Vivian, Prepare to Become a "Person"

Northeastern Africa.

This had once been home to more than a dozen major tribal warlords, terrorists, and mercenary bases. For years, it had been known and feared for its chaos, wars, drugs... Ordinary civilians living in this land ruled by warlords had endured unbearable hardship.

That changed when an elite mercenary force of over ten thousand men gradually emerged, wielding technological weapons far beyond this world. They conquered part of the region, brought a measure of liberation, and established an orderly modern city—New Century.

Wakanda lay not far from New Century City, its nearest neighbor.

He-El's Helicarrier remained cloaked, hovering six thousand meters above New Century City.

The many incidents at S.H.I.E.L.D. had not affected the Helicarrier He-El had acquired. The transaction had already been completed before Hydra was exposed and the president was assassinated. None of it had anything to do with him.

It was merely that Alexander Pierce's earlier attempt to have He-El's Helicarrier equipped with weapons had made the upper ranks of the government wary.

The thought of an individual controlling weapons as powerful as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s was alarming, especially after the Hydra incident. They had become even more afraid.

He-El accommodated their wishes and had all the Quinjets, transport Quinjets, naval guns, missiles, and other weapons previously installed by S.H.I.E.L.D. completely removed. They were quite satisfied, believing it had become an unarmed sightseeing vessel.

After their final inspection was complete and they left, He-El ordered Vivian to formally take command of the Helicarrier. She guided it above New Century City, the power he had established in Africa, and began converting it into a spacecraft.

The Helicarrier was now undergoing renovations. Every moment, components for massive power systems, weapons systems, armor protection, and miniature closed ecological loops were being manufactured in New Century City below or transported from