in the name of the queen.

"You bullshit!"

Catalina jumped up instantly like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

Her cheeks flushed red, and her slender fingers pointed fiercely at Roland, trembling violently.

Roland said nothing, his eyes were gentle.

Catalina took a weak step back and fell back into her seat.

She could no longer conceal her inner fear, and she covered her face and cried.

"Roland, I'm so scared. How could His Majesty the Sea King not come back? He is the god of the ocean world, he is invincible, he will definitely come back. How could he collapse on the way home? I can't accept it."

Roland said nothing because the truth was hard to hear.

If the Sea King was invincible, he wouldn't be fooled by Tia. At least his brain wasn't invincible.

The top leaders of Poseidon Palace know Poseidon best.

As long as there is a slight possibility that the Sea King will return, they will be extremely loyal.

Since it was certain that the Sea King would not be coming back, these people got the news in advance and of course they wanted to divide up the inheritance he left behind.

However, the status of the Sea King in the ocean world is comparable to that of a god, and naked division is definitely not acceptable, as it will be torn to pieces by the angry military and civilians.

At least it should appear reasonable and legal on the surface.

They came up with a way to select the Sea Princess, and the candidate was Catalina.

Why her? Because she is outstanding enough and choosing her as the imperial concubine would be the least controversial; also because she is from the Tianmu royal family and has many scruples in doing things; and also because she has seen the outside world and her heart has become wild, so this is a good opportunity to imprison her.

It can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

After Roland's brief analysis, Catalina immediately sorted out her thoughts and her face looked particularly ugly.

She seemed like an orphan abandoned by the whole world.

The Sea King Palace used her as a cover to legally seize power, and my grandfather used her as a bargaining chip to exchange interests.

Without Poseidon, the true faces of these people were exposed.

"Even if His Majesty the Sea King really cannot return, shouldn't we inherit his will and fight the false god to the end?"

Catalina murmured, her face devoid of any color.

She even laughed when she said this.

This sounds exciting, but it's all nonsense.

If even the great Sea Emperor cannot return, who can the ocean people rely on?

Rely on the Sea King Palace that was corrupted by power? Rely on the Sea Witch Adina who was consumed by love? Or the grandfather who sold out his granddaughter for profit?
Katerina wanted to laugh, but she couldn't.

Looking at her unwilling and frustrated expression, Roland's devilish voice rang in her ears.

"Katerina, have you ever lived for yourself in your life? Have you ever fought for your dreams, even if you are just a moth flying towards a flame, even if it's just for a moment?"

Catalina looked at Roland with some vigilance.

Although she regarded Roland as a friend, she did not think that Roland was a good person.

People who are nice to you for no reason are most likely not good people.

"What do you want to do?"

Roland pressed his hands down and began to seduce like a devil, "Katerina, have you ever thought that you don't have to be the Sea Queen?"

Catalina took several steps back and almost fell to the ground.

The thing she feared most finally happened.

Roland's evil claws really reached out to her who was isolated and helpless. She resisted weakly: "Roland, I am the Sea Emperor's Consort who has witnessed the selection process. I am the Sea Emperor's wife. You can't do this."

Roland was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

He had never guessed the woman's thoughts correctly, and this time was no exception.

Crazy.

He glared at Catalina unhappily and sneered, "Is this the kind of person I am in your eyes?"

"I mean, have you ever thought about becoming the new Sea King?"

Katerina froze in place, stunned.

After a few seconds, her face turned pale, without a trace of blood. She shook her head desperately, as if to prove her loyalty to the Sea Emperor who was destined not to come back.

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense! My loyalty to the Sea King is more important than my own life."

"Roland, take back your words immediately, otherwise we can't even be friends anymore!"

"Please, I'll do anything except this."

Does it also include the way you are most worried about, which is not becoming a Sea Princess?

Roland complained silently in his heart but didn't say it out loud.

Catalina is very emotional now, and any extreme words may irritate her.

We must calm her down first.

After she had finished venting her anger, Roland added coldly, "If even you have no fighting spirit, who will inherit the Sea King's legacy? Were you just saying that casually?"

"You're fucking stupid!" Catalina couldn't help but swear.

Although she has long been a red-haired female pirate dominating the ocean, she is still an aristocrat at heart and usually pays great attention to her manners.

