Now that the raw vibranium was in hand.
Ye Li didn't choose to go straight to the research institute.
Because processing vibranium still required the proper technology.
Naturally, he wasn't going to wait for the researchers to study it slowly. After all, Wakanda and Talokan already had mature techniques.
After thinking it over, Ye Li decided to check out Wakanda.
After all—
It didn't seem fair to squeeze Talokan dry alone…
He'd take the raw material from Talokan, and the technology from Wakanda.
Balance.
Everyone should get "equal love," right…?
Besides, he felt Wakanda's vibranium tech was a bit more advanced than Talokan's.
A flicker of blue light shimmered.
Ye Li appeared in Wakanda's scientific division—right in their core lab.
The energy barrier that protected all of Wakanda was completely useless before the Space Stone.
"Who goes there?!"
"Who are you?!"
"An intruder?!"
Shuri and the other researchers became alert at the sudden appearance of a black figure.
(Shuri – T'Challa's sister, Princess of Wakanda.)
"Guards!"
A researcher tried to yell, but found his mouth sealed shut by some invisible force—he could only mumble helplessly...
"Shhh~ Stay quiet."
Ye Li raised a finger to his mask, gesturing for silence, then walked toward the central computer console.
Wakanda's core research data was, of course, offline from the outside world. To access it, he had to be physically here.
"What do you want?!"
Shuri glared and questioned him, while secretly equipping vibranium gauntlet-style weapons behind her back...
Click, click…
"Heh…"
Ye Li heard the subtle clicks but didn't stop her. He placed one finger on the console, and the Mind Stone lit up—beginning rapid data absorption.
Using his immense mental power and the Master Thief Skill from the Phantom Cat, which gave photographic memory, he committed all vibranium-related data to memory.
Wennn~!———!!
Ye Li was fast, but so was Shuri—she raised her hands, blasting him with pale blue energy waves!
Pop~
Ye Li casually blocked it with one gloved hand—the shockwave vanished into thin air.
Ye Li had a vibration immunity ability—he was completely resistant to all forms of shockwaves.
"Force field?"
As a tech genius, Shuri quickly assumed his suit had high-tech defense—possibly some kind of advanced force field.
Huen~
Before she could think further—
Ye Li vanished in a flash.
"Activate the scanners! Check if he's cloaked!"
Shuri quickly gave the order and alerted both the royal guard and her brother, T'Challa!
Beep—
The scanner swept the lab… but found no trace of the man in black.
"How is that possible...?"
The Wakandan princess began to ponder.
"Is his cloaking tech just that advanced… or was it spatial teleportation?"
"If it was teleportation… why'd he leave so fast? What was his goal?"
Shuri had seen him merely tap the console—he didn't even insert a USB. She refused to believe he could copy data that way…
Still—
Just to be safe—
She ran to the computer to check for any signs of a breach—
"There really aren't any traces…"
After checking, Shuri was baffled...
Could that mysterious guy really have just dropped in for a look and left?
No way… right?
"Princess! We've identified that person!"
A tech reported to her.
"He's the superhero known as Black Spider!"
"Black Spider?"
Being deep in Wakanda and obsessed with research, Shuri hadn't paid attention to the name—she just muttered,
"A sneaky, mysterious guy like that can be called a hero...?"
…..
In the vastness of space—
A massive silver-black mothership, like a floating mountain, silently orbited Earth.
The Ghost Spider.
Inside the materials storage bay.
"OK, now everything's ready."
Ye Li gazed at the massive vibranium meteorite, eyes glowing red-hot—
Zzz… zzz…
Clang~!
His heat vision, more terrifying than a lightsaber, easily sliced off a small piece of the meteorite.
"Hmm… I'll take a few of these too, bring them to the lab…"
Ye Li muttered to himself, then plucked a few Talokanil Herb plants.
With some development, this herb might help form an underwater special forces division for the clone soldier program.