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

The Wakanda barrier, capable of withstanding the onslaught of large-caliber artillery, was on the verge of collapse. The empty air in front of them began to ripple wildly, and the city of Wakanda behind them appeared and disappeared.

They didn't even last a second before the barrier shattered, creating a gap the size of two people. Through the gap, the real Wakanda was revealed before their eyes.

"Let's go."

While marveling at Pascal's ability to influence Wakanda, Laura called out to Belfast. Belfast, unfazed, subtly lifted her wide maid's skirt, keeping a half-step distance from Laura.

Looking up, a steel city looms a few kilometers away, with rows of high-rise buildings standing side by side, and the piercing sound of air raid sirens can be clearly heard.

Every now and then, shuttles would fly by overhead... well, heading in Laura's direction.

"They're very quick."

Laura wasn't too surprised by Wakanda's reaction to the broken barrier. It would be strange if the Wakanda Guard didn't react when their protective shield had been forcibly breached.

"Intruders below, state your purpose."

A female guard, dressed entirely in black, stood atop the vibranium shuttle and shouted down at Laura and Belfast.

Upon receiving the alarm that the barrier had broken, Labraka, as the chief of the tribe's guards, assembled the guards as quickly as possible. Although she was somewhat surprised to find that the targets were two girls when she arrived near the breach, she still followed Wakanda's procedures and warned the two girls.

"Give up all resistance and we will not harm you, but before that, we need your cooperation."

Despite speaking in an official tone, Labraca's voice still retained a hint of wariness.

Wakanda's barrier has never malfunctioned, so no matter how harmless the two people in front of them may seem, they cannot let their guard down.

At the same time, as soon as Labraca finished speaking, the two guards beside him landed the shuttle and slowly walked towards Laura and Belfast.

Frowning, Laura's already negative impression of Wakanda plummeted further upon seeing the Wakandans' actions.

"I sensed hidden energy fluctuations here, so I came to investigate. Is this how you treat people?"

Temporarily activating the macro- and micro-state capture devices, Laura scanned Wakanda's energy barrier and the vibranium arrangement on the shuttle, then looked at Labraca with dissatisfaction.

The voice wasn't very loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly. Laura's soft, sweet voice contained an indescribable calmness, causing the approaching Wakandas to stop in their tracks, unsure of what to do.

These two seem to have some powerful connections.

Who are you?

Laura's words suggested that things involved more deeply than she had imagined, and Labraca was also somewhat unsure. After all, Laura's confident demeanor didn't seem fake.

"Aieriel, let your king speak with the second young lady about the rest."

Belfast stepped forward appropriately, assuming the diplomatic responsibilities. As the world's most powerful nation, Wakanda has its own intelligence organization, PRIDE, which, while not as powerful as S.H.I.E.L.D., is still far superior to the CIA and similar agencies.

Therefore, there's no reason why Wakanda wouldn't know about Ariel, which S.H.I.E.L.D. had leaked to other agencies. Even if they didn't have specific information, they shouldn't be completely unaware of Ariel and the Dawn over America.

As expected, after Belfa revealed his true (not really) identity, T'Chaka, the current king of Wakanda, immediately connected to the communication and took over the conversation from Labraca.

"Labraka, that's enough. Have your men put away their weapons and bring them to the palace." A deep male voice reached Labraka's ears, "as honored guests."

Upon hearing the king's command, everyone present quickly sheathed their weapons and performed a welcoming ceremony in Wakandan. Laura showed no concern whatsoever, and instead boarded the shuttle belonging to Labraca with considerable interest.

While this streamlined, shuttle-shaped aircraft may not be as technologically advanced as the starfighters on the Dawn, it excels in stability and internal noise reduction.

However, apart from Wakanda, no one else has the luxury of using vibranium to solve such a trivial problem.

While lamenting Wakanda's waste of resources, the shuttle carrying Laura and Belfast arrived at the magnificent city they had seen earlier, finally landing in a resplendent palace.

"This is the royal palace of Wakanda. Please follow me, the king is waiting for you."

Following Labraca, Laura and Belfast arrived at the reception room reserved for guests. Considering the long-standing policy of seclusion, Laura estimated that she might be the first person in Wakanda to receive a formal welcome.

"Welcome, you two from Aierriel."

Two rows of guards stood with their backs against the wall on either side. After completing his leading task, Labraka also stood guard beside Tchaka. In addition, there were two royal family members who were obviously of high status following around Tchaka.

“I am T'Chaka, the King of Wakanda.”

After briefly introducing himself, T'Chaka waved his hand and revealed the identities of the two people behind him: "These two are my children, T'Challa and Shuri."

“Olivega Laura Loresia, just call me Olivega.”

Since Wakanda treated her with courtesy, Laura couldn't be rude either: "As for this one, she's probably my friend and maid, Belfast."

After saying that, Belfast gently touched the hem of her skirt and gracefully nodded, revealing her elegant and composed temperament.

This meeting will be the first formal contact between Aerriel and the nations of Earth.

34. Wakanda Day Trip

Behind T'Chaka, Su Rui's eyes were filled with curiosity. As the chief scientist, she had high expectations for Aierriel, whose technological level was unknown.

However, due to the fact that the two parties were not yet familiar with each other, Su Rui could only suppress his curiosity for the time being.

Furthermore, Laura wouldn't actually engage in technological exchange with Wakanda. Why waste time and effort exchanging things that she could easily obtain with a simple stroll?

So, while Belfast and T'Chaka were discussing topics that Laura couldn't understand, Laura made an excuse and slipped away.

"Yeah, it's much easier outside."

