Chapter 296: Wakanda Palace
East Africa, Wakanda.
To the vast majority of the world's people who know and have heard of this country, Wakanda is a small country in Africa. It is a predominantly agrarian country, with a small footprint, extremely low level of science and technology, and a very bad economic situation, and even once made the honor list of "the poorest country in the world".
However, the fact is that Wakanda's economic situation is not the best in the world, if not the world's best, at least not at all. In the civilian sphere, many of their technologies are out there and can only be dreamed of. Their entire nation is hidden in the appearance of a poor agricultural nation, when in reality their capital is hidden behind high-end holograms and shrouded in a sturdy energy shield based on vibranium. The vast majority of attacks fail to penetrate this shield.
The pitch-black aircraft flew through layers of fog that confused the view and flew over a huge bustling city through holograms. Berning Zana, that's the name of the city, the capital of Wakanda. It is surrounded by a sea of green and lush, surrounded by green mountains and green waters. Buildings with advanced concepts are lined up, and maglev vehicles shuttle through the streets.
On the hill outside the city walls lay a stone-shaped black panther, motionless and ready to attack, its sharp eyes shooting straight into the sky outside. That is the Panther, the patron saint of the tribe, who has guarded the country for millennia, leaving the fiercest attacks to any malicious intruder.
The craft lifted its stealth as it flew over the panther sculpture and automatically landed as it approached the palace. The autopilot system disengaged on its own, and the aircraft smoothly drove into the orbit reserved for it, stopping itself in the predetermined position. The engine room was lowered from the tail to the ground, and the "Agent Takabi", who has been stationed in the field for many years, walked down the gangway, his head held high, and his steps were full of power.
"Sir." Soldiers on both sides of the road saluted him shortly. He nodded, and walked towards the palace without squinting.
Things are going well. Agent Takabi traveled unhindered all the way into the palace, including an acquaintance he met along the way, and no one was suspicious of the disguise of the digital mask. With this mask and fingerprints, voiceprints, and DNA information taken from the real Agent Tuckabi, Michael has basically become the same Wakanda agent without the slightest mistake.
Of course, this agent's rank is not that high, and it does not allow him to move freely in the palace. But it doesn't matter. As long as you mix in, the rest will be easy to say.
The invisibility spell and a stealthy spell made him basically transparent, and the penetration spell allowed him to move almost unhindered in the palace. Michael floated straight through the walls into the palace, weaving his way through the intricate passages.
The royal palace in Wakanda is really not small, and the whole palace is also made up of multiple buildings connected to each other, each building is divided into many sections, and the overall structure is like a large labyrinth.
But it must be said that this place is truly unique. There are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry in the palace, and the security system in this palace makes the security director of the U.S. Department of Defense building feel like a dry meal in comparison. With subtlely accurate sensors, auto-defensive weapons buried in the walls, and energy barriers in each door to a different area, the entire system is almost watertight.
Even a super agent as good as Black Widow may have been caught by this system as soon as he landed.
But they couldn't catch Michael.
After penetrating several layers of walls, Michael discovers two "protagonist-type characters" in the royal family's laboratory, which may be worth noting. T'Challa, the prince of Wakanda, the protagonist of the film Black Panther (who had not yet ascended the throne), and his sister Surui, are also the royal daughters of Wakanda.
Interestingly, the brother and sister seem to have had an argument by chance.
"What are you talking about?" Princess Su Rui asked in a tone of disbelief, "You asked me to terminate all existing development projects that are going on in the lab and devote all my resources to ...... Weapon systems? What are you thinking, dude? Are you going to war with whom? ”
"Not yet, but probably soon." T'Challa's tone was stiff and rigid, sounding a little impersonal, "We have been too lax in the development of weapons over the years, and it is clear that there are materials with natural advantages like vibranium, but we have been focusing too much on civilian use and neglecting the strengthening of strength for so many years. Wakanda is nowhere near where it should be, and if we had focused on military power as soon as possible, our vibranium reserves would have been enough to dominate the planet. ”
"'Dominate the planet'? Do you hear what you're saying? Su Rui cried out in surprise, and couldn't help but reach out and touch his brother's forehead to determine if he had a fever, "Are you high or what?" Does Father know this? ”
"That's what my father meant, too." T'Challa said lightly.
Su Rui couldn't hold it back.
"What the hell is going on with you? You and your father are both getting weirder and weirder lately. My father, in particular, was the one who had always advocated peace and was the one who hated war the most, and he taught me that science should be used for the benefit of the people, not for disaster. Father, how could he ......"
"Maybe he's just now finally figured it out. Perhaps he finally understood that the key to determining a nation's status is strength, and not anything else. T'Challa said lightly, stepping back towards the door, "This is an order from the King, Su Rui. Do your job well, or even you will be punished. ”
Michael watched the conversation in silence before continuing to dig deeper.
It's a bit weird indeed. While he couldn't say how well he knew T'Challa and his father, at least they didn't look like militants in the movies, and from the way Su Rui reacted, it did seem like they had been acting a little erratic lately.
Worst likelihood, whatever Ultron wants to do in Wakandari, it may have already done it.
Another difference between Wakanda and the rest of the world is that their entire network and satellites are completely independent, which means that even superpowers like Shirley and Ultron are almost impossible to hack remotely. As a result, even the most powerful hackers will have to be physically located in the same computer room as the Wakanda servers to have a chance to try and defeat their impregnable firewalls.
Just like Michael is doing now.
The main engine room is located directly below the Royal Laboratory, which is connected to the laboratory. Michael fell straight through the wall into the main engine room, and came to the middle of the neatly arranged cabinets.
"Alright, Shirley." He muttered to himself, pulling out the terminal equipment and data cable he had brought with him, "It's up to you now." ”