Marvel: I am the leader of the mutant race

Chapter 220 Chapter 220: Deep in the Vibranium Mine
The rise and prosperity of Wakanda are entirely based on a rare natural resource called vibranium on its territory. With its help, Wakanda's science and technology have developed to astonishing levels.But at the same time, its development is typically different from the modern development model of the West.

Wakanda does not seem to have experienced the ideological changes of the Enlightenment. They still inherit the ancient tribal traditions. This is mainly reflected in its political system: compared with its science and technology sharing a common time with the West, Even far ahead of its time, its political culture still follows its old days and seems to have never developed.

Looking at the crown prince next to him and thinking of what he had said before, Yuri asked him with great interest: "Does the vibranium mine run through the entire African continent? Can you go directly into the deep sea if you go deeper? King T'Chaka said Is it true?"

T'Challa shrugged, and while avoiding the transport trucks that were passing back and forth around him, he said with a wicked smile:

"How about... how about we go take a look?"

The two men hit it off immediately. T'Challa drove the bubble-like hover car and continued to sneak downwards along the mine navigation on the on-board system. Yuri leaned on the seat and looked around at the huge vibranium mine. Being able to dig out such a large mine pit is definitely not something that can be done in one generation. Being able to maintain such a high output despite such terrifying excavations by the Wakandans shows that the vibranium mine is very likely to be renewable. H!

But this kind of question must not be verified by T'Challa beside him. In fact, Yuri guessed that in the entire Wakanda, only King T'Chaka of Wakanda should know the truth about the secret of the vibranium mine. As for this secret How is it transmitted...

Under the blessing of the Black Panther Goddess, every black panther who drinks the heart-shaped herbal juice can see their deceased ancestors!
The whole mine is not dark at all. Under the bright blue light naturally emitted by the vibranium ore, the bubble car is like a swimming fish traveling in the boundless ocean, wandering aimlessly in this uninhabited land. , travel.

It was also the first time for T'Challa to dive to such a deep position. At this moment, in addition to the whistling sound of the unmanned transport trains passing by from time to time, even with the powerful hearing blessed by the heart-shaped grass, No other sounds other than breathing could be captured.

"I finally understand why dad doesn't allow us to dive to such depths."

While feeling the intensity of his heartbeat, T'Challa shook his head and said, "This feeling of silence is so uncomfortable."

Yuri nodded. He didn't feel much, because his hearing was more acute. In his world, there were still sounds of crawling soil, the sound of microorganisms growing, and the sound of slight air movement...

“Is there music in this car?”

He pointed to the two speakers on the console and suggested with a smile: "Perhaps we can let these little guys get up and work for a while. As soon as they start making noise, all the silence and discomfort will disappear."

T'Challa followed suit. He turned on the car stereo, asked for Yuri's opinion, and chose a more soothing pure music to play. The atmosphere in the car returned to normal again, and the two of them were just like this. We started chatting in the mine.

Yuri pointed to the bright blue mine outside the bubble car and asked: "Why are the mines all bright blue along the way? Didn't you dig out the vibranium in them?"

T'Challa shook his head and explained: "The vibranium mine itself has an unimaginable hardness. All the ores in it are not dug out in order to use the support of the mineral deposit itself to block the huge amount of soil outside the vibranium mine. pressure."

"The closer to the surface, the lower the mineral content of vibranium ore, and the further away from the surface, the higher the mineral content of vibranium ore."

T'Challa's face was full of piety: "The vibranium mine and the heart-shaped grass are gifts from the Black Panther Goddess to Wakanda. It is because of her falling from the sky that Wakanda is prosperous today. For this reason, in Wakanda, which has complicated beliefs, the Black Panther is the only symbol of being a king."

Yuri nodded noncommittally: the further away from the surface, the higher the content of vibranium ore, which shows that the formation of vibranium ore may not have much to do with the Black Panther Goddess. As we all know, the Black Panther Goddess of Wakanda is attached to It landed on the earth from outer space on a meteorite that fell from the sky. If the vibranium ore has something to do with her, it should be that the closer you are to the Black Panther Goddess, the higher the content of the vibranium ore.