But Roland's words were really hard to hear, especially when it came to Poseidon, and she really couldn't help it.

After uttering these harsh words, her emotions were released and she gradually calmed down.

Roland was right. Since no one else can be relied upon, one can only rely on oneself.

If we only look at talent, only the former Adina can compare with her in the entire seabed.

But Adina was obsessed with love and busy having children, so she neglected her cultivation for several years and could no longer keep up.

"It's fate that chose you, and it's also you who chose fate."

Roland recalled the charlatan quotes that Alina often said and began to learn to deceive people in a realistic way.

The charlatan's words were indeed effective. This riddle, which seemed to say something but actually said nothing, made Catalina tremble slightly.

She bit her lip, and the timidity, hesitation and uncertainty in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a stormy look.

In her third eye, there was a sea filled with blood.

"Help me, Roland!"

She finally made up her mind.

This was what Roland was waiting for. He nodded and motioned for Catalina to sit closer to him.

He leaned close to Catalina's ear and said in a low voice:

"Katerina, I have a few questions. Please answer them truthfully."

Katerina nodded, a little nervously.

Roland pressed down with one hand, signaling her to relax, and asked casually: "How many people know that you have become the Sea Princess? When will it be made public?"

"Currently, only a few people in the Tianmu tribe and the Poseidon Palace know about it. We plan to make it public to everyone in a week at the square where the Poseidon Trident is placed."

Roland nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask: "In the minds of ordinary people in the sea, to what extent can the Sea Princess represent the Sea King? Are they willing to fight for the Sea Princess?" "This, I'm not sure. I believe there are people who are willing, but I don't know how many." If this question was asked before being placed under house arrest in the Palace of Sea King, Catalina would proudly puff out her chest and say everyone.

But now she has no confidence.

"There will be at least one." Roland pointed at himself and said seriously, "Some things need someone to take the lead. As long as someone takes the lead, others will follow."

"Remember, the moment of the Sea Queen's public ceremony is the time to take action. This is also our only chance."

Roland said in a deep voice: "In order to avoid alerting them, I cannot withdraw experts from the land. The only thing we can rely on is the remaining power of the Sea King."

"This is gambling," Catalina pointed out bluntly.

She then gave a relieved smile, "We have no choice."

She blinked and asked softly, "What if I fail?"

"I'll try my best to break through, you"

Roland was a little hesitant. He had an instant teleportation rune that could allow him to jump to the surface of the sea and then wait for an opportunity to escape. However, this rune was made by Lisa and was soul-bound. It could only be used by Roland and could not be transferred.

If the coup fails, Catalina's chance of escape is zero.

The wise thing to do would of course be to sell her and make a profit directly, but I certainly couldn't say that out loud.

Catalina looked at Roland with an unusually relaxed expression. "Thank you. You are even seriously considering the possibility of helping me break out. That's enough. I am the daughter of the sea. Even if I die, I want to die in the sea."

"Don't worry, it's not that easy to kill me. They must pay a sufficient price."

Roland felt touched by Catalina's understanding.

Although this is the best option, there are still some
No, why should I think about failure? Shouldn't I strive to win?
Why should all-in gamblers consider the consequences of failure? Could it be worse than facing the judgment of the goddess on the day of final return?

After deciding on the general plan of action, Roland used the ultimate weapon that he had originally prepared to use to persuade the Sea Princess.

"This is the intelligence gathered by the Darkin."

Catalina was a little confused. What kind of information was worth storing in a top-quality crystal ball?
This kind of crystal ball was basically produced in the pre-magic era. It is very valuable, and its value is increasing because it cannot be reproduced.

This kind of out-of-print product, which is getting smaller and smaller as each one is used, will never record any useless information.

With a bit of curiosity, Catalina stared at the crystal ball, looking forward to this important information.

As the crystal ball started to work, the mist that shrouded the shadow gradually dissipated, revealing a strange island.

This island is not very big compared to the super islands, but from the perspective of the crystal ball it looks boundless, like an isolated continent.

Looking at the unique animals, plants and buildings in the picture, Catalina felt inexplicably nervous.

As the picture zooms in, the moving dots gradually turn into human shapes.

"Elemental life?"

Catalina's expression was a little complicated, as she recalled some past events.

