I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Atlantis, the Royal City Library.

Ellie stood somewhat uneasily in front of the bookshelf, clutching a random book to conceal her true intentions, her head lowered as she pondered the current situation of Atlantis and her plans.

It's all over.

This was Ellie's strongest conviction; the results of the land battle had reached here, and they had suppressed the alliance with other forces against Atlantis with remarkable ease, without even needing her assistance.

Although this wasn't the best outcome, it was far better than what Ellie had initially feared.

Initially, she was worried that the reckless actions of Atlantis and the Three Wise Kings would bring disaster to her homeland.

This was her father's view, and what he said when he went to meet the three wise kings.

As a high-ranking pre-war spy who had spent decades undercover on land and led the plan, his years of experience led him to conclude that Atlantis shouldn't wage war against the land.

The civilization on land was far more powerful than they imagined, and he was certain that these land dwellers were deliberately concealing their extraordinary powers and technological capabilities for some strange reason.

But his audience with the kings resulted in imprisonment.

He certainly didn't expect to encounter this situation when he went to meet them.

In his opinion, he was likely to persuade the Three Wise Kings, naturally because what he said was indeed the truth.

But perhaps the problem of the Deep Sea Tribe was too pressing, or they really thought that her father was saying this only because of her mother.

In the end, they not only rejected him but also imprisoned him.

Know that there could only be one reason for doing so—they didn't want her father to spread the news that the war might fail.

If they had simply rejected him, they wouldn't have needed to do so much, which meant that the Three Wise Kings must have felt that the information her father possessed could indeed influence the judgment of other royal families, and they might even have felt in their hearts that her father's words were not without merit.

But in the end, they chose to try and start a war with the Federation, which plunged Ellie into despair at the time.

And the current situation was that their war plan had failed.

The Federation had stopped Atlantis before they could act.

Although Ellie, as an Atlantean, would have preferred them to win, this was much better than the fierce war that was about to break out between the two sides.

Then there was only one question left—her imprisoned father.

Logically speaking, now that Atlantis couldn't attack the land, there seemed to be no reason to keep him imprisoned, but things were clearly not that simple.

The new prince was about to take office in two months, and there was no place for him now.

These situations clearly showed that the Three Wise Kings would not let her father regain his freedom in a short period of time, and he might even be executed when the new prince took office.

In other words, for her, nothing had changed these days.

Atlantis had neither been destroyed nor had it gotten an opportunity, and she had not rescued her father.

And her original plan to rescue her father with the help of that mysterious organization was not going smoothly.

She had originally planned to steal the artifact when the royal family awakened it, and use its power to forcibly rescue her father.

But just as she was about to do so, Milode of the Raging Sea, who shouldn't have appeared, appeared in the temple, and now that she thought about it, his appearance in the temple at that time might have been out of concern for her, and it was this concern that ultimately prevented her from rescuing her father.

How ridiculous.

"Ellie."

A low male voice came from behind her, "I'm here."

Ellie turned around and looked at the young royal family member walking towards her, Vox, who had greeted her in the temple.

Vox walked quickly towards Ellie, his expression cheerful:

"I didn't really expect you to call me out, and in a place like the library."

Ellie looked at him with a serious expression and said:

"You should have heard about what's happening in two months, right?"

Hearing this, the smile on Vox's face disappeared instantly, and then he comforted her in a low voice:

"Yes, I heard, but I think your father may not…"

Ellie shook her head gently and said:

"It's okay, don't comfort me, we all know the traditions of Atlantis.

Maybe they will spare my father, but the possibility is slim, and putting hope on this is just deceiving ourselves."

Vox also lowered his head, not knowing what to say:

"Ellie…"

Ellie said as if she was looking for the last straw:

"The Blood Sea Scepter used to be used in previous ceremonies.

I heard that the Sun God took it to fight in the war some time ago?"

The Sun God who fought for them in the duel also borrowed many artifacts belonging to Atlantis, which was why he chose to fight on the coast.

