What bad intentions could Batman have?

Ocean Festival.

There were noisy crowds everywhere, and huge hot dog-shaped balloons were flying in the sky. Although Ci'en Port held the Ocean Festival every year, this Ocean Festival was the largest and most attended festival in history.

Aquaman Arthur and Meira walked in the crowd, both wearing casual clothes.

Behind them followed Atlantis's regent Tula and commander Muk.

Aquaman Arthur wore a black suit and even a hood. Unlike Superman, who has a biological stance to protect his true identity, or Batman, who always wears a mask, both he and Meira belong to the type of real-name surfing... ugh, real-name superheroes.

Maybe in inland cities, they don't have to worry about being recognized, but in a small place like Ci'en Port, it's better to be a little low-key.

"La la la da da ~"

"You're singing that song again." Arthur said.

"I didn't." Meila rejected her boyfriend, and then immediately changed the subject: "I always feel uncomfortable with these clothes."

"Land people wear them, Meila," Arthur said, "so that we can interact in their way."

"These clothes are stupid as hell." said the regent Tula next to him.

Arthur laughed: "I admit this point."

"Me too." Commander Muk, who had been silent and followed behind the others, made a muffled sound.

He was the commander of the Atlantis fleet, a strong bald middle-aged man who was half a head taller than Arthur. One of his eyes was blind, with only the white of the eye, which added a bit of fierceness to him: "I think my pants seem to be worn backwards."

"The clothes are not backwards, Muk." Meila said. She spoke before her boyfriend spoke.

"There is a proverb among the land people." Arthur said, "When you are in Rome, you must..."

"This is not Rome."

"It is not, but the principle is the same, Muk, listen. There are some unpleasant barriers between Atlantis and the land, but they do not understand us. We do not understand them either, so we are afraid of each other."

"You always mistakenly think that you are one of them, my king." Muk said, "But you belong to Atlantis."

After this sentence came out, Tula felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and she shrank back in fear. Even with the title of regent, the future water girl is still a girl now.

"Not so, I am half sea and half land, I do not belong to either side." Arthur said, "And to correct one thing, I am not the king of Atlantis yet, so it is best not to call me 'my king'."

He shrugged and tactfully fooled it: "In short, this is a good learning opportunity, we come out to hang out. They understand us, and we understand them, right."

"Well." Muk snorted, as if he did not comment.

"Yes, yes." Regent Tula nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then she quickly changed the subject and stared at a stall not far away: "What is cotton candy?"

"Okay, let's start with that." Sea King Arthur said.

10 minutes later.

"This is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten." Commander Muk said. Standing next to him was the stall owner who was a little at a loss because of his blind eye.

"Can I get some more land coins to buy some?" Tula ran over, her ponytail jumping behind her.

"Of course." Arthur said.

"That's right, Arthur, give the children a sweet shock." Meila said as she watched Muk and Tula walk away.

"So, what do you think of my proposal?"

"Do you think what we lack is really mutual understanding?" Meila asked.

"Atlanteans are seen as aliens because Atlantis has been a mystery for a long time, but it is still part of the world and part of human civilization."

"Part of the edge."

"You are proving my point. The city of Atlantis is land. The country only sinks into the water occasionally. I think this may be the role I can play. I was born between the sea and the land. I am the first person who has the opportunity to eliminate the barriers after Atlantis' silence."

"Divine ideals, I guess you are unique in this aspect." Meila said, and then she shouted:

"Tula!!! Don't feed the dog with the marshmallows you have eaten, and then put them in your mouth!!!"

"But it likes my marshmallows so much!"

"Woof woof woof!"

"Okay..." Meila turned her attention back to the conversation with Arthur: "Do you want Atlantis to become part of the world again?"

"I want it to be part of the international community. I want to fish Atlantis out of the sea and put it in the whole world."

Meira:...?

She tilted her head.

"It's just a metaphor. I think it's time for Atlantis to explore the land and deepen its understanding so that it can know how Atlantis can achieve a win-win situation with the world."

"Oh my god, how is this done?" He turned his head and saw Muk staring at his only eye that was not blind, holding a model of a pirate ship in a bottle in his hand.

"If you think that's amazing, my friend has many cities in bottles."

"Okay, let me see...Where are Batman and Wonder Woman?"

Arthur muttered: "They should have arrived a long time ago, but they haven't contacted us yet."

He said, "I've made a lot of preparations for today. If Batman stands me up, I swear I'll hit him on the head with a crowbar."

Meira: ...?

She tilted her head again.

"...It's just a metaphor."

Arthur said, "Let me see, it looks..."

Then the two of them heard a commotion in front of them.

"I can't believe it, do you?"

"Oh, of course I do!"

"Move aside, I can't see!"

Arthur had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Oh my God, Wonder Woman and Batman are sitting there, in our little restaurant!"

"Go ask them what they think of my pancakes!"

Arthur slapped himself on the forehead, and then he saw Batman and Wonder Woman in full military uniforms, Wonder Woman even with her Lasso of Truth.

They were sitting in a little restaurant next to the Ocean Festival venue, and the crowd of people watching the excitement had packed the place.

Arthur asked Mela to lift him above her head. Although Mela was a wizard, she was also a superhuman from Atlantis, so it was not difficult for her to do this.

A slender girl lifting a strong man and placing him somewhere else might be a feat that would attract onlookers, but it was nothing in front of Batman and Wonder Woman.

