Dane nodded at Arthur, feeling surprised by Arthur's potential.
In DC stories, Aquaman, as one of the top combat units, has a big name, but his actual combat record isn't particularly brilliant.
At least compared to other giants, he was often the one in the corner.
But this was actually just the influence of his popularity in the Real World on the writers' creation of him.
In fact, Arthur, as a descendant of Atlantean blood, contains the blood of the Sea God Poseidon, and is absolutely not some third-rate minor character.
Don't let it seem like his human blood makes his lineage impure; theoretically, land dwellers and Seabed dwellers originated from the same source, with no distinction of superiority.
Arthur inherited pure royal blood, and his atavistic level is very high.
Like Diana, he has a certain chance of inheriting the divine position of a certain God.
Even in the less expressive movie Universe, Aquaman's known abilities include super strength: he can easily lift a submarine in Water.
Super defense: immune to ordinary human thermal weapon attacks; even hit by a grenade, his skin wasn't broken.
However, heat and impact force are special damages, which Aquaman doesn't defend against, so he can get burned and feel as uncomfortable as being punched in the chest.
Water control: In the Gotham Port underground, he used this ability to stop the Water flow, buying time for the Justice League to retreat.
Dane actually felt that this ability should have greater room for growth; "Water control" is clearly a magic skill.
Aquaman has a problem with his self-perception; he should be a Water-attribute Mage.
He also has an ability that everyone considers the most useless: talking to and controlling marine creatures.
But now, it is Dane's best breakthrough to his current predicament.
"Arthur Curry, since you know my identity, I'll be direct."
"I am currently looking for an Angel, but here I cannot pinpoint her exact location, but you can help me."
Arthur pointed at himself, surprised: "Me? And, an Angel? Are you serious?"
Then he seemed to just realize: "Wait, how do you know my name?"
"I know a lot, Arthur Curry."
"For example, your mother is the Queen of Atlantis, your father is a lighthouse Guardian, you can talk to fish, and so on."
Dane could feel Arthur's body tense up; he continued to speak at the right moment.
"Don't be nervous, Arthur, I am a Guardian of the magic World; I do some investigation into all things related to magic, don't I?"
"magic?" Arthur scratched his head: "Aren't my abilities more like superpowers?"
Atlanteans do tend to confuse the two, because their technology actually developed and flourished on a foundation of magic.
It's just that at that time, magic was still very prosperous, and they didn't distinguish between the two.
Only land dwellers, who developed purely through industrial technology, knew how "primitive" their so-called "technology" was… Although they shared a common origin, their technology trees diverged.
"Believe me, Arthur, I wouldn't be mistaken; you have the bloodline of Poseidon."
Poseidon? Oh, he seemed to have heard Vulko talk about him.
Arthur gradually lowered his guard; he still had considerable trust and respect for the Justice League.
He himself had secretly rescued many people stranded at sea, so he could empathize with superheroes.
"So, what you said earlier, about saving an Angel or something, is that serious?"
Dane nodded sincerely at him.
Arthur no longer hesitated; aside from his indecisiveness on the throne issue, Aquaman was always straightforward in other matters.
He immediately thumped his chest and promised: "No problem, tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
"I know you can talk to marine creatures; I hope you can use this ability."
Arthur looked at the marine creatures in the sky, his face showing difficulty.
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but this ability of mine isn't very effective; it's inconsistent, and the range isn't very wide."
"Moreover, we are in a dream now, and I have never tried to use this ability in a dream."
Dane immediately reassured him, "It's fine; I can handle those things. You just need to agree to my terms."
Arthur nodded, "Alright, I agree."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dane's magic contract began to take effect.
"First, I need to correct you on one thing: your ability isn't a superpower. Strictly speaking, it shouldn't even be considered magic. It's a divine authority."
"A god's authority."
Arthur stared at him, bewildered, not understanding how his ability had suddenly become some… divine authority.
Dane continued to explain, "You should know that Atlanteans' bloodline originates from Poseidon. So, theoretically, the purer one's bloodline, the greater the chance of awakening Poseidon's abilities."
Arthur scratched his head awkwardly. It seemed… it seemed Vulko had mentioned it, but he hadn't paid close attention at the time.
"And your Sea God bloodline, I've just examined it, is undoubtedly of a higher purity, which gives you stronger abilities than even most Atlanteans or even the royal family."
"For example, conversing with fish is a very rare ability, and it's a manifestation of Poseidon's authority over the ocean."
Because, normally, fish do not possess the ability to converse with higher animals like humans, let alone understand human commands.
Their average intelligence is very low, and their brain structure is relatively simple.
However, Aquaman can easily make these lower animals understand and obey his commands, which is undoubtedly because this ability actually involves the soul level of life.
According to Dane's research into magic theory, the souls of all living beings have no fundamental difference, only differences in quantity and structure.
This is consistent with how all things manifest on the material level.
Whether it's a higher animal or a lower animal, the particles that make up our bodies are the same; there is no fundamental difference.
No matter how powerful Superman is, he is still a carbon-based life form, and his genetic information is still a DNA helix structure, just like ordinary people, and just like animals.
Therefore, information exchange at the soul level can occur between any living beings. He confirmed this when he was studying the Green Lantern ring's translator.
Green Lanterns come in many varieties, from planetary life forms like Mogo, measured in astronomical units, to viral life forms like Leezle Pon, measured in nanometers.
But whether it's Mogo or Leezle Pon, their souls are essentially the same.
Thus, Dane could use Arthur's ability to communicate with marine life to construct a giant psychic network among the souls of all marine creatures in the entire Dream World.
This way, Dane was confident he would find the Dream Lord, unless he wasn't there at all or was dead.
Arthur, who had little education, couldn't understand the magic theories Dane spoke of, but he only needed to follow Dane's instructions and do whatever he was told.
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