Chapter 1127 Betting (first update)
The Wakanda royal family gave the Emperor of Latovinia a good enough viewing position to watch the entire duel, and used this as an excuse to use the guidance of the servants to let the Emperor of Latovinia take another path to avoid meeting the other Golden Tribes. There are too many opportunities for nobles to communicate. This arrangement seemed very petty compared to the treatment at last night's dinner, and it showed dissatisfaction with the Emperor of Latovinia's decision to refuse to meet any guests last night.
As a powerful telepath, the Emperor of Latvinia not only observed the movements of everyone in the palace in a literal sense last night, but even the thoughts in their hearts could not escape his eyes. If Latvian technicians had the time and ability to crack the firewall of Wakanda's communications, the Emperor wouldn't have to go to all the trouble of looking into people's minds.
He sinks his mind into the collective subconscious ocean of thousands of Wakandan minds, and then digs out a few words or just a half-dismissed message from the morass of extradimensional minds that exudes sickening glare. Stupid ideas will be picked out by the eyes of the emperor and then intervened - the idea of using combat robots to carry out assassinations is very stupid, but it is not impossible, because the shooting performance of the fortress-type combat robot is like a straight-line shooting mortar Cannons are the best tool for targeted elimination. Just set the target, use a spell to silence the battering ram bolter, and then have the battle droid stand in the window. Fortunately, perhaps because the sanctity of the succession duel prevented them from forcibly interfering, the battle robots were not forced to go out to prevent the tragedy from happening last night.
Fortunately, most of the nobles of the Golden Tribe failed to make their decision in advance.
The inner calculations of the high-ranking Dora Milaje members who came to greet the emperor could be unearthed with just one glance. The Emperor of Latovinia saw Queen Ramonda and Dora Milaje. The Dora Milaje member didn't even notice the Emperor's thoughts lingering in her brain due to the member's expression when giving the order. There is no difference for the Emperor of Latovinia, who takes the anti-gravity speeder to the venue, because no matter what the outcome of today's succession duel is, there will only be one winner, and that is him and Bastet. Both sides get what they need.
Over the years, due to the ban imposed by the Supreme Mage, Bastet has not been able to manifest herself in the human world as she did in the past. She can only survive by relying on the spiritual power of a few priests and generations of black panthers. The descendants of the first-generation Black Panther Basenga have extremely strong spiritual power. Now T'Challa and Eric Killmonger both have extremely strong potential to provide energy for Bast. It can be said that these two people He is the best Black Panther candidate since the death of the first generation Black Panther Klangga. The only one who was dissatisfied was Hammurabi. Because the Wakandans used religion as an excuse to refuse to inform them of the route to the venue in advance, he was forced to set off early on a hoverbike when the departure was about to begin. He arrived from the palace before the succession duel began. It passed by at low altitude on the path to the venue, and when returning, my fingers kept lingering near the heavy bomb trigger of the hoverbike.
"Don't deviate from the course I set." Hammurabi warned the high-ranking Dora Milaje member driving the anti-gravity speeder. "If I find you using weapons without notice or deviating from the course, I’ll help you remove it.”
"Remove what? This car?" The senior Dora Milaje member rolled his eyes, "I don't think you can destroy a car body made of vibranium alloy in such a short time, even if you have the decomposition power Not even in the field.”
"I can't," Hammurabi admitted readily, "but not your hands or your head."
The observation deck around the succession ceremony venue not only surrounds the Gold Tribe nobles, but also includes the River Tribe, which is responsible for agricultural production, the Mining Tribe, which manages vibranium reserves, and the Merchant Tribe, which focuses on commercial activities. The last is the tribe that has benefited the most from Immortal's partnership with Wakanda, and is also the tribe that has been most affected by Eric Killmonger's appearance last night.
