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The next day, news that Arthur had become the new king of Atlantis spread across the entire kingdom like a tidal wave.

The people of Atlantis were stunned, all asking: Who was Arthur?

Once they learned that Arthur was the older brother of the former king Orm, Queen Atlanna's eldest son, and a half-blood who had grown up on land, the citizens were filled with doubts about their new king.

Though Orm had been radical in his beliefs and dead set on waging war against the surface, there was no denying that he had a knack for governing and enjoyed considerable prestige among the people.

Now that he had suddenly abdicated in favor of an unheard-of Arthur, a new king with no accomplishments worth mentioning before taking the throne, the citizens immediately imagined an eight-million-word epic of palace power struggles.

Before long, however, several more pieces of news arrived in succession.

It was said that Arthur had received the recognition of the Sacred Trident and had become the rightful King of Atlantis.

Furthermore, the four great ocean kingdoms—the Fisherman Kingdom, Xebel, the Lost Kingdom, and the Trench Kingdom—had unanimously declared their willingness to become vassal states of Atlantis and jointly establish the Atlantis Empire, rebuilding its former glory together.

The ocean folk were utterly baffled.

What the hell were the Lost Kingdom and the Trench Kingdom?

But those questions were quickly overshadowed by something else.

The Atlantis Empire announced that it would host a three-day open banquet, open to every citizen.

The moment the news came out, the ocean folk immediately forgot all about Arthur, their new king, and the entire nation erupted in celebration.

To ordinary people, who sat on the throne was no longer that important. Eating was what truly mattered.

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