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Chapter 80 I envy neither the mandarin ducks nor the immortals, but only…

(Bonus chapter 3 for the master of the bronze coffin)

"There aren't many things I hate in my life, but meetings are one of them."

Connors yawned, letting the magician sway gently around his waist:

"Whenever those two brothers get into a fight, I'll just stand by and watch the show, but I really can't muster any interest in meetings."

He was referring to the suggestion made by "Superman" Clark on the shore of Gotham earlier, that "Aquaman" Arthur take the initiative to negotiate with humans.

Zatanna: "..·

The magician remained silent, sweat from the intense exercise streaming down his sharply defined facial features.

It gradually gathered on his chin and the tip of his nose, then dripped onto Connors' body.

Connors reached out and wiped the sweat from Zatanna's face, then dabbed it on her thighs. He continued,

"I'm going to form an alliance, do you want to join?"

In the comics, Zatanna joined both the Justice League and the Dark Justice League.

Zatanna: "..—

She changed from facing Connors to facing away from him, still swaying her hips.

I envy neither mandarin ducks nor immortals, but only a bottom bigger than my shoulders.

Connors thought to himself, especially since Zatanna's back was turned to him, making the visual effect of her buttocks even more striking.

Seeing that Zatanna remained silent, Connors stopped hesitating and manipulated the seeds in the trench coat pocket hanging on the hanger. The plants grew and spread, eventually rolling up the TV remote and handing it to him.

"Superman" Clark took "Aquaman" Arthur to a meeting. Connors didn't want to go to the meeting to witness the drama, but turning on the TV and putting it aside to hypnotize himself was a good option.

While adjusting the station, Connors also manipulated "Fangwu Green 10%" to change the appearance of the cactus next door that was no longer being discarded.

This time it's not the Joker, the Penguin, or Batman, but rather Black Bat, one of Aquaman Arthur's classic villains.

With a big head, big eyes, and two antennae on its head, it looks a bit like a red-headed fly at first glance.

Zatanna: "....."

She got up and sat on Connors' chest, then leaned down and stammered.

If it were Wonder Woman Diana, I might have to teach her step by step how to do it—Connors lay there bored, listening to the news coming from the television.

"...—? The man who called himself Aquaman forced his way past the guards and entered the World Council, where a closed-door meeting about "Superman" was being held.

"No one knows what Aquaman wants from here; we must wait and see how things develop."

The TV presenter, facing the camera, urgently interrupted the broadcast to report what had just happened.

"Another noteworthy point is that Aquaman was brought here by the main character of the meeting, 'Superman,' perhaps they reached some kind of deal behind the scenes."

"This host is smuggling in his own agenda," Connors said with disdain, glancing at the host on TV whose hair looked like it had been slicked back with gel. "Oh, he's from the Daily Planet."

The scene shifts to the World Parliament, where Aquaman Arthur stands on the podium, while a bald man in a greyish-white suit criticizes him:

"First you sank a nuclear submarine, then you threatened us to sign a peace treaty with you. Who gave you the right to do that?"

"Aquaman" Arthur is clearly not good at dealing with people:

"I am the hereditary monarch of Atlantis."

Connors: "..."

Which Aquaman is this?

There are many Aquaman characters in the comics, the most famous being the illegitimate son of the Queen of Atlantis and the lighthouse keeper, a half-human, half-Atlantean hybrid.

How come there's a hereditary Aquaman?

Connors had to use his brain and rack his brains.

Before he could even come up with a solution, the council members on television had already issued an expulsion order for "Aquaman" Arthur:

"We can't possibly sign a treaty with a country we don't even recognize."

"This is my bottom line; if I refuse, I will have to bear the risks myself."

Connors, the middle-aged Aquaman who loves to boast, is shirtless, has a stubble beard, and a serious face, has already remembered that this is the Aquaman with only one shoulder, a serious and rigid guy, but cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

However, both of his hands are intact now, except that his left hand is still intact.

Zatanna: ".—·

Perhaps tired from riding, the female mage now resorted to dawdling. "Your conditions are too difficult for humans, threatening our entire world's defense system and economic development!"

Members of parliament loudly condemned the incident.

Arthur remained silent until "Superman" Clark burst in.

"I have given them a peaceful solution, and this is their answer," Arthur said, pointing to the agitated council members.

Before he had fully mastered his abilities, "Superman" Clark rescued an oil platform that had an accident at sea, but he himself fell into the ocean and was rescued by "Aquaman" Arthur.

"Superman" Clark wants to help Arthur:

"Please wait a little longer; these kinds of things take time to resolve."

"I've wasted too much time."

After saying this, "Aquaman" Arthur pushed Superman aside and walked alone toward the exit of the World Congress Building.

The camera lingered on Superman for two seconds before quickly switching to Aquaman. As Arthur walked out of the building, a series of microphones and cameras were pointed at him.

"Aquaman, what happened inside?"

"Where is the nuclear submarine you sank?"

Is there any room for further discussion?

Like Connors, the reporters were mostly people who loved a good show and couldn't resist the urge to interview this legendary aquaman from China.

"Get out of the way!"

Arthur roughly pushed everyone away and then lay down on the ground.

Connors: "???"

Why did you fall asleep so quickly?

The television cameras quickly searched for the source until they locked onto a person wearing a half-black, half-red mask.

The death knell!

Seeing the gun in Deathstroke's hand, it was clear that Aquaman's fall asleep was thanks to him, and Connors immediately became interested.

After the archer focused his attention, Zatanna finally collapsed, panting heavily, while Connors quickly dressed, whistled, summoned Black Smoke, and mounted her.

At the same time, he called out "Martha!" Soon, on the shore of Gotham, "Superman" Clark appeared, carrying the unconscious "Aquaman" Arthur.

Batman, Green Lantern, and Flash apparently watched the World Council proceedings after they left.

They also arrived here at this time.

"I found out through some means that the uranium in that sunken nuclear submarine was taken," Batman said in a deep voice.

"What does Atlantis need uranium for—" Hal asked, puzzled.

"We should ask him," Batman said, pointing to Arthur, who was lying unconscious in Clark's arms.

"Just throw him in the water, he'll recover on his own," Connors said.

"Throw it into the water? It'll probably just disappear like a fish in a flash," Barry joked, sounding much better now.

"Don't worry, it won't happen," Connors said to Barry with a smile.

In any of his works, Aquaman is not a cunning villain. After learning that the uranium had been taken, Aquaman was probably more eager than anyone else to find out the truth.

"Superman" Clark carefully placed Arthur into the seawater. The stern-faced middle-aged Aquaman quickly regained consciousness, and his injuries healed rapidly.

"Someone wants to kill me, and I need to find out who it is."

"No need to investigate. That person is a mercenary, the kind who does things for money," Connors said. "Think about your enemies: Black Bat, Death King, Sirens—"

"Or is he your brother, Om?"

Superman gave a look that said, "With Connors around, I don't even need to use my brain."

As Batman looked at Connors, a desire to dissect his brain arose within him for the first time.