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Chapter 282 Wakanda Jumps Out of Its Own Way

"What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry to find me?" When Li Wei returned to the Alliance headquarters through the portal, he found Tony leisurely sitting in his office watching the news, and it didn't seem like anything urgent had happened.

"Take a look at this!" Tony didn't say much, but waved his hand and used the remote control to pull the news playing on the holographic screen in front of him forward.

Next, an elderly Black man appeared on screen, speaking.

The topic was a critique of the Alliance and the Earth Alliance's recent actions.

"In the past few months, the blood of many of our people has been spilled on foreign soil, not only because of the chaos that has occurred in various places, but also because of the alliance and the Earth Alliance that caused all of this. Moving towards the interstellar era is naturally a cause for celebration, but must so many innocent people be sacrificed because of this?" The other party said solemnly in front of the camera.

And this elderly Black man was none other than...

It is the current King of Wakanda, the current Black Panther, T'Chaka.

The father of that young black panther in the future.

Hmm... In the original timeline, he was the one who was killed by Zemo at the Vienna International Centre during the process of pushing forward the Sokovia Agreement.

It must be said that the other party's sudden accusation against the Earth Alliance and its actions was completely unexpected for Li Wei.

"How do you feel after hearing what he said?" Tony asked, looking at Levi.

"You wouldn't have your mind about our decision because of what he said, would you?" Levi didn't answer Tony directly, but looked at him with a rather strange gaze.

After all, in the original timeline, Tony tried to push the Avengers to sign the Sokovia Accords because he felt too guilty.

Therefore, it's normal for Li Wei to worry that he might waver.

It must be said that the kidnapping he encountered in the original timeline, as well as Ethan's sacrifice, completely transformed Tony.

But it also burdened him with more psychological pressure, making his heart more vulnerable.

Indeed, the sacrifice of the innocent is truly heartbreaking.

But in Li Wei's view, as long as they do their best and have a clear conscience, that's enough.

Although they possess great power, they are ultimately just human beings.

He is not a god.

Not to mention, even the so-called gods—well, I'm talking about the Asgardians—can't do everything perfectly, can they? They can't even protect their own homeland.

To some extent, Levi's decision to directly approach Tony, reveal the future, and make Tony reject the experience of being kidnapped was also a consideration to prevent Tony from developing this kind of mentality.

Many people believed that Tony could not have become Iron Man without the kidnapping incident.

Li Wei disagrees with this.

Although Tony had a somewhat slovenly personal life before he was kidnapped.

But aside from sleeping with women, being arrogant, and liking to mess with other people's minds.

Did he really do anything bad?

Absolutely not!

There was no bullying of men or women, and no abuse of power to oppress others.

As one of the world's top rich second-generation heirs, aside from doing some of the things that most other wealthy people like to do, he can be said to have no bad habits.

Even the worst thing he did before becoming Iron Man turned out to be standing up a disabled scientist.

You can say that such a person has a bad character, but can you say that he is evil?

One reason he was so awful was his lack of love—his father, Howard, was too harsh on him, leading to a strained father-son relationship.

However, he and his mother have always had a good relationship.

But Hydra destroyed all of that.

He began to "fall into depravity" after losing his parents' love and stopped opening his heart to others.

Another reason is the lack of a goal—for the world's richest man, almost everything on Earth was readily available to Tony. That's why, in the cave, Ethan said that Tony had everything, yet also had nothing.

In the original timeline, it was Ethan who made him realize that he could do much more.

And so he became Iron Man.

But what truly enabled him to become Iron Man was that Tony was inherently good.

A truly evil person will not reform because of a major setback or the sacrifice of one person.

In this timeline, Li Wei's appearance erases the important experience of being kidnapped.

But it also addressed Tony's two psychological issues.

The truth about his parents' deaths, and the unspoken love that Levi revealed Howard had for his son, filled the void in Tony's heart.

He revealed his bright future with Pepper, which made Tony begin to open his heart to Pepper, who had been with him for many years.

The numerous crises revealed about the future gave Tony a goal to strive for.

And that eventually led to the new Iron Man we know today.

In fact, Li Wei was quite satisfied with the new Iron Man he had created.

They are neither lacking in human touch nor too weak-willed, and they act quite decisively.

Isn’t that great?

Conversely, if Tony becomes soft-hearted as he did in the original timeline, Levi should start considering whether to break up the alliance and cut his losses in time.

Levi does not deny that Tony Stark was greater in that way.

But that's not what Li Wei and the current alliance need.

"What? No, no, no, how could I be swayed by something like this? I just wanted to ask you if we should do something for Wakanda? After all, we've always been a bit short on vibranium, haven't we?" Upon hearing Levi's question, Tony immediately and decisively denied it.

Hearing Tony say that, Levi finally felt relieved.

Well, he still prefers Tony Stark, who is a bit more hard-hearted and prioritizes the interests of the League.

“Now that you mention it, it does remind me of a good opportunity!” Li Wei said, looking at Tchaka, who was still speaking enthusiastically on the screen.

Although he had long coveted Wakanda's vibranium.

However, he always insisted on having a legitimate reason for doing things.

Therefore, for him, Wakanda, with its people who keep to themselves and live their own lives, is actually the most difficult to deal with.

But now that they've come forward themselves, they can't blame Li Wei.

Moreover, despite Tchaka's righteous demeanor as if he were speaking out for those countries and regions suffering from riots, what is the reality?

If we really want to speak out against this injustice, given Wakanda's capabilities, haven't they made greater contributions to these regions?
Given Wakanda's strength, sending just a few soldiers equipped with vibranium would be enough to stabilize the situation in a region.

Why not stand up?
Ultimately, it's just that when the knife falls on your own body, you feel the pain.

After all, the countries and regions surrounding Wakanda are among the most turbulent areas on Earth today.

"What kind of scheme are you planning to pull this time?" Tony asked him curiously.

"...What do you mean by 'planning another scheme'? You make it sound like I'm some kind of treacherous person!" Tony's words greatly displeased Levi.

"Isn't that right?" Tony said with a surprised look.

“…I’ve recently made some new progress in Transfiguration; I can turn into a pig now. Do you want to try it?” Levi asked Tony with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"Ahem... These Wakandans are really ungrateful. They do nothing themselves, yet they jump out and criticize us who contribute to human civilization. It's simply unreasonable... Tell me, how should we punish them? I absolutely support it!" Tony said with a serious expression.

"Hehe... I still prefer your previous arrogant self... But how to deal with Wakanda... What do you think about giving them a taste of their own medicine?" Levi looked at T'Chaka on the screen and said with a half-smile.

(End of this chapter)