The current situation can only explain one problem: something close to the center of the earth gave birth to the vibranium mine!

After several turns, the bubble car suddenly entered a mine that went straight up and down.

T'Challa hovered the car in the center of the mine. The two of them opened the car window, leaned over and looked down: a series of bright blue lights formed a cone-like shape. At the end of the line of sight, this straight up and down mine road still becomes a tiny spot of light...

"If it weren't for these transport trucks, I would really be afraid to go down."

T'Challa sat back down in his seat with lingering fear. He closed the window and was about to discuss his thoughts with Yuri, who had sat back down before him. However, when he turned around, he realized that the latter's eyes were tightly closed at the moment. He tilted his head sideways as if he was feeling something.

Sensing T'Challa's gaze, Yuri opened his eyes, waved his hand to indicate that there was nothing wrong with him, and urged T'Challa to continue diving in the bubble car - the moment he looked down, he felt a familiar feeling The aura suddenly appeared in his perception, yes, it is the Celestial Race!
This makes sense:
Vibranium mines are produced under the influence of Tiamu, the parasitic god deep in the earth, so the closer to the surface, the higher the mineral content.

But as to which part of Tiamu made the impact…

This requires going a little further to identify it.

This mine is at least tens of thousands of meters long. The bubble car landed in the straight up and down passage for more than 20 minutes before a corner appeared. T'Challa asked the bubble car to stop at the corner. The person opened the car window again and leaned out, looking at the road he had just walked from bottom to top.

The bottom of the passage that looked like a light spot from above has now turned into a wide open space. On the contrary, the previously spacious entrance to the passage has now turned into a bright blue light spot.

Here, the quality of the surrounding vibranium has reached an unimaginable purity. All the sounds here are absorbed by the vibranium that shines with bright blue light. Even Yuri's hearing level is beyond comprehension here except for his own. Apart from my heartbeat, I couldn't hear any sound.

T'Challa over there was obviously aware of this. The two people who were so close to each other now seemed to be separated by a world of distance and couldn't hear what the other said. Yuri and T'Challa looked at each other. , they both sat back in the car with a clear understanding of each other.

It wasn't until the car window was completely closed that T'Challa slowly exhaled and relaxed. He looked at Yuri, whose facial expression had not changed much, and praised with great admiration: "I can't believe you can still do it in this environment. You have no idea that you can be so calm and natural. The moment I reached out, I even thought I had lost my hearing forever..."

Yuri waved his hand modestly. He looked at T'Challa in front of him who seemed to be really frightened. After thinking for a while, he explained: "I feel something different here, so I want to continue. Deep diving...are you okay? Don't force it, if you can't stand it, I can go alone."

T'Challa hesitated in his seat, but his expression quickly became firm:
"If nothing else happens, I will never come to this ghost place again unless necessary. Since this is the only time, I will go down to the lowest point of the mining area to see if it really told my father. like that, throughout the entire African continent!”

Yuri looked at him and nodded approvingly, then he drew a big pie for him:
"Although I have said it many times, I will say it again here - T'Challa, you will be a good king!"

The two of them continued to dive along the winding mine tunnels to the sound of music in the bubble car. T'Challa was carefully analyzing the mine tunnels that he had never set foot on before, while Yuri closed his eyes tightly. His eyes were trying hard to sense the increasingly clear aura of the Celestial Clan.Vibranium is also known as sound-absorbing steel. Sound is produced by vibration, which means that vibranium can absorb the kinetic energy generated during vibration. All sounds are no longer allowed to exist here, but Yuri's perception is not limited to hearing.

As long as there are enough means, limited restrictions equal no restrictions.

10 minutes, 10 minutes, half an hour...

T'Challa and Yuri, who had been missing for more than an hour, were finally remembered!

Tony looked at the circular aircraft that was still moving downwards on the virtual projection screen in front of Suri. He had just gone through some mental exercises and now looked a little stupid: "What is this? Where is this? What is that ball?" ?”

