At the makeshift conference table, T'Chaka signed his name at the end of the agreement.
The Council representative immediately stood up and extended his right hand to him.
"Welcome Wakanda to the global defense system."
T'Chaka paused for a moment, then forced a smile and shook the other person's hand.
"Yes, please take good care of me from now on."
The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became enthusiastic.
Several representatives who had been discussing nuclear weapons mothballing just minutes before came over to shake hands with T'Chaka. Some praised Wakanda's technology, while others expressed their willingness to cooperate immediately.
T'Chaka's face also broke into a broad smile.
The agreement has already been signed; I can't afford to be disrespectful to my future colleagues.
Tony leaned back in his chair, flipping through the documents in his hands.
"Your Majesty, just a friendly reminder: the global defense system has no exit button."
"Do we even have the right to withdraw?"
T'Chaka looked at him, his smile turning bitter.
Tony clicked his tongue and spread his hands.
You were right, there really isn't.
At the other end of the conference table, Thor patted T'Chaka on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I only recently joined them, and everyone is very nice."
T'Chaka glanced at the charred armor on Thor's chest.
"But you don't seem to be doing well."
Thor's expression froze instantly.
Tony couldn't help but chuckle.
"His treatment is quite good; he has a high salary and free equipment, but he occasionally needs to assist with experiments."
Thor turned and glared at him.
"Being trapped in your armor and getting attacked for a minute, you call that cooperating with an experiment?"
Hey! You didn't say that when you were having your sweet time with your girlfriend!
Thor fell silent.
T'Chaka looked at the two of them and suddenly began to doubt his decision.
Are these people really reliable?
On the remote screen, Fury tapped the desktop.
"Now that the agreement has been signed, the first batch of inspectors will arrive tomorrow. Wakanda needs to open its underground weapons depot, as well as all scientific documents and energy nodes."
T'Chaka's smile vanished completely.
"This is only the first day of our cooperation, and you're already coming to inspect us?"
The Council representatives present greeted the crowd with friendly smiles.
"This is called rapid integration; you'll get used to it."
Tony nodded.
"The way civilized people put it certainly sounds nice."
Just then, the floor in the center of the conference table suddenly turned black.
Large amounts of dark reddish-black substance seeped out from the cracks in the bricks, quickly coalescing into a human shape.
Steve gripped his shield but didn't get up. Thor instinctively tightened his grip on his hammer, then released it after recognizing the presence.
Tony proactively pulled out the chair next to him.
"You've finally arrived. We just finished fighting a battle for you."
Chen Mo rose from the black and red substance, casually took a chair, and sat down opposite T'Chaka.
"For me? Don't talk like you didn't claim the repair costs, Tony."
Tony pointed to his shoulder armor.
"Hey buddy, look closely, this place was almost blown apart! You almost lost young and rich Tony's husband, okay?"
Chen Mo glanced at it.
"Okay, okay, I'll add two more layers for you. The materials are free anyway."
Tony nodded in satisfaction.
I like your problem-solving attitude.
The Avengers present didn't react much, but several Council representatives sat up straight. T'Chaka also tensed his shoulders.
They had all seen the face on the surface of the sun.
Now that the person in question is sitting right in front of him, no one dares to treat him like an ordinary person.
Chen Mo looked at T'Chaka and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
"Old man, you Wakanda are pretty capable, aren't you?"
T'Chaka did not avoid his gaze.
"This incident is our responsibility, and Wakanda will do everything in its power to make amends."
"You've been isolated in Africa for centuries, and this is the first time you've proactively connected with the rest of the world, offering up your global coordinates, military deployments, and weapon specifications all at once."
Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, a smile on his face.
"Other people who act as guides at least get paid first. You guys, on the other hand, didn't even explain the way properly and almost beat yourselves to a pulp."
Several Wakanda officials lowered their heads.
T'Chaka a deep breath.
"The traitors have all been eliminated, and I will thoroughly investigate everyone they've been in contact with."
"Save that for Fury; he likes to investigate people."
Chen Mo raised his right hand, and a clump of blackish-red substance fell from his palm and landed on the holographic projector on the conference table.
The projector made a soft sound.
A large amount of incomplete data popped up instantly, filling the entire conference table.
Tony's smile vanished, and he suddenly leaned close to the conference table.
"What is this? Did you get it from that hacker?"
"Yes, this is the toll I stole from that Green Skull's house."
Chen Mo retrieved a set of spatial coordinates.
"After they discovered I had access to the system, they immediately destroyed part of the database. I only had time to take those parts."
Tony quickly browsed the data, and the analysis program in the visor started simultaneously.
Several complex energy structure diagrams unfolded in sequence, including a space jump module, planetary scanning equipment, and part of the control protocol for the silver-black robot.
"Holy crap, those robots underground in Wakanda were just low-level units they temporarily created?"
Tony's expression gradually turned serious.
"The main units recorded here are at least ten times stronger than these. Why didn't you get some other technology? Oh well, I can build better ones."
Steve frowned.
" Tony, what about their numbers? Can you be sure?"
Tony enlarged a string of incomplete serial numbers.
"Unable to confirm. However, based on its design, it certainly won't be lacking."
Fury stared at the screen.
What exactly does the other party want?
Chen Mo did not answer, but switched the data directly.
Images of dozens of incubation chambers appeared before the audience.
A figure lay in each cabin. Their uniforms and appearances varied, but they all wore similar insignia on their chests.
Steve stood up and looked closely at the images.
"Are they prisoners?"
"More accurately, they are collectibles."
Chen Mo clicked on the category directory next to him.
"There are at least dozens of superheroes from different worlds here. Some are still alive, some are just remains, all of them are numbered and stored."
Thor gripped Mjolnir tightly.
"He defeated so many warriors from different worlds?"
"Those worlds are probably not just about defeat."
Tony pulled up a set of planetary data, and his face turned completely grim.
In the scene, the energy reactions of several planets disappear one after another, leaving only empty shells devoid of any signs of life in the background.
Chen Mo tapped on the projection screen in the culture chamber.
"So don't expect them to be here for charity; they're a living disaster who likes to collect superheroes like figurines and, incidentally, wipe out the entire universe."
The conference table fell completely silent.
Fury and Tony stared at the dozens of incubation chambers, their faces turning ashen.