At ten o'clock the next morning, Leo came home on time.
Today is not Saturday and Sunday. Natasha and Old Tom both went to work, and Eric also went to school. Bucky should be the only one at home who is bored and idle.
Leo walked to the basement, and sure enough he saw Bucky here.
At this time, the strong black man named Mark had also been subdued by Bucky and was standing aside obediently with Ulysses.
Seeing Leo coming in, Ulysses quickly came over and handed Leo two pieces of paper:
"Boss Leo, the above is a topographic map of Wakanda. However, this topographic map was made three years ago. Some details are not accurate, but the important positions should not have changed.
The following is a map of my scrap shipyard. It is on the coast of the Republic of South Africa, but it is a bit remote. There are several landmark buildings on the map. You can use them as a reference when you fly to the place. If you really can’t find them, you can first
Find the nearest city and I will show you the way."
Leo nodded and took the two maps from Ulysses' hands. Ulysses's painting skills were good. At least the rivers, mountains, city names and main buildings were clearly arranged and orderly.
He first put away the map above, and then looked at the second map carefully.
Two minutes later, Leo had already memorized the map firmly in his mind.
He took two steps back to make room, then took out three small things similar to the shape of a sleeping compartment from his storage belt and placed them on the ground.
The dormant chambers were enlarged under Leo's control and then lined up.
"Are you ready? If ready, let's set off."
Ulysses and Mark naturally had no objections, but Bucky whispered:
"Leo, when I was brainwashing Mark last night, Natasha heard the noise and came down and found the two of them."
Bucky pointed at Ulysses and Mark, and then said,
"Then Natasha asked me what was going on, and I gave her an overview of the situation, and she also knew that we were going to Africa today."
"Oh, did she say anything?"
Bucky smiled: "She said we should pay attention to safety on the road."
Leo smiled knowingly, pointed to the three dormant cabins on the ground, and said: "You three get in and lie down. I will take you to South Africa. You can get there in a little over two hours."
Ulysses and Mark obeyed and lay down first.
After Bucky watched them lie down, he casually put on the down jacket on the side, and then lay down in the same manner.
Leo waved his hand, and the lids of the three dormant chambers closed immediately.
"Leo, it feels very comfortable in there. The design is very ergonomic. Ah, there's even air conditioning. It's not stuffy at all, but it's a little dark and feels a bit boring." Bucky's dull voice came from the dormant cabin.
Come.
"If you feel bored, just lie down inside and take a good nap. When you wake up, you'll be somewhere." Leo replied angrily, then he collected the dormant compartment and sent it to the mustard house in the storage belt to secure it.
With mechanical power surging throughout his body, Leo activated the shrinking function of the Viper's seventh-generation armor, immediately shrinking to the size of an ant, flying out of the gap in the house, and soaring into the sky.
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Two and a half hours later.
Leo was suspended a hundred meters in the air, with an endless beach beneath his feet.
The sea water rippled and slowly hit the coast, wetting the beach that was slightly evaporated by the setting sun again and again.
On the coast, there are more than a dozen scrapped giant ships docked in a circle. The smallest of these ships is more than a hundred meters long and thirty meters wide. It is not clear why they were scrapped here.
According to the mark on the map, this is Ulysses's hometown, a scrap shipyard on the coast of the Republic of South Africa.
It actually only took Leo two hours to fly to the Republic of South Africa, but it took him half an hour to find this place.
This place is extremely remote. Although there is an average-sized city three kilometers away, the abandoned shipyard is separated from the city by a high mountain. As a result, the coast of this sea has never been developed. There is only a narrow road that can reach it.
Towards this coast.
It took Leo a long time to find this dark place like under a lamp. No wonder Wakanda has never been able to find it.
I don’t know where Ulysses got his luck to find such a secluded place as a base.
Since the Republic of South Africa is six hours ahead of New York, the time here is now nearly seven o'clock in the evening.
