"Wow, this mine is really huge! The extraction technology here is incredibly advanced too. As expected of Wakanda's technology."
Alice sighed in admiration, lightly brushing her fingers across an exposed piece of Vibranium ore as she sensed its peculiar energy fluctuations.
The entire process seemed to be going smoothly. Wakanda's personnel cooperatively displayed the various ore layers and explained the history and current state of the mining operation.
However, when Loren reached a tunnel marked "Seventh Auxiliary Branch Vein, Low Reserves, Nearly Depleted," he stopped.
This tunnel was indeed neither as wide nor as bright as the main tunnels. It even looked somewhat abandoned, and the monitoring equipment at the entrance appeared outdated.
"This place doesn't look as simple as the report claimed."
Loren's voice was utterly calm, yet Princess Shuri, who was following behind him, instantly turned pale.
"Mr. Loren, this... this Vibranium mine has indeed been almost completely exhausted. Only some low-grade ore remains, and it has little value, so we..."
Shuri hurried forward to explain, her tone carrying a trace of barely perceptible panic.
Loren slowly turned his head. His deep eyes fell upon Shuri without the slightest emotional fluctuation, yet she felt as though a prehistoric beast were staring at her, freezing the blood throughout her body.
"Princess Shuri," Loren said calmly, though his voice carried unquestionable authority.
"Do you think such a clumsy energy-concealment method could work under my psychic perception?"
He extended a finger and lightly pointed at the seemingly ordinary rock wall.
His fingertip never touched the rock, yet an invisible force instantly passed through the wall!
Bzzzz—!
A low hum rang out as ripples like water suddenly spread across the rock wall.
Then the disguise faded, revealing a brand-new Vibranium gate behind it.
Complex Wakandan script flickered across the gate. It was