I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Belfast keenly noticed Laura's conflicted expression and, while tidying Laura's long blonde hair, whispered in Laura's ear, "Of course, if you feel it's inappropriate, I can discuss it with Obadiah."

"If possible, it's best not to touch Tony."

Wiping away imaginary cold sweat, Laura shared her knowledge of Marvel with Belfast. From the origins of Iron Man to the final chapters of Avengers: Endgame, she told Belfast everything without missing a single detail.

After learning about the future developments, Belfast roughly understood Laura's thoughts.

"I think I understand what you mean."

Nodding slightly, Belfast silently sent her plans to secretly kill Tony and Obadiah into her mental recycle bin: "I will cancel the subsequent plans one by one. You can rest assured that I have not left any evidence. Apart from Obadiah, no one will know that such a thing ever happened."

As an auxiliary AI of the Dawn, Belfast could also borrow some of Laura's abilities. Since Belfast said there were no problems, Laura naturally felt relieved.

“However, Miss, you don’t need to worry about this too much. What you need to do is continue human civilization, not reduce human losses. In my opinion, Thanos was never your destined enemy.”

"???"

Laura was completely bewildered, her little head filled with big question marks.

“Belfa is right, Laura, don’t let what you know about the future blind you.”

Noah, who often dives, also emerged at this moment: "The purpose of the Dawn has never been to help humanity defend against all crises."

"You, Belfast, and even I are merely the last line of defense to prevent humanity from being wiped out in one fell swoop. The mission's requirement to continue civilization is really just about continuing civilization."

Thanos only wiped out half of all life, which is not enough to completely destroy the entire Earth civilization. In Noah's judgment, it does not meet the standard of civilization extinction.

Laura looked at Noah, who had suddenly spoken, as if she had seen a ghost: "Wait, if you knew, why didn't you remind me before?"

"You didn't ask."

Noah's words left Laura speechless, and Belfast, seeing Laura gradually becoming withdrawn, quickly continued, "In other words, Miss, all you need to fight are those enemies who want to completely destroy human civilization."

"For example, the Dark Elves and Ultron?"

After thinking it over, Laura felt as if she had grasped a fleeting glimmer of inspiration.

"do not know."

To everyone's surprise, Noah turned around and gave Laura the best answer: "It might be more troublesome, after all, I'm just a ruthless relay machine, not someone who issues missions."

"However, given the difficulty of the main world, there might be a hidden truth behind it all."

Almost instinctively, Laura sensed something was wrong, and Belfast felt the same way. It was fine if the tutorial quests were easy, but there was no reason for them to be so simple once they entered the main world.

However, since there were no signs of trouble, there was nothing Laura could do but deal with things as they came.

I feel like I'm gradually developing into a silly, cute girl...

Regaining her composure, Laura temporarily suppressed her doubts. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a lock turning at the door. Turning her head, she saw a somewhat familiar face before her.

Obadiah Stanislavski, the second-largest shareholder whom Belfast had previously tried to take down Tony.

"Belfast, is this your child?"

As soon as they entered, Obadiah launched into a soul-searching question at Belfast. For a moment, Laura and Belfast stared at each other, unsure of what to say.

Should they just directly reveal the relationship between the maid and the master? Putting aside the fact that Laura didn't really treat Belfast as a servant, their current posture is completely unconvincing.

Someone unaware of the situation would likely arrive at a similar conclusion as Obadiah.

Admit it? Even if Laura could accept it, Belfast's maid etiquette ingrained in her DNA might not allow it.

After thinking for a moment, Laura, through the inherent telepathic connection with the assistive intelligence, asked expressionlessly:

"Belfa, if I blast this fat guy to death with one shot, can you handle it?"

32. What a peaceful world.

Of course, he couldn't be killed by blasting, but under the double death stares of Laura and Belfast, Obadiah instinctively sensed something was wrong and very decisively changed the subject.

"Haha, um, do you remember what you told me before?"

Obadiah chuckled and pretended nothing had happened, then spoke in riddles in front of Laura: "After I went back, I thought about it carefully, and I think it's worth a try."

At first, Laura was a little confused, but recalling what Belfast had told her before, Laura immediately realized that Obadiah had changed his mind and wanted to get rid of Tony.

Men's words are deceitful; he hesitated and refused when invited directly, but now he's offering himself up.

As for what made Obadiah change his mind, it's probably because Tony did something ridiculous again.

With that in mind, Laura checked the headlines of the Global Times on her mental health network, hoping to find some clues. A quick glance at the headlines revealed a sensational news story.

Goodness, after having a heart-to-heart talk with a girl from a peace foundation, Tony Stark publicly announced that he would provide the United Nations with Stark Industries' new Peacekeepers to end the long-standing war in the Middle East, with his secretary Pepper in charge.

Obadiah was at least self-aware enough to know that while the weapons he had smuggled for the terrorists were quite advanced, they would have no chance against Tony's newly invented weapons.

In the long run, Tony is planning to cut off his own source of income.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the fact that Tony put his secretary in charge of this matter led Obadiah to overinterpret it.

Is Tony preparing to intervene in company affairs and regain control?

All along, it was precisely because Tony didn't interfere that Obadiah was able to do his shady things behind everyone's back. But if this situation were to change, forget about the money; just the exposure of his past deeds would be enough to land him in jail for the rest of his life.