Not only did these tribes who frequently participate in Wakanda affairs come to the succession duel ceremony, but also the Jabari tribe, which settled in the northern mountains and refused to be loyal to Klanggar in ancient times while insisting on its traditional and primitive way of life, also came here. These tribesmen who worship the White Ape God are surrounded by Black Panther priests who worship the Black Panther God - the latter are extremely hostile to the former because they believe that they are the embodiment of the Black Panther God's will and it is necessary to force the pagans to reform. faith, or force them into a more civilized life. But the former does not want conflict to break out here, and firmly believes that civilized life is the forgetfulness of tradition.
However, what is even more interesting is that both of them actually have no belief in their own religion.
The high-ranking Dora Milaje members slowed down angrily, and with the help of Hammurabi's halberd that swung into the air and screamed, they barely squeezed through the dense crowd of people led by the priests of the Black Panther Temple. The dancing, extremely noisy, spine-itching hymn groups and religious warriors carrying weapons and singing hymns in F major struggled to deliver Wakanda's guests to their destinations. After the emperor got out of the car, the senior Dora Milaje member seemed to want to retaliate against Hammurabi's previous cynicism. However, the requirements of her duty still made her devote herself to the security work of the venue immediately after parking the car. , an irreversible conflict broke out between the Jabari tribe and the Black Panther Temple.
"Good morning, Princess Shuri. Today I finally saw a side of Wakanda that no one knows about."
"If you want to laugh, then laugh. I really don't understand what is worth quarreling between the Black Panther Temple and the Jabari tribe, and the Jabari tribe is not completely devoid of technological products." Princess Shuri seemed like Wrinkling his face like eating a lemon, "Did you see that hammer? It's a hammer that can release infrasonic waves, which can crush ordinary metal and cause metal fatigue to occur quickly."
"This matter is not that simple. I speculated from the worst angle, and I can only judge that the Jabari tribe wants some privileges and voice."
"Dirty politics!" Princess Su Rui wanted to spit, but under the eager gaze of Queen Ramonda from a distance, she was still unable to violate etiquette. "Is this the reason why you refused to meet everyone last night? I thought you and T'Challa were very good friends!"
"No matter how good a friend is, he or she is an outsider. I must remain neutral, at least on the surface."
"That means diversifying investments reduces risk."
"From a practical point of view, it can be said that after all, the exchanges between countries must be profitable. It is an irresponsible behavior to bet all the interests of the country, and I am a responsible leader." Lato Emperor Vinya admitted that his behavior was a common practice among the international community, "But I am sitting here to express my support for T'Challa in a subtle way. This is the most powerful statement I can make as a foreign leader. ”
"I think you can do more, my friend." Princess Shuri smiled slyly. She pointed to the entrance of the Waterfall Arena, "I have made a decision for you, you will know later."
T'Challa walked in from the entrance of the arena carrying two weapons and an oval shield.
One of the two weapons is a traditional Wakanda spear, which is T'Challa's most commonly used weapon; the other weapon is a chain sword produced in Latvinia, which is left on T'Challa's thigh. The chain sword with the wound was given to him at the dinner last night, and now it was taken out in the arena. This behavior triggered discussions within the Black Panther Temple. Some priests believed that technological products could not be used in gladiatorial combat, which was a blasphemy to tradition. Some priests believed that vibranium spears and shields were products of vibranium refineries. , a spear is by definition a machine, so there's nothing wrong with using a chainsword.
"You see, now the gladiatorial fight has been postponed." Princess Su Rui said with a smile, "No matter whether the chain sword is allowed to be used in the final gladiatorial field, you are on our side now, old friend."
The Emperor of Latovinia raised his eyebrows and nodded with satisfaction. "A very effective trick." He praised, "But no matter how much time is delayed, the succession struggle will always begin, and you cannot postpone it indefinitely. Moreover, postponing the competition will leave the Black Panther throne vacant for a long time. For Wakanda, Saying that means the Tribal Council has the power, and even your mother can’t agree.”
"Of course, of course." Su Rui said nonchalantly, "If you can read my thoughts without magic, I guarantee that I can give you a big surprise, a surprise that allows you to place all your bets on T'Challa. "
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