Chapter 143: Beyond the Clues
For most of the world's people, whether they are devout or atheist, most of them have the view that so-called magic is just some artificial or natural phenomenon that cannot be explained by science for a while. By the time science continues to develop, there will always be a day when so-called magic will be debunked. In other words, they all believe that the end of magic is science. When you think about it, magic and other supernatural phenomena don't seem too mysterious.
But when things happen in front of my eyes, the effect is still unimaginably sensational. Even for Rhaegard, who already has a certain impression of various superpowers, he still can't accept it for a while and a half - Zatanna, who had a hot kiss with him not long ago and was a little distracted and almost did something embarrassing, actually used magic to control a Hydra member in front of him?!
Let's talk about it again on a case-by-case basis. None of this kind of offensive magic, or turning into a rope to help the Hydra warriors like Zatana did before; Even using magic to heal, which is even more like a spring breeze. But now it is a different matter to use magic to violate or even distort a person's firm beliefs, to control his mind, and to make him obey all orders unconditionally...... Seeing that the Hydra member who refused to speak before was now skillfully operating the 'Goldfish' submarine under the command of Zatana, and also sent a message to those Hydra liaison officers in Wakanda, and even deceived the other side that the Winter Soldier had killed the natives who might leak the news and was preparing to return, Rhaegar had a ridiculous idea for a while: With such a powerful magic, if he had the opportunity to directly find the leader of Hydra to talk to him, wouldn't it be a victory in the war of resistance?
Fortunately, as mentioned above, Rhaegar has a certain resistance to these mysterious and absurd phenomena, after all, he has watched a lot of movies, animations, TV series and so on in his previous life. Therefore, compared to Rick Fleg, who was still in shock after several minutes, and even looked at Zatanna with a trace of horror in his eyes that was still difficult to erase even if he tried his best to hide, Rhaeggar's performance was definitely calm and perfect. When Zatanna shook her head self-deprecatingly at Rick Flleg's expression, looking a little lost, Rhaegar took the initiative to walk up to her and gently hug her, then turned to Rick Flegg and chased him away.
"Remember to keep watch over the Winter Soldier!" He shoved Rick Flegg in the direction of the submarine's exit, "By the way, take the two Hydra agents who are still unconscious!" ”
Then Rhaegar and Zatana watched Rick Fleg, who was carrying the two unconscious Hydra agents with some difficulty, out of the place.
Zatanna smiled lightly and turned to look at Rhaeggar: "You're not afraid that I will control you with magic?" ”
Rhaegar shook his head calmly and said with a smile, "You don't need to spend magic to control it, I can say that at any time, as long as you need it." ”
Zatanna didn't react for a while: "What words?" ”
Rhaegar looked her deeply in the eyes, got down on one knee, took her hand, and kissed her lightly on it—an oath of allegiance from a medieval Western knight: "At your service, my lady!" ”
It could be seen that emotions of emotion and joy were brewing in Zatanna's eyes, and instantly turned into the perfect smile on her face. It's just that suddenly, I don't know what she thought, and there was a little hesitation in her eyes. As a result, although the expression on her face barely changed, it looked unnatural.
Reggar, who had been paying attention to her, could naturally see the change in her. However, before he could ask "what happened", Zatanna took the initiative to change the subject. At this time, the controlled Hydra member had already set the course for the mini-submarine, and Zatanna happened to ask him about the Hydra's manpower and plans in Wakanda. At this time, Rhaegar is not easy to interrupt for personal matters, so he can only participate in it cooperatively. Gradually, as the Goldfish slowly moved forward under the surface of the water in the night, he also changed from helpless cooperation to active participation, and together with Zatanna, he asked the Hydra member who already knew everything that might be useful.
As Stark Industries' flagship product in inland lake offshore exploration and navigation, the performance of the 'Goldfish' is truly impressive. Rhaegar, who was inside the submarine and was asking questions and answers, inadvertently showed that the submarine had already taken them for more than half the voyage.
According to the plan before the Winter Soldier led a raid, Rhaeggar, Zatana, and the Resistance were to follow the shoreline of Lake Turkana to the north-northwest with three young men from the indigenous side. Lake Turkana is a saltwater lake in the shape of a belt, with an area of more than 6,400 square kilometers, which is larger than the magic capital of Rhaegar's previous life. Along the way, they had to cross the borders of several small African countries along the way, and they could easily get into trouble. To avoid this, they had to sneak into the lake for a while – it was a saltwater lake, and as you can imagine, it was not pleasant. But now that the Goldfish submarine is in place, Rhaegar and Zatanna don't have these related worries and scruples, and can enjoy the trip.
It's not a journey, it's not a pleasure.
From the Hydra member, Rhaegar and Zatana were unable to ask much about Hydra's plans in Wakanda, but learned something unplanned, such as how it happened. It turns out that Hydra didn't get involved in the whole thing from the beginning, and it started with a black marketeer named Ulysses Crowe. Ulysis Scraw was accustomed to smuggling all sorts of goods, the most common of which were arms, in order to satisfy the warlords of Africa, who had made a fortune in his own war. However, this incident was originally not related to weapons, but he found a broken stone tablet from the relics of a destroyed tribe with a record of the location of a strange extraterrestrial meteorite that fell in Africa thousands of years ago in what is now Wakanda. Through the patchwork of those incomplete notches, as well as some of his own related investigations, he found that the reason why Wakanda has been able to develop peacefully and steadily for decades in Africa, where there are local wars everywhere, and even more rich and powerful than South Africa, the "diamond country", is related to the meteorites of that year. Digging deeper, he also did something that even Hydra had not been able to do for decades - he found out that on the eve of World War II, the royal family of Wakanda made a deal with Howard Stark, a famous arms dealer at the time. They sold one thing and got paid at least $100 million from Howard Stark. You know, it was $100 million in the thirties and forties of the last century, when the United States had just gotten rid of the deflationary policy, and money was worth a lot! With this money, it's no wonder that Wakanda has been able to develop quietly.
Of course, for Howard Stark, the kind of thing he bought from the Wakanda royal family was also worth it. Because it was that kind of thing that forged the prestige of Captain America - that is, vibranium, and it later became Captain America's unbreakable shield!
Knowing this, Ulysse Scrau's eyes turned red instantly. Like Howard Stark at the beginning, he saw the military value of vibranium. Judging from the records on that stele, Wakanda's vibranium is much more than a small shield. So, he set his mind on Wakanda. He knew that the Wakanda royal family would definitely not sell vibranium to him, a black marketeer (in fact, a smuggler), and he didn't have as much money as 100 million US dollars—especially since the 100 million dollars had now multiplied many times, so he was prepared to take risks and find a way to cause a civil unrest in Wakanda, and then take advantage of the situation.
That's when Hydra came to the door.
I have to sigh at the intensity of Hydra's monitoring of the whole world. Even if it happened in Africa, they were the first to take a picture. In this regard, Ulysse Crow is also dry. He simply handed over the position of the leader along with some of his information, and let Hydra formulate and launch the plan, and he would be the assistant. And Hydra has long wanted to find the secret about Captain America's shield back then, so naturally he will not miss Ulysis Scroau, a partner who has a certain influence in Africa, can be a guide, and has a small armed force. The two hit it off, and then there was what Rhaegar and they knew.