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“Ah, Africa, your name is Desolation!”

Finally out of the desert of the Gobi, John the Burning Man opened his arms, looked down at the faint silhouette of the town in the distance, and sighed deeply as he stood at the end of the weedy hills | the lyrical tone of a sonnet.

In the blink of an eye, it had been more than two months since he set off from the North American continent. During this time, John traveled all over the Min| region of central and western Asia, not only sending large quantities of expensive drugs to Omar’s warlord state, but also touching many forces that he had never encountered before.

For a rookie, the first half of the mission was executed perfectly, but there was a little accident in the middle, and when he left for Africa as planned, agents sent by the Central Asia Division of S.H.I.E.L.D. inadvertently found the traces of John and others through Omar’s men, and since then they have caused them a series of small troubles.

In order to avoid falling under surveillance, John and others had to abandon modern transportation after entering | Africa and instead avoid the city on foot, because there was no railway on the road and the road facilities were extremely badly built, and they walked quite hard. Wind and sand, disease, endless local armament… Various events continued to unfold, and as captain, John had to find a way to cope with it on his own without rear support.

The suffering sharpened his will, and after the | faded into youth, the original frivolous | on John’s body gradually disappeared, and if the Iceman and Steel Lux and other academy classmates suddenly appeared in front of the Fire Man at this time, they would not recognize this man tightly wrapped in a turban like an Arab, with sharp eyes, and a beard full of cheeks and no age as their familiar old friend.

After venting the pressure in his heart, John turned his head and looked at his subordinates behind him. Behind him was a team of hundreds of people, and the more than a hundred people who made up the main body of the team were the elite members of the watchmen, and although they were in the scorching sun, carrying heavy weapons on their backs, and sweating hot, they still maintained a good state of mind, and the group of sluggish guys behind them were black guides and camel transporters hired at high prices before entering the desert |.

Beyond everyone’s heads, John looked out over the place he had just passed, a desert with no end in sight, arid and desolate, sparsely populated, with no crops, only a few thorns and bushes scattered sporadically on the cracked earth’s surface.

If it weren’t for his own experience, John would never have believed that he had personally walked such a journey of suffering.

When he looked back, he saw the final destination of the trip—- Wakanda.

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Wakanda is located in the interior of Africa, separated from Ethiopia and Kenya by the famous East African |Rift Valley in the east, Sudan in the north, and Lake Turkana, known as the Jasper Sea, in the south, surrounded by a group of large and small countries.

Although the country is little known, it is the only source of vibranium, and extraterrestrial meteorites have brought this extremely valuable rare metal to the benefit of the entire kingdom of Wakanda.

Contrary to various speculations, the production of vibranium is not as rare as analysts think, the Kingdom of Wakanda is built on a huge | of extraterrestrial vibranium meteorite, the production is extremely rich, even according to the most conservative estimates of tens of thousands of tons of metal deposits, the annual Wakanda government only sells a small share to the officials of various countries, never trading with other organizations and individuals, and the market price has long been as high as 10,000 US dollars per gram.

In the reality of pricelessness, the royal family alone enjoys a portion worth as much as $500 billion, far more than the combined wealth of industrial giants such as Stark and Osborne, so various dark market transactions have emerged.

Despite such valuable resources, the rulers of Wakanda were afraid of getting into trouble because of their wealth, and in order to keep a secret, the royal family of Wakanda tried to keep a low profile, their country was hidden between the mountains with complex terrain, just cut off from the outside, and only a small amount of rare metals were sold every year, enough to send young people at home to study abroad, so that Wakanda was in line with the development level of mainstream countries outside.

With the level of science and technology that was not inferior to that of mainstream countries, the minds of young people naturally changed by external influences, and many Western-educated citizens began to question why the rich and intelligent Wakanda people would accept the monarchy, which invisibly made the foundation of the royal family’s rule somewhat unstable, and the originally united kingdom gradually became chaotic.

Fortunately, the people of Wakanda have a wise and powerful king, in this mysterious country, “Black Panther” is the name of the king of the country passed down from generation to generation, and each generation of kings has to eat a heart-shaped herb to obtain speed, strength, physical strength, and extremely keen sensory abilities beyond mortals, which greatly helps the royal family maintain its prestige.

Despite this, this mineral resource of great military significance is often grabbed by people from all sides.

