Chapter 141 Wakanda shows up himself!
"Crack..."
As Lynn's punch landed, the energy shield could no longer withstand the attack and shattered.
Just as Lynn reached for Kang the Wise's body, the technology on Kang's body directly released energy beams, striking Lynn.
Seeing Lynn hit by the energy beam, Viktor Von Doomimmediately rushed forward, wanting to help.
However, Lynn, who had been attacked, only had a large hole in his clothes, but his body was not harmed at all; instead, he reached out and directly gripped the variant Kang's neck!
The variant Kang, held in the air by Lynn's single hand clutching his neck, was now filled with fear in his eyes, instinctively reaching for his time controller, but his arm was severed by Viktor Von Doom, who had arrived, using magic energy!
"Ah!!!"
The intense pain made Kang the Wise wail loudly.
"Snap!"
Without hesitation, Lynn crushed the variant Kang's throat, and the scream stopped instantly.
"Phew."
After letting out a long breath, Lynn looked at the variant Kang's corpse in his hand, then said to Viktor Von Doom, "It seems that Kang, without his high-tech gear, is just an ordinary person!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Viktor Von Doom nodded, "He was originally an ordinary person. When he traveled back to change the timeline, if Mond hadn't noticed something was wrong and brought us into the molecular realm, I'm afraid we would have all fallen for it!"
"After coming out of the molecular realm, I, who wasn't affected, originally planned to personally kill the Kang at City Hall, but I didn't expect him to be a puppet."
"Fortunately, when I arrived, Tony Stark on that time branch hadn't entered other timelines yet!"
Hearing Viktor Von Doom say that, Lynn put away Kang the Wise's time machine, then released the power of thunder to completely turn Kang the Wise's body into ashes.
After doing all this, Lynn suddenly said, "Doom, what exactly is Cassandra's purpose?"
"I don't know, but I help her, and she helps me save my mother's soul from Mephisto. That's fair!"
"Additionally, she has already incited a war between Aquaman Namo and Wakanda!"
"Don't worry, if she wants to destroy this Universe, I will stop her!"
After speaking, Doom nodded to Lynn, then used the time machine and disappeared in front of Lynn!
"It feels great to be at the Illuminati Base!"
Inside the Illuminati Base.
Bringing a cup of coffee to Lynn's side, Tony Stark smiled as he watched Lynn examining the holographic Worldmap. "Last night, I had a dream. I dreamt that when I went to the Middle East to demonstrate Military weapons, I was saved by Kang the Wise, and then I started working for him."
"On the surface, it was like that, but secretly, Natasha, Dr. Banner, and I were plotting how to overthrow Kang the Wise's rule!"
At this point, Tony took a sip of coffee and said, "This dream was very real. When I woke up this morning, I even told Pepper about it, and she said I was just thinking too much!"
"But after coming to the Illuminati Base and telling the others, I found that they all had this dream too."
"However, everyone's experience in the dream was different. Some people were killed, some were imprisoned, and the worst was Steve; he was still in the ice and hadn't revived!"
"So, Lynn, this dream must have really happened, and you saved the World without us knowing, right?"
Hearing Tony's question, Lynn nodded, "Kang the Wisewent back in time, creating a new branch in the timeline, but I didn't expect you all to know about it in the form of a dream!"
Turning his head to look at Tony, Lynn asked, "Besides you all, did anyone else have this dream?"
"No!"
Tony shrugged, letting Friday open the internet and looking at the various pieces of information online. "Pepper didn't have this dream, and neither did other ordinary people, otherwise it would have been discussed online already."
"Perhaps we were able to dream about this last night because we on that timeline also fought against Kang the Wise together?"
"That's possible!"
After speaking, Lynn continued to look at the holographic World map, and asked Friday to pay special attention to the situation in Africa.
"What are you looking for?"
Seeing Lynn's attention focused on the African continent, Tony asked curiously.
"Wakanda!"
In response to Tony's question, Lynn relayed the information Doom had intentionally revealed.
"What country is Wakanda? How come I've never heard of it?"
Beside them, Dr. Banner, who had walked over with Steve, asked curiously, "I once stayed in Africa for a while to avoid the Military's pursuit, but I've never heard of a country called Wakanda!"
Seeing Dr. Banner's curious expression, Tony explained, "The Vibranium for Steve's shield comes from Wakanda. It's a secluded place that even satellites can't find."
"I first heard about it from a Vibranium dealer. I just don't know what kind of grudge Wakanda and Atlantis have!"
"Doom didn't specify the exact grudge, but I think we'll find out very soon!"
Looking at the map, Lynn said to everyone.
At the same time, Wakanda!
Looking at his father lying on the bed, nearing his end, T'Challa's eyes were filled with hatred.
"Brother, before Father fell into a coma, he said not to let hatred cloud your judgment, otherwise it would bring greater disaster to Wakanda!"
Looking at the city outside, scarred by the receding Water, Suri said, clenching her fists.
Hearing his sister's words, T'Challa took a deep breath, then nodded, "I will obey Father's command, but this matter is far from over!"
After speaking, T'Challa glanced at his father, who was still in a coma on the bed, then turned and left the room.
Outside the room.
Seeing the worried gazes of everyone, T'Challasuppressed the grief in his heart and said, "Everyone, please rest assured, the King has only fallen into a coma and is not in any life-threatening danger."
"Now Wakanda has been attacked. Not only is most of the city destroyed, but our people have also suffered heavy casualties."
"During this period, you must fully treat the injured people and rebuild the destroyed city. In addition, you must always be vigilant to prevent the Atlanteans from invading Wakanda again!"
Hearing T'Challa's command, everyone present nodded.
After everyone left, T'Challa came to Winter Soldier's side and extended his hand, "Thank you for your help, White Wolf. If it weren't for you, Father would probably have..."
"You're welcome!"
In response to T'Challa's thanks, Bucky Barnes shook his head, "When I first came to Africa, if you and Suri hadn't unexpectedly saved me, I would probably still be hunted by those armed forces now."
At this point, Bucky glanced at his severed mechanical arm, "So repaying your kindness with an iron arm is worth it!"
Looking at Winter Soldier's severed mechanical arm, T'Challa turned to Suri and said, "Make him a Vibraniumarm!"
"No problem!"
Hearing her brother say that, Suri nodded.
Turning to look at Winter Soldier, T'Challa continued, "By the way, aren't you and Captain America close friends? Perhaps he can help you recover your lost memories, I can—"
Before T'Challa could finish, Bucky shook his head, "Let's not for now. Although I've lost a lot of memories, I always feel that I've been controlled to do many terrifying things over the years."
"Sometimes, scenes appearing in my dreams will wake me up, so perhaps losing that memory is a good thing for me!"
Hearing Bucky's choice, T'Challa nodded, "I respect your decision. From now on, White Wolf, you will be a true insider of Wakanda. No matter what you did before, if anyone wants to trouble you, then all of Wakanda will stand by your side!"
Watching T'Challa extend his hand, Winter Soldierhesitated for a moment, then shook it.
