Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Ruthless Splendor
That's right, Oaks was currently in Wakanda, watching Spider-Man's assessment with 'Black Panther' T'Challa.
After the events that transpired earlier, the former king, T'Chaka, had completely stepped down, and the resurrected T'Challa gained unprecedented support from the various tribes.
Besides him quelling the imminent coup in Wakanda, there was also Oaks' influence at play.
As a powerful ally capable of "resurrection," he was an overwhelmingly formidable political bargaining chip. The tribes were not foolish; they understood this well.
Moreover, after experiencing these events, T'Challa decided to "reform" Wakanda after a personal conversation with his uncle's soul in the Ancestral Plane. In this regard, the Benevolence Society, led by Oaks, is the perfect first partner.
The live broadcast of Spider-Man's assessment served two purposes. One was for Oaks to show T'Challa how the Benevolence Society, his intended cooperative partner, handles issues.
On the other hand, Princess Shuri was curious to see the extent of the "smart young people" outside of Wakanda, especially Peter and Ned, who were around her age.
Oaks appreciated Princess Shuri's genius mind; not long after T'Chaka's death, she had developed the nanotech Black Panther Vibranium Battle Suit.
And as a gesture of gratitude for Oaks saving his life, T'Challa directly gave him 500 kilograms of Vibranium.
With Vibranium valued at $10,000 per gram, 500 kilograms amounted to a staggering $5 billion.
Hmm, the Vibranium body of Vision was worth only $2 billion.
Don't think that's a small amount. The density of Vibranium was only one-third that of steel, slightly more than carbon fiber. The volume of the 500-kilogram Vibranium was about the size of fifty one-gallon containers of pure water.
This was pure Vibranium metal, and if its value were fully utilized, this 500 kilograms of Vibranium could accomplish many things.
Indeed, Black Panther is the most ruthlessly opulent--
They have a fortune in their homeland.
But this may also be related to the fact that they turned over the inventory of "Vibranium Thief" Ulysses Klaue.
"Cough... I will educate this kid when I go back. Don't pay attention to these details."
Oaks lightly coughed and changed the topic as if nothing had happened.
"Well, Your Majesty T'Challa, this kid is the most promising young individual in our Benevolence Society.
Although he is currently performing an Avengers-level mission, his approach and style of doing things are more representative of the philosophy that the Benevolence Society has adhered to all along, compared to the veteran Avengers.
Since we both have deep intentions for cooperation, it is important for us to understand each other.
Wakanda has already revealed thousands of years of its secrets to me. So I don't mind showing you some of the things we don't usually disclose."
The Benevolence Society had evolved beyond a simple environmental conservation organization.
Which other simple organization had its own pocket dimension headquarters and intercontinental teleportation gates?
Although most of this information was publicly available, few individuals within the organization were aware of the special abilities of its members.
Even for Matt, everyone only knew that he had good skills and that the Chairman had cured his eyes; They had little idea of how extraordinary his superhuman senses were.
Not to mention Dane Whitman in the European branch, who possessed the Ebony Blade, and the Asian branch, which had the entire Ten Rings as its escorts.
The situation in Africa and Oceania was relatively ordinary, but in the case of Oceania, Sharon had Peggy and Steve to take care of her.
As for Africa, Wakanda was about to become a new ally.
In the eyes of this new ally, Peter Parker's performance was a demonstration of the Benevolence Society's capabilities.
After all, for Wakanda, which possessed overwhelming overall strength, its allies also needed corresponding strength for better cooperation.
"Thank you for your honesty, Chairman Oaks."
T'Challa was clearly satisfied with Oaks' arrangements. However, Princess Shuri's interest lay elsewhere.
Princess Shuri appreciated the technological level displayed by Peter and Ned, two foreign young people of similar age, but what she was more interested in were two aspects:
"Chairman Oaks, our shield is theoretically capable of isolating all external signals. How do you manage to communicate smoothly with the outside world?
And your AI assistant seems to possess intelligence that surpasses normal AI?"
"Our Benevolence Society's AI assistant, Malorn, can no longer be considered a typical AI. You can think of him as a different form of intelligent life."
Oaks smiled and nodded.
"Furthermore, the Great Shield of Wakanda is indeed impressive, but my abilities are of a magical nature and have some differences compared to existing technology."
"Magic, indeed. My brother has struck it big this time."
Princess Shuri's eyes flashed with a strong thirst for knowledge.
"That is the legendary Ancestral Plane! You even heard the voice of Bast there. Our technology is far from reaching such a level of studying souls. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been in such a predicament and remained helpless in my brother's case."
