So… if Wakanda truly decides to return, then forming an alliance with SHIELD is undoubtedly the best choice.” After a lengthy description of the current Earth situation and potential future developments, Lin Rui finally expressed his hope for an alliance between Wakanda and SHIELD.
In Lin Rui’s view, it would be much better for Wakanda to ally with SHIELD alone rather than directly emerge and join the current Earth Federation. If Wakanda were merely a power similar to SHIELD, Lin Rui wouldn’t have any plans to single it out and hide it away.
However, Wakanda’s technology and strength far exceeded that of the other Earth powers, and joining the Earth Federation at this moment could likely lead to unnecessary complications.
As for the words exchanged between Lin Rui and T’Challa, they had all been discussed during Lin Rui’s visits to various Wakandan tribes and had been coordinated with Rogers.
At the very least, they needed to ensure that the Royal Guard of Wakanda in Washington and the SHIELD diplomatic envoy in Wakanda maintained a consistent approach during their communications.
After listening to Lin Rui, T’Challa and the three highest-ranking core members of Wakanda remained silent, seemingly deep in thought. Lin Rui was patient, quietly waiting in his seat.
For Lin Rui, the probability of Wakanda choosing to establish a direct connection with SHIELD was high. After all, in the original storyline, the real Wakanda had never been exposed; only Black Panther was known to the world as a superhero.
“I’ve heard your opinions and stance. If you don’t mind, can we discuss this privately for a moment?” After some contemplation, T’Challa asked Lin Rui.
“Of course…” Lin Rui stood up from his seat upon hearing T’Challa’s request.
“Oh, by the way…” Just as he was standing up and before turning around, Lin Rui looked at Shuri, who was next to T’Challa. “I’ve already figured out what technology I want to exchange for. Shall we do it now?”
Upon hearing Lin Rui’s words, T’Challa, the elder, and the queen all appeared bewildered, while Shuri seemed slightly embarrassed.
“Mother, Elder, why don’t you discuss this with my brother? I’ll step outside for a moment.” When T’Challa was about to inquire further, Shuri spoke up and stood up.
Then, in the curious gazes of T’Challa and the others, Shuri walked over to Lin Rui. “Is there a need to be in such a hurry? Follow me.”
“In that case, I’ll step out for now.”
Ignoring Shuri’s somewhat threatening low voice, Lin Rui smiled and greeted T’Challa before following Shuri out. Naturally, Bucky also followed Lin Rui.
As they watched Shuri lead Lin Rui away, T’Challa and his companions withdrew their gazes. Whatever issues there might be between Lin Rui and Shuri wouldn’t affect the matters they were about to discuss.
“So, what are your thoughts on this matter, Elder?” After Shuri and Lin Rui had left, T’Challa initiated the conversation with the elder.
Having integrated the discussions with the Royal Guard of Wakanda in Washington and Captain America and considering Lin Rui’s earlier words, T’Challa had evidently developed new ideas about Wakanda’s future.
However, having an idea was one thing; whether it could be implemented was another. But if T’Challa could secure the support of the elder, the chances of success in what he wanted to do would undoubtedly increase.
“My thoughts… aren’t actually that important. After all, what you want to do now is quite similar to what your father once envisioned,” the elder said in a calm tone in response to T’Challa’s inquiry.
This explanation was more detailed than what had been discussed at the tribal meeting, and it clearly stated that T’Challa’s father had also harbored ideas about changing Wakanda’s current situation over twenty years ago. However, for various reasons, it had ultimately not been implemented.
However, upon hearing such a straightforward response from the elder, both T’Challa and the queen became even more puzzled. After all, as the previous king’s closest family, they should have known about his father’s plans. Yet, they had remained unaware of their father’s intentions to change Wakanda.
Perhaps T’Challa’s father had indeed made efforts in the outside world to integrate Wakanda and develop technology. However, that was only a facade presented to others on Earth and couldn’t represent the real Wakanda.
“Perhaps you still don’t believe it now, but this is indeed true.” Seeing the perplexed look on T’Challa and the queen, the elder continued.
With a wave of his hand on the smooth tabletop while continuing to speak, the elder activated several holographic displays. Soon, a panoramic thumbnail of Earth appeared. As T’Challa and the queen shifted their focus to this Earth panorama, green dots gradually appeared on the display.
Upon seeing this familiar scene, T’Challa’s initial surprise slowly turned into a deep solemnity. Although his memory was not photographic, he could roughly recall the distribution of the branches indicated by those dots on the Earth panorama from what the female general had shown him before.
“Although many are different… there are a few that should be the same!”
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