Ulysses Crowe, who accepted Ross and came with John, is such an explorer, as a veteran who has been involved in the black market of vibranium for many years, the Wakanda government hates Crow very much, but those big people with backgrounds and powerful people regard him as an important channel for foreign smuggling, if it were not for the accidental killing of Tichaka, the king of Wakanda, who was injured by Tichara, the prince who came to take revenge, and wanted by the kingdom’s huge bounty, the explorer may still be using the difference to earn money, Therefore, Crow is very hostile to the royal family of Wakanda, and because he is very familiar with the inside affairs of Wakanda, John, who is usually a little arrogant, also attaches great importance to his opinion.

According to Crow’s plan, they will visit a high-ranking duke in this border town, a close relative of the royal family who lost a battle with the previous king for the throne and has been amassing wealth ever since. In addition to raising private soldiers and plundering trade routes, the seemingly kind and kind duke was also behind many smuggling transactions.

Although the royal family hated the duke for corrupting the law, because this big man was of noble blood, usually generous, won over some middle-class bureaucrats, and funded some civil political groups, he was regarded by many people as the representative of enlightened rule, so in order to maintain his rule, even the king was reluctant to easily provoke disputes, so as not to plunge the whole country into turmoil.

Of course, the duke also did not dare to expose his crimes, after all, there was still a big gap between the strength he held and the king, if the royal family really got conclusive evidence, the king was likely to directly convene a meeting of nobles, publish all the evidence of the crime, and deprive him of his power, then he would lose the help of his allies, and more severe sanctions awaited him.

John and Crowe will be in contact with such a character. If the situation in Wakanda had not changed significantly since the death of the king during the time that Crow fled Africa, he would still be sitting on the Duke’s throne by now, enjoying the fortune of selling vibranium.

But if Lord Duke is unwilling to cooperate, Mr. John will not be frustrated, he will use the Watcher’s way to enter |the mining area on his own, directly defeat the local garrison, obtain enough ore, and then evacuate in time before the Panther launches a counterattack.

Although the backup plan sounds a bit risky, after more than two months of understanding, Crowe has no doubt that John has such abilities. He knew very well that Ross sent such a group of elite soldiers not to simply trade, and he also hoped to use the power of cutting-edge laboratories to take revenge on the royal family of Wakanda, which hated each other.

“I will now visit the Duke’s Manor with Mr. Crow, and after we enter the |, the signaler will contact every quarter of an hour, and if the signal is not received after a quarter of an hour, the emergency contact does not receive a correct answer, or there is an unusual change within the manor, I authorize the deputy captain to attack directly.” John gathered his squad leaders, gave them a few instructions, and after arranging them, he and Crow went to the Duke’s estate outside the town.

“Don’t be so nervous, boy, I know Wakanda very well, don’t forget that not everyone can take down a king and still be safe. The Duke’s doorman may not be able to speak, but the Duke himself has always been generous, and maybe we don’t need to get enough goods, and then you can explain it to the boss. On the way, Crow kept boasting to John about his past glorious experiences and his good personal relationship with the Duke, forgetting how miserable he had been before being hired by the cutting-edge laboratory.

According to Crowe, it was because there were many big people behind him that he managed to escape after killing the king, and this duke was one of them.

John was skeptical of Crowe’s statement, but he soon found that the other party did know Wakanda very well, although the Duke’s Guard guarding the manor had changed another group of people, but the long-term peace made the vigilance of the indigenous soldiers generally not high, plus Crow knew the situation inside the manor, taking advantage of the lack of attention, the two people easily mixed in, until the long-lost Duke appeared in front of him.

However, John then discovered that Crowe’s plan had gone terribly wrong.

In a spacious and airy hall of luxury, he and John met the noble Duke of noble blood.

The Duke’s body size was as plump and | as the fattest hippopotamus, and there were several women of various skin colors hanging on his body, which looked like several female monkeys climbing on the meat mountain, and the body size contrast was quite funny.

When he saw the two people who suddenly broke in, the voice suddenly stuck in his throat, his two small eyes were round, and the expression on his face was like seeing a devil, and then a scream that did not match his size came from the Duke’s mouth.

“Ulysses Crowe, you… You actually dare to come back! Roshan shook violently, and the penetrating sound echoed in the room, and the entire manor seemed to be awakened by a roar.