T'Chaka had no intentions of expanding his territory.
However, he was indeed somewhat worried that the U.S., the World's leader who would immediately deploy troops upon discovering oil, would covet Wakanda's rich assets.
Therefore, the old king was determined to win over Peter, a powerhouse with terrifying strength yet a free-spirited nature and little ambition, as an ally.
Exchanging Vibranium for the other party's goodwill was only the first step of his plan.
If possible, he also wanted to support Peter's influence in the U.S., using Wakanda's financial resources and technology to help him gain a greater voice in the U.S. and even throughout the World.
At that time, the higher the status of Peter as an ally, the safer Wakanda would naturally be.
Thinking of this, T'Chaka couldn't help but glance at his youngest daughter, Shuri, who was stealing glances at Peter with eyes sparkling from time to time, and a bold idea formed in his mind.
Before long, the banquet ended.
Before leaving, T'Chaka seemed truly drunk.
He asked Queen Ramonda and the crown princess-to-be, Nakia, to take him and his son back to the royal chambers to rest, then casually arranged:
"Shuri, take The Punisher to see our Wakandan technology and explain the applications of Vibranium to him while you're at it."
Before Peter could even react, Shuri patted her flat chest and declared she would take good care of the guest... Shuri was also a genius scientist. Regarding Vibranium technology, which was nearly a century ahead of the World, she could not only explain it eloquently but had even developed many interesting little inventions on her own.
If Peter were inclined to show off his own intellect, he would likely find much common ground with her.
However... Peter had no interest in strawberry-flavored Oreos, nor did he believe in the saying "black on the outside, red on the inside, showing true prestige."
When it came to skin color, Peter felt that white and yellow were better; as for other colors, to Peter, they were practically heresy.
"Mr. Punisher, your previous katana, although it contained some Vibranium, had too many impurities and an unstable structure. it couldn't fully unleash your power!"
"If you don't mind, I can help you forge a new Vibranium longsword!"
As Shuri spoke, she handed over a holographic projection bracelet, indicating that Peter could design the weapon's appearance himself.
Seeing this, Peter wasn't polite and designed a tang long saber directly based on the image in his memory.
A straight blade with a simple yet elegant design—it was a romance etched into the DNA of Eastern men.
Once the design was set, the subsequent production was very easy.
With the assistance of AI and high-tech equipment, in less than an hour, a pure Vibranium tang long saber with a snow-bright blade was freshly produced.
Peter took it in his hand and made a few gestures, finding that both the shape and the feel were very comfortable.
In terms of practicality, it was incredibly powerful. Peter performed a test with the katana left behind by the Silver Samurai, and the result was quite intuitive.
Without Peter even needing to use force, just a casual tap against the blade of the Silver Samurai's katana caused it to snap instantly.
"A fine blade!" Peter couldn't help but exclaim.
Clearly, he was praising the blade, but Shuri, listening from the side, couldn't help but smile, as if Peter were praising her instead.
Once Peter's blade was finished, Shuri enthusiastically offered to help him create a new suit.
But Peter chose not to agree to this.
Compared to Shuri's craftsmanship, he ultimately trusted Tony a bit more, believing Tony could pack even more black technology into the suit.
Unwilling to give up, Shuri wanted to continue inviting Peter to play with other fun things.
But at that moment, Peter's phone rang.
Peter picked it up and saw it was Gwen calling.
So he answered the phone without a second thought:
"Hello, Gwen, what's wrong?"
"Peter! Something's happened!"
Gwen's extremely anxious voice came from the other end of the line:
"Felicia... she's missing!"
"What?!" Peter was shocked.
He really hadn't expected that while he had just run off to Wakanda, Felicia would mysteriously disappear during this time.
"I intended to talk to her this afternoon about who to ask for a college recommendation letter, but I found her phone wouldn't go through at all. When I ran to her house, I found the room in a complete mess, with signs of a struggle everywhere..."
While Gwen was still explaining the situation, Peter had already looked at his system interface immediately.
The status of Felicia's avatar frame in the system interface made Peter breathe a sigh of relief.
In the status bar of [Stand United], Felicia's name was still lit up, and the status dot next to the avatar frame was a healthy green.
This made Peter sigh in relief; the green status meant Felicia wasn't injured.
However, after relaxing, his brow furrowed involuntarily.
If she wasn't injured, then what was with the signs of a struggle in the room?
How could Felicia have been kidnapped without any struggle?
Peter felt that this was full of mysteries, and at the same time, he instinctively guessed that Felicia might have suffered an undeserved disaster because of him.
"Gwen, don't worry. I'm going to find Felicia right now. Just wait for my news at home!"
After briefly comforting the somewhat panicked Gwen, Peter hung up the phone. His dark expression made Shuri involuntarily shrink back:
"Mr. Punisher, what happened?"
"Something happened to a friend of mine. I have to go back immediately."
"Ah?" Shuri was a bit disappointed, but since this was a matter of life and death, she knew it wasn't the time to be petty, so she said decisively:
"Then I'll arrange a claw fighter jet to take you back to the U.S. right away."
"No need for that much trouble," Peter smiled at her, then summoned his flying skateboard with a snap of his fingers, and casually slung a full ton of Vibranium over his shoulder.
A ton of Vibranium sounded like a lot, but because Vibranium's density was greater than steel, a ton of it was actually only about the size of a microwave.
Stepping onto the flying skateboard, Peter silently activated "Stand United," and purple teleportation light instantly lit up on his body:
"Go back and tell your brother and father thank you for their hospitality, I've noted this favor. Until we meet again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Peter's figure disappeared into the teleportation array, leaving only a few flickering and gradually blurring spatial runes on the ground.
Watching Peter vanish into thin air, Shuri's mouth involuntarily formed an "O" shape, and after a long while, she couldn't help but exclaim:
"Wow, he's practically Superman!"
On the other side, Peter had a strange expression on his face after landing.
Wasn't it supposed to be a kidnapping? What the hell was this luxurious private room in front of him?!