Mid-December.
Listening to the system's voice, Jean Grey's favorability reached 8 points, granting the third reward, and finally refreshing the Phoenix Force.
Lynn suppressed the excitement in his heart and directly upgraded the Phoenix Force to LV5.
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 5
Strength: 7
Speed: 5
Endurance: 6
Energy Emission: 6
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Israeli Krav Maga LV10 [MAX], Hot Weapon Proficiency LV9 [2732/11000], Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 [859/2100], Muay Thai LV7 [235/2100], Cold Weapon Proficiency LV6 [903/2600], Super Strength LV10 [175/133500], Teleportation LV10 [89/178000], Spider-Sense LV9 [95/110000], Super Self-Healing LV9 [42/110000], Tough Body LV8 [51/68000], Absolute Defense LV8 [54/68000], Heat Vision LV8 [303/68000], Flight LV7 [27/42000], Power of Thunder LV6 [78/39000], Mind Control LV6 [15/39000], Force Field Manipulation LV5 [27/24000], Phoenix Force LV5 [0/40000].
Experience: 5900.
After closing the system, Lynn let out a long sigh.
As expected of the Phoenix Force, it requires 5000 experience points just to upgrade to LV1.
However, this means even more experience will be needed in the future.
Turning his head to look at Wanda, who was still sound asleep, Lynn pondered how to raise Wanda's favorability to 9, or even 10 points!
After all, relying solely on Gwen was no longer enough for experience!
The matter of favorability could be put aside for now; Lynn's current headache was the conflict between Wakanda and Atlantis.
Although he didn't know what conflict had arisen between Wakanda and Atlantis, the problem currently blocking Lynn was not resolving their conflict.
It was how to find the Wakandans and Atlanteans.
That's right, even now, Lynn still had no trace of Wakanda.
As for the Atlanteans, recently, through various satellite images, they had been discovered appearing in ocean currents all over the World.
But they would only surface for a very short time, and whenever Illuminati members rushed over, they would lose track of them again.
So, until now, Lynn hadn't been able to make contact with Wakanda or the people of Atlantis.
Not just Lynn, even Tony felt very annoyed.
Because he couldn't find any trace of Wakanda, Tonypersonally took action.
The result was self-evident.
No matter how many times Tony scanned the African continent with satellites, what appeared before him were always backward countries.
Tony even began to doubt whether the country of Wakanda truly existed.
But soon, a new batch of Vibranium appeared on the black market, and this metal, which even Tony couldn't manufacture, proved Wakanda's existence.
The Illuminati members were certainly not fools.
So, when the Vibranium legitimately appeared on the black market, the Illuminati immediately followed up with an investigation.
Unfortunately, after some investigation, the clues ultimately ended on the African continent.
No one knew how this batch of Vibranium appeared on the black market.
The smuggler had completely disappeared without a trace.
Recently, Tony had been troubled by this matter.
Arriving at the Base, Lynn saw a very annoyed Tony.
"In such a bad mood."
Lynn said half-jokingly.
"No way? You're already giving up after just a little setback?"
"Get out of here."
Tony tapped the virtual screen in front of him and said grumpily.
A massive data stream flashed across the screen as Tony's fingers danced up and down.
"What are you doing?"
Lynn sat next to Tony and asked curiously.
"No matter how well they disguise themselves, there will always be traces."
"And I don't think they've completely lost contact with the outside World; they must be communicating with it."
"The Vibranium that flowed out of the black market last time is the best proof."
"Since we can't scan them with satellites, let's try another method."
Tony stretched.
"Done!"
"I've refined the algorithm; with this algorithm, as long as Wakanda is communicating with the outside, I will definitely be able to find their location."
"Now, we just need to wait patiently."
Lynn looked at the news on his phone, his expression strange.
"I think... your algorithm might not be useful."
"What do you mean? Are you doubting my ability?"
Tony said very unhappily.
Lynn pulled up the news on his phone, and a virtual panel appeared in front of the two of them.
"You should read this news first."
In the news, the Prince of Wakanda, T'Challa, was speaking eloquently.
"...Wakanda is not a closed-off country; hiding ourselves for so many years was only for the sake of our own security."
"But with the development of the times, more and more different enemies are appearing on Earth, and we believe that Wakanda also needs to contribute its strength to the security and peace of Earth."
"This is also why we are announcing our existence."
"As long as the United Nations is willing to accept us, Wakanda is willing to engage in technical and scientific exchanges with other countries."
"Although Wakanda's technology is not particularly advanced, we still have some relatively outstanding achievements in medicine and certain special fields."
T'Challa said gently.
"Welcome, members of the United Nations, to establish diplomatic relations with Wakanda."
With that, T'Challa turned and boarded Wakanda's flying vehicle.
The flying vehicle flashed twice and disappeared from the reporters' cameras.
At the same time, Wakanda also released a real video of its country, accompanied by narration, to show its friendly attitude.
After watching the documentary, Lynn and Tony were silent.
Wakanda had now introduced everything about itself, almost as if inviting people from all over the World to visit their country.
Now, there was no need to search for Wakanda's whereabouts; they had revealed themselves!
Tony was very annoyed.
"These guys..."
Lynn patted Tony's shoulder sympathetically.
Who wouldn't be upset like Tony when something they had painstakingly prepared for a long time suddenly became useless?
"Forget it, calm down."
"A Black Swan event is something no one expected, right?"
Lynn said with a smile.
"As far as I know, Wakanda also has many unique technologies developed based on Vibranium, and there are even some relatively talented young men and women there."
"Do you want to go with me to Wakanda for a visit? To meet those so-called geniuses?"
"Of course."
Tony said without hesitation.
"Of course, I want to see how Wakanda's defense system was accomplished, to the point where even I was helpless."
Lynn smiled and shook his head.
Since Wakanda had already announced its existence and opened a window for external communication, Lynn and Tony's visit request was quickly approved through Wakanda's official communication channel.
Riding Tony's private jet, the two quickly landed on the soil of Wakanda.
The one who came to receive Lynn and Tony was T'Challahimself, the current Regent of Wakanda.
"It's you who came to personally receive us."
Lynn smiled and greeted T'Challa, "This is something we didn't expect."
"You know me?"
T'Challa was a little surprised.
Lynn nodded slightly.
"I've heard some things about you from others, so relatively speaking, I know Wakanda quite well."
"I've been searching for your whereabouts recently, but I didn't expect you to open up external communication yourselves."
"I didn't expect the famous Illuminati to also be interested in Wakanda."
T'Challa smiled.
Although Wakanda had always been closed off, they had never stopped receiving information from the outside World.
Lynn was not surprised that T'Challa knew about him and the Illuminati.
"Please follow me, gentlemen; we have already prepared a banquet to receive you."
Lynn, however, shook his head and declined T'Challa's invitation.
"I came this time for Atlantis..."
Hearing Lynn say this, T'Challa stood still, his eyes flickering.
"I want to know what your current stance is?"