However, this place is in the southern hemisphere, and it is not far or close to the equator. Although it is winter in New York, it is indeed summer here. At seven o'clock in the evening, the sun has not set in South Africa and the sky is still very bright.
Leo, who was as big as a mosquito, found a relatively flat beach to dock. After returning to normal size, he took out three dormant compartments from his storage belt.
The dormant cabin grew larger under the influence of Pym particles, and Leo waved his hand and used mechanical force to open the three hatches.
Bucky, Ulysses, and Mark suddenly saw a bright light, and they all subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands.
After the three of them adapted to the bright light in front of them, they crawled out of the dormant cabin. The first thing they did was to take off their thick down jackets.
It is now the end of December, and the weather in New York is hovering around zero degrees Celsius, but the highest daytime temperature here in South Africa can reach 30 degrees Celsius. How can these three people stand it when they are wearing thick down jackets?
Bucky didn't take into account the difference in weather at all. He took off his down jacket and wore thermal underwear underneath. In the weather of nearly 30 degrees, it was still too hot.
But if he takes it off again, he will be shirtless!
And it's not only hot above, but also hot below...
Leo also took off his Viper armor at this time, shrunk it and stuck it on his storage belt, but he was wearing short-sleeved shorts and a pair of breathable sneakers.
Bucky stared blankly at Leo's outfit, then looked at himself, and squeezed out a few words: "Leo, why are you so well prepared..."
"This is experience!" Leo looked at Bucky with a smile on his face,
"You have to know that sometimes I often have to travel around the world in order to purchase a suitable material. Therefore, before each departure, I will check the time difference and weather between the destination and New York."
"Then what should I do now? It's too hot." Bucky suddenly stared at Leo's storage belt longingly and asked, "Have you brought any extra changes of clothes?"
Not to mention, Leo did bring a change of clothes, and more than one set. He had prepared clothes for all four seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
But before he could speak, Ulysses suddenly spoke:
"Boss Bucky, there's no one else here anyway. Why don't you just be like Mark and I and accommodate ourselves for a while. When we get to our ship later, you can have whatever you want."
Ulysses and his younger brother Mark were already shirtless, with their clothes tied around their waists and their trouser legs rolled up, looking very cool.
Ulysses patted his strong pectoralis major and said boldly,
"After a while, we arrived on the ship. Not only was it air-conditioned, but we could also drink cold drinks while listening to music, and there was also Haagen-Dazs ice cream to eat. On hot days, I often do this to escape the heat.
Moreover, even if Boss Leo gives you clothes to change, why don’t you show your butt here? After all, there is a private space on the ship.”
When Bucky heard the first half of Ulysses' words, he was not moved at all. After all, he was not a person who just wanted to enjoy himself.
But the second half of Ulysses' words hit Bucky's pain point.
Yesterday Leo also said that he was gay, and now if he changed his clothes in front of everyone, it would embarrass him to death, and it would also damage his image as the boss in front of Ulysses and Mark.
So Bucky nodded pretendingly, neither continuing to take off his clothes, nor looking at Leo's storage belt eagerly, but endured the scorching heat, waved his hand and said:
"Ulysses, lead the way, let's get to the ship as soon as possible."
Ulysses hurriedly took a few steps, walked to the front of the crowd, and led the way.
Leo was originally preparing to buy Bucky's clothes to change, but he was happy to see Bucky change his mind.
After all, Bucky was one size larger than him, so even if Bucky put on his clothes, he would probably look very funny, not much better than wearing winter clothes in the summer.
As thoughts flowed, Ulysses and Bucky had already walked away.
Bucky endured the scorching heat and eagerly wanted to go to the boat to change clothes. At this moment, he turned around and saw Leo lagging behind, and urged: "Leo, hurry up."
"Okay, okay, it's coming." Leo took a few steps quickly, caught up with Bucky and the others, and followed Ulysses's guidance as he approached the hulk.