Theia plane is dominated by carbon-based creatures, but elemental life is not absent. In the early days of the Age of Gods, many primitive elemental life forms with powerful powers were born.

Some of these elemental life forms possess intelligence that is comparable to that of humans, while others act entirely on instinct.

They possessed powerful strength far beyond that of primitive humans and animals, making the early Age of the Gods like hell.

Those intelligent elemental creatures could not stand the atrocities of the unintelligent elemental beasts, so they taught the primitive humans who were still in their ignorant period how to control the power of elements.

After mastering the power of elements, primitive humans relied on their strong reproductive ability and creativity to make all kinds of crazy magical modifications to the power of elements, giving birth to early star power and magic.

As humans gained control of more and more power, the elemental beasts that acted entirely on instinct were gradually eliminated.

After suppressing the number of these elemental lives, primitive humans discovered that they could obtain elemental crystal cores from them, and their eyes towards elemental lives gradually became greedy.

Those elemental lives that taught humans to move towards civilization were also labeled as evil lives and slaughtered together.

There is no other reason, just that he is carrying a treasure.

This is the bloody history of the first half of the Age of the Gods.

No one else knew about this forgotten history, but as the Princess of the Sea, she had the right to read the Sea Emperor's Notes and summarize this history from scattered records.

A history that will never be recorded in history.

A history that is not quite authentic but very human.

After sharing this information with Roland, Catalina sighed and said, "I didn't expect these unfortunate guys still have descendants. I wonder if they still remember the hatred from the past."

"I understand." Roland suddenly realized.

"What do you know?" Katrina was confused.

"I know the origin of the God's Punishment Legion."

"God's Punishment Legion?! The servants of those sinners?" Catalina sat up abruptly, looking carefully at the humanoid elemental life that was gradually becoming clearer in the picture.

There are not many chapters about the Divine Punishment War in Poseidon's notes. After all, he was a loser and was beaten into a deep sleep by the Divine Punishment Legion, so he had no time to record it.

Katerina's mind raced and she quickly sorted out her thoughts.

The elemental creatures all hate humans equally, but the three goddesses transcend the human category and become gods. It is easy for them to control these elemental creatures that are full of hatred for humans and recruit them into the Divine Punishment Legion.

No wonder they can easily break through the plane barriers and go to the material plane to carry out divine punishment missions.

"Is this our enemy? It looks like he is really hard to deal with."

Catalina nodded and said softly, "Roland, if you don't mind, I would like to continue our previous alliance and fight against them together."

Roland nodded and agreed with a smile.

The previous termination of the alliance was due to changes in the situation, and the continuation of the alliance is also due to changes in the situation.

He would not hold a grudge against Catalina for having terminated the alliance, nor would he count too much on a piece of paper.

After all, a contract is only effective when it is beneficial to you.

If the cost of breach of contract is lower than the loss caused by continuing to execute the contract, the spirit of contract will turn into the spirit of abandoning the contract.

Perhaps she understood Roland's thoughts. Catalina bit her lip, drew out her dagger as if she had made up her mind, and stabbed her wrist fiercely.

Tick-tick, blood dripped. She stretched out her other hand to catch it, smeared it on her face, and muttered something in a strange language towards the location of the Poseidon Palace.

After completing the oath ceremony, she whispered, "I swear to the Sea King that I will fight alongside you to the end and fight the enemies of the Sea King to the end."

Roland nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Catalina's attitude.

Although he could understand the difficulties and reasons for terminating the alliance before, terminating the alliance was a breach of contract after all, and he still felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

The blood oath made to the Sea King is the highest oath of the marine race, and no one dares to break it.

Although the Sea King cannot come back, the power of the oath is still effective.

This is Katharina's sincerity.

Looking at the densely packed God's Punishment Legion on the screen, Catalina also felt her scalp tingling.

"By the second return day, many of them will be able to successfully advance to the second rank. It's a headache just thinking about it. Even if we build a solid defense line, we probably won't be able to stop them."

She shook her head in distress and sighed helplessly.

"Yes, so we must strike first and kill them before the day of return."

"Are you crazy?" Catalina couldn't help but scream.

"Look, even you don't believe that I dare to come to your door now, can they imagine it?"

Roland smiled and clapped his hands, "A sneak attack is meant to have this kind of effect." (End of this chapter)