T'Challa stared intently at Lynn, his expression very solemn.
"Are you representing the U.S. Government, or the Illuminati, or S.H.I.E.L.D.? The Atlanteans?"
Lynn's brow furrowed slightly.
He keenly noticed that T'Challa's attitude towards him was not good.
[T'Challa Favorability: 1!]
Just as Lynn was checking the favorability, T'Challa's favorability dropped another point, becoming Zero.
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
"Strictly speaking, I don't represent anyone; I only represent myself."
Lynn shook his head faintly.
"But I know you definitely won't believe that, so you can understand it as me representing the Illuminati."
"You can also see my sincerity; this time I didn't bring anyone, just me and Tony."
Hearing Lynn say this, T'Challa's favorability gradually recovered.
Chapter 142 Underwater World Talokan
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."
With that, T'Challa led the two men to the reception room.
Along the way, Tony's shock at the surrounding decor was indescribable.
To be honest, while Wakanda's technology was very advanced compared to the outside World, many things in Tony's eyes were nothing special.
Tony wasn't surprised by how advanced Wakanda's technology was, but rather that such an advanced country existed, and he had never heard of it.
Looking up, seeing a ripple occasionally flash across the sky, Tony instantly understood.
One had to admit Wakanda was very clever.
As a country, Wakanda's population was not large, and its city scale was not particularly big.
Moreover, their technological development was far more advanced than the outside World, so their cities were primarily three-dimensional structures.
This greatly reduced the city's scale.
Coupled with Wakanda's advanced optical camouflage system, it meant that on satellites, this country's existence could never be detected.
The main cities of this country were all disguised by Wakanda as ordinary mountains and forests.
The only thing they showed to the outside was their agriculture.
To outsiders, Wakanda was merely a backward country focused on agriculture and animal husbandry.
For backward African countries, this seemed perfectly reasonable.
But a closer look would reveal something was amiss.
A country's backwardness is multifaceted; most African countries struggle to even be self-sufficient, so how could Wakanda manage to export agricultural products?
However, due to its small scale, generally no one paid attention to this small country.
Before Wakanda revealed its existence, 99% of the people in the World didn't even know such a country existed in Africa.
Walking this path, Tony also had to admit that he had gained many insights from Wakanda's technology.
Because Wakanda's technological approach was a completely different system from Tony's.
Their technology was primarily based on Vibranium; combining Vibranium, they developed many highly creative products.
But this kind of technology also had extremely significant limitations.
Without Vibranium, their technology would be like rootless duckweed, water without a source, merely fleeting clouds.
So Tony quickly lost interest in Wakanda's technology.
If he couldn't acquire large amounts of Vibranium, these technologies would be worthless.
But considering Vibranium's excellent performance, Tonyfelt he might be able to use this opportunity to cooperate with Wakanda and give his armor another upgrade.
Focused on technology, Tony didn't notice what Lynn and T'Challa were discussing.
When he came back to his senses, Lynn and T'Challa's relationship had already eased considerably, and they were talking very happily.
After understanding what had happened in Wakanda, Lynn could also comprehend T'Challa's hostility towards him.
No matter which country it was, if its supreme leader was attacked, seriously injured, and still hadn't woken up, that country's attitude towards outsiders wouldn't be particularly good.
Not to mention that the supreme leader was also T'Challa's father.
"So you mean, the culprit behind all this isn't Atlantis, but someone else?"
T'Challa didn't easily believe what Lynn said.
"Thank you for the information you provided. I will also send people to verify your information as soon as possible."
Hearing T'Challa say this, Lynn immediately understood his attitude.
"I don't think, at this point in time, there's any need to…"
T'Challa shook his head slightly.
"No matter who the mastermind is, and no matter what happened in Atlantis, the attack was still carried out by Atlanteans."
T'Challa said firmly.
"Even if there's some misunderstanding, the culprit who attacked my father must be punished."
"I can promise you not to expand the scope of the war, but the perpetrator of this act must pay the price he deserves."
Hearing T'Challa say this, Lynn sighed slightly.
He couldn't help but glance at Tony, which made Tonyfeel a bit strange.
If Lynn remembered correctly, Bucky was still in Wakandaand had become a distinguished guest of Wakanda.
But the problem was… Bucky was also the murderer of Tony's parents.
He just didn't know how Tony would react when he found out about this.
"What if… I mean what if, the culprit was also controlled by someone, and when he carried out such an attack, he didn't know what he was doing?"
"Then what would you do?"
T'Challa refused to discuss this topic with Lynn.
"Everything you said is meaningless."
"Before knowing the truth of the matter, I refuse to express any opinion on this matter."
Lynn looked at T'Challa.
"If the one who did this was White Wolf, what would you do?"
"You know White Wolf?"
T'Challa frowned.
"You should know something about White Wolf's past."
Lynn said lightly.
"It was I who had White Wolf sent over."
"If it weren't for me, White Wolf would not have been able to escape the control of that organization."
"If that organization controlled White Wolf and made White Wolf do this, what would you do?"
T'Challa fell silent.
He certainly knew that White Wolf had been controlled by an organization in the past, committing many terrible acts, which were also memories White Wolf didn't want to recall.
But now, it was White Wolf who saved his father, preventing him from perishing.
If White Wolf was controlled again…
T'Challa's brows furrowed slightly.
"I understand your feelings…"
Lynn said seriously.
"Wakanda is not a closed country; you should understand my character."
"For loved ones to suffer and enemies to rejoice, such things are always what those people want to see."
"From your perspective, I can certainly understand your thoughts."
"I also have no intention of saying grand-sounding words about the bigger picture."
"But compared to targeting a controlled, pitiful person, I believe making the mastermind pay the true price is the wisest choice."
"What do you think?"
Lynn turned his gaze to Tony, seemingly hinting at something.
"Me?"
Tony didn't understand why Lynn suddenly mentioned him.
"Lynn is right."
Tony acted as if he knew nothing, only agreeing with what Lynn said.
Lynn sighed slightly in his heart.
Although he had ordered all relevant data to be destroyed, there was no guarantee that some knowledgeable person might have been overlooked.
This matter was always a landmine, buried between Tonyand Steve.
Even if Lynn killed all the knowledgeable people in this Universe, it would be of no avail.
One must know that in other multiverses, in other timelines, countless schemers were still eyeing this Universe like a tiger.
Putting everything else aside, Cassandra alone was enough to give Lynn a headache.
Who could guarantee Cassandra didn't know about this?
If she used this matter to plant seeds between Tony and Steve and detonate them at a critical moment, Lynnwouldn't know how to respond.
Steve and Tony were both members of the Illuminati; it wouldn't be a wise choice for Lynn to side with either.
From Tony's perspective, his parents were killed by Bucky; did he not even have the right to seek revenge?
Although HYDRA was responsible for this, what had HYDRA become now?
Even if Tony wanted revenge, he couldn't find anyone to take revenge on.
Not to mention that the death of his parents had always been Tony's greatest regret.
A raging Tony would definitely take Bucky as the target to vent his anger.
