Artificial Sun

"Superman?"

Captain America frowned. "If you're not talking about the one from the comics, what organization are you with?"

"I work for myself," Xiao Han replied. "I was just passing by today and saw that you needed help."

"Passing by?" Black Widow raised an eyebrow. "The kind of passing by where you casually resolve an alien invasion?"

Tony circled Xiao Han, his armor scanner beeping constantly. "JARVIS can't analyze your physical data at all, but that armor of yours was definitely developed from my research!

And those abilities you used just now—Heat Vision? Freeze Breath? Those aren't ordinary superpowers. Don't tell me you really are Superman."

Thor stepped forward, gripping Thor's Hammer tightly. "Mortal, the artifact in your hand belongs to Asgard. Return it."

Xiao Han looked at the scepter, then at Thor. "This thing is dangerous. It isn't suitable for you to keep."

"That isn't for you to decide."

Captain America spoke sternly. "These weapons should be kept in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s custody."

Xiao Han laughed. "S.H.I.E.L.D.? You mean the organization that Hydra has infiltrated halfway through?"

Those words exploded among the group like a bomb.

"What?" Captain America's expression changed dramatically.

"Hydra?" Black Widow exchanged a look with Hawkeye.

Tony whistled. "Wow, now that's some juicy gossip."

Thor looked utterly confused. "The affairs of Midgard are truly complicated..."

Xiao Han did not continue the topic.

He walked over to the Tesseract device, casually removed the blue-glowing cube, then used magic to extract the Mind Stone from the scepter.

"This is my spoils of war. You can keep the scepter for research."

"Wait!"

Captain America rushed forward to stop him, but Xiao Han had already floated into the air.

"New York needs rebuilding. You have more important things to do." Xiao Han looked at them.

"We'll meet again."

With that, he shot into the sky and vanished into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

After flying high enough, Xiao Han examined the Tesseract in his hand and the system prompt.

[Ding! Mission completion: 100%]

[Ding! Reward obtained: 5,000 growth points]

[Random reward being drawn...]

[Obtained: Alien Black Technology—Artificial Sun data.]

Xiao Han nodded in satisfaction. This trip across worlds had been highly rewarding. Not only had he gained a large number of growth points, but he had also obtained the Artificial Sun data.

That meant that as long as he built this thing, he would never lack magical energy again.

Even if he went somewhere without a sun, he would still be self-sufficient.

Most importantly, he could continuously absorb energy and evolve.

As for the Tesseract and the Mind Stone...

"System, can I take them with me?"

[Ding! Space Stone and Mind Stone detected (Infinity Stones)]

[They can be taken away, but doing so will cause a butterfly effect.]

"I'll take them for now and study them after I get back." Xiao Han stored the cube in the system space.

[Return immediately?]

Xiao Han glanced down at New York City below.

The Avengers were still gathered on the platform of Stark Tower, clearly engaged in a heated discussion about his appearance.

Captain America looked up at the sky, seemingly able to sense Xiao Han's gaze.

"An interesting world." Xiao Han chuckled.

"It's too early to go back. Tony might not have finished his armor yet. I'll go find some more good stuff."

Xiao Han's gaze pierced through the clouds and locked onto a hidden corner of Africa: Wakanda.

This nation, concealed behind a high-tech barrier, possessed Earth's most precious resource—Vibranium.

Xiao Han's figure flashed, instantly breaking the sound barrier as he sped toward Africa.

A few seconds later, he was hovering outside Wakanda's invisible protective barrier.

Under Super-Sight, the entirety of Wakanda was clearly visible: the bustling Golden City, the floating maglev trains, the Vibranium veins, and the Panther God statue standing at the heart of the city.

"A fusion of technology and tradition."

Xiao Han sighed in admiration, then looked deeper into Wakanda. With Super-Sight, he observed the Vibranium veins hidden beneath the ground.

A smile curled across his lips. He raised his hand and began drawing a circle. A golden portal slowly appeared, and on the other side lay the Vibranium vein.

Xiao Han silently appeared in the pitch-black mine. All around him were raw Vibranium ores glowing with a faint blue light.

His invisibility magic perfectly blocked Wakanda's detection systems. His Super-Sight pierced through the rock layers and locked onto the purest Vibranium vein.

"As expected, Wakanda's Vibranium reserves far exceed the outside world's imagination."

He muttered softly, lightly touching the mine wall with his fingertips and sensing Vibranium's unique energy fluctuations.

