Heart-Shaped Herb was something most people never got to drink. Wakanda might have nearly five mu of the herb growing in a cave, but in reality, each succession of the Black Panther only required one small bowl for the ritual.
After drinking the green herbal brew, a person's body would enter a state of suspended animation while their soul traveled to the Animal Dimension, where the Leopard God resided, to undergo the Guardian Deity's trial and the scrutiny of their ancestors.
If the Leopard God deemed the Inheritor worthy, their soul would return to their body, bringing back some of the god's bestowed abilities along with the slight physical enhancement from the Heart-Shaped Herb, and they would become the Black Panther.
If the Leopard God disliked the Inheritor, their soul would be swallowed in a single bite. Their body in the Material World would naturally go cold as well, and the priests would know it was time to choose a new king.
That was how Wakanda operated. The Leopard God's control over the nation remained quite strong, especially after turning the deceased former kings of the royal family into little panthers and raising them in its tree. It had both personal sentiment and the greater good covered.
Su Ming had Peter drink the Heart-Shaped Herb rather than sending him through the Adjutant's teleportation purely to pave the way for the boy's future.
Compared to his counterparts in other Parallel Worlds, Little Bug of 40K Earth had been raised rather well. Wilson's Chain Fast Food existed in this world, so he started working earlier, had an easier job, and ate more filling meals.
Whether a little boy received enough nutrition during his developmental years determined the foundation of his future physical fitness. Being bitten by a spider merely multiplied the physical