It was said that some artifacts did play a significant role in that battle, but the Blood Sea Scepter was not one of them.

This "artifact" was not actually a weapon given to them by the Sea God, but a weapon personally forged by an Atlantean wise king once called the Mad King.

Its main function was very similar to most artifacts, which was to highly control the surrounding ocean and transform the user into a huge entity composed of seawater.

The purpose of creating this weapon was to deal with the Sea Tribe, but after trying it a few times, they threw it into the treasure vault, because there was nothing to restrain the Sea Tribe, and its own power was at the bottom of the many Ⅴ-level artifacts they possessed.

But in fact, Blood Sea Scepter was not the original name of this weapon, nor its real name.

The real name of this scepter was written in bloody words in Atlantean history.

The real name of this scepter was Sea Covering Scepter, and the purpose of its creation was not to deal with the Sea Tribe.

The most important difference between this weapon and other artifacts was that its use did not depend on the ocean itself, but forced and changed the surrounding seawater.

Moreover, the incarnation made with it also had the function of concealing its own existence from the ocean.

Achieving this was not simple, and in order to meet various demanding requirements including this, the weapon created by the talented wise king was only at the lowest level of Ⅴ.

But later, the entire Atlantis knew that this was just an experimental product of his.

He also re-forged the broken Sea Suppressing Spear.

That spear could give the user the top power of Ⅴ, and could also provide various characteristics against the ocean.

Coupled with the Mad King, who was almost one of the strongest wise kings in Atlantean history, they could be said to be almost invincible in the underwater world, and could also hide their traces from the ocean.

Just like the names of these two weapons, the purpose of their creation was to contend against the Sea God believed by Atlantis.

Although he was the ruler of Atlantis, he completely distrusted the god who gave them safety and status.

However, he didn't want to directly challenge the ocean at that time, but he didn't trust and worship the Sea God in his heart like other Atlanteans, and he was wary of her in his heart, so he created these two weapons to ensure that if one day Atlantis had to stand on the opposite side of the ocean itself, it would still have the qualifications to struggle.

This was also the reason why he was called the Mad King.

His arrogance was almost insane.

This wise king was preparing in advance against the Sea God who had given them everything, and the ocean itself had not done anything wrong, nor had it interfered with the internal operation of Atlantis, but had only given them safety and shelter.

Moreover, he originally planned to forge a series of weapons and equipment that could deal with the Sea God, and secretly distribute them to his confidants, and even wanted to leave a way to forge such weapons against the ocean, and gradually distribute them to his army after simplifying them.

But in the end, his plan was leaked.

Milode's ancestors and the other two wise kings also joined forces with the ocean itself to attack him.

Before the battle, they broke his spear, and finally paid a huge price to kill this madman who attempted to betray the gods.

After that, the Four Wise Kings became the Three Wise Kings, and non-royal family members could not become wise kings, and every time an Atlantean joined the royal family, a ceremony would be held, and they would have to see the Sea Covering Scepter stained with the Mad King's blood with their own eyes.

This was done to make them remember this tragedy, but in Ellie's eyes, this was also her opportunity.

Sure enough, Vox looked at her with some sadness and said:

"I heard that they have taken it back and are keeping it in the royal treasure vault, preparing to send it to the ceremony at that time."

Ellie looked at him and asked:

"Do you know when they will start preparing?"

Vox's father was the prince in charge of the security of the royal city.

Vox thought she was asking this out of anxiety:

"It should be transported the night before the official start of the ceremony,"

This news was enough.

As long as she knew when it would start to be transported, she could approach the weapon during the transportation process, and it would seem quite reasonable for her to approach the escort team with her identity.

They would regard her as a child whose father was making trouble, and persuade her to leave with pity.

And at that time, they would definitely not be on guard against her.

The Blood Sea Scepter itself was not a real artifact, and no one in Atlantis would worry that anyone would desperately snatch the artifact, because doing so would be courting death for anyone.

This was the deep sea.

This was also the question that Vox did not suspect at all.

He could not guess what she wanted to do.

