Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1400: The Ten Lords
For the first time in history, the true face of Atlantis was revealed to the world. Before this, the entire operation of Atlantis was a black box, an autonomous "coastal defense system" that used mystery to fight mystery and prevent the elven kingdom of Oberon and Titania from expanding beyond the reach of the Roman Empire.

This purpose itself is not a secret. But what is inside the black box has never been known. Shangluo opened the black box for the first time:
As the legend goes, Atlantis was indeed controlled by a sea council composed of five pairs of twin brothers. The ten princes occupied ten seas. These included not only the actual seas, but also some seas without water, and even seas in an abstract sense.

Specifically, the five pairs of twins are complementary to each other, combining the real and the virtual.

Atlas commanded the actual Aegean Sea, which was the core area of ​​the Roman Empire. The Oracle, the Senate, the Palace of Muses, and the home of the entire Greco-Roman civilization were all in the Aegean Sea and its surrounding areas.

As the head of the Atlantis princes, Atlas bears the name of "Atlantis" and the weight of the kingdom. This is also where the parliament will be held.

As the deputy of the eldest son, Atlas' twin brother Gadyrus commanded "our sea beyond the Aegean Sea", that is, the Mediterranean Sea outside the Aegean Sea and even wider areas.

This is a concept relative to the Aegean Sea and the Roman Empire. The Mediterranean Sea is the inland sea of ​​the Roman Empire and is closely related to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Gadirus does not command a specific sea area, but is actually a regime associated with the waters ruled by the Roman Empire.

As for the fifth pair of twins, the ninth prince Azais directly drew his territory to the moon. But the "sea" on the moon does exist after all, just without water. And the last prince even divided the star sea behind the moon into his own territory.

All these princes went through a ritual to transform from land dwellers to sea dwellers. Their authority could only be demonstrated in the sea, and they would even lose their memory if they rashly returned to land. Because as demigods symbolizing the offspring of Poseidon, they had to be complete sea dwellers, and they had to be abandoned by land in order to establish an inseparable connection with the sea.

What is gained in return is the authority of a demigod.

"Demigod," Phaethon sighed, "If you want to become a demigod, you have to sacrifice part of your humanity and combine it with your divinity. But giving up the humanity of a land dweller is still too high a price to pay."

"It's nothing." Atlas shook his head. "Rather, those of us who joined the submarine force have long been prepared to dedicate ourselves to the sea. And because of this, we have been favored by the sea and become the demigod of the sea god. This is a pleasant surprise for us."

[I have found the information of the person in front of me. Although he may have forgotten everything on land now, the information shows that he is an orphan. Apart from his twin brothers, he has no ties on land. In fact, the submarine force also tends to select those who have no sympathetic connection with the outside world. Those who have both parents and a happy family are less likely to be selected. ]

"This job sounds like a tough job."

[Of course, after joining the submarine force, the life and social life of a mariner are completely free. They seem to have their own "Poseidon Code" and act according to the rules of the sea at sea. And when they get tired of life at sea, they can end their identity as a mariner by returning to land. ]

"Isn't this just like people on land who would drown if they went into the sea?" [Yes. If they go ashore, their identity as ocean people will be stranded like a whale washed ashore. This process seems quite painful, because it is equivalent to excluding another part of their life. Only after everything is excluded can this person be accepted by the land again. ]

"Tsk." Shangluo shook his head. "I'm not a fish, so I don't know how happy fish are. But this kind of life must have been very painful in pre-modern times."

[That's true. The living environment of pre-modern marine people was extremely bad - although this is mainly about ships. But Atlantis also has its own territory and people. I don't know how they can maintain their normal operation when they are completely disconnected from the land. I don't even know how they arrange their food, clothing, housing and transportation. After all, it is very difficult for them to go ashore. ]

"Actually," Atlas explained, "the Poseidonia I just mentioned is not a place in the sea. Poseidonia is an island, and the capital of Atlantis is also on land."

"Don't you forget that you are sea people when you are on land?"

"No, it's different here. Because Poseidonia is the 'sea on land', an island once dedicated to Poseidon. A large ceremony was held there to redefine the entire island from land to part of the ocean. So most of Poseidon's people and the maintenance facilities of the submarines are located on that island."

"So, can people from the mainland come to your island?"

"No," Atlas shook his head. "Based on the basic principle, the living environments of land people and sea people cannot overlap, except in certain special circumstances. For example, a ship can be regarded as a space on both sides at the same time, so both land people and sea people can maintain normal communication on the ship. The reason why we are communicating on the ship now is also for this reason."

"Very good." Shangluo nodded, "Your intelligence is very important. After all this information is sorted out, I want to visit Poseidonia."

"Poseidonia welcomes you at any time. I can sense that your presence seems to be above all else. As the King of Rome, you can be invited to the island as an ally. Even if you step into the border of the good guys, I don't think you will be dragged into the abyss."

"So, what if I need your submission?" Shangluo got to the point. How to make these ocean worlds spread across the four seas overlap with human drinking water again is also one of his missions."

"You are more merciful than I expected."

"Because I have more important tasks to do - so, I think you can solve your own mystery. How did you get to the moon?"

(End of this chapter)