Whether in this Marvel Universe or in Josie's previous life, before World War II, there were only three independent countries in Africa, and the rest were all colonies of Britain, France and other countries.
These three countries are Egypt, Ethiopia, and Liberia.
Among them, Egypt is only a nominally independent country.
So if we really count, there are only Ethiopia and Liberia.
Among them, because Liberia was an American colony in its early days, it was relatively advanced in all aspects and had a good relationship with the United States, so it was able to obtain an independent status and still had room for expansion.
Therefore, the only country left with an ancient heritage is Ethiopia - it is an ancient country with a civilization heritage of more than 3,000 years.
But that's not the point.
The key is why it can remain independent.
Throughout its historical development, this country has suffered countless invasions. Especially in modern times, Portugal, Ottomans, Sudan, Britain, and Italy all invaded Ethiopia.
But these countries all failed for various reasons (in fact, Italy occupied it for 5 years during World War II).
This is a situation that has never been encountered in any African country, and it is very strange.
But in the Marvel Universe, this wouldn't seem too weird.
The reason lies in Wakanda, a small tribe in the southernmost part of Ethiopia, on the border with Sudan.
That's right, Wakanda in this era is not actually an independent country, but is quietly hiding behind Ethiopia as a small tribe. Whenever Ethiopia encounters a crisis, it secretly takes action to repel the corresponding ones.
intruder.
When Wakanda truly becomes an internationally recognized country, it should actually wait until the birth of T'Chaka, the father of Black Panther T'Challa in the Avengers plot.
But at this point in time, not to mention T'Challa, not even T'Chaka has been born.
Even the current ruler of Wakanda, T'Challa's grandfather Azuri, is only a young man in his twenties.
Not surprising, the time when Qiao Xi traveled through time was too early.
Even General Ross was only born in September last year, let alone the protagonists of those turbulent times in the future.
For example, Alexander Pierce was born in 1936 and is still only a 10-year-old primary school student.
Nick Fury was only born 50 years ago.
The old Black Panther T'Chaka was born in 1952.
Dr. Selvig, an important supporting character in Thor and Avengers, with a doctorate in astrophysics, was born in 1953.
The brother of the old Black Panther who died at the beginning of Black Panther, and the father of Golden Leopard, ***, was born in 1954.
Star-Lord's mother was born in 1961.
Phil Coulson was born in 1964.
Iron Man 2 villain Ivan Vanko, War Machine Rhodey, and Captain Marvel Carol Danvers were all born in 1968 (Josie’s daughter has nothing to do with this, so don’t make random guesses).
Bruce Banner and Scott Lang, the second generation Ant-Man, were born in 1969.
Tony Stark was born in 70 years.
Hawkeye Barton is 71 years old, Pepper Potts is 73 years old, and Falcon Sam is 78 years old.
Star-Lord, the second-generation Wasp Hope, and Black Panther T’Challa in 80 years.
Maria Hill '82.
Leopard 83 years old.
Widow sister, Gamora is 84 years old.
Wanda Pietro '89.
(The birth years of the above persons are mainly from mcu wiki)
However, it is precisely because Wakanda has always been hidden behind the scenes in Ethiopia that even if the Portuguese, British, and Italians have been active in the surrounding area for hundreds of years, they have not discovered anything fishy about it. Even under normal circumstances, they would
It will not be officially exposed until the future Avengers 2 era.
But when two pieces of information that were overtly and covertly pointed appeared on the desks of senior officials in Britain and France, the situation was different.
The reason why we couldn't find out before is that Wakanda is really secretive, and the intruders and authorities are obsessed with it.
However, after checking some of the intelligence from that year and carefully scrutinizing it, we can actually find something wrong.
There is no doubt that in this era, apart from some old monsters who have lived for a long time, the only person in this world who can know the details of Wakanda and forge corresponding plausible information is Josie, a time traveler.
Of course, some of the hidden intelligence clues left behind by the Red Skull also played a major role in this process.
So under Qiao Xi's secret push, over time, the number of "tourists" from Britain and France pouring into Ethiopia increased inexplicably.
"Your Majesty, there have been many British and French people in the border area recently. Although they concealed themselves very well, our soldiers still found traces of training on them, and they seemed to be looking for something very purposefully.
I have reason to suspect that the British and French may know something!" In the Wakanda Palace, Tapani, the contemporary leader of the border tribe, respectfully reported to King Azuri.
"Your suspicion is correct, Tapani. The British and French got a piece of intelligence from somewhere. The intelligence actually showed that Austria's technological leap was related to us. Those extra people on the border are exactly
British and French agents." Azuri nodded, confirming Tapani's suspicion.
Although Wakanda has been pursuing an isolationist policy since the establishment of civilization, it is not completely isolated from the world.
As a king, every generation of Black Panther controls an intelligence agency called Pride.
This intelligence agency can be said to be much older than various modern intelligence agencies in various countries during this period, and its nature is more similar to existences such as Assassin and Jinyiwei in ancient times.
The most powerful civilizations who have been lurking in various identities in various eras all year round collect intelligence while also collecting the most advanced technology - Wakanda's advanced technology is not actually completely dependent on vibranium and then developed by itself.
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Instead, it relies on vibranium, a perfect material, and then undergoes in-depth development and utilization upgrades based on the science and technology of various civilizations.
So there is nothing wrong with Wakanda's technology always being ahead of the rest of the human countries outside, but it is not always as far ahead of humanity as Josie thinks.
In addition, although Wakanda has advanced technology, it still retains the oldest traditions and isolation policies in various cultural life, so the population of Wakanda has always been small.
Although the tribes in other African countries are of the same race, in fact before T'Chaka came to power, various tribes in Wakanda were actually prohibited from intermarrying with tribes in other African countries.
Therefore, if Britain and France really discover the existence of Wakanda and use all their strength to attack Wakanda, Azuri really cannot guarantee the final result.
Especially the United States, which has mastered nuclear weapons, worries Azuri even more.
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Let's do this for today. I'll have a good sleep at night and have more rest tomorrow.