Vienna is a beautiful city and also the location where this conference is being held.
In the past, it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today, it is a major cultural center in Europe, the World capital of music, and has been rated by the United Nations as the most livable city in the World for many years.
The Danube flows through here, and the surface of the river reflects the azure sky. Looking at the river, Harry said:
"It's a beautiful city. In this chaotic World, it's hard to imagine that on the other side of the same Planet, countless people are suffering from war, hunger, homelessness, and displacement.
If Aliens came to Earth for tourism, they would surely be greatly surprised—in different places on the same Planet, humans live as if they were from two different Planets."
Standing in the United Nations conference hall to talk was too awkward, so Harry found a place near the Danube to have a conversation.
Now, only T'Chaka and Harry were in the room; T'Challa was outside the door.
T'Chaka took the opportunity to say: "This is also why we should unite rather than divide—by standing together, we can create a better future."
Harry smiled and operated his holographic wristwatch; a hammer appeared on the screen.
"But in reality, there is another approach—and that is to build high walls and ignore the outside World, thus ensuring that those inside the walls can live happy lives—especially when you possess treasures a hundred times more precious than gold."
T'Chaka's expression stiffened.
Harry continued:
"Hundreds of years ago, British colonists stole this hammer from Benin. It is finely crafted. I found it in the British Museum two months ago. This is no ordinary hammer, Your Majesty—it contains Vibranium.
A few years ago, in order to research medical technology, I purchased about 2 kilograms of Vibranium through certain channels. This material is truly excellent, so I have been obsessed with it ever since."
It is hard to find a specific word to describe the status of Vibranium on Earth.
To say it is expensive, it is indeed very expensive—10,000 U.S. dollars per gram. When Harry bought Vibranium for his own enhancement back then, over 20 million U.S. dollars was not a small amount for him at the time.
At that time, Osborn had just bought back its shares, and the Osborn Family's small treasury only had a little over a billion left due to years of losses. If it weren't for Harry starting to show his talent, Norman, who had been traumatized by human enhancement technology, might not have given him that much money.
But compared to the excellent material properties and broad application scenarios of Vibranium, this price is really not expensive.
Upon hearing this, T'Chaka shook his head and said: "If Mr. Osborn is asking whether Wakanda still has such resources, then you might be disappointed."
Years ago, Wakanda used Vibranium to exchange for outside resources, but after reaching a certain point, they closed themselves off and claimed to the outside World that the material had been mined out.
"That's not what I meant. The owner of this hammer was a tribe in Benin 700 years ago. Forgive my frankness, but research into this rare material only began in modern times. Could a primitive tribe from 700 years ago really polish a hammer to this degree? I am skeptical about that.
On the contrary, I suspect that perhaps there is a mysterious tribe that has mastered advanced technology based on the existence of Vibranium, only they have been hiding it and living a secluded life like a paradise."
Vibranium is not just a material.
Structurally speaking, the element that makes up Wakanda's Vibranium is actually the new element discovered by Tony. Therefore, on a macroscopic level, it can also provide a massive amount of energy, just through a different method."
T'Chaka smiled, then said with a blank expression: "Are you suspecting that Wakanda is that nation? But we are just a backward agricultural country. If we had such technology, why wouldn't we conquer the World like your ancestors?"
This king was a true "conservative" of Wakanda. He did not want to expose Wakanda to the eyes of the World, and for this, he went as far as to kill his own brother.
"I didn't say this tribe was Wakanda, but it's clear that whoever chose to close off the tribe was very wise—perhaps you have some legends about this?" Harry shrugged.
These words eased the atmosphere a little.
As for why it was wise, Harry didn't need to explain, and T'Chaka wouldn't ask.
Harry continued: "But regardless, this was their choice. Since they chose to be closed off, they shouldn't randomly interfere in outside affairs. I believe they understand this principle as well."
T'Chaka stared at Harry, as if trying to see through Harry's heart.
Harry was not in a hurry and just waited for his reaction.
He was not here to threaten Wakanda, but they had deployed many Agents all over the World, and their intelligence network was said to be second only to S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, these Agents had a great deal of autonomy in handling matters.
Harry did not want any short-sighted person to mess with Osborn. If that situation arose, he would definitely deal with the Agent.
If things escalated to that point, it would be very troublesome.
Of course, he was not very afraid of Wakanda's technology now: their territory was only that big, and if a fight broke out, their only advantage would be their advanced technology.
But considering that they had been in a state of peace for most of the time, compared to their technological progress in civilian sectors, their achievements in war weapons were actually not that exaggerated.
T'Chaka stared for a long time, eventually gave up, and took a sip of authentic British black tea.
Seeing this, Harry said: "This is just my personal speculation. Since Your Majesty does not know of the existence of such a tribe, let's talk about the aid instead.
Regarding humanitarian aid, I hope to go through the United Nations procedures."
On the issue of resource sharing, Harry already had a lot of say because of his promotion of nuclear fusion and asteroid mining technology, so providing aid to Africans now was also very reasonable.
Norman and the other four permanent member states would form a trusteeship council. Similar organizations had been established after World War II to manage the socio-economic affairs of these war-torn regions and countries.
As for security, the United Nations would dispatch troops in the name of peacekeeping, but in reality, most countries only controlled their neighboring countries that acted as buffer zones, while many other regions were contracted to be handled by Osborn.
Except for Wakanda, the five most powerful countries in the World had already joined NATO, forming a military alliance, so things in this regard were easy to coordinate.
In fact, NATO was already in name only, and it was now being transformed into a new international organization under Norman's promotion.
Under the control of United Nations troops, these civil wars would not affect Osborn at all. If there were civilians in the middle of the battlefield, Harry could even make them stop for a while, let him take the people away, and then continue fighting.
Building new cities, planting new crops, dispatching peacekeeping troops to try to gather refugees—that was basically it; the only questions were under what name to do it and whether anyone would obstruct it.
After listening to Harry's aid plan, T'Chaka said: "Africa thanks you for your help, Mr. Osborn."
"I am very happy to be able to help you. In addition, I know your country has a lot of talent. If you don't mind, perhaps you could record some courses for these children?"
"Of course." After a brief moment of thought, T'Chaka agreed to Harry's request.
Osborn had almost explicitly stated that he knew about the situation in Wakanda.
But after T'Chaka's reflection, this seemed not bad. Harry Osborn seemed to be a good partner—one could avoid exposing the existence of Wakanda, and through the relationship with Osborn, gain indirect influence to change the situation of fellow Black people.
The most critical point was that Wakanda couldn't take Harry out either; this was the only option at the moment.
With T'Chaka's nod, Harry knew that he and Wakanda had reached a consensus.
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