Mera was very quiet on this journey.
She did not think about escaping, seemingly accepting the fact of being 'kidnapped' by Kevin.
She even took the initiative to guide Kevin, telling him where the nearest land was.
Mera's excessive initiative, on the contrary, made Kevin a little curious:
"Do you really want to come with me? Let me explain beforehand, when I said 'kidnapped' it was just a joke; actually, I just saw you were in trouble and wanted to use that as an opportunity to approach you and learn about the Trench."
Kevin spoke truthfully.
Mera said indifferently:
"It doesn't matter, I have nowhere to go anyway. And… I'm also very curious whether the legendary trident truly exists."
"You want to obtain the trident too?"
"If it were Arthur, he would probably want it very much, but I don't."
Mera spoke truthfully.
Arthur in this world seemed to be the legitimate King of Atlantis, born to the throne, ruling all of Atlantis with harsh methods.
And he established diplomatic relations with other kingdoms, forming alliances.
Originally, this was correct, but according to Mera, Arthur's ambition was not limited to this; he wanted to rebuild the glory of Atlantis, uniting the underwater races that had originally split into other nations.
For this, he would not hesitate to wage war.
Mera's father stood with Arthur, and thus had Mera and Arthur together since childhood, but for some unknown reason, Mera one day actively requested to go to the nominal stronghold, which was actually the unattended mother box storage area, to guard the mother box.
During the journey to the land, Mera mentioned these things during her casual conversation with Kevin.
She didn't go into detail, only giving a general overview.
However, from this overview, Kevin could also tell that Arthur in this world was indeed different from the Aquaman Arthur he knew.
Arthur in this world had taken the place of his brother, Orm.
"What about Orm?"
"Arthur's brother? Before I went to guard the mother box, he served as the captain of Arthur's guard; I'm not sure about now."
Mera casually explained, then asked Kevin with a puzzled expression:
"You're not Atlantean? You don't even know something like this?"
"No one said that only Atlanteans can move and speak underwater, right?"
"Someone who maintains a human appearance and can live underwater, besides the nobles of Atlantis and Xebel, there would be no one else…"
Mera frowned and explained, her gaze towards Kevin accumulating more and more suspicion.
It turns out that underwater, people who maintain a human form and can live underwater are only the survivors of Atlantis.
And they must be nobles.
Because any commoner, no matter how close to human form, will definitely have features of marine creatures on their body.
This is a symbol of impure bloodline.
Kevin being able to maintain a human form and possessing such powerful water magic is enough to prove his noble bloodline.
But if he is clearly an Atlantean noble, yet knows nothing about the internal situation of Atlantis, isn't that too suspicious?
Because Arthur in this world is the legitimate ruler of Atlantis, and there has been no intermarriage with land dwellers, Mera could not immediately think of the fact that Kevin might be a hybrid.
Although Kevin indeed had no relation to Atlantis, in order to avoid spending more time explaining the concept of parallel worlds, Kevin simply fabricated:
"My mother was Atlantean, but my father was a land dweller. I grew up on land, so it's reasonable that I don't know about Atlantis."
Kevin was just talking nonsense and didn't expect Mera to actually believe him.
But to his surprise, after her initial shock, Mera instead asked Kevin:
"Who is your mother?"
"I don't know, she died before I can remember."
"Is that so…"
Mera looked as if she was deep in thought.
Kevin felt amused, never expecting that his random fabrication could actually make Mera believe him. Is this woman really that gullible?
But no matter what, Mera seemed to no longer doubt Kevin's identity. She kept thinking until the two approached land.
The land above the ocean was a small town by the sea. Being able to find traces of human activity upon landing was undoubtedly good news.
But the problem was that if they didn't want to expose the existence of Atlantis, it was best not to drive the Atlantean-made submersible out in the open.
Kevin could sense the presence of cameras near the town.
"Get ready, little princess, we're going out."
"You're going to throw it away?"
As Kevin left the submersible, Mera pointed at the fish-shaped submersible and asked.
"Of course, I have nowhere to store it."
"Then don't leave it here. It has a tracker, and Arthur's people will find it."
Mera explained.
Kevin nodded in understanding, then started the submersible's engine, set the speed to maximum, and then manipulated the ocean currents to carry the fish-shaped submersible towards the deep sea.
Under the engine's power, the submersible vanished with a whoosh.
Kevin and Mera then left the water and found a secluded spot on the shore to come ashore.
Fortunately, both of them had profound water magic skills, so even though they had just emerged from underwater, not a single drop of water clung to them.
The only thing that needed attention was Mera's armor.
"Alright, you wait for me here for a moment."
Looking at Mera's armor, Kevin instructed her.
Mera looked around warily and asked:
"Where are you going?"
"First, to get you some clothes. Your armor… it's too conspicuous on land."
"I can disguise myself as a warrior."
"…" Mera's words left Kevin speechless. "I said, little princess, how long has it been since you paid attention to the land? Warriors on land stopped wearing armor a long time ago. Your outfit… it looks more like something from a film set."
Kevin was actually being kind. He really wanted to say she looked more like a cosplayer from some less-than-reputable store.