He was not wrong in any way.
But the problem was, was Bucky wrong? Was Stevewrong?
Bucky was not wrong, or rather, this matter had nothing to do with him in the first place.
He was controlled by HYDRA at the time, without any reason or thought.
The fault was not Bucky's, but HYDRA's.
Steve, of course, couldn't just stand by and watch Tonykill his good friend.
Not to mention that this friend was Steve's only connection to that past era.
Lynn currently didn't know why the Atlanteans would attack Wakanda for no reason.
Everything he said was merely a conjecture about one of the possibilities.
The main purpose was to enlighten Tony, to prepare him for such things in advance.
"I will seriously consider what you said."
T'Challa said earnestly.
Compared to Tony, T'Challa was more mature.
Their identities were different, so the things they considered would naturally be different.
As a national leader, T'Challa's way of looking at things was more rational.
Although he was still just a young man, as the next King of Wakanda, he had to consider his country.
Revenge was never just his own business.
If he made up his mind to avenge his father, it would definitely be a war between one country and another.
War would definitely lead to deaths.
His father's life was a life, so were the lives of his people not lives?
The soldiers who died on the battlefield were also someone else's sons, someone else's fathers.
If such a situation truly arose, the decision T'Challa made would definitely be more rational.
"You will definitely be an excellent King in the future."
Lynn looked at T'Challa with great admiration.
… …
At the same time.
The underwater World, Talokan.
This was the capital of the Atlanteans, and also the largest city in all of Atlantis.
Eric sat beside Namo's throne, looking at the Vibraniumequipment presented before him, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.
"We have already manufactured what you requested."
"So, when will you fulfill your promise to us?"
Namo said indifferently.
"Don't rush."
A mocking smile appeared on Eric's lips.
"You haven't done what you promised me, have you?"
"For the plan you spoke of, we have already sacrificed three people!"
Namo looked very angry.
"You also didn't tell me that Wakanda's defensive power was so strong."
Eric shook his head slightly.
"I already reminded you, it's because you were too arrogant."
"Both are countries with Vibranium, why do you think Wakanda is inferior to you?"
"It was your carelessness that led to the sacrifice of those people."
"If you had listened to me and acted cautiously, there would have been no casualties, and that Old King would not have survived."
Eric was not timid at all, as if this was not Atlantis's home ground.
Namo was silent for a moment.
"I hope you can do what you said."
"Don't forget, you still have a handle in our hands."
"If I wish, you could lose your life at any time."
Namo waved his hand indifferently.
"Just do as you say."
"But there's no need to rush right now."
"The Old King hasn't died yet, and the people of Wakanda are still united, so we need to instigate internal strife among them."
"Only when T'Challa's legitimacy is questioned can I step in and take over Wakanda."
"It's still too early, too early."
"I still need your help."
"No, I can't help you anymore."
Namo refused without hesitation.
"For your matter, we have already sacrificed three of our clansmen, so I…"
"What if I tell you that what we are going to attack next is Wakanda's Vibranium mine?"
Namo's tone immediately paused.
"Then… it's not impossible to consider."
Eric nodded slightly, but couldn't help but sneer inwardly, full of disdain.
Although Namo claimed to be an immortal who had lived for hundreds of years, he was simply too naive, too easy to fool.
If it weren't for his excessively powerful military strength, such a ruler would have probably been killed countless times already.
As for promises…
Eric sneered, he had never taken so-called promises to heart.
For him, Atlantis was nothing more than a tool that could be used.
Once he completely controlled Wakanda, he would even annex Atlantis!
"This time, I will personally lead people to attack Wakanda's Vibranium mine!"
When Vibranium first descended from the Universe to Earth, it wasn't just Wakanda that acquired Vibraniumminerals.
And the second country to discover Vibranium was Atlantis.
However, unlike Wakanda, Atlantis's Vibranium was located underwater.
Fortunately, since Vibranium was a metal mineral brought by an asteroid, there was no need to consider how to mine it.
The historical origins of the Atlanteans were not too long.
In a sense, they and Wakanda could even be considered to be of the same origin.
Wakanda was so powerful now, naturally, because they used Vibranium, and based on Vibranium, developed their unique technology tree.
But the contribution of the Heart-Shaped Herb also could not be ignored.
The reason Atlantis could survive underwater was not because their bodies had mutated.
The reason they had blue skin all over and even gills was because they consumed a unique Heart-Shaped Herb.
It was just that this unique Heart-Shaped Herb caused these people to mutate, eventually migrating to the seabed and becoming Atlanteans.
So, like Wakanda, Atlanteans were all Superman.
… …
T'Challa accepted Lynn's persuasion and promised Lynnthat he would not rashly launch a war with the Atlanteans before investigating the situation clearly.
"If you receive any more news about the Atlanteans, please be sure to inform us."
Lynn said very seriously.
"To be honest, according to the intelligence I have obtained, the conflict between Atlantis and Wakanda is being instigated by someone behind the scenes."
"In fact, the person behind it has done such things more than once."
T'Challa nodded heavily.
To be honest, T'Challa still had a very good impression of the Illuminati.
In addition, T'Challa also had a fairly keen political sense.
Due to certain special factors, Wakanda decided to announce its existence to the outside World.
This also meant that Wakanda would definitely interact with other countries in the future, especially the Security Council responsible for global affairs.
In the current environment of Earth, a country being merely powerful was completely useless.
Although Wakanda's technology was powerful, they had been closed off for too long and had no contact with the outside World.
To have a say in global affairs, they definitely needed certain allies.
America might not be a very good choice, but getting along well with other superhumans in the World would definitely not be wrong.
And just as T'Challa was about to see Lynn and Tony off, an explosion sound rang out!
The Master was startled, and turned his head to see a large flow of Water rushing from not far away.
"Atlanteans!"
T'Challa roared.
He had already discovered that the place where the explosion occurred was their most important Vibraniummine.
As everyone knew, Vibranium was a mineral brought by an extraterrestrial asteroid.
The reserves of this unique ore on Earth, and even in the entire Universe, were not abundant.
Although it was unknown how much Vibranium ore there was in the Universe, on Earth, Wakanda had already explored all the Vibranium they possessed.
It was no exaggeration to say that Vibranium ore was truly a case of "use one piece, lose one piece".
Coupled with the fact that the quantity of the ore was not large to begin with, Wakanda strictly restricted the outflow of Vibranium.
In addition, the natural growth of the Heart-Shaped Herb, and even Wakanda's Black Panther deity, were inextricably linked to Vibranium.
Therefore, a long time ago, Wakanda had almost ceased all mining operations for Vibranium.
And due to Vibranium's excellent properties, weapons made from Vibranium hardly showed any wear and tear.
Therefore, even if Vibranium mining stopped, Wakandawould still not lack Vibranium for use.
But now, Wakanda's most important mine was attacked by the Atlanteans, how could T'Challa endure it?
T'Challa suddenly turned his head, staring intently at Lynn.
