Silence, a long silence.
Although they had witnessed the death of the Soul Eater with their own eyes.
But at this moment, the villagers of Ta Lo Village still felt as if they were in a dream.
That was the Soul Eater!
The legendary immortal Soul Eater, the one their ancestors had fought with all their might just to barely seal away!
It actually just died like this?
And it died so simply, without any ability to fight back; it was simply an unreasonable one-hit kill.
For the villagers of Ta Lo Village, who had been isolated for thousands of years, this was like primitive people living off raw meat in an African tribe suddenly seeing the ironclad warships and cannons of European powers.
That kind of subversion of their worldview was simply not something they could process in a short time!
"Done~" A relaxed and lazy voice broke the silence first.
Glancing at the surrounding villagers of Ta Lo Village who were still dumbfounded, Peter smiled slightly and spoke to the equally stunned dragon:
"Old dragon, in exchange for you passing on such useful energy to me, I'll do you another favor!"
While speaking, Peter placed his hand on the ground, and the healing light of the Horse Talisman appeared in his palm.
Under the effect of the Horse Talisman, the surrounding devastated ruins were instantly restored to their original state, as if nothing had ever happened.
After finishing all this, Peter nodded with satisfaction, then waved at Daisy.
After Daisy grabbed his arm, Peter waved gently at Elder Guang and Ying Nan to say goodbye, then took out the eye of aurora:
"To the royal palace of Wakanda in Africa!"
Hum~! The mysterious diamond-shaped portal appeared once again. Under the gaze of the Ta Lo Village villagers, who now looked at him as if he were a deity, Peter disappeared with Daisy.
This is what is meant by "Leaving after the deed is done, hiding one's merit and fame~" (Tactical lean back).
It was not until their figures completely disappeared that Ying Nan recovered from the shock and couldn't help but mutter:
"Just, just disappeared like that?!"
Elder Guang also couldn't help but say with a look of shame:
"We have truly failed that benefactor!"
Saying this, he slapped his thigh and immediately ordered:
"The benefactor does not ask for anything in return, but we cannot be ignorant of current affairs! Pass on my order to immediately cast statues and monuments for the benefactor and his wife... Let's call it... let's call it the True Dragon Star Lord! From now on, the villagers of Ta Lo Village must worship the statue of the True Dragon Star Lord for generations to express our gratitude to the True Dragon Star Lord."
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How the villagers of Ta Lo Village "gilded" Peter is a story for another time. Meanwhile, in distant Wakanda.
In the brightly lit royal palace, King T'Chaka was discussing national affairs with his children and the Royal Guard Captain, Okoye:
"Regarding the Ten Rings Gang, can we really fully trust The Arbiter?"
T'Chaka's brows were furrowed into a frown, and his heart was somewhat complicated.
He hadn't really taken Peter to heart before. The reason he chose to support Peter was merely to have Peter keep the U.S. high-level officials in check, preventing those greedy politicians from turning their attention to Wakanda too early.
But what he never expected was that Peter's growth rate was so fast. In just a short month or two, he had become the guardian deity of the entire U.S. He even drove the President and others out of power, and now it could be said that the entire U.S. had fallen under Peter's control.
This couldn't help but make T'Chaka feel a strong sense of unease. He was always worried that Peter's desires would continue to grow after gaining power. If Peter made up his mind to occupy Wakanda's Vibranium... this would be even more troublesome than those previous U.S. high-level officials!
The more T'Chaka thought about it, the more he felt a chill, and he couldn't help but look at his proudest son and daughter.
"Father, The Arbiter said he would help us solve the Ten Rings Gang matter, so he will definitely do it!" Shuri stood on Peter's side without a second thought, and she wished she could praise Peter to the heavens:
"Even those alien Vampires from the multiverse were beaten to a pulp by him; what does a mere Ten Rings Gang count for!"
Beside Shuri, although T'Challa didn't blindly praise Peter like Shuri, he also sincerely suggested:
"Father, at this point, our only choice is to trust and obey The Arbiter, isn't it? I understand your worries, but in my opinion, if The Arbiter really wanted to occupy Vibranium, our country would have been destroyed months ago. Now that The Arbiter has chosen not to seize it by force, but rather to cooperate with Wakanda, this shows that he is still the same person, and we should give our ally full trust."
After he finished speaking, before T'Chaka could open his mouth, Peter's voice suddenly came from the air:
"T'Challa, I appreciate your attitude. You've really broadened your path, haven't you~"
Accompanied by this teasing voice, the next second, the air distorted without warning. Following that, Peter and Daisy walked out of the diamond-shaped portal.
When she saw the face of the person who had arrived, Shuri was stunned at first, then let out a surprised scream.
"The Arbiter!"
She subconsciously lifted her skirt, like a happy little deer, bouncing and preparing to pounce on Peter to hug him. But after running only two steps, she noticed Daisy, who was hugging Peter's arm with a look of "happiness."
Boom!
In this instant, Shuri felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her forward movement came to a sudden halt.
T'Chaka and T'Challa on the side looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads helplessly...
What a pity, the flower has the intention to fall, but the water has no heart to flow!
Peter certainly noticed the change in Shuri's expression, but to avoid getting burned, he decisively chose to turn a blind eye.
He really couldn't be blamed for being heartless. Now he had Gwen, Felicia, Natasha, Daisy, Sif...
"Hi, Shuri, long time no see." After smiling and greeting Shuri, he then looked at King T'Chaka and said:
"T'Chaka, the Ten Rings Gang has been wiped out by me. According to our previous agreement, shouldn't we talk about the Vibranium trade now?"
The Ten Rings Gang... wiped out! The sentence exploded in the entire hall like a thunderclap on a clear day.
T'Challa's pupils shrank suddenly. Okoye almost couldn't hold the spear in her hand. Even Shuri, who was immersed in the sadness of heartbreak, suddenly raised her head, her face full of disbelief.
The Ten Rings Gang! The Ten Rings Gang that had made their Wakandan royal family struggle and suffer from headaches for so long... just like that, it was gone? And it had only been a few days!
"The Arbiter... are, are you serious?"
"Truer than pearls." Peter said with a relaxed face:
"Their leader Wenwu, along with all his core members, as well as their base, have been completely erased from this World by me."
Hearing this, and looking at Peter and Daisy who had appeared out of thin air, the old king, who was originally full of worry, instantly performed what is known as a Sichuan opera face-changing act:
"The Arbiter, I knew you could do it!"
"As for our Vibranium trade with you, I will make the decision on this matter alone! Even if something goes wrong in the future, I will bear the infamy alone!"
T'Challa: Σ(°Д°;?! Father, that is what you said earlier!
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