The sudden appearance of Wakanda, potentially possessing immense power, naturally made Tony Stark instinctively worried.
Would this kingdom impact the US Federation's status as the world leader? And so on... In fact, if Qi Jun had just bluffed a few more times, saying that Wakanda had a dream of becoming a hegemon, Tony Stark would probably have contacted the military directly, LOL.
In other words, at this time, Tony Stark was more like a patriotic youth, no, a patriotic middle-aged man!
He hadn't experienced much; even after becoming Iron Man, he was still far from reaching the level of worrying about all of humanity.
"But I found someone with a deep connection to Wakanda!"
"Ulysses Klaue!"
"An African arms dealer!"
"He was even an important client of Obadiah's in the past!"
Tony Stark frowned slightly, but his tone remained steady.
"Because I discovered that this guy is actually a wanted criminal in Wakanda!"
"An international fugitive, for whom Wakanda issued a global arrest warrant through the United Nations!"
"But obviously, no country would arrest an arms dealer who brings huge profits to 'big shots' for the sake of a 'mere Wakanda'!"
"Over the years, Ulysses Klaue has actually thrived under Wakanda's pursuit, even building a massive team!"
Tony Stark's face was filled with mockery.
"However, through the hidden power of the Stark family."
"We made some deals with Ulysses Klaue."
"And obtained some [Vibranium Ore]!"
Tony Stark stood up and walked over to the Mark IV armor standing beside him.
The Mark IV automatically opened its armor, revealing a large glass jar! A jar containing [Vibranium Ore] that emitted a faint blue light itself! (Note: In Avengers 2, it's called Vibranium Alloy; here, it's Vibranium Ore.)
"Do you know how much just this one [Vibranium Ore] is worth?"
"It's actually worth a brand new, top-tier supercar!"
"Can you believe it?"
Handing the glass jar to Qi Jun, Tony Stark exaggeratedly showed a look of utter shock.
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Chapter 69: The Value of Vibranium [On Sale Now! Please Support!]
Qi Jun ignored Tony Stark's overly dramatic performance.
He just chuckled to himself. This was 2008! Tony Stark came into contact with Vibranium ore in 2008, and he was about to delve deeper into Wakanda. Would this trigger a war between two super-tech nations, the US Federation and Wakanda?
One wanted to solidify its global hegemonic position, while the other was not afraid of threats.
Qi Jun suddenly imagined a scene with a Wakandan diplomatic spokesperson: "There are no winners in war."
"Wakanda doesn't want to fight, but it's not afraid to fight. For talks, our doors are open."
"For war, we will fight to the very end!"
"Why am I suddenly looking forward to this? Tsk, tsk, tsk. The direction of the Marvel Universe has probably been thrown into chaos by this butterfly of mine, right?"
After a silent sigh, Qi Jun focused his attention on the [Vibranium Ore] in his hand.
With a thought, he communicated with the Mutant Gem, testing if it could recycle the [Vibranium Ore].
Sure enough, the Mutant Gem returned a message: Yes! And it was worth ten thousand energy points!
Qi Jun weighed it. Excluding the weight of the device itself, this glass jar contained one kilogram of Vibranium ore.
With his combined abilities of super intellect, super senses, super measurement, and more, Qi Jun easily determined the value of the [Vibranium Ore] in the glass jar.
Given Tony Stark's extravagant nature, a supercar that caught his eye would surely start at tens of millions of dollars.
Assuming this jar of [Vibranium Ore] was worth ten million dollars, then that would mean one thousand dollars per energy point.
He remembered that the conversion rate for absorbing electrical energy was two thousand dollars per energy point. Has it depreciated? No! The assumption must be wrong!
A supercar that would catch the eye of a big spender like Tony Stark should naturally be worth twenty million dollars! That way, one energy point would match the value of two thousand dollars! Hmm, no problem! ...Cough cough! What the hell!
Qi Jun shook his head, chasing away all the random thoughts.
Looking at the one-kilogram [Vibranium Ore] in his hand, Qi Jun was still a bit surprised.
One gram of Vibranium ore is worth ten (10) energy points. Hiss!!!
Qi Jun gasped.
According to the movie's description, Wakanda sits on an entire Vibranium mine. How large an amount can be called a mine, Qi Jun doesn't know.
But Qi Jun knows that even if this Vibranium mine is small, it must contain at least a million tons! If it doesn't even have a million tons, what right does it have to be called a mine?
And calculating it at just a million tons, that's energy! Oh my goodness! This is just raw ore!
Apparently, Wakanda already has the technology to develop new energy from [Vibranium Ore]. Then, wouldn't this energy be able to be multiplied by ten, by a hundred? Hiss!!!!
Wakanda, must be taken down!!!
Having made up his mind, Qi Jun naturally had to think carefully.
Actually, the most correct approach would simply be... to put on all equipment that could hide his presence and prevent detection.
Then, using his [Teleportation] ability, he would quietly sneak into Wakanda by following their own people.
Finally, he would use the power of the Mutant Gem to completely drain the entire Wakandan mine!
But! Unfortunately! Whether Qi Jun was recycling items or actively absorbing energy through the Mutant Gem, that energy had to first pass through Qi Jun's body.
However, Qi Jun's body had an upper limit for energy absorption.
Otherwise, directly absorbing the entire sun would be incomparable to a mere Vibranium mine.
Especially since Qi Jun had just undergone three enhancements and fused with the Perfect-grade Superman bloodline.
This was not the time for Qi Jun to forcefully break through his strength.
As the saying goes, the stability of the foundation determines the maximum height of a tall building.
Similarly, Qi Jun, who had just fused with the Perfect-grade Superman bloodline, did not need to break through immediately.
Instead, he should calm down and steadily stabilize his power realm, laying a good foundation.
Therefore! He couldn't recycle the entire Vibranium mine in one go.
Then, he had to find a way to get this mine under his control!
But! Here, there was another major difficulty!
Wakandan weapons were almost all made of Vibranium, or at least mixed with Vibranium materials.
Their destructive power aside, their defensive power was truly off the charts!
Qi Jun could move through Wakanda as if no one was there, but he couldn't conquer the entire Wakanda!
Moreover, Qi Jun was not someone who would kill all Wakandans for the sake of the Vibranium mine and keep it a secret.
That wouldn't be human; that would be a demon! A murderous maniac!
It seems, I still need to plan for the long term!
Let's see what kind of encounter this Marvel Son of Destiny will have with Wakanda first!
If Wakanda and the US Federation go to war, ...it seems I could also get a piece of the pie.
Looking at the now quiet Tony Stark, Qi Jun thought to himself...
"Alright, Tony."
"I told you, if you want more information, you need to exchange it for something valuable that interests me."
Qi Jun knew that Tony Stark's exaggerated expression just now had a hint of testing him.
Just one kilogram of Vibranium could sell for the price of a top-tier supercar.
And this was just something a thief stole from Wakanda, so one could imagine how much Vibranium there was inside Wakanda.
From another perspective, it also showed how much wealth Wakanda possessed!
However, without something sufficiently tempting to Qi Jun, he wouldn't reveal any more information.
Therefore, Tony Stark's plan was in vain.
Of course, Tony Stark himself didn't have much expectation for this.
How could someone who could crush Iron Man be moved by just a little bit of profit?
"Alright, alright."