"Now, no matter what the purpose of the mastermind behind this is, the hatred between us and the Atlanteans will definitely not be easily extinguished."
T'Challa said through gritted teeth.
As he spoke, he directly rushed towards the mine.
Chapter 143 Who is the murderer?
At the same time, T'Challa also contacted Wakanda's guards.
He would do his best to protect his mine!
Lynn also had a bad feeling, and after exchanging glances with Tony, the two of them quickly rushed towards the exit.
However, by the time T'Challa arrived at the mine, it was already too late.
The attackers had already succeeded and retreated.
When T'Challa arrived, all he saw was a mess.
At least one-third of the Vibranium, which they considered a treasure, was gone!
Several bodies lay scattered on the ground.
Most importantly, the Heart-Shaped Herb was produced by the cosmic radiation of Vibranium.
With the Vibranium mine destroyed, the Heart-Shaped Herb was naturally not spared.
Compared to the loss of nearly one-third of the Vibranium, the near-total destruction of the Heart-Shaped Herb was what pained T'Challa the most.
Each Heart-Shaped Herb was extremely precious and required countless hours of careful cultivation.
T'Challa quickly checked on the other tribesmen lying on the ground.
Thanks to the Atlanteans' goal being Vibranium, and their desire for a quick victory, they did not kill everyone.
Therefore, those lying on the ground were, at most, severely injured and unconscious, but not dead.
Then, T'Challa rushed like a madman towards the center of the mine.
When he saw that there was still some Heart-Shaped Herb left, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He arranged for people to quickly rescue the injured on the ground and maintain stability.
But at the same time, T'Challa's eyes flashed with anger.
"Atlanteans, we are irreconcilable!"
T'Challa gritted his teeth.
At this moment, Lynn and Tony finally arrived.
Seeing the mess here, Lynn gave Tony a look.
"Save the people first."
Tony nodded.
His armor naturally had emergency modules for civilians.
There were not enough people on site, and many severely injured individuals could not receive timely treatment.
But after Tony took action, he immediately stabilized the lives of these injured, allowing them to hold on until medical personnel arrived.
Lynn and Tony's actions earned T'Challa's good impression.
After the situation on site finally stabilized, Lynn came over to T'Challa.
"I have a question, Wakanda had no contact with any Atlanteans before this, right?"
T'Challa frowned slightly.
"What do you mean? What are you trying to say?"
"I mean, how did the Atlanteans know the location of such an important place as the mine?"
Lynn looked around and said slowly.
"Moreover, your mine here is located in the heart of Wakanda."
"Without anyone leading them, how did the Atlanteans get straight to the mine without alarming anyone?"
"They even knew the specific troop deployment of the mine!"
T'Challa remained silent, seemingly unwilling to believe what Lynn said.
"Hey, Lynn is the most famous detective in all of New York, he's handled more cases than you've ever heard of!"
"You have to trust the judgment of professionals!"
Hearing Tony say that, T'Challa recalled Lynn's main profession and nodded slightly.
"You mean... there's a traitor in Wakanda?"
"No, that's absolutely impossible."
T'Challa shook his head firmly.
"Wakandans would never betray Wakanda!"
Lynn nodded noncommittally.
"Is that so? Then how do you explain the Vibraniumcreations appearing on the black market?"
"If it's truly as you say, then there wouldn't be any Vibranium flowing out onto the black market."
T'Challa fell silent.
Because he also didn't know how to explain this matter.
In fact, T'Challa was not unaware that a large number of Vibranium products had been circulating outside.
He was also very curious about this matter and had tried to ask his father, but his father said nothing.
His father only told him that he would know when he was supposed to know.
But now it seems that there must be a deeper secret hidden behind this.
Lynn looked deeply at T'Challa.
Before this attack happened, Lynn wasn't sure who was attacking the Atlanteans.
But in the current situation, he already had some guesses.
At the same time, T'Challa's wristband rang.
After receiving the information on his wristband, T'Challa's face became very grim.
He turned to Lynn and Tony, taking a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, I didn't intend to involve you."
"But now, I might need your help."
Lynn frowned.
"What happened?"
"No, nothing."
T'Challa shook his head.
"Wakanda is not a place to stay for long now."
"If you continue to stay, you are very likely to be affected."
"So please leave here first."
"But..."
T'Challa's voice was low.
"If possible, I might need your help in the future."
"Don't worry, Wakanda never mistreats its benefactors."
The organization still wanted to ask something, but T'Challa was very firm and had Lynn and Tony escorted out of Wakanda.
...
"What does that mean?"
Tony was very annoyed.
"What's wrong with this guy? He says he needs our help, but then he has people kick us out."
"Is this Wakanda's hospitality?"
Lynn also sighed.
"Perhaps... he just doesn't want us to be affected."
Currently, Lynn had too few clues, and there was also Cassandra, who was hiding somewhere, eyeing them like a tiger.
Everything needed to be planned carefully.
Back at the Illuminati's Base, Lynn hadn't even settled down before Black Egg personally came to visit.
"I heard you just visited Wakanda?"
Fury got straight to the point, directly asking Lynn.
"Oh, Director's news is quite well-informed."
"Come on, you didn't hide your tracks, who doesn't know you went to Wakanda?"
Fury rolled his eyes.
"Maybe next time you go out, consider not going with Tony, that show-off, your stealth might be higher."
"Hey, hey, watch your tone!"
"Even if you're the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., I can sue you for assault."
Fury ignored Tony, who was clowning around, and stared at Lynn.
"Tell me, is the information released by Wakanda true?"
Lynn spread his hands.
"All their information is in the promotional video, isn't it? Just go watch it yourself."
"But I can guarantee that their promotion is not only true, but also has many hidden aspects."
Black Egg's mouth twitched when he heard that.
"Damn it, who can tell me why there's such a dangerous country hidden on Earth?"
"Has no one known about the existence of this country for so many years?"
"Correction, it's just that you simply didn't know."
Lynn said with a smile.
"If I'm not mistaken, Captain's shield is made of Vibranium, guess where Vibranium comes from?"
Speaking of this, Lynn suddenly remembered something.
"I have some intelligence that needs to be confirmed, you..."
Black Egg's gaze towards Lynn was somewhat unfriendly.
"What do you take S.H.I.E.L.D. for?"
But facing Lynn's gaze, Black Egg backed down.
"Alright, alright, whatever intelligence you need, I can provide it to you."
Black Egg quickly convinced himself.
Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D. providing help to Lynn and his group wasn't a one-time thing.
What's a little leaked intelligence?
If he didn't help this kid now, he shouldn't expect him to step in if he encountered any trouble in the future.
With Tony's help, Lynn quickly got the intelligence he wanted.
However, in this intelligence, Lynn did not find the person he was looking for.
Just as Lynn was deep in thought, Black Egg sent him a case report.
"What? Do you have no one left to use under you?"
"You have to bother me with such a small matter."
After reading the case report, Lynn couldn't help but complain.
"A mere theft case, can't your S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents solve it?"
Black Egg's expression was solemn.