His extraordinary hearing allowed Arthur to hear the restaurant owner not far ahead say to Batman and Wonder Woman in the noisy voice:

"Um, excuse me, kids, are you satisfied?"

"Very good, thank you." This was Wonder Woman's answer, which sounded normal.

"Thank you, Mary." This was Batman's answer.

Wait.

Mary?

"How do you know my name?" asked the restaurant owner. She was an elderly woman, and she seemed a little flattered to hear Batman say her name.

"Oh my God, he's Batman, Mary!" Behind the lady boss, her husband, the restaurant owner, said nervously, "He knows everyone's name!"

"Batman is pretty considerate."

Meira, who was below, also heard Batman's words. In terms of excellent hearing, she was about the same as Arthur.

Then she looked up and saw the forced smile on Arthur's face.

"What's wrong?"

"I bet Batman not only knows the names of the owner and the lady boss of this restaurant, but also knows the guests who came to this restaurant in the past few days."

"Uh... why?" Meila said: "Last time I went to the Justice League to ask Batman to save you, he was quite responsible and gave us Zatanna's contact number."

"That's why I can use Transfiguration to transform my fish head into a normal person. I know, but this is a different matter."

Arthur said: "Do you know why Batman would inquire about these?"

"To establish a relationship with the owner and his wife of this store?"

"He is afraid that the owner and his wife of this store will poison him..." Arthur slapped his head: "Okay, I have to call them and tell them not to wear this outfit anymore. Who would wear a superhero uniform when they are relaxing?"

5 minutes later.

"...You didn't say you wanted to wear casual clothes." Chen Tao was wearing casual clothes, and Diana followed behind him.

They both wore glasses... Although they didn't have biological positions, these glasses couldn't make people face-blind like Clark, but they tried their best to pretend that these glasses had such an effect.

Not far away, Tula and Muk were playing a game:

"You see, as long as you throw the hoop and put it on the tip of the trident, you will get a prize."

"Fame or honor? Reputation? Or a medal?"

"...No, it's a puppet toy, or some saltwater taffy."

"If this test is to throw the trident into the hoop, I should be quite good at it." Muk said.

And Chen Tao's side...they were standing in front of a sign with Arthur.

"This is really embarrassing." Meila said.

"No, this is fun." Arthur said.

"Everyone, get ready to take pictures."

The entertainment facility they are in now is a frame structure designed with a cartoon character head model.

The player puts his head into the pre-set hole, so that his face is perfectly combined with the rest of the cartoon head. From the front, it looks like the player has become a funny cartoon character.

At this time, the cartoon character that Arthur and the other two are playing is Popeye holding a mermaid. Arthur plays Popeye, and Meila's head sticks out of the hole where the mermaid's face is.

"Yours. Great photos."

Meira took the photo: "Oh, hell, I look exactly like they think I do."

"That's the fun part, sometimes you have to face up to what you show to the landfolk, you know what they imagine you to be like, show them that you can accept that."

"Face up, like wearing this kind of clothes?"

"Yeah, we show them that the Atlanteans are people too. They're just like everyone else, and they can take a little joke--"

Arthur turned his head and saw Tula tapping his shoulder:

"Arthur!!! I want to ride a thing called a banana boat, give me some coins!!!"

Arthur gave him the money, then turned around and saw Batman and Wonder Woman also playing the cartoon photo.

"Hahaha, Batman is a mermaid, and Wonder Woman is Popeye?"

Arthur almost laughed out loud, and then he was stared at by Batman, and he shuddered with fear.

It was getting dark.

Aquaman Arthur, Mela, Wonder Woman Diana and Chen Tao walked on the beach together.

Not far away, people were singing and dancing, and a huge fire lit up the black beach. The bonfire party of the Ocean Festival would last until the early morning.

"Arthur, now that we have the opportunity, why don't we talk about something we mentioned before... the dead water you arrested before..."

"Ah~Ah~Ah~"

Arthur waved his hand: "Let's not talk about those work things now."

"...You know." He said: "The only thing I hope to hear you say today is that you had a lot of fun today."

Chen Tao took a deep breath. He wanted to talk and ask Arthur about Lord Orm, but he was interrupted by Arthur again.

"Batman. You need to take a break. You're always like this. One day the string will break. Just like the dead water..." Arthur patted the other's shoulder: "I can handle the matter of Orm, don't worry." Then he poked the other with his elbow: "Wonder Woman is still waiting for you over there." "Everyone! Everyone!" "It's the turn of the singing relay! The red-haired lady just sang a lighthouse tune!" "Now the next person to sing is caught in the red circle--" The host of the bonfire party in the distance shouted loudly and threw a red circle. He seemed to lose his grip. The circle flew through the crowd with an offset trajectory and went over Chen Tao's head. He subconsciously tried to dodge, but Arthur caught the red circle with one hand and then put it around his neck: "Come on, come on! Don't be shy!" ... ... ... ... Atlantis. Boom! ! ! "No, no, no, help! Help! Don't kill me!" Boom! ! ! The submarine's fierce missiles burned on the land of Atlantis, and even the water was burning.

Countless Atlantis civilians wailed under the slaughter of high-tech weapons. They were on fire and swam desperately in the water, like fish burned to death in gasoline.

When the mysterious fleet sailed away, the belated Lord Orm and his men saw a scorched earth.

"This is an attack, everyone." Lord Orm said.

"And Atlantis must take revenge and respond to this." He suppressed his anger: "Someone will pay the price for this, everyone."