Suri didn't have time to explain to him, so he directly called T'Challa. After a few blind tones, the virtual projection screen projected by Kimo Yuzhu showed a determined face of T'Challa and T'Challa sitting behind him. Yuri stood there with his eyes closed and his brow furrowed.

Without giving his sister a chance to speak, T'Challa spoke preemptively: "I have already experienced the environment here!"

Suri's words were completely disrupted by this sentence. She glanced at the location of the bubble car that was constantly diving even during the call, and anxiously persuaded T'Challa on the screen: "I know. Hurry up and come back, that's not where you should go!"

"I'm going."

Yuri, who was sitting in the back row as the main participant in this operation, of course couldn't just sit back and watch. He waved his hand to indicate his presence. After Su Rui saw him, he explained: "I felt it in the mine passage. Some things, this thing is related to the existence of the vibranium mine. There are some things that I can't talk to you in detail here. Please inform King T'Chaka, and I will explain the situation to him directly when I get back."

Suri turned around and looked at Tony, who was still in a stupid state, and then at the scientific researchers who were busy going back and forth. He could only nod helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll inform my father right now, Ambrosia." Hughes, please make sure T'Challa's life is safe."

The little girl's face was full of pleading: "This is the only crown prince of Wakanda's generation."

Yuri glanced at T'Challa who looked unnatural in the rearview mirror, nodded and promised Suri: "Don't worry, there is nothing dangerous on this trip. Even if there is danger, I will be the first Time will send T’Challa back.”

After hanging up the call, T'Challa turned to look at Yuri and asked seriously: "Yuri, please tell me the truth."

"You said you felt something, what was it?"

Yuri was silent for a moment, but in the end he still did not reveal the existence of the Celestials. He looked at the crown prince who was bound to become the future king of Wakanda, and decided to throw him some things that would happen in the future from the memory of the time traveler. .

"T'Challa..."

"What if I told you that there is civilization in the deep sea beneath the African continent."

"Do you believe?"

……

"Is it related to the existence of vibranium mines?"

After listening to Suri's report, an elder in the Wakanda Council Hall laughed disdainfully: "Vibranium is a gift from the Black Panther Goddess to us. As long as the Black Panther Goddess does not abandon us, the vibranium mine will never stop. Out of Wakandan hands!”

"T'Chaka, in my opinion, this Mr. Ambrosius may not be as honest and upright as you said before. He doesn't care about those scattered pieces of finished vibranium. What he values ​​​​is that we depend on for survival." and the development of vibranium mines!”

The other dozen elders did not say anything, but they were also a little dissatisfied with T'Chaka allowing T'Challa to take Yuri into the vibranium mine. They looked at the frowning and silent man on the throne. The man, silently waiting for the latter to make the final judgment on this matter.

"I have unconditional trust in Mr. Ambrosius and the judgment he makes."

T'Chaka glanced at his daughter in the virtual projection screen, then glanced at the dozen elders below with his two eyes, one big and one small. His voice was full of affirmation: "If Mr. Ambrosius wants to If he wants to be detrimental to me, T'Challa, and Wakanda, he will have countless opportunities to do it during the Summit of Nations."

"Believe me, elders of Wakanda, he has the power to destroy the entire world in an instant. Although Wakanda is very powerful, in the eyes of the strong, a bigger ant and those other ants It’s the same, as long as they want to, we won’t have any power to fight back.”

Perhaps he realized that this behavior of destroying his own ambition and increasing the prestige of others was somewhat inappropriate. Looking at the serious and even gloomy expressions of the elders below, T'Chaka let out a breath and decided to do it after all. Made a concession: "Since each of us has our own firm attitude, then..."

He took a deep breath, stood up and said in a deep voice, "Then enter the ancestral land and let the Leopard God decide!"

Seeing their king standing up, the elders who had a bad expression had no choice but to stand up even if they disagreed with the former. They looked at each other and nodded in agreement with T'Chaka's opinion:

"Okay, then enter the ancestral land!"

"The Leopard God will always give us the most correct guidance!"

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(End of this chapter)