Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 1183 The Mission's Visit (Second Update)

Su Rui watched the white lights flashing rapidly and periodically outside the armored glass of the hoverrail train, then turned and patted Nakia, the temporary leader of the War Dogs organization, on the shoulder. "Relax, this is your first overseas visit," Su Rui said, feigning cheerfulness. "Whatever mission my brother has entrusted to you, you don't need to worry about the Latvians being unfriendly. Racial discrimination isn't serious on this land. Besides, you know the Latvian Emperor is our ally, so why don't you and your companions sit back and have a glass of sparkling wine?"

Nakia did as she was told, but after a moment’s hesitation, she couldn’t help but voice her concerns.

The other members of the delegation stayed in other carriages. For the nobles who had never left Wakanda, the experience of riding in the modified Pegasus Heavy Assault Transport was very interesting. After all, compared to the interior space of the Claw Transport, the Pegasus Heavy Assault Transport could accommodate luxury cabins and a series of entertainment facilities.

But for the Warhounds, who have always maintained covert operations outside Wakanda, this is a very unsettling situation, especially for those Warhounds who have personally experienced the night of the Civil War and faced the Hell Knights. The nightmares brought to them by the genetically modified warriors are not so easy to disappear.

"I don't understand why T'Challa hasn't ordered the extermination of the war dogs," Nakia said, glancing at the hatch between the carriages. Everyone in this carriage was one of their own, so Nakia could freely voice her concerns. "Back then, the royal family granted amnesty to the war dogs who supported N'Jadakar in order to strike at him. But now the civil war is over, we can't continue to keep those untrustworthy people among the war dogs, and promoting them is even more unacceptable! Bringing those people on this visit would be a foolish decision!"

"T'Challa is the king, Nakia, and as king, he must keep his promises."

"I know, but we can use some subtle methods. For example, we could put those people in less important departments and force them to retire voluntarily. If it were T'Chaka, he would definitely do that." Nakia clearly understood what Shuri was implying, because Queen Mother Ramonda had already begun to impart her insights into court politics to her and reminded her to assist T'Chaka. Basically, it could be said that T'Chaka's future queen could only be her. Now, from the perspective of the royal family, Nakia had to offer her own advice, because she would also become a member of the royal family in the future.

"Letting them live is enough to demonstrate T'Challa's mercy; any more would show his weakness. Wakanda will face all sorts of threats, and in this situation, the King absolutely cannot show weakness and give those foolish republican insurgents an opportunity."

Su Rui nodded, then shook his head.

On the one hand, she agreed with Nakia's assessment; on the other hand, she knew the crux of the problem lay not in the handling of a few members of the War Dogs, but in the power balance between the industrial, agricultural, and commercial nobles and the royal family. Civil wars had occurred throughout Wakanda's history, from the Fourth Dynasty to the current Twelfth Dynasty, and each politically motivated civil war had plunged the Golden City into bloodshed.

Compared to the night Emperor Latvinia ordered the Fire Knights to participate in the battle, the bloodshed of other coup nights was no less—but Shuri also understood that this level of bloodshed was nothing compared to world history. Wakanda's history hadn't been as dramatic as the outside world's; all those involved in the struggle still retained some moral boundaries. After opening its borders, Wakanda would obviously face opponents without any bottom line. Nakia's belief that the Wakanda king must remain tough was reasonable; if the opinions of the domestic nobles weren't unified first, who knew what trouble they might cause later?

"So here we are. In any case, the Latvian Emperor's vision is indeed beneficial to both of us. We are here to sign a treaty, not to cause trouble. If you are really worried about those war dogs, I suggest you keep them in check." Seemingly realizing that his tone had been a bit off, Surrey quickly added, "I didn't mean... you know what I mean, Nakia."

Seeing Su Rui suddenly become clumsy, Nakia sighed. "Alright, I understand," she said. "I know the Emperor of Latvinia is very charming, but I believe that won't affect your judgment."

Diana Lister glanced down at her watch. The metallic smell emanating from the underground tracks wafted through the air-purifying devices evenly distributed on the walls, reaching the platform. Suddenly, she felt a gentle breeze, accompanied by noise, rush towards her from the other end of the tunnel. Having long been familiar with the Latvian system, Diana Lister knew this was the prelude to the maglev train's arrival. Two kilometers from the platform, the train would begin to slow, finally gliding onto the platform and aligning its doors with where Diana Lister stood.

"Welcome, friends from Latvinia." Diana Lister greeted the slowly opening airlock opposite her with a professional smile, her tightly tied hair tugging at the corners of her mouth as if her lips would split open if she smiled. "I am Diana Lister, Chief Secretary of the Latvinian Ministry of the Interior. My superiors have instructed me to come here to welcome our friends from Wakanda." Diana Lister's etiquette was impeccable; even the mortal soldiers and Hell Knights behind her, dressed in ceremonial uniforms, raised their rifles in perfect salute, pointing their golden-red eagle banners toward the Wakanda delegation.

Even though she had never served in the military, she looked very heroic at that moment.

"Welcome to Latveria," she said. "You'll find everything you want here."

Negotiation is a difficult and tedious task, and Wakanda must endure this tedium and find partners if it wants to establish a Greater African Union.

On the African continent, where military capabilities are largely based on faith, there is no country truly capable of confronting Wakanda. However, Wakanda's economy is so poor that it has no foreign exchange reserves. The result of its ambitions is that it has to sell vibranium and industrial products to obtain foreign exchange in order to cover the economic losses caused by the war and its initial investments on the African continent.

However, Wakanda's technological development path differs drastically from other countries, and its outdated production lines, long since obsolete, are now extremely rare. To rebuild production lines for these obsolete industrial goods, the Wakanda nobility must first demonstrate profitability before they are willing to invest in their construction. A more convenient approach would be to find a country that can readily accept Wakanda's existing industrial products for trade. So, which country in the world possesses the technological level to directly accept Wakanda's vibranium and industrial goods?

The Immortal City, which was led by Princess Shuri and deeply involved in the Wakandan Hallenburg Department—many years ago, before Latvinia was even established and only had the Immortal City, which seemed like a small organization—was so strongly urged by the Emperor to have Princess Shuri join the research department and bring Wakandan technology to the Immortal City in order to wait for the day when they could have a deeper cooperation with Wakandan.

The master of the Immortal City is also the master of Latvinia, and many aspects of Latvinia's military industry, both hardware and software, can be seamlessly integrated with Wakanda. Furthermore, the Immortal City has long been involved in operations on the African continent, and its meat export companies and oil and gas energy companies operating there provide essential resources for Wakanda's establishment of a Greater African Union. This step in the plan is now complete; Princess Shuri's delegation has arrived in Latvinia, bringing with them many ready-made industrial production line samples.

The convoy carrying the Wakanda delegation traveled in a grand procession along the main road of the capital, escorted by ten-meter-tall single-person war machines. All news channels broadcast the delegation's arrival. Simultaneously, previously filmed scenes of Wakanda's golden city were repeatedly shown on television, demonstrating to the Latvians that Wakanda was not one of those poor, backward little countries, but a technologically advanced African nation. Amidst this grand welcome, even Princess Shuri was nervous about the upcoming press conference to be held in Latvian.

The Latvian emperor demanded that the agreement be publicly announced to the world, firmly binding Wakanda to Latvian rule. Faced with this demand, T'Challa, who intended to open the borders, could not refuse, and the current Wakanda king also wanted to demonstrate Wakanda's advancement and progress to the world.

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