"System, how much can the system space hold?" Xiao Han asked.

[The system space contains 999 slots. Each type of item may only occupy one slot, but the quantity is unlimited.]

"Unlimited quantity? You really get me, System!" Xiao Han's eyes lit up.

Without hesitation, a faint golden glow appeared in his eyes. Heat Vision targeted a mineral vein and emitted a specific frequency.

Very quickly, the Vibranium there temporarily softened. Xiao Han immediately began precisely cutting through the vein. Massive chunks of Vibranium ore were stripped away, floating into the portal.

[Ding! High-purity Vibranium detected. Absorbing...]

[Current Vibranium reserves: 2 tons... 5 tons... 10 tons... 50 tons...]

Xiao Han was not greedy. He only collected enough for his needs before stopping.

"That should be enough." He glanced at the raw Vibranium ore in the system space and nodded in satisfaction.

However, just as he was preparing to leave, a low tremor suddenly came from deep within the mine.

Thud!

The ground trembled faintly, as though some ancient existence had been awakened.

Xiao Han frowned. His Super-Sight penetrated deeper underground, and his eyes narrowed.

At the core of an enormous Vibranium vein, a gigantic metal beast lay sleeping, its entire body pitch-black!

It resembled a panther, but its entire body was made of liquid Vibranium. Its eyes glowed scarlet as it slowly awakened.

"Wakanda's guardian? Or a companion creature born from the Vibranium vein?"

Xiao Han was not flustered. Instead, he observed it with great interest.

The giant beast let out a low growl. The Vibranium vein writhed like a living thing, transforming into countless spikes that shot toward Xiao Han!

"Interesting." Xiao Han chuckled, neither dodging nor evading as he allowed the Vibranium spikes to strike him.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Every attack stopped the instant it touched his skin, failing to leave even a scratch.

The beast seemed stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage. The Vibranium throughout the mine began to boil, turning into a towering metallic tide that tried to swallow Xiao Han whole.

"I've had enough." Golden light blazed in Xiao Han's eyes as Heat Vision, carrying a specific frequency, erupted and pierced straight through the beast's head!

However, the liquid Vibranium rapidly healed, leaving the beast completely unharmed. Instead, it became even more frenzied.

"Physical attacks are ineffective?" Xiao Han raised an eyebrow, then sneered. "Then let's try this."

He brought his hands together, energy surging through his body, before abruptly spreading them apart.

Buzz!

A blazing golden magic circle unfolded in his palms. Countless rune chains shot from the void, instantly wrapping around the giant beast!

[Sun Magic · Dimensional Imprisonment]

The Vibranium beast struggled wildly, but the magical chains did not budge. Instead, they tightened further and further.

In the end, it let out an unwilling roar as its entire body collapsed, turning back into an ordinary Vibranium vein.

Xiao Han withdrew his magic, deep in thought. "It seems Wakanda's Vibranium veins possess self-awareness? No wonder they were able to develop such advanced technology."

Still, that had nothing to do with him.

He had obtained the Vibranium. It was time to leave.

He raised his hand and opened a portal, stepping through it as his figure vanished completely.

Only a few seconds later did Wakanda's alarms finally sound.

"An abnormal energy fluctuation has appeared in the Vibranium veins!"

Okoye led the royal guards into the mine, but all she saw was a calm stretch of Vibranium veins, as though nothing had happened.

"That's impossible!" She checked the detection data in disbelief. "There was clearly an intruder just now!"

T'Challa arrived at the scene, crouched down, lightly touched the ground with his fingers, and closed his eyes to sense it.

A moment later, he opened his eyes with a grave expression. "Someone came here, but he left no traces behind."

"Who was it?" Okoye tightened her grip on her spear.

T'Challa slowly shook his head. "An existence we cannot track."

Above Wakanda

Xiao Han hovered above the clouds, using Super-Sight to observe the mineral veins below.

Vibranium was the only thing in Wakanda that interested him. He had no interest whatsoever in the Heart-Shaped Herb.

Speaking of which, Xiao Han could not help but complain. As the most technologically advanced nation on Earth, Wakanda's technology far surpassed Tony Stark's.

Yet they had not even developed an Enhancement Serum? Dr. Erskine had developed the Circus Serum more than sixty years ago.

And as a high-tech nation, they still needed to rely on a Black Panther to enhance the human body.

Xiao Han shook his head and stopped paying attention to what was happening below.