The thunderous roar of massive engines echoed through the Wakandan royal palace, and the violet-white flames scorched the air into rippling distortion.
Chen Xi had left, taking a large amount of Vibranium with him.
Watching that terrifying fiend depart, 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 as they watched the spaceship gradually accelerate into the sky, neither of them 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 darkly at the space battleship that was about to leave their sight.
They had been forced to hold back within Wakanda just now, but now their large-scale technological weapons could finally be put to use.
However, the shrewd T'Chaka shook his head. "Can you guarantee that you can kill him? If he survives, then what awaits us will be assassination attempts from an enemy lurking in the shadows."
T'Challa clenched his fists tightly, his heart bleeding, yet he could only let them fall helplessly. They could not afford to gamble!
Sometimes, having a great family and vast holdings was not necessarily a good thing. Those with nothing to lose were not afraid of those with everything to lose. Either kill with one strike, or lower the banners and cease hostilities.
"Do you truly believe he is Tony Stark?" T'Chaka suddenly asked.
For 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, he naturally would not have stood idly by, would he? He truly had grown old.
"When he suddenly answered me just now, I believed him for that moment. But that was only for an instant. Now that I think about it carefully, an explosion in technology requires a process of gradual accumulation. Tony clearly does not possess that."
T'Challa frowned and considered it before telling his father his thoughts. T'Chaka merely smiled and nodded.
"My son has grown up!"
T'Chaka was deeply gratified. His son was both brave and resourceful, 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 strike a killing blow."
Chen Xi smiled and shook his head aboard the space battleship. The old really were more cunning. T'Chaka had indeed not made a move. If it had been the younger T'Challa, he definitely would have attacked.
Now Chen Xi did not even have a reason to strike a killing blow. As Superman, a representative of justice, he might have had a darker side, but he was not that dark...
Even the Americans needed an excuse when they went to seize resources—missing soldiers, the capture of wanted criminals, and so on.
A mere ten tons of Vibranium really did seem like a drop in the bucket to Wakanda. After all, they had tens of thousands of tons!
"Lockdown, start researching how to convert Vibranium into Transformium," Chen Xi said.
Contentment brought happiness. He could not be too greedy. Once he ran out of Vibranium in the future, he could just go buy more from Wakanda.
"Rest assured, Master. I finally understand how precious Wakandan Vibranium is. Earth actually hid such a super-technological civilization. If not for you, I would definitely have been completely trapped there today."
Lockdown was finally convinced. Thinking back on it now, he was still terrified. He had nearly been kept there for good.
"It is good that you understand. Earth is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Especially if you ever cross paths with someone named Erik, just run without saying a word. He is known as Magneto," Chen Xi warned.
"Why? Is he powerful? Could he be stronger than you, Master?" Lockdown asked in confusion.
"Haha, not exactly. No matter how strong he is, he is still a fragile long-range mage. His ability is to control magnetic fields. It is naturally useless against me, but you would be in serious trouble."
Chen Xi chuckled softly as he explained it to Lockdown. Lockdown instantly sat upright, picturing himself being ruthlessly crushed into a heap of scrap metal...
Shuddering, Lockdown hurriedly nodded. He had also seen the photograph Chen Xi showed him. That face did not look like someone to be trifled with.
Having only 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 finally realized how ignorant he had been. This Earth was completely different from the Earth he had imagined...
There were actually superpowered individuals, mutants, Mutants, mages, cultivators, and all sorts of other beings. It was practically a hodgepodge of every kind of mystical power!
After returning to New York, Chen Xi felt much more at ease when he saw the sleeping Wanda and the Terminators hidden in the shadows.
"You've 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, it was only a matter of time before he was exposed. Did he dare 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 answered with a serious expression.
"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!
The days seemed to grow peaceful. Peter Parker had become Spider-Man, and the story of a loser's rise had begun.
"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?
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