Taking a deep breath, Laura felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders after leaving the conference room. Although Belfast and T'Chaka's conversation was relatively peaceful, honestly, that kind of underhanded scheming wasn't really suitable for Laura.

"Indeed, I don't like that atmosphere either. Although I can't change it, I often think that if we could compromise, things would be much simpler."

Su Rui's voice came from behind, causing Laura to turn around and look at the princess. It was a naive thought, but Laura didn't dislike it.

"Let me reintroduce myself, I'm Su Rui, nice to meet you."

"Olivega Laura Loresia, although she usually refers to herself as Olivega in public, in private..."

Looking at Su Rui's outstretched right hand, Laura didn't hold back her smile: "Just call me Laura."

Laura admired Su Rui, a rather pure-hearted person.

There are still about seven years until the main storyline of Black Panther begins. Su Rui is only 19 years old now. Although he is still young, some of his qualities have already begun to emerge.

At the very least, not everyone at this age can develop a medical detection system that can be used by the entire population.

"So, shall we just wander around?"

Standing at the doorway wasn't a very interesting experience, so Laura rubbed the gold hair hanging from her shoulder and extended an invitation to Su Rui.

"Sure, I'll show you around Wakanda."

Su Rui readily agreed. Although they looked seven or eight years apart in age, they were surprisingly compatible. Holding Laura's hand, Su Rui led her on a tour of Wakanda.

Laura explored almost the entire Wakanda capital, from the shuttle production area and Central Park to even the Wakanda History Museum, excluding some more sensitive and confidential locations.

Now, Laura is following behind Shuri, experiencing Wakanda's Central Scientific Research Institute.

Tchaka seemed to trust Laura quite a bit, so Laura encountered no obstacles along the way. Even the most important Academy of Sciences, on the surface, passed through without her interference.

Here, Laura also saw the vibranium ore she wanted most.

The vibranium previously scanned was a finished product that had already been smelted and shaped, making it an excellent option for armor, but this does not mean that vibranium ore has lost its value.

On the contrary, the properties of finished vibranium are too superior. If one wants to use the Revival Wind to recast the ship's armor, then both the energy and time required are considerable.

However, if the structure of the raw ore could be known, Laura could directly generate the raw ore and use it as raw material for processing and assembly, which could greatly shorten the consumption of ship upgrades.

The Revival Wind is indeed an excellent skill, but how to use it is still a subject worthy of in-depth study.

The Academy of Sciences made a trip, and Laura successfully obtained the molecular structure of vibranium ore and the rudiments for researching energy weapons. Perhaps she arrived too early; many technologies in Wakanda were not yet available.

Individual energy weapons, for example, are still just a concept within the Academy of Sciences. Shuri is more concerned with Wakanda's public health and well-being than with weapons of war, and has not participated in their research.

"However, it is indeed impressive that you were able to develop energy weapons based on vibranium."

Lola felt a bit guilty for taking so much technology for free under Shuri's leadership, even the very foundation of Wakanda's nation-building. After some thought, she decided to make some amends.

So let's start with this energy weapon.

"It's still a long way off. Although I'm not involved in weapons research, I have a general idea of ​​the difficulties involved." Su Rui shook his head. "While using vibranium can prevent energy loss, condensing it for launch is still a significant problem."

Vibranium transfers almost no energy, and other metals cannot withstand the high-energy reactions of ionic states, which is almost a dead end for Wakanda.

However, with the Pacific Rim Ion Cannon technology, Laura is perfectly capable of solving this problem.

"I do know how to handle this."

Laura casually projected a diagram of the ion cannon's structure, and as the outer layer was gradually peeled away, she pointed to the ion-state levitation device and said, "Just replace the weapon core and use the electric field to balance the charged particles."

Wakanda is indeed wealthy, but ignoring vibranium, the amount of wealth Wakanda can actually access is not much.

After all, Wakanda has lived in seclusion for generations, and it is impossible for it to sell its own mines and technology, so in the eyes of outsiders, Wakanda is still a poor small African country.

The inexhaustible supply of vibranium over generations completely blinded Wakanda, leading them to focus all their technological research on vibranium, and even their agricultural tools were made of vibranium.

The vibranium technology tree enabled Wakanda, but it also limited the Wakandans' thinking. A problem that could be solved with simple Coulomb's theorem has been stuck for so long.

Laura didn't care; she simply handed over the ion weapon technology to Shuri. Ion cannon technology ultimately had many flaws, and on the Dawn, it was practically a toy, nothing special.

Moreover, by combining the principles of Wakanda's energy weapons with the existing ion cannons and vibranium, Laura could create even better weapons, which would be a win-win situation.

"Is this really okay?"

Looking at the technology data Laura had thrown at him, Su Rui felt a little embarrassed.

“It’s nothing, it’s just a toy.” Laura shook her head, while simultaneously receiving a mental link with Belfast. “It’s time to go back, Belfast is calling us.”

Without explaining to Su Rui why she could hear Belfast's voice, Laura led Su Rui slowly back to where they had come from.

Laura's decision to come to Wakanda was impulsive, and after the capture device finished operating, there was nothing left for Ariel and Wakanda to exchange.

Belfast and Tchaka's interactions were also limited to casual conversations where they could sit down together whenever they had free time, without disturbing each other.

After a brief farewell, Laura activated the teleportation in front of everyone and disappeared into Wakanda's territory.

"Second Miss, how was your time?"

With her usual smile, Belfast asked Laura.

Recalling her day with Su Rui, Laura felt a surge of joy, her eyes crinkling into slits as she smiled.

"It's probably not bad."

35. The Reappearance of the Death Gaze