The Talk (Courtesy of the Bossman)

"Step back, T'Challa! You are being disrespectful to our guests!"

Before Li Yue could say anything, the old king suddenly scolded the man harshly!

"I'm sorry, father. I was a little too impatient! Esteemed guess, pardon my recklessness!"

T'Challa immediately apologized when his father reprimanded him. He then politely apologized to Li Yue and the others as well!

He was obviously shocked by the strange words that Li Yue had just said. His mind was in a mess, and he so blurted out his questions!

It was understandable. Who wouldn't be shocked to hear that Earth had been in an existential crisis just yesterday! They had almost died without knowing anything!

The old king nodded with satisfaction when he saw his son humbly apologize. He then returned his attention to Li Yue. "This is my son. Please forgive his reckless offense!"

"No, no, I can see that Prince T'Challa is a graceful man. He was able to quickly regain his composure at such young age. He will definitely lead Wakanda to glory!"

Li Yue replied with platitudes; it was like second nature for a Chinese person like him. Every New Year, he would return home and face the trial of seven uncles and eight aunts. You must always say something nice to every one of them, if you don't want them to make your life harder!

"Haha, you flatter me! However, I do agree. I truly value my son highly. In the future, he will definitely become Wakanda's most brilliant king!"

The old king attempted to say modest words, but nothing could hide the proud smile on his face!

...

"However, Li Yue One...no, Supreme…Master Li Yue, was it true that the lord of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu had tried to invade Earth? Can you explain in greater detail?"

The old king changed the way he addressed Li Yue three times before finally asking about Dormammu!

When the others heard about Dormammu, most of them had doubtful expression on their face. However, the old king's expression was solemn. It seemed that the old king knew about the existence of Dormammu, the lord of the Dark Dimension!

Just as Li Yue thought, the old king did know a lot of secrets in this world, including Kamar-Taj's mages and Kunlun's martial monks! The true lord of hell Mephisto, the Ghost Rider who wandered between hell and the mortal world, and so on!

The old king even knew about things outside of the Earth, including the Nine Realms, Dormammu of the Dark Dimension, and the planet devourer that consumed planet to sustain its stomach…

Of course, these are the knowledge gathered by Black Panthers of the past generation. Wakanda had existed around ten thousand years, so it was inevitable that they had collected a lot of secrets. Especially with their Goddess helping them in the dark!

...

"Sigh! It seems that I have to explain it again!"

Li Yue sighed in frustration. He had to explain everything from the beginning every time this topic came up. The time reversal and memory erasure spell was convenient, but sometimes it felt like a scam!

"Of course it's true. Just yesterday, Dormammu and his Dark Dimension descended to Earth. Our Justice League desperately fought with Dormammu for hours. In the end, Dormammu's body was destroyed by Li Yue in a single hit!

"However, Dormammu did not die, and the Dark Dimension did not stop devouring Earth. Therefore, Ancient One decided that the only way was to sacrifice her own lives to expel the Dark Dimension from Earth. She saved all of us!"

Tony didn't wait for Li Yue and half-ranted about yesterday's events!

However, there was a deeper meaning behind Tony's actions.

First, he attributed the salvation of the world to Justice League! He wasn't technically wrong either: while Justice League hadn't been established back then, all the survivors of the battle were now members of the Justice League!

Second, he promoted Li Yue's strength by emphasizing that Li Yue had blown away Dormammu's body in a single hit. This would put them in an advantageous position against Wakanda!

One must admit, Tony can be reliable when he had to!

Sure enough, Tony's words were followed by a heavy silence. Everyone present fell into deep thought, including the old king! Though, 'everyone' isn't that many people. The old king had ordered his subordinate to vacate the room!

The only person in the room other than previously mentioned members was the queen of Wakanda that sat besides the old king, mother to T'Challa and Shuri! The lack of royal guards in the room was also intentional by the old king, to emphasize his non-hostile intent!

He was still the Black Panther, anyway. His physical fitness was off the chart. Not to mention, T'Challa had also taken the heart-shaped herb and obtained the strength of Black Panther. Anything that could endanger both of them couldn't be defeated by mere guards!

Either way, it was a gesture of politeness and peace!

...

"However, our technology here in Wakanda is very advanced. I believe that we would be able to detect any existential threat to Earth. How come we did not notice Dormammu's invasion?"

The old king pondered aloud after thinking in silence for a while. He was very confident in his people's technology. They would definitely detect something abnormal entering the atmosphere of Earth.

However, all the monitoring system had not reported anything unusual yesterday, just like any normal days! The old king somewhat doubted Li Yue's claims!

Not to mention Tony's claim that Li Yue had destroyed Dormammu's body with one move. The old king found it hard to believe.

Although he didn't know much about Dormammu's strength, he knew that even Ancient One couldn't fight Dormammu head-on. Even the Goddess Black Panther that Wakanda believed in would be no match for Dormammu!

If Tony was telling the truth, wouldn't that mean Li Yue's strength was greater than the Goddess Black Panther and Ancient One?

"The time reversal magic had erased all your memories about Dormammu's invasion!"

Li Yue, again, didn't hide anything. He simply said while presenting the Eye of Agamotto!

"So that's how it is!"

The old king also knew about that object, the sacred artifact of the mages, so his doubt disappeared! However, lack of doubt does not translate to faith. He still didn't believe that Li Yue had the strength to defeat Dormammu!

However, the old king was wise enough to keep it in his heart. There was no need to excessively question their story and hurting their trust in the process!

"indeed, but as that matter had already been resolved, is there another important issue that brought you to Wakanda?"

The old king wasn't naive enough to not suspect their true motives. Still, he pretended to be unaware and politely asked!

"There was no hiding it from you, Your Majesty. We have come here in search of Vibranium!"

Li Yue wasn't the type to beat around the bush! He directly replied the king's question with their true intent!