After considering all this, Obadiah decided to go all out and strike first.

At least, that's what Belfast told Laura through the Supreme Link.

Considering the timeline, after all the commotion and other miscellaneous events, it's almost time for Iron Man to be born.

Just as he abandoned his plan to take down Tony alone, Obadiah jumped in. It just goes to show how unlucky Tony is; there's always someone trying to sabotage him.

However, having already promised her second young lady, Belfast had no intention of getting involved.

"I'll be going out of town soon, and I won't be involved in company matters during that time. Although I don't know what you mean, if you want to do it, you can do it yourself."

Belfast instantly transformed into a riddle teller; if Laura hadn't known the truth beforehand, she would have been completely baffled.

"Well then, farewell."

Belfast put Laura down, gave Obadiah a polite smile, and then followed Laura out of the office, leaving Obadiah alone.

"You won't stop it, but you're not going to help either? Belfast, you really know how to handle things perfectly."

With a sigh, Obadiah put away the recording pen he had prepared from the beginning. As expected, his preparations were completely useless; even without Laura, Belfast would never leave Obadiah with such a potentially fatal weakness.

However, while feeling regretful, Obadiah also noticed Laura, who had been following Belfast earlier.

"Once we've dealt with Tony's matter, let's investigate. We might find something unexpected."

Having silently made his vow, Obadiah glanced one last time at Belfast's office before turning and leaving, closing the door behind him.

--split line--

Using a time-space teleportation, Laura brought Belfast back to the Dawn and told Belfast about her conversation with Fury.

S.H.I.E.L.D. generally doesn't interfere in the internal affairs of large corporations like Stark Industries, so Belfast hadn't caught Fury's attention before. But now that Belfast's identity has been revealed, this situation is likely to change.

To avoid any misunderstandings, Laura should tell Belfast in advance.

"Is that so? I understand, Second Miss."

After hearing the whole story, Belfast seemed thoughtful. She had prepared contingency plans for her identity being exposed long ago, but most of them were mutually destructive. Now, confessing in advance might not be a bad thing for her.

"So, what should we do next?"

Belfast's question stumped Laura: at this point in time, Iron Man had not yet been created, the Hulk incident had ended, and Captain America's discovery was still some distance away.

What a peaceful world it is now.

Laura lowered her head and fell into deep thought. After considering the current situation, she felt that she really didn't have anything to do.

"How about we go to Wakanda to mine?"

In desperation, Laura thought of Wakanda, the sword-wielding kingdom in the Marvel universe, which possesses a vast vibranium mine and boasts the world's leading technology and wealth.

Laura was indeed somewhat interested in vibranium.

In the design, vibranium has an extremely dense molecular arrangement, making energy transfer almost impossible. Although passivation occurs under high-frequency vibration, it is still considered a metal with excellent properties.

This metal is well-suited for upgrading the Dawn's ram rings and kinetic energy shield.

All Laura needed to do was enter Wakanda and use the microstate capture device to record the atomic structure of vibranium. The rest was up to the ship's configuration.

As for energy, since the controlled nuclear fusion reactor was installed, the Dawn regularly sends seawater into the deuterium-tritium extraction device, so energy consumption is no longer something Laura needs to worry about.

Of course, Pym Particles would also be a good option, but the relevant finished products and formulas are kept very secret by Hank Pym, and Belfast has no access to them at all within the Pym Corporation, so they have been put on hold for the time being.

It's impossible to go around harassing elderly people while driving a ship-equipped vehicle, right? Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities later. When we encounter Ant-Man, we can just scan and record him.

"Does your will need to prepare anything?"

As the most considerate and reliable maid, Belfast naturally supported Laura's choice unconditionally. However, while agreeing, Belfast still asked Laura if they should do some preparatory work.

"No need, we can just go in."

Shaking her head, Laura activated the energy detector provided by the Pacific Rim Family Alliance. Looking at the bright reaction icon in the corner of Africa, Laura decisively activated the teleportation.

A moment later, the two found themselves on a boundless tropical grassland.

Under their senses, an invisible barrier stood before them. Behind the barrier lay the true Wakanda.

33. Aieriel descends upon Wakanda

Wakanda, a technologically advanced but culturally backward nation. One day, a meteorite brought a massive amount of vibranium ore, ultimately leading Wakanda to develop a unique technology tree based on vibranium.

However, this rise is like that of a nouveau riche, with all the traditional bad habits being inherited without exception.

Although the external network has been established, in the current era of widespread astronomy, Wakanda still regards the vibranium mine as a gift from the Black Panther god.

Despite having developed individual energy weapons, Wakanda's guards have always adhered to the primitive style of using cold weapons.

Even the succession to the throne requires an ancient duel ritual.

In Laura's view, this was utterly foolish. If things didn't change, Wakanda would ultimately destroy itself.

With that thought in mind, Laura took a deep breath, prepared herself for a conflict with the Wakanda, and then suddenly reached out and pushed against the optical camouflage in front of her.

Even without ship equipment, Laura's ship girl mode is definitely not associated with frailty. Thousands of tons of power surged from Laura's slender arms and then bombarded Wakanda's barrier without missing a single one.