Even Ellie herself was not sure whether the mysterious organization could successfully take her away, but this was her last chance.

She could not accept that her father would be secretly executed in that gutter.

Seeing that Ellie seemed to have no problems, Vox opened his mouth and wanted to say something to express his support for her:

"Ellie…"

"So you are here."

A deep middle-aged male voice came from behind him.

Vox froze instantly, then turned around somewhat awkwardly to look at the strong man:

"Wise King Milode…"

Why is it you again?

Milode didn't seem to notice his strangeness, nodded slightly and said:

"Vox, I have something I want to…"

"Chat alone, I understand."

After saying this, he walked away alone like a deflated ball.

Ellie was also very surprised by his appearance, which may be more because she herself had ulterior motives, but she still remained calm.

From the moment she planned to rescue her father, she had a mental preparation to face this situation.

After Vox walked away, Milode said to Ellie in a gentle voice:

"You mentioned your father to me in the temple last time, and our problem with the land has also ended temporarily.

So I think now is the time."

Regardless of whether he was willing or not, the dispute over the land had ended.

They had been defeated miserably in the duel.

In fact, Milode had wondered if this might be a game set up by the Sun God and the land dwellers in collusion, but after considering all the circumstances, he ruled out this possibility.

Moreover, when he had just talked to the Sea God, she also told him that this ancient god would help them solve the threat of the Sea Tribe, and the Sun God already had a good idea, waiting only for time to test it.

So now there was no more variables in her father's matter.

Ellie asked:

"Time for what?"

Milode said:

"I think there are some things you should know.

Although I was not there when they imprisoned your father, they had already anticipated my attitude when they made this decision, and I supported them."

"What do you want to tell me?"

She asked with a calm expression.

Milode looked up at the bookshelf:

"I heard that your mother also liked books very much, and your father also loved to read.

I think it was these commonalities that brought them together, but do you really understand your mother?

Do you know what kind of person she is?

You don't know, because your father has hidden a lot of things from you.

Your mother…

Is a bad person."

Ellie said in confusion:

"What do you mean?"

Milode explained:

"She is a witch who can manipulate minds.

This is what the land dwellers call her.

She is also quite evil on land.

Your father is like a puppet being manipulated by her at will.

He came to us also because he was bewitched by her.

He is actually completely insane."

Ellie said:

"He always seemed normal."

Milode shook his head:

"You didn't realize this, because you haven't seen him before, and also because he is trying his best to restrain the chaotic thoughts in his heart when he is in front of you.

He won't lose control in front of you, because he is your father.

But I can see his changes, we all can.

That witch destroyed his mind.

And do you know what your mother has done?

She once killed other Atlantean spies who wanted to find him behind your father's back, just to continue to control this puppet, and most importantly…

If she really loves you and your father, why didn't she come back with you?"

Ellie showed a pensive look.

Milode said:

"We imprisoned him to protect him.

You haven't seen him when he is not in front of you, but I can guarantee that although we can't let him leave the prison, we won't execute him either.

I have said everything that needs to be said, and I hope you can think about my words carefully.

After saying this, the busy wise king turned around and left Ellie with a back view.

However, he hadn't anticipated that Ellie wouldn't be surprised at all by the so-called "inside information" he told her. After all, these virtuous kings had issued orders, and it would be strange if they truly believed there was nothing wrong with their father. But she didn't care about any of this.

On one side were her father's sincere and earnest words, and on the other were the three virtuous kings' speculations. She knew very well what she should believe. The one telling her this wasn't a stranger she'd known for a few days, but her father who had raised her.

She wasn't a fool. If Milord's words were true, she would have noticed it long ago.

She was the one closest to him.

Ellie only trusted the facts she had seen over the years. She knew her father wouldn't lie to her about such things, and she could remember that the man didn't seem to show any signs of madness as Milord had said. He was a wise and kind person.

Moreover, even if there really was any inside story, it certainly wouldn't be as the virtuous kings said.

She wouldn't doubt her father because of a few words.