Chapter 357: The Wakanda Rebellion (Part 1) (Patreon)

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After Christmas, snow fell from the sky in New York, covering the city in a white blanket. Schiller sat in his office chair, blowing on the hot steam rising from his cup, his eyes reflecting the light from his computer screen.

Although the computer screen was currently displaying work software, Schiller shook his mouse and revealed the news website of the Daily Globe below the work software. The Daily Globe had recently opened a science news section.

Previously, the Daily Globe did not report on scientific research progress, and no newspaper would carefully report on such things. Even if they did, it was only for sensationalism to attract the attention of technology enthusiasts or to promote certain companies.

However, as the Solar System construction plan progressed rapidly, the government began to reveal certain information to the public through various news channels to prepare them. Otherwise, people would still be stuck in the era where landing on the moon was difficult, and suddenly seeing a Space battleship above their heads would scare many people.

Therefore, newspapers with official channels, such as the Daily Globe, began to focus on reporting on human scientific and technological progress, as if in just a few days, basic human science had made great strides.

In fact, many technologies had already been researched and developed, but they were still kept secret. Now, with the upcoming technological leap, there was no need to keep these technologies secret anymore. As a result, ordinary people discovered that these reports on scientific and technological progress were dominating all news and browser homepages.

As Eddie Brock was a frontline reporter for Space events, relying on the unreasonable physical strength of the Venomsymbiote, he had taken many precious Space pictures and videos. After returning to Earth, he became the editor-in-chief of the Daily Globe, and the science section became the most popular science news source.

At this time, the most prominent title on their official website read: "Material technology breakthrough! Molten Steel alloy no less than Vibranium debuts, will human materials science reach new heights?"

Clicking on this title revealed an interview with a researcher from Stark Industries, who claimed that Molten Steel was a miracle of the new era of materials science, with properties comparable to Vibranium, and more importantly, it could be mass-produced.

When asked about the formula for this alloy, the researcher revealed that it was still Tony Stark's masterpiece, and the formula was only known to him.

This result did not surprise those who read this report. In fact, in the past few days, Stark had been making one amazing invention after another. Some people suspected that he was conducting academic fraud to attract attention, but Stark showed them that it was all real. He applied all these technologies to his Iron Man suit and flew eight times in the sky over New York in one day.

Previously, when the news broke that Stark was Iron Man, most people had a very negative impression of him, seeing the Iron Man suit as a toy for a wealthy playboy. Even now, this impression had not changed much, except that he was now seen as a wealthy and technologically advanced playboy.

Now, most people's evaluation of Iron Man was that Stark was a complete scumbag, a damn playboy. God was so unfair to him, not only giving him so much money and intelligence, but also giving him the charm that made women all over the world fall for him. This was the focus!

Ignoring the gossip news, the news report on the new material Molten Steel caused a sensation not only in America and Europe but also in a small country in Africa, Wakanda.

It had to be admitted that Wakanda's international status today was closely related to the importance of Vibranium. Their leader, Black Panther, was indeed a knowledgeable and visionary leader, but without the special material properties of Vibranium, Wakanda would never have developed to its current level.

Originally, Wakanda could use its Vibranium reserves to hold the world hostage and use it to its advantage in interstellar development. Even Stark had to negotiate with Black Panther politely. At this important juncture, countries had to bid for a share of Vibranium, and Wakanda's international status had recently risen.

If the leader, T'Challa, was a selfish and unambitious person, he would have already been crowned as the emperor of Africa.

However, T'Challa is a wise and visionary leader. Although he controls the resources of Vibranium, he manipulates them to gain support from the international society. He is also righteous and teams up with Stark to increase the production of Vibranium mining, making the Solar System construction plan more stable.

During this period of research, the friendship between Stark and T'Challa grew rapidly. When the news of Molten Steel came out, T'Challa immediately contacted Stark.

"Yes, I know you are very anxious. I also know that the new material is related to the future development of Wakanda. However, the reserves of Vibranium are too small. It is like a drop in the bucket for the entire construction plan."