"This is not a simple theft case, we suspect Wakanda's involvement."
Before Wakanda revealed its existence, Fury had never associated this case with Wakanda.
But after Wakanda revealed its existence and he learned that Wakanda also had Vibranium, Fury immediately noticed the blind spot.
Based on the stolen items described in the case report, the stolen object was very likely made of Vibranium.
Perhaps some might think that Vibranium has been circulating on Earth for so many years, so how could Furynot know about it at all?
But this is actually quite normal.
There is so much information appearing in the Worldevery day, and an astronomical number of things need to be dealt with.
Even Captain's shield was from decades ago.
There was so much black technology at that time, who would pay attention to the material of a mere shield?
What's more, the report already stated that the shield was created in an accident.
Not to mention the shield, isn't the super-human serum itself already lost to this day?
There is still only one U.S. Captain.
Everyone only marvels at Captain's power and the regret of the super-human serum, and will not pay too much attention to how outrageous the shield in his hand is.
Moreover, the amount of Vibranium is inherently small, and transactions only circulate within a small circle.
S.H.I.E.L.D. was more appropriately called HYDRAS.H.I.E.L.D. before, so it was perfectly normal for Black Egg not to know about the existence of Vibranium.
But upon learning of the existence of Wakanda, and that Wakanda has their specialized Vibranium metal, many doubts immediately surfaced.
Hearing Black Egg say this, Lynn immediately became alert.
"Why do you think Wakanda is involved?"
"The technology that appeared at the scene of the theft is different from the mainstream technology currently on Earth."
"Even the technology of those aliens cannot explain how such a scene was caused."
"And at this time, a country like Wakanda suddenly appeared, who else do you think I could suspect?"
Black Egg was very calm.
Lynn frowned.
After looking at the crime scene photos handed over by Fury, Lynn kept shaking his head.
"I don't think this was done by Wakanda..."
There was a large amount of Water at the theft scene, and based on the analysis of the main components of this Water, it was very similar to seawater.
At the same time, the damage caused at the scene was very similar to the damage caused by the Vibraniumtechnology displayed by Wakanda.
It's no wonder Black Egg suspected Wakanda.
"If not Wakanda, then who else?"
Lynn's eyes were grave.
"Atlanteans."
Black Egg shook his head helplessly.
"So you're telling me now that there's another country hidden under the sea, right?"
"This country wouldn't happen to also possess Vibraniumtechnology like Wakanda, would it?"
Lynn snapped his fingers.
"Congratulations, you guessed correctly, but unfortunately there's no reward."
"Damn it!"
Fury was very frustrated.
He felt that he was a very failed Director of S.H.I.E.L.D..
What else in this World did he not know?
Lynn was not in the mood to bother with Black Egg's frustration.
"This case can be closed; there's no need to continue the investigation."
"You will never catch the culprit."
"Unless you want to go to war with Atlantis."
Fury's expression flickered.
"Are we just going to have to swallow this insult?"
Lynn glanced at Fury.
"Consider it paying interest."
"Interest? What interest?"
Fury asked in confusion.
Lynn pointed at the photo on the case report and smiled faintly.
"If I remember correctly, the so-called stolen artifact was actually just something you plundered from Africa."
"Ultimately, it's always been their own property, and now it's just being returned to its rightful owner, what's there to say?"
Lynn glanced contemptuously at the case report.
"If it weren't for identity restrictions, I really would like to visit the British Museum and take a good look."
"There are quite a few good things stored in there."
Hearing Lynn say this, Black Egg's expression also became a little awkward.
"It is only right and proper for the owner of stolen goods to reclaim what belongs to them."
"If you want to avoid such things from happening again, I suggest you return all the things you stole to others."
"Hehehe, I warn you, no personal attacks."
Black Egg looked at Lynn with great dissatisfaction.
"What do you mean 'you guys', I'm a victim too, okay?"
"Going back a few generations, I was also a slave sold here."
"Since that's the case, then I won't bother with this matter. Anyway, it happened in their Great Britain, and it has nothing to do with me."
As the only non-minority, a legitimate U.S. old White man, Tony stood there, feeling as if ants were crawling all over him.
"Um... you two chat, I'm heading back to the laboratory. I just remembered I have an important experiment I haven't done yet."
Just as he was about to leave, Lynn called out to Tony.
"Wait a moment."
Seeing that Lynn and Tony seemed to have something to talk about, Fury wisely left.
"Tony, I have something very important to discuss with you."
Tony rarely saw Lynn look so serious, and his heart immediately sank.
But he showed no expression on the surface.
"What is it?"
"Why are you acting like this? I haven't done anything wrong recently, have I?"
Lynn carefully chose his words.
"Do you still remember... the matter of your parents?"
Tony's expression changed abruptly.
"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
His parents' passing had always been Tony's deepest pain.
Before his parents left, Tony's last words with them were even an argument.
This was the deepest pain hidden in his heart.
Even now, Tony still believed that his parents' death was due to a car accident.
Previously, the timing wasn't right, and there weren't the conditions.
But at this point, no matter from what perspective.
Whether as a friend or as the leader of the Illuminati, Lynn had to clear this landmine hidden within the Illuminati.
"What if I told you that your parents didn't die in a car accident?"
"What do you mean!"
Tony suddenly stood up.
"What are you saying?"
Lynn took a deep breath.
"Tony, calm down first and listen to me carefully."
"Do you remember when we cleared out HYDRA together before?"
"Tell me how my parents died? Was someone behind it?"
"Who is the killer?"
"I will make the killer pay the price!"
"If you can't calm down, I can use my method to calm you down."
Lynn's expression was calm, but his aura grew increasingly powerful.
Tony gasped heavily, and after a long moment, finally slumped back into his seat.
"Forgive me, I was just too emotional hearing that news."
"So tell me, who is the murderer who killed my parents?"
"You just mentioned HYDRA, was it those HYDRApeople?"
Lynn nodded slightly.
"To ensure they wouldn't be exposed and to completely control S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA orchestrated the attack on your parents."
"No, my parents were such top scientists, how could they be so..."
At this point, Tony suddenly paused.
"Yes, under normal circumstances, HYDRA wouldn't find an opportunity to act."
"But they sent out their cultivated super soldier, Winter Soldier."
"There's no need to blame these soldiers; they didn't do it intentionally."
"Some of them were even combat heroes like Captain, but after they were captured by HYDRA, they endured inhumane abuse and brainwashing."
"Their actions were not of their own free will at all."
Lynn sighed.
Although the war was over, the protection around scientists of Tony's father's caliber was not weak at all.
After all, the country still had to guard against those people's counterattacks.
The reckoning was also not over yet.
But that night, due to an argument and some unexpected circumstances, Tony's parents deviated from their original plan.
This gave HYDRA an opportunity.
In a sense... it was Tony who created the opportunity for HYDRA, leading to his parents' death.
But this cannot blame his parents' death on Tony.
The fact is that even without Tony's argument with his parents that day, HYDRA would eventually find an opportunity to act against Tony's parents.