It wasn't just because Mera's current attire was very alluring, but also because there were indeed some issues with Mera's armor.
What kind of armor has such a large empty space on the chest just to show off the cleavage?
It would be a miracle if that provided any defense!
Mera didn't understand what a film set was, but she could hear the sarcasm in Kevin's tone. She said discontentedly:
"Don't call me 'little' princess, just call me by my name… Oh, by the way, I still don't know your name."
Mera only then remembered that she hadn't asked Kevin's name yet.
Kevin said casually:
"Kevin, you can just call me that."
Saying that, he left their hiding place and walked towards the town below.
…
Because the hacking device given by Rocket Raccoon was damaged, Kevin couldn't do what he did in Wolverine 3, which was forging identities by hacking into the civil affairs system and getting anonymous bank cards by hacking into the banking system.
But he didn't seem to need to do that either.
Because there were quite a few 'hospitable' guys in this town.
They enthusiastically 'brought' Kevin wallets and information, and a few cell phones, making Kevin feel a bit embarrassed.
Unable to accept these people's 'enthusiasm,' Kevin had no choice but to take the wallets and the cell phones they 'gave' him back to Mera.
Well… simply put, he encountered thugs who wanted to rob him because they saw Kevin was a foreigner, and then Kevin robbed them back.
One can only say that in a place like America, such things are not uncommon.
That's right, the place where Kevin and Mera came ashore was precisely within America.
It was somewhere on the West Coast of America.
Going north would lead to San Francisco, and going southeast would lead to Los Angeles.
With the money given by a few 'friendly' local residents, Kevin and Mera at least didn't have to worry about living expenses on land.
After finding a set of local clothes for Mera to change into, Kevin sat on a rock, his back to Mera, and opened his phone to check the news.
Through the news, Kevin discovered some good news.
That is, this is probably not a comic universe where demons and monsters are mixed together, because this world has no Superman, no Flash, and certainly no Wonder Woman. Even Batman's appearance was more than twenty years ago, treated as a Gotham legend.
The bad news is…
This is also not the movie universe Kevin is familiar with.
The reason is the same as above; no one is here, no one exists. Kevin simply cannot determine whether this is a movie universe.
Actually, Kevin initially thought this was the Flashpoint World, meaning the world where Flash, in order to save his mother, went back in time to change the fact of her death, resulting in a drastically altered world.
In that world, Arthur was indeed the King of Atlantis, and Wonder Woman Diana was the Queen of Paradise Island.
Superman's spaceship destroyed Metropolis, and Superman was kept underground, never seeing the sun.
Batman was no longer Bruce Wayne, but his father, Thomas Wayne.
As for his mother Martha, she became the Joker.
The entire Flashpoint World was in chaos, and Kevin was originally worried that he had transmigrated into such a world.
But looking at it now, the news isn't too bad; at least the one who died here wasn't Batman himself, but Batman's parents.
"That's right, how could the Flashpoint World have a mother box?"
Kevin thought for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly.
It's not that the comic universe doesn't have mother boxes, it's just that the mother boxes in the comics are completely different from those in the movies.
And the mother box that could be preserved in the Atlantean Slanted Tower ruins only exists in the movie world.
Kevin therefore initially thought this was the movie world.
In short, the Flashpoint World wouldn't have a mother box…
Kevin was about to confirm this conclusion, but suddenly he fell silent again.
Because he thought of something.
The animated Flashpoint event indeed didn't have a mother box, but… the DC movie universe's Flashpoint event might have a mother box!
"Then I really transmigrated to the Flashpoint World? Just the Flashpoint in the movie universe?"
Not much is mentioned about the Flashpoint in the movie universe.
It only says that Batman is no longer the Batman Barry knows, there is no Superman, and instead there is Superman's cousin, Kara.
She is imprisoned in an underground military facility in Russia, never seeing the sun, emaciated.
There is no Aquaman, no Wonder Woman, no Cyborg, and no Superheroes or villains familiar to Flash.
This Flashpoint is not as bad as the animated one, but it's not a good world either.
Because no one can stop the arrival of Kryptonian General Zod.
Flash and his other self went back countless times trying to stop Zod, but always failed at the last moment.
Finally, Barry could only reluctantly go back in time again, letting his mother's fate return to its original state.
If Kevin transmigrated to the Flashpoint of this world, then the current peace on land would not be hard to understand.
However, to find out whether it is the movie Flashpoint plot Kevin is familiar with, Kevin still needs to confirm one thing.
"… The clothes on land feel… a bit strange."
As Kevin planned his next steps, Mera, dressed in new clothes, emerged from the shadows.
She tugged at the ill-fitting clothes on her body and mumbled.
Kevin turned to look at her, saw her current attire, and nodded:
"Not bad. It's your first time wearing land clothes, so it's normal to find it strange. You'll get used to it soon."
"Alright… Where are you going next?"
Ignoring the discomfort of the clothes, Mera asked Kevin about his destination.
Kevin took out his phone, opened the map, searched for a city name, and then said:
"First, to Gotham, to meet someone."
In any case, if he wanted to figure out if this world was Flashpoint, meeting Batman was always the right move.
Provided Batman was still alive.