Nothing unusual happened along the way.
There were a few planes spotted occasionally, and some kids looked out the window, shouting excitedly. When their parents saw nothing, the kids ended up getting scolded and cried their eyes out...
But that was nothing! It was already late at night when Arthur stopped mid-air, hovering in place.
While waiting for Tony, he opened his wristband to confirm the location information.
"It should be around here..."
Looking down, he could see a city-like area, albeit somewhat dilapidated, resembling an ancient settlement.
Before long, Tony arrived.
"So this is the... advanced Wakanda you were talking about?" Tony looked at the city beneath them, having already had J.A.R.V.I.S scan the area several times. Just as he was about to say something, J.A.R.V.I.S interrupted, "Sir, I have detected unidentified energy fluctuations."
"Mm?" Tony was taken aback. "Looks like it really is interesting."
"J.A.R.V.I.S, scan the location of the energy fluctuations."
"Understood, Mr. Arthur!" J.A.R.V.I.S immediately complied, while Tony frowned and muttered, "Don't you know who your boss is?"
J.A.R.V.I.S said nothing, but Arthur's wristband received a new message, which, when opened, showed the approximate range of the energy fluctuations.
"Let's go." Arthur wasted no time and flew directly toward the destination.
"I'll deal with you later!" Tony threatened, though he had no idea how he would do that.
The two quickly arrived at the location. Arthur lowered his altitude until he sensed a faint energy fluctuation in front of him, then he stopped.
"What is this?" Tony had J.A.R.V.I.S scan again, but the results were unsatisfactory.
"Can it be decrypted?" Tony asked again.
"Based on the information we currently possess, it cannot be decrypted from the inside without brute force," J.A.R.V.I.S replied succinctly.
Tony looked at Arthur: "Is this still the Earth I know? An ancient tribe possesses such advanced technology?"
"Trust me, when you really see Wakanda, you'll be even more surprised!"
Arthur smiled and then said to Tony, "Take off your helmet; I want to see."
Tony, without suspicion, removed his helmet and then asked, "Why do you want to see my helmet?"
"Then let me show you something," Arthur replied.
"I don't want to see any weird old man's stuff..." Just as Tony finished speaking, he saw a fist coming at him, magnifying infinitely!
Before he could react, he lost consciousness.
J.A.R.V.I.S: "..."
"It's fine, it will be over soon. Just stay quiet for a bit." Arthur stored both the helmet and Tony into the Disassemble space, and in the next second, he vanished from the spot.
There was no place in this world that could trap Arthur; there was no place he couldn't enter!
His teleportation was one of the most fundamental powers in this universe.
If there were an energy hierarchy in this world, the power of the Space Stone would definitely rank among the top!
When Arthur's body reappeared, he was already inside the barrier.
However, the area inside was even more expansive than he had imagined, stretching out infinitely.
He took Tony out of the Disassemble space, shook him a bit, and Tony opened his eyes: "Oh my God, what just happened?"
"Want to experience it again?" Arthur asked eagerly.
"I knew you wanted to hit me more than once or twice!" Tony was exasperated but instinctively glanced around: "Where is this?"
"Wakanda!"
Arthur replied, "Satellites can't scan this place; otherwise, Wakanda's secrets would have been known to the world long ago. Let's go; we're heading straight to their capital!"
"I don't understand..."
Tony put on the helmet Arthur handed him and followed Arthur as they flew forward, saying, "If they have such advanced technology, why have they remained silent all this time?"
"Power brings more than just progress..." Arthur shrugged and said, "It also brings death!"
Tony nodded: "I understand that. If pure Vibranium could lead them to develop such advanced technology, it would undoubtedly become the most coveted resource in the world. Wakanda would become the target of the entire world! But what if they conquered the world?"
"Since the dawn of human civilization, no race or nation has ever conquered the entire world!"
"That's because humans at that time couldn't conduct high-intensity long-range warfare!"
"Later, they could."
"So, the world almost got unified."
"But many people were unwilling." Arthur smiled: "Because it would spill too much blood. Even if it were unified, it would take a long time to digest the aftermath of such wars."
"But once all that ends, what follows is bound to be a leap forward."
"But who would date to do that?" Arthur asked.
Tony fell silent.
No one dared to initiate such large-scale wars; easily destroying a nation was not something anyone would do in today's world.
Once pushed to the brink, the entire world could face annihilation, let alone talk about unification.
So, no one dared.
"Yeah..." Tony finally said after a long pause. "If someone tried to destroy my country, I would fight them with everything I have, no matter what technology they possessed."
Arthur's gaze turned towards the east, and in a soft yet firm voice, he replied, "So would I."
Tony didn't know what Arthur was truly thinking but nodded in agreement. "But right now, our goal seems much larger. We're trying to protect the Earth! The title of Earth's Guardians... sounds a bit, um... lacking in grandeur!"
"You've finally realized that," Arthur chuckled. "In comparison, I prefer the title of the Superhero Alliance!"
"…Are you talking about us? When did we get that name? And I didn't even know about it?"
"That's mainly thanks to two chatterboxes..." Arthur paused, letting out a gentle sigh. "We've arrived."
A row of black spaceships stood before them.
Not far below, the capital of Wakanda was brightly lit...
"I like Wakanda's way of welcoming guests," Tony remarked, eyeing the fighter jets. "Should we explain ourselves first?"
(End of Chapter)
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