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Because, judging by the situation at the time, Howard had already discovered traces of HYDRA.
In order to ensure that he would not be exposed, HYDRAwould attack Howard no matter what.
So in the end, the only difference was the extent of HYDRA's losses.
And the losses would at most be some insignificant pawns; those top-tier bigwigs would certainly not be affected in any way.
"So you mean, my parents' deaths are my fault?"
Tony couldn't accept this reality.
His eyes were bloodshot.
"I don't care if those murderers were controlled by someone or not; tell me who the murderer is, and I will definitely kill him!"
"To avenge my parents!"
Tony didn't even know who the murderer was right now; the anger in his heart was more about regret and self-blame for what had happened at the time.
He regretted why he was so ignorant back then, and why he didn't say a proper goodbye to his parents.
"What is HYDRA like now? Don't you already know?"
Lynn said softly.
"Then what should I do? Should I just watch the murderer who killed my parents get away with it?"
"The murderer who killed your parents... has already paid the price he deserved."
"Otherwise... how do you think I knew this information?"
Tony's supremely brilliant mind was spinning wildly at this moment.
"No, that's absolutely not it."
Tony looked at Lynn.
"From what I know of you, you would never do something so boring."
"Do you know the murderer who killed my parents?"
"Or is it related to someone we know?"
"If it weren't for that, you definitely wouldn't have waited until today to tell me."
Lynn looked at Tony, and finally nodded helplessly.
This matter couldn't be kept secret forever; ultimately, Tony himself had to get past it.
"Tell me, who is it!"
"Captain..."
"It's Captain..."
Lynn sighed deeply.
"Cap... Captain?"
"How is that possible?"
Tony's expression changed abruptly.
"Captain was frozen for decades; how could it be him who laid a poisonous hand on my parents?"
"Is it possible... that I'm not saying Captain did it?"
Lynn said slowly.
"Suppose, I'll give you a rather inappropriate example."
"Suppose Pepper was controlled by someone, and without her own will, killed the most important person to you. Do you think Pepper should be blamed?"
Tony's expression shifted.
"Ms. Carter?"
"Is it Ms. Carter?"
Lynn's mouth twitched.
"No, it's a male, someone who was the most important person in Captain's life."
"Just like Pepper is to me?"
"More... or less?"
Tony's expression was Strange and distorted.
"But Captain's lover, wasn't it... Carter?"
Lynn was a little confused.
"Is there a conflict?"
Tony took a deep breath.
He had never known that the previous generation played things so wildly.
Was Captain a two-way plug too?
Seeing Tony's Strange expression, Lynn was also a bit bewildered; he had no idea what Tony had misunderstood.
"Don't say anything else, just let me be alone for a bit."
"I'll think carefully about my relationship with Captain."
"You're saying that all those murderers have already paid the price they deserved, right?"
Tony knew that Lynn, no matter what, wouldn't tell him who killed his parents right now.
But that wasn't important; Captain's story was well-known.
There were only a few important people in his life; with a little investigation, he would soon be able to deduce who that person was.
However, after that, Tony would have to think carefully about how to get along with Captain and that person.
Lynn nodded heavily.
"I guarantee that all the murderers have paid the price they deserved."
"By the way, HYDRA in our Universe is pretty much done for."
"But it's hard to say that we won't go to other Universes in the future, so if you're willing..."
Lynn shrugged.
"You said it."
Tony stared intently at Lynn.
"If there's ever a chance to deal with HYDRA in the future, please be sure to leave it to me."
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
Captain walked in smiling, and casually patted Tony's shoulder.
Tony jumped up in fright, turning his head to look at Captain in horror.
"No, nothing."
Tony felt a chill and fled the place as if escaping.
"What does he mean by that? Why is he like that?"
"Am I that scary?"
Captain touched his face, looking puzzled.
Lynn sighed.
Under Tony's questioning, although he didn't tell Tonywho the murderer was.
But with Tony's intelligence, it was only a matter of time before he investigated and found out who the murderer was.
However, Lynn had already destroyed the relevant data, so Tony wouldn't see the tragic state of his parents' deaths, which would presumably make him feel a little better.
"Look at this person, do you recognize him?"
Lynn pulled out a photo from his embrace.
This was something he had casually taken when he was in Wakanda.
Looking at the familiar back, Captain's eyes gradually changed.
"Bu... Bucky?"
Captain was overjoyed.
"He's alive? He's alive!"
As a close friend, no one was more familiar with Buckythan Captain.
With just a back view, Captain could quickly recognize his good friend.
"Tell me, where is Bucky now?"
"He's alive, he's alive, right?"
Lynn nodded slightly.
"That's right, he is indeed alive now, but I think he might not recognize you very well."
"What does that mean?"
Captain calmed down.
"What does it mean... 'not recognize me very well'?"
When Captain learned what had happened to Bucky, he was speechless for a moment.
"Bucky, truly..."
Captain's lips trembled.
His heart was full of guilt.
Lynn patted Captain's shoulder.
"Don't blame yourself, this isn't your fault. No one could have predicted such a thing would happen."
After hesitating for a moment, Lynn still told Captainabout his conversation with Tony earlier.
"For so many years, Bucky has also been controlled and done many things..."
Lynn weighed his words carefully.
"You know, once Bucky fell into the hands of these HYDRA people, they would certainly not give up on using Bucky..."
"So..."
Lynn sighed.
"Forget it, I'll just be straightforward. Bucky has been living as HYDRA's thug for so many years."
"Whenever needed, HYDRA would send them out to kill innocent people."
"And among them was Howard."
"Yes, it's the Howard you're thinking of."
Captain's mouth dropped open, his eyes wide, never having imagined that such a thing could happen.
Steve's friendship with Howard was also quite deep.
Back then, among the people Steve most admired was Howard.
But now, his closest friend had killed the parents of his other friend...
How was he supposed to face Stark now?
"This matter... does Tony know?"
Steve said with great difficulty.
Lynn nodded slightly.
"We met Bucky in Wakanda, so I told Tony about it."
Lynn patted Steve's shoulder.
"This is a landmine buried deep within our Illuminati; if it cannot be defused in time, it's hard to say what impact it will have on our Illuminati in the future."
"As for what to do specifically, you should think about it carefully."
At this point, Lynn was also quite helpless.
"Right now, I haven't told Tony who the murderer of his parents is, but with his intelligence, I believe he'll find out very soon."
"At that time, it's hard to say he won't do anything irrational, so you'd best prepare in advance."
At this point, Lynn looked at Steve seriously.
"I know these aren't Bucky's fault, but what fault does Tony have? He lost his parents at a very young age; this is the deepest pain in his heart."
"So... you'd best be understanding of him, and don't be too irrational."
Lynn shook his head slightly.
"I have never advised Tony to be magnanimous, and I advise you not to advise Tony that way either."
"After all, it was his parents who died, not Bucky."
Steve's lips trembled, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
"Don't worry... I'll handle this matter properly..."
"It had better be..."