After learning about Oaks' method of resurrecting T'Challa, Princess Shuri's research team became extremely interested in the matter, which prompted them to delve deeper into the study of souls.
The existence of the Ancestral Plane allowed Wakanda to host the souls of its royal lineage, at the very least.
Therefore, the proud Wakandan technology had the potential to replace Oaks' magic and achieve the act of "resurrection."
However, although Oaks wanted the technologically advanced Wakanda to participate in the "Life Sanctuary" project, it was still too early to discuss these matters.
So, he used magic as an excuse to handle Princess Shuri's curiosity.
With the exchange regarding technology concluded, Princess Shuri shifted her attention to the live broadcast of the two comical young men fighting criminals.
Meanwhile, T'Challa began a deeper discussion with Oaks regarding their future cooperation.
"Chairman Oaks, I plan to open Wakanda to the world in the coming years, exchanging cultures and technologies with countries worldwide, and together build a 'Community of Shared Future for Humanity.'"
T'Challa shared his ideals with Oaks. After his conversation with his uncle's soul in the Ancestral Plane, he deeply understood some aspects that differed from traditional Wakandan beliefs.
To some extent, Erik, also known as T'Challa's cousin N'Jadaka, had noble goals—helping their brethren overcome backwardness, discrimination, and oppression. However, his methods were too extreme.
T'Challa acknowledged his ideals but did not agree with his methods.
He wanted to try his own way to achieve this goal--
"When humanity becomes a unified whole, will there be no more wars, conflicts, discrimination, and oppression?"
"No, even within a country, a city, or even a family, there will always be various contradictions and conflicts."
In truth, Oaks didn't think T'Challa's ideals were a perfect solution:
"A 'Community of Shared Future for Humanity' is a good idea and a necessity for mankind in the face of various challenges.
However, based on the current consciousness of human society, especially those in power, I suggest that Wakanda should maintain a high level of independence. It might be best not to reveal too much all at once."
"That is indeed a suggestion put forward by our allies."
T'Challa smiled slightly, nodding slowly.
"If I were sitting across from the President of the United States, he would probably start discussing sending scholars to visit and learn from us, right?"
"No, he would directly send agents."
Oaks' words made T'Challa chuckle. He sighed:
"If the majority of people had the same awareness as Chairman Oaks, how wonderful the world would become.
I will never sacrifice the independence and leadership of my country, nor will I release our resources.
The rapid technological development brought by Vibranium could potentially undermine the balance of power in the world, which would be disastrous for the current human society.
Wakanda can maintain a friendly relationship with the outside world without sacrificing our national spirit. We have the ability to protect ourselves while providing assistance to our fellow brethren and even other countries--
Ah, you heard correctly, this has always been Nakia's proposal."
T'Challa raised an eyebrow and spread his hands:
"So you see, having a girlfriend can be helpful sometimes."
"That doesn't sound like a joke a serious king would make..."
Oaks waved his hand helplessly. This guy is several years older than him:
"Then, in that case, Your Majesty, what kind of help are you prepared to offer us?"
He directly assumed the appearance of a freeloader:
"You've grown so much food inside the Great Shield using our technology, but I have to remind you that things won't be so simple in the face of the refugee influx after opening up."
"So this will be the first step of our cooperation--
Please cooperate with the official authorities of Wakanda to provide resettlement and assistance to the newly arrived refugees. Although we have abundant resources, we lack the manpower and experience."
T'Challa made a grand gesture with his hand:
"In return, to support the philanthropic activities of the Benevolence Society, Wakanda will sponsor the Benevolence society's transportation worldwide--
I know the Avengers also have high-performance fighter jets, but those are still fighter jets.
Our Vibranium transport planes and vehicles, in terms of efficiency and safety, will undoubtedly not disappoint you, Chairman Oaks."
Though T'Challa was black, his face seemed to radiate golden light, overwhelming even Oaks, who had already been exposed to Tony's opulence:
"Furthermore, the Oaktree Environmental Technology Company will become an official cooperative organization of Wakanda, working with our scientific department to establish a joint laboratory for the first phase of technological exchange--
Hmm, let me invest a billion dollars first. Don't worry, the Vibranium I'm giving you is separate."
"..."
Oaks opened his mouth. Although he wasn't exactly short on money and wanted to show a symbolically polite gesture, T'Challa had given him far too much...
He was somewhat regretful.
If he had prepared a ritual that took half a month to resurrect T'Challa, showing an attitude of having lost half of his life and needing several years to recover...
Would T'Challa's investment be a bit more than a billion?
"Deal!"
Tsk, damn money superpower!
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