Stark listened to T'Challa's anxious voice on the phone and comforted him, "Of course, Molten Steel alloy is not omnipotent. The strategic position of Vibranium has not declined as much as you think."

"Tony, I hope you understand that this is an important resource for all the people in our country to survive, and it is also the most important bargaining chip for us to stand in the international society."

Stark shook his head and said, "T'Challa, don't you think you are attaching too much importance to Vibranium? Do you really plan to tie your entire country and all its people to this material?"

Before T'Challa could say anything, Stark said, "It is precisely because we are friends that I must remind you of this. I want to tell you a story about a civilization that tragically relied too much on special resources."

In Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Storm stood in front of Professor X's desk, sighing with worry. "Wakanda's situation is not good now. Many people think that Molten Steel will replace Vibranium. If that happens, their huge resources may become worthless."

"Even more frightening is that they think their leader, Black Panther, did not take strong enough measures to protect the strategic position of Vibranium. Some people even think that T'Challa should not have controlled the output of Vibranium before. If they had cashed in on the resources of Vibranium at that time, they would not have to deal with the impact of alternative materials now."

Charles covered his forehead and said, "Isn't Wakanda the country with the highest education level in Africa? Can't they understand these common sense issues?"

Storm sighed and brushed her silver hair behind her ear, saying, "T'Challa distributed shares of Vibranium to the people to improve their welfare. But once the resources are distributed to individuals, they will not consider the country's strategic needs. They will only care about whether their resources will depreciate."

"Now many people are demanding that the country repurchase their Vibranium resources at the previous market price, but T'Challa cannot do that. It would cause Wakanda's funding chain to break."

"Did he not talk to Stark about it? Actually, things have not reached that point." Charles remained calm and said, "Although Molten Steel is good, it also has production limits. The amount of resources needed for the Solar System construction plan is astronomical. Having Molten Steel does not mean that they do not need Vibranium. Why can't they have both?"

"Yes, I also know that even if the properties of Molten Steel are similar to Vibranium, they are not exactly the same. Whether the new material is stable and controllable still needs to be tested over time. During this period, they will still rely on Wakanda's Vibranium." Storm concluded.

"But it is difficult for Black Panther to persuade the people, right?" Charles asked.

Storm sat down, showing a somewhat sad expression, and said, "I have been with T'Challa during this period. He told me about his dream. He hopes that Wakanda is not just a small country in Africa. He hopes that he and the people here have the opportunity to move towards space."

"Therefore, he did not use his royal power to sell precious Vibranium resources without restraint. Instead, he used these resources to exchange for more support in the international society, to enhance Wakanda's international status, and actively participate in the construction of the Solar System. He even paid a great price just to keep up with the footsteps of the big countries."

"But his efforts are not easy to be seen. People only see that T'Challa and Stark have a good relationship, and then they lock themselves in the laboratory to do inventions that they do not understand at all, like a tyrant who does not care about the people."

Storm closed her eyes, tilted her head, and her eyelashes flickered as if she was about to shed tears. She said, "It is precisely because I have lived in New York for so long that I can see more clearly how fearful and helpless the people in my hometown are. In that land, the people of Wakanda have witnessed too many tragedies of small countries disintegrating. They are extremely afraid of the day when it will happen to them."

"Any slight disturbance will make them feel frightened like a startled bird. But this cannot be blamed on them, because you never know if the next accident will extinguish the newly ignited flame of civilization."

"It seems that the trip to Wakanda has brought you a lot of changes, Ororo. You rarely mention your hometown before."

"I am a black person born and raised in New York. As you know, no one in the black community in New York likes to talk about Africa. My mother also told me that she is trying to forget about Kenya."

Storm raised her head, and her light-colored pupils flickered. She said, "But our ability to manipulate the weather comes from the Monroe family in Kenya. We have inherited it for thousands of years."

"The wind, rain, and thunder on that land often appear in my dreams, but this time, after I returned to Africa, I discovered that it is not the African paradise as reported in the news..."

Storm showed a sad expression and said, "Wakanda is not either."

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