Lynn shook his head slightly.
As his voice fell, a portal appeared before Lynn.
Strange poked his head out from it.
"Hey, Lynn, I think, there might be some need for your help here."
Lynn slapped his forehead; things were truly happening one after another, giving him no peace.
Passing through the portal, Lynn found only Strange, which made him a bit curious.
"Where is Ancient One? Where did she go?"
"My teacher said she needed to leave for a while and temporarily left Earth to me."
Strange gave a wry smile.
"He said that if there was anything I couldn't solve, I should come find you."
"Alright, what's happening now?"
"It's like this, my father is missing."
"I heard he was recuperating on Earth, so I came to check."
Thor emerged from behind Lynn, still holding a recently emptied beer mug.
Strange snapped his fingers, and Thor's mug was instantly refilled with beer.
Thor looked at the mug in his hand with great confusion, seemingly not understanding why this was happening.
"Your father is missing, the Lord of the Nine Realms, Odin, is missing, recuperating on Earth."
Lynn looked peculiar.
"Yes, he is indeed a bit Strange."
Thor was very puzzled.
"He's never done anything like this before; maybe he just likes to do random things now that he's old."
Thor, carefree and unconcerned, gulped down the beer in his hand.
Lynn sympathetically patted Thor's shoulder.
If he remembered correctly, Odin came to Earth for only one reason: his life was coming to an end.
Odin wasn't just getting old; he was clearly on the verge of death.
But in fact, Lynn had always had a doubt.
As the Lord of the Nine Realms, Odin's power was so immense, how could his life so easily come to an end?
One should know that his daughter, Hela, the Goddess of Death, if nothing unexpected happened and Thor didn't kill her, could easily live for tens of thousands more years.
Lynn didn't believe that Odin, the Lord of the Nine Realms, would die so suddenly.
"I actually know where your father is."
Strange cleared his throat.
"Now, I can send you to where Odin is."
Lynn heard this and gave Strange a Strange look.
"Since you know where Odin is, why didn't you just send Thor there directly? Why did you call me over?"
Strange glanced at Thor, who was intently focused on the beer in his hand, then turned and leaned close to Lynn's ear, whispering.
"My teacher told me that if Thor came looking for Odin, it would be best to call you and have you go with him."
"There might be an unexpected turn of events."
Lynn couldn't help but curse inwardly; if he could, he really didn't want to get involved in these matters.
But there was no choice; since he was already here, he might as well go with Thor.
An orange portal appeared before them; stepping through it, they arrived in Norway.
The moment they stepped through the portal, Thorrealized his beer mug had disappeared at some point.
Discovering his mug was gone, Thor regretfully smacked his lips.
Looking up, Thor saw Odin sitting on a rock at the edge of a cliff and quickly walked over.
"Father, why are you alone here?"
"Didn't you tell me that Ragnarok was coming soon?"
"It's alright, I've already dealt with Surtur, and the prophecy won't come true anymore."
Thor babbled on, completely missing the sorrow in Odin's eyes.
"Thor, you don't understand; the reason a prophecy is a prophecy is because it is destined to come true!"
Lynn heard this and couldn't help but scoff.
"What, do you have a different opinion?"
Hearing Lynn's scoff, Odin wasn't angered; instead, he turned around and looked at Lynn gently.
Strictly speaking, this was Lynn's first formal meeting with Odin.
Although it was his first time meeting Odin, Lynn didn't feel any fear.
"I believe that all regrets in the World stem from the insufficient ability of the person involved."
"If one's strength is great enough, any prophecy is nothing more than fleeting clouds."
"You don't understand... some things are simply destined to be unchangeable."
Lynn shook his head helplessly.
"Let's be clear first, no matter what your intentions are, Earth will not clean up Asgard's mess."
"Your Asgardian affairs, you resolve them yourselves."
The Asgardian gods, the older they were, the stronger they became.
At this time, Odin was already in his twilight years; although it was far from his peak, his power was absolutely not to be underestimated.
But Lynn wasn't particularly afraid of Odin.
With the Phoenix Force and Chaos power, even facing a Skyfather-level figure like Odin, he was confident he could fight him.
Odin paused slightly at Lynn's words.
"Is that so? Well... alright."
Odin nodded slightly and turned away.
"Father, it's time to go back; Asgard still needs your rule."
"You are the King of Asgard; Asgard cannot be without you."
"Yes, Asgard, that's right, Asgard..."
Odin sat down with effort, his eyes gazing into the distance, a wave of sorrow seemingly spreading in his heart.
"I can't go back anymore; my life has come to an end, and now it's your turn to ascend the throne."
Odin looked at Thor beside him, his eyes filled with fatherly love.
"No, how could it be me? I'm not a qualified King yet; I'm still..."
Thor laughed awkwardly, thinking his father was joking.
"See, he said he wants me to be the King of Asgard, how funny, can I be the King of Asgard right now?"
Thor turned to look at Lynn, seemingly seeking confirmation.
If it had been a few years ago, if Odin told Thor he could ascend the throne, Thor would have been overjoyed.
But after experiencing so many things, he finally realized that he was not yet qualified to be King.
"I really must go; my life has truly reached its end, and I can no longer stop her."
"Her? Who?"
Thor was a bit confused.
"Hela, my daughter, my first child."
"She is about to break through the seal I placed on her."
Odin looked into the distance.
"Look there, remember, this is where home is."
Lynn rolled his eyes.
Thor mistakenly thought Odin was referring to Asgard, but Lynn knew that Odin was referring to this very place, this land right here.
If nothing unexpected happened, the people of Asgardwould come to Earth in the future and make this their second home.
"This is Norway, this is Earth, not Asgard's second home."
Lynn's mouth twitched.
If he hadn't understood what Odin was trying to do before, he now fully understood Odin's intentions.
If nothing unexpected happened, Odin was preparing to use the destruction of all Asgard to promote Thor's growth.
Odin was too old; even if his life still had thousands or tens of thousands of years left, he absolutely could not easily fight others.
Moreover, with his strength, he would struggle to play a significant role in the crises he would face in the future.
The Asgardian gods, indeed, became stronger with age, but Odin was simply too old; his potential had already been pushed to its limit.
But Thor was different; Thor was still very young, and he had infinite room for growth.
However, the crisis was drawing nearer, and there was no longer enough time for Thor to grow slowly.
Odin's growth to his current level took more than tens of thousands of years.
But going forward, with this series of crises, where would Thor find tens of thousands of years to grow little by little?
No matter what Odin's original intentions were, at least now, Odin was preparing to use the destruction of Asgardto propel Thor's evolution.
If Asgard was destroyed, the people of Asgard would need a place to go.
Looking across the Nine Realms, only Earth could serve as Asgard's second home.
Moreover, Thor's relationship with the Earthlings was quite good.
But before making all these decisions, Odin had never once consulted the will of the Earthlings.
Lynn didn't want a sudden influx of refugees on Earth.
Although these people were very honest, what if something unexpected happened? Would Lynn not have to clean up their mess?