Luca and his grand army didn't linger long in Wakanda.
Not because he couldn't stand the hate-filled and fearful gazes of the Wakandan people, nor because he was hindered by his agreement with the Panther God.
It was simply because he had already returned with a full load, so there was no need to stay.
Thanks to The Spot, a convenient and fast transport specialist, although Luca didn't take many finished Vibranium products...
He practically emptied Wakanda's entire stock of processed Vibranium in one go.
Plus, he took the technical data on Vibranium processing and application, which, despite Luca's complaints, offered unique insights.
And the Heart-Shaped Herb, comparable to a 'Super Soldier Serum' and supposedly reserved only for the King of Wakanda, was also largely dug up by Luca, soil and all.
After this battle, even without counting the Wakandan army that suffered over 50% casualties and the new king who turned to ash right after ascending the throne, Wakanda was severely weakened.
It could be said that if the Panther God hadn't appeared at the end to re-consolidate Wakanda's faith...
Even without Luca occupying the place, Wakanda would likely have slumped into decline.
Under these circumstances, no Wakandan dared to be proactive and restart the war.
According to the agreement with the Panther God, he wouldn't continue to attack them either, so Luca naturally didn't stay and waste time.
However.
On the way back, Luca didn't pay much attention to the spoils of war.
He didn't even look closely at the "Core Components" of the few brand-new items he had successfully found after personally making a big round.
He simply ordered Hakimi to inventory and store the goods, then fell into deep thought.
What filled his mind more at this moment was how the other party addressed him during his exchange with the Panther God.
Newborn Lord of Dimensions... or rather... Dimension Demon God!
So I really am the Hextech Dimension Demon God?
Luca spread his hands with a strange look in his eyes, examining them over and over.
Of course, this kind of observation revealed nothing.
In fact, regarding the so-called Dimension Demon God, he wasn't completely without speculation.
Not just because of the Ancient One's ambiguous words before.
More importantly, ever since obtaining the [Quincy Cross] item and discovering that Hextech energy indeed seemed to exist within his body...
Luca had also conducted some experimental verification.
Initially, because it was confirmed that continuous exposure to the high-concentration 'Hextech Particle' environment released by the 'Hex Solar Furnace' would increase the total amount of Hextech particles in his body...
Luca once thought that his ability to control Hextech energy was due to the Solar Furnace's ability to continuously modify the pilot's constitution.
However, subsequent tests showed that others receiving "radiation" in a similar environment gained modifications far less than one ten-millionth of his own.
However, this was ultimately an answer Luca derived from a few death row inmates with ordinary physiques.
He couldn't be sure if it was a difference in physique or other reasons.
But now with the Panther God's personal 'stamp of approval,' the matter of being a Dimension Demon God seemed unquestionable.
Wait, if I'm the Lord of the Hextech Dimension, hasn't the Ancient One been openly fleecing me all this time?!!
Although Luca himself didn't know the value of dimensional energy.
But regardless, mages needed to pay a certain price to use the energy of other Dimension Demon Gods.
He hadn't received anything, yet he was constantly being 'mooched off' by the Ancient One leading a bunch of Kamar-Taj mages.
Luca felt his heart aching.
Huge loss!
At this moment, Luca completely ignored the fact that he was a guy who needed external help even to shoot an arrow made of Hextech energy and didn't even understand how to enter the Hextech Dimension.
If not for a big shot like the Ancient One covering him, this Hextech Dimension, which was practically wide open, might have long been devoured and occupied by others.
It wouldn't even need other Dimension Demon Gods. Even a capable senior mage might have replaced him after discovering the Hextech Dimension.
Remember that before Dormammu occupied the Dark Dimension and became a Dimension Demon God, he was just a third-rate mage with some talent.
Even inside the Dark Dimension at that time, there were quite a few indigenous inhabitants.
Of course, Luca actually had a chance to leap directly into becoming a complete Dimension Demon God.
Right when he first synthesized the [Hex Core] item.
If he truly dared to learn from the Mechanical Herald Viktor in the original story and perform a 'blood binding' to complete 'Glorious Evolution'...
Maybe he could have quickly gained full control of the Hextech Dimension and become a true Hextech Demon God.
However, the premise of all this was that he wouldn't be directly killed by the Ancient One during the process of ascending to a Demon God.
And provided that he didn't mind being assimilated by the dimension, completely losing his humanity and self.
Back to the topic.
Although Luca felt a bit pained about the Hextech Dimension energy right now.
But he also knew that these things were still far away from him, and becoming a true Dimension Demon God wasn't something that happened overnight.
At least after getting confirmation from the Panther God, he had something to look forward to for his future.
Now Luca could only frantically press the button on the 'floating seat' beneath him to continuously increase the concentration of 'Hextech Particles' released around him.
Um, by the way.
Actually, this 'floating seat' was the 'Hextech Radiation Health Device for Travel' that Luca built for himself.
Mainly because he couldn't stay beside the Gundam all the time to 'soak' in high-concentration Hextech particles.
Since the transformation armor for the [Hex T-Rex] hadn't been manufactured yet, Luca simply used another 'Hex Solar Furnace' as the core and pieced together this 'floating seat.'
That's right, this little thing actually had a power core equivalent to the Boxer Gundam.
And during daily operation, the massive amount of Hextech particles released, sufficient to drive a Gundam, was mostly restricted inside the seat by Luca to ensure the efficiency of improving his constitution, except for a very small amount used to maintain the seat's levitation.
However, this was just an expedient measure.
Later, after this Solar Furnace was used to synthesize the [Hex T-Rex], Luca might modify this seat again, adjusting it to a version with 'HN Condensers' as the core.
Although needing repeated 'charging' might be a bit troublesome, at least it wouldn't delay his "daily bath."
Taking a deep breath... although it had no practical effect.
But Luca still pulled himself together and looked at the three items harvested from this trip.