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Chapter 178 Heading to Wakanda

The ancients were right: if you fall behind, you will be bullied.

Nolan sighed inwardly.

It's unbelievable that a country that is clearly the most powerful in the world has fallen so far behind in terms of information.

However, Nolan didn't expose it, but simply said:

"What do you want with Ulysses Crow?"

"That's a private matter, and I have no obligation to tell you."

T'Challa declined to answer.

Nolan didn't care and said:

"Ulysses Crow is dead."

"died?"

T'Challa paused for a moment.

Then he frowned.

“That’s impossible. Ulysses Crow is very cunning. He couldn’t have died so easily.”

Nolan smiled.

“I’m pretty sure he’s dead because I was there when he died.”

Upon hearing this, T'Challa fell silent for a moment.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind.

Ulysses Klaue possesses vibranium stolen from Wakanda.

Vibranium is Wakanda's greatest secret.

He didn't know whether Nolan Locke was telling the truth or not, and naturally he couldn't tell if he was lying to him.

But what if it's true?

The vibranium is there now, and that's something he has to consider.

Thinking of this, T'Challa hesitated and asked:

Do you know who Ulysses Crow is?

"Of course I know. He's a vibranium merchant. In fact, all of his vibranium reserves are now in my hands."

Upon hearing this, T'Challa nearly attacked Nolan.

Wakanda's secret has been exposed!

Nolan ignored T'Challa's shocked expression; he even felt the revelations weren't big enough, and continued:

"Not only that, I also learned the origin of vibranium, which is a country called Wakanda."

Moreover, the king of Wakanda has been called the Black Panther since his reign.

In one sentence, all of T'Challa's hidden secrets were revealed.

Nolan wasn't afraid that T'Challa would make a move.

He's not bragging, Wakanda really is powerful.

But it also depends on how you compare them.

First of all, T'Challa couldn't possibly bring out the entire Wakanda, and besides, there's only T'Challa here.

That black panther suit is really good.

At least its defensive capabilities are quite good, but in essence, this battle suit is more about inheritance than combat.

This is modern society.

Take Steve Rogers, for example, Captain America. He's so powerful, but in reality, he can only deal with small-scale crimes. He's no match for the military.

Only those who reach the level of the Hulk can face an entire army on their own.

Clearly, the Black Panther suit does not have this capability.

Even with a vibranium suit, fighting a real army would be exhausting enough to kill him.

T'Challa did have the urge to act for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

He was no match for Nolan Locke.

Although he didn't recognize Nolan's identity before, it doesn't mean he didn't know the hero Nolan.

"That's right, I am the next Black Panther."

T'Challa admitted his identity.

Peter Parker looked surprised.

"So you're a prince!"

His face flushed slightly; a prince of a country could certainly not be a thief.

Now that he had admitted his identity, T'Challa stopped pretending.

He nodded.

“I’m sorry, I’ve been holding something back, but T’Challa is different from other places.”

T'Challa offered a casual explanation, but he didn't elaborate further, instead looking at Nolan Locke.

“Mr. Locke, Ulysses Klaue’s vibranium was stolen from Wakanda, and I hope you can return it.”

Nolan laughed and said:

“This is between you and Ulysses Crow. I’m just a buyer. You should be looking for the seller, shouldn’t you?”

T'Challa's expression froze.

Didn't you kill Ulysses Klaue?

Although it was just a guess, he felt he was right.

He also realized that Nolan Locke probably wouldn't hand over Vibranium so easily.

Then Nolan said:

"In fact, even if I were willing to hand it over to you, it wouldn't be possible."

The vibranium was destroyed in the battle when the dark elves first appeared on Earth.

"That's impossible! Vibranium is an indestructible substance!"

T'Challa directly refuted this.

Nolan began:

“Vibranium is indeed a very magical substance. I have discovered excellent physical and magical conductivity in vibranium. Whether it is scientific research or magical exploration, vibranium is a pretty perfect substance. However, there is no indestructible substance in this universe. For example, the vibranium on your body has been forged into a battle suit, hasn’t it?”

After explaining, Nolan began:

"In fact, I'm thinking of making a deal with Wakanda."

“I’m sorry, Wakanda is a closed country with no contact with the outside world, and I am not the king, so I cannot promise you anything.”

T'Challa could tell, of course, that the deal Nolan Locke wanted to make involved vibranium.

But he's still thinking about getting the vibranium back from Nolan Locke, so how could he possibly agree to continue the deal?

Nolan wasn't intimidated by him, and simply said:

“Wakanda is indeed a closed country. I once sent people to Africa to look for it, but we couldn’t find its location.”

But the world is constantly evolving. While Wakanda's technology is advanced, its population is limited, which means it lacks talent and resources. If things continue like this, it will eventually be overtaken by other countries.

When the world discovers that such a powerful nation exists, possessing vibranium, a near-perfect, all-purpose metal, do you think other countries will ignore it?

As he spoke, Nolan looked at T'Challa and said:

"You are a prince of Wakanda, yet you ended up in New York. Isn't that why?"

Nolan's words truly resonated with T'Challa.

This is the real reason he came to study abroad.

Observing T'Challa's expression, Nolan said:

"Wakanda needs a partner as a springboard to gradually make contact with the outside world. At this time, Locke Technology, which has knowledge of Wakanda, is a good partner."

I think you wouldn't doubt Lockheed Martin's capabilities.

While Nolan was speaking, T'Challa remained silently in thought.

Finally, he said:

“Of course I have no doubt about Locke Technology’s capabilities, but this matter requires my father’s approval, and the vibranium deal needs a more rigorous and detailed plan.”

"no problem."

Nolan readily agreed.

Vibranium is indeed very useful, so whatever Wakanda's demands are, we should agree to them first.

If Wakanda goes too far, it won't be too late to break the agreement then.

Seeing Nolan's response without any hesitation.

T'Challa began to suspect that Nolan Locke had been prepared all along.

However, Nolan Locke is indeed right.

He originally planned to find a suitable official organization, such as S.H.I.E.L.D., to gradually integrate Wakanda into the international community.

But Nolan Locke is arguably the only private organization that can be made an exception.

The two reached a preliminary verbal agreement. The next step was to discuss specific issues and travel to Wakanda to discuss the details of their cooperation with the real Wakanda Black Panther.

Nolan wasn't worried that T'Challa would back out.