Chapter 4432 Chapter 4434 [Atlantis]
Xiang Nan originally didn't want to go to Atlantis, but just wanted to observe the mermaids up close and see what secrets their family had.
He never expected that he would come to the legendary lost city of Atlantis, which really surprised and delighted him.
Xiang Nan then entered Atlantis and saw ruins everywhere in the city. Broken stone pillars, collapsed roofs, destroyed statues...
Xiang Nan sighed and was speechless.
He could see that thousands of years ago, this city should have been very grand, very spectacular, very beautiful, and very lively.
There must be many people living here, believing in and worshiping Poseidon, the **** of the sea, and his followers. This can be seen from the statues of Poseidon that can be seen everywhere.
But now, the city has withered. The prosperity of the past has disappeared, leaving only ruins.
"Is this the punishment of God King Zeus? So where has Poseidon gone? Is he still alive or has he disappeared?" Xiang Nan couldn't help but think.
In "Pirates of the Caribbean 5", the location where Poseidon's Trident is collected is known as "Poseidon's Tomb". And Poseidon's main city, Atlantis, has long been reduced to ruins...
There are various signs that Poseidon, the **** of the sea, seems to have disappeared. His throne as God of the Sea was succeeded by Corybuso, who was also a descendant of the Titans.
Cory Busso's father, Atlas, was the Titan who carried the sky. However, there is another theory that Corybuso’s father, Atlas, was the eldest son of Poseidon. The city of Atlantis is managed by him.
In short, ancient myths are full of mysteries, and Xiang Nan guesses that they may contain great secrets.
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Xiang Nan continues to wander around Atlantis.
I saw that although this city was located in the deep sea, it was not completely dark, but instead had dots of light.
Xiang Nan noticed that the light came from a shiny stone.
This stone is as transparent as crystal or glass, in the shape of a hexagonal column, and sparkles with white light. Therefore, the underwater city is not only not dark, but also full of light.
"This should be the legendary magnetic stone." Xiang Nan guessed.
Plato once mentioned in his "Dialogues" that the energy of Atlantis was provided by magnetite. This stone can store solar energy and release it, so that the entire city is not lacking in lighting and power.
"It is indeed high-tech." Xiang Nan couldn't help but admire.
You must know that even at the end of the 21st century, humankind's utilization rate of solar energy is still not high. However, the people of Atlantis in ancient times were able to use solar energy so efficiently, how could they not be amazing?
Xiang Nan then entered the center of Atlantis and saw that the center of the city was the habitat of the mermaid.
There are probably tens of thousands of mermaids in this habitat, but there are only a few male mermaids, and the vast majority are female mermaids. But unlike female mermaids who are unparalleled in beauty, male mermaids are generally vicious and ugly in appearance.
Xiang Nan also noticed that the tails of these mermaids were of different colors, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
He had watched "Pirates of the Caribbean: Beyond the Horizon" and knew that mermaids were divided into groups and classes based on the color of their tails. The red-tailed mermaid is a servant, responsible for doing backbreaking work; the green-tailed mermaid is a soldier, responsible for protecting the mermaid, hunting prey, and robbing stolen goods; the blue-tailed mermaid is the ruler, aloof and enjoying life; the purple-tailed mermaid is a free person, not subject to the three prongs of Poseidon. Control of the halberd.
The reason why the Blue Tail clan can dominate other mermaid clans is because they have been blessed by the ocean goddess Corybusso.
Not only did they possess the Poseidon Trident, but they also removed the blue gem from the trident that controlled the Blue Tail clan and hid it in the cabinet that Cory Busso helped them build.
This way, they can control other mermaid groups without their own being controlled.
As for the reason why the Purple Tail clan is not controlled, it is because the purple gems that control them are born with deformities, so they can only be affected but not controlled.
Later, Captain Jack got the Trident of Poseidon. Under the prayer of the purple-tailed mermaid Tangla, he dug out the various gems on the trident and smashed them into powder, freeing all the mermaids.
However, it is recorded in the book that he hid the sapphire that controlled the blue-tailed mermaid without smashing it, just in case. In addition, he also appointed Tang La, a purple-tailed mermaid, to serve as his supervisor.
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When Xiang Nan came to the center of Atlantis, he saw the huge Poseidon Temple, with a tall statue of Poseidon standing inside.
The statue of the **** holds a Poseidon trident, stands tall and solemn, and is decorated with gold, silver, brass, pearls, ivory, gems, etc. It is graceful, noble and sacred, making people awe at the first sight.
However, Xiang Nan could also see that the statue had signs of breakage and damage, and it must have been re-glued after being broken. Because there are deep cracks all over the statue, many parts are damaged.
"Is Poseidon, God of the Sea, really dead? Otherwise, why couldn't he protect his own temple?" Xiang Nan couldn't help but think when he saw this.
When he entered the temple, he saw the group of mermaids who had gone hunting before, receiving punishment.
It turned out that they got nothing when they went hunting this time, which angered the mermaid supervisor Tonla, so he decided to punish these mermaids and teach them a lesson.
"You trash, why are you so incompetent? You went out to hunt, but you came back empty-handed?" He angrily scolded, "With the power of supervising the country given to me by the king, I declare that they will be hung up and each of them will be whipped twenty times. ”
Then the mermaids were tied by their tails, hung upside down on the torture rack, and then whipped with whips by other mermaids.
I don’t know what kind of leather this whip is made of. When it is swung in the water, it is not affected by the resistance in the water. It hits the mermaids quickly and cruelly. Every time it is hit, it will leave a deep wound, which makes the mermaids grimace in pain. , wailing endlessly.
But when Tangla heard these miserable howls, not only did he not have any sympathy, but he was very happy, as if he had heard celestial music.
He smiled and sipped the red wine while listening to the wails of his fellow mermaids. Those red wines must have been robbed by the mermaids.
Because like pirates, they will plunder the ships passing by and drag the goods, money, and sailors on board into the sea.
When Xiang Nan saw this, he couldn't bear it.
Not to mention other mermaids. The faces of everyone present showed expressions of dissatisfaction, helplessness, anger, and resentment.
But no one dared to speak out to stop it, they all dared to be angry but dare not speak out.
But Xiang Nan could see that their dissatisfaction was accumulating and their anger was being suppressed.