was found on them.
They were all covered in scales, or armor that resembled scales, and it was difficult to say for sure, at least for now. However, at least theoretically, their body structure and strength are definitely higher than those of humans on land, after all, you can't fill your belly with seawater to balance the pressure under the sea, and if the Atlanteans didn't have amazing muscle density and bone density, they would have been crushed into meatloaf in this deep sea.
"Attention, please pay attention! The little prince Chris fled from the palace again, please pay attention to the 8~12-year-old children around the people of Atlantis, once you find anything, please contact the royal family immediately, the queen will be grateful!"
A large screen in the center of the city was broadcasting an urgent message, and the residents of Atlantis gathered under the big screen to discuss.
"Hey, this is the first time the little prince has escaped?"
"Who knows, I think this is at least the third time this month. ”
"How did the royal family do it? What do you think about it, just such a child, who can't stand it, and occupies public resources many times? Is taxpayers' money used for this?"
"Cut, royal family, there are always some privileges. ”
"It's been more than 500 years since the parliamentary revolution, what kind of privileges are there left? The royal family's approval rating has been getting lower and lower in the last 100 years, and the last referendum was almost abolished, and it's not clear what's going on? Why don't you know how to converge now?"
"Then you have to ask God. ”
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(Note: The Kingdom of Atlantis is a constitutional monarchy, and the king has no legal power.) Originally, the relationship between the royal family and the people was not bad at the beginning, but due to the wise operation of kings in recent generations, the public's favorability towards the royal family plummeted, and the queen who first ascended to the throne had scandals at the beginning of her tenure, which further accelerated the disintegration of the people's trust in the royal family. )
Just when the population of Atlantis was surging endlessly, no one noticed that right beside them, a golden figure flashed.
"Don't believe me, don't believe me!" the little boy shuffled and cried as he quickly floated up, trying to blend in with the crowd out of the city and leave the city.
But after all, there was a huge high-definition photo of him hanging less than a few dozen meters away, and soon someone noticed the young boy. In less than a few minutes, the Atlantean Sheriff's Bureau quickly dispatched and formed a circle around the boy.
The means of transportation in Atlantis are somewhat similar to human submarines, and the Atlanteans called this iron guy "Alma", which literally translates to electric boats. However, as the main means of transportation for the Atlanteans, this so-called electric boat can be more bells and whistles than submarines, and the performance is far better than that of submarines at least in terms of aesthetics.
"I'm not going back, I'm not going back!" Chris clenched his fists, "My sister is still there, I'm going to bring him back!"
Chris's pupils erupted with a strong golden light, and his speed increased dozens of times in the blink of an eye, quickly closing the distance between him and the electric boat behind him.
"What's going on?!" came the angry roar of the security inspector from the communication system on the electric boat, "Why can't you even catch up with a child?"
"Sir, this is not right!" the Atlantean sheriff in front of the console had an extremely ugly face, "Our speed is already approaching 24 loris (Atlantis speed unit, about 72 kilometers per hour), this is already the maximum speed limit in the city, how can a normal Atlantean have such a fast speed?"
"What do you care so much about!Forget the damn speed limit for me, give me all the strength to pursue Prince Chris, and make sure I get him back to the palace safely!" The vigilante didn't seem to be interested in Chris's unusual physical condition at all, "Keep accelerating!"
"But sir, according to the Atlantis Security Law......"
"Shut up! You are a member of the military system, and soldiers are obedience to orders! I will be whatever I say, chase after me!" the security inspector interrupted him impatiently, "All attention! Push me to the limit of speed, and I must not let Prince Chris escape to shore!"
“…… Be. The sheriff had no choice but to increase his speed even further.
Electric boats are, after all, a product of industrial civilization, and the distance between them and Chris is rapidly shrinking under the maximum power of the engine.
"No, you can't be caught back here!" Chris's nails were deeply embedded in his palms, "Sister, wait for me, brother will take you home!"
But no matter how hard Chris tries, he and the electric boat are getting closer and closer.
Seeing that the distance between Chris and the electric boat was less than 5 meters, the two sides of the electric boat also stretched out their mechanical arms and grabbed Chris's calf.
"Let go of me, let go of me!" Chris seemed frightened.
"Prince Chris, please come back with us, Queen She's ......" The sheriff began to play a loudspeaker, trying to persuade Chris to change his mind.
"I order you to let me go!" Chris yelled suddenly.
The sheriff and Chris looked at each other, and he only felt that he was in a trance for a moment, and he actually let go of the mechanical arm as if he had a miracle.
When he realized that he had made a mistake and tried to make amends, the whole electric boat suddenly slammed!
"What the hell?!" the sheriff propped his head and looked out the window, "give me ...... quickly"
He suddenly stopped.
Outside the window of the electric boat, dozens of giant baleen whales led huge schools of fish to surround them.
A few electric boats tried to break through the encirclement, but they were quickly swept back by the baleen whale's tail.
Theoretically, this is impossible, because many of the fish in the encirclement are predatory to each other, and it is impossible for them to live in peace at such a close distance, and they have never heard of such a thing before.
No, if only the emphasis is on what I heard...... He had actually heard similar scenes. The sheriff said in his heart.
"Fuck ......" the sheriff suddenly realized something. He ignored the angry commander in the communication system, stared at the small figure in the distance, and muttered:
"If that's the case...... That whole of Atlantis...... I'm afraid it's going to change dramatically......"