Chapter 177: The Troublemaker

After rushing back and forth for two days without rest, all the equipment from the Attack Base was finally transported to the soon-to-be-abandoned Base No. 1.

The nerves Sun Cheng had kept taut for two days could finally relax for a moment!

"... Master, the equipment is all here. Do you need me to introduce it to you?"

Inside Base No. 1 in Colorado, the machines dismantled and transported from the Attack Base were piled up in heaps. Several Decepticon Workers, who had also been brought along by him, approached him with some unease, whether due to the change of location or the fear brought on by betraying their original master, Attack.

"No need. You all go wander around the base first and familiarize yourselves with the place. While you're at it, assemble some surveillance equipment and monitor everything within ten kilometers of the base..."

Sun Cheng gave a casual order and dismissed these newly taken-over Workers.

Without them, it wouldn't take long for him to master the uses of these machines, which radiated the mark of Cybertron everywhere.

After dismissing all the Workers, Sun Cheng walked in front of a pile of equipment. With a shift of his Spark, countless metal joints, as if softened, immediately spread out from his body and crawled directly onto one piece of equipment after another.

Whenever they found ports on the equipment, those metal joints would automatically connect, and sets of scanning data would continuously pour into those devices along with the joints.

Soon, the light in his two azure electronic eyes grew three times brighter, and the corners of his mouth curved into an arc.

"... Supercomputer... machine tools... core research data... body enhancement experience... Attack, you really left me some good things..."

Shaking his body, the countless extended joints returned to his frame. Sun Cheng narrowed his eyes, his face thoughtful.

He had not had much contact with Attack, but thanks to the fact that Decepticons never hid their thoughts.

Even Attack, who had the reputation of being a "wise man," was not much smarter than Barricade and the others.

And thanks to this, these not-so-clever, or even blatant, methods had made Sun Cheng understand everything completely.

"Are you treating me as your own chess piece?"

The five metal knuckles on his right palm flexed and relaxed flexibly, and the smile on his face gradually turned cold.

Attack was using him as a chess piece for his next move; this was certain.

However, rather than calling it a conspiracy, it would be more appropriate to call it an open plot.

A Prime from the era of the Ancient Council of Cybertron was hiding on the Moon. Although his current condition was unclear, judging from the legends, those elders were probably not so easy to kill.

A Prime who might have cultivated a tyrant like Megatron—yet Starscream had foolishly set his sights on him. This was undoubtedly a bad move, and he might even end up losing himself in the process.

More and more Autobots were beginning to gather on Earth from every corner of the universe, with the clear intention of turning it into a second Cybertron.

And once that elder from the Ancient Council era awakened at this time, Earth, being so close to the Moon, would undoubtedly face a great catastrophe.

Attack certainly would not want to see Earth fall into the hands of any side. The foundation of this planet was too good; if it fell into the hands of anyone with ulterior motives, they might well be able to build another Decepticon Legion!

He was also an ambitious man. Sun Cheng even suspected that when he came into contact with the AllSpark in Sector 7 last time, the benefits he obtained were probably far greater than he had anticipated.

Therefore, before his own return, he needed to cultivate a powerful chess piece, or at the very least, create a troublemaker to disrupt the situation on Earth.

Clearly, he, who had contacted Attack many times, had caught his eye.

His fingers moved faster and faster; this was a small habit of Sun Cheng's when thinking.

Sections of data repeatedly surfaced in his Spark, all from the database Attack had left in the Calculator. These were the experiences he had summarized from countless past enhancements of his own body.

Obviously, this data had been edited, and many parts clearly did not connect.

However, it still gave him a lot of inspiration, not to mention that it also contained a design plan for a New Body that Attack had designed for him based on Jazz's frame.

"This is the benefit given only to make me feel at ease being a qualified troublemaker..."

The Spark finally finished processing all the data of the design plan, and Sun Cheng's right hand stopped moving, beginning to rub his chin.

He had to admit that the New Body Attack designed for him was very perfect. Except for a lack of power systems and no large weapons, other designs were far stronger than his current body, especially in close-quarters combat, where it fully inherited Jazz's flexibility, making him tempted the moment he saw it.

It's just...

The materials were not easy to get!

Many of the materials needed to manufacture the body could only find substitutes on Earth. Although Attack also listed alternative metal elements, they were all rare metals strictly controlled by various countries on Earth, and it was a bit troublesome to get them.

He couldn't help but frown, but he soon relaxed!

"... At least there is a way now; I'll just spend more time collecting them. But this time, I was really played by him. Fortunately, the fat he threw out was very rich in oil..."

After thinking everything through, Sun Cheng had to admit that this time he had been played perfectly by Attack.

That guy clearly already knew he had offended Soundwave and Starscream, and with his shrewdness, he might have even guessed that Blackout's Memory Chip was also in his hands, leaving him no choice but to work alone in the future.

Therefore, Sun Cheng could never sit by and watch the Autobots continue to grow, or the Decepticon Legion occupy Earth, or that elder return to re-establish his rule!

Thus, Attack had suddenly thrown out a big piece of fat, just wanting to feed him up to be stronger, lest he be killed by someone before he could even stir up any trouble.

The azure light in his electronic eyes flickered, and after a long while, a soft laugh was emitted.

"... The good show has only just begun. I am a troublemaker, it's true, but I am a different kind of troublemaker. I hope you won't be startled when you come back next time..."

His face returned to indifference. Sun Cheng waved his hand calmly at the pile of machinery in front of him, and soon he collected them all into the Spherical Space.

There was too much equipment, but if he wanted to transport them from the United States to Brazil, relying on himself alone would take at least twenty trips, and he might not even finish in a week.

To avoid exposing his tracks, although his heart still ached for the energy consumption, he could only rely on the Spherical Space, this great trump card.

PS:

I've had a cold since Monday, suffering from fever, tonsillitis, and diarrhea at the same time. I've been tossed around for a few days with dizziness, a sore throat, and diarrhea. I really suffered yesterday and the day before; I ran to the bathroom at least five or six times in one afternoon, and the persistent low-grade fever made my head dizzy the whole time.

Sorry for the few days of broken updates; I've noted them all down and will pay them back slowly together.