Lockdown Studies Vibranium, Parker Invites Him to Dinner

The roar of massive engines echoed through the Wakandan palace, and violet-white flames scorched the air until it warped.

Chen Xi left, taking a large amount of Vibranium with him.

Watching this great menace leave, the Wakandan people on the ground wore complicated expressions, unsure whether they should hate him or be grateful that he was gone.

T'Chaka and T'Challa narrowed their eyes at the spacecraft slowly accelerating into the sky, neither revealing what they were thinking.

"Father, this is a rare opportunity. Should we take the chance to blow up that space battleship?"

The hot-blooded young T'Challa stared grimly at the space battleship about to leave their sight.

They had held back within Wakanda's borders just now, but this was precisely when their large-scale technological weapons could come into play.

However, the shrewd T'Chaka shook his head. "Can you guarantee that we can kill him? If he survives, we will be waiting for an enemy to assassinate us from the shadows."

T'Challa clenched his fists fiercely. His heart bled, yet he had no choice but to let them fall helplessly. They could not afford to gamble!

Having a vast household was not always a good thing. Those with nothing to lose feared nothing; either kill with one strike, or lower the banners and cease hostilities.

"Do you really believe he is Tony Stark?" T'Chaka suddenly asked.

In that brief instant just now, he had suddenly felt that he was old. Wakanda needed a young king to lead it.

If T'Chaka had been younger, if Black Panther had been younger, would he really have stood by and watched? He truly was old.

"When he answered me so suddenly just now, I believed him. But only for that instant. Thinking carefully now, technological breakthroughs require gradual accumulation over time. Tony clearly does not possess that."

T'Challa frowned and thought for a moment before sharing his thoughts with his father. T'Chaka smiled and nodded as well.

"My son has grown up."

T'Chaka was deeply gratified. His son was both brave and wise, with the world in his heart. How could he not be pleased to have such a son?

"Perhaps..."

"It is time to put his succession on the agenda."

T'Chaka glanced at his son beside him and mused inwardly.

"Not bad. They gave me no chance to go for the kill."

Chen Xi smiled and shook his head aboard the space battleship. The old were indeed more seasoned. T'Chaka had not attacked after all; if it had been the younger T'Challa, he definitely would have struck.

Now he did not even have an excuse to go for the kill. As Superman, a representative of justice, he might be somewhat dark, but he had not fallen to that extent yet...

Even the Americans needed an excuse before plundering resources—missing soldiers, apprehending dangerous fugitives, and so on.

A mere ten tons of Vibranium truly seemed like a drop in the bucket to Wakanda. After all, they had tens of thousands of tons!

"Lockdown, study how to convert Vibranium into Transformium first," Chen Xi said.

Contentment brought happiness, and one could not be too greedy. Once he used up his Vibranium in the future, he could just buy some more from Wakanda.

"Rest assured, Master. I finally understand how precious Wakanda's Vibranium is. Earth actually hid such an advanced technological civilization. If not for you, they would definitely have kept me there for good today."

Only now had Lockdown become fully convinced. Thinking back on it, he still felt lingering fear. He had nearly been trapped there.

"It is good that you understand. Earth hides many powerful figures, especially since you do not get along with that man called Erik. He calls himself Magneto. When the time comes, run immediately without saying a word," Chen Xi warned.

"Why? Is he powerful? Could he be stronger than you, Master?" Lockdown asked in confusion.

"Haha, not really. No matter how strong he is, he is only a fragile long-range mage. His ability is to control magnetic fields. Naturally, that is useless against me, but you will be in trouble."

Chen Xi chuckled softly as he explained. Lockdown instantly sat up straight, imagining himself being ruthlessly crushed into a pile of scrap metal...

Shuddering, Lockdown hurriedly nodded. He had also seen the photo Chen Xi had shown him. That face did not look like someone to be trifled with.

Having just arrived, Lockdown knew nothing about Earth. In his impression, there was nothing special about Earth; it was full of ordinary people.

Now, after Chen Xi's explanation, he realized just how ignorant he had been. This Earth was completely different from the Earth he had imagined...

There were even superpowered people, mutates, mutants, mages, cultivators, and more. It was practically a hodgepodge of every kind of mystical power!

After returning to New York, Chen Xi looked at the sleeping Wanda and the Terminators concealed in the shadows, feeling considerably more at ease.

"You have worked hard."

Chen Xi smiled and patted Bo Da and Bo Er on the shoulders. This time, his gratitude was completely sincere. Wanda's safety went without saying.

He had also instructed Red Queen to notify him of any unusual activity.

Though he had hidden himself well, exposure was only a matter of time. Could he really afford to underestimate the machinery of the state?

"Boss, there is no need to be polite. This is the meaning of our existence as Terminators. You gave our existence meaning."

Bo Da replied earnestly and solemnly.

"Perhaps one day, you will become real people."

"People?"

They did not understand, but they still longed for it. The greatest difference between them and humans was that they had no souls!

Life seemed to calm down after that. Peter Parker became Spider-Man, and the story of an underdog's rise began.

"Hey, Mr. Chen Xi, can I treat you to a meal?"

One evening, Chen Xi received a call from Parker.

"Sure. Name the place."

Chen Xi was rather curious why he wanted to treat him. Had the kid realized that money was a man's backbone?