The spacecraft moved incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it crossed half the city and arrived at the tallest building in the city center—the Wakandan royal palace.
"Mr. Hawking, this way, please!"
The spacecraft landed on the palace's private platform. Hawking followed Bibila off the ship and, under the "escort" of a group of royal guards, entered the palace.
After countless twists and turns, he was brought into what appeared to be a rather unusual sealed room.
"Mr. Hawking, please wait here for a moment. His Majesty the King will arrive shortly."
"Your Majesty, the prey is in the cage. We can begin."
In the city defense central control room beneath the palace, a holographic image appeared above the console. It was Bibila, the captain of the royal guard responsible for bringing Hawking into the palace.
Golden Leopard sat before the console, watching Hawking casually sit on the sofa in the surveillance feed. He then ordered a girl of fifteen or sixteen beside him:
"Shuri, did you hear that? Activate the containment device already!"
After shooting Golden Leopard a look of utter disgust, the girl obediently pressed the switch before her.
"I hope you keep your word and don't harm my mother."
"Don't worry. You could be considered my cousin, after all. As long as you obediently help me develop Vibranium Weapons, you and your mother will remain Wakanda's noble princess and queen in the future."
Golden Leopard rose, walked over, and patted Shuri on the head.
His cousin Shuri was Wakanda's most intelligent child prodigy in decades. At thirteen, she had successfully upgraded the Black Panther Suit and improved many other technologies.
Now, at only fifteen, she was already the greatest scientist in all of Wakanda.
If Wakanda wanted to rule the entire world, it needed countless